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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.

Wednesday, December 29, 1976

1st TEST: Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide Oval, 24-29 Dec 1976

Test # 789 (793/10)
Australia v Pakistan, 1976/77, 1st Test
Adelaide Oval
24,26,27,28,29 December 1976 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
3-Test series level 0-0

Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: RC Bailhache and MG O'Connell
Test Debuts: Iqbal Qasim, Mudassar Nazar (Pak).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Pakistan 272
  • Day 2: Australia 310/4 (Walters 35*, Cosier 8*)
  • Day 3: Australia 454, Pakistan 140/2 (Zaheer Abbas 36*, Mushtaq Mohammad 28*)
  • Day 4: Pakistan 437/9 (Asif Iqbal 124*, Iqbal Qasim 4*)
    Pakistan 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
    Majid Khan c McCosker b Thomson 15 23 24 3 0
    Mudassar Nazar c Marsh b Gilmour 13 75 45 0 0
    Zaheer Abbas c Walters b O'Keeffe 85 187 121 10 1
    *Mushtaq Mohammad c McCosker b Thomson 18 53 38 2 0
    Javed Miandad b O'Keeffe 15 52 51 3 0
    Asif Iqbal c Marsh b O'Keeffe 0 9 2 0 0
    Imran Khan b Chappell 48 114 136 4 0
    Saleem Altaf c Davis b Chappell 16 100 90 0 0
    +Wasim Bari run out 21 42 36 4 0
    Sarfraz Nawaz c Marsh b Lillee 29 32 27 6 0
    Iqbal Qasim not out 1 4 4 0 0
    Extras (lb 6, nb 5) 11
    Total (all out, 70.7 overs) 272

    FoW: 1-19 (Majid Khan), 2-56 (Mudassar Nazar),
    3-98 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 4-140 (Javed Miandad),
    5-152 (Asif Iqbal), 6-157 (Zaheer Abbas),
    7-220 (Imran Khan), 8-221 (Saleem Altaf),
    9-271 (Sarfraz Nawaz), 10-272 (Wasim Bari).

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 19 1 104 1
    Thomson 8.5 2 34 2
    Gilmour 14.2 1 55 1
    Walters 3 0 12 0
    O'Keeffe 19 5 42 3
    Chappell 7 2 14 2

    Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
    IC Davis c Mushtaq Mohammad b Javed Miandad 105 229 201 14 1
    A Turner c Zaheer Abbas b Imran Khan 33 90 58 4 0
    RB McCosker b Mushtaq Mohammad 65 190 162 6 0
    *GS Chappell c Zaheer Abbas b Javed Miandad 52 91 110 4 0
    KD Walters c Javed Miandad b Sarfraz Nawaz 107 247 244 9 0
    GJ Cosier c Asif Iqbal b Javed Miandad 33 111 88 4 0
    +RW Marsh b Mushtaq Mohammad 36 74 79 2 0
    GJ Gilmour c Iqbal Qasim b Mushtaq Mohammad 3 8 4 0 0
    KJ O'Keeffe not out 3 20 23 0 0
    DK Lillee c Majid Khan b Mushtaq Mohammad 0 11 5 0 0
    JR Thomson absent hurt -
    Extras (lb 4, nb 13) 17
    Total (all out, 119.4 overs) 454

    FoW: 1-63 (Turner), 2-188 (Davis), 3-244 (McCosker),
    4-278 (Chappell), 5-366 (Cosier), 6-445 (Marsh),
    7-451 (Gilmour), 8-451 (Walters), 9-454 (Lillee).

    Bowling O M R W
    Sarfraz Nawaz 24 3 75 1
    Saleem Altaf 15 0 71 0
    Imran Khan 22 2 92 1
    Iqbal Qasim 14 0 56 0
    Javed Miandad 25 3 85 3
    Mushtaq Mohammad 19.4 2 58 4

    Pakistan 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    Majid Khan lbw b Lillee 47 124 110 5 0
    Mudassar Nazar c Marsh b O'Keeffe 22 74 64 1 0
    Zaheer Abbas c Davis b Lillee 101 224 231 13 1
    *Mushtaq Mohammad c Marsh b Lillee 37 91 102 4 0
    Javed Miandad b Gilmour 54 160 139 7 0
    Asif Iqbal not out 152 268 291 14 0
    Imran Khan b O'Keeffe 5 4 6 1 0
    Saleem Altaf c Turner b Lillee 21 71 65 4 0
    +Wasim Bari lbw b Lillee 0 9 5 0 0
    Sarfraz Nawaz c Lillee b O'Keeffe 0 5 3 0 0
    Iqbal Qasim run out 4 96 52 0 0
    Extras (b 14, lb 1, nb 8) 23
    Total (all out, 132.7 overs) 466

    FoW: 1-58 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-92 (Majid Khan),
    3-182 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 4-236 (Zaheer Abbas),
    5-293 (Javed Miandad), 6-298 (Imran Khan),
    7-368 (Saleem Altaf), 8-378 (Wasim Bari),
    9-379 (Sarfraz Nawaz), 10-466 (Iqbal Qasim).

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 47.7 10 163 5
    Gilmour 14 1 67 1
    Walters 2 1 5 0
    O'Keeffe 53 12 166 3
    Chappell 11 3 31 0
    Cosier 5 1 11 0

    Australia 2nd innings (target: 285 runs) R M B 4 6
    IC Davis b Sarfraz Nawaz 0 3 3 0 0
    A Turner c Sarfraz Nawaz b Javed Miandad 48 134 104 4 1
    RB McCosker c Wasim Bari b Iqbal Qasim 42 124 120 1 0
    *GS Chappell c Mushtaq Mohammad b Iqbal Qasim 70 123 118 6 1
    KD Walters c Wasim Bari b Iqbal Qasim 51 95 89 4 0
    GJ Gilmour b Iqbal Qasim 5 9 6 0 0
    GJ Cosier not out 25 83 71 3 0
    +RW Marsh not out 13 71 77 1 0
    Extras (b 1, lb 3, nb 3) 7
    Total (6 wickets, 73 overs) 261

    DNB: KJ O'Keeffe, DK Lillee, JR Thomson.

    FoW: 1-0 (Davis), 2-92 (McCosker), 3-100 (Turner),
    4-201 (Walters), 5-219 (Gilmour), 6-228 (Chappell).

    Bowling O M R W
    Sarfraz Nawaz 8 1 24 1
    Imran Khan 5 0 25 0
    Iqbal Qasim 30 6 84 4
    Javed Miandad 21 6 71 1
    Mushtaq Mohammad 9 1 50 0
  • Monday, December 20, 1976

    Western Australia v Pakistan at Perth, 18-20 Dec 1976

    Pakistan in Australia, 1976/77
    Western Australia v Pakistanis
    W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
    18,19,20 December 1976 (3-day match)

    Result: Western Australia won by 6 wickets

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

    Close of play:

  • Day 1: Pakistanis 274, Western Australia 52/3 (Hughes 13*, Serjeant 4*)
  • Day 2: Western Australia 261/7d, Pakistanis 168/3 (Zaheer Abbas 67*, Mushtaq Mohammad 41*)
    Pakistanis 1st innings
    Majid Khan c Serjeant b Malone 75
    Sadiq Mohammad c Brayshaw b Lillee 60
    Zaheer Abbas c Charlesworth b Lillee 0
    Javed Miandad c Marsh b Malone 13
    *Mushtaq Mohammad c Brayshaw b Paulsen 64
    Asif Iqbal c Serjeant b Clark 32
    Imran Khan c Laird b Paulsen 16
    +Wasim Bari c Marsh b Clark 2
    Saleem Altaf not out 1
    Sarfraz Nawaz c Marsh b Clark 4
    Asif Masood run out 0
    Extras (b 2, lb 2, nb 3) 7
    Total (all out, 62.7 overs, 272 mins) 274

    FoW: 1-125, 2-125, 3-144, 4-161, 5-213,
    6-244, 7-246, 8-268, 9-273, 10-274.

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 6 1 18 2 (2nb)
    Malone 16 3 57 2
    Clark 16.7 2 78 3 (1nb)
    Brayshaw 2 0 14 0
    Paulsen 22 1 100 2

    Western Australia 1st innings
    RI Charlesworth c Zaheer Abbas b Sarfraz Nawaz 0
    BM Laird c Wasim Bari b Sarfraz Nawaz 14
    RS Langer c Sadiq Mohammad b Saleem Altaf 15
    KJ Hughes b Imran Khan 13
    CS Serjeant c Asif Iqbal b Sarfraz Nawaz 82
    *+RW Marsh c Zaheer Abbas b Javed Miandad 29
    IJ Brayshaw not out 53
    DK Lillee c Wasim Bari b Asif Masood 23
    MF Malone not out 17
    Extras (lb 6, nb 9) 15
    Total (7 wickets dec, 47 overs, 268 mins) 261

    DNB: WM Clark, RG Paulsen.

    FoW: 1-0, 2-25, 3-35, 4-57, 5-129, 6-199, 7-231.

    Bowling O M R W
    Sarfraz Nawaz 17 2 105 3 (1nb)
    Saleem Altaf 9 1 31 1
    Asif Masood 6 0 45 1 (7nb)
    Imran Khan 10 3 35 1 (1nb)
    Javed Miandad 4 0 24 1
    Mushtaq Mohammad 1 0 6 0

    Pakistanis 2nd innings
    Majid Khan lbw b Paulsen 25
    Sadiq Mohammad c Marsh b Paulsen 27
    Zaheer Abbas c Malone b Paulsen 69
    Javed Miandad c Hughes b Malone 4
    *Mushtaq Mohammad not out 132
    Asif Iqbal c Hughes b Malone 0
    Imran Khan not out 54
    Extras (lb 3, w 2, nb 3) 8
    Total (5 wickets dec, 69 overs, 287 mins) 319

    DNB: +Wasim Bari, Saleem Altaf, Sarfraz Nawaz, Asif Masood.

    FoW: 1-50, 2-63, 3-78, 4-178, 5-188.

    Bowling O M R W
    Clark 17 1 75 0 (3nb)
    Malone 21 5 86 2 (1w)
    Paulsen 28 2 129 3 (1w)
    Lillee 3 0 21 0

    Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 333 runs)
    BM Laird c Zaheer Abbas b Saleem Altaf 11
    RI Charlesworth c Mushtaq Mohammad b Saleem Altaf 13
    RS Langer c Javed Miandad b Asif Masood 87
    KJ Hughes not out 137
    CS Serjeant b Sarfraz Nawaz 19
    *+RW Marsh not out 39
    Extras (b 3, lb 23, nb 1) 27
    Total (4 wickets, 44.1 overs, 258 mins) 333

    DNB: IJ Brayshaw, DK Lillee, MF Malone, WM Clark, RG Paulsen.

    FoW: 1-25, 2-40, 3-215, 4-247.

    Bowling O M R W
    Sarfraz Nawaz 15 0 95 1
    Saleem Altaf 9 1 62 2
    Imran Khan 11 1 53 0
    Asif Masood 6 0 65 1 (1nb)
    Mushtaq Mohammad 3 0 30 0
    Majid Khan 0.1 0 1 0

    • 12th Men: B Yardley (WA) and Mudassar Nazar (Pak)
    • Crowds: 4468, 5648, 3462. Total: 13,578. Receipts: $13,336
  • Sunday, December 12, 1976

    Western Australia v Queensland at Perth, 12 Dec 1976

    Gillette Cup (Australia), 1976-77, 4th Match
    Western Australia v Queensland
    W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
    12 December 1976 (40-over match)

    Result: Western Australia won by 15 runs

    Toss: Queensland
    Umpires: G Duperouzel and DL Hawks
    Man of the Match: DK Lillee

    Balls per over: 8

    Western Australia innings (40 overs maximum)                    R   M   B  4 6
    BM Laird c Ogilvie b Thomson 8 15 11 0 0
    RI Charlesworth lbw b Carlson 25 66 55 2 0
    RS Langer b Dymock 15 44 31 0 1
    KJ Hughes b Carlson 0 18 6 0 0
    CS Serjeant lbw b Dymock 0 6 9 0 0
    *+RW Marsh c Richards b Dymock 0 1 1 0 0
    IJ Brayshaw run out 5 37 28 0 0
    B Yardley c Maclean b Chappell 19 21 23 3 0
    DK Lillee c Jones b Chappell 0 1 3 0 0
    MF Malone not out 0 11 3 0 0
    WM Clark c Thomson b Carlson 0 2 5 0 0
    Extras (lb 4, nb 1) 5
    Total (all out, 22.5 overs, 120 mins) 77

    FoW: 1-8 (Laird), 2-50 (Langer), 3-50 (Charlesworth),
    4-51 (Serjeant), 5-51 (Marsh), 6-51 (Hughes),
    7-76 (Yardley), 8-76 (Lillee), 9-77 (Brayshaw),
    10-77 (Clark).

    Bowling O M R W
    Thomson 4 1 10 1 (1nb)
    Dymock 8 2 20 3
    Schuller 2 0 22 0
    Carlson 5.5 1 17 3
    Chappell 3 1 3 2

    Queensland innings (target: 78 runs from 40 overs) R M B 4 6
    IVA Richards b Lillee 0 4 6 0 0
    AR Jones c Langer b Malone 22 54 40 3 0
    AD Ogilvie c Malone b Lillee 9 19 13 0 0
    *GS Chappell c Marsh b Lillee 2 8 7 0 0
    PH Carlson lbw b Malone 1 8 6 0 0
    JN Langley c Marsh b Clark 4 24 12 0 0
    +JA Maclean run out 9 59 44 1 0
    GK Whyte b Clark 14 35 30 0 0
    JR Thomson b Clark 0 1 2 0 0
    DC Schuller c Serjeant b Lillee 0 5 4 0 0
    G Dymock not out 0 1 0 0 0
    Extras (nb 1) 1
    Total (all out, 20.3 overs, 118 mins) 62

    FoW: 1-0 (Richards), 2-23 (Ogilvie), 3-27 (Chappell),
    4-34 (Carlson), 5-35 (Jones), 6-40 (Langley), 7-61 (Whyte),
    8-61 (Thomson), 9-62 (Maclean), 10-62 (Schuller).

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 7.3 1 21 4
    Clark 7 1 21 3 (1nb)
    Malone 6 1 19 2

    • Scorers: E McMullen (Queensland) and C Pegler (Western Australia)
    • 12th Men: RG Paulsen (Western Australia) and FM Francke (Queensland)
    • Attendance: 9,463

    Saturday, December 11, 1976

    New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, 11 Dec 1976

    Gillette Cup (Australia), 1976/77, 3rd Match
    New South Wales v Victoria
    Sydney Cricket Ground
    11 December 1976 (40-over match)

    Result: Victoria won by 4 wickets

    Toss: Victoria
    Umpires: TF Brooks and RR Ledwidge
    Man of the Match: RJ Bright

    Balls per over: 8

    New South Wales innings (40 overs maximum)                      R   M   B  4 6
    IC Davis b Walker 12 40 1 0
    A Turner c Yallop b Hurst 11 24 1 0
    RB McCosker b Laughlin 13 45 2 0
    GC Hughes b Walker 14 56 0 0
    *KD Walters c Hurst b Bright 60 106 10 0
    GJ Gilmour b Bright 21 27 2 1
    PM Toohey c Robinson b Laughlin 5 11 1 0
    DJ Colley c Thwaites b Bright 12 13 1 0
    KJ O'Keeffe run out 30 51 2 0
    +SJ Rixon not out 13 30 2 0
    LS Pascoe not out 0 1 0 0
    Extras (b 1, lb 3) 4
    Total (9 wickets, 40 overs, 210 mins) 195

    FoW: 1-21 (Turner), 2-29 (Davis), 3-43 (McCosker), 4-66 (Hughes),
    5-121 (Gilmour), 6-130 (Toohey), 7-147 (Walters),
    8-158 (Colley), 9-191 (O'Keeffe).

    Bowling O M R W
    Hurst 8 0 43 1
    Walker 8 0 31 2
    Thwaites 7 0 49 0
    Laughlin 8 1 29 2
    Bright 8 0 30 3
    Hibbert 1 0 9 0

    Victoria innings (target: 196 runs from 40 overs) R M B 4 6
    PA Hibbert c McCosker b Colley 23 45 3 0
    JK Moss c Rixon b Gilmour 8 33 0 0
    GN Yallop lbw b Colley 11 26 2 0
    DF Whatmore b O'Keeffe 30 66 4 0
    DJ Broad c Rixon b Walters 19 33 3 0
    *+RD Robinson c Rixon b Walters 6 11 1 0
    TJ Laughlin not out 42 75 4 1
    RJ Bright not out 55 69 6 0
    Extras (lb 3, nb 2) 5
    Total (6 wickets, 36.3 overs, 190 mins) 199

    DNB: MHN Walker, AG Hurst, CG Thwaites.

    FoW: 1-32 (Moss), 2-32 (Hibbert), 3-57 (Yallop), 4-95 (Broad),
    5-101 (Whatmore), 6-101 (Robinson).

    Bowling O M R W
    Pascoe 6.3 0 32 0
    Gilmour 8 1 25 1
    Colley 8 1 45 2 (2nb)
    Walters 6 1 49 2
    O'Keeffe 8 0 43 1

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

    • Scorers: W Corbett (Victoria) and DK Sherwood (New South Wales)
    • 12th Men: J Dyson (New South Wales) and ? (Victoria)
    • Attendance: 3,521

    Sunday, December 5, 1976

    Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, 5 Dec 1976

    Gillette Cup (Australia), 1976/77, 2nd Match
    Queensland v Tasmania
    Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
    5 December 1976 (40-over match)

    Result: Queensland won by 5 wickets

    Toss: Queensland
    Umpires: CE Harvey and MW Johnson
    Man of the Match: IVA Richards

    Balls per over: 8

    Tasmania innings (40 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
    +BR Doolan b Dymock 8 37 24 0 0
    CFA Brown lbw b Dymock 0 6 6 0 0
    MJ Sellers b Carlson 8 23 23 0 0
    TW Docking c Maclean b Thomson 45 61 58 6 0
    SJ Howard c Chappell b Carlson 13 42 42 1 0
    JS Wilkinson c Maclean b Carlson 0 5 3 0 0
    DP Hughes run out (Richards) 3 33 24 0 0
    *J Simmons c Maclean b Chappell 6 22 26 0 0
    KB Badcock b Chappell 0 1 2 0 0
    RJ Sherriff not out 0 3 1 0 0
    PC Warren lbw b Chappell 0 1 1 0 0
    Extras (lb 4, nb 2) 6
    Total (all out, 26 overs, 123 mins) 89

    FoW: 1-2 (Brown), 2-17 (Sellers), 3-21 (Doolan), 4-69 (Howard),
    5-77 (Wilkinson), 6-80 (Docking), 7-89 (Simmons),
    8-89 (Badcock), 9-89 (Hughes), 10-89 (Warren).

    Bowling O M R W
    Thomson 5 1 8 1 (2nb)
    Dymock 6 0 21 2
    Carlson 8 2 27 3
    Francke 4 0 21 0
    Chappell 2 0 4 3
    Whyte 1 0 2 0

    Queensland innings (target: 90 runs from 40 overs) R M B 4 6
    MF Kent c Doolan b Sherriff 6 17 9 1 0
    IVA Richards c Sherriff b Hughes 50 76 73 4 2
    AD Ogilvie b Simmons 14 34 19 2 0
    *GS Chappell run out (Hughes/Doolan) 0 1 2 0 0
    JN Langley not out 13 39 53 0 0
    PH Carlson c Warren b Hughes 1 6 4 0 0
    +JA Maclean not out 8 13 15 1 0
    Extras (nb 1) 1
    Total (5 wickets, 21.6 overs, 98 mins) 93

    DNB: GK Whyte, JR Thomson, G Dymock, FM Francke.

    FoW: 1-13 (Kent), 2-59 (Ogilvie), 3-59 (Chappell),
    4-77 (Richards), 5-80 (Carlson).

    Bowling O M R W
    Warren 4 0 28 0
    Sherriff 7 0 37 1
    Badcock 0.3 0 0 0
    Simmons 6.5 0 14 1
    Hughes 3.6 0 13 2

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

    • Scorers: HA Crowton (Tasmania) and R Spence (Queensland)
    • 12th Men: DC Schuller (Queensland) and MJ Norman
    • Attendance: 4,327 ($4625.00)

    Saturday, December 4, 1976

    South Australia v Western Australia at Adelaide, 4 Dec 1976

    Gillette Cup (Australia), 1976/77, 1st Match
    South Australia v Western Australia
    Adelaide Oval
    4 December 1976 (40-over match)

    Result: Western Australia won by 4 wickets

    Toss: Western Australia
    Umpires: KR Butler and AR Crafter
    Man of the Match: GJ Cosier

    Balls per over: 8

    South Australia innings (40 overs maximum)                      R   M   B  4 6
    *AJ Woodcock c Brayshaw b Lillee 1 11 0 0
    RK Blewett lbw b Brayshaw 15 37 2 0
    JE Nash c & b Yardley 44 99 5 0
    GJ Cosier c Lillee b Mullooly 72 118 7 1
    DW Hookes b Malone 45 70 3 0
    WM Darling c sub (RG Paulsen) b Lillee 1 12 0 0
    JR Hammond not out 12 29 1 0
    AA Mallett not out 12 16 0 0
    Extras (lb 4, nb 1) 5
    Total (6 wickets, 40 overs, 199 mins) 207

    DNB: +JR Davey, GR Attenborough, W Prior.

    FoW: 1-2 (Woodcock), 2-21 (Blewett), 3-108 (Nash),
    4-164 (Cosier), 5-171 (Darling), 6-186 (Hookes).

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 8 1 28 2 (1nb)
    Brayshaw 8 2 26 1
    Langer 6 0 28 0
    Mullooly 8 0 54 1
    Yardley 3 0 13 1
    Malone 7 0 53 1

    Western Australia innings (target: 208 runs from 40 overs) R M B 4 6
    RI Charlesworth b Prior 0 1 1 0 0
    BM Laird run out 27 80 2 0
    RS Langer c Attenborough b Cosier 18 57 2 0
    KJ Hughes c Nash b Mallett 56 81 6 0
    CS Serjeant lbw b Mallett 16 37 3 0
    *+RW Marsh c & b Mallett 26 33 4 0
    B Yardley not out 32 39 3 0
    DK Lillee not out 26 29 3 0
    Extras (lb 5, nb 5) 10
    Total (6 wickets, 36.2 overs, 182 mins) 211

    DNB: IJ Brayshaw, MF Malone, TC Mullooly.

    FoW: 1-0 (Charlesworth), 2-38 (Langer), 3-59 (Laird),
    4-112 (Serjeant), 5-148 (Hughes), 6-157 (Marsh).

    Bowling O M R W
    Prior 6 0 48 1 (1nb)
    Attenborough 6.2 0 30 0
    Hammond 8 0 37 0
    Cosier 5 2 20 1
    Mallett 8 0 44 3 (4nb)
    Blewett 3 0 22 0

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

    • Scorers: TR Palmer and BJ Sheldon
    • 12th Men: ? (South Australia) and RG Paulsen (Western Australia)
    • Attendance: 3,409

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