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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
30, 31 December 1965, 1, 3, 4 January 1966 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: CJ Egar, WJ Smyth
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Bob Simpson | c John Edrich b David Allen | 59 | 0 | 145 | 7 | - |
| 2. Bill Lawry | c Colin Cowdrey b David Allen | 88 | 223 | 266 | 10 | - |
| 3. Peter Burge | b Jeff Jones | 5 | 0 | 30 | - | - |
| 4. Bob Cowper | c Fred Titmus b Jeff Jones | 99 | 0 | 203 | 13 | - |
| 5. Brian Booth | lbw b Jeff Jones | 23 | 0 | 63 | 3 | - |
| 6. Doug Walters | c Jim Parks b Barry Knight | 22 | 0 | 92 | 1 | - |
| 7. Tom Veivers | run out ( > > ) | 19 | 67 | 92 | 1 | - |
| 8. Peter Philpott | b Barry Knight | 10 | 0 | 28 | 1 | - |
| +9. Wally Grout | c Bob Barber b Barry Knight | 11 | 0 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 10. Garth McKenzie | not out | 12 | 22 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | c Jim Parks b Barry Knight | 0 | 6 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-93 (Bob Simpson), 2-109 (Peter Burge), 3-203 (Bill Lawry), 4-262 (Brian Booth), 5-297 (Bob Cowper), 6-318 (Doug Walters), 7-330 (Peter Philpott), 8-342 (Tom Veivers), 9-352 (Wally Grout), 358 (Alan Connolly). |
| Extras | 2b, 7lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 107.5 ovs) 358 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Jones | 24 | 4 | 92 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Barry Knight | 26.5 | 2 | 84 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Titmus | 31 | 7 | 93 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Allen | 20 | 4 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Barber | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Garth McKenzie b Doug Walters | 51 | 0 | 77 | 5 | - |
| 2. Bob Barber | c Wally Grout b Garth McKenzie | 48 | 0 | 97 | 3 | - |
| 3. John Edrich | c & b Tom Veivers | 109 | 286 | 310 | 11 | - |
| 4. Ken Barrington | c Peter Burge b Tom Veivers | 63 | 0 | 158 | 5 | - |
| 5. Colin Cowdrey | c Alan Connolly b Bob Cowper | 104 | 0 | 197 | 9 | - |
| *6. Mike Smith | c Wally Grout b Garth McKenzie | 41 | 0 | 103 | 4 | - |
| +7. Jim Parks | c Bob Cowper b Garth McKenzie | 71 | 0 | 160 | 5 | - |
| 8. Barry Knight | c Bob Simpson b Garth McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 9. Fred Titmus | not out | 56 | 128 | 143 | 7 | - |
| 10. David Allen | c Wally Grout b Alan Connolly | 2 | 0 | 16 | - | - |
| 11. Jeff Jones | b Garth McKenzie | 1 | 9 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-98 (Geoff Boycott), 2-110 (Bob Barber), 3-228 (Ken Barrington), 4-333 (John Edrich), 5-409 (Colin Cowdrey), 6-443 (Mike Smith), 7-447 (Barry Knight), 8-540 (Jim Parks), 9-551 (David Allen), 558 (Jeff Jones). |
| Extras | 4b, 5lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 143.2 ovs) 558 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 35.2 | 3 | 134 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 37 | 5 | 125 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Philpott | 30 | 2 | 133 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 10 | 2 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 16 | 4 | 61 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Veivers | 12 | 3 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Cowper | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Bob Simpson | c Ken Barrington b Barry Knight | 67 | 0 | 147 | 7 | - |
| 2. Bill Lawry | c Mike Smith b Bob Barber | 78 | 198 | 222 | 5 | - |
| 3. Bob Cowper | lbw b Jeff Jones | 5 | 0 | 42 | - | - |
| 4. Peter Burge | c John Edrich b Geoff Boycott | 120 | 0 | 255 | 12 | - |
| 5. Brian Booth | b David Allen | 10 | 0 | 29 | - | - |
| 6. Doug Walters | c & b Ken Barrington | 115 | 0 | 263 | 8 | - |
| 7. Tom Veivers | st Jim Parks b Geoff Boycott | 3 | 18 | 23 | - | - |
| 8. Peter Philpott | b Barry Knight | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| +9. Wally Grout | c David Allen b Ken Barrington | 16 | 0 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 10. Garth McKenzie | run out ( > > ) | 2 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | not out | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-120 (Bob Simpson), 2-141 (Bob Cowper), 3-163 (Bill Lawry), 4-176 (Brian Booth), 5-374 (Peter Burge), 6-382 (Tom Veivers), 7-385 (Peter Philpott), 8-417 (Wally Grout), 9-426 (Garth McKenzie), 426 (Doug Walters). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 116.4 ovs) 426 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Jones | 20 | 1 | 92 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Barry Knight | 21 | 4 | 61 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Titmus | 22 | 6 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Allen | 18 | 3 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Barber | 17 | 0 | 87 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Barrington | 7.4 | 0 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Boycott | 9 | 0 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Smith | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | not out | 5 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 2. Bob Barber | not out | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 3. John Edrich | ||||||
| 4. Ken Barrington | ||||||
| 5. Colin Cowdrey | ||||||
| *6. Mike Smith | ||||||
| +7. Jim Parks | ||||||
| 8. Barry Knight | ||||||
| 9. Fred Titmus | ||||||
| 10. David Allen | ||||||
| 11. Jeff Jones |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 2 ovs) 5 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Bob Simpson, Bill Lawry, Bob Cowper, Peter Burge, Brian Booth, Doug Walters, Tom Veivers, Peter Philpott, Wally Grout, Garth McKenzie, Alan Connolly