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