RESULT
6th Test, Melbourne, February 08 - 13, 1975, England tour of Australia
Australia 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Redpath | c Greig b Lever | 1 | 23 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4.34 | ||
| Rick McCosker | c Greig b Lever | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Ian Chappell (c) | c †Knott b Old | 65 | 105 | 149 | 7 | 0 | 61.90 | ||
| Greg Chappell | c Denness b Lever | 1 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 | ||
| Ross Edwards | c Amiss b Lever | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Doug Walters | c Edrich b Old | 12 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 70.58 | ||
| Rod Marsh † | b Old | 29 | 45 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 64.44 | ||
| Max Walker | not out | 20 | 45 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 | ||
| Dennis Lillee | c †Knott b Lever | 12 | 17 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 70.58 | ||
| Ashley Mallett | b Lever | 7 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 | ||
| Geoff Dymock | c †Knott b Greig | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 1, nb 2) | 5 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 36.7 Ov (RR: 4.12) | 152 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Rick McCosker), 2-5 (Ian Redpath), 3-19 (Greg Chappell), 4-23 (Ross Edwards), 5-50 (Doug Walters), 6-104 (Ian Chappell), 7-115 (Rod Marsh), 8-141 (Dennis Lillee), 9-149 (Ashley Mallett), 10-152 (Geoff Dymock) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Arnold | 6 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Lever | 11 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 2.59 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Old | 11 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 3.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Greig | 8.7 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 2.95 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Amiss | lbw b Lillee | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Colin Cowdrey | c †Marsh b Walker | 7 | 35 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
| John Edrich | c IM Chappell b Walker | 70 | 164 | 212 | 3 | 0 | 42.68 | ||
| Mike Denness (c) | c & b Walker | 188 | 448 | 492 | 17 | 0 | 41.96 | ||
| Keith Fletcher | c Redpath b Walker | 146 | 424 | 446 | 11 | 0 | 34.43 | ||
| Tony Greig | c sub (TJ Jenner) b Walker | 89 | 94 | 122 | 13 | 0 | 94.68 | ||
| Alan Knott † | c †Marsh b Walker | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | ||
| Chris Old | b Dymock | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Derek Underwood | b Walker | 11 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 | ||
| Geoff Arnold | c †Marsh b Walker | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Peter Lever | not out | 6 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, nb 1) | 7 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 151.2 Ov (RR: 3.49) | 529 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Dennis Amiss), 2-18 (Colin Cowdrey), 3-167 (John Edrich), 4-359 (Mike Denness), 5-507 (Tony Greig), 6-507 (Keith Fletcher), 7-508 (Chris Old), 8-514 (Alan Knott), 9-514 (Geoff Arnold), 10-529 (Derek Underwood) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 6 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2.12 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Max Walker | 42.2 | 7 | 143 | 8 | 2.53 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Dymock | 39 | 6 | 130 | 1 | 2.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Walters | 23 | 3 | 86 | 0 | 2.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Mallett | 29 | 8 | 96 | 0 | 2.48 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Chappell | 12 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 3.12 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Redpath | c Amiss b Greig | 83 | 272 | 335 | 10 | 0 | 30.51 | ||
| Rick McCosker | c Cowdrey b Arnold | 76 | 108 | 155 | 7 | 0 | 70.37 | ||
| Ian Chappell (c) | c †Knott b Greig | 50 | 152 | 150 | 6 | 0 | 32.89 | ||
| Greg Chappell | b Lever | 102 | 177 | 229 | 11 | 0 | 57.62 | ||
| Ross Edwards | c †Knott b Arnold | 18 | 60 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | ||
| Doug Walters | b Arnold | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.07 | ||
| Rod Marsh † | c Denness b Lever | 1 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 | ||
| Max Walker | c & b Greig | 17 | 52 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 32.69 | ||
| Ashley Mallett | c Edrich b Greig | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Geoff Dymock | c †Knott b Lever | 0 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Dennis Lillee | not out | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 9, lb 5, nb 5, w 4) | 23 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 106.7 Ov (RR: 3.49) | 373 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-111 (Rick McCosker), 2-215 (Ian Chappell), 3-248 (Ian Redpath), 4-289 (Ross Edwards), 5-297 (Doug Walters), 6-306 (Rod Marsh), 7-367 (Max Walker), 8-373 (Greg Chappell), 9-373 (Geoff Dymock), 10-373 (Ashley Mallett) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Arnold | 23 | 6 | 83 | 3 | 2.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Lever | 16 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 3.04 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Old | 18 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 3.12 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Greig | 31.7 | 7 | 88 | 4 | 2.07 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 18 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 1.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1974/75 |
| Series result | Australia won the 6-match series 4-1 |
| Match number | Test no. 755 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Umpires | |
| Balls per over | 8 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 08 Feb - day 1 - England 1st innings 15/1 (Colin Cowdrey 5*, John Edrich 6*)
Sun, 09 Feb - day 2 - England 1st innings 273/3 (Mike Denness 133*, Keith Fletcher 56*)
Mon, 10 Feb - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 32/0 (Ian Redpath 10*, Rick McCosker 22*)
Tue, 11 Feb - rest day
Wed, 12 Feb - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 274/3 (Greg Chappell 39*, Ross Edwards 9*)
Thu, 13 Feb - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 373 (106.7 ov) - end of match
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