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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, December 31, 1974

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
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