Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ian Redpath	hit wicket b Titmus	33	114	140	1	0	28.94
Rick McCosker	c †Knott b Greig	80	169	192	7	0	47.33
Ian Chappell (c)	c †Knott b Arnold	53	83	118	5	0	63.85
Greg Chappell	c Greig b Arnold	84	173	216	9	0	48.55
Ross Edwards	b Greig	15	57	61	3	0	26.31
Doug Walters	lbw b Arnold	1	7	9	0	0	14.28
Rod Marsh †	b Greig	30	44	56	0	0	68.18
Max Walker	c Greig b Arnold	30	59	87	0	0	50.84
Dennis Lillee	b Arnold	8	23	32	1	0	34.78
Ashley Mallett	lbw b Greig	31	53	73	4	0	58.49
Jeff Thomson	not out	24	23	27	4	0	104.34
Extras	(lb 4, nb 11, w 1)	16
Total	98.7 Ov (RR: 4.09)	405
Fall of wickets: 1-96 (Ian Redpath), 2-142 (Rick McCosker), 3-199 (Ian Chappell), 4-251 (Ross Edwards), 5-255 (Doug Walters), 6-305 (Rod Marsh), 7-310 (Greg Chappell), 8-332 (Dennis Lillee), 9-368 (Max Walker), 10-405 (Ashley Mallett)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	18	2	80	0	3.33	-	-	-
Geoff Arnold	29	7	86	5	2.22	-	-	-
Tony Greig	22.7	2	104	4	3.40	-	-	-
Derek Underwood	13	3	54	0	3.11	-	-	-
Fred Titmus	16	2	65	1	3.04	-	-	-

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dennis Amiss	c Mallett b Walker	12	26	39	1	0	46.15
David Lloyd	c Thomson b Lillee	19	45	54	3	0	42.22
Colin Cowdrey	c McCosker b Thomson	22	48	63	3	0	45.83
John Edrich (c)	c †Marsh b Walters	50	177	223	5	0	28.24
Keith Fletcher	c Redpath b Walker	24	62	88	3	0	38.70
Tony Greig	c GS Chappell b Thomson	9	13	16	1	0	69.23
Alan Knott †	b Thomson	82	121	158	11	0	67.76
Fred Titmus	c †Marsh b Walters	22	44	47	3	0	50.00
Derek Underwood	c Walker b Lillee	27	31	53	5	0	87.09
Bob Willis	b Thomson	2	8	14	0	0	25.00
Geoff Arnold	not out	3	14	13	0	0	21.42
Extras	(b 15, lb 7, w 1)	23
Total	73.1 Ov (RR: 4.03)	295
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Dennis Amiss), 2-46 (David Lloyd), 3-69 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-108 (Keith Fletcher), 5-123 (Tony Greig), 6-180 (John Edrich), 7-240 (Fred Titmus), 8-273 (Alan Knott), 9-285 (Bob Willis), 10-295 (Derek Underwood)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	19.1	2	66	2	2.58	-	-	-
Jeff Thomson	19	3	74	4	2.92	-	-	-
Max Walker	23	2	77	2	2.51	-	-	-
Ashley Mallett	1	0	8	0	6.00	-	-	-
Doug Walters	7	2	26	2	2.78	-	-	-
Ian Chappell	4	0	21	0	3.93	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ian Redpath	c sub (CM Old) b Underwood	105	239	344	9	0	43.93
Ian Chappell (c)	c Lloyd b Willis	5	9	22	0	0	55.55
Greg Chappell	c Lloyd b Arnold	144	209	252	16	0	68.89
Doug Walters	b Underwood	5	15	13	0	0	33.33
Ross Edwards	not out	17	44	59	1	0	38.63
Rod Marsh †	not out	7	4	7	0	0	175.00
Extras	(lb 2, nb 3, w 1)	6
Total	64.3 Ov (RR: 4.48)	289/4d
Did not bat: Rick McCosker, Max Walker, Dennis Lillee, Ashley Mallett, Jeff Thomson
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Ian Chappell), 2-235 (Greg Chappell), 3-242 (Doug Walters), 4-280 (Ian Redpath)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	11	1	52	1	3.54	-	-	-
Geoff Arnold	22	3	78	1	2.65	-	-	-
Tony Greig	12	1	64	0	4.00	-	-	-
Derek Underwood	12	1	65	2	4.06	-	-	-
Fred Titmus	7.3	2	24	0	2.44	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings (T: 400 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dennis Amiss	c †Marsh b Lillee	37	67	93	2	0	55.22
David Lloyd	c GS Chappell b Thomson	26	54	86	3	0	48.14
Colin Cowdrey	c IM Chappell b Walker	1	26	37	0	0	3.84
John Edrich (c)	not out	33	163	155	5	0	20.24
Keith Fletcher	c Redpath b Thomson	11	46	64	1	0	23.91
Tony Greig	st †Marsh b Mallett	54	114	139	9	0	47.36
Alan Knott †	c Redpath b Mallett	10	39	56	2	0	25.64
Fred Titmus	c Thomson b Mallett	4	25	31	0	0	16.00
Derek Underwood	c & b Walker	5	13	16	1	0	38.46
Bob Willis	b Lillee	12	68	88	2	0	17.64
Geoff Arnold	c GS Chappell b Mallett	14	20	35	2	0	70.00
Extras	(b 13, lb 3, nb 5)	21
Total	79.5 Ov (RR: 2.86)	228
Fall of wickets: 1-68 (David Lloyd), 2-70 (Dennis Amiss), 2-70* (John Edrich, retired not out), 3-74 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-103 (Keith Fletcher), 5-136 (Alan Knott), 6-156 (Fred Titmus), 7-158 (Tony Greig), 8-175 (Derek Underwood), 9-201 (Bob Willis), 10-228 (Geoff Arnold)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	21	5	65	2	2.32	-	-	-
Jeff Thomson	23	7	74	2	2.41	-	-	-
Max Walker	16	5	46	2	2.15	-	-	-
Ashley Mallett	16.5	9	21	4	0.94	-	-	-
Ian Chappell	3	2	1	0	0.25	-	-	-

Close of Play

Sat, 04 Jan - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 251/4 (Greg Chappell 59*, Doug Walters 0*)

Sun, 05 Jan - day 2 - England 1st innings 106/3 (John Edrich 13*, Keith Fletcher 23*)

Mon, 06 Jan - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 123/1 (Ian Redpath 47*, Greg Chappell 69*)

Tue, 07 Jan - rest day

Wed, 08 Jan - day 4 - England 2nd innings 33/0 (Dennis Amiss 14*, David Lloyd 15*)

Thu, 09 Jan - day 5 - England 2nd innings 228 (79.5 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

JH Edrich (2) retired hurt on 0* from 70/2 to 156/6 (hit on the ribs first ball, by Lillee)

Match Details

Sydney Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	1974/75
Series result	Australia led the 6-match series 3-0
Match number	Test no. 751
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Rick McCosker
Umpires	Robin Bailhache Tom Brooks

Match Coverage

The set-up

The captain who dropped himself

Instant answers to T20 questions

England Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
DK Lillee	21	5	65	2	2.32
JR Thomson	23	7	74	2	2.41
MHN Walker	16	5	46	2	2.15
AA Mallett	16.5	9	21	4	0.94
IM Chappell	3	2	1	0	0.25

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