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Nervous nineties is the period of batsman's innings when his or her score is between 90 and 99. During this phase many players bat extremely cautiously in order to avoid being out before they obtain a century.

Wednesday, December 16, 1970

2nd TEST: Australia v England at Perth, 11-16 Dec 1970

Test # 675 (675/205)
The Ashes, 1970/71, 2nd Test
Australia v England
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
11,12,13,15,16 December 1970 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
6-Test series level 0-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: TF Brooks and LP Rowan
Test Debuts: GS Chappell (Aus); P Lever (Eng).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 257/2 (Edrich 39*, Knott 6*)
  • Day 2: England 397, Australia 84/3 (IM Chappell 43*, Redpath 24*)
  • Day 3: Australia 355/6 (Redpath 159*, Marsh 6*)
  • Day 4: Australia 440, England 137/4 (Edrich 38*, D'Oliveira 22*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    G Boycott c McKenzie b Gleeson 70 255 243 3 0
    BW Luckhurst b McKenzie 131 340 301 13 0
    JH Edrich run out 47 165 139 1 0
    +APE Knott c Stackpole b Thomson 24 56 52 0 0
    KWR Fletcher b Walters 22 65 61 3 0
    MC Cowdrey c & b GS Chappell 40 155 132 2 0
    BL D'Oliveira c Stackpole b Thomson 8 28 24 0 0
    *R Illingworth b McKenzie 34 87 85 4 0
    JA Snow not out 4 23 13 0 0
    K Shuttleworth b McKenzie 2 11 15 0 0
    P Lever b McKenzie 2 8 9 0 0
    Extras (lb 8, w 1, nb 4) 13
    Total (all out, 133.4 overs) 397

    FoW: 1-171 (Boycott), 2-243 (Luckhurst), 3-281 (Knott),
    4-291 (Edrich), 5-310 (Fletcher), 6-327 (D'Oliveira),
    7-389 (Cowdrey), 8-389 (Illingworth), 9-393 (Shuttleworth),
    10-397 (Lever).

    Bowling O M R W
    McKenzie 31.4 4 66 4
    Thomson 24 4 118 2
    GS Chappell 24 4 54 1
    Gleeson 32 10 78 1
    Walters 11 1 35 1
    Stackpole 11 2 33 0

    Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
    *WM Lawry c Illingworth b Snow 0 23 17 0 0
    KR Stackpole c Lever b Snow 5 12 7 1 0
    IM Chappell c Knott b Snow 50 137 103 4 0
    KD Walters c Knott b Lever 7 24 20 1 0
    IR Redpath c & b Illingworth 171 484 372 14 0
    AP Sheahan run out 2 6 6 0 0
    GS Chappell c Luckhurst b Shuttleworth 108 272 218 10 0
    +RW Marsh c D'Oliveira b Shuttleworth 44 137 126 4 0
    GD McKenzie c Lever b D'Oliveira 7 14 12 0 1
    JW Gleeson c Knott b Snow 15 38 35 3 0
    AL Thomson not out 12 18 12 1 0
    Extras (b 5, lb 4, nb 10) 19
    Total (all out, 114.5 overs) 440

    FoW: 1-5 (Stackpole), 2-8 (Lawry), 3-17 (Walters),
    4-105 (IM Chappell), 5-107 (Sheahan), 6-326 (GS Chappell),
    7-393 (Redpath), 8-408 (McKenzie), 9-426 (Marsh),
    10-440 (Gleeson).

    Bowling O M R W
    Snow 33.5 3 143 4
    Shuttleworth 28 4 105 2
    Lever 21 3 78 1
    D'Oliveira 17 1 41 1
    Illingworth 13 2 43 1
    Boycott 1 0 7 0
    Fletcher 1 0 4 0

    England 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    G Boycott st Marsh b Gleeson 50 157 131 4 0
    BW Luckhurst c Stackpole b Walters 19 107 89 1 0
    JH Edrich not out 115 346 332 16 0
    KWR Fletcher lbw b Gleeson 0 2 5 0 0
    MC Cowdrey c Marsh b Thomson 1 13 13 0 0
    BL D'Oliveira b Gleeson 31 94 76 2 0
    *R Illingworth c Marsh b Stackpole 29 83 68 4 0
    +APE Knott not out 30 97 101 4 0
    Extras (b 2, lb 3, nb 7) 12
    Total (6 wickets declared, 101 overs) 287

    DNB: JA Snow, K Shuttleworth, P Lever.

    FoW: 1-60 (Luckhurst), 2-98 (Boycott), 3-98 (Fletcher),
    4-101 (Cowdrey), 5-152 (D'Oliveira), 6-209 (Illingworth).

    Bowling O M R W
    McKenzie 18 2 50 0
    Thomson 25 3 71 1
    GS Chappell 4 1 17 0
    Gleeson 32 11 68 3
    Walters 7 1 26 1
    Stackpole 15 3 43 1

    Australia 2nd innings (target: 245 runs) R M B 4 6
    *WM Lawry not out 38 145 111 5 0
    KR Stackpole c sub (JH Hampshire) b Snow 0 3 4 0 0
    IM Chappell c sub (JH Hampshire) b Snow 17 23 29 3 0
    KD Walters b Lever 8 35 28 1 0
    IR Redpath not out 26 78 87 5 0
    Extras (b 4, lb 4, nb 3) 11
    Total (3 wickets, 32 overs) 100

    DNB: AP Sheahan, GS Chappell, +RW Marsh, GD McKenzie, JW Gleeson,
    AL Thomson.

    FoW: 1-0 (Stackpole), 2-20 (IM Chappell), 3-40 (Walters).

    Bowling O M R W
    Snow 9 4 17 2
    Shuttleworth 3 1 9 0
    Lever 5 2 10 1
    D'Oliveira 4 2 5 0
    Illingworth 4 2 12 0
    Fletcher 4 0 18 0
    Cowdrey 3 0 18 0
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