- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras14 (b 4, lb 2, nb 8)TOTAL138 all out (43.6 Overs, RR: 2.36 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Ian Davis), 2-13 (Rick McCosker), 3-23 (Gary Cosier), 4-45 (David Hookes), 5-51 (Doug Walters), 6-102 (Rod Marsh), 7-114 (Gary Gilmour), 8-117 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 9-136 (Greg Chappell), 10-138 (Max Walker)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JK Lever 12 1 36 2 2.25 0 0 RGD Willis 8 0 33 2 3.09 0 4 CM Old 12 4 39 3 2.43 0 6 DL Underwood 11.6 2 16 3 1.02 0 0
03/11Result
Only Test, England tour of Australia at Melbourne, Mar 12-17 1977
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![Australia]( "Australia")
138 & 419/9d -
![England]( "England")
95 & 417 (112.4 ov)
Player of the Match
03/11Result
Only Test, England tour of Australia at Melbourne, Mar 12-17 1977
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![Australia]( "Australia")
138 & 419/9d -
![England]( "England")
95 & 417 (112.4 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (b 2, lb 2, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL95 all out (34.3 Overs, RR: 2.07 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Bob Woolmer), 2-30 (Mike Brearley), 3-34 (Derek Underwood), 4-40 (Dennis Amiss), 5-40 (Derek Randall), 6-61 (Tony Greig), 7-65 (Keith Fletcher), 8-78 (Chris Old), 9-86 (Alan Knott), 10-95 (John Lever)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DK Lillee 13.3 2 26 6 1.45 0 0 MHN Walker 15 3 54 4 2.70 0 0 KJ O'Keeffe 1 0 4 0 3.00 0 0 GJ Gilmour 5 3 4 0 0.60 0 2
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras25 (lb 10, nb 15)TOTAL419/9d (96.6 Overs, RR: 3.24 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 2-40 (Greg Chappell), 3-53 (Gary Cosier), 4-132 (Ian Davis), 5-187 (Doug Walters), 6-244 (David Hookes), 7-277 (Gary Gilmour), 8-353 (Dennis Lillee), 9-407 (Rick McCosker)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JK Lever 21 1 95 2 3.39 0 0 RGD Willis 22 0 91 0 3.10 0 8 CM Old 27.6 2 104 4 2.81 0 9 AW Greig 14 3 66 2 3.53 0 3 DL Underwood 12 2 38 1 2.37 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras22 (b 8, lb 4, nb 7, w 3)TOTAL417 all out (112.4 Overs, RR: 2.78 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Bob Woolmer), 2-113 (Mike Brearley), 3-279 (Dennis Amiss), 4-290 (Keith Fletcher), 5-346 (Derek Randall), 6-369 (Tony Greig), 7-380 (Chris Old), 8-385 (John Lever), 9-410 (Derek Underwood), 10-417 (Alan Knott)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DK Lillee 34.4 7 139 5 3.02 0 1 MHN Walker 22 4 83 1 2.82 0 0 GJ Gilmour 4 0 29 0 5.43 0 6 GS Chappell 16 7 29 1 1.35 0 0 KJ O'Keeffe 33 6 108 3 2.45 0 1 KD Walters 3 2 7 0 1.75 0 2
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia won the 1976/77 England tour of Australia
Match number
Season
Match days
12,13,14,16,17 March 1977 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
Balls per over
8
Close of Play
- Sat, 12 Mar - day 1 - England 1st innings 29/1 (JM Brearley 12*, DL Underwood 5*)
- Sun, 13 Mar - day 2 - Australia 2nd innings 104/3 (IC Davis 45*, KD Walters 32*)
- Mon, 14 Mar - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 387/8 (RW Marsh 95*, RB McCosker 17*)
- Tue, 15 Mar - rest day
- Wed, 16 Mar - day 4 - England 2nd innings 191/2 (DW Randall 87*, DL Amiss 34*)
- Thu, 17 Mar - day 5 - England 2nd innings 417 (112.4 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
All Match News'Game probably 36 hours too soon for the pitch'
Greg Chappell recalls the events of the Centenary Test, played 40 years ago at the MCG
With jaw broken but head unbowed
The sight of Rick McCosker batting with his shattered jaw held together by bandages has become synonymous with bravery in cricket. To the man himself, he was doing no more than his job
'It was a privilege to bowl up the hill into the breeze'
Max Walker, 63 today, had a three-prong attack: to qualify as an architect, and play football and cricket. He did all of that and more
Hookes hits out
With five resounding strokes in the Centenary Test, a new poster boy for Australian cricket is born
