5th TEST: Australia v England at Adelaide Oval, 25-30 Jan 1975

Test # 754
The Ashes, 1974/75, 5th Test
Australia v England
Adelaide Oval
25,26,27,29,30 January 1975 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 163 runs
Australia leads the 6-Test series 4-0

Toss: England
Umpires: RC Bailhache and TF Brooks

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

Day 1: No play Day 2: Australia 304, England 2/0 (Amiss 0*, Lloyd 0*) Day 3: England 172, Australia 111/2 (Redpath 47*, GS Chappell 6*) Day 4: Australia 272/5d, England 94/5 (Fletcher 39*, Knott 9*) Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 IR Redpath c Greig b Underwood 21 121 96 0 0 RB McCosker c Cowdrey b Underwood 35 83 73 3 0 *IM Chappell c Knott b Underwood 0 1 3 0 0 GS Chappell lbw b Underwood 5 7 6 0 0 KD Walters c Willis b Underwood 55 92 66 7 1 +RW Marsh c Greig b Underwood 6 9 17 0 0 TJ Jenner b Underwood 74 137 115 7 0 MHN Walker run out 41 98 77 2 0 DK Lillee b Willis 26 59 38 2 0 AA Mallett not out 23 54 51 1 0 JR Thomson b Arnold 5 12 8 1 0 Extras (b 4, lb 4, nb 5) 13 Total (all out, 68.2 overs) 304 FoW: 1-52 (McCosker), 2-52 (IM Chappell), 3-58 (GS Chappell), 4-77 (Redpath), 5-84 (Marsh), 6-164 (Walters), 7-241 (Jenner), 8-259 (Walker), 9-295 (Lillee), 10-304 (Thomson). Bowling O M R W Willis 10 0 46 1 Arnold 12.2 3 42 1 Underwood 29 3 113 7 Greig 10 0 63 0 Titmus 7 1 27 0 England 1st innings R M B 4 6 DL Amiss c IM Chappell b Lillee 0 11 11 0 0 D Lloyd c Marsh b Lillee 4 34 27 1 0 MC Cowdrey c Walker b Thomson 26 87 59 2 0 *MH Denness c Marsh b Thomson 51 83 65 6 0 KWR Fletcher c IM Chappell b Thomson 40 106 71 5 0 AW Greig c Marsh b Lillee 19 42 44 2 0 +APE Knott c Lillee b Mallett 5 23 23 0 0 FJ Titmus c GS Chappell b Mallett 11 30 25 1 0 DL Underwood c Lillee b Mallett 0 2 2 0 0 GG Arnold b Lillee 0 30 34 0 0 RGD Willis not out 11 21 17 2 0 Extras (lb 2, nb 3) 5 Total (all out, 46.5 overs) 172 FoW: 1-2 (Amiss), 2-19 (Lloyd), 3-66 (Cowdrey), 4-90 (Denness), 5-130 (Greig), 6-147 (Knott), 7-155 (Fletcher), 8-156 (Underwood), 9-161 (Titmus), 10-172 (Arnold). Bowling O M R W Lillee 12.5 2 49 4 Thomson 15 1 58 3 Walker 5 1 18 0 Jenner 5 0 28 0 Mallett 9 4 14 3 Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 IR Redpath b Underwood 52 158 125 3 0 RB McCosker c Knott b Arnold 11 14 13 1 0 *IM Chappell c Knott b Underwood 41 83 75 2 1 GS Chappell c Greig b Underwood 18 74 62 2 0 KD Walters not out 71 168 128 5 1 +RW Marsh c Greig b Underwood 55 113 100 3 1 TJ Jenner not out 14 36 21 0 0 Extras (lb 4, nb 6) 10 Total (5 wickets declared, 66 overs) 272 DNB: MHN Walker, DK Lillee, AA Mallett, JR Thomson. FoW: 1-16 (McCosker), 2-92 (IM Chappell), 3-128 (Redpath), 4-133 (GS Chappell), 5-245 (Marsh). Bowling O M R W Willis 5 0 27 0 Arnold 20 1 71 1 Underwood 26 5 102 4 Greig 2 0 9 0 Titmus 13 1 53 0 England 2nd innings (target: 405 runs) R M B 4 6 DL Amiss c Marsh b Lillee 0 2 4 0 0 D Lloyd c Walters b Walker 5 10 3 1 0 MC Cowdrey c Mallett b Lillee 3 15 12 0 0 *MH Denness c Jenner b Lillee 14 39 24 2 0 KWR Fletcher lbw b Lillee 63 183 139 8 0 AW Greig lbw b Walker 20 71 69 2 0 +APE Knott not out 106 227 205 9 0 FJ Titmus lbw b Jenner 20 102 116 1 0 DL Underwood c IM Chappell b Mallett 0 5 3 0 0 GG Arnold b Mallett 0 5 6 0 0 RGD Willis b Walker 3 29 19 0 0 Extras (b 3, lb 3, nb 1) 7 Total (all out, 75 overs) 241 FoW: 1-0 (Amiss), 2-8 (Lloyd), 3-10 (Cowdrey), 4-33 (Denness), 5-76 (Greig), 6-144 (Fletcher), 7-212 (Titmus), 8-213 (Underwood), 9-217 (Arnold), 10-241 (Willis). Bowling O M R W Lillee 14 3 69 4 Walker 20 3 89 3 Jenner 15 4 39 1 Mallett 25 10 36 2 IM Chappell 1 0 1 0

New South Wales v Marylebone Cricket Club at Sydney Cricket Ground, 18-20 Jan 1975

Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia, 1974/75
New South Wales v Marylebone Cricket Club
Sydney Cricket Ground
18,19,20 January 1975 (4-day match)

Result: Marylebone Cricket Club won by 187 runs

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

Close of play:

Day 1: Marylebone Cricket Club 315/5d Day 2: New South Wales 157, Marylebone Cricket Club 153/2 (Amiss 64*, Knott 71*) Marylebone Cricket Club 1st innings DL Amiss run out (O'Keeffe/Turner) 52 D Lloyd b Walters 51 KWR Fletcher c McCosker b Colley 85 *MH Denness c McCosker b Gilmour 99 AW Greig c Rixon b Gilmour 9 BW Luckhurst not out 5 +APE Knott not out 0 Extras (b 4, lb 1, w 2, nb 7) 14 Total (5 wickets dec, 61 overs, 298 mins) 315 DNB: CM Old, FJ Titmus, RGD Willis, P Lever. FoW: 1-96, 2-130, 3-270, 4-288, 5-315. Bowling O M R W Gilmour 17 2 84 2 (1nb,1w) Colley 17 2 94 1 (4nb) Walters 10 1 51 1 Hourn 8 2 34 0 (2nb,1w) O'Keeffe 9 1 38 0 New South Wales 1st innings A Turner c Luckhurst b Old 41 RB McCosker c Fletcher b Lever 26 IC Davis c Knott b Old 4 *KD Walters c Greig b Lever 44 SE Webster c Knott b Old 9 GJ Gilmour c Greig b Old 4 K Mackay c Knott b Old 18 DJ Colley c Fletcher b Old 0 +SJ Rixon c & b Lever 6 KJ O'Keeffe not out 4 DW Hourn b Old 0 Extras (nb 1) 1 Total (all out, 29.5 overs, 183 mins) 157 FoW: 1-67, 2-67, 3-76, 4-91, 5-97, 6-135, 7-135, 8-153, 9-156, 10-157. Bowling O M R W Willis 6 0 38 0 Lever 11 1 59 3 Old 12.5 1 59 7 (1nb) Marylebone Cricket Club 2nd innings DL Amiss b Hourn 124 BW Luckhurst c Rixon b Gilmour 7 KWR Fletcher c Walters b Colley 6 +APE Knott b Colley 79 AW Greig run out (Colley/Rixon) 20 *MH Denness st Rixon b Hourn 14 CM Old b Hourn 0 FJ Titmus not out 5 RGD Willis not out 1 Extras (b 2, lb 7, w 1) 10 Total (7 wickets dec, 49 overs, 245 mins) 266 DNB: D Lloyd, P Lever. FoW: 1-22, 2-33, 3-166, 4-228, 5-255, 6-255, 7-260. Bowling O M R W Gilmour 18 2 85 1 (1w) Colley 16 2 64 2 Walters 2 0 21 0 Mackay 3 0 17 0 Hourn 10 1 69 3 New South Wales 2nd innings (target: 425 runs) A Turner lbw b Lever 7 RB McCosker c & b Willis 20 IC Davis c Fletcher b Old 38 *KD Walters b Old 6 SE Webster c Knott b Greig 23 GJ Gilmour c Old b Greig 26 K Mackay run out 4 DJ Colley c Willis b Titmus 90 +SJ Rixon c Knott b Willis 3 KJ O'Keeffe not out 16 DW Hourn b Greig 2 Extras (lb 1, w 1) 2 Total (all out, 39.4 overs, 223 mins) 237 FoW: 1-7, 2-39, 3-46, 4-83, 5-110, 6-126, 7-126, 8-141, 9-235, 10-237. Bowling O M R W Willis 9 1 36 2 Lever 11 0 87 1 Old 9 1 49 2 Greig 6.4 0 53 3 (1w) Titmus 4 2 10 1 12th Men: ML Clews (NSW) and RW Taylor (MCC) Crowds: 8288, 7664, 4558. Total: 20,510. Receipts: $13,929

Queensland v South Australia at Brisbane, 17-20 Jan 1975

Sheffield Shield, 1974/75
Queensland v South Australia
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
17,18,19,20 January 1975 (4-day match)

Result: Queensland won by 4 wickets
Points: Queensland 15, South Australia 7

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: PR Enright and TH Warwick
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: South Australia 220, Queensland 42/5 (Kent 18*, Maclean 11*) Day 2: Queensland 139, South Australia 179/6 (Clements 4*, Hendricks 0*) Day 3: South Australia 239, Queensland 222/5 (Carlson 35*, Maclean 1*) South Australia 1st innings AJ Woodcock c Seib b Dell 3 RH Drewer c Kent b Dymock 1 *IM Chappell c Maclean b Dell 27 GJ Cosier c Dymock b Thomson 11 JE Nash c Maclean b Dymock 44 TJ Jenner lbw b Dymock 42 PJ Clements not out 48 +M Hendricks c Langley b Francke 6 AA Mallett c Seib b Francke 0 AT Sincock c Francke b Dell 26 W Prior lbw b Francke 0 Extras (b 2, lb 5, nb 5) 12 Total (all out, 43.3 overs, 224 mins) 220 FoW: 1-3, 2-16, 3-33, 4-78, 5-125, 6-154, 7-172, 8-172, 9-218, 10-220. Bowling O M R W Thomson 9 0 57 1 (2nb) Dell 8 1 48 3 (3nb) Dymock 14 3 62 3 Francke 8.3 2 33 3 Carlson 4 2 8 0 Queensland 1st innings IM Seib c Drewer b Prior 1 *GS Chappell c Chappell b Prior 2 JN Langley c Hendricks b Prior 4 MF Kent c Clements b Mallett 59 PH Carlson c Mallett b Sincock 3 DS Rathie c Hendricks b Sincock 0 +JA Maclean c Prior b Sincock 29 FM Francke c Cosier b Sincock 21 JR Thomson c Chappell b Mallett 0 G Dymock c Woodcock b Mallett 8 AR Dell not out 3 Extras (b 2, lb 6, nb 1) 9 Total (all out, 43.4 overs, 211 mins) 139 FoW: 1-3, 2-4, 3-9, 4-17, 5-19, 6-96, 7-119, 8-126, 9-128, 10-139. Bowling O M R W Prior 11 2 22 3 Mallett 14.4 5 28 3 (1nb) Sincock 11 1 38 4 Jenner 7 0 42 0 South Australia 2nd innings AJ Woodcock c Dell b Francke 61 RH Drewer b Dymock 35 *IM Chappell c Kent b Francke 15 GJ Cosier c Rathie b Dell 27 JE Nash c Kent b Francke 14 TJ Jenner c Maclean b Dymock 19 PJ Clements c Maclean b Thomson 26 +M Hendricks c Seib b Thomson 6 AA Mallett run out (Dell) 4 AT Sincock c Carlson b Francke 21 W Prior not out 6 Extras (b 1, lb 1, nb 3) 5 Total (all out, 64.6 overs, 294 mins) 239 FoW: 1-62, 2-81, 3-135, 4-140, 5-162, 6-174, 7-205, 8-208, 9-227, 10-239. Bowling O M R W Thomson 14 0 58 2 (1nb) Dell 9 2 35 1 Francke 24.6 2 97 4 Dymock 14 2 37 2 (2nb) Carlson 1 0 3 0 Chappell 2 1 4 0 Queensland 2nd innings (target: 321 runs) *GS Chappell c Hendricks b Mallett 77 IM Seib c Cosier b Mallett 11 JN Langley c Clements b Cosier 73 MF Kent c Prior b Jenner 9 PH Carlson not out 74 DS Rathie c Chappell b Mallett 1 +JA Maclean lbw b Cosier 47 FM Francke not out 4 Extras (b 19, lb 3, w 1, nb 2) 25 Total (6 wickets, 84.1 overs, 368 mins) 321 DNB: JR Thomson, G Dymock, AR Dell. FoW: 1-79, 2-122, 3-135, 4-213, 5-215, 6-309. Bowling O M R W Prior 13.1 1 62 0 (1nb,1w) Sincock 4 0 23 0 Mallett 35 7 112 3 (1nb) Jenner 20 1 82 1 Cosier 11 5 13 2 Chappell 1 0 4 0 12th Men: GK Whyte (Qld) and RA Fraser (SA) Crowds: 6212, 4252, 5404, 1728. Total: 17,596. Receipts: $14,053

Semi Final: New Zealand v Tasmania at Melbourne, 19 Jan 1975

Gillette Cup (Australia), 1974/75, Semi Final
New Zealand v Tasmania
Melbourne Cricket Ground
19 January 1975 (40-over match)

Result: New Zealand won by 7 wickets

Toss: New Zealand
Umpires: KJ Carmody and RC Isherwood
Man of the match: GP Howarth

Balls per over: 8

Tasmania innings (40 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
Sadiq Mohammad        c Wadsworth        b Congdon             32  46  36  1 0
+BR Doolan            c Collinge         b HJ Howarth          41 102  88  2 0
JS Wilkinson          c Wadsworth        b Hadlee               8  22  18  0 0
SJ Howard             c Congdon          b Chatfield           51  97 105  2 0
BA Beard              c Wadsworth        b Collinge             2  17  13  0 0
PG Roberts            c Morrison         b Chatfield           24  61  47  0 0
*J Simmons            c Morrison         b Hadlee               2   7   8  0 0
GE Mansfield          not out                                   7   8   5  1 0
KB Badcock            run out (Wadsworth)                       0   2   0  0 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 5)                               9
Total                 (8 wickets, 40 overs, 184 mins)         176

DNB: PC Warren, GR Whitney.

FoW: 1-53 (Sadiq Mohammad), 2-68 (Wilkinson), 3-95 (Doolan),
    4-100 (Beard), 5-157 (Howard), 6-166 (Simmons),
    7-172 (Roberts), 8-176 (Badcock).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Collinge                     8      1     32      1
Chatfield                    8      0     41      2
Hadlee                       8      0     43      2
Congdon                      8      0     27      1
HJ Howarth                   8      1     24      1

New Zealand innings (target: 177 runs from 40 overs)            R   M   B  4 6
GM Turner             lbw                b Simmons             28  67  55  1 0
GN Edwards            c Doolan           b Whitney             11  27  18  2 0
*BE Congdon           c Sadiq Mohammad   b Badcock             16  50  53  0 0
BF Hastings           not out                                  43 101  79  2 0
GP Howarth            not out                                  72  90  79  7 0
Extras                (lb 5, nb 2)                              7
Total                 (3 wickets, 36.2 overs, 169 mins)       177

DNB: JFM Morrison, +KJ Wadsworth, DR Hadlee, HJ Howarth,
    RO Collinge, EJ Chatfield.

FoW: 1-24 (Edwards), 2-56 (Turner), 3-62 (Congdon).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Whitney                      8      0     40      1 (2nb)
Warren                       6.2    1     23      0
Badcock                      8      0     33      1
Simmons                      8      0     28      1
Mansfield                    3      0     25      0
Sadiq Mohammad               3      0     21      0

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

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• Scorers: ICG Kelaart (New Zealand) and MP Ringham (Tasmania)
• 12th Men: RJ Panitzki (Tasmania) and BL Cairns (New Zealand)
• Attendance: 2,982 ($2157.00)

Tasmania v Marylebone Cricket Club at Launceston, 14-16 Jan 1975

Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia, 1974/75
Tasmania v Marylebone Cricket Club
North Tasmania C.A. Ground, Launceston
14,15,16 January 1975 (3-day match)

Result: Marylebone Cricket Club won by an innings and 72 runs

Toss: Marylebone Cricket Club
Umpires: JL Corrick and JM Roberts
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: Tasmania 164, Marylebone Cricket Club 109/3 (Denness 33*, Luckhurst 23*) Day 2: Marylebone Cricket Club 341/4d, Tasmania 66/4 (Wilkinson 19*) Tasmania 1st innings Sadiq Mohammad c & b Old 16 +BR Doolan c Taylor b Lever 11 JS Wilkinson c Lloyd b Underwood 1 SJ Howard b Underwood 4 PG Roberts c Amiss b Old 29 BA Beard c Edrich b Arnold 49 RJ Panitzki c Edrich b Arnold 1 KB Badcock c Lever b Underwood 0 *J Simmons c Luckhurst b Arnold 1 GS Davies c Luckhurst b Old 26 PC Warren not out 10 Extras (b 6, lb 9, nb 1) 16 Total (all out, 40.7 overs, 210 mins) 164 FoW: 1-22, 2-29, 3-61, 4-74, 5-79, 6-80, 7-80, 8-82, 9-143, 10-164. Bowling O M R W Arnold 10.7 0 31 3 (1nb) Lever 3 0 11 1 Underwood 13 1 55 3 Old 11 3 33 3 Lloyd 3 0 18 0 Marylebone Cricket Club 1st innings DL Amiss c Badcock b Warren 9 D Lloyd lbw b Davies 25 *MH Denness not out 157 KWR Fletcher b Warren 10 BW Luckhurst c Howard b Badcock 74 JH Edrich retired hurt 35 CM Old not out 12 Extras (b 9, lb 3, w 1, nb 6) 19 Total (4 wickets dec, 73 overs, 345 mins) 341 DNB: DL Underwood, +RW Taylor, P Lever, GG Arnold. FoW: 1-36, 2-38, 3-51, 4-264. Bowling O M R W Warren 20 4 63 2 (1w) Davies 16 3 94 1 (6nb) Badcock 17 2 67 1 Howard 1 0 4 0 Simmons 15 1 60 0 Sadiq Mohammad 4 0 34 0 Tasmania 2nd innings Sadiq Mohammad c Fletcher b Lever 2 +BR Doolan b Arnold 22 JS Wilkinson c Fletcher b Arnold 30 SJ Howard c Luckhurst b Old 5 PG Roberts c Denness b Underwood 2 BA Beard c Taylor b Lever 1 RJ Panitzki c Denness b Lever 11 KB Badcock b Old 1 *J Simmons b Old 6 GS Davies st Taylor b Lloyd 6 PC Warren not out 0 Extras (lb 4, nb 15) 19 Total (all out, 33.4 overs, 209 mins) 105 FoW: 1-30, 2-32, 3-48, 4-66, 5-75, 6-78, 7-79, 8-86, 9-100, 10-105. Bowling O M R W Arnold 10 0 20 2 (4nb) Lever 11 2 31 3 (11nb) Old 8 1 24 3 Underwood 3 2 6 1 Lloyd 1.4 0 5 1 12th Men: GE Mansfield (Tas) and M Hendrick (MCC) Crowds: 3000, 2500, 300. Total: about 5,800. Receipts: No figures published

Tasmania v Marylebone Cricket Club at Hobart, 11-13 Jan 1975

Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia, 1974/75
Tasmania v Marylebone Cricket Club
Tasmania C.A. Ground, Hobart
11,12,13 January 1975 (3-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss: Marylebone Cricket Club
Umpires: K Connor and JM Stevens
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

Day 1: No play Day 2: Marylebone Cricket Club 178/2 (Cowdrey 36*, Denness 42*) Marylebone Cricket Club 1st innings DL Amiss c Beard b Badcock 32 BW Luckhurst c Badcock b Howard 59 MC Cowdrey c Doolan b Whitney 38 *MH Denness c Howard b Whitney 42 KWR Fletcher not out 13 D Lloyd not out 11 Extras (b 4, lb 4, nb 1) 9 Total (4 wickets dec, 58 overs, 266 mins) 204 DNB: CM Old, P Lever, +RW Taylor, GG Arnold, DL Underwood. FoW: 1-68, 2-121, 3-179, 4-180. Bowling O M R W Whitney 10 1 22 2 (1nb) Warren 10 2 43 0 Badcock 13 2 39 1 Simmons 7 2 14 0 Sadiq Mohammad 5 0 21 0 Mansfield 9 1 43 0 Howard 4 0 13 1 Tasmania 1st innings Sadiq Mohammad c Taylor b Lever 11 +BR Doolan c Denness b Arnold 18 JS Wilkinson c Arnold b Lloyd 79 SJ Howard c Amiss b Luckhurst 69 BA Beard run out (Old/Taylor) 1 RJ Panitzki not out 0 Extras (lb 5, nb 6) 11 Total (5 wickets, 41.2 overs, 223 mins) 189 DNB: *J Simmons, KB Badcock, GE Mansfield, GR Whitney, PC Warren. FoW: 1-32, 2-32, 3-186, 4-187, 5-189. Bowling O M R W Arnold 12 2 47 1 Lever 9 0 47 1 (6nb) Old 7 0 39 0 Underwood 10 1 42 0 Lloyd 2.2 2 2 1 Luckhurst 1 0 1 1 12th Men: PG Roberts (Tas) and M Hendrick (MCC) Crowds: no play, 1750, 1050. Total: 2,800. Receipts: $2,310

Semi Final: Western Australia v Queensland at Perth, 12 Jan 1975

Gillette Cup (Australia), 1974/75, Semi Final
Western Australia v Queensland
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
12 January 1975 (40-over match)

Result: Western Australia won by 6 wickets

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: WI Carter and EJ D'Arcy-Evans
Man of the match: RW Marsh

Balls per over: 8

Queensland innings (40 overs maximum)                           R   M   B  4 6
*GS Chappell          c Marsh            b Lillee               0   2   2  0 0
IM Seib               c R Edwards        b Baker                6  61  56  1 0
+JA Maclean           c Marsh            b Baker               16  69  48  1 0
JN Langley            c Watson           b Baker                0   2   1  0 0
MF Kent               c Marsh            b Watson              26  77  53  3 0
PH Carlson            c Baker            b Brayshaw            57  89  93  8 0
DS Rathie             run out                                  26  32  33  3 0
JR Thomson            c Langer           b Watson              14  38  22  1 1
G Dymock              c Langer           b Baker               11  17  10  2 0
FM Francke            not out                                   1   6   4  0 0
AR Dell               not out                                   0   1   2  0 0
Extras                (b 2, lb 8, w 1)                         11
Total                 (9 wickets, 40 overs, 210 mins)         168

FoW: 1-0 (Chappell), 2-24 (Seib), 3-24 (Langley), 4-29 (Maclean),
    5-105 (Kent), 6-126 (Carlson), 7-141 (Rathie),
    8-165 (Dymock), 9-166 (Thomson).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lillee                       8      1     14      1
Baker                        8      2     35      4 (1w)
Alderman                     8      0     27      0
Brayshaw                     8      2     34      1
Watson                       8      0     47      2

Western Australia innings (target: 169 runs from 40 overs)      R   M   B  4 6
WJ Edwards            c Maclean          b Francke             54 134  90  7 0
BM Laird              run out (Rathie/Maclean)                 16  52  50  1 0
*RJ Inverarity        c Seib             b Francke              0   1   1  0 0
R Edwards             c Seib             b Francke             15  13  16  3 0
+RW Marsh             not out                                  74  78  59 12 1
GD Watson             not out                                   4   9   2  1 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 3, w 1)                          8
Total                 (4 wickets, 27.4 overs, 145 mins)       171

DNB: RS Langer, IJ Brayshaw, DK Lillee, DJ Baker, TM Alderman.

FoW: 1-29 (Laird), 2-29 (Inverarity), 3-51 (R Edwards),
    4-148 (WJ Edwards).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Thomson                      6      0     39      0 (1w)
Dell                         6      1     33      0
Carlson                      5      0     20      0
Francke                      5.4    1     26      3
Dymock                       3      0     30      0
Chappell                     2      0     15      0

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

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• Scorers: E McMullen (Queensland) and C Pegler (Western Australia).
• 12th Men: RG Paulsen (Western Australia) and DJ Allen (Queensland).
• Attendance: 5,191

4th TEST: Australia v England at Sydney Cricket Ground, 4-9 Jan 1975

Test # 751
The Ashes, 1974/75, 4th Test
Australia v England
Sydney Cricket Ground
4,5,6,8,9 January 1975 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 171 runs
Australia leads the 6-Test series 3-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RC Bailhache and TF Brooks
Test Debuts: RB McCosker (Aus).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia 251/4 (GS Chappell 59*, Walters 0*) Day 2: Australia 405, England 106/3 (Edrich 13*, Fletcher 23*) Day 3: England 295, Australia 123/1 (Redpath 47*, GS Chappell 69*) Day 4: Australia 289/4d, England 33/0 (Amiss 14*, Lloyd 15*) Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 IR Redpath hit wicket b Titmus 33 140 114 1 0 RB McCosker c Knott b Greig 80 192 169 7 0 *IM Chappell c Knott b Arnold 53 118 83 5 0 GS Chappell c Greig b Arnold 84 216 173 9 0 R Edwards b Greig 15 61 57 3 0 KD Walters lbw b Arnold 1 9 7 0 0 +RW Marsh b Greig 30 56 44 0 0 MHN Walker c Greig b Arnold 30 87 59 0 0 DK Lillee b Arnold 8 32 23 1 0 AA Mallett lbw b Greig 31 73 53 4 0 JR Thomson not out 24 27 23 4 0 Extras (lb 4, w 1, nb 11) 16 Total (all out, 98.7 overs) 405 FoW: 1-96 (Redpath), 2-142 (McCosker), 3-199 (IM Chappell), 4-251 (Edwards), 5-255 (Walters), 6-305 (Marsh), 7-310 (GS Chappell), 8-332 (Lillee), 9-368 (Walker), 10-405 (Mallett). Bowling O M R W Willis 18 2 80 0 Arnold 29 7 86 5 Greig 22.7 2 104 4 Underwood 13 3 54 0 Titmus 16 2 65 1 England 1st innings R M B 4 6 DL Amiss c Mallett b Walker 12 39 26 1 0 D Lloyd c Thomson b Lillee 19 54 45 3 0 MC Cowdrey c McCosker b Thomson 22 63 48 3 0 *JH Edrich c Marsh b Walters 50 223 177 5 0 KWR Fletcher c Redpath b Walker 24 88 62 3 0 AW Greig c GS Chappell b Thomson 9 16 13 1 0 +APE Knott b Thomson 82 158 121 11 0 FJ Titmus c Marsh b Walters 22 47 44 3 0 DL Underwood c Walker b Lillee 27 53 31 5 0 RGD Willis b Thomson 2 14 8 0 0 GG Arnold not out 3 13 14 0 0 Extras (b 15, lb 7, w 1) 23 Total (all out, 73.1 overs) 295 FoW: 1-36 (Amiss), 2-46 (Lloyd), 3-69 (Cowdrey), 4-108 (Fletcher), 5-123 (Greig), 6-180 (Edrich), 7-240 (Titmus), 8-273 (Knott), 9-285 (Willis), 10-295 (Underwood). Bowling O M R W Lillee 19.1 2 66 2 Thomson 19 3 74 4 Walker 23 2 77 2 Mallett 1 0 8 0 Walters 7 2 26 2 IM Chappell 4 0 21 0 Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 IR Redpath c sub (CM Old) b Underwood 105 344 239 9 0 *IM Chappell c Lloyd b Willis 5 22 9 0 0 GS Chappell c Lloyd b Arnold 144 252 209 16 0 KD Walters b Underwood 5 13 15 0 0 R Edwards not out 17 59 44 1 0 +RW Marsh not out 7 7 4 0 0 Extras (lb 2, w 1, nb 3) 6 Total (4 wickets declared, 64.3 overs) 289 DNB: RB McCosker, MHN Walker, DK Lillee, AA Mallett, JR Thomson. FoW: 1-15 (IM Chappell), 2-235 (GS Chappell), 3-242 (Walters), 4-280 (Redpath). Bowling O M R W Willis 11 1 52 1 Arnold 22 3 78 1 Greig 12 1 64 0 Underwood 12 1 65 2 Titmus 7.3 2 24 0 England 2nd innings (target: 400 runs) R M B 4 6 DL Amiss c Marsh b Lillee 37 93 67 2 0 D Lloyd c GS Chappell b Thomson 26 86 54 3 0 MC Cowdrey c IM Chappell b Walker 1 37 26 0 0 *JH Edrich not out 33 155 163 5 0 KWR Fletcher c Redpath b Thomson 11 64 46 1 0 AW Greig st Marsh b Mallett 54 139 114 9 0 +APE Knott c Redpath b Mallett 10 56 39 2 0 FJ Titmus c Thomson b Mallett 4 31 25 0 0 DL Underwood c & b Walker 5 16 13 1 0 RGD Willis b Lillee 12 88 68 2 0 GG Arnold c GS Chappell b Mallett 14 35 20 2 0 Extras (b 13, lb 3, nb 5) 21 Total (all out, 79.5 overs) 228 FoW: 1-68 (Lloyd), 2-70 (Amiss), 3-74 (Cowdrey), 4-103 (Fletcher), 5-136 (Knott), 6-156 (Titmus), 7-158 (Greig), 8-175 (Underwood), 9-201 (Willis), 10-228 (Arnold). Bowling O M R W Lillee 21 5 65 2 Thomson 23 7 74 2 Walker 16 5 46 2 Mallett 16.5 9 21 4 IM Chappell 3 2 1 0 JH Edrich (2) retired hurt on 0* from 70/2 to 156/6 (hit on the ribs first ball, by Lillee)

ODI: Australia v England at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1 Jan 1975

ODI # 16
Australia v England, 1974/75, Only One-day International
Melbourne Cricket Ground
1 January 1975 (40-overs match)

Result: England won by 3 wickets
England wins the one-off ODI

Toss: England
Umpires: RC Bailhache and TF Brooks
ODI Debuts: WJ Edwards, AG Hurst, TJ Jenner, JR Thomson (Aus); BW Luckhurst (Eng).
Men of the Match: DL Amiss and IM Chappell

Balls per over: 8

Australia innings (40 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
IR Redpath            c Greig            b Lever                2  21   9  0 0
WJ Edwards                               b Arnold               2  14  14  0 0
*IM Chappell          c Lever            b Old                 42  54  49  6 0
GS Chappell                              b Old                 44  78  50  3 0
R Edwards                                b Old                 20  49  38  1 0
KD Walters                               b Old                 18  32  20  1 0
+RW Marsh             run out                                  14  33  22  0 0
TJ Jenner             c Fletcher         b Greig               12  19  25  1 0
MHN Walker                               b Greig               20  44  35  1 0
JR Thomson                               b Arnold               4  15  16  0 0
AG Hurst              not out                                   1  13   3  0 0
Extras                (b 7, w 1, nb 3)                         11
Total                 (all out, 34.5 overs)                   190

FoW: 1-5 (WJ Edwards), 2-11 (Redpath), 3-65 (IM Chappell),
    4-105 (GS Chappell), 5-122 (R Edwards), 6-139 (Walters),
    7-159 (Marsh), 8-173 (Jenner), 9-183 (Thomson),
    10-190 (Walker).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lever                        5      0     24      1
Arnold                       8      2     30      2
Greig                        7.5    0     48      2
Old                          8      0     57      4
Underwood                    6      0     20      0

England innings (target: 191 runs from 40 overs)                R   M   B  4 6
DL Amiss                                 b Walker              47  66  54  6 0
D Lloyd               run out                                  49 115  95  5 0
BW Luckhurst          run out                                  14  48  58  1 0
KWR Fletcher          c Redpath          b Thomson             31  68  48  4 0
CM Old                                   b Hurst               12  23  10  0 1
AW Greig              run out                                   3   1   1  0 0
*MH Denness           c Walker           b Hurst               12  22  24  1 0
+APE Knott            not out                                   2  10   9  0 0
DL Underwood          not out                                   1   5   2  0 0
Extras                (b 5, lb 11, nb 4)                       20
Total                 (7 wickets, 37.1 overs)                 191

DNB: GG Arnold, P Lever.

FoW: 1-70 (Amiss), 2-117 (Lloyd), 3-124 (Luckhurst), 4-154 (Old),
    5-157 (Greig), 6-182 (Denness), 7-182 (Fletcher).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Thomson                      7      1     33      1
Hurst                        8      0     27      2
Jenner                       8      1     28      0
Walters                      3      0     32      0
Walker                       8      0     27      1
GS Chappell                  3      0     24      0
WJ Edwards                   0.1    0      0      0