England v Australia
England won by 226 runs
22 to 27 August 1968The Oval
Englandwon by 226 runs
494 & 18158.4 ov
Australia
324 & 12583.3 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
494201.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Edrich | bowled | 164 | 422 | 459 | 20 | 0 | 38.9 |
| Colin Milburn | bowled | 8 | 29 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 27.6 |
| Ted Dexter | bowled | 21 | 68 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 30.9 |
| Colin Cowdrey | lbw | 16 | 51 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 31.4 |
| Tom Graveney | caught | 63 | 141 | 143 | 8 | 0 | 44.7 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | caught | 158 | 325 | 309 | 21 | 0 | 48.6 |
| Alan Knott | caught | 28 | 72 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 38.9 |
| Ray Illingworth | lbw | 8 | 44 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 18.2 |
| John Snow | run out | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 |
| Derek Underwood | not out | 9* | 33 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 27.3 |
| David Brown | caught | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Extras | b 1, lb 11, w 1 | 13 | |||||
| Total | all out, 201.2 overs | 494 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 500
1-28 Colin Milburn2-84 Ted Dexter3-113 Colin Cowdrey4-238 Tom Graveney5-359 John Edrich6-421 Alan Knott7-458 Ray Illingworth8-468 John Snow9-489 Basil D'Oliveira10-494 David Brown
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 40 | 8 | 87 | 1 | 2.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Connolly | 57 | 12 | 127 | 2 | 2.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Walters | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2.83 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gleeson | 41.2 | 8 | 109 | 2 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Mallett | 36 | 11 | 87 | 3 | 2.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Chappell | 21 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
324163.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lawry | caught | 135 | 401 | 443 | 22 | 0 | 33.7 |
| John Inverarity | caught | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Ian Redpath | caught | 67 | 166 | 203 | 8 | 0 | 40.4 |
| Ian Chappell | caught | 10 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 52.6 |
| Doug Walters | caught | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 |
| Paul Sheahan | bowled | 14 | 34 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 41.2 |
| Barry Jarman | stumped | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Graham McKenzie | bowled | 12 | 65 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Ashley Mallett | not out | 43* | 194 | 180 | 6 | 0 | 22.2 |
| John Gleeson | caught | 19 | 43 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 44.2 |
| Alan Connolly | bowled | 3 | 40 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Extras | b 4, lb 7, nb 4 | 15 | |||||
| Total | all out, 163.3 overs | 324 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 500
1-7 John Inverarity2-136 Ian Redpath3-151 Ian Chappell4-161 Doug Walters5-185 Paul Sheahan6-188 Barry Jarman7-237 Graham McKenzie8-269 Bill Lawry9-302 John Gleeson10-324 Alan Connolly
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 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 innings
18158.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Edrich | caught | 17 | 31 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 54.8 |
| Colin Milburn | caught | 18 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 64.3 |
| Ted Dexter | bowled | 28 | 47 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 59.6 |
| Colin Cowdrey | bowled | 35 | 72 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 48.6 |
| Tom Graveney | run out | 12 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | caught | 9 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 29.0 |
| Alan Knott | run out | 34 | 56 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 60.7 |
| Ray Illingworth | bowled | 10 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 |
| John Snow | caught | 13 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 52.0 |
| Derek Underwood | not out | 1* | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| David Brown | bowled | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | lb 3 | 3 | |||||
| Total | all out, 58.4 overs | 181 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 500
1-23 Colin Milburn2-53 John Edrich3-67 Ted Dexter4-90 Tom Graveney5-114 Basil D'Oliveira6-126 Colin Cowdrey7-149 Ray Illingworth8-179 John Snow9-179 Alan Knott10-181 David Brown
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Connolly | 22.4 | 2 | 65 | 4 | 2.87 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gleeson | 7 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 3.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Mallett | 25 | 4 | 77 | 2 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings chasing 352
12583.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lawry | caught | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
| John Inverarity | lbw | 56 | 253 | 249 | 9 | 0 | 22.1 |
| Ian Redpath | lbw | 8 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 34.8 |
| Ian Chappell | lbw | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Doug Walters | caught | 1 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Paul Sheahan | caught | 24 | 64 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Barry Jarman | bowled | 21 | 101 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 20.8 |
| Ashley Mallett | caught | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Graham McKenzie | caught | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| John Gleeson | bowled | 5 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Alan Connolly | not out | 0* | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | lb 4 | 4 | |||||
| Total | all out, 83.3 overs | 125 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 500
1-4 Bill Lawry2-13 Ian Redpath3-19 Ian Chappell4-29 Doug Walters5-65 Paul Sheahan6-110 Barry Jarman7-110 Ashley Mallett8-110 Graham McKenzie9-120 John Gleeson10-125 John Inverarity
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Snow | 11 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| David Brown | 8 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Illingworth | 28 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 31.3 | 19 | 50 | 7 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |