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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 1, 1971

1st 'Test': Australia v World XI at Brisbane, 26 Nov-1 Dec 1971

World XI in Australia, 1971/72, 1st Match
Australia v World XI
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
26,27,28,30 November, 1 December 1971 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Series: 5-Match series level 0-0

Toss: World XI
Umpires: TF Brooks and LP Rowan
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

  • Day 1: Australia 222/3 (Chappell 71*, Walters 0*)
  • Day 2: No play
  • Day 3: Australia 389/4d, World XI 162/1 (Ackerman 73*, Kanhai 67*)
  • Day 4: World XI 285/4d, Australia 21/1 (Stackpole 12*, Chappell 7*)
    Australia 1st innings
    KR Stackpole c Zaheer Abbas b Bedi 132
    BC Francis lbw b Greig 10
    *IM Chappell c Engineer b Sobers 145
    IR Redpath lbw b Hutton 4
    KD Walters not out 75
    AP Sheahan not out 12
    Extras (lb 1, w 1, nb 9) 11
    Total (4 wickets dec, 85 overs, 400 mins) 389

    DNB: +RW Marsh, KJ O'Keeffe, TJ Jenner, GD McKenzie, DK Lillee.

    FoW: 1-36, 2-196, 3-218, 4-338.

    Bowling O M R W
    Sobers 23 2 94 1
    Greig 24 3 80 1 (6nb,1w)
    Hutton 22 1 108 1 (3nb)
    Bedi 8 2 53 1
    Intikhab Alam 8 0 43 0

    World XI 1st innings
    SM Gavaskar b Lillee 22
    HM Ackerman c Francis b O'Keeffe 112
    RB Kanhai c Redpath b McKenzie 101
    Zaheer Abbas c Sheahan b Jenner 0
    CH Lloyd not out 28
    *GS Sobers not out 20
    Extras (lb 2) 2
    Total (4 wickets dec, 63 overs, 295 mins) 285

    DNB: AW Greig, RA Hutton, +FM Engineer, Intikhab Alam, BS Bedi.

    FoW: 1-48, 2-216, 3-219, 4-247.

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 15 2 73 1
    McKenzie 20 5 77 1
    Walters 3 0 14 0
    O'Keeffe 8 1 36 1
    Jenner 17 1 83 1

    Australia 2nd innings
    BC Francis lbw b Sobers 2
    KR Stackpole c Bedi b Hutton 39
    *IM Chappell c Hutton b Bedi 106
    IR Redpath not out 56
    AP Sheahan not out 17
    Extras 0
    Total (3 wickets dec, 58 overs, 236 mins) 220

    DNB: KD Walters, +RW Marsh, KJ O'Keeffe, TJ Jenner, GD McKenzie,
    DK Lillee.

    FoW: 1-3, 2-64, 3-177.

    Bowling O M R W
    Greig 12 1 35 0
    Sobers 4 1 7 1
    Hutton 8 0 31 1
    Bedi 18 5 64 1
    Intikhab Alam 10 0 58 0
    Lloyd 3 0 11 0
    Kanhai 3 0 14 0

    World XI 2nd innings (target: 325 runs)
    SM Gavaskar c Marsh b Lillee 7
    HM Ackerman b Lillee 4
    RB Kanhai retired hurt 20
    Zaheer Abbas lbw b O'Keeffe 32
    CH Lloyd c Walters b Jenner 18
    *GS Sobers not out 15
    AW Greig not out 4
    Extras (b 5, lb 2, w 1) 8
    Total (4 wickets, 35 overs, 153 mins) 108

    DNB: RA Hutton, +FM Engineer, Intikhab Alam, BS Bedi.

    FoW: 1-5, 2-25, 3-79, 4-93.

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 9 0 38 2 (1w)
    McKenzie 7 1 13 0
    Jenner 10 4 13 1
    O'Keeffe 9 2 36 1

    • 12th Men: GS Chappell (Aust) and N Gifford (World)
    • Crowds: 3238, no play, 7715, 2109, 1787. Total: 14,849. Receipts: $18,973
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