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Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia, 1954/55
Australian XI v Marylebone Cricket Club
Melbourne Cricket Ground
5,6,8,9 November 1954 (4-day match)
Result: Match drawn
Toss: Marylebone Cricket Club
Umpires: RG Hele and RJJ Wright
Balls per over: 8
Close of play:
Day 1: Marylebone Cricket Club 205, Australian XI 12/0
(McDonald 4*, Briggs 5*)
Day 2: Australian XI 167/7 (Maddocks 24*, Johnson 5*)
Day 3: No play
Marylebone Cricket Club 1st innings
RT Simpson c & b Benaud 74
WJ Edrich c RN Harvey b Johnson 11
*PBH May c Drennan b Archer 45
DCS Compton c Maddocks b Benaud 16
JV Wilson c Archer b Benaud 6
TW Graveney not out 22
TE Bailey c McDonald b Johnson 4
+TG Evans b Johnson 1
JH Wardle b Johnson 8
AV Bedser b Johnson 3
JB Statham c RN Harvey b Johnson 13
Extras (w 1, nb 1) 2
Total (all out, 67.6 overs, 288 mins) 205
FoW: 1-48, 2-111, 3-135, 4-153, 5-159,
6-166, 7-168, 8-181, 9-185, 10-205.
Bowling O M R W
Drennan 8 1 27 0
Archer 12 4 22 1
Johnston 11 2 30 0 (1nb)
Johnson 17.6 2 66 6 (1w)
Benaud 19 4 58 3
Australian XI 1st innings
CC McDonald lbw b Statham 4
RE Briggs b Bailey 48
RN Harvey c Evans b Statham 4
R Harvey c Edrich b Bailey 7
JH de Courcy lbw b Bailey 0
R Benaud c Evans b Bedser 47
RG Archer b Bailey 23
+LV Maddocks not out 24
*IWG Johnson not out 5
Extras (b 4, nb 1) 5
Total (7 wickets, 68.1 overs, 305 mins) 167
DNB: J Drennan, WA Johnston.
FoW: 1-12, 2-18, 3-44, 4-44, 5-110, 6-115, 7-156.
Bowling O M R W
Statham 14 3 29 2
Bedser 16 2 39 1 (1nb)
Bailey 17.1 3 53 4
Wardle 21 9 41 0
- 12th Men: JC Hill (Aust) and FH Tyson (MCC)
- Crowds: 13905, 36380, no play, no play. Total: 50,285.
Receipts: 7,865 pounds
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Tour Index
Ground Page:
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Marylebone Cricket Club Player Pages:
RT Simpson,
WJ Edrich,
PBH May,
DCS Compton,
JV Wilson,
TW Graveney,
TE Bailey,
TG Evans,
JH Wardle,
AV Bedser,
JB Statham.
Australian XI Player Pages:
CC McDonald,
RE Briggs,
RN Harvey,
R Harvey,
JH de Courcy,
R Benaud,
RG Archer,
LV Maddocks,
IWG Johnson,
J Drennan,
WA Johnston.
Match Officials' Pages:
RG Hele,
RJJ Wright.
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