England v Australia 1st Test
Australia tour of England - 1968 (1968) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 6 June 1968 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
Australia won by 159 runs
Australia won by 159 runs. Paul Sheahan top-scored with 88 for Australia.
Australia, 348 (10 wkts)
| Bill Lawry | caught (Geoff Boycott) | 81 | 155 |
| Ian Redpath | lbw | 8 | 35 |
| Bob Cowper | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Walters | lbw | 81 | 140 |
| Paul Sheahan | caught (Basil D'Oliveira) | 88 | 210 |
| Ian Chappell | run out | 73 | 151 |
| Barry Jarman | caught (Ken Higgs) | 12 | 47 |
| Neil Hawke | caught (Alan Knott) | 5 | 17 |
| Graham McKenzie | caught (Colin Cowdrey) | 0 | 9 |
| John Gleeson | caught (Alan Knott) | 0 | 13 |
| Alan Connolly | not out | 0 | 6 |
John Snow 34.00-5-97-4Ken Higgs 35.30-11-80-2Basil D'Oliveira 25.00-11-38-1Pat Pocock 25.00-5-77-0Bob Barber 11.00-0-56-2
England, 150 (10 wkts)
| John Edrich | run out | 49 | 176 |
| Geoff Boycott | caught (Barry Jarman) | 35 | 191 |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught (Bill Lawry) | 4 | 28 |
| Tom Graveney | caught (Graham McKenzie) | 2 | 3 |
| Dennis Amiss | caught (Bob Cowper) | 0 | 10 |
| Bob Barber | caught (Paul Sheahan) | 20 | 82 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | bowled | 9 | 38 |
| Alan Knott | caught (Graham McKenzie) | 5 | 37 |
| John Snow | not out | 18 | 28 |
| Ken Higgs | lbw | 2 | 16 |
| Pat Pocock | caught (Ian Redpath) | 6 | 17 |
Graham McKenzie 28.00-11-33-3Neil Hawke 15.00-7-18-0Alan Connolly 28.00-15-26-1John Gleeson 6.30-2-21-1Bob Cowper 26.00-11-48-4Ian Chappell 1.00-0-4-0
Australia, 209 (10 wkts)
| Bill Lawry | caught (Pat Pocock) | 16 | 50 |
| Ian Redpath | lbw | 8 | 39 |
| Bob Cowper | caught (Pat Pocock) | 37 | 111 |
| Doug Walters | lbw | 86 | 189 |
| Paul Sheahan | caught (Tom Graveney) | 8 | 14 |
| Ian Chappell | caught (Alan Knott) | 9 | 26 |
| Barry Jarman | bowled | 41 | 65 |
| Neil Hawke | caught (John Edrich) | 0 | 2 |
| Graham McKenzie | caught (John Snow) | 0 | 10 |
| John Gleeson | run out | 2 | 13 |
| Alan Connolly | not out | 2 | 9 |
John Snow 17.00-2-51-1Ken Higgs 23.00-8-41-0Basil D'Oliveira 5.00-3-7-1Pat Pocock 33.00-10-79-6Bob Barber 10.00-1-31-1
England, 242 (10 wkts)
| John Edrich | caught (Barry Jarman) | 38 | 119 |
| Geoff Boycott | caught (Ian Redpath) | 11 | 10 |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught (Barry Jarman) | 11 | 18 |
| Tom Graveney | caught (Barry Jarman) | 33 | 109 |
| Dennis Amiss | bowled | 0 | 9 |
| Bob Barber | caught (Bob Cowper) | 46 | 116 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | not out | 87 | 188 |
| Alan Knott | lbw | 4 | 27 |
| John Snow | caught (Bill Lawry) | 2 | 15 |
| Ken Higgs | caught (Barry Jarman) | 0 | 5 |
| Pat Pocock | lbw | 10 | 44 |
Graham McKenzie 18.00-3-52-2Neil Hawke 8.00-4-15-1Alan Connolly 13.00-4-35-2John Gleeson 30.00-14-44-3Bob Cowper 39.00-12-82-2Ian Chappell 2.00-0-14-0
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