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Australia v England @ Adelaide Oval
29, 30 January, 1, 2, 3 February 1971 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: TF Brooks, MG O'Connell
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | run out ( > > ) | 58 | 0 | 175 | 6 | - |
| 2. John Edrich | c Keith Stackpole b Dennis Lillee | 130 | 301 | 354 | 14 | - |
| 3. Keith Fletcher | b Alan Thomson | 80 | 0 | 209 | 8 | - |
| +4. Alan Knott | c Ian Redpath b Dennis Lillee | 7 | 0 | 22 | - | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | c Rod Marsh b Greg Chappell | 47 | 0 | 134 | 3 | - |
| 6. Jackie Hampshire | c Dennis Lillee b Greg Chappell | 55 | 138 | 157 | 5 | - |
| *7. Ray Illingworth | b Dennis Lillee | 24 | 0 | 88 | 2 | - |
| 8. John Snow | b Dennis Lillee | 38 | 0 | 77 | 5 | - |
| 9. Peter Lever | b Alan Thomson | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 10. Derek Underwood | not out | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | c Doug Walters b Dennis Lillee | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-107 (Geoff Boycott), 2-276 (John Edrich), 3-289 (Alan Knott), 4-289 (Keith Fletcher), 5-385 (Basil D'Oliveira), 6-402 (Jackie Hampshire), 7-458 (Ray Illingworth), 8-465 (John Snow), 9-465 (Peter Lever), 470 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 1b, 5lb, 4w, 11nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 136.2 ovs) 470 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Thomson | 29.7 | 6 | 94 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dennis Lillee | 28.3 | 0 | 84 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 9 | 2 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 18 | 1 | 54 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 19 | 1 | 78 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 20 | 1 | 63 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Stackpole | 12 | 2 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | b Derek Underwood | 87 | 0 | 181 | 11 | - |
| *2. Bill Lawry | c Alan Knott b John Snow | 10 | 62 | 110 | - | - |
| 3. Ian Chappell | c Alan Knott b Peter Lever | 28 | 0 | 99 | 1 | - |
| 4. Ian Redpath | c Peter Lever b Ray Illingworth | 9 | 72 | 102 | 1 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Alan Knott b Peter Lever | 8 | 0 | 19 | - | - |
| 6. Greg Chappell | c John Edrich b Peter Lever | 0 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Alan Knott b Bob Willis | 28 | 0 | 75 | 2 | - |
| 8. Ashley Mallett | c Ray Illingworth b John Snow | 28 | 72 | 78 | 4 | - |
| 9. John Gleeson | c Geoff Boycott b Bob Willis | 16 | 0 | 52 | 2 | - |
| 10. Dennis Lillee | c Geoff Boycott b Peter Lever | 10 | 18 | 21 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Thomson | not out | 6 | 10 | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-61 (Bill Lawry), 2-117 (Keith Stackpole), 3-131 (Ian Chappell), 4-141 (Doug Walters), 5-145 (Greg Chappell), 6-163 (Ian Redpath), 7-180 (Rod Marsh), 8-219 (Ashley Mallett), 9-221 (John Gleeson), 235 (Dennis Lillee). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 76.1 ovs) 235 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 21 | 4 | 73 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Lever | 17.1 | 2 | 49 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 21 | 6 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 12 | 3 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | not out | 119 | 0 | 250 | 12 | - |
| 2. John Edrich | b Alan Thomson | 40 | 83 | 144 | 3 | - |
| 3. Keith Fletcher | b John Gleeson | 5 | 0 | 31 | - | - |
| 4. Basil D'Oliveira | c Doug Walters b Alan Thomson | 5 | 0 | 13 | - | - |
| 5. Jackie Hampshire | lbw b Alan Thomson | 3 | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| *6. Ray Illingworth | not out | 48 | 0 | 78 | 8 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | ||||||
| 8. John Snow | ||||||
| 9. Peter Lever | ||||||
| 10. Derek Underwood | ||||||
| 11. Bob Willis |
| FOW | 1-103 (John Edrich), 2-128 (Keith Fletcher), 3-143 (Basil D'Oliveira), 4-151 (Jackie Hampshire). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 1w, 8nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 51 ovs) 233 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Thomson | 19 | 2 | 79 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dennis Lillee | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 16 | 1 | 69 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | b John Snow | 136 | 0 | 410 | 16 | - |
| *2. Bill Lawry | c Alan Knott b Bob Willis | 21 | 93 | 96 | 2 | - |
| 3. Ian Chappell | c Bob Willis b Derek Underwood | 104 | 0 | 326 | 9 | - |
| 4. Ian Redpath | not out | 21 | 109 | 114 | - | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | not out | 36 | 0 | 100 | 3 | 1 |
| 6. Greg Chappell | ||||||
| +7. Rod Marsh | ||||||
| 8. Ashley Mallett | ||||||
| 9. John Gleeson | ||||||
| 10. Dennis Lillee | ||||||
| 11. Alan Thomson |
| FOW | 1-65 (Bill Lawry), 2-267 (Keith Stackpole), 3-271 (Ian Chappell). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 115 ovs) 328 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 17 | 3 | 60 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Lever | 17 | 4 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 35 | 7 | 85 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 13 | 1 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 14 | 7 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 15 | 4 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Keith Stackpole, Bill Lawry, Ian Chappell, Ian Redpath, Doug Walters, Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Ashley Mallett, John Gleeson, Dennis Lillee, Alan Thomson