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England v Australia @ Trent Bridge, Nottingham
28, 29, 30 July, 1, 2 August 1977 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: HD Bird, DJ Constant
Match Result: England won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick McCosker | c Mike Brearley b Mike Hendrick | 51 | 126 | 139 | 8 | - |
| 2. Ian Davis | c Ian Botham b Derek Underwood | 33 | 74 | 98 | 3 | 1 |
| *3. Greg Chappell | b Ian Botham | 19 | 64 | 81 | 3 | - |
| 4. David Hookes | c Mike Hendrick b Bob Willis | 17 | 26 | 46 | 1 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Mike Hendrick b Ian Botham | 11 | 0 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 6. Richie Robinson | c Mike Brearley b Tony Greig | 11 | 16 | 26 | 2 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | lbw b Ian Botham | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 8. Kerry O'Keeffe | not out | 48 | 81 | 110 | 5 | - |
| 9. Max Walker | c Mike Hendrick b Ian Botham | 0 | 8 | 7 | - | - |
| 10. Jeff Thomson | c Alan Knott b Ian Botham | 21 | 32 | 36 | 4 | - |
| 11. Len Pascoe | c Tony Greig b Mike Hendrick | 20 | 46 | 57 | 4 | - |
| FOW | 1-79 (Ian Davis), 2-101 (Rick McCosker), 3-131 (Greg Chappell), 4-133 (David Hookes), 5-153 (Doug Walters), 6-153 (Richie Robinson), 7-153 (Rod Marsh), 8-155 (Max Walker), 9-196 (Jeff Thomson), 243 (Len Pascoe). |
| Extras | 4b, 2lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 82.2 ovs) 243 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 15 | 0 | 58 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 21.2 | 6 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 20 | 5 | 74 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 15 | 4 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 11 | 5 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mike Brearley | c David Hookes b Len Pascoe | 15 | 65 | 84 | - | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | c Rick McCosker b Jeff Thomson | 107 | 0 | 419 | 11 | - |
| 3. Bob Woolmer | lbw b Len Pascoe | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Derek Randall | run out ( > > ) | 13 | 23 | 28 | 2 | - |
| 5. Tony Greig | b Jeff Thomson | 11 | 17 | 22 | 2 | - |
| 6. Geoff Miller | c Richie Robinson b Len Pascoe | 13 | 18 | 24 | 2 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | c Ian Davis b Jeff Thomson | 135 | 0 | 293 | 18 | - |
| 8. Ian Botham | b Max Walker | 25 | 61 | 93 | 3 | - |
| 9. Derek Underwood | b Len Pascoe | 7 | 0 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 10. Mike Hendrick | b Max Walker | 1 | 6 | 10 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 2 | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-34 (Mike Brearley), 2-34 (Bob Woolmer), 3-52 (Derek Randall), 4-64 (Tony Greig), 5-82 (Geoff Miller), 6-297 (Geoff Boycott), 7-326 (Alan Knott), 8-357 (Derek Underwood), 9-357 (Ian Botham), 364 (Mike Hendrick). |
| Extras | 9b, 7lb, 3w, 16nb, 0pen) 35 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 124.2 ovs) 364 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 31 | 6 | 103 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Pascoe | 32 | 10 | 80 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 39.2 | 12 | 79 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 8 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 11 | 4 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick McCosker | c Mike Brearley b Bob Willis | 107 | 307 | 368 | 10 | 1 |
| 2. Ian Davis | c Tony Greig b Bob Willis | 9 | 20 | 26 | 1 | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | b Mike Hendrick | 27 | 39 | 37 | 5 | - |
| 4. David Hookes | lbw b Mike Hendrick | 42 | 128 | 184 | 4 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Derek Randall b Tony Greig | 28 | 0 | 77 | 3 | - |
| 6. Richie Robinson | lbw b Derek Underwood | 34 | 73 | 96 | 5 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Tony Greig b Bob Willis | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 8. Kerry O'Keeffe | not out | 21 | 81 | 120 | 4 | - |
| 9. Max Walker | b Bob Willis | 17 | 43 | 53 | 4 | - |
| 10. Jeff Thomson | b Bob Willis | 0 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Len Pascoe | c Mike Hendrick b Derek Underwood | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Ian Davis), 2-60 (Greg Chappell), 3-154 (David Hookes), 4-204 (Doug Walters), 5-240 (Rick McCosker), 6-240 (Rod Marsh), 7-270 (Richie Robinson), 8-307 (Max Walker), 9-308 (Jeff Thomson), 309 (Len Pascoe). |
| Extras | 1b, 5lb, 1w, 17nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 127 ovs) 309 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 26 | 6 | 88 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 32 | 14 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 25 | 5 | 60 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 9 | 2 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 27 | 15 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Woolmer | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mike Brearley | b Max Walker | 81 | 211 | 258 | 13 | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | not out | 80 | 0 | 311 | 9 | - |
| +3. Alan Knott | c Kerry O'Keeffe b Max Walker | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 4. Tony Greig | b Max Walker | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| 5. Derek Randall | not out | 19 | 43 | 40 | 3 | - |
| 6. Bob Woolmer | ||||||
| 7. Geoff Miller | ||||||
| 8. Ian Botham | ||||||
| 9. Derek Underwood | ||||||
| 10. Mike Hendrick | ||||||
| 11. Bob Willis |
| FOW | 1-154 (Mike Brearley), 2-156 (Alan Knott), 3-158 (Tony Greig). |
| Extras | 2b, 2lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 81.2 ovs) 189 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 16 | 6 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Pascoe | 22 | 6 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 19.2 | 2 | 65 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 24 | 8 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Mike Brearley, Geoff Boycott, Alan Knott, Tony Greig, Derek Randall, Bob Woolmer, Geoff Miller, Ian Botham, Derek Underwood, Mike Hendrick, Bob Willis