- Test no. 391 | 1954/55 season
- Played at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
- 26,27,29,30 November, 1 December 1954 (6-day match)
| Australia 1st innings | R | M | 4s | 6s | |||
| LE Favell | c Cowdrey b Statham | 23 | 80 | 3 | 0 | ||
| AR Morris | c Cowdrey b Bailey | 153 | 419 | 18 | 2 | ||
| KR Miller | b Bailey | 49 | 86 | 4 | 1 | ||
| RN Harvey | c Bailey b Bedser | 162 | 380 | 17 | 0 | ||
| GB Hole | run out | 57 | 120 | 4 | 0 | ||
| R Benaud | c May b Tyson | 34 | 93 | 1 | 1 | ||
| RG Archer | c Bedser b Statham | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RR Lindwall | not out | 64 | 128 | 11 | 0 | ||
| GRA Langley† | b Bailey | 16 | 29 | 2 | 0 | ||
| IWG Johnson* | not out | 24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Extras | (b 11, lb 7, nb 1) | 19 | |||||
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| Total | (8 wickets dec; 129 overs) | 601 | (3.49 runs per 6 balls) | ||||
| Did not bat WA Johnston |
| Fall of wickets1-51 (Favell), 2-123 (Miller), 3-325 (Morris), 4-456 (Hole), 5-463 (Harvey), 6-464 (Archer), 7-545 (Benaud), 8-572 (Langley) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| AV Bedser | 37 | 4 | 131 | 1 | 2.65 | |||
| JB Statham | 34 | 2 | 123 | 2 | 2.71 | |||
| FH Tyson | 29 | 1 | 160 | 1 | 4.13 | |||
| TE Bailey | 26 | 1 | 140 | 3 | 4.03 | |||
| WJ Edrich | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 |
| England 1st innings | R | M | 4s | 6s | |||
| L Hutton* | c †Langley b Lindwall | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RT Simpson | b Miller | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WJ Edrich | c †Langley b Archer | 15 | 42 | 3 | 0 | ||
| PBH May | b Lindwall | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MC Cowdrey | c Hole b Johnston | 40 | 196 | 7 | 0 | ||
| TE Bailey | b Johnston | 88 | 261 | 11 | 1 | ||
| FH Tyson | b Johnson | 7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | ||
| AV Bedser | b Johnson | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| KV Andrew† | b Lindwall | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| JB Statham | b Johnson | 11 | 37 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DCS Compton | not out | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Extras | (b 3, lb 6) | 9 | |||||
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| Total | (all out; 76.1 overs) | 190 | (1.87 runs per 6 balls) | ||||
| Fall of wickets1-4 (Hutton), 2-10 (Simpson), 3-11 (May), 4-25 (Edrich), 5-107 (Cowdrey), 6-132 (Tyson), 7-141 (Bedser), 8-156 (Andrew), 9-181 (Statham), 10-190 (Bailey) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| RR Lindwall | 14 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 1.44 | |||
| KR Miller | 11 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1.29 | |||
| RG Archer | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2.62 | |||
| IWG Johnson | 19 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 1.81 | |||
| R Benaud | 12 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 1.75 | |||
| WA Johnston | 16.1 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 2.18 |
| England 2nd innings (following on) | R | M | 4s | 6s | |||
| L Hutton* | lbw b Miller | 13 | 60 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RT Simpson | run out | 9 | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WJ Edrich | b Johnston | 88 | 191 | 13 | 1 | ||
| PBH May | lbw b Lindwall | 44 | 145 | 6 | 0 | ||
| MC Cowdrey | b Benaud | 10 | 68 | 2 | 0 | ||
| TE Bailey | c †Langley b Lindwall | 23 | 95 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FH Tyson | not out | 37 | 95 | 1 | 0 | ||
| AV Bedser | c Archer b Johnson | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KV Andrew† | b Johnson | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DCS Compton | c †Langley b Benaud | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| JB Statham | c Harvey b Benaud | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Extras | (b 7, lb 2) | 9 | |||||
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| Total | (all out; 90.1 overs) | 257 | (2.13 runs per 6 balls) | ||||
| Fall of wickets1-22 (Simpson), 2-23 (Hutton), 3-147 (May), 4-163 (Edrich), 5-181 (Cowdrey), 6-220 (Bailey), 7-231 (Bedser), 8-242 (Andrew), 9-243 (Compton), 10-257 (Statham) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| RR Lindwall | 17 | 3 | 50 | 2 | 2.20 | |||
| KR Miller | 12 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1.87 | |||
| RG Archer | 15 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 1.40 | |||
| IWG Johnson | 17 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 1.67 | |||
| R Benaud | 8.1 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 3.96 | |||
| WA Johnston | 21 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 2.10 |
| Match details |
| Balls per over 8 |
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Toss England, who chose to field Series Australia led the 5-match series 1-0 |
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Test debuts
LE Favell
(Australia);
KV Andrew and
MC Cowdrey
(England) |
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Umpires
C Hoy and MJ McInnes |
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Close of play 26 Nov day 1 - Australia 1st innings 208/2 (AR Morris 82*, RN Harvey 41*) 27 Nov day 2 - Australia 1st innings 503/6 (R Benaud 14*, RR Lindwall 27*) 28 Nov rest day 29 Nov day 3 - England 1st innings 107/5 (TE Bailey 38*, FH Tyson 0*) 30 Nov day 4 - England 2nd innings 130/2 (WJ Edrich 68*, PBH May 39*) 1 Dec day 5 - England 2nd innings 257 (90.1 ov) - end of match |
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Match Coverage
Photos
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Nov 30, 1954 
Alec Bedser turns to see that he has been clean bowled by Ian Johnson © PA Photos |
Nov 25, 1954 
Les Favell bats in the nets before making his Test debut © Getty Images |
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