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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
9, 10, 11, 13, 14 January 1971 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: TF Brooks, LP Rowan
Match Result: England won by 299 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c John Gleeson b Alan Connolly | 77 | 0 | 140 | 11 | - |
| 2. Brian Luckhurst | lbw b John Gleeson | 38 | 119 | 167 | 3 | - |
| 3. John Edrich | c John Gleeson b Greg Chappell | 55 | 105 | 121 | 8 | - |
| 4. Keith Fletcher | c Doug Walters b Ashley Mallett | 23 | 0 | 91 | 2 | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | c Alan Connolly b Ashley Mallett | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| *6. Ray Illingworth | b John Gleeson | 25 | 0 | 93 | 3 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | st Rod Marsh b Ashley Mallett | 6 | 0 | 27 | - | - |
| 8. John Snow | c Bill Lawry b John Gleeson | 37 | 0 | 87 | 5 | - |
| 9. Peter Lever | c Alan Connolly b Ashley Mallett | 36 | 61 | 74 | 5 | - |
| 10. Derek Underwood | c Greg Chappell b John Gleeson | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 15 | 33 | 38 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-116 (Geoff Boycott), 2-130 (Brian Luckhurst), 3-201 (Keith Fletcher), 4-205 (John Edrich), 5-208 (Basil D'Oliveira), 6-219 (Alan Knott), 7-262 (Ray Illingworth), 8-291 (John Snow), 9-291 (Derek Underwood), 332 (Peter Lever). |
| Extras | 5b, 2lb, 1w, 12nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 94.7 ovs) 332 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 15 | 3 | 74 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 13 | 2 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 29 | 7 | 83 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 11 | 4 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 16.7 | 5 | 40 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Stackpole | 7 | 2 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Bill Lawry | c John Edrich b Peter Lever | 9 | 66 | 85 | - | - |
| 2. Ian Chappell | c Derek Underwood b John Snow | 12 | 0 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 3. Ian Redpath | c Keith Fletcher b Basil D'Oliveira | 64 | 195 | 241 | 6 | - |
| 4. Doug Walters | c Brian Luckhurst b Ray Illingworth | 55 | 0 | 114 | 8 | - |
| 5. Greg Chappell | c & b Derek Underwood | 15 | 44 | 40 | 2 | - |
| 6. Keith Stackpole | c Geoff Boycott b Derek Underwood | 33 | 0 | 58 | 7 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Basil D'Oliveira b Derek Underwood | 8 | 0 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 8. Ashley Mallett | b Derek Underwood | 4 | 21 | 22 | - | - |
| 9. Garth McKenzie | not out | 11 | 28 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | c Keith Fletcher b Basil D'Oliveira | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | b Peter Lever | 14 | 30 | 22 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Ian Chappell), 2-38 (Bill Lawry), 3-137 (Doug Walters), 4-160 (Greg Chappell), 5-189 (Ian Redpath), 6-199 (Keith Stackpole), 7-208 (Rod Marsh), 8-208 (Ashley Mallett), 9-219 (John Gleeson), 236 (Alan Connolly). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 76.6 ovs) 236 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 14 | 6 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 9 | 2 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Lever | 8.6 | 1 | 31 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 22 | 7 | 66 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 14 | 3 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 9 | 2 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | not out | 142 | 0 | 412 | 12 | - |
| 2. Brian Luckhurst | c Ian Chappell b Garth McKenzie | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 3. John Edrich | run out ( > > ) | 12 | 51 | 50 | - | - |
| 4. Keith Fletcher | c Keith Stackpole b Ashley Mallett | 8 | 0 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | c Ian Chappell b Greg Chappell | 56 | 0 | 156 | 6 | - |
| *6. Ray Illingworth | st Rod Marsh b Ashley Mallett | 53 | 0 | 131 | 6 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | not out | 21 | 0 | 26 | 2 | - |
| 8. John Snow | ||||||
| 9. Peter Lever | ||||||
| 10. Derek Underwood | ||||||
| 11. Bob Willis |
| FOW | 1-7 (Brian Luckhurst), 2-35 (John Edrich), 3-48 (Keith Fletcher), 4-181 (Basil D'Oliveira), 5-276 (Ray Illingworth). |
| Extras | 9b, 4lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 94 ovs) 319 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 15 | 0 | 65 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 14 | 1 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 23 | 4 | 54 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 15 | 5 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 19 | 1 | 85 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Stackpole | 6 | 1 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Bill Lawry | not out | 60 | 229 | 267 | 8 | - |
| 2. Ian Chappell | c Basil D'Oliveira b John Snow | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 3. Ian Redpath | c John Edrich b John Snow | 6 | 13 | 21 | - | - |
| 4. Doug Walters | c Alan Knott b Peter Lever | 3 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| 5. Greg Chappell | b John Snow | 2 | 9 | 14 | - | - |
| 6. Keith Stackpole | c Peter Lever b John Snow | 30 | 0 | 96 | 4 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Bob Willis b John Snow | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 8. Ashley Mallett | c Alan Knott b Bob Willis | 6 | 43 | 49 | - | - |
| 9. Garth McKenzie | retired hurt | 6 | 47 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | b John Snow | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | c Alan Knott b John Snow | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Ian Chappell), 2-11 (Ian Redpath), 3-14 (Doug Walters), 4-21 (Greg Chappell), 5-66 (Keith Stackpole), 6-66 (Rod Marsh), 7-86 (Ashley Mallett), 8-116 (John Gleeson), 9-116 (Alan Connolly). |
| Extras | 2b, 0lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 56.5 ovs) 116 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 17.5 | 5 | 40 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Lever | 11 | 1 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 7 | 3 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Bill Lawry, Ian Chappell, Ian Redpath, Doug Walters, Greg Chappell, Keith Stackpole, Rod Marsh, Ashley Mallett, Garth McKenzie, John Gleeson, Alan Connolly