RESULT
3rd Test, Birmingham, July 11 - 16, 1968, Australia tour of England
England 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Edrich | c †Taber b Freeman | 88 | 245 | 280 | 10 | 0 | 35.91 | ||
| Geoff Boycott | lbw b Gleeson | 36 | 148 | 155 | 3 | 0 | 24.32 | ||
| Colin Cowdrey (c) | b Freeman | 104 | 247 | 244 | 15 | 0 | 42.10 | ||
| Ken Barrington | lbw b Freeman | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Tom Graveney | b Connolly | 96 | 220 | 243 | 10 | 0 | 43.63 | ||
| Barry Knight | c Chappell b Connolly | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Alan Knott † | b McKenzie | 4 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 17.39 | ||
| Ray Illingworth | lbw b Gleeson | 27 | 84 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 32.14 | ||
| David Brown | b Connolly | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| John Snow | c Connolly b Freeman | 19 | 31 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 61.29 | ||
| Derek Underwood | not out | 14 | 24 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 6, nb 4, w 1) | 15 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 172.5 Ov (RR: 2.36) | 409 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-80 (Geoff Boycott), 2-188 (John Edrich), 3-189 (Ken Barrington), 4-282 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-293 (Barry Knight), 6-323 (Alan Knott), 7-374 (Tom Graveney), 8-374 (David Brown), 9-376 (Ray Illingworth), 10-409 (John Snow) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 47 | 14 | 115 | 1 | 2.44 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Freeman | 30.5 | 8 | 78 | 4 | 2.52 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Connolly | 35 | 8 | 84 | 3 | 2.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Gleeson | 46 | 19 | 84 | 2 | 1.82 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Cowper | 7 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Walters | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1.14 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lawry (c) | retired hurt | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Ian Redpath | b Brown | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Bob Cowper | b Snow | 57 | 128 | 149 | 8 | 0 | 44.53 | ||
| Ian Chappell | b Knight | 71 | 180 | 197 | 9 | 0 | 39.44 | ||
| Doug Walters | c & b Underwood | 46 | 101 | 126 | 5 | 0 | 45.54 | ||
| Paul Sheahan | b Underwood | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Brian Taber † | c Barrington b Illingworth | 16 | 53 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 30.18 | ||
| Eric Freeman | b Illingworth | 6 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Graham McKenzie | not out | 0 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| John Gleeson | c Illingworth b Underwood | 3 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21.42 | ||
| Alan Connolly | b Illingworth | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 10, nb 2) | 13 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 91 Ov (RR: 2.43) | 222 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 0-6* (Bill Lawry, retired hurt), 1-10 (Ian Redpath), 2-121 (Bob Cowper), 3-165 (Ian Chappell), 4-176 (Paul Sheahan), 5-213 (Brian Taber), 6-213 (Doug Walters), 7-219 (Eric Freeman), 8-222 (John Gleeson), 9-222 (Alan Connolly) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Snow | 17 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 2.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| David Brown | 13 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 3.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Knight | 14 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 2.42 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 25 | 9 | 48 | 3 | 1.92 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Illingworth | 22 | 10 | 37 | 3 | 1.68 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Edrich | c Cowper b Freeman | 64 | 104 | 137 | 6 | 0 | 61.53 | ||
| Geoff Boycott | c †Taber b Connolly | 31 | 87 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 35.63 | ||
| Tom Graveney | not out | 39 | 50 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 78.00 | ||
| Barry Knight | b Connolly | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Alan Knott † | not out | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 2, nb 1) | 3 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 42 Ov (RR: 3.38) | 142/3d | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Geoff Boycott), 2-131 (John Edrich), 3-134 (Barry Knight) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 18 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 3.16 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Freeman | 9 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2.55 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Connolly | 15 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 3.93 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings (T: 330 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Redpath | lbw b Snow | 22 | 45 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 48.88 | ||
| Bob Cowper | not out | 25 | 86 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 29.06 | ||
| Ian Chappell | not out | 18 | 41 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 43.90 | ||
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 2) | 3 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 28.2 Ov (RR: 2.40) | 68/1 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Ian Redpath) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Snow | 9 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3.55 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| David Brown | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 8 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Illingworth | 5.2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Unlocking the magic of Statsguru
MATCH DETAILS
| Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1968 |
| Batsman of The Match | |
| Bowler of The Match | |
| Series result | Australia led the 5-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 639 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Umpires | |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 11 Jul - day 1 - no play
Fri, 12 Jul - day 2 - England 1st innings 258/3 (Colin Cowdrey 95*, Tom Graveney 32*)
Sat, 13 Jul - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 109/1 (Bob Cowper 54*, Ian Chappell 40*)
Sun, 14 Jul - rest day
Mon, 15 Jul - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 9/0 (Ian Redpath 6*, Bob Cowper 3*)
Tue, 16 Jul - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 68/1 (28.2 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
General
Day 5
- There was no play after 12:30pm on the final day.
Match Coverage
Instant answers to T20 questions
Australia Innings
<1 / 3>
Terms of Use|Privacy Policy|Your California Privacy Rights|Children's Online Privacy Policy|Interest - Based Ads|Do Not Sell My Personal Information|Feedback
© 2022 ESPN Sports Media Ltd. All rights reserved