England vs Australia
1st Test
Eng
249-10
(120.4)
234-10
(86.2)
Eng won by 89 runs

Aus
142-10
(58)
252-10
(85.2)
England innings 1
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geoff Boycott (c) Stackpole (b) Gleeson | 8 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
John Edrich run out | 49 | 136 | 5 | 0 | 36.02 |
Brian Luckhurst (b) Colley | 14 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 31.11 |
Mike Smith lbw (b) Lillee | 10 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
Basil D'Oliveira (b) GS Chappell | 23 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 36.50 |
Tony Greig lbw (b) Colley | 57 | 123 | 8 | 0 | 46.34 |
Alan Knott (c) †Marsh (b) Lillee | 18 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 19.14 |
Ray Illingworth Not Out | 26 | 106 | 2 | 0 | 24.52 |
John Snow (b) Colley | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
Norman Gifford run out | 15 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 28.30 |
Geoff Arnold (c) Francis (b) Gleeson | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Extras: | 25(b 10, lb 9, wd 2, nb 4, p 0) |
| Total: | 249/10 120.4 Ov ( RR 2.06 ) |
Fall of Wickets
13/0 (Geoff Boycott (Retired Not Out)) |
50/1 (Brian Luckhurst) |
86/2 (Mike Smith) |
99/3 (John Edrich) |
118/4 (Basil D'Oliveira) |
127/5 (Geoff Boycott) |
190/6 (Tony Greig) |
200/7 (Alan Knott) |
209/8 (John Snow) |
243/9 (Norman Gifford) |
249/10 (Geoff Arnold)
| Bowlers | Overs | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dennis Lillee | 29 | 14 | 40 | 2 | 1.37 |
David Colley | 33 | 3 | 83 | 3 | 2.51 |
Greg Chappell | 16 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 1.75 |
Doug Walters | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.40 |
Graeme Watson | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 |
John Gleeson | 24.4 | 10 | 45 | 2 | 1.82 |
John Inverarity | 9 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1.44 |
Australia innings 1
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keith Stackpole lbw (b) Arnold | 53 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 62.35 |
Bruce Francis lbw (b) D'Oliveira | 27 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 |
Ian Chappell (c) Smith (b) Greig | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Greg Chappell (c) Greig (b) Snow | 24 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 36.36 |
Graeme Watson (c) †Knott (b) Arnold | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Doug Walters (c) Illingworth (b) Snow | 17 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 21.79 |
John Inverarity (c) †Knott (b) Arnold | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
Rod Marsh (c) Edrich (b) Arnold | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.53 |
David Colley (b) Snow | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
John Gleeson (b) Snow | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Dennis Lillee Not Out | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Extras: | 5(b 1, lb 4, wd 0, nb 0, p 0) |
| Total: | 142/10 58 Ov ( RR 2.45 ) |
Fall of Wickets
68/1 (Bruce Francis) |
69/2 (Ian Chappell) |
91/3 (Keith Stackpole) |
99/4 (Graeme Watson) |
119/5 (Greg Chappell) |
124/6 (John Inverarity) |
134/7 (Rod Marsh) |
137/8 (David Colley) |
137/9 (John Gleeson) |
142/10 (Doug Walters)
| Bowlers | Overs | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Snow | 20 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 2.05 |
Geoff Arnold | 25 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 2.48 |
Tony Greig | 7 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3.00 |
Basil D'Oliveira | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2.16 |
England innings 2
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geoff Boycott lbw (b) Gleeson | 47 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 58.02 |
John Edrich (c) †Marsh (b) Watson | 26 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 25.00 |
Brian Luckhurst (c) †Marsh (b) Colley | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Mike Smith (c) †Marsh (b) Lillee | 34 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 34.34 |
Basil D'Oliveira (c) Watson (b) Lillee | 37 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 75.51 |
Tony Greig (b) GS Chappell | 62 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 53.44 |
Alan Knott (c) †Marsh (b) Lillee | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
Ray Illingworth (c) IM Chappell (b) Lillee | 14 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 28.00 |
John Snow lbw (b) Lillee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Norman Gifford (c) †Marsh (b) Lillee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Geoff Arnold Not Out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras: | 13(b 4, lb 8, wd 0, nb 1, p 0) |
| Total: | 234/10 86.2 Ov ( RR 2.71 ) |
Fall of Wickets
60/1 (Geoff Boycott) |
65/2 (Brian Luckhurst) |
81/3 (John Edrich) |
140/4 (Basil D'Oliveira) |
182/5 (Mike Smith) |
192/6 (Alan Knott) |
234/7 (Ray Illingworth) |
234/8 (John Snow) |
234/9 (Norman Gifford) |
234/10 (Tony Greig)
| Bowlers | Overs | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dennis Lillee | 30 | 8 | 66 | 6 | 2.20 |
David Colley | 23 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 2.95 |
Greg Chappell | 21.2 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 1.96 |
Graeme Watson | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 5.80 |
John Gleeson | 7 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2.28 |
Australia innings 2
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keith Stackpole (b) Greig | 67 | 141 | 6 | 0 | 47.51 |
Bruce Francis lbw (b) Snow | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
Ian Chappell (c) †Knott (b) Snow | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 28.00 |
Greg Chappell (c) D'Oliveira (b) Arnold | 23 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 34.32 |
Graeme Watson (c) & (b) Snow | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Doug Walters (b) Greig | 20 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 54.05 |
John Inverarity (c) Luckhurst (b) D'Oliveira | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 11.53 |
Rod Marsh (c) †Knott (b) Greig | 91 | 111 | 9 | 4 | 81.98 |
David Colley (c) Greig (b) Snow | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 22.22 |
John Gleeson (b) Greig | 30 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 40.00 |
Dennis Lillee Not Out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras: | 1(b 0, lb 0, wd 1, nb 0, p 0) |
| Total: | 252/10 85.2 Ov ( RR 2.95 ) |
Fall of Wickets
9/1 (Bruce Francis) |
31/2 (Ian Chappell) |
77/3 (Greg Chappell) |
78/4 (Graeme Watson) |
115/5 (Doug Walters) |
120/6 (John Inverarity) |
136/7 (Keith Stackpole) |
147/8 (David Colley) |
251/9 (Rod Marsh) |
252/10 (John Gleeson)
| Bowlers | Overs | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Snow | 27 | 2 | 87 | 4 | 3.22 |
Geoff Arnold | 20 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 2.95 |
Tony Greig | 19.2 | 7 | 53 | 4 | 2.74 |
Basil D'Oliveira | 16 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 1.43 |
Norman Gifford | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.66 |
