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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
22, 23, 24, 26, 27 August 1968 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: CS Elliott, AE Fagg
Match Result: England won by 226 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Edrich | b Ian Chappell | 164 | 422 | 459 | 20 | - |
| 2. Colin Milburn | b Alan Connolly | 8 | 0 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 3. Ted Dexter | b John Gleeson | 21 | 0 | 81 | 1 | - |
| *4. Colin Cowdrey | lbw b Ashley Mallett | 16 | 0 | 48 | 3 | - |
| 5. Tom Graveney | c Ian Redpath b Garth McKenzie | 63 | 0 | 143 | 8 | - |
| 6. Basil D'Oliveira | c John Inverarity b Ashley Mallett | 158 | 0 | 309 | 21 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | c Barry Jarman b Ashley Mallett | 28 | 0 | 71 | 4 | - |
| 8. Ray Illingworth | lbw b Alan Connolly | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 9. John Snow | run out ( > > ) | 4 | 0 | 13 | - | - |
| 10. Derek Underwood | not out | 9 | 0 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 11. David Brown | c Paul Sheahan b John Gleeson | 2 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Colin Milburn), 2-84 (Ted Dexter), 3-113 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-238 (Tom Graveney), 5-359 (John Edrich), 6-421 (Alan Knott), 7-458 (Ray Illingworth), 8-468 (John Snow), 9-489 (Basil D'Oliveira), 494 (David Brown). |
| Extras | 1b, 11lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 201.2 ovs) 494 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 40 | 8 | 87 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 57 | 12 | 127 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 41.2 | 8 | 109 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 36 | 11 | 87 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Chappell | 21 | 5 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Bill Lawry | c Alan Knott b John Snow | 135 | 401 | 443 | 22 | - |
| 2. John Inverarity | c Colin Milburn b John Snow | 1 | 0 | 16 | - | - |
| 3. Ian Redpath | c Colin Cowdrey b John Snow | 67 | 166 | 203 | 8 | - |
| 4. Ian Chappell | c Alan Knott b David Brown | 10 | 0 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Alan Knott b David Brown | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 6. Paul Sheahan | b Ray Illingworth | 14 | 0 | 36 | 2 | - |
| +7. Barry Jarman | st Alan Knott b Ray Illingworth | 0 | 16 | 12 | - | - |
| 8. Garth McKenzie | b David Brown | 12 | 65 | 62 | 2 | - |
| 9. Ashley Mallett | not out | 43 | 194 | 180 | 6 | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | c Ted Dexter b Derek Underwood | 19 | 0 | 54 | 2 | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | b Derek Underwood | 3 | 40 | 54 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (John Inverarity), 2-136 (Ian Redpath), 3-151 (Ian Chappell), 4-161 (Doug Walters), 5-185 (Paul Sheahan), 6-188 (Barry Jarman), 7-237 (Garth McKenzie), 8-269 (Bill Lawry), 9-302 (John Gleeson), 324 (Alan Connolly). |
| Extras | 4b, 7lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 163.3 ovs) 324 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 35 | 12 | 67 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Brown | 22 | 5 | 63 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 48 | 15 | 87 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 54.3 | 21 | 89 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Edrich | c Bill Lawry b Ashley Mallett | 17 | 31 | 46 | 2 | - |
| 2. Colin Milburn | c Bill Lawry b Alan Connolly | 18 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| 3. Ted Dexter | b Alan Connolly | 28 | 0 | 36 | 4 | - |
| *4. Colin Cowdrey | b Ashley Mallett | 35 | 0 | 75 | 1 | - |
| 5. Tom Graveney | run out ( > > ) | 12 | 0 | 19 | - | - |
| 6. Basil D'Oliveira | c John Gleeson b Alan Connolly | 9 | 0 | 24 | 1 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | run out ( > > ) | 34 | 0 | 60 | 4 | - |
| 8. Ray Illingworth | b John Gleeson | 10 | 0 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 9. John Snow | c Paul Sheahan b John Gleeson | 13 | 0 | 23 | 2 | - |
| 10. Derek Underwood | not out | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. David Brown | b Alan Connolly | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Colin Milburn), 2-53 (John Edrich), 3-67 (Ted Dexter), 4-90 (Tom Graveney), 5-114 (Basil D'Oliveira), 6-126 (Colin Cowdrey), 7-149 (Ray Illingworth), 8-179 (John Snow), 9-179 (Alan Knott), 181 (David Brown). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 58.4 ovs) 181 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 22.4 | 2 | 65 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 7 | 2 | 22 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 25 | 4 | 77 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Bill Lawry | c Colin Milburn b David Brown | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 2. John Inverarity | lbw b Derek Underwood | 56 | 0 | 249 | 9 | - |
| 3. Ian Redpath | lbw b Derek Underwood | 8 | 23 | 24 | 2 | - |
| 4. Ian Chappell | lbw b Derek Underwood | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Alan Knott b Derek Underwood | 1 | 0 | 28 | - | - |
| 6. Paul Sheahan | c John Snow b Ray Illingworth | 24 | 0 | 65 | 4 | - |
| +7. Barry Jarman | b Basil D'Oliveira | 21 | 101 | 83 | 3 | - |
| 8. Ashley Mallett | c David Brown b Derek Underwood | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 9. Garth McKenzie | c David Brown b Derek Underwood | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | b Derek Underwood | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | not out | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Bill Lawry), 2-13 (Ian Redpath), 3-19 (Ian Chappell), 4-29 (Doug Walters), 5-65 (Paul Sheahan), 6-110 (Barry Jarman), 7-110 (Ashley Mallett), 8-110 (Garth McKenzie), 9-120 (John Gleeson), 125 (John Inverarity). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 83.3 ovs) 125 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 11 | 5 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Brown | 8 | 3 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 28 | 18 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 31.3 | 19 | 50 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
John Edrich, Colin Milburn, Ted Dexter, Colin Cowdrey, Tom Graveney, Basil D'Oliveira, Alan Knott, Ray Illingworth, John Snow, Derek Underwood, David Brown