3rd TEST: Australia v England at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 26-31 Dec 1974

Test # 749
The Ashes, 1974/75, 3rd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
26,27,28,30,31 December 1974 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Australia leads the 6-Test series 2-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RC Bailhache and TF Brooks

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

Day 1: England 176/7 (Knott 18*) Day 2: England 242, Australia 63/0 (Redpath 34*, WJ Edwards 28*) Day 3: Australia 241, England 1/0 (Amiss 1*, Lloyd 0*) Day 4: England 244, Australia 4/0 (Redpath 0*, WJ Edwards 0*) England 1st innings R M B 4 6 DL Amiss c Walters b Lillee 4 5 8 0 0 D Lloyd c Mallett b Thomson 14 108 91 1 0 MC Cowdrey lbw b Thomson 35 229 171 3 0 JH Edrich c Marsh b Mallett 49 130 124 3 0 *MH Denness c Marsh b Mallett 8 43 40 0 0 AW Greig run out 28 63 62 4 0 +APE Knott b Thomson 52 157 119 2 0 FJ Titmus c Mallett b Lillee 10 55 45 0 0 DL Underwood c Marsh b Walker 9 38 23 1 0 RGD Willis c Walters b Thomson 13 15 15 2 0 M Hendrick not out 8 22 18 2 0 Extras (lb 2, w 1, nb 9) 12 Total (all out, 88.4 overs) 242 FoW: 1-4 (Amiss), 2-34 (Lloyd), 3-110 (Cowdrey), 4-110 (Edrich), 5-141 (Denness), 6-157 (Greig), 7-176 (Titmus), 8-213 (Underwood), 9-232 (Willis), 10-242 (Knott). Bowling O M R W Lillee 20 2 70 2 Thomson 22.4 4 72 4 Walker 24 10 36 1 Walters 7 2 15 0 Mallett 15 3 37 2 Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 IR Redpath c Knott b Greig 55 242 185 4 0 WJ Edwards c Denness b Willis 29 136 123 4 0 GS Chappell c Greig b Willis 2 7 6 0 0 R Edwards c Cowdrey b Titmus 1 5 6 0 0 KD Walters c Lloyd b Greig 36 79 73 3 0 *IM Chappell lbw b Willis 36 80 89 6 0 +RW Marsh c Knott b Titmus 44 178 130 3 0 MHN Walker c Knott b Willis 30 115 109 2 0 DK Lillee not out 2 19 6 0 0 AA Mallett run out 0 5 6 0 0 JR Thomson b Willis 2 10 6 0 0 Extras (b 2, lb 2) 4 Total (all out, 92.5 overs) 241 FoW: 1-65 (WJ Edwards), 2-67 (GS Chappell), 3-68 (R Edwards), 4-121 (Walters), 5-126 (Redpath), 6-173 (IM Chappell), 7-237 (Marsh), 8-237 (Walker), 9-238 (Mallett), 10-241 (Thomson). Bowling O M R W Willis 21.7 4 61 5 Hendrick 2.6 1 8 0 Underwood 22 6 62 0 Greig 24 2 63 2 Titmus 22 11 43 2 England 2nd innings R M B 4 6 DL Amiss c IM Chappell b Mallett 90 200 174 6 0 D Lloyd c & b Mallett 44 100 83 4 0 MC Cowdrey c GS Chappell b Lillee 8 31 26 0 0 JH Edrich c Marsh b Thomson 4 29 19 0 0 *MH Denness c IM Chappell b Thomson 2 15 12 0 0 AW Greig c GS Chappell b Lillee 60 151 132 5 1 +APE Knott c Marsh b Thomson 4 13 11 0 0 FJ Titmus b Mallett 0 31 24 0 0 DL Underwood c IM Chappell b Mallett 4 3 5 1 0 RGD Willis b Thomson 15 99 65 2 0 M Hendrick not out 0 6 3 0 0 Extras (b 2, lb 9, w 2) 13 Total (all out, 69 overs) 244 FoW: 1-115 (Lloyd), 2-134 (Cowdrey), 3-152 (Edrich), 4-156 (Denness), 5-158 (Amiss), 6-165 (Knott), 7-178 (Titmus), 8-182 (Underwood), 9-238 (Greig), 10-244 (Willis). Bowling O M R W Lillee 17 3 55 2 Thomson 17 1 71 4 Walker 11 0 45 0 Mallett 24 6 60 4 Australia 2nd innings (target: 246 runs) R M B 4 6 IR Redpath run out 39 205 169 1 0 WJ Edwards lbw b Greig 0 8 6 0 0 *IM Chappell lbw b Willis 0 5 5 0 0 GS Chappell lbw b Titmus 61 162 137 4 0 R Edwards c Lloyd b Titmus 10 33 21 1 0 KD Walters c Denness b Greig 32 76 60 2 0 +RW Marsh c Knott b Greig 40 133 118 2 0 MHN Walker not out 23 106 101 0 0 DK Lillee c Denness b Greig 14 36 28 1 0 AA Mallett not out 0 4 1 0 0 Extras (b 6, lb 9, nb 4) 19 Total (8 wickets, 80 overs) 238 DNB: JR Thomson. FoW: 1-4 (WJ Edwards), 2-5 (IM Chappell), 3-106 (GS Chappell), 4-120 (R Edwards), 5-121 (Redpath), 6-171 (Walters), 7-208 (Marsh), 8-235 (Lillee). Bowling O M R W Willis 14 2 56 1 Underwood 19 7 43 0 Greig 18 2 56 4 Titmus 29 10 64 2

South Australia v Marylebone Cricket Club at Adelaide Oval, 21-23 Dec 1974

Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia, 1974/75
South Australia v Marylebone Cricket Club
Adelaide Oval
21,22,23 December 1974 (3-day match)

Result: Match drawn

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

Close of play:

Day 1: South Australia 270/6d, Marylebone Cricket Club 17/0 (Amiss 10*, Cowdrey 5*) Day 2: Marylebone Cricket Club 277/2d, South Australia 46/0 (Woodcock 29*, Drewer 14*) South Australia 1st innings *AJ Woodcock c Fletcher b Underwood 62 RH Drewer run out (Edrich/Hendrick) 27 PD Sincock c Taylor b Underwood 40 GJ Cosier c Edrich b Underwood 75 JE Nash c Hendrick b Underwood 35 GWC House c Fletcher b Underwood 3 TJ Jenner not out 11 AA Mallett not out 2 Extras (b 3, lb 3, nb 9) 15 Total (6 wickets dec, 65 overs, 320 mins) 270 DNB: +DB Yagmich, JR Barnes, W Prior. FoW: 1-70, 2-122, 3-152, 4-235, 5-255, 6-260. Bowling O M R W Lever 8 1 35 0 (8nb) Old 10 1 58 0 (1nb) Hendrick 11 0 43 0 Underwood 21 5 58 5 Titmus 14 2 50 0 Fletcher 1 0 11 0 Marylebone Cricket Club 1st innings DL Amiss b Mallett 73 MC Cowdrey c Yagmich b Mallett 78 *MH Denness not out 88 JH Edrich not out 31 Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 3, nb 2) 7 Total (2 wickets dec, 72 overs, 321 mins) 277 DNB: KWR Fletcher, CM Old, +RW Taylor, FJ Titmus, M Hendrick, P Lever, DL Underwood. FoW: 1-108, 2-193. Bowling O M R W Prior 10 1 49 0 (2w) Barnes 10 2 39 0 (1w) Jenner 17 2 67 0 Cosier 6 0 25 0 Mallett 20 2 65 2 (2nb) House 9 1 25 0 South Australia 2nd innings *AJ Woodcock b Underwood 48 RH Drewer c Old b Underwood 61 PD Sincock c Denness b Titmus 2 GJ Cosier c Old b Cowdrey 48 JE Nash c Titmus b Cowdrey 35 GWC House c Cowdrey b Titmus 0 TJ Jenner not out 8 +DB Yagmich not out 5 Extras (b 4, lb 8, nb 3) 15 Total (6 wickets dec, 53 overs, 245 mins) 222 DNB: AA Mallett, JR Barnes, W Prior. FoW: 1-102, 2-107, 3-123, 4-203, 5-207, 6-209. Bowling O M R W Lever 9 0 40 0 (2nb) Old 3 0 11 0 (1nb) Underwood 15 3 31 2 Titmus 15 3 53 2 Hendrick 3 0 16 0 Fletcher 4 0 29 0 Cowdrey 4 0 27 2 Marylebone Cricket Club 2nd innings (target: 216 runs) DL Amiss c Cosier b Jenner 57 JH Edrich st Yagmich b Jenner 37 KWR Fletcher b Jenner 15 CM Old b Cosier 39 +RW Taylor b Cosier 22 FJ Titmus c Jenner b Cosier 5 *MH Denness not out 27 MC Cowdrey not out 3 Extras (b 4, nb 1) 5 Total (6 wickets, 37 overs, 181 mins) 210 DNB: M Hendrick, P Lever, DL Underwood. FoW: 1-93, 2-103, 3-130, 4-174, 5-175, 6-196. Bowling O M R W Prior 4 0 23 0 Barnes 4 1 29 0 Cosier 9 0 41 3 Jenner 14 0 78 3 Mallett 6 0 34 0 (1nb) 12th Men: PJ Clements (SA) and BW Luckhurst (MCC) Crowds: 3945, 2957, 1435. Total: 8,337. Receipts: $6,448

Western Australia v Queensland at Perth, 20-23 Dec 1974

Sheffield Shield, 1974/75
Western Australia v Queensland
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
20,21,22,23 December 1974 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Western Australia 9, Queensland 5

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: EJ D'Arcy-Evans and DL Hawks
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: Western Australia 256, Queensland 19/1 (Seib 12*, Maclean 7*) Day 2: Queensland 107, Western Australia 100/1 (Laird 54*, Inverarity 10*) Day 3: Western Australia 269/5d, Queensland 132/0 (Seib 41*, Chappell 90*) Western Australia 1st innings WJ Edwards b Thomson 10 BM Laird c Maclean b Thomson 54 *RJ Inverarity c Kent b Dell 8 R Edwards c Langley b Dell 0 +RW Marsh b Thomson 48 RS Langer lbw b Dymock 1 GD Watson b Francke 21 IJ Brayshaw c Seib b Francke 24 RG Paulsen hit wicket b Thomson 29 DK Lillee c Maclean b Francke 40 TM Alderman not out 0 Extras (b 5, lb 5, nb 11) 21 Total (all out, 56.2 overs, 279 mins) 256 FoW: 1-16, 2-32, 3-32, 4-94, 5-95, 6-144, 7-180, 8-180, 9-250, 10-256. Bowling O M R W Thomson 15 3 69 4 (10nb) Dell 11 2 35 2 (1nb) Dymock 15 2 58 1 Francke 14.2 1 67 3 Carlson 1 0 6 0 Queensland 1st innings IM Seib c Marsh b Alderman 21 JN Langley c Inverarity b Alderman 0 +JA Maclean lbw b Brayshaw 22 *GS Chappell c Marsh b Alderman 8 MF Kent b Alderman 3 PH Carlson c Marsh b Lillee 33 DS Rathie c Marsh b Lillee 0 FM Francke c Brayshaw b Lillee 0 JR Thomson c Watson b Lillee 10 G Dymock not out 5 AR Dell st Marsh b Paulsen 2 Extras (lb 3) 3 Total (all out, 55.4 overs, 252 mins) 107 FoW: 1-1, 2-43, 3-49, 4-54, 5-55, 6-57, 7-63, 8-95, 9-100, 10-107. Bowling O M R W Alderman 10 2 22 4 Lillee 19 4 43 4 Watson 8 3 13 0 Brayshaw 15 7 18 1 Paulsen 3.4 0 8 1 Western Australia 2nd innings WJ Edwards c Kent b Thomson 25 BM Laird run out 127 *RJ Inverarity c Maclean b Dell 35 R Edwards c Chappell b Francke 24 +RW Marsh c Langley b Francke 3 RS Langer not out 26 GD Watson not out 15 Extras (b 3, lb 5, w 1, nb 5) 14 Total (5 wickets dec, 64 overs, 288 mins) 269 DNB: IJ Brayshaw, RG Paulsen, DK Lillee, TM Alderman. FoW: 1-56, 2-157, 3-214, 4-225, 5-231. Bowling O M R W Thomson 13 4 41 1 (4nb,1w) Dell 16 1 80 1 (1nb) Dymock 6 2 26 0 Francke 21 3 79 2 Chappell 8 1 29 0 Queensland 2nd innings (target: 419 runs) IM Seib c Watson b Brayshaw 48 *GS Chappell b Lillee 159 +JA Maclean c Marsh b Lillee 45 JN Langley run out 19 MF Kent lbw b Alderman 58 PH Carlson c Marsh b Paulsen 4 DS Rathie lbw b Alderman 0 FM Francke not out 19 JR Thomson not out 0 Extras (b 2, lb 3, w 1) 6 Total (7 wickets, 106 overs, 496 mins) 358 DNB: G Dymock, AR Dell. FoW: 1-152, 2-232, 3-260, 4-290, 5-309, 6-318, 7-353. Bowling O M R W Lillee 29 3 90 2 (1w) Alderman 13 2 65 2 Brayshaw 16 4 49 1 Watson 17 1 53 0 Paulsen 25 6 73 1 Langer 4 0 12 0 WJ Edwards 2 0 10 0 12th Men: KJ Hughes (WA) and DJ Allen (Qld) Crowds: 1322, 2434, 3730, 1861. Total: 9,347. Receipts: $4,512

Victoria v New South Wales at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 20-23 Dec 1974

Sheffield Shield, 1974/75
Victoria v New South Wales
Melbourne Cricket Ground
20,21,22,23 December 1974 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: New South Wales 8, Victoria 2

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: KJ Carmody and JR Collins
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: New South Wales 300/5 (McCosker 85*, Webster 32*) Day 2: New South Wales 377/7d, Victoria 172 and 20/2 (Redpath 12*, Bright 1*) Day 3: Victoria 277/4 (Redpath 139*, Scholes 23*) New South Wales 1st innings MF Rosen c Robinson b Higgs 76 A Turner c Sieler b Higgs 54 RB McCosker c Nicholls b Higgs 125 *KD Walters c Sieler b Walker 23 IC Davis c Hurst b Higgs 8 GJ Gilmour run out (Stillman/Sieler) 16 SE Webster c Bright b Higgs 60 KM Hill not out 8 Extras (lb 6, w 1) 7 Total (7 wickets dec, 94.5 overs, 402 mins) 377 DNB: KJ O'Keeffe, DJ Colley, +SJ Rixon. FoW: 1-107, 2-142, 3-175, 4-186, 5-217, 6-362, 7-377. Bowling O M R W Hurst 14 0 64 0 Walker 22 1 98 1 Yallop 2 0 9 0 Bright 20 1 61 0 Higgs 23.5 3 103 5 (1w) Sieler 13 3 35 0 Victoria 1st innings *IR Redpath c Rixon b Walters 38 WL Stillman c Rosen b Colley 10 RC Nicholls c Gilmour b Walters 23 GN Yallop not out 56 AJ Sieler st Rixon b O'Keeffe 9 WJ Scholes c Webster b O'Keeffe 7 +RD Robinson c Walters b Hill 10 RJ Bright c Rixon b O'Keeffe 4 MHN Walker run out (Hill/O'Keeffe) 0 JD Higgs b Hill 2 AG Hurst b O'Keeffe 2 Extras (lb 1, nb 10) 11 Total (all out, 39.5 overs, 194 mins) 172 FoW: 1-20, 2-66, 3-82, 4-101, 5-117, 6-140, 7-149, 8-159, 9-163, 10-172. Bowling O M R W Gilmour 10 0 45 0 (1nb) Colley 10 2 32 1 (9nb) Walters 5 0 23 2 O'Keeffe 8.5 0 41 4 Hill 6 1 20 2 Victoria 2nd innings (following on) *IR Redpath c Rixon b Gilmour 146 WL Stillman c Rixon b Colley 0 RC Nicholls c Turner b Gilmour 5 RJ Bright c Rixon b Gilmour 16 GN Yallop c Rixon b Colley 77 WJ Scholes b O'Keeffe 54 AJ Sieler c Colley b Hill 40 +RD Robinson not out 44 MHN Walker b Hill 0 JD Higgs not out 7 Extras (b 4, lb 10, w 1, nb 13) 28 Total (8 wickets dec, 123.6 overs, 549 mins) 417 DNB: AG Hurst. FoW: 1-2, 2-19, 3-43, 4-224, 5-298, 6-333, 7-400, 8-400. Bowling O M R W Gilmour 31 8 83 3 (1nb) Colley 21 1 84 2 (12nb,1w) O'Keeffe 35 10 99 1 Walters 11 3 29 0 Hill 23.6 3 82 2 Webster 2 0 12 0 New South Wales 2nd innings (target: 213 runs) MF Rosen c Robinson b Hurst 2 A Turner lbw b Hurst 0 RB McCosker c Yallop b Walker 2 *KD Walters c Robinson b Walker 39 IC Davis hit wicket b Hurst 2 SE Webster b Higgs 18 KM Hill lbw b Higgs 0 KJ O'Keeffe c Robinson b Higgs 15 DJ Colley b Hurst 5 +SJ Rixon not out 3 GJ Gilmour not out 0 Extras (b 1, lb 2, nb 1) 4 Total (9 wickets, 33 overs, 157 mins) 90 FoW: 1-1, 2-4, 3-12, 4-40, 5-47, 6-50, 7-77, 8-82, 9-90. Bowling O M R W Hurst 8 1 36 4 (1nb) Walker 10 2 22 2 Bright 2 2 0 0 Higgs 11 2 23 3 Sieler 2 0 5 0 12th Men: RJ Baldry (Vic) and PM Toohey (NSW) Crowds: 3815, 6309, 3926, 3862. Total: 17,912. Receipts: $8,184

2nd TEST: Australia v England at Perth, 13-17 Dec 1974

Test # 748
The Ashes, 1974/75, 2nd Test
Australia v England
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
13,14,15,17 December 1974 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
Australia leads the 6-Test series 2-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RC Bailhache and TF Brooks

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

Day 1: England 208, Australia 1/0 (Redpath 1*, WJ Edwards 0*) Day 2: Australia 352/4 (R Edwards 79*, Walters 103*) Day 3: Australia 481, England 102/1 (Denness 13*, Greig 28*) England 1st innings R M B 4 6 D Lloyd c GS Chappell b Thomson 49 187 157 6 0 BW Luckhurst c Mallett b Walker 27 81 53 6 0 MC Cowdrey b Thomson 22 125 101 3 0 AW Greig c Mallett b Walker 23 65 46 3 0 KWR Fletcher c Redpath b Lillee 4 24 17 1 0 *MH Denness c GS Chappell b Lillee 2 13 12 0 0 +APE Knott c Redpath b Walters 51 86 70 5 0 FJ Titmus c Redpath b Walters 10 94 66 0 0 CM Old c GS Chappell b IM Chappell 7 5 7 1 0 GG Arnold run out 1 1 0 0 0 RGD Willis not out 4 2 2 1 0 Extras (w 3, nb 5) 8 Total (all out, 65.3 overs) 208 FoW: 1-44 (Luckhurst), 2-99 (Lloyd), 3-119 (Cowdrey), 4-128 (Fletcher), 5-132 (Denness), 6-132 (Greig), 7-194 (Knott), 8-201 (Old), 9-202 (Arnold), 10-208 (Titmus). Bowling O M R W Lillee 16 4 48 2 Thomson 15 6 45 2 Walker 20 5 49 2 Mallett 10 3 35 0 Walters 2.3 0 13 2 IM Chappell 2 0 10 1 Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 IR Redpath st Knott b Titmus 41 111 92 2 0 WJ Edwards c Lloyd b Greig 30 62 43 2 0 *IM Chappell c Knott b Arnold 25 69 48 5 0 GS Chappell c Greig b Willis 62 126 122 6 0 R Edwards b Arnold 115 322 252 6 0 KD Walters c Fletcher b Willis 103 140 119 11 1 +RW Marsh c Lloyd b Titmus 41 120 93 5 0 MHN Walker c Knott b Old 19 80 72 0 0 DK Lillee b Old 11 13 20 1 0 AA Mallett c Knott b Old 0 1 2 0 0 JR Thomson not out 11 16 12 1 0 Extras (b 7, lb 14, nb 2) 23 Total (all out, 108.6 overs) 481 FoW: 1-64 (WJ Edwards), 2-101 (Redpath), 3-113 (IM Chappell), 4-192 (GS Chappell), 5-362 (Walters), 6-416 (R Edwards), 7-449 (Marsh), 8-462 (Lillee), 9-462 (Mallett), 10-481 (Walker). Bowling O M R W Willis 22 0 91 2 Arnold 27 1 129 2 Old 22.6 3 85 3 Greig 9 0 69 1 Titmus 28 3 84 2 England 2nd innings R M B 4 6 D Lloyd c GS Chappell b Walker 35 180 148 4 0 MC Cowdrey lbw b Thomson 41 131 96 7 0 *MH Denness c Redpath b Thomson 20 97 66 1 0 AW Greig c GS Chappell b Thomson 32 58 49 6 0 KWR Fletcher c Marsh b Thomson 0 1 1 0 0 +APE Knott c GS Chappell b Lillee 18 32 31 3 0 BW Luckhurst c Mallett b Lillee 23 136 107 2 0 FJ Titmus c GS Chappell b Mallett 61 108 91 8 0 CM Old c Thomson b Mallett 43 64 48 5 2 GG Arnold c Mallett b Thomson 4 8 8 1 0 RGD Willis not out 0 2 0 0 0 Extras (lb 4, w 1, nb 11) 16 Total (all out, 91.1 overs) 293 FoW: 1-62 (Cowdrey), 2-106 (Greig), 3-124 (Denness), 4-124 (Fletcher), 5-154 (Knott), 6-156 (Lloyd), 7-219 (Luckhurst), 8-285 (Old), 9-293 (Arnold), 10-293 (Titmus). Bowling O M R W Lillee 22 5 59 2 Thomson 25 4 93 5 Walker 24 7 76 1 Mallett 11.1 4 32 2 Walters 9 4 17 0 Australia 2nd innings (target: 21 runs) R M B 4 6 IR Redpath not out 12 22 21 2 0 WJ Edwards lbw b Arnold 0 8 3 0 0 *IM Chappell not out 11 12 7 1 0 Extras 0 Total (1 wicket, 3.7 overs) 23 DNB: GS Chappell, R Edwards, KD Walters, +RW Marsh, MHN Walker, DK Lillee, AA Mallett, JR Thomson. FoW: 1-4 (WJ Edwards). Bowling O M R W Willis 2 0 8 0 Arnold 1.7 0 15 1 D Lloyd (2) retired hurt on 17* from 52/0 to 106/2

South Australia v Queensland at Adelaide Oval, 13-16 Dec 1974

Sheffield Shield, 1974/75
South Australia v Queensland
Adelaide Oval
13,14,15,16 December 1974 (4-day match)

Result: Queensland won by 9 wickets
Points: Queensland 16, South Australia 3

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: AR Crafter and MG O'Connell
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:
# Day 1: South Australia 202/9d, Queensland 35/0 (Allen 12*, Seib 19*)
# Day 2: Queensland 278/7 (Langley 100*, Francke 10*)
# Day 3: Queensland 328, South Australia 172/8 (Cosier 65*, Curtin 5*)

South Australia 1st innings
*AJ Woodcock c Dell b Dymock 0
PD Sincock c Maclean b Dell 6
RH Drewer b Dymock 90
GJ Cosier lbw b Dell 16
JE Nash c Dymock b Francke 39
GWC House c Maclean b Dymock 1
PJ Clements c Carlson b Francke 6
+M Hendricks b Francke 7
JR Barnes b Dymock 19
P Curtin not out 2
W Prior not out 7
Extras (lb 3, nb 6) 9
Total (9 wickets dec, 61.3 overs, 277 mins) 202

FoW: 1-5, 2-9, 3-32, 4-103, 5-106, 6-137, 7-158, 8-184, 9-193.

Bowling O M R W
Dell 16 6 44 2 (3nb)
Dymock 18 0 70 4 (3nb)
Carlson 4 0 14 0
Francke 21.3 7 56 3
Whyte 2 0 9 0

Queensland 1st innings
DJ Allen c Cosier b Curtin 22
IM Seib c Nash b Cosier 45
*+JA Maclean lbw b Cosier 4
PH Carlson c Hendricks b Barnes 29
MF Kent b Prior 4
JN Langley c House b Prior 117
DS Rathie c Cosier b Barnes 46
GK Whyte c Curtin b Cosier 8
FM Francke not out 34
G Dymock b House 2
AR Dell run out 3
Extras (b 3, lb 10, w 1) 14
Total (all out, 95.3 overs, 449 mins) 328

FoW: 1-46, 2-53, 3-88, 4-95, 5-137,
6-228, 7-254, 8-307, 9-318, 10-328.

Bowling O M R W
Prior 20 3 80 2 (1w)
Barnes 23 1 82 2
Cosier 25 7 44 3
Curtin 12 0 55 1
Clements 8 1 27 0
House 7.3 2 26 1

South Australia 2nd innings
*AJ Woodcock lbw b Carlson 27
PD Sincock c Maclean b Carlson 29
RH Drewer b Dymock 8
GJ Cosier c Kent b Francke 70
JE Nash b Dymock 0
GWC House lbw b Dymock 9
PJ Clements c Maclean b Dell 1
+M Hendricks c Carlson b Francke 23
JR Barnes st Maclean b Francke 0
P Curtin b Francke 8
W Prior not out 1
Extras (lb 2, nb 4) 6
Total (all out, 60.3 overs, 272 mins) 182

FoW: 1-58, 2-63, 3-75, 4-75, 5-93,
6-99, 7-150, 8-152, 9-176, 10-182.

Bowling O M R W
Dell 13 0 45 1 (3nb)
Dymock 20 5 64 3 (1nb)
Carlson 9 4 25 2
Francke 18.3 8 42 4

Queensland 2nd innings (target: 57 runs)
IM Seib not out 18
DJ Allen c Drewer b Prior 15
*+JA Maclean not out 23
Extras (b 3, w 1) 4
Total (1 wicket, 11.7 overs, 59 mins) 60

DNB: PH Carlson, MF Kent, JN Langley, DS Rathie, GK Whyte,
FM Francke, G Dymock, AR Dell.

FoW: 1-26.

Bowling O M R W
Prior 6 1 21 1 (1w)
Barnes 3 0 16 0
House 2.7 0 19 0

* 12th Men: DW Hookes (SA) and RJ Lawrence (Qld)
* Crowds: 1255, 1017, 852, about 200. Total: about 3,324. Receipts: $1,256

Western Australia v Marylebone Cricket Club at Perth, 7-10 Dec 1974

Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia, 1974/75
Western Australia v Marylebone Cricket Club
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
7,8,9,10 December 1974 (4-day match)

Result: Western Australia won by 120 runs

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: WI Carter and B Millard
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: Western Australia 265/8d Day 2: Marylebone Cricket Club 314/5d, Western Australia 20/1 (Laird 3*, Inverarity 11*) Day 3: Western Australia 261/5 (Langer 28*, Watson 39*) Western Australia 1st innings WJ Edwards run out (Greig/Taylor) 50 BM Laird c Luckhurst b Old 1 *RJ Inverarity c Greig b Hendrick 18 R Edwards c Knott b Hendrick 40 RS Langer b Titmus 19 IJ Brayshaw c Taylor b Hendrick 39 GD Watson c Knott b Titmus 30 RG Paulsen not out 26 +KJ Wright lbw b Titmus 8 WM Clark not out 15 Extras (lb 8, nb 11) 19 Total (8 wickets dec, 66 overs, 330 mins) 265 DNB: TM Alderman. FoW: 1-2, 2-77, 3-78, 4-119, 5-177, 6-186, 7-222, 8-240. Bowling O M R W Arnold 12 1 40 0 (5nb) Old 15 1 58 1 (5nb) Hendrick 13 3 49 3 (1nb) Titmus 18 1 65 3 Greig 8 3 34 0 Marylebone Cricket Club 1st innings BW Luckhurst c Wright b Alderman 0 D Lloyd b Paulsen 43 *MH Denness c Inverarity b Clark 2 AW Greig not out 167 APE Knott c Langer b Paulsen 62 CM Old c Inverarity b Clark 14 +RW Taylor not out 21 Extras (lb 2, nb 3) 5 Total (5 wickets dec, 61 overs, 265 mins) 314 DNB: FJ Titmus, GG Arnold, M Hendrick, KWR Fletcher. FoW: 1-0, 2-6, 3-88, 4-197, 5-232. Bowling O M R W Alderman 11 2 42 1 (3nb) Clark 17 0 56 2 Watson 7 0 59 0 Paulsen 20 4 123 2 Brayshaw 6 1 29 0 Western Australia 2nd innings WJ Edwards c Taylor b Arnold 4 BM Laird lbw b Titmus 44 *RJ Inverarity c Old b Greig 99 R Edwards c Knott b Greig 32 RS Langer not out 62 IJ Brayshaw c Titmus b Greig 5 GD Watson not out 86 Extras (b 7, lb 2, nb 5) 14 Total (5 wickets dec, 96.3 overs, 452 mins) 346 DNB: RG Paulsen, +KJ Wright, WM Clark, TM Alderman. FoW: 1-7, 2-117, 3-181, 4-184, 5-199. Bowling O M R W Arnold 22 3 63 1 (1nb) Old 16 2 83 0 (4nb) Titmus 30 6 83 1 Hendrick 14 4 54 0 Greig 14.3 5 49 3 Marylebone Cricket Club 2nd innings (target: 298 runs) BW Luckhurst c Wright b Alderman 2 D Lloyd c Brayshaw b Clark 20 *MH Denness st Wright b Paulsen 45 AW Greig c R Edwards b Paulsen 57 APE Knott b Paulsen 17 +RW Taylor c WJ Edwards b Paulsen 8 FJ Titmus c Watson b Paulsen 14 CM Old c Watson b Paulsen 6 GG Arnold not out 5 M Hendrick b Paulsen 0 KWR Fletcher absent hurt - Extras (b 2, nb 1) 3 Total (all out, 43.6 overs, 187 mins) 177 FoW: 1-2, 2-50, 3-125, 4-128, 5-143, 6-154, 7-160, 8-177, 9-177. Bowling O M R W Alderman 6 0 27 1 Clark 9 1 41 1 (1nb) Watson 6 0 27 0 Paulsen 12.6 1 41 7 Inverarity 4 0 15 0 WJ Edwards 6 0 23 0 12th Men: KJ Hughes (WA) and DL Underwood (MCC) Crowds: 5051, 6128, 2674, 1896. Total: 15,749. Receipts: $9,213

Victoria v Queensland at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 6-8 Dec 1974

Sheffield Shield, 1974/75
Victoria v Queensland
Melbourne Cricket Ground
6,7,8 December 1974 (4-day match)

Result: Victoria won by 8 wickets
Points: Victoria 16, Queensland 4

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: KR Butler and JR Collins
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: Queensland 182/9 (Langley 17*, Dell 0*) Day 2: Queensland 182, Victoria 259/8d, Queensland 1/0 (Lawrence 1*, Allen 0*) Queensland 1st innings DJ Allen c & b Higgs 61 RJ Lawrence c Bright b Hurst 10 +JA Maclean c Robinson b Higgs 42 *GS Chappell c Sieler b Higgs 29 MF Kent run out (Scholes/Robinson) 1 JN Langley not out 17 DS Rathie c & b Higgs 1 FM Francke c Higgs b Bright 8 JR Thomson run out (Stillman/Robinson) 3 G Dymock run out (Yallop/Robinson) 1 AR Dell c Bright b Walker 0 Extras (b 3, lb 3, w 1, nb 2) 9 Total (all out, 78.2 overs, 331 mins) 182 FoW: 1-18, 2-114, 3-127, 4-134, 5-161, 6-164, 7-173, 8-179, 9-180, 10-182. Bowling O M R W Hurst 8 4 21 1 (1nb) Walker 9.2 4 14 1 (1nb) Yallop 4 0 14 0 (1w) Bright 22 11 41 1 Higgs 24 4 56 4 Sieler 11 1 27 0 Victoria 1st innings *IR Redpath c Chappell b Dymock 59 WL Stillman b Dymock 72 RC Nicholls c Maclean b Dymock 12 GN Yallop b Dymock 0 AJ Sieler c Francke b Thomson 36 WJ Scholes b Francke 33 +RD Robinson c Chappell b Francke 4 RJ Bright not out 14 MHN Walker b Chappell 4 JD Higgs not out 2 Extras (b 4, lb 9, nb 10) 23 Total (8 wickets dec, 65.3 overs, 298 mins) 259 DNB: AG Hurst. FoW: 1-112, 2-155, 3-155, 4-160, 5-229, 6-231, 7-242, 8-257. Bowling O M R W Thomson 13 1 38 1 (1nb) Dell 6 0 38 0 (5nb) Dymock 17 1 58 4 (4nb) Francke 23.3 5 84 2 Chappell 6 0 18 1 Queensland 2nd innings RJ Lawrence c Robinson b Hurst 1 DJ Allen c Robinson b Hurst 34 +JA Maclean c Higgs b Bright 20 *GS Chappell b Sieler 58 MF Kent lbw b Hurst 0 JN Langley c Scholes b Bright 2 DS Rathie c sub (RJ Baldry) b Bright 13 FM Francke b Higgs 16 JR Thomson c & b Sieler 10 G Dymock not out 11 AR Dell b Sieler 0 Extras (lb 1, nb 1) 2 Total (all out, 55.2 overs, 254 mins) 167 FoW: 1-1, 2-43, 3-76, 4-76, 5-81, 6-112, 7-144, 8-146, 9-161, 10-167. Bowling O M R W Walker 15 4 35 0 Hurst 11 4 18 3 Bright 16 0 67 3 (1nb) Higgs 8 0 26 1 Sieler 5.2 2 19 3 Victoria 2nd innings (target: 91 runs) *IR Redpath lbw b Thomson 10 WL Stillman run out (Rathie/Maclean) 49 RC Nicholls not out 25 AJ Sieler not out 0 Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 4) 7 Total (2 wickets, 21.1 overs, 102 mins) 91 DNB: GN Yallop, WJ Scholes, +RD Robinson, RJ Bright, MHN Walker, JD Higgs, AG Hurst. FoW: 1-22, 2-90. Bowling O M R W Thomson 5 1 21 1 (1nb,1w) Dymock 7 1 20 0 (1nb) Francke 6 1 21 0 Dell 3 0 21 0 (2nb) Chappell 0.1 0 1 0 12th Men: RJ Baldry (Vic) and GK Whyte (Qld) Crowds: 5551, 8343, 7753. Total: 21,647. Receipts: $13,311

1st TEST: Australia v England at Brisbane, 29 Nov-4 Dec 1974

Test # 746
The Ashes, 1974/75, 1st Test
Australia v England
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
29,30 November, 1,3,4 December 1974 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 166 runs
Australia leads the 6-Test series 1-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RC Bailhache and TF Brooks
Test Debuts: WJ Edwards (Aus).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia 219/6 (Marsh 8*, Jenner 8*) Day 2: Australia 309, England 114/4 (Edrich 40*, Greig 34*) Day 3: England 265, Australia 51/2 (Redpath 24*, GS Chappell 7*) Day 4: Australia 288/5d, England 10/0 (Amiss 9*, Luckhurst 0*) Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 IR Redpath b Willis 5 23 20 0 0 WJ Edwards c Amiss b Hendrick 4 19 15 0 0 *IM Chappell c Greig b Willis 90 289 202 10 1 GS Chappell c Fletcher b Underwood 58 155 132 5 0 R Edwards c Knott b Underwood 32 147 120 2 0 KD Walters c Lever b Willis 3 9 6 0 0 +RW Marsh c Denness b Hendrick 14 67 56 0 0 TJ Jenner c Lever b Willis 12 49 28 2 0 DK Lillee c Knott b Greig 15 40 22 2 0 MHN Walker not out 41 110 72 6 0 JR Thomson run out 23 76 77 2 0 Extras (lb 4, nb 8) 12 Total (all out, 92.5 overs) 309 FoW: 1-7 (WJ Edwards), 2-10 (Redpath), 3-110 (GS Chappell), 4-197 (IM Chappell), 5-202 (Walters), 6-205 (R Edwards), 7-228 (Jenner), 8-229 (Marsh), 9-257 (Lillee), 10-309 (Thomson). Bowling O M R W Willis 21.5 3 56 4 Lever 16 1 53 0 Hendrick 19 3 64 2 Greig 16 2 70 1 Underwood 20 6 54 2 England 1st innings R M B 4 6 DL Amiss c Jenner b Thomson 7 42 31 1 0 BW Luckhurst c Marsh b Thomson 1 30 27 0 0 JH Edrich c IM Chappell b Thomson 48 209 147 4 0 *MH Denness lbw b Walker 6 32 20 1 0 KWR Fletcher b Lillee 17 31 40 2 0 AW Greig c Marsh b Lillee 110 296 229 17 0 +APE Knott c Jenner b Walker 12 53 39 2 0 P Lever c IM Chappell b Walker 4 11 15 0 0 DL Underwood c Redpath b Walters 25 75 53 3 0 RGD Willis not out 13 47 35 2 0 M Hendrick c Redpath b Walker 4 24 17 1 0 Extras (b 5, lb 2, w 3, nb 8) 18 Total (all out, 80.5 overs) 265 FoW: 1-9 (Luckhurst), 2-10 (Amiss), 3-33 (Denness), 4-57 (Fletcher), 5-130 (Edrich), 6-162 (Knott), 7-168 (Lever), 8-226 (Underwood), 9-248 (Greig), 10-265 (Hendrick). Bowling O M R W Lillee 23 6 73 2 Thomson 21 5 59 3 Walker 24.5 2 73 4 Walters 6 1 18 1 Jenner 6 1 24 0 Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 IR Redpath b Willis 25 163 125 2 0 WJ Edwards c Knott b Willis 5 36 29 0 0 *IM Chappell c Fletcher b Underwood 11 40 27 2 0 GS Chappell b Underwood 71 255 202 7 0 R Edwards c Knott b Willis 53 200 152 4 0 KD Walters not out 62 126 96 9 0 +RW Marsh not out 46 96 57 5 1 Extras (b 1, lb 7, w 1, nb 6) 15 Total (5 wickets declared, 85 overs) 288 DNB: TJ Jenner, DK Lillee, MHN Walker, JR Thomson. FoW: 1-15 (WJ Edwards), 2-39 (IM Chappell), 3-59 (Redpath), 4-173 (GS Chappell), 5-190 (R Edwards). Bowling O M R W Willis 15 3 45 3 Lever 18 4 58 0 Hendrick 13 2 47 0 Greig 13 2 60 0 Underwood 26 6 63 2 England 2nd innings (target: 333 runs) R M B 4 6 DL Amiss c Walters b Thomson 25 95 69 2 0 BW Luckhurst c IM Chappell b Lillee 3 38 21 0 0 JH Edrich b Thomson 6 43 28 1 0 *MH Denness c Walters b Thomson 27 61 46 4 0 KWR Fletcher c GS Chappell b Jenner 19 58 56 1 0 AW Greig b Thomson 2 10 7 0 0 +APE Knott b Thomson 19 119 94 3 0 P Lever c Redpath b Lillee 14 39 32 2 0 DL Underwood c Walker b Jenner 30 67 70 6 0 RGD Willis not out 3 21 20 0 0 M Hendrick b Thomson 0 15 16 0 0 Extras (b 8, lb 3, w 2, nb 5) 18 Total (all out, 56.5 overs) 166 FoW: 1-18 (Luckhurst), 2-40 (Edrich), 3-44 (Amiss), 4-92 (Denness), 5-94 (Fletcher), 6-94 (Greig), 7-115 (Lever), 8-162 (Underwood), 9-163 (Knott), 10-166 (Hendrick). Bowling O M R W Lillee 12 2 25 2 Thomson 17.5 3 46 6 Walker 9 4 32 0 Walters 2 2 0 0 Jenner 16 5 45 2

Queensland v Marylebone Cricket Club at Brisbane, 22-25 Nov 1974

Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia, 1974/75
Queensland v Marylebone Cricket Club
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
22,23,24,25 November 1974 (4-day match)

Result: Marylebone Cricket Club won by 46 runs

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: PR Enright and DH Lancashire
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: Marylebone Cricket Club 258, Queensland 10/1 (Allen 5*, Maclean 0*) Day 2: Queensland 226, Marylebone Cricket Club 2/0 (Amiss 0*, Luckhurst 2*) Day 3: Marylebone Cricket Club 175, Queensland 8/1 (Lawrence 6*, Maclean 2*) Marylebone Cricket Club 1st innings DL Amiss c Maclean b Thomson 35 BW Luckhurst c Chappell b Dymock 19 JH Edrich c Chappell b Francke 48 *MH Denness c Kent b Dymock 14 KWR Fletcher c Chappell b Francke 17 +APE Knott c Dymock b Francke 29 CM Old c Dymock b Francke 26 GG Arnold c Maclean b Dell 2 RGD Willis c Langley b Whyte 21 DL Underwood not out 14 M Hendrick b Whyte 11 Extras (b 3, lb 1, w 1, nb 17) 22 Total (all out, 63.2 overs, 286 mins) 258 FoW: 1-49, 2-79, 3-120, 4-128, 5-176, 6-203, 7-210, 8-210, 9-238, 10-258. Bowling O M R W Thomson 11 1 22 1 (10nb,1w) Dell 16 4 43 1 (3nb) Dymock 14 6 57 2 (3nb) Francke 19 7 93 4 Whyte 3.2 0 21 2 (1nb) Queensland 1st innings DJ Allen c Knott b Hendrick 15 RJ Lawrence c Knott b Willis 3 +JA Maclean c Willis b Underwood 37 JN Langley c Luckhurst b Old 0 *GS Chappell b Arnold 122 MF Kent c Knott b Hendrick 12 GK Whyte c & b Willis 13 FM Francke run out (Luckhurst/Knott) 1 G Dymock c Knott b Hendrick 3 JR Thomson b Hendrick 0 AR Dell not out 5 Extras (lb 2, nb 13) 15 Total (all out, 63.3 overs, 348 mins) 226 FoW: 1-9, 2-33, 3-34, 4-100, 5-140, 6-196, 7-198, 8-216, 9-216, 10-226. Bowling O M R W Arnold 14.3 2 40 1 Willis 15 5 28 2 (2nb) Hendrick 15 2 49 4 (3nb) Old 11 1 52 1 (7nb) Underwood 8 2 42 1 (1nb) Marylebone Cricket Club 2nd innings DL Amiss lbw b Thomson 16 BW Luckhurst lbw b Dell 20 JH Edrich c Maclean b Francke 8 *MH Denness lbw b Dymock 21 KWR Fletcher c Whyte b Dymock 34 +APE Knott b Dymock 11 CM Old c Dymock b Francke 12 GG Arnold c Maclean b Dymock 5 RGD Willis c Maclean b Dymock 3 DL Underwood c Thomson b Whyte 24 M Hendrick not out 14 Extras (lb 1, nb 6) 7 Total (all out, 54 overs, 256 mins) 175 FoW: 1-36, 2-45, 3-45, 4-95, 5-109, 6-128, 7-129, 8-134, 9-138, 10-175. Bowling O M R W Thomson 10 5 29 1 (3nb) Dymock 17 1 48 5 (2nb) Dell 9 3 18 1 (1nb) Francke 16 2 62 2 Whyte 2 0 11 1 Queensland 2nd innings (target: 208 runs) RJ Lawrence run out (Amiss) 20 DJ Allen c sub (AW Greig) b Willis 0 +JA Maclean run out (Underwood) 11 JN Langley c Knott b Old 25 MF Kent c Hendrick b Old 0 *GS Chappell c Old b Hendrick 51 GK Whyte c Hendrick b Old 0 FM Francke c Amiss b Hendrick 13 G Dymock c Hendrick b Willis 6 JR Thomson c Knott b Old 10 AR Dell not out 13 Extras (lb 8, nb 4) 12 Total (all out, 68.3 overs, 353 mins) 161 FoW: 1-3, 2-23, 3-55, 4-55, 5-60, 6-60, 7-119, 8-128, 9-141, 10-161. Bowling O M R W Willis 12.3 5 27 2 (1nb) Arnold 10 3 25 0 Hendrick 13 7 16 2 (1nb) Old 13 1 44 4 (2nb) Underwood 20 6 37 0 12th Men: DS Rathie (Qld) and FJ Titmus (MCC) Crowds: 4299, 5993, 6493, 2461. Total: 19,246. Receipts: $18,750

Western Australia v South Australia at Perth, 22-25 Nov 1974

Sheffield Shield, 1974/75
Western Australia v South Australia
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
22,23,24,25 November 1974 (4-day match)

Result: South Australia won by 2 wickets
Points: South Australia 16, Western Australia 8

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: EJ D'Arcy-Evans and DL Hawks
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: Western Australia 289/8d Day 2: South Australia 244/8 (Barnes 5*, Mallett 11*) Day 3: South Australia 263, Western Australia 217/6 (Brayshaw 43*, Paulsen 1*) Western Australia 1st innings WJ Edwards b Barnes 15 BM Laird lbw b Barnes 77 *RJ Inverarity b Prior 2 R Edwards c Nash b Barnes 81 +RW Marsh c Hendricks b Cosier 37 RS Langer not out 41 DJ Baker b Barnes 5 IJ Brayshaw c Hendricks b Barnes 9 DK Lillee c Chappell b Barnes 8 RG Paulsen not out 8 Extras (lb 6) 6 Total (8 wickets dec, 69 overs, 330 mins) 289 DNB: RAL Massie. FoW: 1-19, 2-28, 3-141, 4-195, 5-226, 6-239, 7-271, 8-281. Bowling O M R W Prior 13 3 48 1 Barnes 22 3 90 6 Cosier 8 1 33 1 Jenner 6 0 26 0 Mallett 20 3 86 0 South Australia 1st innings AJ Woodcock lbw b Brayshaw 66 PD Sincock c Baker b Paulsen 48 *IM Chappell c Laird b Baker 30 GJ Cosier c Inverarity b Paulsen 18 JE Nash st Marsh b Paulsen 13 RJ Parker c Marsh b Massie 7 TJ Jenner b Brayshaw 39 +M Hendricks c Marsh b Lillee 5 JR Barnes b Massie 5 AA Mallett b Lillee 25 W Prior not out 1 Extras (b 4, lb 2) 6 Total (all out, 80.4 overs, 368 mins) 263 FoW: 1-119, 2-119, 3-143, 4-156, 5-158, 6-176, 7-228, 8-228, 9-245, 10-263. Bowling O M R W Lillee 20.4 1 100 2 Massie 17 3 56 2 Baker 10 2 39 1 Brayshaw 19 6 32 2 Inverarity 3 0 4 0 Paulsen 11 0 26 3 Western Australia 2nd innings WJ Edwards c Chappell b Prior 10 BM Laird c Hendricks b Cosier 31 *RJ Inverarity run out (Prior) 12 R Edwards b Prior 3 RS Langer c Hendricks b Chappell 66 +RW Marsh c Nash b Cosier 42 IJ Brayshaw not out 71 RG Paulsen c Cosier b Chappell 7 DK Lillee not out 11 Extras (b 1, lb 9, w 1) 11 Total (7 wickets dec, 67 overs, 319 mins) 264 DNB: DJ Baker, RAL Massie. FoW: 1-16, 2-40, 3-47, 4-68, 5-142, 6-212, 7-237. Bowling O M R W Prior 19 2 60 2 (1w) Barnes 12 2 55 0 Cosier 20 3 68 2 Chappell 15 2 59 2 Parker 1 0 11 0 South Australia 2nd innings (target: 291 runs) AJ Woodcock c R Edwards b Lillee 99 PD Sincock b Massie 5 *IM Chappell c Brayshaw b Lillee 35 GJ Cosier c sub (KJ Hughes) b Lillee 11 JE Nash c sub (KJ Hughes) b Brayshaw 82 RJ Parker c Inverarity b Lillee 4 TJ Jenner lbw b Brayshaw 31 +M Hendricks not out 7 JR Barnes b Brayshaw 0 AA Mallett not out 10 Extras (b 4, lb 2, nb 1) 7 Total (8 wickets, 60.4 overs, 295 mins) 291 DNB: W Prior. FoW: 1-16, 2-66, 3-81, 4-226, 5-236, 6-268, 7-274, 8-274. Bowling O M R W Lillee 18.4 0 115 4 Massie 9 3 27 1 (1nb) Brayshaw 22 2 72 3 Paulsen 4 0 20 0 Baker 7 0 50 0 12th Men: KJ Hughes (WA) and AT Sincock (SA) Crowds: 5376, 8073, 7193, 3758. Total: 24,400. Receipts: $12,009

New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney Cricket Ground, 22-25 Nov 1974

Sheffield Shield, 1974/75
New South Wales v Victoria
Sydney Cricket Ground
22,23,25 November 1974 (4-day match)

Result: New South Wales won by an innings and 123 runs
Points: New South Wales 18, Victoria 2

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: TF Brooks and JC McLean
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: Victoria 193, New South Wales 48/0 (Rosen 18*, Turner 28*) Day 2: New South Wales 349/5 (McCosker 140*, Webster 9*) Victoria 1st innings *IR Redpath c O'Keeffe b Colley 7 WL Stillman b Colley 54 GN Yallop c Webster b Gilmour 21 AJ Sieler c Gilmour b Walters 13 WJ Scholes b Gilmour 5 RJ Baldry c & b Colley 25 +RD Robinson b Colley 16 RJ Bright c Rixon b Gilmour 30 MHN Walker b Gilmour 2 JD Higgs not out 1 AG Hurst b Colley 2 Extras (b 2, lb 4, w 3, nb 8) 17 Total (all out, 49.1 overs, 251 mins) 193 FoW: 1-22, 2-84, 3-91, 4-106, 5-119, 6-153, 7-164, 8-181, 9-190, 10-193. Bowling O M R W Gilmour 16 1 77 4 (3nb) Colley 18.1 3 71 5 (5nb) Walters 12 2 24 1 Rosen 3 1 4 0 New South Wales 1st innings MF Rosen c Robinson b Walker 78 A Turner c Higgs b Hurst 39 RB McCosker lbw b Hurst 164 *KD Walters c Robinson b Hurst 11 IC Davis c Redpath b Higgs 29 GJ Gilmour c Stillman b Hurst 37 SE Webster st Robinson b Bright 28 KM Hill c Hurst b Higgs 13 DJ Colley not out 27 KJ O'Keeffe c Yallop b Higgs 11 +SJ Rixon not out 1 Extras (lb 10, nb 2) 12 Total (9 wickets dec, 113 overs, 509 mins) 450 FoW: 1-71, 2-191, 3-211, 4-262, 5-333, 6-380, 7-403, 8-413, 9-440. Bowling O M R W Walker 28 5 91 1 Hurst 23 2 119 4 Yallop 7 0 34 0 (1nb) Higgs 21 1 93 3 Bright 24 5 65 1 (1nb) Sieler 8 0 29 0 Redpath 2 0 7 0 Victoria 2nd innings *IR Redpath c Hill b Walters 32 WL Stillman c O'Keeffe b Colley 0 GN Yallop b Gilmour 0 RJ Baldry lbw b Gilmour 11 +RD Robinson c Rixon b Walters 24 RJ Bright c Rixon b Walters 18 MHN Walker c Rixon b Walters 0 JD Higgs b Gilmour 9 AG Hurst c & b Colley 7 AJ Sieler not out 6 WJ Scholes c O'Keeffe b Hill 21 Extras (b 3, nb 3) 6 Total (all out, 48.7 overs, 229 mins) 134 FoW: 1-3, 2-5, 3-25, 4-65, 5-70, 6-70, 7-85, 8-94, 9-111, 10-134. Bowling O M R W Gilmour 15 4 53 3 (1nb) Colley 12 4 23 2 (2nb) Walters 10 3 23 4 O'Keeffe 4 1 9 0 Hill 7.7 2 20 1 12th Men: SR Bernard (NSW) and AL Thomson (Vic) Crowds: 2803, 5739, 1939. Total: 10,481. Receipts: $3,878

New South Wales v Marylebone Cricket Club at Sydney Cricket Ground, 15-18 Nov 1974

Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia, 1974/75
New South Wales v Marylebone Cricket Club
Sydney Cricket Ground
15,16,17,18 November 1974 (4-day match)

Result: Marylebone Cricket Club won by 6 wickets

Toss: Marylebone Cricket Club
Umpires: TF Brooks and RR Ledwidge
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: New South Wales 231/6 (Davis 67*, O'Keeffe 3*) Day 2: New South Wales 338, Marylebone Cricket Club 242/5 (Old 19*, Underwood 0*) Day 3: Marylebone Cricket Club 332/7d, New South Wales 149/7 (O'Keeffe 7*, Gilmour 3*) New South Wales 1st innings MF Rosen c Taylor b Lever 1 A Turner c Luckhurst b Greig 72 RB McCosker c Taylor b Old 52 IC Davis b Old 91 *KD Walters c Greig b Lever 16 KM Hill b Underwood 1 PM Toohey c Luckhurst b Arnold 14 KJ O'Keeffe b Arnold 3 GJ Gilmour not out 59 DJ Colley c Arnold b Old 18 +SJ Rixon c Taylor b Old 1 Extras (b 2, lb 6, nb 2) 10 Total (all out, 78.4 overs, 410 mins) 338 FoW: 1-7, 2-111, 3-150, 4-181, 5-188, 6-214, 7-232, 8-301, 9-334, 10-338. Bowling O M R W Arnold 16 2 75 2 (1nb) Lever 16 1 81 2 Old 13.4 3 64 4 (1nb) Greig 14 1 57 1 Underwood 19 6 51 1 Marylebone Cricket Club 1st innings BW Luckhurst c O'Keeffe b Colley 8 D Lloyd b Walters 34 *MH Denness b Rosen 23 KWR Fletcher c & b O'Keeffe 79 AW Greig c Gilmour b O'Keeffe 70 CM Old lbw b Colley 48 DL Underwood c O'Keeffe b Gilmour 33 +RW Taylor not out 27 Extras (b 2, lb 4, nb 4) 10 Total (7 wickets dec, 74.3 overs, 327 mins) 332 DNB: P Lever, GG Arnold, JH Edrich. FoW: 1-19, 2-63, 3-81, 4-219, 5-224, 6-283, 7-332. Bowling O M R W Gilmour 15.3 1 72 1 (1nb) Colley 22 3 97 2 (3nb) Rosen 4 0 21 1 Walters 8 1 30 1 O'Keeffe 20 2 83 2 Hill 5 0 19 0 New South Wales 2nd innings MF Rosen c Taylor b Lever 3 A Turner c & b Old 44 RB McCosker c Lever b Greig 56 IC Davis c Taylor b Greig 7 *KD Walters c Luckhurst b Greig 4 KM Hill b Underwood 16 PM Toohey c Fletcher b Greig 4 KJ O'Keeffe lbw b Greig 16 GJ Gilmour c Arnold b Underwood 7 DJ Colley b Underwood 10 +SJ Rixon not out 1 Extras (b 2, lb 4) 6 Total (all out, 54.6 overs, 274 mins) 174 FoW: 1-15, 2-82, 3-97, 4-103, 5-128, 6-132, 7-142, 8-158, 9-172, 10-174. Bowling O M R W Arnold 6 1 18 0 Lever 11 0 50 1 Greig 21.6 6 55 5 Old 6 1 23 1 Underwood 10 3 22 3 Marylebone Cricket Club 2nd innings (target: 181 runs) BW Luckhurst lbw b O'Keeffe 19 D Lloyd c Rixon b Hill 80 *MH Denness c Gilmour b Hill 3 KWR Fletcher not out 57 AW Greig b O'Keeffe 2 CM Old not out 13 Extras (b 5, lb 2) 7 Total (4 wickets, 53.5 overs, 226 mins) 181 DNB: DL Underwood, +RW Taylor, P Lever, GG Arnold, JH Edrich. FoW: 1-62, 2-75, 3-159, 4-162. Bowling O M R W O'Keeffe 26.5 12 74 2 Gilmour 5 1 13 0 Colley 5 1 19 0 Hill 17 8 68 2 12th Men: SR Bernard (NSW) and DL Amiss (MCC) Crowds: 4982, 9120, 8260, 1731. Total: 24,093. Receipts: $17,349

Queensland v Western Australia at Brisbane, 15-18 Nov 1974

Sheffield Shield, 1974/75
Queensland v Western Australia
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
15,16,17,18 November 1974 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Queensland 6, Western Australia 5

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: PR Enright and DH Lancashire
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: Western Australia 182, Queensland 72/2 (Langley 6*, Chappell 3*) Day 2: Queensland 185, Western Australia 76/3 (R Edwards 12*, Marsh 16*) Day 3: Western Australia 219, Queensland 46/2 (Trimble 21*, Chappell 3*) Western Australia 1st innings WJ Edwards c & b Dell 2 BM Laird c Maclean b Dell 6 *RJ Inverarity c Chappell b Thomson 10 R Edwards b Thomson 7 +RW Marsh c Kent b Dymock 18 B Yardley c Seib b Dymock 18 IJ Brayshaw c Maclean b Dymock 0 JM Hubble run out (Francke/Thomson) 22 RG Paulsen not out 19 DK Lillee lbw b Dymock 10 DJ Baker c Thomson b Dell 50 Extras (lb 9, w 1, nb 10) 20 Total (all out, 38.4 overs, 199 mins) 182 FoW: 1-15, 2-20, 3-33, 4-37, 5-66, 6-66, 7-78, 8-112, 9-125, 10-182. Bowling O M R W Thomson 13 0 46 2 (7nb,1w) Dell 10.4 1 54 3 (3nb) Dymock 15 1 62 4 Queensland 1st innings SC Trimble c Marsh b Brayshaw 33 IM Seib c Marsh b Baker 27 JN Langley c WJ Edwards b Baker 13 *GS Chappell c Marsh b Baker 58 MF Kent c Marsh b Lillee 17 PH Carlson b Brayshaw 3 +JA Maclean b Lillee 12 FM Francke c Yardley b Brayshaw 6 G Dymock c Inverarity b Baker 5 JR Thomson b Lillee 1 AR Dell not out 0 Extras (lb 5, nb 5) 10 Total (all out, 65.6 overs, 325 mins) 185 FoW: 1-62, 2-63, 3-81, 4-126, 5-145, 6-165, 7-175, 8-177, 9-179, 10-185. Bowling O M R W Lillee 18 4 46 3 Hubble 7 0 32 0 Baker 22.6 6 63 4 (5nb) Brayshaw 18 7 34 3 Western Australia 2nd innings WJ Edwards b Dell 31 BM Laird c Maclean b Dymock 9 *RJ Inverarity lbw b Dell 3 R Edwards c Kent b Dymock 62 +RW Marsh c Maclean b Dell 44 B Yardley lbw b Chappell 6 IJ Brayshaw lbw b Dymock 24 JM Hubble c Maclean b Dell 0 RG Paulsen c Maclean b Dymock 19 DK Lillee not out 8 DJ Baker c Francke b Chappell 3 Extras (b 1, lb 7, nb 2) 10 Total (all out, 56.6 overs, 257 mins) 219 FoW: 1-41, 2-46, 3-49, 4-134, 5-151, 6-172, 7-173, 8-203, 9-210, 10-219. Bowling O M R W Thomson 11 1 50 0 (2nb) Dell 18 2 66 4 Dymock 22 2 68 4 Chappell 5.6 1 25 2 Queensland 2nd innings (target: 217 runs) IM Seib c Marsh b Baker 5 SC Trimble c WJ Edwards b Baker 28 JN Langley c Yardley b Brayshaw 12 *GS Chappell not out 51 MF Kent c Laird b Lillee 12 PH Carlson not out 20 Extras (lb 3, nb 6) 9 Total (4 wickets, 43 overs, 216 mins) 137 DNB: +JA Maclean, FM Francke, G Dymock, JR Thomson, AR Dell. FoW: 1-16, 2-42, 3-60, 4-88. Bowling O M R W Lillee 16 3 51 1 (1nb) Baker 12 2 43 2 (5nb) Brayshaw 5 2 10 1 Hubble 5 2 11 0 Paulsen 3 1 3 0 R Edwards 1 0 5 0 Laird 1 0 5 0 12th Men: GK Whyte (Qld) and AL Mann (WA) Crowds: 5564, 6780, 6768, 100. Total: 19,212. Receipts: $15,049

Victoria v Tasmania at Melbourne, 17 Nov 1974

Gillette Cup (Australia), 1974/75, 3rd Match
Victoria v Tasmania
Melbourne Cricket Ground
17 November 1974 (40-over match)

Result: Tasmania won by 2 wickets

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: RJ Butler and JR Collins
Man of the match: AJ Sieler

Balls per over: 8

Victoria innings (40 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
*IR Redpath                              b Badcock             21  37  36  3 0
WL Stillman           c Badcock          b Simmons             23  69  40  0 0
GN Yallop             c Doolan           b Whitney              2   8   8  0 0
AJ Sieler             not out                                  68 147 138  4 0
WJ Scholes            run out                                  21  42  35  1 0
RJ Baldry             c Doolan           b Whitney             41  55  50  3 0
RJ Bright                                b Appleton             3  16   9  0 0
+GL Tamblyn           c Badcock          b Whitney              2   8   7  0 0
Extras                (lb 8, nb 1)                              9
Total                 (7 wickets, 40 overs, 194 mins)         190

DNB: MHN Walker, AL Thomson, JD Higgs.

FoW: 1-31 (Redpath), 2-34 (Yallop), 3-49 (Stillman),
    4-87 (Scholes), 5-161 (Baldry), 6-183 (Bright),
    7-190 (Tamblyn).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Appleton                     8      0     45      1 (1nb)
Whitney                      8      0     44      3
Badcock                      8      2     14      1
Simmons                      5      0     31      1
Mansfield                    7      2     27      0
Sadiq Mohammad               4      1     20      0

Tasmania innings (target: 191 runs from 40 overs)               R   M   B  4 6
Sadiq Mohammad                       c & b Bright              45  96 101  2 0
+BR Doolan            c Sieler           b Bright              53  91  78  5 0
TW Docking            c Redpath          b Higgs               14  43  25  2 0
PG Roberts            c Scholes          b Higgs                6   9  12  0 0
SJ Howard                                b Higgs                2   9  12  0 0
*J Simmons            not out                                  37  77  56  2 0
KB Badcock            c Bright           b Walker               2   6   8  0 0
RJ Panitzki           c Tamblyn          b Thomson              4  21  13  0 0
GE Mansfield          st Tamblyn         b Sieler              14  25  21  1 0
LJF Appleton          not out                                   1
Extras                (b 4, lb 6, nb 5)                        15
Total                 (8 wickets, 40 overs, 194 mins)         193

DNB: GR Whitney.

FoW: 1-108 (Doolan), 2-111 (Sadiq Mohammad), 3-117 (Roberts),
    4-121 (Howard), 5-138 (Docking), 6-141 (Badcock),
    7-163 (Panitzki), 8-188 (Mansfield).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Thomson                      8      1     42      1 (3nb)
Walker                       8      0     26      1 (1nb)
Bright                       8      0     35      2 (1nb)
Sieler                       6      0     25      1
Higgs                        8      2     37      3
Yallop                       2      0     13      0

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

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• Scorers: BW Bright (Tasmania) and MP Ringham (Victoria)
• 12th Men: RC Nicholls (Victoria) and JS Wilkinson (Tasmania)
• Attendance: 3,900

New South Wales v Western Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, 8-12 Nov 1974

Sheffield Shield, 1974/75
New South Wales v Western Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground
8,9,11,12 November 1974 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Western Australia 13, New South Wales 6

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: TF Brooks and RR Ledwidge
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: Western Australia 422/3 (Marsh 124*, R Edwards 12*) Day 2: Western Australia 491/3d, New South Wales 290/5 (McCosker 138*, Gilmour 37*) Day 3: New South Wales 336 and 146/5 (McCosker 43*, O'Keeffe 6*) Western Australia 1st innings WJ Edwards c Rixon b Colley 153 BM Laird c Gilmour b O'Keeffe 117 +RW Marsh not out 168 DK Lillee c Bernard b Colley 5 R Edwards not out 35 Extras (b 3, lb 7, w 1, nb 2) 13 Total (3 wickets dec, 81.5 overs, 382 mins) 491 DNB: B Yardley, *RJ Inverarity, AL Mann, RG Paulsen, IJ Brayshaw, TM Alderman. FoW: 1-203, 2-354, 3-376. Bowling O M R W Bernard 16 1 107 0 (1nb) Gilmour 23.5 0 125 0 (1nb) Colley 16 0 88 2 (1w) Walters 8 1 47 0 O'Keeffe 18 3 111 1 New South Wales 1st innings MF Rosen c Brayshaw b Lillee 8 A Turner c Brayshaw b Alderman 44 RB McCosker lbw b Alderman 138 IC Davis lbw b Alderman 2 *KD Walters c Laird b Paulsen 48 PM Toohey st Marsh b Mann 2 GJ Gilmour c Laird b Alderman 37 KJ O'Keeffe b Lillee 25 DJ Colley c Yardley b Alderman 0 +SJ Rixon c Marsh b Brayshaw 17 SR Bernard not out 1 Extras (lb 8, w 1, nb 5) 14 Total (all out, 78.4 overs, 359 mins) 336 FoW: 1-18, 2-87, 3-123, 4-231, 5-239, 6-290, 7-291, 8-291, 9-334, 10-336. Bowling O M R W Lillee 23 5 102 2 Alderman 18 4 65 5 (5nb) Brayshaw 6.4 2 20 1 Mann 10 0 56 1 (1w) Paulsen 17 3 70 1 Inverarity 4 1 9 0 New South Wales 2nd innings (following on) MF Rosen lbw b Paulsen 46 A Turner c Laird b Alderman 16 RB McCosker not out 136 IC Davis c Inverarity b Paulsen 0 *KD Walters c Marsh b Lillee 6 PM Toohey c Inverarity b Paulsen 13 KJ O'Keeffe c Marsh b Lillee 23 GJ Gilmour c Laird b Paulsen 15 DJ Colley c Mann b Inverarity 73 +SJ Rixon c Mann b Paulsen 2 SR Bernard lbw b Paulsen 6 Extras (b 13, lb 9, w 2, nb 3) 27 Total (all out, 111.7 overs, 467 mins) 363 FoW: 1-39, 2-94, 3-94, 4-107, 5-124, 6-160, 7-179, 8-355, 9-357, 10-363. Bowling O M R W Lillee 22 1 69 2 Alderman 13 2 45 1 (1nb) Yardley 12 5 32 0 (1nb,1w) Brayshaw 7 2 20 0 (1nb) Paulsen 36.7 13 106 6 Mann 16 5 57 0 Inverarity 5 2 7 1 (1w) Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 209 runs) WJ Edwards c Rixon b Bernard 26 BM Laird run out 39 B Yardley b Gilmour 10 +RW Marsh c O'Keeffe b Colley 29 *RJ Inverarity not out 39 DK Lillee run out (Walters) 0 AL Mann c Colley b Walters 17 RG Paulsen b Colley 10 IJ Brayshaw b Walters 0 R Edwards not out 0 Extras (b 8, lb 6, w 1) 15 Total (8 wickets, 20 overs, 114 mins) 185 DNB: TM Alderman. FoW: 1-52, 2-66, 3-115, 4-120, 5-121, 6-160, 7-179, 8-184. Bowling O M R W Bernard 6 0 39 1 (1w) Gilmour 5 0 42 1 Colley 5 0 50 2 Walters 4 0 39 2 12th Men: ML Clews (NSW) and DJ Baker (WA) Crowds: 3327, 6236, 2146, 632. Total: 12,341. Receipts: $5,029

Victoria v Marylebone Cricket Club at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 8-11 Nov 1974

Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia, 1974/75
Victoria v Marylebone Cricket Club
Melbourne Cricket Ground
8,9,10,11 November 1974 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: JR Collins and WJ Copeland
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: Victoria 267/8 (Walker 13*) Day 2: Victoria 293/8d, Marylebone Cricket Club 217/0 (Luckhurst 98*, Amiss 114*) Day 3: Marylebone Cricket Club 392/9d, Victoria 48/3 (Yallop 4*, Scholes 8*) Victoria 1st innings *IR Redpath c Knott b Arnold 1 AJ Sieler c Knott b Greig 15 WL Stillman b Willis 61 GN Yallop c Amiss b Greig 34 WJ Scholes run out (Lloyd/Knott) 18 RJ Baldry c Fletcher b Titmus 40 RJ Bright c Luckhurst b Titmus 53 +GL Tamblyn c Greig b Arnold 17 MHN Walker not out 23 AL Thomson not out 11 Extras (b 4, lb 8, w 1, nb 7) 20 Total (8 wickets dec, 76 overs, 391 mins) 293 DNB: JD Higgs. FoW: 1-1, 2-36, 3-104, 4-124, 5-162, 6-197, 7-249, 8-267. Bowling O M R W Willis 12 2 51 1 Arnold 17 3 45 2 (4nb) Lever 14 1 51 0 (2nb) Greig 16 2 64 2 (1nb,1w) Titmus 17 1 62 2 Marylebone Cricket Club 1st innings BW Luckhurst lbw b Walker 116 DL Amiss lbw b Walker 152 D Lloyd c Bright b Walker 19 *JH Edrich c Stillman b Walker 0 KWR Fletcher c Tamblyn b Higgs 9 AW Greig c & b Higgs 11 +APE Knott not out 48 FJ Titmus b Bright 9 P Lever c & b Higgs 11 RGD Willis run out (Higgs/Tamblyn) 1 Extras (b 2, lb 3, w 1, nb 10) 16 Total (9 wickets dec, 112.4 overs, 495 mins) 392 DNB: GG Arnold. FoW: 1-268, 2-290, 3-290, 4-310, 5-310, 6-329, 7-358, 8-389, 9-392. Bowling O M R W Thomson 17 1 85 0 (6nb) Walker 25.4 4 71 4 (2nb) Higgs 35 6 107 3 Bright 25 4 77 1 (2nb) Sieler 4 0 12 0 Yallop 6 1 24 0 (1w) Victoria 2nd innings *IR Redpath b Lever 23 AJ Sieler lbw b Lever 5 WL Stillman b Greig 4 GN Yallop c Amiss b Greig 30 WJ Scholes c Amiss b Greig 36 RJ Baldry c Luckhurst b Titmus 18 RJ Bright c & b Titmus 22 +GL Tamblyn not out 15 MHN Walker c Fletcher b Lever 7 AL Thomson not out 0 Extras (b 6, lb 2, nb 6) 14 Total (8 wickets, 68.7 overs, 333 mins) 174 DNB: JD Higgs. FoW: 1-6, 2-29, 3-36, 4-108, 5-112, 6-149, 7-152, 8-174. Bowling O M R W Lever 14.7 1 39 3 (6nb) Arnold 9 1 24 0 Greig 25 5 65 3 Titmus 19 5 27 2 Fletcher 1 0 5 0 12th Men: RC Nicholls (Vic) and M Hendrick (MCC) Crowds: 6304, 9650, 10685, 2182. Total: 28,821. Receipts: $20,620