ENG vs AUS 2nd Test, 31 Dec 1958 Fantasy AI Predictions

Australia

Melbourne

Melbourne Cricket Ground

ENG

259/10 (98.5)

England chose to BAT

AUS

308/10 (100.2)

Australia won by 8 wickets

The Ashes ENG vs AUS players TEST past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Lineup selection			Match Performance
Name	T	R	S	M#	Bat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50+	4/6	Bowl	Inn	Wk	Ov	Avg	Eco	SR	4w	Best	C/St	M	A. Pt	Pts	Run	Wk	DT	P	S%	C	VC	iDt	#	PTS	Bat	Bowl	Field
Ian Meckiff	AUS	BOWL	✅	18	RHB	20	7	154	45	11.84		0	0	LF	34	45	18.3	31.62	2.28	82.9	3	6/38	9							10	0	0	0	✅	4	212	0	208	0
Trevor Bailey	ENG	BOWL	✅	61	RHB	91	14	2290	134	29.74		11	2	RFM	95	132	17	29.21	2.38	73.5	10	7/34	32							2	0	0	0	✅	6	102	98	0	0
Peter Richardson	ENG	BAT	✅	34	LHB	56	1	2061	126	37.47		14	0	RAB	3	3	6.7	16	2.4	40	0	2/10	6							1	0	0	0		19	9	5	0	0
Brian Statham	ENG	BOWL	✅	70	LHB	87	28	675	38	11.44		0	5	RFM	129	252	20.7	24.84	2.33	63.7	18	7/39	28							10	0	0	0	✅	3	241	25	212	0
Ken Mackay	AUS	ALL	✅	37	LHB	52	7	1507	89	33.48		13	2	RM	53	50	18.2	34.42	1.78	115.8	3	6/42	16							5	0	0	0		16	26	22	0	0
Tony Lock	ENG	BOWL	✅	49	RHB	63	9	742	89	13.74		3	1	SLA	88	174	24.9	25.58	2.03	75.5	20	7/35	59							8	0	0	0		17	19	15	0	0
Norm O'Neill	AUS	BAT	✅	42	RHB	69	8	2779	181	45.55		21	4		29	17	8	39.23	2.87	81.8	1	4/41	21							4	0	0	0		12	53	49	0	0
Alan Davidson	AUS	ALL	✅	44	LHB	61	7	1328	80	24.59		5	8	LFM	82	186	23.6	20.53	1.97	62.2	20	7/93	42							8	0	0	0	✅	1	300	32	232	32
Lindsay Kline	AUS	BOWL	✅	13	LHB	16	9	58	15	8.28		0	0	LWS	22	34	18	22.82	1.96	69.7	3	7/75	9							11	0	0	0		21	5	1	0	0
Colin Cowdrey	ENG	BAT	✅	114	RHB	188	15	7624	182	44.06		60	13	LB	10	0	2		5.24		0	-	120							6	0	0	0	✅	7	96	92	0	0
Wally Grout	AUS	WK	✅	51	RHB	67	8	890	74	15.08		3	0		0	0					0	-	187							9	0	0	0	✅	10	64	24	0	36
Neil Harvey	AUS	BOWL	✅	79	LHB	137	10	6149	205	48.41		45	1	OB	17	3	4.1	40	1.73	138	0	1/8	64							3	0	0	0	✅	2	282	262	0	16
Bob Simpson	AUS	ALL	✅	62	RHB	111	7	4869	311	46.81		37	2	LBG	84	71	13.7	42.26	2.61	96.9	5	5/57	110							6	0	0	0		22	0	-4	0	0
Willie Watson	ENG	BAT	✅	23	LHB	37	3	879	116	25.85		5	2		0	0					0	-	8							3	0	0	0		20	7	3	0	0
Jim Burke	AUS	BOWL	✅	24	RHB	44	7	1280	189	34.59		8	0	OB	16	8	8.5	28.75	1.69	101.7	1	4/37	18							2	0	0	0		14	37	25	0	8
Godfrey Evans	ENG	WK	✅	91	RHB	133	14	2439	104	20.49		10	7	LB	0	0					0	-	219							7	0	0	0		13	51	19	0	28
Peter Loader	ENG	BOWL	✅	13	RHB	19	6	76	17	5.84		0	0	RF	26	39	17.1	22.51	1.97	68.2	3	6/36	2							11	0	0	0	✅	8	81	1	76	0
Richie Benaud	AUS	ALL	✅	63	RHB	97	7	2201	122	24.45		12	8	LBG	116	248	27.5	27.03	2.1	77	32	7/72	65							7	0	0	0		15	28	-4	20	8
Peter May	ENG	BAT	✅	66	RHB	106	9	4537	285	46.77		35	12		0	0					0	-	42							5	0	0	0	✅	5	210	198	0	8
Colin McDonald	AUS	BAT	✅	47	RHB	83	4	3107	170	39.32		22	3		1	0	1.3		3		0	-	14							1	0	0	0	✅	9	64	60	0	0
Jim Laker	ENG	BOWL	✅	46	RHB	63	15	676	63	14.08		2	2	OB	86	193	23.3	21.24	2.04	62.3	22	10/53	12							9	0	0	0	✅	11	53	29	20	0
Tom Graveney	ENG	BAT	✅	79	RHB	123	13	4882	258	44.38		31	7	LB	9	1	4.8	167	3.85	260	0	1/34	80							4	0	0	0		18	11	-1	0	8

Completed matches of England
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ENG vs AUS	05 Dec - 05:30 AM	Brisbane	England	ENGEngland	AUS	134/10 (59.4)	186/10 (72.1)	Australia Australia won by 8 wickets
ENG vs AUS	31 Dec - 05:30 AM	Melbourne	England	ENGEngland	AUS	259/10 (98.5)	308/10 (100.2)	Australia Australia won by 8 wickets
AUS vs ENG	30 Jan - 06:00 AM	Adelaide	England	AUSAustralia	ENG	476/10 (128.1)	240/10 (74.1)	Australia Australia won by 10 wickets
ENG vs AUS	13 Feb - 05:30 AM	Melbourne	Australia	ENGEngland	AUS	205/10 (64.5)	351/10 (100.5)	Australia Australia won by 9 wickets

Completed matches of Australia
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ENG vs AUS	05 Dec - 05:30 AM	Brisbane	England	ENGEngland	AUS	134/10 (59.4)	186/10 (72.1)	Australia Australia won by 8 wickets
ENG vs AUS	31 Dec - 05:30 AM	Melbourne	England	ENGEngland	AUS	259/10 (98.5)	308/10 (100.2)	Australia Australia won by 8 wickets
AUS vs ENG	30 Jan - 06:00 AM	Adelaide	England	AUSAustralia	ENG	476/10 (128.1)	240/10 (74.1)	Australia Australia won by 10 wickets
ENG vs AUS	13 Feb - 05:30 AM	Melbourne	Australia	ENGEngland	AUS	205/10 (64.5)	351/10 (100.5)	Australia Australia won by 9 wickets

Completed matches at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ENG vs AUS	31 Dec - 05:30 AM	England	ENGEngland	AUS	259/10 (98.5)	308/10 (100.2)	Australia Australia won by 8 wickets
ENG vs AUS	13 Feb - 05:30 AM	Australia	ENGEngland	AUS	205/10 (64.5)	351/10 (100.5)	Australia Australia won by 9 wickets

Top batting performance for ENG
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	SR
ENG vs AUS	5	Peter May	bowled	113	298	11	37.91
ENG vs AUS	5	Colin Cowdrey	not out	100	302	7	33.11
ENG vs AUS	4	Peter May	bowled	92	269	10	34.2
AUS vs ENG	4	Colin Cowdrey	bowled	84	198	9	42.42
ENG vs AUS	1	Peter Richardson	caught	68	159	4	42.76
ENG vs AUS	3	Trevor Bailey	bowled	68	427	4	15.92
AUS vs ENG	3	Peter May	lbw	59	116	8	50.86
ENG vs AUS	5	Tom Graveney	caught	54	102	4	52.94
AUS vs ENG	5	Tom Graveney	not out	53	231	5	22.94
ENG vs AUS	2	Trevor Bailey	caught	48	114	6	42.1
ENG vs AUS	4	Colin Cowdrey	run out	46	52	7	88.46
ENG vs AUS	8	John Mortimore	not out	44	105	6	41.9
ENG vs AUS	6	Colin Cowdrey	caught	44	208	5	21.15
AUS vs ENG	1	Peter Richardson	lbw	43	151	5	28.47
ENG vs AUS	4	Peter May	caught	42	117	3	35.89
AUS vs ENG	5	Tom Graveney	caught	41	167	1	24.55
ENG vs AUS	7	Roy Swetman	caught	41	180	1	22.77
AUS vs ENG	2	Willie Watson	caught	40	135	4	29.62
AUS vs ENG	3	Peter May	bowled	37	50	3	74
ENG vs AUS	9	Fred Trueman	bowled	36	59	5	61.01

Top bowling performance for ENG
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
ENG vs AUS	Brian Statham	28	6	57	7	1.52
ENG vs AUS	Jim Laker	46	9	107	5	1.74
ENG vs AUS	Fred Trueman	25	0	92	4	2.76
ENG vs AUS	Jim Laker	30.5	4	93	4	2.27
AUS vs ENG	Fred Trueman	30.1	6	90	4	2.24
ENG vs AUS	Tony Lock	43.2	9	130	4	2.25
ENG vs AUS	Peter Loader	19	4	56	4	2.21
AUS vs ENG	Brian Statham	23	0	83	3	2.7
ENG vs AUS	Peter Loader	27.2	4	97	3	2.66
ENG vs AUS	Trevor Bailey	13	2	35	3	2.01
ENG vs AUS	Jim Laker	8	3	10	2	0.93
ENG vs AUS	Jim Laker	10.1	3	15	2	1.11
ENG vs AUS	John Mortimore	11	1	41	1	2.79
ENG vs AUS	Frank Tyson	20	1	73	1	2.73
ENG vs AUS	Frank Tyson	6	0	20	1	2.5
AUS vs ENG	Frank Tyson	28	1	100	1	2.67
AUS vs ENG	Trevor Bailey	22	2	91	1	3.1
ENG vs AUS	Fred Trueman	18	3	37	1	1.54
ENG vs AUS	Brian Statham	5	1	11	1	1.65
ENG vs AUS	Jim Laker	4	1	7	1	1.31

Top batting performance for AUS
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	SR
AUS vs ENG	1	Colin McDonald	bowled	170	315	12	53.96
ENG vs AUS	3	Neil Harvey	bowled	167	325	16	51.38
ENG vs AUS	1	Colin McDonald	caught	133	249	7	53.41
ENG vs AUS	4	Norm O'Neill	caught	77	194	7	39.69
ENG vs AUS	8	Wally Grout	caught	74	133	8	55.63
ENG vs AUS	8	Alan Davidson	lbw	71	173	8	41.04
ENG vs AUS	4	Norm O'Neill	not out	71	122	7	58.19
AUS vs ENG	2	Jim Burke	caught	66	191	2	34.55
ENG vs AUS	7	Richie Benaud	caught	64	139	7	46.04
ENG vs AUS	6	Ken Mackay	bowled	57	154	6	37.01
AUS vs ENG	4	Norm O'Neill	bowled	56	112	4	50
ENG vs AUS	5	Les Favell	caught	54	169	4	31.95
ENG vs AUS	1	Colin McDonald	not out	51	54	7	94.44
ENG vs AUS	1	Colin McDonald	caught	47	169	0	27.81
AUS vs ENG	7	Richie Benaud	bowled	46	86	7	53.48
AUS vs ENG	8	Alan Davidson	caught	43	98	5	43.87
ENG vs AUS	1	Colin McDonald	caught	42	80	6	52.5
AUS vs ENG	3	Neil Harvey	run out	41	126	3	32.53
ENG vs AUS	1	Colin McDonald	caught	40	166	2	24.09
ENG vs AUS	4	Norm O'Neill	caught	37	109	2	33.94

Top bowling performance for AUS
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
ENG vs AUS	Alan Davidson	25.5	7	64	6	1.87
ENG vs AUS	Ian Meckiff	15.2	3	38	6	1.86
AUS vs ENG	Richie Benaud	27	6	91	5	2.52
ENG vs AUS	Richie Benaud	33.4	10	83	5	1.85
ENG vs AUS	Richie Benaud	17	5	43	4	1.89
AUS vs ENG	Richie Benaud	29	10	82	4	2.12
ENG vs AUS	Richie Benaud	33	7	94	4	2.13
ENG vs AUS	Richie Benaud	39.2	10	66	4	1.26
ENG vs AUS	Alan Davidson	12.5	2	38	3	2.25
ENG vs AUS	Gordon Rorke	12.4	2	41	3	2.46
ENG vs AUS	Ray Lindwall	11	2	37	3	2.52
AUS vs ENG	Gordon Rorke	18.1	7	23	3	0.95
ENG vs AUS	Ian Meckiff	24	4	69	3	2.15
ENG vs AUS	Alan Davidson	15	2	41	3	2.05
ENG vs AUS	Richie Benaud	18.4	9	46	3	1.86
ENG vs AUS	Ian Meckiff	17	5	33	3	1.45
ENG vs AUS	Alan Davidson	16	4	36	3	1.68
ENG vs AUS	Ian Meckiff	15	2	57	2	2.85
ENG vs AUS	Alan Davidson	21	1	95	2	3.39
AUS vs ENG	Alan Davidson	8.3	3	17	2	1.52

England vs Australia, 2nd Test