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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.

Monday, November 29, 1971

South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide Oval, 26-29 Nov 1971

Sheffield Shield, 1971/72
South Australia v Victoria
Adelaide Oval
26,27,28,29 November 1971 (4-day match)

Result: South Australia won by 199 runs
Points: South Australia 17, Victoria 5

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: RC Bailhache and MG O'Connell
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

  • Day 1: South Australia 369/8 (Hendricks 0*, McCarthy 1*)
  • Day 2: South Australia 426/9d, Victoria 237/6 (Eastwood 98*, Walker 5*)
  • Day 3: Victoria 283, South Australia 212
    South Australia 1st innings
    JP Causby c Robinson b Walker 19
    AJ Woodcock c & b Higgs 24
    DJ Sutherland b Higgs 24
    *KG Cunningham c Robinson b Walker 203
    BC Robran c Eastwood b Higgs 0
    PD Rebbeck c Robinson b Higgs 55
    EW Freeman c Stephens b Walker 22
    AA Mallett st Robinson b Higgs 13
    +M Hendricks b Walker 1
    KJ McCarthy not out 31
    JR Hammond not out 23
    Extras (b 5, lb 3, w 1, nb 2) 11
    Total (9 wickets dec, 92 overs, 372 mins) 426

    FoW: 1-43, 2-43, 3-102, 4-102, 5-232, 6-333, 7-368, 8-368, 9-377.

    Bowling O M R W
    Thomson 10 1 42 0 (1nb)
    Duncan 16 3 48 0
    Walker 21 0 94 4 (1nb)
    Higgs 36 4 161 5 (1w)
    Bedford 7 0 55 0
    Eastwood 2 0 15 0

    Victoria 1st innings
    *WM Lawry st Hendricks b Mallett 73
    GJ Cosier run out (?/Hendricks) 18
    KH Eastwood c Hendricks b Hammond 107
    WJ Scholes b Sutherland 1
    JR Stephens c Rebbeck b McCarthy 21
    +RD Robinson c & b Mallett 7
    PLA Bedford lbw b Mallett 10
    MHN Walker not out 28
    JRF Duncan lbw b Freeman 0
    AL Thomson c Freeman b Mallett 13
    JD Higgs run out (?/Hendricks) 0
    Extras (b 1, lb 3, nb 1) 5
    Total (all out, 84.3 overs, 358 mins) 283

    FoW: 1-49, 2-127, 3-128, 4-186, 5-193,
    6-227, 7-255, 8-258, 9-282, 10-283.

    Bowling O M R W
    Hammond 8.3 1 38 1
    Freeman 21 2 53 1
    McCarthy 14 1 58 1
    Mallett 35 8 115 4 (1nb)
    Sutherland 6 2 14 1

    South Australia 2nd innings
    JP Causby run out 60
    AJ Woodcock c Robinson b Walker 25
    DJ Sutherland c Robinson b Walker 5
    *KG Cunningham lbw b Walker 0
    BC Robran lbw b Walker 18
    PD Rebbeck c Bedford b Duncan 12
    EW Freeman run out (?/Robinson) 60
    AA Mallett run out 6
    +M Hendricks b Thomson 0
    KJ McCarthy c Bedford b Thomson 1
    JR Hammond not out 11
    Extras (b 5, lb 8, nb 1) 14
    Total (all out, 57 overs, 244 mins) 212

    FoW: 1-48, 2-61, 3-61, 4-99, 5-117,
    6-150, 7-168, 8-177, 9-187, 10-212.

    Bowling O M R W
    Thomson 11 1 49 2
    Duncan 15 2 40 1
    Higgs 14 2 49 0
    Cosier 1 0 2 0
    Walker 16 2 58 4 (1nb)

    Victoria 2nd innings (target: 356 runs)
    *WM Lawry not out 69
    GJ Cosier b Sutherland 34
    KH Eastwood c & b Sutherland 0
    WJ Scholes run out (Robran) 8
    JR Stephens b Sutherland 20
    PLA Bedford c Rebbeck b Mallett 2
    +RD Robinson c & b Mallett 0
    MHN Walker c Robran b Mallett 0
    JRF Duncan b Mallett 0
    AL Thomson lbw b Sutherland 3
    JD Higgs lbw b Mallett 11
    Extras (b 3, lb 6) 9
    Total (all out, 59 overs, 230 mins) 156

    FoW: 1-76, 2-80, 3-103, 4-127, 5-134,
    6-134, 7-134, 8-134, 9-137, 10-156.

    Bowling O M R W
    Hammond 5 0 19 0
    Freeman 5 2 14 0
    Cunningham 1 0 7 0
    Mallett 26 10 46 5
    McCarthy 4 0 16 0
    Sutherland 18 6 45 4

    • 12th Men: JE Nash (SA) and RP Rose (Vic)
    • Crowds: 1806, 3862, 3333, 1511. Total: 10,512. Receipts: $2,878
  • Saturday, November 27, 1971

    New South Wales v Western Australia at Sydney, Nov 27, 1971

    List A match
    Coca-Cola Australasian Knock-Out Competition - 2nd Match
    New South Wales v Western Australia
    1971/72 season

    Played at Sydney Cricket Ground on 27 November 1971 (40-over match)

    Result Western Australia won by 6 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

    New South Wales innings (40 overs maximum) R M 4s 6s

    A Turner c Inverarity b Watson 54 96 7 1

    MF Rosen c Inverarity b Massie 14 43 1 0

    GR Davies c wicketkeeperEdwards b Massie 4 10 1 0

    J Benaud c Gannon b Inverarity 21 43 4 0

    K Mackay c Varis b Inverarity 19 20 4 0

    JW Wilson b Gannon 56 62 8 2

    DJ Colley run out (Inverarity) 11 50 0 0
    captainwicketkeeper HB Taber c Inverarity b Gannon 5 19 1 0

    JW Gleeson c wicketkeeperEdwards b Watson 5 16 0 0

    SR Bernard c Watson b Inverarity 5 9 0 0

    DW Hourn not out 2 5 0 0

    Extras (lb 5, nb 4) 9









    Total (all out; 38.7 overs; 191 mins) 205 (3.95 runs per 6 balls)

    Fall of wickets1-39 (Rosen), 2-50 (Davies), 3-98 (Turner), 4-98 (Benaud), 5-122 (Mackay), 6-184 (Wilson), 7-187 (Colley), 8-197 (Taber), 9-197 (Gleeson), 10-205 (Bernard)

    Bowling O M R W Econ

    JB Gannon 8 1 28 2 2.62 (1nb)

    RAL Massie 8 0 40 2 3.75

    BT Thornton 8 0 44 0 4.12 (3nb)

    RJ Inverarity 7.7 0 53 3 5.04

    GD Watson 7 0 31 2 3.32

    Western Australia innings (target: 206 runs from 40 overs) R M 4s 6s

    D Chadwick c Rosen b Gleeson 16 37 2 0

    GD Watson b Mackay 95 156 13 0
    captain RJ Inverarity b Gleeson 57 76 7 0
    wicketkeeper R Edwards not out 31 45 5 0

    BL Hanna run out 0 1 0 0

    L Varis not out 4 3 1 0

    Extras (b 3, w 1, nb 2) 6









    Total (4 wickets; 37.4 overs; 164 mins) 209 (4.18 runs per 6 balls)

    Did not bat IJ Brayshaw, AL Mann, BT Thornton, RAL Massie, JB Gannon

    Fall of wickets1-45 (Chadwick), 2-136 (Inverarity), 3-205 (Watson), 4-205 (Hanna)

    Bowling O M R W Econ

    SR Bernard 7 0 46 0 4.92

    DJ Colley 8 1 26 0 2.43 (1nb)

    J Benaud 2 0 16 0 6.00 (1w)

    JW Gleeson 8 0 33 2 3.09 (1nb)

    DW Hourn 8 0 58 0 5.43

    GR Davies 2.4 0 17 0 5.10

    K Mackay 2 1 7 1 2.62

    Balls per over 8

    Toss New South Wales, who chose to bat first

    Player of the match RJ Inverarity (Western Australia)

    Umpires KT Killey and EF Wykes

    Match notes

    • Scorers: R Brown (Western Australia) and DK Sherwood (New South Wales)
    • 12th Men: H Martin (New South Wales) and B Yardley (Western Australia)
    • Attendance: 3,198

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