innings of 234, leaving the MCC 15 minutes to make 36/1. Victoria Country vs MCC The last two minor games in Victoria we squeezed in between the Victorian match and the Fifth Test, and the tourists were now tiring of this extra work. Freddie Brown was still recovering from his car accident and Denis Compton badly needed to rest his knee. The captaincy devolved first onto Cyril Washbrook and as none of the young amateurs showed any signs of leadership. As it happened The Country XI won the toss and batted against a lacklustre MCC attack, making 217/7 before the game was washed out. Victoria Country vs MCC Len Hutton was in charge of the last minor game, won the toss and decided to field. Brian Statham 3/35, Doug Wright 4/39 and Roy Tattersall 3/11 made short work of the Country XI, who were out for 97. The MCC reached 60/0 with Hutton 40 not out when the rain came down and the match was abandoned. Fifth Test – Melbourne See Main Article – 1950–51 Ashes series First Class Tour Averages Source As was the convention of the time, gentleman amateurs have their initials in front of their surname and professional players have their initials after their name, if used at all. References Bibliography J.H. Fingleton, Brown and Company, The Tour in Australia, Collins, 1951 John Kay, Ashes to Hassett, A review of the M.C.C. tour of Australia, 1950–51, John Sherratt & Son, 1951 W.J. O'Reilly, Cricket Task-Force, The Story of the 1950–51 Australian Tour, Werner Laurie, 1951 E.W. Swanton, Swanton in Australia with MCC 1946–1975, Fontana/Collins, 1975 External links CricketArchive tour itinerary 1950 in Australian cricket 1950 in English cricket 1951 in Australian cricket 1951 in English cricket Australian cricket seasons from 1945–46 to 1969–70 English cricket tours of Australia International cricket competitions from 1945–46 to 1960 Australia 1950-51