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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.

Tuesday, February 23, 1971

Western Australia v New South Wales at Perth, 20-23 Feb 1971

Sheffield Shield, 1970/71
Western Australia v New South Wales
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
20,21,22,23 February 1971 (4-day match)

Result: Western Australia won by 8 wickets

Toss: New South Wales
Umpires: DL Hawks and NE Townsend
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

  • Day 1: New South Wales 305/6 (Mackay 85*, Colley 14*)
  • Day 2: New South Wales 401, Western Australia 179/3 (Edwards 55*, Irvine 38*)
  • Day 3: Western Australia 414/7d, New South Wales 36/1 (Francis 13*, Benaud 23*)
    New South Wales 1st innings
    BC Francis c Marsh b Lillee 7
    A Turner b Lock 45
    J Benaud b Varis 83
    GR Davies c Edwards b Inverarity 50
    KD Walters c Marsh b Massie 4
    JA Steele lbw b Massie 0
    K Mackay c Edwards b Lock 117
    DJ Colley c Inverarity b Lock 47
    KJ O'Keeffe not out 17
    *+HB Taber c Irvine b Lock 4
    DA Renneberg b Inverarity 5
    Extras (b 1, lb 8, nb 13) 22
    Total (all out, 97.2 overs, 451 mins) 401

    FoW: 1-13, 2-143, 3-145, 4-149, 5-149,
    6-262, 7-374, 8-380, 9-395, 10-401.

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 19 0 68 1 (5nb)
    Gannon 13 0 43 0 (4nb)
    Massie 15 0 65 2 (3nb)
    Lock 27 0 125 4
    Varis 13 2 53 1 (1nb)
    Inverarity 10.2 2 25 2

    Western Australia 1st innings
    D Chadwick c O'Keeffe b Colley 38
    KJ McAullay run out (Walters) 18
    RJ Inverarity b O'Keeffe 25
    R Edwards c & b Davies 115
    JT Irvine b O'Keeffe 47
    L Varis c Steele b Colley 94
    +RW Marsh c Taber b Renneberg 32
    DK Lillee not out 28
    Extras (b 4, lb 8, w 1, nb 4) 17
    Total (7 wickets dec, 97.5 overs, 456 mins) 414

    DNB: *GAR Lock, RAL Massie, JB Gannon.

    FoW: 1-53, 2-61, 3-91, 4-189, 5-284, 6-335, 7-414.

    Bowling O M R W
    Renneberg 26 3 101 1 (1w)
    Colley 22.5 2 106 2 (2nb)
    Walters 12 4 38 0
    O'Keeffe 25 6 86 2 (2nb)
    Davies 10 1 51 1
    Mackay 2 0 15 0

    New South Wales 2nd innings
    A Turner c Lock b Lillee 0
    BC Francis c Inverarity b Lillee 30
    J Benaud b Lillee 60
    GR Davies c Inverarity b Lillee 0
    KD Walters c Lock b Gannon 15
    JA Steele c Inverarity b Gannon 6
    DJ Colley c Edwards b Lillee 20
    K Mackay not out 41
    KJ O'Keeffe lbw b Gannon 5
    *+HB Taber c Edwards b Inverarity 5
    DA Renneberg not out 6
    Extras (lb 1, nb 3) 4
    Total (9 wickets dec, 53.6 overs, 266 mins) 192

    FoW: 1-0, 2-62, 3-62, 4-94, 5-102, 6-121, 7-153, 8-167, 9-176.

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 18.6 3 65 5 (2nb)
    Gannon 12 2 43 3
    Varis 4 0 15 0 (1nb)
    Lock 15 0 48 0
    Inverarity 4 0 17 1

    Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 180 runs)
    KJ McAullay b O'Keeffe 24
    D Chadwick c Taber b O'Keeffe 42
    RJ Inverarity not out 50
    R Edwards not out 61
    Extras (lb 1, nb 2) 3
    Total (2 wickets, 21.3 overs, 108 mins) 180

    DNB: JT Irvine, L Varis, +RW Marsh, DK Lillee, *GAR Lock,
    RAL Massie, JB Gannon.

    FoW: 1-60, 2-75.

    Bowling O M R W
    Renneberg 4 0 36 0 (1nb)
    Colley 5 0 55 0
    Walters 5.3 1 41 0
    O'Keeffe 7 0 45 2

    • 12th Men: TMD MacGill (WA) and RJ Crippin (NSW)
    • Crowds: 1829, 2134, 992, 1143. Total: 6,098. Receipts: $1,522
  • South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide Oval, 20-23 Feb 1971

    Sheffield Shield, 1970/71
    South Australia v Victoria
    Adelaide Oval
    20,21,22,23 February 1971 (4-day match)

    Result: Match drawn

    Toss: South Australia
    Umpires: AT Godson and MG O'Connell
    Balls per over: 8

    Close of play:

  • Day 1: South Australia 297/7 (Blundell 3*, Jenner 1*)
  • Day 2: South Australia 324, Victoria 235/3 (Eastwood 109*, Lawry 58*)
  • Day 3: Victoria 448, South Australia 73/0 (Richards 20*, Woodcock 46*)
    South Australia 1st innings
    BA Richards b Sieler 105
    AJ Woodcock c Eastwood b Walker 1
    *IM Chappell b Sieler 89
    GS Chappell run out 30
    JP Causby c Redpath b Higgs 9
    KG Cunningham b Higgs 41
    AA Mallett lbw b Eastwood 16
    +RP Blundell c Redpath b Thomson 13
    TJ Jenner b Walker 14
    KJ McCarthy b Walker 0
    JR Hammond not out 0
    Extras (b 1, lb 2, nb 3) 6
    Total (all out, 85.7 overs, 378 mins) 324

    FoW: 1-6, 2-171, 3-218, 4-228, 5-248,
    6-290, 7-296, 8-321, 9-323, 10-324.

    Bowling O M R W
    Thomson 13 2 56 1 (1nb)
    Walker 19.7 1 81 3 (2nb)
    Watson 7 0 18 0
    Sieler 19 2 58 2
    Bedford 2 0 23 0
    Higgs 19 6 70 2
    Eastwood 6 0 12 1

    Victoria 1st innings
    KH Eastwood c GS Chappell b Hammond 221
    GD Watson c IM Chappell b Hammond 7
    AP Sheahan c Blundell b McCarthy 37
    IR Redpath lbw b Jenner 9
    *WM Lawry c & b Jenner 69
    AJ Sieler c Hammond b Jenner 9
    PLA Bedford b McCarthy 29
    +RC Jordon not out 40
    MHN Walker c Blundell b Hammond 2
    AL Thomson c & b Hammond 0
    JD Higgs c IM Chappell b Hammond 5
    Extras (b 5, lb 3, w 2, nb 10) 20
    Total (all out, 114.3 overs, 513 mins) 448

    FoW: 1-33, 2-97, 3-128, 4-257, 5-283,
    6-373, 7-422, 8-424, 9-424, 10-448.

    Bowling O M R W
    Hammond 18.3 1 84 5 (1w)
    McCarthy 22 1 76 2 (9nb,1w)
    GS Chappell 15 1 44 0 (1nb)
    Jenner 27 2 136 3
    Mallett 31 3 87 0
    Richards 1 0 1 0

    South Australia 2nd innings
    BA Richards c & b Sieler 72
    AJ Woodcock c Eastwood b Thomson 87
    *IM Chappell c Jordon b Higgs 78
    GS Chappell c Walker b Sieler 24
    JP Causby run out 0
    KG Cunningham c Sheahan b Higgs 27
    AA Mallett b Sieler 6
    +RP Blundell st Jordon b Higgs 10
    TJ Jenner not out 14
    KJ McCarthy not out 5
    Extras (w 2, nb 9) 11
    Total (8 wickets, 95 overs, 407 mins) 334

    DNB: JR Hammond.

    FoW: 1-155, 2-186, 3-260, 4-260, 5-272, 6-287, 7-309, 8-324.

    Bowling O M R W
    Walker 16 0 55 0 (1w)
    Thomson 18 1 65 1 (9nb)
    Watson 2 1 1 0
    Higgs 25 2 111 3 (1w)
    Sieler 33 6 90 3
    Eastwood 1 0 1 0

    • 12th Men: EW Freeman (SA) and JR Stephens (Vic)
    • Crowds: 4988, 5325, 1497, 1752. Total: 13,562. Receipts: $4,206
  • Wednesday, February 17, 1971

    7th TEST: Australia v England at Sydney Cricket Ground, 12-17 Feb 1971

    Test # 679 (679/209)
    The Ashes, 1970/71, 7th Test
    Australia v England
    Sydney Cricket Ground
    12,13,14,16,17 February 1971 (6-day match)

    Result: England won by 62 runs
    England wins the 7-Test series 2-0 (1 abandoned)

    Toss: Australia
    Umpires: TF Brooks and LP Rowan
    Test Debuts: AR Dell, KH Eastwood (Aus).

    Balls per over: 8

    Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 184, Australia 13/2 (Marsh 2*, IM Chappell 0*)
  • Day 2: Australia 235/7 (GS Chappell 62*, Lillee 6*)
  • Day 3: Australia 264, England 229/4 (D'Oliveira 37*, Illingworth 25*)
  • Day 4: England 302, Australia 123/5 (GS Chappell 19*, Marsh 12*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    JH Edrich c GS Chappell b Dell 30 150 130 1 0
    BW Luckhurst c Redpath b Walters 0 37 29 0 0
    KWR Fletcher c Stackpole b O'Keeffe 33 121 122 3 0
    JH Hampshire c Marsh b Lillee 10 51 40 1 0
    BL D'Oliveira b Dell 1 5 9 0 0
    *R Illingworth b Jenner 42 135 128 6 0
    +APE Knott c Stackpole b O'Keeffe 27 70 83 1 0
    JA Snow b Jenner 7 17 22 0 0
    P Lever c Jenner b O'Keeffe 4 13 15 1 0
    DL Underwood not out 8 17 12 1 0
    RGD Willis b Jenner 11 12 21 1 0
    Extras (b 4, lb 4, w 1, nb 2) 11
    Total (all out, 76 overs) 184

    FoW: 1-5 (Luckhurst), 2-60 (Edrich), 3-68 (Fletcher),
    4-69 (D'Oliveira), 5-98 (Hampshire), 6-145 (Knott),
    7-156 (Snow), 8-165 (Illingworth), 9-165 (Lever),
    10-184 (Willis).

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 13 5 32 1
    Dell 16 8 32 2
    Walters 4 0 10 1
    GS Chappell 3 0 9 0
    Jenner 16 3 42 3
    O'Keeffe 24 8 48 3

    Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
    KH Eastwood c Knott b Lever 5 17 19 0 0
    KR Stackpole b Snow 6 26 16 1 0
    +RW Marsh c Willis b Lever 4 38 36 0 0
    *IM Chappell b Willis 25 88 62 1 0
    IR Redpath c & b Underwood 59 198 155 2 0
    KD Walters st Knott b Underwood 42 103 82 1 0
    GS Chappell b Willis 65 183 186 6 0
    KJ O'Keeffe c Knott b Illingworth 3 37 28 0 0
    TJ Jenner b Lever 30 75 62 3 0
    DK Lillee c Knott b Willis 6 54 24 0 0
    AR Dell not out 3 22 12 0 0
    Extras (lb 5, w 1, nb 10) 16
    Total (all out, 83.6 overs) 264

    FoW: 1-11 (Eastwood), 2-13 (Stackpole), 3-32 (Marsh),
    4-66 (IM Chappell), 5-147 (Walters), 6-162 (Redpath),
    7-178 (O'Keeffe), 8-235 (Lillee), 9-239 (GS Chappell),
    10-264 (Jenner).

    Bowling O M R W
    Snow 18 2 68 1
    Lever 14.6 3 43 3
    D'Oliveira 12 2 24 0
    Willis 12 1 58 3
    Underwood 16 3 39 2
    Illingworth 11 3 16 1

    England 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    JH Edrich c IM Chappell b O'Keeffe 57 210 142 3 0
    BW Luckhurst c Lillee b O'Keeffe 59 119 129 7 0
    KWR Fletcher c Stackpole b Eastwood 20 69 82 1 0
    JH Hampshire c IM Chappell b O'Keeffe 24 28 41 4 0
    BL D'Oliveira c IM Chappell b Lillee 47 145 133 4 0
    *R Illingworth lbw b Lillee 29 106 92 2 0
    +APE Knott b Dell 15 70 59 2 0
    JA Snow c Stackpole b Dell 20 94 86 1 0
    P Lever c Redpath b Jenner 17 39 35 2 0
    DL Underwood c Marsh b Dell 0 4 5 0 0
    RGD Willis not out 2 8 10 0 0
    Extras (b 3, lb 3, nb 6) 12
    Total (all out, 100.7 overs) 302

    FoW: 1-94 (Luckhurst), 2-130 (Fletcher), 3-158 (Edrich),
    4-165 (Hampshire), 5-234 (Illingworth), 6-251 (D'Oliveira),
    7-276 (Knott), 8-298 (Lever), 9-299 (Underwood),
    10-302 (Snow).

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 14 0 43 2
    Dell 26.7 3 65 3
    Walters 5 0 18 0
    Jenner 21 5 39 1
    O'Keeffe 26 8 96 3
    Eastwood 5 0 21 1
    Stackpole 3 1 8 0

    Australia 2nd innings (target: 223 runs) R M B 4 6
    KH Eastwood b Snow 0 4 6 0 0
    KR Stackpole b Illingworth 67 159 112 6 2
    *IM Chappell c Knott b Lever 6 28 15 1 0
    IR Redpath c Hampshire b Illingworth 14 79 66 0 0
    KD Walters c D'Oliveira b Willis 1 15 15 0 0
    GS Chappell st Knott b Illingworth 30 135 127 3 0
    +RW Marsh b Underwood 16 79 63 0 0
    KJ O'Keeffe c sub (K Shuttleworth) b D'Oliveira 12 52 46 2 0
    TJ Jenner c Fletcher b Underwood 4 46 43 0 0
    DK Lillee c Hampshire b D'Oliveira 0 1 1 0 0
    AR Dell not out 3 12 14 0 0
    Extras (b 2, nb 5) 7
    Total (all out, 62.6 overs) 160

    FoW: 1-0 (Eastwood), 2-22 (IM Chappell), 3-71 (Redpath),
    4-82 (Walters), 5-96 (Stackpole), 6-131 (Marsh),
    7-142 (GS Chappell), 8-154 (O'Keeffe), 9-154 (Lillee),
    10-160 (Jenner).

    Bowling O M R W
    Snow 2 1 7 1
    Lever 12 2 23 1
    D'Oliveira 5 1 15 2
    Willis 9 1 32 1
    Underwood 13.6 5 28 2
    Illingworth 20 7 39 3
    Fletcher 1 0 9 0

    • TJ Jenner (1) retired hurt on 8* from 195/7 to 235/8 (hit on head by a short ball from Snow)
  • Monday, February 8, 1971

    Western Australia v Marylebone Cricket Club at Sydney Cricket Ground, 8 Feb 1971

    Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia, 1970/71
    Western Australia v Marylebone Cricket Club
    Sydney Cricket Ground
    8 February 1971 (40-over match)

    Result: No result

    Toss: Marylebone Cricket Club
    Umpires: TF Brooks and EF Wykes

    Balls per over: 8

    Marylebone Cricket Club innings (40 overs maximum)              R   M   B  4 6
    G Boycott retired hurt 0 2 3 0 0
    JH Edrich c Lock b Gannon 5 23 0 0
    KWR Fletcher c Marsh b Lock 26 93 1 0
    JH Hampshire b Gannon 8 10 2 0
    *MC Cowdrey c Inverarity b Varis 9 56 1 0
    BL D'Oliveira c Inverarity b Lock 54 89 6 0
    +RW Taylor b Gannon 10 42 1 0
    JA Snow b Gannon 14 16 1 0
    D Wilson c Inverarity b Lock 6 10 0 0
    P Lever not out 12 19 0 0
    K Shuttleworth run out 3 8 0 0
    Extras (lb 3, nb 2) 5
    Total (all out, 39.3 overs, 193 mins) 152

    FoW: 1-12 (Edrich), 2-20 (Hampshire), 3-50 (Cowdrey),
    4-50 (Fletcher), 5-87 (Taylor), 6-113 (Snow),
    7-131 (Wilson), 8-146 (D'Oliveira), 9-152 (Shuttleworth).

    Bowling O M R W
    McKenzie 8 2 23 0
    Gannon 8 1 41 4 (2nb)
    Massie 8 1 41 0
    Varis 8 3 22 1
    Lock 7.3 2 20 3

    Western Australia innings (target: 153 runs from 40 overs) R M B 4 6
    D Chadwick not out 17 29 1 0
    KJ McAullay b Lever 1 17 0 0
    RJ Inverarity c Taylor b Lever 0 2 0 0
    R Edwards not out 4 7 0 0
    Extras (lb 2) 2
    Total (2 wickets, 5.4 overs, 29 mins) 24

    DNB: JT Irvine, +RW Marsh, L Varis, GD McKenzie, *GAR Lock,
    RAL Massie, JB Gannon.

    FoW: 1-16 (McAullay), 2-16 (Inverarity).

    Bowling O M R W
    Snow 3 1 9 0
    Lever 2.4 0 13 2

    Note: Wides count as Balls Faced in the batsmens' analyses

    • Scorers: GGA Saulez (Marylebone Cricket Club) and DK Sherwood (Western Australia)
    • 12th Men: DK Lillee (Western Australia). Marylebone Cricket Club did not name a 12th Man.
    • G Boycott retired hurt at 0/0 (The third ball of the match, bowled by McKenzie, reared and hit Boycott on the left forearm, breaking it. He retired from further participation in the game and was out of contention for the remainder of the tour).
    • At 3.22pm, in the sixth over of the Western Australian innings rain began to fall and drove the players from the field. No further play was able to take place bringing the game to an unsatisfactory conclusion.
    • Attendance: 2,000

    Saturday, February 6, 1971

    Final: Queensland v Western Australia at Melbourne, Feb 6, 1971

    List A match
    V & G Australasian Knock-Out Competition - Final
    Queensland v Western Australia
    1970/71 season

    Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 6 February 1971 (40-over match)

    Result Western Australia won by 91 runs

    Western Australia innings (40 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR

    D Chadwick c Graveney b Dell 0 6 7 0 0 0.00

    KJ McAullay c wicketkeeperMaclean b Albury 3 19 5 0 0 60.00

    RJ Inverarity c Carlson b Dell 90 183 153 9 0 58.82

    R Edwards run out (Jones/Trimble) 4 13 12 0 0 33.33

    JT Irvine c Albury b Carlson 37 57 50 5 0 74.00
    wicketkeeper RW Marsh c wicketkeeperMaclean b Jones 0 4 2 0 0 0.00

    L Varis c wicketkeeperMaclean b Jones 11 27 35 2 0 31.42

    GD McKenzie run out (Rathie/wicketkeeperMaclean) 4 12 12 0 0 33.33

    DK Lillee b Surti 14 40 28 2 0 50.00
    captain GAR Lock c Jones b Albury 1 4 3 0 0 33.33

    RAL Massie not out 0 6 2 0 0 0.00

    Extras (lb 3, nb 3) 6











    Total (all out; 38.2 overs; 190 mins) 170 (3.33 runs per 6 balls)

    Fall of wickets1-0 (Chadwick), 2-4 (McAullay), 3-13 (Edwards), 4-87 (Irvine), 5-91 (Marsh), 6-112 (Varis), 7-121 (McKenzie), 8-164 (Lillee), 9-169 (Lock), 10-170 (Inverarity)

    Bowling O M R W Econ

    AR Dell 7.2 2 18 2 1.86

    WD Albury 7 0 23 2 2.46

    PH Carlson 8 0 45 1 4.21

    KE Dudgeon 4 0 27 0 5.06

    AR Jones 8 1 28 2 2.62

    RF Surti 4 0 23 1 4.31 (3nb)

    Queensland innings (target: 171 runs from 40 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
    captain SC Trimble b McKenzie 0 12 5 0 0 0.00

    JFC Loxton b McKenzie 8 24 28 0 0 28.57

    DS Rathie c wicketkeeperMarsh b Varis 12 76 58 0 0 20.68

    RF Surti c wicketkeeperMarsh b Massie 8 23 19 0 0 42.10

    TW Graveney b Massie 0 2 4 0 0 0.00

    PH Carlson run out (wicketkeeperMarsh/Lock) 23 59 45 1 0 51.11

    KE Dudgeon st wicketkeeperMarsh b Lock 19 13 21 2 0 90.47
    wicketkeeper JA Maclean b Lock 1 9 3 0 0 33.33

    AR Jones b McKenzie 0 9 3 0 0 0.00

    WD Albury c wicketkeeperMarsh b McKenzie 1 3 3 0 0 33.33

    AR Dell not out 1 3 1 0 0 100.00

    Extras (lb 1, w 1, nb 4) 6











    Total (all out; 23.5 overs; 121 mins) 79 (2.50 runs per 6 balls)

    Fall of wickets1-7 (Trimble), 2-12 (Loxton), 3-21 (Surti), 4-21 (Graveney), 5-48 (Rathie), 6-69 (Dudgeon), 7-77 (Carlson), 8-77 (Maclean), 9-78 (Albury), 10-79 (Jones)

    Bowling O M R W Econ

    GD McKenzie 6.5 1 13 4 1.47 (2nb)

    RAL Massie 6 2 12 2 1.50 (2nb)

    DK Lillee 3 0 9 0 2.25

    L Varis 5 0 25 1 3.75 (1w)

    GAR Lock 3 0 14 2 3.50

    Balls per over 8

    Toss Queensland, who chose to field first
    Series Western Australia won the 1970/71 V & G Australasian Knock-Out Competition

    Player of the match RJ Inverarity (Western Australia)

    Umpires AT Godson and MG O'Connell

    Match notes

    • JRF Duncan was selected in the Queensland team but was forced to withdraw when he jarred his foot in the just completed Test match. He was replaced by AR Jones.
    • Scorers: BW Bright (Queensland) and MP Ringham (Western Australia)
    • 12th Men: JB Gannon (Western Australia) and RG Paulsen (Queensland)
    • Attendance: 5,595

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