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Australians vs Somerset, Tour Match at Taunton, May 29 1968 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

Tour Match, Taunton, May 29 - 31, 1968, Australia tour of England

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Australians

434/3d & 182/3d

Somerset

(T:313) 304 & 187/8

Match drawn

Summary

Scorecard

Australians 1st Innings

Somerset 1st Innings

Australians 2nd Innings

Somerset 2nd Innings

Info

Australians 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ian Redpath	c †Brooks b Alley	39	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Chappell	c Robinson b Langford	147	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Cowper	c Langford b R Palmer	148	-	-	-	-	-
Doug Walters	not out	61	-	-	-	-	-
John Inverarity	not out	33	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 2)	6
Total	120 Ov (RR: 3.61)	434/3d
Did not bat: Les Joslin, Barry Jarman (c)†, Graham McKenzie, John Gleeson, David Renneberg, Eric Freeman
Fall of wickets: 1-70, 2-303, 3-356

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Roy Palmer	21	4	89	1	4.23	-	-	-
Ken Palmer	16	1	62	0	3.87	-	-	-
Bill Alley	20	10	30	1	1.50	-	-	-
Graham Burgess	15	1	47	0	3.13	-	-	-
Brian Langford	25	4	85	1	3.40	-	-	-
Peter Robinson	13	4	57	0	4.38	-	-	-
Greg Chappell	10	0	58	0	5.80	-	-	-

Somerset 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Roy Virgin	lbw b Cowper	56	-	-	-	-	-
Mervyn Kitchen	c Freeman b Gleeson	32	-	-	-	-	-
Tony Clarkson	c & b Gleeson	63	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Chappell	c Inverarity b Renneberg	44	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Alley	b Cowper	3	-	-	-	-	-
Graham Burgess	hit wicket b Gleeson	20	-	-	-	-	-
Ken Palmer	c Redpath b Gleeson	0	-	-	-	-	-
Peter Robinson	c Inverarity b Gleeson	13	-	-	-	-	-
Roy Palmer	lbw b Gleeson	5	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Langford (c)	c †Jarman b Renneberg	37	-	-	-	-	-
Dickie Brooks †	not out	14	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 9, lb 6, nb 1, w 1)	17
Total	116.3 Ov (RR: 2.60)	304
Fall of wickets: 1-91, 2-93, 3-172, 4-189, 5-214, 6-214, 7-240, 8-248, 9-257, 10-304

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Graham McKenzie	16	2	40	0	2.50	-	-	-
David Renneberg	15.3	3	37	2	2.38	-	-	-
Eric Freeman	12	2	50	0	4.16	-	-	-
John Gleeson	40	13	97	6	2.42	-	-	-
Bob Cowper	28	12	46	2	1.64	-	-	-
Ian Chappell	5	2	17	0	3.40	-	-	-

Australians 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ian Redpath	b Langford	112	-	-	-	-	-
Les Joslin	st †Brooks b Langford	61	-	-	-	-	-
Doug Walters	c †Brooks b Robinson	4	-	-	-	-	-
John Inverarity	not out	0	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 3, w 2)	5
Total	35 Ov (RR: 5.20)	182/3d
Did not bat: Ian Chappell, Bob Cowper, Barry Jarman (c)†, Graham McKenzie, John Gleeson, David Renneberg, Eric Freeman
Fall of wickets: 1-167, 2-182, 3-182

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Roy Palmer	7	1	43	0	6.14	-	-	-
Ken Palmer	1	0	14	0	14.00	-	-	-
Bill Alley	6	0	34	0	5.66	-	-	-
Graham Burgess	6	0	28	0	4.66	-	-	-
Brian Langford	10	2	36	2	3.60	-	-	-
Peter Robinson	5	2	22	1	4.40	-	-	-

Somerset 2nd Innings (T: 313 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Roy Virgin	c & b McKenzie	0	-	-	-	-	-
Mervyn Kitchen	b McKenzie	34	-	-	-	-	-
Tony Clarkson	lbw b McKenzie	7	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Chappell	b McKenzie	11	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Alley	run out	26	-	-	-	-	-
Graham Burgess	b Gleeson	21	-	-	-	-	-
Peter Robinson	not out	48	-	-	-	-	-
Roy Palmer	st †Jarman b Gleeson	28	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Langford (c)	lbw b Renneberg	2	-	-	-	-	-
Dickie Brooks †	not out	1	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 3, lb 6)	9
Total	79 Ov (RR: 2.36)	187/8
Did not bat: Ken Palmer
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-18, 3-34, 4-63, 5-96, 6-108, 7-168, 8-186

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Graham McKenzie	20	4	47	4	2.35	-	-	-
David Renneberg	14	2	44	1	3.14	-	-	-
Eric Freeman	5	0	17	0	3.40	-	-	-
John Gleeson	13	7	29	2	2.23	-	-	-
Bob Cowper	12	4	16	0	1.33	-	-	-
Ian Chappell	10	3	15	0	1.50	-	-	-
Doug Walters	5	2	10	0	2.00	-	-	-

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Close of Play

Wed, 29 May - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 434/3 (Doug Walters 61*, John Inverarity 33*)

Thu, 30 May - day 2 - Australia 2nd innings 23/0 (Ian Redpath 16*, Les Joslin 6*)

Fri, 31 May - day 3 - Somerset 2nd innings 187/8 (79 ov) - end of match

Match Details

County Ground, Taunton
Toss	no toss
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1968
Match days	day (3-day match)
Umpires	Arthur Fagg Charlie Elliott

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Somerset Innings

Player Name		R
RT Virgin	caught	0
MJ Kitchen	bowled	34
A Clarkson	lbw	7
GS Chappell	bowled	11
WE Alley	run out	26
GI Burgess	bowled	21
PJ Robinson	not out	48
R Palmer	stumped	28
BA Langford	lbw	2
RA Brooks	not out	1
Extras	(b 3, lb 6)
Total	187(8 wkts; 79 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
GD McKenzie	20	4	47	4	2.35
DA Renneberg	14	2	44	1	3.14
EW Freeman	5	0	17	0	3.4
JW Gleeson	13	7	29	2	2.23
RM Cowper	12	4	16	0	1.33
IM Chappell	10	3	15	0	1.5
KD Walters	5	2	10	0	2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	1	Dickie Brooks	Peter Robinson

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