Australia vs England, 2nd Test at Melbourne, Dec 31 1958, England tour of Australia

RESULT
2nd Test, Melbourne, December 31, 1958 - January 05, 1959, England tour of Australia
259 & 87
(T:39) 308 & 42/2

Australia won by 8 wickets

England 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
England 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
Info
England 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c †Grout b Davidson38110037.50
c Benaud b Meckiff481141516042.10
b Davidson042000.00
lbw b Davidson011000.00
b Meckiff11329831511037.91
c †Grout b Davidson442082005021.15
c Davidson b Meckiff48111050.00
st †Grout b Benaud529360017.24
not out 2285860025.88
b Davidson1334451038.23
b Davidson13110033.33
Extras(b 1, lb 2, w 3)6
TOTAL98.5 Ov (RR: 2.62)259
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Peter Richardson), 2-7 (Willie Watson), 3-7 (Tom Graveney), 4-92 (Trevor Bailey), 5-210 (Peter May), 6-218 (Godfrey Evans), 7-218 (Colin Cowdrey), 8-233 (Tony Lock), 9-253 (Brian Statham), 10-259 (Peter Loader)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
25.576461.87---00
2446932.15---00
921601.33---00
2976111.57---00
1124302.93---00
Australia 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Graveney b Statham471692480027.81
b Statham320270015.00
b Loader16732537016051.38
c †Evans b Statham371091422033.94
c †Evans b Statham1860881030.00
lbw b Loader0714000.00
lbw b Statham056000.00
b Statham2464742037.50
c May b Loader826471030.76
b Statham022000.00
not out 11525006.66
Extras(lb 3)3
TOTAL100.2 Ov (RR: 3.07)308
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Jim Burke), 2-137 (Colin McDonald), 3-255 (Norm O'Neill), 4-257 (Neil Harvey), 5-261 (Bob Simpson), 6-262 (Richie Benaud), 7-295 (Ken Mackay), 8-300 (Alan Davidson), 9-300 (Ian Meckiff), 10-308 (Wally Grout)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
2865771.52---00
27.249732.66---00
1605002.34---00
1214702.93---00
1725402.38---00
England 2nd Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Harvey b Meckiff21180018.18
c Burke b Meckiff1434561041.17
b Davidson721230033.33
c Davidson b Meckiff3780042.85
c Davidson b Meckiff1768981025.00
c †Grout b Meckiff12121920100.00
run out 1127260040.74
c & b Davidson638431015.78
c Harvey b Davidson310180030.00
not out 819250042.10
b Meckiff0512000.00
Extras(b 1, lb 1, nb 2)4
TOTAL31.2 Ov (RR: 2.78)87
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Peter Richardson), 2-14 (Willie Watson), 3-21 (Tom Graveney), 4-27 (Trevor Bailey), 5-44 (Colin Cowdrey), 6-57 (Godfrey Evans), 7-71 (Peter May), 8-75 (Tony Lock), 9-80 (Jim Laker), 10-87 (Peter Loader)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1524132.05---00
15.233861.86---00
10403.00---00
Australia 2nd Innings (T: 39 runs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
lbw b Statham513120038.46
not out 1855761032.72
st †Evans b Laker1244380027.27
not out 725220028.00
Extras0
TOTAL17.1 Ov (RR: 2.45)42/2
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Colin McDonald), 2-26 (Wally Grout)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
511111.65---00
511301.95---00
41711.31---00
3.111102.64---00
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Wed, 31 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 173/4 (Peter May 89*, Colin Cowdrey 28*)
Thu, 01 Jan - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 96/1 (Colin McDonald 32*, Neil Harvey 60*)
Fri, 02 Jan - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 282/6 (Ken Mackay 14*, Alan Davidson 12*)
Sat, 03 Jan - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 9/1 (Jim Burke 2*, Wally Grout 2*)
Sun, 04 Jan - rest day
Mon, 05 Jan - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 42/2 (17.1 ov) - end of match
MATCH DETAILS
Melbourne Cricket Ground
TossEngland, elected to bat first
Series
Season1958/59
Series resultAustralia led the 5-match series 2-0
Match numberTest no. 462
Match daysday (6-day match)
Umpires
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