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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
8, 9, 10, 12, 13 February 1975 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, TF Brooks
Match Result: England won by an innings and 4 runs
1st Innings
Australia
Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
1. Ian Redpath | c Tony Greig b Peter Lever | 1 | 23 | 35 | - | - |
2. Rick McCosker | c Tony Greig b Peter Lever | 0 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
*3. Ian Chappell | c Alan Knott b Chris Old | 65 | 0 | 149 | 7 | - |
4. Greg Chappell | c Mike Denness b Peter Lever | 1 | 14 | 24 | - | - |
5. Ross Edwards | c Dennis Amiss b Peter Lever | 0 | 5 | 11 | - | - |
6. Doug Walters | c John Edrich b Chris Old | 12 | 0 | 30 | 2 | - |
+7. Rod Marsh | b Chris Old | 29 | 0 | 65 | 5 | - |
8. Max Walker | not out | 20 | 45 | 72 | 1 | - |
9. Dennis Lillee | c Alan Knott b Peter Lever | 12 | 17 | 38 | 2 | - |
10. Ashley Mallett | b Peter Lever | 7 | 12 | 14 | 1 | - |
11. Geoff Dymock | c Alan Knott b Tony Greig | 0 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
FOW | 1-0 (Rick McCosker), 2-5 (Ian Redpath), 3-19 (Greg Chappell), 4-23 (Ross Edwards), 5-50 (Doug Walters), 6-104 (Ian Chappell), 7-115 (Rod Marsh), 8-141 (Dennis Lillee), 9-149 (Ashley Mallett), 152 (Geoff Dymock). |
Extras | 2b, 1lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 5 |
Total | (for 10 wickets, 36.7 ovs) 152 |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
Geoff Arnold | 6 | 2 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Peter Lever | 11 | 2 | 38 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
Chris Old | 11 | 0 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Tony Greig | 8.7 | 1 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
1. Dennis Amiss | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
2. Colin Cowdrey | c Rod Marsh b Max Walker | 7 | 0 | 43 | 1 | - |
3. John Edrich | c Ian Chappell b Max Walker | 70 | 164 | 212 | 3 | - |
*4. Mike Denness | c & b Max Walker | 188 | 0 | 492 | 17 | - |
5. Keith Fletcher | c Ian Redpath b Max Walker | 146 | 0 | 446 | 11 | - |
6. Tony Greig | c sub b Max Walker | 89 | 94 | 122 | 13 | - |
+7. Alan Knott | c Rod Marsh b Max Walker | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | - |
8. Chris Old | b Geoff Dymock | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
9. Derek Underwood | b Max Walker | 11 | 0 | 26 | 1 | - |
10. Geoff Arnold | c Rod Marsh b Max Walker | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
11. Peter Lever | not out | 6 | 14 | 18 | - | - |
FOW | 1-4 (Dennis Amiss), 2-18 (Colin Cowdrey), 3-167 (John Edrich), 4-359 (Mike Denness), 5-507 (Tony Greig), 6-507 (Keith Fletcher), 7-508 (Chris Old), 8-514 (Alan Knott), 9-514 (Geoff Arnold), 529 (Derek Underwood). |
Extras | 4b, 2lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
Total | (for 10 wickets, 151.2 ovs) 529 |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
Dennis Lillee | 6 | 2 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Max Walker | 42.2 | 7 | 143 | 8 | (0w,0nb) |
Geoff Dymock | 39 | 6 | 130 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Doug Walters | 23 | 3 | 86 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Ashley Mallett | 29 | 8 | 96 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Ian Chappell | 12 | 1 | 50 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
1. Ian Redpath | c Dennis Amiss b Tony Greig | 83 | 272 | 335 | 10 | - |
2. Rick McCosker | c Colin Cowdrey b Geoff Arnold | 76 | 108 | 155 | 7 | - |
*3. Ian Chappell | c Alan Knott b Tony Greig | 50 | 0 | 150 | 6 | - |
4. Greg Chappell | b Peter Lever | 102 | 177 | 229 | 11 | - |
5. Ross Edwards | c Alan Knott b Geoff Arnold | 18 | 60 | 77 | - | - |
6. Doug Walters | b Geoff Arnold | 3 | 0 | 13 | - | - |
+7. Rod Marsh | c Mike Denness b Peter Lever | 1 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
8. Max Walker | c & b Tony Greig | 17 | 52 | 75 | 1 | - |
9. Ashley Mallett | c John Edrich b Tony Greig | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - |
10. Geoff Dymock | c Alan Knott b Peter Lever | 0 | 10 | 26 | - | - |
11. Dennis Lillee | not out | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
FOW | 1-111 (Rick McCosker), 2-215 (Ian Chappell), 3-248 (Ian Redpath), 4-289 (Ross Edwards), 5-297 (Doug Walters), 6-306 (Rod Marsh), 7-367 (Max Walker), 8-373 (Greg Chappell), 9-373 (Geoff Dymock), 373 (Ashley Mallett). |
Extras | 9b, 5lb, 4w, 5nb, 0pen) 23 |
Total | (for 10 wickets, 106.7 ovs) 373 |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
Geoff Arnold | 23 | 6 | 83 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Peter Lever | 16 | 1 | 65 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Chris Old | 18 | 1 | 75 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Tony Greig | 31.7 | 7 | 88 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Derek Underwood | 18 | 5 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Ian Redpath, Rick McCosker, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Ross Edwards, Doug Walters, Rod Marsh, Max Walker, Ashley Mallett, Geoff Dymock, Dennis Lillee