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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
21, 22, 23, 25, 26 January 1971 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: MG O'Connell, LP Rowan
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | c Peter Lever b Basil D'Oliveira | 30 | 0 | 129 | 2 | - |
| *2. Bill Lawry | c John Snow b Bob Willis | 56 | 191 | 246 | 6 | - |
| 3. Ian Chappell | c Brian Luckhurst b John Snow | 111 | 0 | 243 | 12 | - |
| 4. Ian Redpath | b John Snow | 72 | 187 | 232 | 7 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | b Derek Underwood | 55 | 0 | 128 | 5 | - |
| 6. Greg Chappell | c John Edrich b Bob Willis | 3 | 10 | 9 | - | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | not out | 92 | 0 | 197 | 12 | - |
| 8. Kerry O'Keeffe | c Brian Luckhurst b Ray Illingworth | 27 | 67 | 99 | 2 | - |
| 9. John Gleeson | c Colin Cowdrey b Bob Willis | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 10. Ross Duncan | c John Edrich b Ray Illingworth | 3 | 8 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Thomson | not out | 0 | 17 | 18 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-64 (Keith Stackpole), 2-266 (Ian Chappell), 3-269 (Ian Redpath), 4-310 (Bill Lawry), 5-314 (Greg Chappell), 6-374 (Doug Walters), 7-471 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 8-477 (John Gleeson), 9-480 (Ross Duncan). |
| Extras | 10b, 17lb, 0w, 12nb, 0pen) 39 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 128 ovs) 493 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 29 | 6 | 94 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Lever | 25 | 6 | 79 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 22 | 6 | 71 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 20 | 5 | 73 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 19 | 4 | 78 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 13 | 0 | 59 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Ian Redpath b Alan Thomson | 12 | 0 | 69 | 1 | - |
| 2. Brian Luckhurst | b Doug Walters | 109 | 280 | 328 | 11 | - |
| 3. John Edrich | c Rod Marsh b Alan Thomson | 9 | 47 | 47 | 1 | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | c & b John Gleeson | 13 | 0 | 32 | 3 | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | c Rod Marsh b Alan Thomson | 117 | 0 | 346 | 11 | 1 |
| *6. Ray Illingworth | c Ian Redpath b John Gleeson | 41 | 0 | 116 | 5 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | lbw b Keith Stackpole | 19 | 0 | 124 | - | - |
| 8. John Snow | b Ian Chappell | 1 | 0 | 55 | - | - |
| 9. Peter Lever | run out ( > > ) | 19 | 64 | 51 | 1 | - |
| 10. Derek Underwood | c & b John Gleeson | 5 | 0 | 24 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 5 | 8 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (Geoff Boycott), 2-64 (John Edrich), 3-88 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-228 (Brian Luckhurst), 5-306 (Ray Illingworth), 6-340 (Basil D'Oliveira), 7-354 (John Snow), 8-362 (Alan Knott), 9-379 (Derek Underwood), 392 (Peter Lever). |
| Extras | 17b, 14lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 42 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 137.5 ovs) 392 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Thomson | 34 | 5 | 110 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ross Duncan | 14 | 4 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 31 | 11 | 71 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 25 | 7 | 60 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Stackpole | 17.5 | 4 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Chappell | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | c Alan Knott b Bob Willis | 18 | 0 | 90 | 1 | - |
| *2. Bill Lawry | c sub b John Snow | 42 | 130 | 157 | 2 | - |
| 3. Ian Chappell | b Derek Underwood | 30 | 0 | 122 | 2 | - |
| 4. Ian Redpath | c Alan Knott b John Snow | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | not out | 39 | 0 | 87 | 4 | - |
| 6. Greg Chappell | not out | 20 | 38 | 41 | 1 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | ||||||
| 8. Kerry O'Keeffe | ||||||
| 9. John Gleeson | ||||||
| 10. Ross Duncan | ||||||
| 11. Alan Thomson |
| FOW | 1-51 (Keith Stackpole), 2-84 (Bill Lawry), 3-91 (Ian Redpath), 4-132 (Ian Chappell). |
| Extras | 8b, 3lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 46 ovs) 169 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 12 | 4 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Lever | 12 | 1 | 53 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 12 | 0 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | not out | 76 | 0 | 240 | 7 | - |
| 2. John Edrich | not out | 74 | 221 | 240 | 7 | - |
| 3. Brian Luckhurst | ||||||
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | ||||||
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | ||||||
| *6. Ray Illingworth | ||||||
| +7. Alan Knott | ||||||
| 8. John Snow | ||||||
| 9. Peter Lever | ||||||
| 10. Derek Underwood | ||||||
| 11. Bob Willis |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 1b, 8lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 58 ovs) 161 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Thomson | 11 | 5 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 19 | 3 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Stackpole | 13 | 2 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Keith Stackpole, Bill Lawry, Ian Chappell, Ian Redpath, Doug Walters, Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Kerry O'Keeffe, John Gleeson, Ross Duncan, Alan Thomson