Simpson Third
R. B. Simpson on Thursday became only the third captain in test cricket history to score two centuries in one match when he made 153 and 115 for Australia against Pakistan. D. G. Bradman, for Australia against India in 1947-48, and A. Melville (South Africa), against England in 1947, are the only two other captains to achieve this honour. Australia’s match against Pakistan was drawn. The final scoreboard was: PAKISTAN First Innings .. 414 Second Innings (for 8 dec.) 279 AUSTRALIA First Innings .. 352 Second Innings R. B. Simpson, c Ibadulla, b Ghani .115 W. M. Lawry, c Ibadulla, b Jahangir ..22 I. R. Redpath, not out .. 40 P. J. Burge, not out .. 28 Extras O.b. 14, n.b. 8) .. 22 Total for two wkts. .. 227 Fall of wickets: One for 54, two for 173. BOWLING
0. Me R. W. Jahangir . 15 3 42 1 Iqbal . 12 4 28 0 Sajjad 8 2 17 0 Alam . 16 3 48 0 Ahmed . 13 6 28 0 Ghani . 16 3 24 1 Ibadulla 2 0 14 0 Burki •i 2 1 3 0 Shafqatrana 1 0 1 0
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30586, 31 October 1964, Page 13
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