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GentEn flag GentEnWon toss. Elected to bat
157 & 249 Series badge AUS
154 & 253-2 AUS flag
Overs: 100.0 RR: 2.49 vs spin: 3.42
vs seam: 2.35
 Overs: 77.2 RR: 3.27 vs spin: 2.76
vs seam: 3.42
Wed 26/08/53 Gentlemen of England v Australians at Lord's, Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
AUSTRALIA WIN Australia won by 8 wickets
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Gentlemen of England - 1st Inns 157 (73.4; RR: 2.13)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
RT Simpson lbw b Lindwall 5 0 0 0
DS Sheppard c Langley b Ring 39 0 0 0
WJ Edrich lbw b Ring 22 0 0 0
PBH May hit wicket b Johnston 14 0 0 0
MC Cowdrey c Lindwall b Benaud 50 0 0 0
CH Palmer lbw b Lindwall 3 0 0 0
TE Bailey b Benaud 11 0 0 0
W Wooller c McDonald b Benaud 0 0 0 0
DV Brennan b Archer 6 0 0 0
RG Marlar b Benaud 0 0 0 0
GH Chesterton not out 0 0 0 0
Extras (5b, 1lb, 0w, 1nb) 7  
TOTAL 157 all out (73.4 overs; RR: 2.13)

Fall of wickets

6-1 (0.0 ov), 51-2 (0.0 ov), 84-3 (0.0 ov), 86-4 (0.0 ov), 95-5 (0.0 ov), 133-6 (0.0 ov), 137-7 (0.0 ov), 157-8 (0.0 ov), 157-9 (0.0 ov), 157-10 (0.0 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
RR Lindwall 13.0 5 33 2 2.54 0 0
WA Johnston 13.0 5 21 1 1.62 0 0
RG Archer 19.0 6 34 1 1.79 0 0
DT Ring 24.0 10 42 2 1.75 0 0
R Benaud 4.4 1 20 4 5.00 0 0

Australia - 1st Inns 154 (60.4; RR: 2.54)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
AR Morris c May b Chesterton 12 0 0 0
CC McDonald lbw b Chesterton 15 0 0 0
KR Miller lbw b Bailey 14 0 0 0
RN Harvey b Bailey 16 0 0 0
ID Craig b Marlar 14 0 0 0
R Benaud b Marlar 25 0 0 0
RG Archer b Marlar 3 0 0 0
RR Lindwall b Marlar 4 0 0 0
DT Ring b Bailey 5 0 0 0
GRA Langley b Marlar 15 0 0 0
WA Johnston not out 27 0 0 0
Extras (4b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb) 4  
TOTAL 154 all out (60.4 overs; RR: 2.54)

Fall of wickets

23-1 (0.0 ov), 36-2 (0.0 ov), 52-3 (0.0 ov), 59-4 (0.0 ov), 91-5 (0.0 ov), 95-6 (0.0 ov), 101-7 (0.0 ov), 108-8 (0.0 ov), 108-9 (0.0 ov), 154-10 (0.0 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
TE Bailey 14.0 1 35 3 2.50 0 0
W Wooller 13.0 1 35 0 2.69 0 0
GH Chesterton 13.0 2 31 2 2.38 0 0
CH Palmer 6.0 2 8 0 1.33 0 0
RG Marlar 14.4 3 41 5 2.93 0 0

Gentlemen of England - 2nd Inns 249 (100.0; RR: 2.49)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
RT Simpson c Langley b Miller 5 0 0 0
DS Sheppard c Sub b Archer 34 0 0 0
WJ Edrich lbw b Lindwall 75 0 0 0
PBH May c Harvey b Johnston 50 0 0 0
MC Cowdrey c Craig b Johnston 57 0 0 0
CH Palmer b Lindwall 5 0 0 0
TE Bailey lbw b Lindwall 4 0 0 0
W Wooller c Langley b Miller 1 0 0 0
DV Brennan b Lindwall 16 0 0 0
RG Marlar b Lindwall 0 0 0 0
GH Chesterton not out 0 0 0 0
Extras (0b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb) 2  
TOTAL 249 all out (100.0 overs; RR: 2.49)

Fall of wickets

5-1 (0.0 ov), 77-2 (0.0 ov), 150-3 (0.0 ov), 177-4 (0.0 ov), 199-5 (0.0 ov), 211-6 (0.0 ov), 218-7 (0.0 ov), 249-8 (0.0 ov), 249-9 (0.0 ov), 249-10 (0.0 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
RR Lindwall 30.0 8 68 5 2.27 0 0
WA Johnston 20.0 7 46 2 2.30 0 0
RG Archer 12.0 1 33 1 2.75 0 0
DT Ring 1.0 0 1 0 1.00 0 0
R Benaud 11.0 0 40 0 3.64 0 0
KR Miller 26.0 6 59 2 2.27 0 0

Australia - 2nd Inns 253-2 (77.2; RR: 3.27)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
CC McDonald b Marlar 25 0 0 0
AR Morris not out 126 0 0 0
KR Miller c Chesterton b Wooller 67 0 0 0
RN Harvey not out 30 0 0 0
ID Craig  
R Benaud  
RG Archer  
RR Lindwall  
DT Ring  
GRA Langley  
WA Johnston  
Extras (0b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb) 5  
TOTAL 253-2 (77.2 overs; RR: 3.27)

Fall of wickets

72-1 (0.0 ov), 183-2 (0.0 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
TE Bailey 19.0 1 50 0 2.63 0 0
W Wooller 10.0 1 40 1 4.00 0 0
GH Chesterton 8.2 1 43 0 5.38 0 0
CH Palmer 10.0 5 29 0 2.90 0 0
RG Marlar 29.0 10 80 1 2.76 0 0
WJ Edrich 1.0 0 6 0 6.00 0 0

Match Info

Match

Gentlemen of England v Australians at Lord's

Date

Wednesday August 26, 1953

Toss

Gentlemen of England won the toss and elected to bat

Time

10:00am UTC

Venue

Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

Umpires

GS Mobey, D Davies

Gentlemen of England Team

Playing XI

WJ Edrich, RT Simpson, TE Bailey, DS Sheppard, DV Brennan, PBH May, CH Palmer, MC Cowdrey, W Wooller, GH Chesterton, RG Marlar

Australia Team

Playing XI

RR Lindwall, KR Miller, AR Morris, WA Johnston, RN Harvey, DT Ring, GRA Langley, R Benaud, CC McDonald, RG Archer, ID Craig