Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dennis Amiss	c Walters b Lillee	4	8	5	0	0	50.00
David Lloyd	c Mallett b Thomson	14	91	108	1	0	15.38
Colin Cowdrey	lbw b Thomson	35	171	229	3	0	20.46
John Edrich	c †Marsh b Mallett	49	124	130	3	0	39.51
Mike Denness (c)	c †Marsh b Mallett	8	40	43	0	0	20.00
Tony Greig	run out	28	62	63	4	0	45.16
Alan Knott †	b Thomson	52	119	157	2	0	43.69
Fred Titmus	c Mallett b Lillee	10	45	55	0	0	22.22
Derek Underwood	c †Marsh b Walker	9	23	38	1	0	39.13
Bob Willis	c Walters b Thomson	13	15	15	2	0	86.66
Mike Hendrick	not out	8	18	22	2	0	44.44
Extras	(lb 2, nb 9, w 1)	12
Total	88.4 Ov (RR: 2.73)	242
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Dennis Amiss), 2-34 (David Lloyd), 3-110 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-110 (John Edrich), 5-141 (Mike Denness), 6-157 (Tony Greig), 7-176 (Fred Titmus), 8-213 (Derek Underwood), 9-232 (Bob Willis), 10-242 (Alan Knott)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	20	2	70	2	2.62	-	-	-
Jeff Thomson	22.4	4	72	4	2.40	-	-	-
Max Walker	24	10	36	1	1.12	-	-	-
Doug Walters	7	2	15	0	1.60	-	-	-
Ashley Mallett	15	3	37	2	1.85	-	-	-

Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ian Redpath	c †Knott b Greig	55	185	242	4	0	29.72
Wally Edwards	c Denness b Willis	29	123	136	4	0	23.57
Greg Chappell	c Greig b Willis	2	6	7	0	0	33.33
Ross Edwards	c Cowdrey b Titmus	1	6	5	0	0	16.66
Doug Walters	c Lloyd b Greig	36	73	79	3	0	49.31
Ian Chappell (c)	lbw b Willis	36	89	80	6	0	40.44
Rod Marsh †	c †Knott b Titmus	44	130	178	3	0	33.84
Max Walker	c †Knott b Willis	30	109	115	2	0	27.52
Dennis Lillee	not out	2	6	19	0	0	33.33
Ashley Mallett	run out	0	6	5	0	0	0.00
Jeff Thomson	b Willis	2	6	10	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b 2, lb 2)	4
Total	92.5 Ov (RR: 2.60)	241
Fall of wickets: 1-65 (Wally Edwards), 2-67 (Greg Chappell), 3-68 (Ross Edwards), 4-121 (Doug Walters), 5-126 (Ian Redpath), 6-173 (Ian Chappell), 7-237 (Rod Marsh), 8-237 (Max Walker), 9-238 (Ashley Mallett), 10-241 (Jeff Thomson)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	21.7	4	61	5	2.09	-	-	-
Mike Hendrick	2.6	1	8	0	2.18	-	-	-
Derek Underwood	22	6	62	0	2.11	-	-	-
Tony Greig	24	2	63	2	1.96	-	-	-
Fred Titmus	22	11	43	2	1.46	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dennis Amiss	c IM Chappell b Mallett	90	174	200	6	0	51.72
David Lloyd	c & b Mallett	44	83	100	4	0	53.01
Colin Cowdrey	c GS Chappell b Lillee	8	26	31	0	0	30.76
John Edrich	c †Marsh b Thomson	4	19	29	0	0	21.05
Mike Denness (c)	c IM Chappell b Thomson	2	12	15	0	0	16.66
Tony Greig	c GS Chappell b Lillee	60	132	151	5	1	45.45
Alan Knott †	c †Marsh b Thomson	4	11	13	0	0	36.36
Fred Titmus	b Mallett	0	24	31	0	0	0.00
Derek Underwood	c IM Chappell b Mallett	4	5	3	1	0	80.00
Bob Willis	b Thomson	15	65	99	2	0	23.07
Mike Hendrick	not out	0	3	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 9, w 2)	13
Total	69 Ov (RR: 3.53)	244
Fall of wickets: 1-115 (David Lloyd), 2-134 (Colin Cowdrey), 3-152 (John Edrich), 4-156 (Mike Denness), 5-158 (Dennis Amiss), 6-165 (Alan Knott), 7-178 (Fred Titmus), 8-182 (Derek Underwood), 9-238 (Tony Greig), 10-244 (Bob Willis)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	17	3	55	2	2.42	-	-	-
Jeff Thomson	17	1	71	4	3.13	-	-	-
Max Walker	11	0	45	0	3.06	-	-	-
Ashley Mallett	24	6	60	4	1.87	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings (T: 246 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ian Redpath	run out	39	169	205	1	0	23.07
Wally Edwards	lbw b Greig	0	6	8	0	0	0.00
Ian Chappell (c)	lbw b Willis	0	5	5	0	0	0.00
Greg Chappell	lbw b Titmus	61	137	162	4	0	44.52
Ross Edwards	c Lloyd b Titmus	10	21	33	1	0	47.61
Doug Walters	c Denness b Greig	32	60	76	2	0	53.33
Rod Marsh †	c †Knott b Greig	40	118	133	2	0	33.89
Max Walker	not out	23	101	106	0	0	22.77
Dennis Lillee	c Denness b Greig	14	28	36	1	0	50.00
Ashley Mallett	not out	0	1	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 9, nb 4)	19
Total	80 Ov (RR: 2.97)	238/8
Did not bat: Jeff Thomson
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Wally Edwards), 2-5 (Ian Chappell), 3-106 (Greg Chappell), 4-120 (Ross Edwards), 5-121 (Ian Redpath), 6-171 (Doug Walters), 7-208 (Rod Marsh), 8-235 (Dennis Lillee)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	14	2	56	1	3.00	-	-	-
Derek Underwood	19	7	43	0	1.69	-	-	-
Tony Greig	18	2	56	4	2.33	-	-	-
Fred Titmus	29	10	64	2	1.65	-	-	-

Close of Play

Thu, 26 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 176/7 (Alan Knott 18*)

Fri, 27 Dec - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 63/0 (Ian Redpath 34*, Wally Edwards 28*)

Sat, 28 Dec - day 3 - England 2nd innings 1/0 (Dennis Amiss 1*, David Lloyd 0*)

Sun, 29 Dec - rest day

Mon, 30 Dec - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 4/0 (Ian Redpath 0*, Wally Edwards 0*)

Tue, 31 Dec - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 238/8 (80 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to field first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	1974/75
Series result	Australia led the 6-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 749
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	Robin Bailhache Tom Brooks

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Australia Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
RGD Willis	14	2	56	1	3
DL Underwood	19	7	43	0	1.69
AW Greig	18	2	56	4	2.33
FJ Titmus	29	10	64	2	1.65

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