Australian cricket stars in the Menzies Era included:
Richie BenaudRichie Benaud (born 1930)
Richie Benaud played 63 test matches for Australia from 1951 to 1964.
He was Australian captain for 28 tests (1957-64).
Australia did not lose any test match when Benaud was captain.
He held the world record for the greatest number of test
wickets (248) until the mid-1970s.
He was the first player to take 200 wickets and score 2,000 runs.
Since retiring in 1964, he has been a cricket commentator
on radio and television.
Bobby Simpson (born 1936)
Bobby Simpson was one of Australia's leading batsmen, a capable spin
bowler and possibly Australia's best slip fielder ever.
In 62 test matches between 1957 and 1968, he scores 4,869 runs, took 71
wickets and 110 catches (which was a long-standing record).
His batting record includes a 359 for New South Wales against Queensland
and 311 for Australia against England.
He captained Australia from 1964 to 1968 and again in 1977, when he was
recalled for a series against India after many players defected to the
World Series.
Alan DavidsonAlan Davidson (born 1929)
Alan Davidson was a great all-round cricketer.
In his 44 test matches, he took 186 wickets, scored 1,328
runs and took 42 catches.
He was the first person to score 100 runs and take 10
wickets in a single match.
Australian Test Match results in the Menzies Era
Australia in South Africa, December 1949 to March 1950
Australia won 4, South Africa won 0 (1 drawn)
England in Australia, December 1950 to February 1951
Australia won 4, England won 1
West Indies in Australia, October 1951 to January 1952
Australia won 4, West Indies won 1
South Africa in Australia, December 1952 to February 1953
Australia won 2, South Africa won 2 (1 drawn)
Australia in England, May 1953 to August 1953
England won 1, Australia won 0 (4 drawn)
England in Australia, November 1954 to May 1955
Australia won 3, England won 1 (1 drawn)
Australia in the West Indies, March 1955 to June 1955
Australia won 3, West Indies won 0 (2 drawn)
Australia in England, June 1956 to August 1956
England won 2, Australia won 1 (2 drawn)
Australia in Pakistan, October 1956
Pakistan won 1, Australia won 0
Australia in India, October 1956 to November 1956
Australia won 3, India won 0
Australia in South Africa, December 1957 to March 1958
Australia won 3, South Africa won 0 (2 drawn)
England in Australia, December 1958 to February 1959
Australia won 4, England won 0 (1 drawn)
Australia in Pakistan, November 1959 to December 1959
Australia won 2, Pakistan won 0 (1 drawn)
Australia in India, December 1959 to January 1960
Australia won 2, India won 1 (2 drawn)
West Indies in Australia, December 1960 to February 1961
Australia won 2, West Indies won 1 (1 drawn, 1 tied)
Australia in England, May 1961 to August 1961
Australia won 2, England won 1 (2 drawn)
England in Australia, November 1962 to March 1963
Australia won 1, England won 1 (1 drawn)
South Africa in Australia, December 1963 to February 1964
Australia won 1, South Africa won 1 (3 drawn)
Australia in England, June 1964 to August 1964
Australia won 1, England won 0 (4 drawn)
Australia in India, October 1964
Australia won 1, India won 1 (1 drawn)
Australia in Pakistan, October 1964
1 drawn
Pakistan in Australia, December 1964
1 drawn
Australia in the West Indies, February 1965 to May 1965
West Indies won 2, Australia won 1 (2 drawn)
England in Australia, December 1965 to February 1966
Australia won 1, England won 1 (3 drawn)
Australia in South Africa, December 1966 to February 1967
South Africa won 3, Australia won 1 (1 drawn)
India in Australia, December 1967 to January 1968
Australia won 4, India won 0
Australia in England, June to August 1968
Australia won 1, England won 1 (3 drawn)
West Indies in Australia December 1968 to February 1968
Australia won 3, West Indies won 1 (1 drawn)
Australia in India, November to December 1969
Australia won 3, India won 1 (1 drawn)
Australia in South Africa, January to March 1970
South Africa won 4, Australia won 0
England in Australia, November 1970 to February 1971
England won 2, Australia won 0 (4 drawn, 1 abandoned *)
* When the Melbourne Test match was abandoned due to persistent rain, a
one-day match was arranged. Australia won by 5 wickets. This first ever
one-day international match attracted 46,000 spectators and was a
precursor of the one-day World Cup series which began in 1975.
Australia in England, June to August 1972
Australia won 2, England won 2 (1 drawn)
Pakistan in Australia, December 1972 to January 1973
Australia won 3, Pakistan won 0
