RESULT
5th Test, The Oval, August 22 - 27, 1968, Australia tour of England
England 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Edrich | b Chappell | 164 | 422 | 459 | 20 | 0 | 38.86 | ||
| Colin Milburn | b Connolly | 8 | 29 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 27.58 | ||
| Ted Dexter | b Gleeson | 21 | 68 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 30.88 | ||
| Colin Cowdrey (c) | lbw b Mallett | 16 | 51 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 31.37 | ||
| Tom Graveney | c Redpath b McKenzie | 63 | 141 | 143 | 8 | 0 | 44.68 | ||
| Basil D'Oliveira | c Inverarity b Mallett | 158 | 325 | 309 | 21 | 0 | 48.61 | ||
| Alan Knott † | c †Jarman b Mallett | 28 | 72 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 38.88 | ||
| Ray Illingworth | lbw b Connolly | 8 | 44 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 18.18 | ||
| John Snow | run out | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.76 | ||
| Derek Underwood | not out | 9 | 33 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 | ||
| David Brown | c Sheahan b Gleeson | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 11, w 1) | 13 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 201.2 Ov (RR: 2.45) | 494 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Colin Milburn), 2-84 (Ted Dexter), 3-113 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-238 (Tom Graveney), 5-359 (John Edrich), 6-421 (Alan Knott), 7-458 (Ray Illingworth), 8-468 (John Snow), 9-489 (Basil D'Oliveira), 10-494 (David Brown) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 40 | 8 | 87 | 1 | 2.17 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Connolly | 57 | 12 | 127 | 2 | 2.22 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Walters | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2.83 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Gleeson | 41.2 | 8 | 109 | 2 | 2.63 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Mallett | 36 | 11 | 87 | 3 | 2.41 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Chappell | 21 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 2.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lawry (c) | c †Knott b Snow | 135 | 401 | 443 | 22 | 0 | 33.66 | ||
| John Inverarity | c Milburn b Snow | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Ian Redpath | c Cowdrey b Snow | 67 | 166 | 203 | 8 | 0 | 40.36 | ||
| Ian Chappell | c †Knott b Brown | 10 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 52.63 | ||
| Doug Walters | c †Knott b Brown | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | ||
| Paul Sheahan | b Illingworth | 14 | 34 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 41.17 | ||
| Barry Jarman † | st †Knott b Illingworth | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Graham McKenzie | b Brown | 12 | 65 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 18.46 | ||
| Ashley Mallett | not out | 43 | 194 | 180 | 6 | 0 | 22.16 | ||
| John Gleeson | c Dexter b Underwood | 19 | 43 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 44.18 | ||
| Alan Connolly | b Underwood | 3 | 40 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 7, nb 4) | 15 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 163.3 Ov (RR: 1.98) | 324 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (John Inverarity), 2-136 (Ian Redpath), 3-151 (Ian Chappell), 4-161 (Doug Walters), 5-185 (Paul Sheahan), 6-188 (Barry Jarman), 7-237 (Graham McKenzie), 8-269 (Bill Lawry), 9-302 (John Gleeson), 10-324 (Alan Connolly) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Snow | 35 | 12 | 67 | 3 | 1.91 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| David Brown | 22 | 5 | 63 | 3 | 2.86 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Illingworth | 48 | 15 | 87 | 2 | 1.81 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 54.3 | 21 | 89 | 2 | 1.63 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Edrich | c Lawry b Mallett | 17 | 31 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 54.83 | ||
| Colin Milburn | c Lawry b Connolly | 18 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 64.28 | ||
| Ted Dexter | b Connolly | 28 | 47 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 59.57 | ||
| Colin Cowdrey (c) | b Mallett | 35 | 72 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 48.61 | ||
| Tom Graveney | run out | 12 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 | ||
| Basil D'Oliveira | c Gleeson b Connolly | 9 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 29.03 | ||
| Alan Knott † | run out | 34 | 56 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 60.71 | ||
| Ray Illingworth | b Gleeson | 10 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| John Snow | c Sheahan b Gleeson | 13 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 52.00 | ||
| Derek Underwood | not out | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| David Brown | b Connolly | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 3) | 3 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 58.4 Ov (RR: 3.08) | 181 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Colin Milburn), 2-53 (John Edrich), 3-67 (Ted Dexter), 4-90 (Tom Graveney), 5-114 (Basil D'Oliveira), 6-126 (Colin Cowdrey), 7-149 (Ray Illingworth), 8-179 (John Snow), 9-179 (Alan Knott), 10-181 (David Brown) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Connolly | 22.4 | 2 | 65 | 4 | 2.86 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Gleeson | 7 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 3.14 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Mallett | 25 | 4 | 77 | 2 | 3.08 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings (T: 352 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lawry (c) | c Milburn b Brown | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 | ||
| John Inverarity | lbw b Underwood | 56 | 253 | 249 | 9 | 0 | 22.13 | ||
| Ian Redpath | lbw b Underwood | 8 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 34.78 | ||
| Ian Chappell | lbw b Underwood | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Doug Walters | c †Knott b Underwood | 1 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | ||
| Paul Sheahan | c Snow b Illingworth | 24 | 64 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 37.50 | ||
| Barry Jarman † | b D'Oliveira | 21 | 101 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 20.79 | ||
| Ashley Mallett | c Brown b Underwood | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Graham McKenzie | c Brown b Underwood | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| John Gleeson | b Underwood | 5 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Alan Connolly | not out | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 4) | 4 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 83.3 Ov (RR: 1.49) | 125 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Bill Lawry), 2-13 (Ian Redpath), 3-19 (Ian Chappell), 4-29 (Doug Walters), 5-65 (Paul Sheahan), 6-110 (Barry Jarman), 7-110 (Ashley Mallett), 8-110 (Graham McKenzie), 9-120 (John Gleeson), 10-125 (John Inverarity) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Snow | 11 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| David Brown | 8 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2.37 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Illingworth | 28 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 1.03 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 31.3 | 19 | 50 | 7 | 1.58 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 22 Aug - day 1 - England 1st innings 272/4 (John Edrich 130*, Basil D'Oliveira 24*)
Fri, 23 Aug - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 43/1 (Bill Lawry 19*, Ian Redpath 21*)
Sat, 24 Aug - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 264/7 (Bill Lawry 135*, Ashley Mallett 7*)
Sun, 25 Aug - rest day
Mon, 26 Aug - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 13/2 (John Inverarity 1*)
Tue, 27 Aug - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 125 (83.3 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
General
- Australia retain the Ashes.
MATCH DETAILS
| Kennington Oval, London | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1968 |
| Player Of The Series | |
| Batsman of The Match | |
| Bowler of The Match | |
| Fielder of The Series | |
| Series result | 5-match series drawn 1-1 |
| Match number | Test no. 641 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | Ashley Mallett |
| Umpires | |
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