NSW vs Victoria, at Melbourne, , Dec 23 1961 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

Melbourne, December 23 - 28, 1961, Sheffield Shield

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New South Wales

398/8d & 254/5d

Victoria

(T:417) 236 & 242

NSW won by 174 runs

Summary

Scorecard

Table

NSW 1st Innings

Victoria 1st Innings

NSW 2nd Innings

Victoria 2nd Innings

Match Flow

Info

New South Wales 1st Innings 

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bob Simpson	c †Jordon b Gaunt	7	-	17	0	0	-
Ian Craig	c Kline b Kirby	52	-	135	8	0	-
Neil Harvey	c †Jordon b Gaunt	24	-	35	4	0	-
Norm O'Neill	c Crompton b Kirby	27	-	53	3	0	-
Brian Booth	c †Jordon b Meckiff	10	-	23	1	0	-
Grahame Thomas	not out	119	-	198	15	0	-
Alan Davidson	b Meckiff	11	-	14	1	1	-
Richie Benaud (c)	c Kirby b Cowper	140	-	176	17	2	-
Johnny Martin	lbw b Cowper	1	-	3	0	0	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 1)	7
TOTAL	76.7 Ov (RR: 5.17, 332 Mins)	398/8d
Did not bat: Frank Misson,  Doug Ford †
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Bob Simpson), 2-45 (Neil Harvey), 3-99 (Norm O'Neill), 4-120 (Brian Booth), 5-120 (Ian Craig), 6-141 (Alan Davidson), 7-396 (Richie Benaud), 8-398 (Johnny Martin)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ian Meckiff	21	3	93	2	3.32	-	-	-	1	0
Ron Gaunt	16	2	64	2	3.00	-	-	-	0	0
Ian Huntington	5	1	25	0	3.75	-	-	-	0	0
Keith Kirby	18	1	111	2	4.62	-	-	-	0	0
Lindsay Kline	12	1	68	0	4.25	-	-	-	0	0
'Froggie' Crompton	2	0	6	0	2.25	-	-	-	0	0
Bob Cowper	2.7	0	24	2	6.26	-	-	-	0	0

Victoria 1st Innings 

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bill Lawry (c)	b Simpson	65	-	-	-	-	-
Ronald Furlong	c Davidson b Misson	11	-	-	-	-	-
Jack Potter	run out (Davidson/†Ford)	6	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Cowper	b Davidson	18	-	-	-	-	-
'Froggie' Crompton	run out (Misson/Thomas)	58	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Huntington	b Simpson	45	-	-	-	-	-
Ray Jordon †	lbw b Benaud	8	-	-	-	-	-
Keith Kirby	b Benaud	0	-	-	-	-	-
Lindsay Kline	c Booth b Simpson	3	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Meckiff	not out	0	-	-	-	-	-
Ron Gaunt	c & b Simpson	0	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 15, lb 6, w 1)	22
TOTAL	70.3 Ov (RR: 3.35, 286 Mins)	236
Fall of wickets: 1-34, 2-55, 3-84, 4-124, 5-196, 6-214, 7-214, 8-223, 9-236, 10-236

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Alan Davidson	9	4	13	1	1.08	-	-	-	1	0
Frank Misson	8	0	37	1	3.46	-	-	-	0	0
Johnny Martin	18	3	65	0	2.70	-	-	-	0	0
Richie Benaud	17	6	32	2	1.41	-	-	-	0	0
Bob Simpson	18.3	0	67	4	2.73	-	-	-	0	0

New South Wales 2nd Innings 

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ian Craig	run out (Kirby)	0	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Simpson	not out	110	-	-	-	-	-
Frank Misson	c Kline b Gaunt	34	-	-	-	-	-
Neil Harvey	lbw b Gaunt	21	-	-	-	-	-
Norm O'Neill	c & b Kirby	43	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Booth	c Cowper b Kline	42	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, w 1)	4
TOTAL	56.4 Ov (RR: 4.49, 227 Mins)	254/5d
Did not bat: Grahame Thomas,  Alan Davidson,  Richie Benaud (c),  Johnny Martin,  Doug Ford †
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-72, 3-96, 4-167, 5-254

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ian Meckiff	10	1	43	0	3.22	-	-	-	1	0
Ron Gaunt	11	1	42	2	2.86	-	-	-	0	0
Lindsay Kline	13.4	1	55	1	3.05	-	-	-	0	0
Keith Kirby	14	1	62	1	3.32	-	-	-	0	0
Ian Huntington	3	0	13	0	3.25	-	-	-	0	0
Bob Cowper	5	0	35	0	5.25	-	-	-	0	0

Victoria 2nd Innings (T: 417 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bill Lawry (c)	c Simpson b Martin	113	-	-	-	-	-
Ronald Furlong	b Davidson	1	-	-	-	-	-
Jack Potter	run out (Benaud)	35	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Cowper	b Davidson	0	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Huntington	b Davidson	3	-	-	-	-	-
Ray Jordon †	c Simpson b Benaud	22	-	-	-	-	-
Keith Kirby	c Harvey b Benaud	17	-	-	-	-	-
Lindsay Kline	b Martin	12	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Meckiff	c Benaud b Martin	6	-	-	-	-	-
Ron Gaunt	not out	4	-	-	-	-	-
'Froggie' Crompton	absent hurt	-	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 25, lb 2, nb 1, w 1)	29
TOTAL	70.7 Ov (RR: 3.41, 282 Mins)	242
Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-99, 3-105, 4-111, 5-163, 6-185, 7-207, 8-227, 9-242

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Alan Davidson	13	4	26	3	1.50	-	-	-	0	0
Frank Misson	6	1	20	0	2.50	-	-	-	0	1
Johnny Martin	15.7	2	75	3	3.54	-	-	-	1	0
Richie Benaud	22	6	60	2	2.04	-	-	-	0	0
Bob Simpson	14	1	32	0	1.71	-	-	-	0	0

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CLOSE OF PLAY

Sat, 23 Dec - day 1 - NSW 1st innings 398/8 (Grahame Thomas 119*)

Sun, 24 Dec - rest day

Mon, 25 Dec - rest day

Tue, 26 Dec - day 2 - NSW 2nd innings 23/1 (Bob Simpson 13*, Frank Misson 9*)

Wed, 27 Dec - day 3 - Victoria 2nd innings 111/4 (Bill Lawry 57*)

Thu, 28 Dec - day 4 - Victoria 2nd innings 242 (70.7 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

• 12th Men: KH Eastwood (Vic) and RG Flockton (NSW)
• Crowds: 13667, 14136, 7012, 1655. Total: 36,470. Receipts: 4,816 pounds

MATCH DETAILS

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	New South Wales, elected to bat first
Series	Sheffield Shield
Season	1961/62
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	Bill Smyth IM Stuart