The Ashes, 1961, 1st Test
England v Australia
Edgbaston, Birmingham
8,9,10,12,13 June 1961 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
5-Test series level 0-0

Toss: England
Umpires: JS Buller and FS Lee
Test Debuts: JT Murray (Eng); WM Lawry (Aus).

Close of Play:

Day 1: England 180/8 (Allen 11*, Trueman 14*)
Day 2: England 195, Australia 359/5 (Simpson 36*, Davidson 16*)
Day 3: Australia 516/9d, England 5/0 (Pullar 0*, Subba Row 5*)
Day 4: England 106/1 (Subba Row 68*, Dexter 5*)

 
England 1st innings
G Pullar                                 b Davidson            17
R Subba Row           c Simpson          b Mackay              59
ER Dexter             c Davidson         b Mackay              10
*MC Cowdrey                              b Misson              13
KF Barrington         c Misson           b Mackay              21
MJK Smith             c Lawry            b Mackay               0
R Illingworth         c Grout            b Benaud              15
+JT Murray            c Davidson         b Benaud              16
DA Allen              run out                                  11
FS Trueman            c Burge            b Benaud              20
JB Statham            not out                                   7
Extras                (b 3, lb 3)                               6
Total                 (all out, 84.3 overs)                   195

FoW: 1-36, 2-53, 3-88, 4-121, 5-121,
     6-122, 7-153, 8-156, 9-181, 10-195.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Davidson                    26      6     70      1
Misson                      15      6     47      1
Mackay                      29     10     57      4
Benaud                      14.3    8     15      3

Australia 1st innings
WM Lawry              c Murray           b Illingworth         57
CC McDonald           c Illingworth      b Statham             22
RN Harvey             lbw                b Allen              114
NC O'Neill                               b Statham             82
PJP Burge             lbw                b Allen               25
RB Simpson                           c & b Trueman             76
AK Davidson                          c & b Illingworth         22
KD Mackay             c Barrington       b Statham             64
*R Benaud             not out                                  36
+ATW Grout            c Dexter           b Trueman              5
Extras                (b 8, lb 4, nb 1)                        13
Total                 (9 wickets declared, 152.5 overs)       516

DNB: FM Misson.

FoW: 1-47, 2-106, 3-252, 4-299, 5-322,
     6-381, 7-469, 8-501, 9-516.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Trueman                     36.5    1    136      2
Statham                     43      6    147      3
Illingworth                 44     12    110      2
Allen                       24      4     88      2
Dexter                       5      1     22      0

England 2nd innings
G Pullar              c Grout            b Misson              28
R Subba Row                              b Misson             112
ER Dexter             st Grout           b Simpson            180
*MC Cowdrey                              b Mackay              14
KF Barrington         not out                                  48
MJK Smith             not out                                   1
Extras                (lb 18)                                  18
Total                 (4 wickets, 154 overs)                  401

DNB: R Illingworth, +JT Murray, DA Allen, FS Trueman, JB Statham.

FoW: 1-93, 2-202, 3-239, 4-400.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Davidson                    31     10     60      0
Misson                      28      6     82      2
Simpson                     34     12     87      1
Mackay                      41     13     87      1
Benaud                      20      4     67      0

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