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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
12, 13, 14, 16, 17 February 1971 (six-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: TF Brooks, LP Rowan
Match Result: England won by 62 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Edrich | c Greg Chappell b Tony Dell | 30 | 130 | 150 | 1 | - |
| 2. Brian Luckhurst | c Ian Redpath b Doug Walters | 0 | 29 | 37 | - | - |
| 3. Keith Fletcher | c Keith Stackpole b Kerry O'Keeffe | 33 | 0 | 121 | 3 | - |
| 4. Jackie Hampshire | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 10 | 40 | 51 | 1 | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | b Tony Dell | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| *6. Ray Illingworth | b Terry Jenner | 42 | 0 | 135 | 6 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | c Keith Stackpole b Kerry O'Keeffe | 27 | 0 | 70 | 1 | - |
| 8. John Snow | b Terry Jenner | 7 | 0 | 17 | - | - |
| 9. Peter Lever | c Terry Jenner b Kerry O'Keeffe | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | - |
| 10. Derek Underwood | not out | 8 | 0 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | b Terry Jenner | 11 | 21 | 12 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Brian Luckhurst), 2-60 (John Edrich), 3-68 (Keith Fletcher), 4-69 (Basil D'Oliveira), 5-98 (Jackie Hampshire), 6-145 (Alan Knott), 7-156 (John Snow), 8-165 (Ray Illingworth), 9-165 (Peter Lever), 184 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 76 ovs) 184 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 13 | 5 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Dell | 16 | 8 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Jenner | 16 | 3 | 42 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 24 | 8 | 48 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ken Eastwood | c Alan Knott b Peter Lever | 5 | 19 | 17 | - | - |
| 2. Keith Stackpole | b John Snow | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | - |
| +3. Rod Marsh | c Bob Willis b Peter Lever | 4 | 0 | 38 | - | - |
| *4. Ian Chappell | b Bob Willis | 25 | 0 | 88 | 1 | - |
| 5. Ian Redpath | c & b Derek Underwood | 59 | 155 | 198 | 2 | - |
| 6. Doug Walters | st Alan Knott b Derek Underwood | 42 | 0 | 103 | 1 | - |
| 7. Greg Chappell | b Bob Willis | 65 | 186 | 183 | 6 | - |
| 8. Kerry O'Keeffe | c Alan Knott b Ray Illingworth | 3 | 28 | 37 | - | - |
| 9. Terry Jenner | b Peter Lever | 30 | 62 | 75 | 3 | - |
| 10. Dennis Lillee | c Alan Knott b Bob Willis | 6 | 24 | 54 | - | - |
| 11. Tony Dell | not out | 3 | 12 | 22 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Ken Eastwood), 2-13 (Keith Stackpole), 3-32 (Rod Marsh), 4-66 (Ian Chappell), 5-147 (Doug Walters), 6-162 (Ian Redpath), 7-178 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 8-235 (Dennis Lillee), 9-239 (Greg Chappell), 264 (Terry Jenner). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 1w, 10nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 83.6 ovs) 264 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 18 | 2 | 68 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Lever | 14.6 | 3 | 43 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 12 | 2 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 12 | 1 | 58 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 16 | 3 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 11 | 3 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Edrich | c Ian Chappell b Kerry O'Keeffe | 57 | 142 | 210 | 3 | - |
| 2. Brian Luckhurst | c Dennis Lillee b Kerry O'Keeffe | 59 | 129 | 119 | 7 | - |
| 3. Keith Fletcher | c Keith Stackpole b Ken Eastwood | 20 | 0 | 69 | 1 | - |
| 4. Jackie Hampshire | c Ian Chappell b Kerry O'Keeffe | 24 | 41 | 28 | 4 | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | c Ian Chappell b Dennis Lillee | 47 | 0 | 145 | 4 | - |
| *6. Ray Illingworth | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 29 | 0 | 106 | 2 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | b Tony Dell | 15 | 0 | 70 | 2 | - |
| 8. John Snow | c Keith Stackpole b Tony Dell | 20 | 0 | 94 | 1 | - |
| 9. Peter Lever | c Ian Redpath b Terry Jenner | 17 | 35 | 39 | 2 | - |
| 10. Derek Underwood | c Rod Marsh b Tony Dell | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 2 | 10 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-94 (Brian Luckhurst), 2-130 (Keith Fletcher), 3-158 (John Edrich), 4-165 (Jackie Hampshire), 5-234 (Ray Illingworth), 6-251 (Basil D'Oliveira), 7-276 (Alan Knott), 8-298 (Peter Lever), 9-299 (Derek Underwood), 302 (John Snow). |
| Extras | 3b, 3lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 100.7 ovs) 302 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 14 | 0 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Dell | 26.7 | 3 | 65 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Jenner | 21 | 5 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 26 | 8 | 96 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Eastwood | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Stackpole | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ken Eastwood | b John Snow | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| 2. Keith Stackpole | b Ray Illingworth | 67 | 0 | 159 | 6 | 2 |
| *3. Ian Chappell | c Alan Knott b Peter Lever | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1 | - |
| 4. Ian Redpath | c Jackie Hampshire b Ray Illingworth | 14 | 66 | 79 | - | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Basil D'Oliveira b Bob Willis | 1 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| 6. Greg Chappell | st Alan Knott b Ray Illingworth | 30 | 127 | 135 | 3 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | b Derek Underwood | 16 | 0 | 79 | - | - |
| 8. Kerry O'Keeffe | c sub b Basil D'Oliveira | 12 | 46 | 52 | 2 | - |
| 9. Terry Jenner | c Keith Fletcher b Derek Underwood | 4 | 43 | 46 | - | - |
| 10. Dennis Lillee | c Jackie Hampshire b Basil D'Oliveira | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Tony Dell | not out | 3 | 14 | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Ken Eastwood), 2-22 (Ian Chappell), 3-71 (Ian Redpath), 4-82 (Doug Walters), 5-96 (Keith Stackpole), 6-131 (Rod Marsh), 7-142 (Greg Chappell), 8-154 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 9-154 (Dennis Lillee), 160 (Terry Jenner). |
| Extras | 2b, 0lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 62.6 ovs) 160 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Lever | 12 | 2 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 5 | 1 | 15 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 9 | 1 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 13.6 | 5 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 20 | 7 | 39 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Ken Eastwood, Keith Stackpole, Ian Chappell, Ian Redpath, Doug Walters, Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Kerry O'Keeffe, Terry Jenner, Dennis Lillee, Tony Dell