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England v Australia @ Headingley, Leeds
25, 26, 27, 29, 30 July 1968 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: JS Buller, AE Fagg
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Inverarity | b John Snow | 8 | 0 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 2. Bob Cowper | b John Snow | 27 | 0 | 157 | 1 | - |
| 3. Ian Redpath | b Ray Illingworth | 92 | 176 | 197 | 14 | - |
| 4. Doug Walters | c Ken Barrington b Derek Underwood | 42 | 0 | 109 | 6 | - |
| 5. Ian Chappell | b David Brown | 65 | 0 | 220 | 2 | - |
| 6. Paul Sheahan | c Alan Knott b John Snow | 38 | 0 | 71 | 4 | - |
| *+7. Barry Jarman | c Ted Dexter b David Brown | 10 | 37 | 50 | - | - |
| 8. Eric Freeman | b Derek Underwood | 21 | 0 | 46 | 3 | - |
| 9. Garth McKenzie | lbw b Derek Underwood | 5 | 18 | 26 | - | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | not out | 2 | 0 | 20 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | c Tom Graveney b Derek Underwood | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (John Inverarity), 2-104 (Bob Cowper), 3-152 (Ian Redpath), 4-188 (Doug Walters), 5-248 (Paul Sheahan), 6-267 (Barry Jarman), 7-307 (Eric Freeman), 8-309 (Ian Chappell), 9-315 (Garth McKenzie), 315 (Alan Connolly). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 133.4 ovs) 315 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 35 | 3 | 98 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Brown | 35 | 4 | 99 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 29 | 15 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 27.4 | 13 | 41 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Dexter | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Edrich | c Barry Jarman b Garth McKenzie | 62 | 193 | 200 | 7 | - |
| 2. Roger Prideaux | c Eric Freeman b John Gleeson | 64 | 0 | 170 | 8 | - |
| 3. Ted Dexter | b Garth McKenzie | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | - |
| *4. Tom Graveney | c Bob Cowper b Alan Connolly | 37 | 0 | 130 | 3 | - |
| 5. Ken Barrington | b Alan Connolly | 49 | 0 | 185 | 5 | - |
| 6. Keith Fletcher | c Barry Jarman b Alan Connolly | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | lbw b Eric Freeman | 4 | 0 | 72 | - | - |
| 8. Ray Illingworth | c John Gleeson b Alan Connolly | 6 | 0 | 20 | - | - |
| 9. John Snow | b Alan Connolly | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 10. David Brown | b Bob Cowper | 14 | 0 | 53 | 1 | - |
| 11. Derek Underwood | not out | 45 | 0 | 52 | 6 | - |
| FOW | 1-123 (Roger Prideaux), 2-136 (John Edrich), 3-141 (Ted Dexter), 4-209 (Tom Graveney), 5-215 (Keith Fletcher), 6-235 (Ken Barrington), 7-237 (Alan Knott), 8-241 (Ray Illingworth), 9-241 (John Snow), 302 (David Brown). |
| Extras | 1b, 7lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 147 ovs) 302 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 39 | 20 | 61 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Freeman | 22 | 6 | 60 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 25 | 5 | 68 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 39 | 13 | 72 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Cowper | 18 | 10 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Chappell | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Inverarity | lbw b Ray Illingworth | 34 | 0 | 105 | 3 | - |
| 2. Bob Cowper | st Alan Knott b Ray Illingworth | 5 | 0 | 41 | - | - |
| 3. Ian Redpath | c John Edrich b John Snow | 48 | 129 | 137 | 6 | - |
| 4. Doug Walters | c Tom Graveney b John Snow | 56 | 0 | 198 | 3 | - |
| 5. Ian Chappell | c Ken Barrington b Derek Underwood | 81 | 0 | 245 | 5 | - |
| 6. Paul Sheahan | st Alan Knott b Ray Illingworth | 31 | 0 | 100 | 2 | - |
| *+7. Barry Jarman | st Alan Knott b Ray Illingworth | 4 | 36 | 33 | - | - |
| 8. Eric Freeman | b Ray Illingworth | 10 | 0 | 26 | - | 1 |
| 9. Garth McKenzie | c John Snow b Ray Illingworth | 10 | 46 | 48 | 2 | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | c Alan Knott b Derek Underwood | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | not out | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Bob Cowper), 2-81 (John Inverarity), 3-119 (Ian Redpath), 4-198 (Doug Walters), 5-273 (Paul Sheahan), 6-281 (Ian Chappell), 7-283 (Barry Jarman), 8-296 (Eric Freeman), 9-311 (Garth McKenzie), 312 (John Gleeson). |
| Extras | 13b, 8lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 154.1 ovs) 312 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 24 | 3 | 51 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Brown | 27 | 5 | 79 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 51 | 22 | 87 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 45.1 | 22 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Dexter | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Barrington | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Edrich | c Barry Jarman b Alan Connolly | 65 | 158 | 164 | 7 | - |
| 2. Roger Prideaux | b Garth McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 3. Ted Dexter | b Alan Connolly | 38 | 0 | 100 | 4 | - |
| *4. Tom Graveney | c & b Bob Cowper | 41 | 0 | 79 | 4 | - |
| 5. Ken Barrington | not out | 46 | 0 | 98 | 6 | - |
| 6. Keith Fletcher | not out | 23 | 0 | 70 | 1 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | ||||||
| 8. Ray Illingworth | ||||||
| 9. John Snow | ||||||
| 10. David Brown | ||||||
| 11. Derek Underwood |
| FOW | 1-4 (Roger Prideaux), 2-81 (Ted Dexter), 3-134 (John Edrich), 4-168 (Tom Graveney). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 84 ovs) 230 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 25 | 2 | 65 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Freeman | 6 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 11 | 4 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 31 | 10 | 68 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Cowper | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Chappell | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Inverarity | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
John Edrich, Roger Prideaux, Ted Dexter, Tom Graveney, Ken Barrington, Keith Fletcher, Alan Knott, Ray Illingworth, John Snow, David Brown, Derek Underwood