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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.

Thursday, December 27, 1973

Victoria v New South Wales at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 23-27 Dec 1973

Sheffield Shield, 1973/74
Victoria v New South Wales
Melbourne Cricket Ground
23,24,26,27 December 1973 (4-day match)

Result: Victoria won by 51 runs
Points: Victoria 17, New South Wales 3

Toss: New South Wales
Umpires: JR Collins and RC Isherwood
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

  • Day 1: Victoria 255/8 (Walker 3*, Hurst 0*)
  • Day 2: Victoria 273, New South Wales 128/9d, Victoria 77/2 (Rose 34*, Redpath 23*)
  • Day 3: Victoria 237, New South Wales 88/1 (Crippin 46*, Turner 22*)
    Victoria 1st innings
    *KR Stackpole run out (Crippin) 63
    RP Rose c Colley b Gilmour 2
    AP Sheahan c Taber b Bernard 77
    IR Redpath c & b O'Keeffe 40
    AJ Sieler c Taber b Bernard 2
    RJ Baldry c Crippin b Bernard 19
    +RD Robinson c McCosker b Gilmour 31
    RJ Bright c Gilmour b Bernard 11
    MHN Walker not out 15
    AG Hurst b Gilmour 5
    JD Higgs b Bernard 1
    Extras (lb 5, w 1, nb 1) 7
    Total (all out, 77.3 overs, 363 mins) 273

    FoW: 1-9, 2-116, 3-189, 4-189, 5-191,
    6-234, 7-243, 8-255, 9-260, 10-273.

    Bowling O M R W
    Gilmour 21 0 81 3
    Colley 17 4 50 0 (1nb)
    Walters 14 3 51 0
    O'Keeffe 14 1 36 1 (1w)
    Bernard 11.3 2 48 5

    New South Wales 1st innings
    RJ Crippin lbw b Walker 21
    MF Rosen c Redpath b Walker 13
    A Turner c Robinson b Hurst 9
    *KD Walters c Redpath b Walker 22
    IC Davis c Robinson b Walker 0
    RB McCosker not out 33
    KJ O'Keeffe c Robinson b Walker 3
    GJ Gilmour st Robinson b Bright 0
    DJ Colley c Rose b Walker 18
    +HB Taber c Robinson b Higgs 4
    Extras (b 1, lb 2, nb 2) 5
    Total (9 wickets dec, 34.2 overs, 176 mins) 128

    DNB: SR Bernard.

    FoW: 1-20, 2-41, 3-57, 4-58, 5-68, 6-77, 7-78, 8-101, 9-128.

    Bowling O M R W
    Hurst 12 1 54 1 (1nb)
    Walker 14 2 50 6 (1nb)
    Bright 6 0 16 1
    Higgs 2.2 0 3 1

    Victoria 2nd innings
    *KR Stackpole c Davis b Gilmour 13
    RP Rose c McCosker b O'Keeffe 50
    AP Sheahan b Bernard 0
    IR Redpath c Taber b O'Keeffe 51
    AJ Sieler c Taber b Bernard 0
    RJ Baldry c Rosen b O'Keeffe 36
    +RD Robinson lbw b O'Keeffe 39
    RJ Bright lbw b Bernard 0
    MHN Walker not out 20
    AG Hurst st Taber b O'Keeffe 1
    JD Higgs c O'Keeffe b Colley 9
    Extras (b 8, lb 5, w 1, nb 4) 18
    Total (all out, 68.7 overs, 318 mins) 237

    FoW: 1-24, 2-24, 3-119, 4-122, 5-128,
    6-201, 7-202, 8-212, 9-215, 10-237.

    Bowling O M R W
    Bernard 23 5 61 3 (2nb)
    Gilmour 13 0 57 1 (1nb)
    Colley 10.7 1 39 1 (1nb)
    Walters 4 2 9 0 (1w)
    O'Keeffe 18 5 53 5

    New South Wales 2nd innings (target: 383 runs)
    RJ Crippin lbw b Hurst 48
    MF Rosen b Walker 16
    A Turner c Robinson b Hurst 28
    *KD Walters c Robinson b Hurst 18
    IC Davis c Rose b Bright 75
    RB McCosker c Robinson b Bright 9
    KJ O'Keeffe c Robinson b Hurst 23
    GJ Gilmour not out 72
    DJ Colley c Hurst b Higgs 19
    +HB Taber c Redpath b Hurst 4
    SR Bernard lbw b Walker 10
    Extras (b 2, lb 6, nb 1) 9
    Total (all out, 101.6 overs, 450 mins) 331

    FoW: 1-57, 2-91, 3-98, 4-121, 5-138,
    6-177, 7-247, 8-282, 9-304, 10-331.

    Bowling O M R W
    Hurst 28 4 116 5
    Walker 19.6 2 95 2
    Sieler 2 0 2 0 (1nb)
    Bright 23 7 34 2
    Higgs 25 5 70 1
    Stackpole 4 3 5 0

    • 12th Men: GN Yallop (Vic) and SE Webster (NSW)
    • Crowds: 11858, 10430, 18450, 7316. Total: 48,054. Receipts: $22,723
  • Monday, December 24, 1973

    South Australia v New Zealanders at Adelaide, 21-24 Dec 1973

    New Zealand in Australia, 1973/74
    South Australia v New Zealanders
    Adelaide Oval
    21,22,23,24 December 1973 (4-day match)

    Result: South Australia won by 5 wickets

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

    Close of play:

  • Day 1: New Zealanders 232/7 (Wadsworth 19*, DR Hadlee 1*)
  • Day 2: New Zealanders 274, South Australia 290, New Zealanders 11/0 (Parker 5*, Morrison 6*)
  • Day 3: New Zealanders 242, South Australia 18/0 (Donaldson 7*, Woodcock 10*)
    New Zealanders 1st innings
    JM Parker c Hendricks b Hiern 11
    JFM Morrison c Hendricks b Barnes 8
    MJF Shrimpton lbw b Mallett 46
    BF Hastings c Hiern b Mallett 92
    *BE Congdon b Mallett 37
    JV Coney c Nash b Mallett 4
    +KJ Wadsworth not out 50
    RJ Hadlee st Hendricks b Jenner 6
    DR Hadlee c Curtin b Jenner 7
    DR O'Sullivan c & b Mallett 4
    BL Cairns lbw b Mallett 0
    Extras (b 3, lb 3, nb 3) 9
    Total (all out, 74.6 overs, 317 mins) 274

    FoW: 1-19, 2-25, 3-103, 4-189, 5-196,
    6-211, 7-229, 8-257, 9-274, 10-274.

    Bowling O M R W
    Hiern 11 4 39 1 (1nb)
    Barnes 15 0 55 1
    Mallett 26.6 8 77 6 (2nb)
    Jenner 22 0 94 2

    South Australia 1st innings
    AJ Woodcock c & b Cairns 67
    JS Donaldson c Wadsworth b RJ Hadlee 2
    *IM Chappell c RJ Hadlee b Cairns 52
    BG Curtin c Morrison b Cairns 5
    TM Chappell b Cairns 12
    JE Nash b Cairns 3
    TJ Jenner lbw b O'Sullivan 18
    JR Barnes c Coney b Shrimpton 88
    +M Hendricks c Coney b Shrimpton 11
    AA Mallett b Shrimpton 20
    BN Hiern not out 1
    Extras (b 2, lb 8, nb 1) 11
    Total (all out, 57.3 overs, 251 mins) 290

    FoW: 1-7, 2-110, 3-129, 4-134, 5-144,
    6-147, 7-181, 8-231, 9-281, 10-290.

    Bowling O M R W
    RJ Hadlee 14 3 61 1 (1nb)
    DR Hadlee 14 0 77 0
    Cairns 11 1 55 5
    O'Sullivan 12 2 55 1
    Shrimpton 6.3 0 31 3

    New Zealanders 2nd innings
    JM Parker lbw b Barnes 5
    JFM Morrison lbw b Barnes 6
    MJF Shrimpton lbw b Mallett 106
    BF Hastings c Hendricks b Barnes 40
    *BE Congdon c & b Mallett 15
    JV Coney c & b Jenner 25
    +KJ Wadsworth c Mallett b Barnes 25
    RJ Hadlee c Donaldson b Jenner 1
    DR Hadlee c IM Chappell b Hiern 2
    DR O'Sullivan c Hendricks b Hiern 0
    BL Cairns not out 1
    Extras (b 8, lb 3, w 2, nb 3) 16
    Total (all out, 76 overs, 313 mins) 242

    FoW: 1-11, 2-12, 3-114, 4-138, 5-199,
    6-208, 7-213, 8-234, 9-236, 10-242.

    Bowling O M R W
    Hiern 11 1 46 2
    Barnes 15 2 42 4 (1w)
    Jenner 27 6 72 2 (1w)
    Mallett 22 3 66 2 (3nb)
    IM Chappell 1 1 0 0

    South Australia 2nd innings (target: 227 runs)
    JS Donaldson b DR Hadlee 7
    AJ Woodcock lbw b RJ Hadlee 15
    *IM Chappell c Wadsworth b RJ Hadlee 26
    BG Curtin lbw b Cairns 21
    TM Chappell c Coney b O'Sullivan 29
    JE Nash not out 87
    TJ Jenner not out 35
    Extras (b 5, lb 4, nb 1) 10
    Total (5 wickets, 62.6 overs, 272 mins) 230

    DNB: JR Barnes, +M Hendricks, AA Mallett, BN Hiern.

    FoW: 1-19, 2-29, 3-63, 4-75, 5-135.

    Bowling O M R W
    RJ Hadlee 15 2 59 2 (1nb)
    DR Hadlee 16 0 57 1
    Cairns 17 3 52 1
    O'Sullivan 14 4 42 1
    Parker 0.6 0 10 0

    • 12th Men: BL Causby (SA) and GD Alabaster (NZ)
    • Crowds: 1064, 3098, 3569, 2944. Total: 10,675. Receipts: $5,492
  • Wednesday, December 19, 1973

    Australian Capital Territory v New Zealanders at Canberra, Dec 19, 1973

    New Zealand tour of Australia
    Australian Capital Territory v New Zealanders
    1973/74 season

    Played at Manuka Oval, Canberra, on 19 December 1973 (40-over match)

    Result New Zealanders won by 78 runs

    New Zealanders innings (40 overs maximum) R 4s 6s
    captain BE Congdon c Samuels b Webb 63



    JFM Morrison c Canney b Webb 30



    MJF Shrimpton b Canney 1 0 0

    BF Hastings c wicketkeeperRowe b Samuels 29



    JV Coney run out 15



    KJ Wadsworth b Canney 7


    wicketkeeper KO Campbell c Curtis b Lloyd 12



    RJ Hadlee c Samuels b Lloyd 41



    GD Alabaster c wicketkeeperRowe b Moore 13



    DR O'Sullivan b Lloyd 0 0 0

    BL Cairns not out 0 0 0

    Extras (b 1, lb 1) 2







    Total (all out; 38.2 overs; 163 mins) 213 (5.55 runs per over)

    Fall of wickets1-92 (Congdon), 2-93 (Shrimpton), 3-95 (Morrison), 4-138, 5-138, 6-150, 7-166, 8-213, 9-213, 10-213 (38.2 ov)

    Bowling O M R W Econ

    GJ Samuels 8 2 26 1 3.25

    DA Moore 8 0 46 1 5.75

    M Webb 8 1 30 2 3.75

    MG Curtis 4 0 42 0 10.50

    IG Canney 8 0 52 2 6.50

    BR Lloyd 2.2 0 15 3 6.42

    Australian Capital Territory innings (target: 214 runs from 40 overs) R 4s 6s

    JM McMurtrie c Wadsworth b Shrimpton 30



    BJ Andrews st wicketkeeperCampbell b Alabaster 19



    M Webb c Alabaster b Congdon 23



    AT Irvine c Coney b O'Sullivan 25


    captain KA Owen b Hadlee 6



    IG Canney b Hadlee 2 0 0

    BR Lloyd b O'Sullivan 2 0 0
    wicketkeeper CB Rowe st wicketkeeperCampbell b Morrison 9



    GJ Samuels b O'Sullivan 4
    0

    DA Moore not out 6



    MG Curtis not out 0 0 0

    Extras (b 2, lb 5, nb 2) 9







    Total (9 wickets; 40 overs) 135 (3.37 runs per over)

    Fall of wickets1-40 (Andrews), 2-58 (McMurtrie), 3-88 (Webb), 4-108, 5-108, 6-111, 7-113, 8-124, 9-133

    Bowling O M R W Econ

    RJ Hadlee 7 3 12 2 1.71

    BL Cairns 4 0 12 0 3.00

    GD Alabaster 8 1 24 1 3.00

    DR O'Sullivan 7 1 19 3 2.71

    MJF Shrimpton 8 0 31 1 3.87

    BE Congdon 4 0 21 1 5.25

    BF Hastings 1 0 4 0 4.00

    JFM Morrison 1 0 3 1 3.00

    Toss Australian Capital Territory, who chose to field first

    Umpires GR Bennett and SV Smith

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