Ireland Vs Australia
2-Innings Match Played At College Park Dublin, 18-Sep-1961, Two-Day
Australia Win Outright by 282 runs
   
     | Round | 
     225 | 
   
   
     | Toss won by | 
     Australia | 
   
   
     | Umpires | 
     J Connerton (Ire) - K Orme (Ire) | 
   
   
     | Home Side | 
     Ireland | 
   
   
     | Comment | 
     225/4   18 & 19 September Debut: JK Hopkins & AMcQuilken | 
   
   
     | Match Report | 
     here | 
   
Australia 1st Innings 291/10 All Out (Overs 61.5)
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-23(WM Lawry) 2-34(RB Simpson) 3-96(AK Davison) 4-195(BC Booth) 5-237(AWT Grout) | 
   
   
     | 6-250(R Benaud) 7-272(IW Quick) 8-276(FM Misson) 9-283(PJ Burge) 10-291(LF Kline) | 
   
 | 
Ireland 1st Innings 76/10 All Out (Overs 34.1)
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-3(AL McQuilken) 2-5(H Martin) 3-9(MH Stevenson) 4-29(SF Bergin) 5-29(L Warke) | 
   
   
     | 6-35(WR Hunter) 7-44(AJ Finlay) 8-67(AJ O'Riordan) 9-67(JPK Hopkins) | 
   
   
     | 10-76(RE Bernstein) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | RA Gaunt | 
     5 | 
     2 | 
     6 | 
     3 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | FM Misson | 
     4.3 | 
     0 | 
     15 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | IW Quick | 
     8 | 
     5 | 
     12 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | LF Kline | 
     7 | 
     3 | 
     10 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | WM Lawry | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     15 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | PJ Burge | 
     4 | 
     2 | 
     13 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | BC Booth | 
     .4 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
Australia 2nd Innings 233/6 Declared (Overs 38.5)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | RB Simpson | 
       | 
     b RE Bernstein | 
     33 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | WM Lawry | 
     c SF Bergin | 
     b RE Bernstein | 
     15 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AK Davison | 
     st JPK Hopkins | 
     b GEG Lyness | 
     59 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | BC Booth | 
     c MH Stevenson | 
     b GEG Lyness | 
     67 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PJ Burge | 
     not out | 
       | 
     38 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AWT Grout+ | 
     c MH Stevenson | 
     b GEG Lyness | 
     10 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | IW Quick | 
     c H Martin | 
     b GEG Lyness | 
     8 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | R Benaud* | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | FM Misson | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | LF Kline | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | RA Gaunt | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b1 lb0 w0 nb2) | 
     3 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     6 wickets for | 
     233 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-31(WM Lawry) 2-53(RB Simpson) 3-156(AK Davison) 4-179(BC Booth) 5-208(AWT Grout) | 
   
   
     | 6-233(IW Quick) | 
   
 | 
Ireland 2nd Innings 166/10 All Out (Overs 55.5)
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-8(SF Bergin) 2-14(H Martin) 3-25(MH Stevenson) 4-38(L Warke) 5-53(AL McQuilken) | 
   
   
     | 6-134(WR Hunter) 7-146(AJ Finlay) 8-153(JPK Hopkins) 9-154(RE Bernstein) | 
   
   
     | 10-166(GEG Lyness) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | RA Gaunt | 
     6 | 
     2 | 
     10 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | LF Kline | 
     4.5 | 
     0 | 
     43 | 
     3 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | WM Lawry | 
     2 | 
     0 | 
     15 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | BC Booth | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     12 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | R Benaud | 
     10 | 
     4 | 
     19 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | RB Simpson | 
     8 | 
     4 | 
     8 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | AWT Grout | 
     7 | 
     0 | 
     25 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | AK Davison | 
     14 | 
     4 | 
     21 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
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