New South Wales v South Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, 21-25 Feb 1975

Sheffield Shield, 1974/75
New South Wales v South Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground
21,22,24,25 February 1975 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: South Australia 7, New South Wales 6

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

Close of play:

Day 1: New South Wales 126/0 (Rosen 65*, McCosker 56*) Day 2: New South Wales 211, South Australia 37/0 (Woodcock 21*, Drewer 14*) Day 3: South Australia 200/9d, New South Wales 138/3 (Turner 11*, Davis 0*) New South Wales 1st innings MF Rosen c Sincock b Prior 65 RB McCosker c Chappell b Mallett 64 A Turner st Yagmich b Mallett 15 *KD Walters c Yagmich b Mallett 12 IC Davis c Yagmich b Prior 0 GJ Gilmour c Fraser b Prior 2 KM Hill b Mallett 0 KJ O'Keeffe not out 10 +SJ Rixon st Yagmich b Mallett 27 DJ Colley c Drewer b Mallett 8 LS Pascoe b Jenner 0 Extras (b 2, lb 6) 8 Total (all out, 60.2 overs, 277 mins) 211 FoW: 1-126, 2-147, 3-161, 4-162, 5-162, 6-162, 7-164, 8-198, 9-206, 10-211. Bowling O M R W Prior 16 1 68 3 Sincock 7 0 39 0 Chappell 5 1 10 0 Mallett 23 4 58 6 Jenner 9.2 2 28 1 South Australia 1st innings AJ Woodcock c Walters b Colley 69 RH Drewer run out (Turner) 32 *IM Chappell b O'Keeffe 16 JE Nash c Turner b Gilmour 36 RA Fraser lbw b Colley 0 PJ Clements c O'Keeffe b Colley 1 TJ Jenner b O'Keeffe 4 +DB Yagmich c Rixon b Gilmour 12 AA Mallett st Rixon b O'Keeffe 16 AT Sincock not out 10 W Prior not out 0 Extras (b 1, lb 2, nb 1) 4 Total (9 wickets dec, 49.1 overs, 231 mins) 200 FoW: 1-86, 2-119, 3-119, 4-119, 5-127, 6-135, 7-162, 8-179, 9-197. Bowling O M R W Gilmour 15 1 63 2 Pascoe 14 2 75 0 (1nb) O'Keeffe 15 5 36 3 Colley 5 0 21 3 Hill 0.1 0 1 0 New South Wales 2nd innings MF Rosen c Clements b Mallett 52 RB McCosker lbw b Jenner 44 A Turner not out 11 *KD Walters c Mallett b Jenner 23 IC Davis not out 0 Extras (b 2, lb 6) 8 Total (3 wickets, 32 overs, 143 mins) 138 DNB: GJ Gilmour, KM Hill, KJ O'Keeffe, +SJ Rixon, DJ Colley, LS Pascoe. FoW: 1-103, 2-105, 3-137. Bowling O M R W Prior 9 0 44 0 Sincock 8 0 46 0 Mallett 10 3 17 1 Jenner 5 0 23 2 12th Men: SE Webster (NSW) and RJ Parker (SA) Crowds: 1375, 3157, 746, no play. Total: 5,278. Receipts: $1,741

Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, 21-24 Feb 1975

Sheffield Shield, 1974/75
Western Australia v Victoria
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
21,22,23,24 February 1975 (4-day match)

Result: Western Australia won by 5 wickets
Points: Western Australia 18, Victoria 8

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

Close of play:

Day 1: Victoria 314/5d, Western Australia 13/0 (Laird 3*, WJ Edwards 9*) Day 2: Western Australia 300/5d, Victoria 29/1 (Stillman 21*, Yallop 6*) Day 3: Victoria 263, Western Australia 1/0 (WJ Edwards 1*, Laird 0*) Victoria 1st innings *IR Redpath not out 163 WL Stillman c R Edwards b Malone 23 GN Yallop c Alderman b Inverarity 11 RJ Baldry c Marsh b Malone 31 WJ Scholes c WJ Edwards b Watson 10 TJ Laughlin c Langer b Alderman 71 Extras (lb 3, w 2) 5 Total (5 wickets dec, 65.2 overs, 300 mins) 314 DNB: +RD Robinson, RJ Bright, MHN Walker, JD Higgs, AG Hurst. FoW: 1-38, 2-64, 3-132, 4-157, 5-314. Bowling O M R W Alderman 18 1 96 1 Malone 20 5 67 2 Watson 11.2 1 42 1 Inverarity 3 2 11 1 (1w) Brayshaw 6 0 32 0 Paulsen 7 1 61 0 (1w) Western Australia 1st innings BM Laird c Robinson b Walker 55 WJ Edwards c Scholes b Walker 72 RS Langer b Higgs 3 R Edwards not out 83 +RW Marsh c Scholes b Hurst 10 *RJ Inverarity c Bright b Higgs 61 GD Watson not out 9 Extras (lb 4, nb 3) 7 Total (5 wickets dec, 63.7 overs, 316 mins) 300 DNB: IJ Brayshaw, MF Malone, RG Paulsen, TM Alderman. FoW: 1-125, 2-134, 3-138, 4-163, 5-284. Bowling O M R W Hurst 11 0 32 1 (1nb) Walker 18 0 99 2 (2nb) Laughlin 7 1 35 0 Higgs 14.7 1 71 2 Redpath 2 0 6 0 Bright 11 0 50 0 Victoria 2nd innings *IR Redpath lbw b Alderman 2 WL Stillman c & b Inverarity 48 GN Yallop lbw b Brayshaw 38 RJ Baldry c Marsh b Malone 55 WJ Scholes c Paulsen b Inverarity 9 TJ Laughlin c R Edwards b Paulsen 28 +RD Robinson not out 43 RJ Bright c Marsh b Paulsen 4 MHN Walker c Laird b WJ Edwards 6 JD Higgs c Marsh b Malone 21 AG Hurst b Malone 4 Extras (lb 5) 5 Total (all out, 80 overs, 336 mins) 263 FoW: 1-2, 2-88, 3-88, 4-112, 5-179, 6-191, 7-208, 8-219, 9-259, 10-263. Bowling O M R W Alderman 15 1 69 1 Watson 3 0 16 0 Malone 15 1 43 3 Brayshaw 10 2 34 1 Inverarity 20 6 51 2 Paulsen 14 1 34 2 WJ Edwards 3 0 11 1 Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 278 runs) WJ Edwards c Robinson b Redpath 21 BM Laird c Robinson b Walker 13 RS Langer not out 150 IJ Brayshaw st Robinson b Bright 30 +RW Marsh c Bright b Laughlin 17 *RJ Inverarity c Baldry b Redpath 36 GD Watson not out 9 Extras (b 1, w 1) 2 Total (5 wickets, 69.1 overs, 325 mins) 278 DNB: R Edwards, MF Malone, RG Paulsen, TM Alderman. FoW: 1-28, 2-34, 3-148, 4-179, 5-250. Bowling O M R W Laughlin 11 1 34 1 Walker 14 2 49 1 Redpath 11.1 2 42 2 Higgs 15 2 89 0 (1w) Bright 18 4 62 1 12th Men: PA O'Meara (WA) and PA Hibbert (Vic) Crowds: 1680, 2987, 3349, 2651. Total: 10,667. Receipts: $4,954

New South Wales v Queensland at Sydney Cricket Ground, 15-19 Feb 1975

Sheffield Shield, 1974/75
New South Wales v Queensland
Sydney Cricket Ground
15,17,18,19 February 1975 (4-day match)

Result: New South Wales won by 179 runs
Points: New South Wales 16, Queensland 8

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: ADC Chapman and RR Ledwidge
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: New South Wales 232/9d, Queensland 7/1 (Seib 4*, Maclean 0*) Day 2: Queensland 266/9d, New South Wales 32/1 (McCosker 16*, Rixon 2*) Day 3: New South Wales 392/7d New South Wales 1st innings MF Rosen c Kent b Dymock 2 RB McCosker c Chappell b Francke 29 A Turner c Maclean b Dell 21 *KD Walters c Carlson b Dell 0 IC Davis c Maclean b Dymock 59 GJ Gilmour b Dymock 6 KM Hill b Dymock 37 KJ O'Keeffe not out 46 DJ Colley run out 0 +SJ Rixon c Kent b Carlson 14 Extras (b 2, lb 9, nb 7) 18 Total (9 wickets dec, 69.6 overs, 308 mins) 232 DNB: LS Pascoe. FoW: 1-3, 2-34, 3-34, 4-110, 5-121, 6-124, 7-198, 8-199, 9-232. Bowling O M R W Dell 15 3 65 2 (1nb) Dymock 20 6 48 4 (6nb) Carlson 7.6 2 25 1 Francke 21 5 60 1 Chappell 6 1 16 0 Queensland 1st innings IM Seib c Rosen b Colley 41 KE Dudgeon c McCosker b Gilmour 1 +JA Maclean c Turner b Pascoe 67 *GS Chappell c Gilmour b Walters 48 MF Kent b Walters 28 PH Carlson lbw b Pascoe 41 JN Langley c & b Pascoe 12 MJ Lucas run out 2 FM Francke c Rixon b Pascoe 5 G Dymock not out 4 Extras (b 2, lb 5, nb 10) 17 Total (9 wickets dec, 66.2 overs, 333 mins) 266 DNB: AR Dell. FoW: 1-5, 2-115, 3-134, 4-192, 5-201, 6-227, 7-254, 8-255, 9-266. Bowling O M R W Gilmour 15 1 65 1 Pascoe 20.2 3 82 4 (10nb) Colley 11 1 47 1 O'Keeffe 12 1 38 0 Walters 8 2 17 2 New South Wales 2nd innings MF Rosen c Langley b Chappell 0 RB McCosker c Kent b Dell 20 +SJ Rixon lbw b Dell 115 A Turner lbw b Dymock 88 *KD Walters b Francke 18 IC Davis b Dell 36 GJ Gilmour run out 74 KM Hill not out 15 Extras (b 7, lb 15, w 3, nb 1) 26 Total (7 wickets dec, 77.1 overs, 350 mins) 392 DNB: KJ O'Keeffe, DJ Colley, LS Pascoe. FoW: 1-2, 2-32, 3-170, 4-206, 5-297, 6-298, 7-392. Bowling O M R W Dymock 21 2 95 1 (1nb) Chappell 10.1 1 59 1 (2w) Dell 15 1 92 3 Francke 19 5 61 1 (1w) Carlson 12 0 59 0 Queensland 2nd innings (target: 359 runs) KE Dudgeon lbw b Colley 31 IM Seib c Rixon b Pascoe 2 *GS Chappell c Rosen b Gilmour 71 MF Kent c Gilmour b Hill 27 PH Carlson c McCosker b Hill 3 JN Langley c Rixon b Gilmour 9 +JA Maclean b Hill 22 MJ Lucas c Colley b Gilmour 0 FM Francke c Rixon b Gilmour 0 G Dymock c McCosker b Gilmour 0 AR Dell not out 5 Extras (b 5, nb 4) 9 Total (all out, 44.2 overs, 213 mins) 179 FoW: 1-8, 2-44, 3-128, 4-132, 5-148, 6-157, 7-157, 8-161, 9-161, 10-179. Bowling O M R W Gilmour 13 3 59 5 Pascoe 10 0 39 1 (4nb) Colley 5 0 19 1 O'Keeffe 5 1 19 0 Hill 11.2 4 34 3 12th Men: SE Webster (NSW) and AD Ogilvie (Qld) Crowds: 4310, 2133, 2076, 1643. Total: 10,162. Receipts: $3,792

South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide Oval, 15-18 Feb 1975

Sheffield Shield, 1974/75
South Australia v Victoria
Adelaide Oval
15,16,17,18 February 1975 (4-day match)

Result: Victoria won by 40 runs
Points: Victoria 14, South Australia 9

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: AE Crapp and MG O'Connell
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: Victoria 214, South Australia 37/1 (Woodcock 27*, Chappell 4*) Day 2: South Australia 306 Day 3: Victoria 287/9 (Walker 11*, Hurst 14*) Victoria 1st innings PA Hibbert c Jenner b Sincock 2 WL Stillman c Yagmich b Cosier 39 GN Yallop c Mallett b Jenner 23 *IR Redpath lbw b Cosier 6 WJ Scholes c Chappell b Prior 56 TJ Laughlin c Yagmich b Prior 25 +RD Robinson c Chappell b Mallett 14 RJ Bright not out 30 MHN Walker c Chappell b Mallett 12 JD Higgs b Mallett 5 AG Hurst c Yagmich b Mallett 1 Extras (nb 1) 1 Total (all out, 57.2 overs, 269 mins) 214 FoW: 1-7, 2-47, 3-61, 4-92, 5-147, 6-158, 7-178, 8-192, 9-210, 10-214. Bowling O M R W Prior 12 1 33 2 Sincock 11 1 54 1 Cosier 9 2 21 2 (1nb) Jenner 15 0 75 1 Mallett 10.2 4 30 4 South Australia 1st innings AJ Woodcock c Laughlin b Bright 58 RH Drewer c Higgs b Hurst 5 *IM Chappell c Redpath b Higgs 100 GJ Cosier c Laughlin b Walker 81 JE Nash c Robinson b Laughlin 2 TJ Jenner b Laughlin 0 RA Fraser c Robinson b Laughlin 27 +DB Yagmich c Robinson b Walker 22 AT Sincock c Robinson b Walker 0 W Prior b Laughlin 0 AA Mallett not out 2 Extras (b 1, lb 4, nb 4) 9 Total (all out, 77.1 overs, 381 mins) 306 FoW: 1-12, 2-121, 3-195, 4-198, 5-198, 6-272, 7-293, 8-293, 9-304, 10-306. Bowling O M R W Hurst 14 3 55 1 (2nb) Walker 12.1 3 48 3 Bright 19 1 77 1 Laughlin 16 5 44 4 (2nb) Higgs 15 3 68 1 Scholes 1 0 5 0 Victoria 2nd innings PA Hibbert run out 29 WL Stillman c Yagmich b Cosier 42 GN Yallop c & b Jenner 57 *IR Redpath c Yagmich b Prior 20 WJ Scholes c Yagmich b Prior 14 TJ Laughlin c Mallett b Jenner 50 +RD Robinson st Yagmich b Jenner 20 RJ Bright c Fraser b Jenner 15 MHN Walker not out 14 JD Higgs c Yagmich b Prior 5 AG Hurst b Mallett 19 Extras (b 1, lb 4, w 1, nb 4) 10 Total (all out, 72.6 overs, 342 mins) 295 FoW: 1-77, 2-134, 3-142, 4-189, 5-218, 6-236, 7-253, 8-259, 9-267, 10-295. Bowling O M R W Prior 16 1 73 3 (1w) Sincock 3 0 19 0 Mallett 19.6 3 77 1 (4nb) Cosier 9 2 33 1 Jenner 25 5 83 4 South Australia 2nd innings (target: 204 runs) RH Drewer b Hurst 0 AJ Woodcock b Hurst 42 *IM Chappell c Redpath b Walker 57 GJ Cosier c Yallop b Higgs 30 JE Nash st Robinson b Higgs 10 TJ Jenner c Robinson b Laughlin 9 RA Fraser c Redpath b Higgs 0 +DB Yagmich not out 3 AA Mallett c Hurst b Walker 1 AT Sincock c Redpath b Higgs 3 W Prior c Redpath b Higgs 1 Extras (lb 2, nb 5) 7 Total (all out, 43.3 overs, 232 mins) 163 FoW: 1-0, 2-99, 3-112, 4-129, 5-154, 6-154, 7-154, 8-155, 9-161, 10-163. Bowling O M R W Hurst 8 2 25 2 (2nb) Walker 10 0 31 2 (3nb) Laughlin 6 1 28 1 Bright 5 0 14 0 Higgs 14.3 2 58 5 12th Men: PJ Clements (SA) and RJ Baldry (Vic) Crowds: 3051, 3978, 1165, 1205. Total: 9,399. Receipts: $4,450

6th TEST: Australia v England at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 8-13 Feb 1975

Test # 755
The Ashes, 1974/75, 6th Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
8,9,10,12,13 February 1975 (5-day match)

Result: England won by an innings and 4 runs
Australia wins the 6-Test series 4-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RC Bailhache and TF Brooks

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia 152, England 15/1 (Cowdrey 5*, Edrich 6*) Day 2: England 273/3 (Denness 133*, Fletcher 56*) Day 3: England 529, Australia 32/0 (Redpath 10*, McCosker 22*) Day 4: Australia 274/3 (GS Chappell 39*, Edwards 9*) Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 IR Redpath c Greig b Lever 1 35 23 0 0 RB McCosker c Greig b Lever 0 9 4 0 0 *IM Chappell c Knott b Old 65 149 105 7 0 GS Chappell c Denness b Lever 1 24 14 0 0 R Edwards c Amiss b Lever 0 11 5 0 0 KD Walters c Edrich b Old 12 30 17 2 0 +RW Marsh b Old 29 65 45 5 0 MHN Walker not out 20 72 45 1 0 DK Lillee c Knott b Lever 12 38 17 2 0 AA Mallett b Lever 7 14 12 1 0 G Dymock c Knott b Greig 0 10 10 0 0 Extras (b 2, lb 1, nb 2) 5 Total (all out, 36.7 overs) 152 FoW: 1-0 (McCosker), 2-5 (Redpath), 3-19 (GS Chappell), 4-23 (Edwards), 5-50 (Walters), 6-104 (IM Chappell), 7-115 (Marsh), 8-141 (Lillee), 9-149 (Mallett), 10-152 (Dymock). Bowling O M R W Arnold 6 2 24 0 Lever 11 2 38 6 Old 11 0 50 3 Greig 8.7 1 35 1 England 1st innings R M B 4 6 DL Amiss lbw b Lillee 0 3 4 0 0 MC Cowdrey c Marsh b Walker 7 43 35 1 0 JH Edrich c IM Chappell b Walker 70 212 164 3 0 *MH Denness c & b Walker 188 492 448 17 0 KWR Fletcher c Redpath b Walker 146 446 424 11 0 AW Greig c sub (TJ Jenner) b Walker 89 122 94 13 0 +APE Knott c Marsh b Walker 5 14 6 1 0 CM Old b Dymock 0 5 3 0 0 DL Underwood b Walker 11 26 18 1 0 GG Arnold c Marsh b Walker 0 2 2 0 0 P Lever not out 6 18 14 0 0 Extras (b 4, lb 2, nb 1) 7 Total (all out, 151.2 overs) 529 FoW: 1-4 (Amiss), 2-18 (Cowdrey), 3-167 (Edrich), 4-359 (Denness), 5-507 (Greig), 6-507 (Fletcher), 7-508 (Old), 8-514 (Knott), 9-514 (Arnold), 10-529 (Underwood). Bowling O M R W Lillee 6 2 17 1 Walker 42.2 7 143 8 Dymock 39 6 130 1 Walters 23 3 86 0 Mallett 29 8 96 0 IM Chappell 12 1 50 0 Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 IR Redpath c Amiss b Greig 83 335 272 10 0 RB McCosker c Cowdrey b Arnold 76 155 108 7 0 *IM Chappell c Knott b Greig 50 150 152 6 0 GS Chappell b Lever 102 229 177 11 0 R Edwards c Knott b Arnold 18 77 60 0 0 KD Walters b Arnold 3 13 13 0 0 +RW Marsh c Denness b Lever 1 15 11 0 0 MHN Walker c & b Greig 17 75 52 1 0 AA Mallett c Edrich b Greig 0 7 1 0 0 G Dymock c Knott b Lever 0 26 10 0 0 DK Lillee not out 0 4 6 0 0 Extras (b 9, lb 5, w 4, nb 5) 23 Total (all out, 106.7 overs) 373 FoW: 1-111 (McCosker), 2-215 (IM Chappell), 3-248 (Redpath), 4-289 (Edwards), 5-297 (Walters), 6-306 (Marsh), 7-367 (Walker), 8-373 (GS Chappell), 9-373 (Dymock), 10-373 (Mallett). Bowling O M R W Arnold 23 6 83 3 Lever 16 1 65 3 Old 18 1 75 0 Greig 31.7 7 88 4 Underwood 18 5 39 0

New Zealand v Marylebone Cricket Club at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 5 Feb 1975

Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia, 1974/75
New Zealand v Marylebone Cricket Club
Melbourne Cricket Ground
5 February 1975 (40-over match)

Result: New Zealand won by 66 runs

Toss: Marylebone Cricket Club
Umpires: KJ Carmody and RC Isherwood
Man of the match: AW Greig

Balls per over: 8

New Zealand innings (40 overs maximum)                          R   M   B  4 6
JFM Morrison          c Fletcher         b Greig               49  91      2 0
GN Edwards            c Amiss            b Titmus              26  51
*BE Congdon           c Knott            b Greig               35  60      2 0
BF Hastings           run out                                  25  52        1
GP Howarth            c Lever            b Old                  2          0 0
JM Parker             lbw                b Lever               32  72
+KJ Wadsworth         lbw                b Arnold              44  48      4 0
DR Hadlee                                b Lever               16
RO Collinge           not out                                  19
HJ Howarth            not out                                   3  11      0 0
Extras                (lb 4, nb 7)                             11
Total                 (8 wickets, 40 overs, 220 mins)         262

DNB: EJ Chatfield.

FoW: 1-54 (Edwards), 2-97 (Morrison), 3-120 (Congdon),
    4-131 (GP Howarth), 5-149 (Hastings), 6-217 (Wadsworth),
    7-223 (Parker), 8-253 (Hadlee).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Arnold                       8      1     59      1 (3nb)
Lever                        8      0     52      2
Titmus                       8      0     63      1
Old                          8      0     31      1
Greig                        8      0     46      2

Marylebone Cricket Club innings (target: 263 runs from 40 ov)   R   M   B  4 6
DL Amiss              c GP Howarth       b Congdon             16  36
BW Luckhurst          c Edwards          b HJ Howarth          19
JH Edrich             c Wadsworth        b HJ Howarth           0   1   1  0 0
*MH Denness           st Wadsworth       b HJ Howarth           7
KWR Fletcher          c Wadsworth        b Chatfield           44  77      3 0
AW Greig              c Edwards          b Collinge            79 106  75  7 0
+APE Knott            c Congdon          b Chatfield            2
CM Old                c GP Howarth       b Hadlee              15  22
FJ Titmus                                b Hadlee               1
GG Arnold                            c & b Hadlee               8
P Lever               not out                                   0
Extras                (b 2, lb 2, nb 1)                         5
Total                 (all out, 37.7 overs, 182 mins)         196

FoW: 1-35 (Amiss), 2-35 (Luckhurst), 3-35 (Edrich),
    4-47 (Denness), 5-139 (Fletcher), 6-147 (Knott),
    7-179 (Old), 8-188 (Titmus), 9-192 (Greig), 10-196 (Arnold).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Collinge                     7      1     38      1
Chatfield                    8      1     48      2
HJ Howarth                   8      1     24      3 (1nb)
Congdon                      8      1     35      1
Hadlee                       6.7    1     46      3

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

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• This match was scheduled in the England tour programme to be played between the touring team and the winner of the Australasian One Day (Gillette) Cup competition. New Zealand, as winners of that competition won the right to play the touring team. As such the match is not regarded as a One Day International.
• Scorers: ICG Kelaart (New Zealand) and JE Sandes (England)
• 12th Men: BL Cairns (New Zealand). Marylebone Cricket Club did not name a 12th man.
• Attendance: 3,462 ($2,309.00)

Northern New South Wales v Marylebone Cricket Club at Newcastle, 1-3 Feb 1975

England in Australia, 1974/75
Northern New South Wales v Marylebone Cricket Club
No. 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle
1,2,3 February 1975 (3-day match)

Result: Marylebone Cricket Club won by 4 wickets

Toss: Marylebone Cricket Club
Umpires:

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

Day 1: Northern New South Wales 251/5d, Marylebone Cricket Club 31/0 (Amiss 22*, Luckhurst 8*) Day 2: Marylebone Cricket Club 281/5d, Northern New South Wales 67/2 (Bush 27*, Baker 3*) Northern New South Wales 1st innings J McLaughlin c Amiss b Lever 1 +TR Edwards c Taylor b Lever 5 GR Davies c Underwood b Greig 29 OJ Bush c Taylor b Greig 63 *KM Hill c Cowdrey b Underwood 24 CR Baker not out 73 GB Wright not out 38 Extras 18 Total (5 wickets decl, 49 overs) 251 DNB: GE Corling, TE Curran, R Haworth, JN Littlewood. FoW: 1-3, 2-9, 3-69, 4-126, 5-169. Bowling O M R W Lever 10 0 39 2 Old 11 1 48 0 Hendrick 13 0 56 0 Greig 9 0 39 2 Underwood 6 1 51 1 Marylebone Cricket Club 1st innings DL Amiss c Haworth b Curran 74 BW Luckhurst c Edwards b Curran 50 MC Cowdrey c Edwards b Davies 5 JH Edrich not out 66 *MH Denness st Edwards b Hill 27 AW Greig c Hill b Littlewood 42 CM Old not out 6 Extras 11 Total (5 wickets decl, 54 overs) 281 DNB: M Hendrick, P Lever, +RW Taylor, DL Underwood. FoW: 1-125, 2-136, 3-191, 4-193, 5-273. Bowling O M R W Curran 14 0 70 2 Corling 14 2 71 0 Littlewood 8 3 20 1 Davies 13 0 75 1 Hill 5 1 34 1 Northern New South Wales 2nd innings J McLaughlin b Lever 2 +TR Edwards lbw b Greig 29 OJ Bush lbw b Greig 50 CR Baker c Taylor b Lever 13 R Haworth not out 65 GR Davies c Greig b Amiss 82 GE Corling b Luckhurst 6 GB Wright not out 6 Extras 17 Total (6 wickets decl, 52 overs) 270 DNB: TE Curran, *KM Hill, JN Littlewood. FoW: 1-11, 2-59, 3-83, 4-113, 5-228, 6-242. Bowling O M R W Lever 9 1 34 2 Old 4 0 27 0 Hendrick 9 2 21 0 Greig 8 1 39 2 Underwood 5 1 20 0 Luckhurst 9 1 51 1 Cowdrey 4 0 29 0 Amiss 4 0 32 1 Marylebone Cricket Club 2nd innings (target: 241 runs) DL Amiss c Bush b Corling 13 BW Luckhurst c Baker b Wright 58 MC Cowdrey c Edwards b Littlewood 85 JH Edrich c Edwards b Corling 40 *MH Denness not out 24 AW Greig c Edwards b Littlewood 3 CM Old b Littlewood 6 +RW Taylor not out 9 Extras 4 Total (6 wickets, 37.3 overs, 174 mins) 242 DNB: M Hendrick, P Lever, DL Underwood. FoW: 1-17, 2-117, 3-194, 4-202, 5-206, 6-212. Bowling O M R W Curran 4 1 26 0 Corling 7 0 39 2 Littlewood 6 0 44 3 Davies 5 0 27 0 Hill 5 0 30 0 Wright 8 0 46 1 Haworth 2 0 22 0 This 3-day match does not have first-class status. MCC 1st innings: Edrich/Greig 5th wicket partnership 80 in 37 mins. Northern NSW 2nd innings: Davies/Haworth 5th wicket partnership 115 in 62 mins. MCC won the match with 13 deliveries remaining.

Final: New Zealand v Western Australia at Melbourne, 2 Feb 1975

Gillette Cup (Australia), 1974/75, Final
New Zealand v Western Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground
2 February 1975 (40-over match)

Result: New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Series: New Zealand wins the 1974/75 Gillette Cup (Australia)

Toss: New Zealand
Umpires: JR Collins and RC Isherwood
Man of the match: RO Collinge

Balls per over: 8

Western Australia innings (40 overs maximum)                    R   M   B  4 6
WJ Edwards                               b Chatfield            5  21  16  0 0
BM Laird              run out (?/Collinge)                      0   2   0  0 0
GD Watson             c Morrison         b Collinge             1  11   8  0 0
*RJ Inverarity        c Morrison         b Chatfield            5  37  30  0 0
+RW Marsh                                b Collinge             1   3   3  0 0
R Edwards             lbw                b Chatfield            4  16  10  0 0
RS Langer                                b Collinge            40  86  57  3 0
IJ Brayshaw                              b Congdon              2  19  18  0 0
DK Lillee                                b Congdon              1   7   8  0 0
MF Malone             c Wadsworth        b Collinge            14  56  51  0 0
TM Alderman           not out                                   1   7  10  0 0
Extras                (lb 1, nb 1)                              2
Total                 (all out, 26.1 overs, 137 mins)          76

FoW: 1-1 (Laird), 2-6 (Watson), 3-8 (WJ Edwards), 4-9 (Marsh),
    5-16 (R Edwards), 6-19 (Inverarity), 7-24 (Brayshaw),
    8-26 (Lillee), 9-74 (Langer), 10-76 (Malone).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Collinge                     7.1    0     20      4
Chatfield                    5      0      5      3
Hadlee                       8      1     21      0 (1nb)
Congdon                      5      1     19      2
HJ Howarth                   1      0      9      0

New Zealand innings (target: 77 runs from 40 overs)             R   M   B  4 6
JFM Morrison          c Marsh            b Lillee               8  22  17  0 0
GN Edwards            c Langer           b Lillee              12  36  27  2 0
*BE Congdon           not out                                  40  65  64  4 1
BF Hastings           not out                                  12  51  29  1 0
Extras                (b 4, nb 1)                               5
Total                 (2 wickets, 17 overs, 88 mins)           77

DNB: GP Howarth, JM Parker, +KJ Wadsworth, DR Hadlee, HJ Howarth,
    RO Collinge, EJ Chatfield.

FoW: 1-12 (Morrison), 2-27 (Edwards).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lillee                       6      0     27      2
Alderman                     4      1      9      0 (1nb)
Watson                       2      0     15      0
Malone                       4      0     17      0
Langer                       1      0      4      0

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

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• Scorers: ICG Kelaart (New Zealand) and MP Ringham (Western Australia)
• 12th Men: ? (Western Australia) and BL Cairns (New Zealand)
• Attendance: 4,462 ($3161.00)