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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, February 13, 1975

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
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