England v Australia
Match drawn
11 to 16 July 1968Birmingham
England
409 & 142/3d42 ov
Australia
222/9 & 68/128.2 ov
Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it
Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.
England innings
409172.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Edrich | caught | 88 | 245 | 280 | 10 | 0 | 35.9 |
| Geoff Boycott | lbw | 36 | 148 | 155 | 3 | 0 | 24.3 |
| Colin Cowdrey | bowled | 104 | 247 | 244 | 15 | 0 | 42.1 |
| Ken Barrington | lbw | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tom Graveney | bowled | 96 | 220 | 243 | 10 | 0 | 43.6 |
| Barry Knight | caught | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Alan Knott | bowled | 4 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 17.4 |
| Ray Illingworth | lbw | 27 | 84 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 32.1 |
| David Brown | bowled | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| John Snow | caught | 19 | 31 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 61.3 |
| Derek Underwood | not out | 14* | 24 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 58.3 |
| Extras | b 4, lb 6, w 1, nb 4 | 15 | |||||
| Total | all out, 172.5 overs | 409 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 410
1-80 Geoff Boycott2-188 John Edrich3-189 Ken Barrington4-282 Colin Cowdrey5-293 Barry Knight6-323 Alan Knott7-374 Tom Graveney8-374 David Brown9-376 Ray Illingworth10-409 John Snow
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 47 | 14 | 115 | 1 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Freeman | 30.5 | 8 | 78 | 4 | 2.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Connolly | 35 | 8 | 84 | 3 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gleeson | 46 | 19 | 84 | 2 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Cowper | 7 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Walters | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
222/991 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lawry | not out | 6* | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Ian Redpath | bowled | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bob Cowper | bowled | 57 | 128 | 149 | 8 | 0 | 44.5 |
| Ian Chappell | bowled | 71 | 180 | 197 | 9 | 0 | 39.4 |
| Doug Walters | caught | 46 | 101 | 126 | 5 | 0 | 45.5 |
| Paul Sheahan | bowled | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Brian Taber | caught | 16 | 53 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 30.2 |
| Eric Freeman | bowled | 6 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Graham McKenzie | not out | 0* | 22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| John Gleeson | caught | 3 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21.4 |
| Alan Connolly | bowled | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | b 1, lb 10, nb 2 | 13 | |||||
| Total | 9 wickets, 91 overs | 222 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 410
0-6 Bill Lawry1-10 Ian Redpath2-121 Bob Cowper3-165 Ian Chappell4-176 Paul Sheahan5-213 Brian Taber6-213 Doug Walters7-219 Eric Freeman8-222 John Gleeson9-222 Alan Connolly
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Snow | 17 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 2.71 | 0 | 0 |
| David Brown | 13 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Knight | 14 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 25 | 9 | 48 | 3 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Illingworth | 22 | 10 | 37 | 3 | 1.68 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
142/3d42 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Edrich | caught | 64 | 104 | 137 | 6 | 0 | 61.5 |
| Geoff Boycott | caught | 31 | 87 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 35.6 |
| Tom Graveney | not out | 39* | 50 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 78.0 |
| Barry Knight | bowled | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Alan Knott | not out | 4* | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Extras | lb 2, nb 1 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 3 wickets declared, 42 overs | 142 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 410
1-57 Geoff Boycott2-131 John Edrich3-134 Barry Knight
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 18 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Freeman | 9 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Connolly | 15 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 3.93 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings chasing 330
68/128.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Redpath | lbw | 22 | 45 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 48.9 |
| Bob Cowper | not out | 25* | 86 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 29.1 |
| Ian Chappell | not out | 18* | 41 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 43.9 |
| Extras | lb 1, nb 2 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 1 wicket, 28.2 overs | 68 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 410
1-44 Ian Redpath
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Snow | 9 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3.56 | 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 |