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OxUni flag OxUniWon toss. Elected to bat
70 & 174
Series badge AUS
330
AUS flag
Overs: 78.4 RR: 2.21 vs spin: 2.19
vs seam: 2.03
Overs: 103.0 RR: 3.20 vs spin: 2.93
vs seam: 3.23
Wed 20/05/53 Oxford University v Australians at Oxford, Christ Church Ground, Oxford
AUSTRALIA WIN Australia won by an innings and 86 runs
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Oxford University - 1st Inns 70 (29.1; RR: 2.40)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
HB Birrell b Miller 0 0 0 0
JC Marshall lbw b Archer 11 0 0 0
CCP Williams c Archer b Hill 7 0 0 0
MC Cowdrey b Miller 3 0 0 0
AL Dowding c & b Archer 13 0 0 0
JP Fellows-Smith b Hill 21 0 0 0
JA Arenhold b Hill 0 0 0 0
AP Walshe c Ring b Benaud 8 0 0 0
DCPR Jowett c Archer b Benaud 0 0 0 0
DK Fasken c Langley b Benaud 5 0 0 0
JM Allan not out 0 0 0 0
Extras (0b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb) 2  
TOTAL 70 all out (29.1 overs; RR: 2.40)

Fall of wickets

2-1 (0.0 ov), 18-2 (0.0 ov), 21-3 (0.0 ov), 36-4 (0.0 ov), 36-5 (0.0 ov), 36-6 (0.0 ov), 55-7 (0.0 ov), 55-8 (0.0 ov), 70-9 (0.0 ov), 70-10 (0.0 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
KR Miller 6.0 3 8 2 1.33 0 0
RG Archer 9.0 2 29 2 3.22 0 0
JC Hill 9.0 5 11 3 1.22 0 0
R Benaud 5.1 0 20 3 4.00 0 0

Australia - 1st Inns 330 (103.0; RR: 3.20)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
AR Morris c Jowett b Fasken 15 0 0 0
CC McDonald b Arenhold 0 0 0 0
KR Miller b Allan 19 0 0 0
GB Hole c Jowett b Fasken 47 0 0 0
ID Craig st Walshe b Allan 0 0 0 0
JH de Courcy b Arenhold 142 0 0 0
R Benaud st Walshe b Fasken 5 0 0 0
RG Archer b Fasken 45 0 0 0
DT Ring b Fasken 4 0 0 0
GRA Langley not out 40 0 0 0
JC Hill run out 3 0 0 0
Extras (8b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb) 10  
TOTAL 330 all out (103.0 overs; RR: 3.20)

Fall of wickets

15-1 (0.0 ov), 15-2 (0.0 ov), 62-3 (0.0 ov), 62-4 (0.0 ov), 122-5 (0.0 ov), 132-6 (0.0 ov), 212-7 (0.0 ov), 216-8 (0.0 ov), 322-9 (0.0 ov), 330-10 (0.0 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
DK Fasken 27.0 3 108 5 4.00 0 0
JA Arenhold 25.0 6 71 2 2.84 0 0
DCPR Jowett 15.0 4 52 0 3.47 0 0
JM Allan 27.0 8 71 2 2.63 0 0
JP Fellows-Smith 9.0 2 18 0 2.00 0 0

Oxford University - 2nd Inns 174 (78.4; RR: 2.21)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
HB Birrell c Langley b Ring 40 0 0 0
JC Marshall c McDonald b Miller 5 0 0 0
CCP Williams c de Courcy b Benaud 47 0 0 0
MC Cowdrey b Benaud 5 0 0 0
AL Dowding c Langley b Ring 2 0 0 0
JP Fellows-Smith c Langley b Miller 50 0 0 0
AP Walshe c Langley b Benaud 2 0 0 0
JA Arenhold c Craig b Ring 0 0 0 0
DCPR Jowett c Morris b Archer 15 0 0 0
DK Fasken b Miller 3 0 0 0
JM Allan not out 0 0 0 0
Extras (3b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb) 5  
TOTAL 174 all out (78.4 overs; RR: 2.21)

Fall of wickets

5-1 (0.0 ov), 91-2 (0.0 ov), 95-3 (0.0 ov), 103-4 (0.0 ov), 103-5 (0.0 ov), 124-6 (0.0 ov), 127-7 (0.0 ov), 164-8 (0.0 ov), 169-9 (0.0 ov), 174-10 (0.0 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
KR Miller 9.4 2 19 3 2.11 0 0
RG Archer 10.0 1 21 1 2.10 0 0
JC Hill 10.0 3 18 0 1.80 0 0
R Benaud 20.0 9 37 3 1.85 0 0
DT Ring 29.0 5 74 3 2.55 0 0

Match Info

Match

Oxford University v Australians at Oxford

Date

Wednesday May 20, 1953

Toss

Oxford University won the toss and elected to bat

Time

10:00am UTC

Venue

Christ Church Ground, Oxford

Umpires

F Chester, D Hendren

Oxford University Team

Playing XI

MC Cowdrey, JP Fellows-Smith, HB Birrell, CCP Williams, DCPR Jowett, JA Arenhold, JM Allan, AL Dowding, DK Fasken, JC Marshall, AP Walshe

Australia Team

Playing XI

KR Miller, AR Morris, DT Ring, GB Hole, GRA Langley, R Benaud, CC McDonald, RG Archer, ID Craig, JC Hill, JH de Courcy