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England v Australia @ Old Trafford, Manchester
6, 7, 8, 10, 11 June 1968 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: JS Buller, CS Elliott
Match Result: Australia won by 159 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Bill Lawry | c Geoff Boycott b Bob Barber | 81 | 155 | 197 | 7 | 2 |
| 2. Ian Redpath | lbw b John Snow | 8 | 35 | 41 | 1 | - |
| 3. Bob Cowper | b John Snow | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Doug Walters | lbw b Bob Barber | 81 | 0 | 144 | 13 | - |
| 5. Paul Sheahan | c Basil D'Oliveira b John Snow | 88 | 0 | 206 | 7 | - |
| 6. Ian Chappell | run out ( > > ) | 73 | 0 | 167 | 5 | - |
| +7. Barry Jarman | c & b Ken Higgs | 12 | 47 | 69 | 1 | - |
| 8. Neil Hawke | c Alan Knott b John Snow | 5 | 17 | 14 | - | - |
| 9. Garth McKenzie | c Colin Cowdrey b Basil D'Oliveira | 0 | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | c Alan Knott b Ken Higgs | 0 | 0 | 18 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | not out | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-29 (Ian Redpath), 2-29 (Bob Cowper), 3-173 (Doug Walters), 4-174 (Bill Lawry), 5-326 (Ian Chappell), 6-341 (Paul Sheahan), 7-351 (Neil Hawke), 8-353 (Garth McKenzie), 9-357 (Barry Jarman), 357 (John Gleeson). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 130.3 ovs) 357 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 34 | 5 | 97 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Higgs | 35.3 | 11 | 80 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 25 | 11 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Pocock | 25 | 5 | 77 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Barber | 11 | 0 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Edrich | run out ( > > ) | 49 | 176 | 198 | 3 | 1 |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | c Barry Jarman b Bob Cowper | 35 | 0 | 204 | 1 | - |
| *3. Colin Cowdrey | c Bill Lawry b Garth McKenzie | 4 | 0 | 31 | - | - |
| 4. Tom Graveney | c Garth McKenzie b Bob Cowper | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 5. Dennis Amiss | c Bob Cowper b Garth McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 6. Bob Barber | c Paul Sheahan b Garth McKenzie | 20 | 0 | 86 | 1 | - |
| 7. Basil D'Oliveira | b Alan Connolly | 9 | 0 | 34 | 2 | - |
| +8. Alan Knott | c Garth McKenzie b Bob Cowper | 5 | 0 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 9. John Snow | not out | 18 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Ken Higgs | lbw b Bob Cowper | 2 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| 11. Pat Pocock | c Ian Redpath b John Gleeson | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-86 (John Edrich), 2-87 (Geoff Boycott), 3-89 (Tom Graveney), 4-90 (Dennis Amiss), 5-97 (Colin Cowdrey), 6-120 (Basil D'Oliveira), 7-137 (Alan Knott), 8-137 (Bob Barber), 9-144 (Ken Higgs), 165 (Pat Pocock). |
| Extras | 9b, 3lb, 3w, 0nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 104.3 ovs) 165 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 28 | 11 | 33 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Hawke | 15 | 7 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 28 | 15 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 6.3 | 2 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Cowper | 26 | 11 | 48 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Chappell | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Bill Lawry | c Pat Pocock b Basil D'Oliveira | 16 | 50 | 59 | - | - |
| 2. Ian Redpath | lbw b John Snow | 8 | 39 | 53 | 1 | - |
| 3. Bob Cowper | c & b Pat Pocock | 37 | 0 | 127 | 4 | - |
| 4. Doug Walters | lbw b Pat Pocock | 86 | 0 | 204 | 5 | 1 |
| 5. Paul Sheahan | c Tom Graveney b Pat Pocock | 8 | 0 | 15 | 2 | - |
| 6. Ian Chappell | c Alan Knott b Pat Pocock | 9 | 0 | 19 | - | 1 |
| +7. Barry Jarman | b Pat Pocock | 41 | 65 | 53 | 5 | 1 |
| 8. Neil Hawke | c John Edrich b Pat Pocock | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Garth McKenzie | c John Snow b Bob Barber | 0 | 10 | 8 | - | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | run out ( > > ) | 2 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | not out | 2 | 9 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (Ian Redpath), 2-24 (Bill Lawry), 3-106 (Bob Cowper), 4-122 (Paul Sheahan), 5-140 (Ian Chappell), 6-211 (Doug Walters), 7-211 (Neil Hawke), 8-214 (Barry Jarman), 9-214 (Garth McKenzie), 220 (John Gleeson). |
| Extras | 2b, 9lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 88 ovs) 220 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 17 | 2 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Higgs | 23 | 8 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Pocock | 33 | 10 | 79 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Barber | 10 | 1 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Edrich | c Barry Jarman b Bob Cowper | 38 | 119 | 113 | 4 | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | c Ian Redpath b Garth McKenzie | 11 | 0 | 14 | 2 | - |
| *3. Colin Cowdrey | c Barry Jarman b Garth McKenzie | 11 | 0 | 20 | 2 | - |
| 4. Tom Graveney | c Barry Jarman b John Gleeson | 33 | 0 | 101 | 4 | - |
| 5. Dennis Amiss | b Bob Cowper | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 6. Bob Barber | c Bob Cowper b Neil Hawke | 46 | 0 | 102 | 4 | - |
| 7. Basil D'Oliveira | not out | 87 | 0 | 172 | 13 | 1 |
| +8. Alan Knott | lbw b Alan Connolly | 4 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| 9. John Snow | c Bill Lawry b Alan Connolly | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 10. Ken Higgs | c Barry Jarman b John Gleeson | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Pat Pocock | lbw b John Gleeson | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Geoff Boycott), 2-25 (Colin Cowdrey), 3-91 (John Edrich), 4-91 (Dennis Amiss), 5-105 (Tom Graveney), 6-185 (Bob Barber), 7-214 (Alan Knott), 8-218 (John Snow), 9-219 (Ken Higgs), 253 (Pat Pocock). |
| Extras | 5b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 110 ovs) 253 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 18 | 3 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Hawke | 8 | 4 | 15 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 13 | 4 | 35 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 30 | 14 | 44 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Cowper | 39 | 12 | 82 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Chappell | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
John Edrich, Geoff Boycott, Colin Cowdrey, Tom Graveney, Dennis Amiss, Bob Barber, Basil D'Oliveira, Alan Knott, John Snow, Ken Higgs, Pat Pocock