Australia v England 5th Test

England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1970 (1970/71) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 21 January 1971

Match drawn

Match drawn. Basil D'Oliveira top-scored with 117 for England.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1970 (1970/71)
Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Dates: 21 January 1971 to 26 January 1971
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Captains: Bill Lawry (Australia), Ray Illingworth (England)
Debuts: Kerry O'Keeffe (Australia), Ross Duncan (Australia)
Umpires: LP Rowan and MG O'Connell

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Kerry O'Keeffe and Ross Duncan played their first Tests.

Australia batted first and made 493 for 9. Ian Chappell top-scored with 111 off 212 balls, and Rod Marsh made 92. Bob Willis took 3 for 73 for England. The innings was built on a 180-run stand for the third wicket between Ian Redpath and Ian Chappell. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 299 across 13 Tests.

England replied with 392 all out. Basil D'Oliveira top-scored with 117 off 294 balls, and Brian Luckhurst made 109. John Gleeson took 3 for 60 for Australia. The innings was built on a 140-run stand for the fourth wicket between Basil D'Oliveira and Brian Luckhurst. Australia led by 101 on first innings.

Australia made 169 for 4 in their second innings. Bill Lawry top-scored with 42 off 130 balls.

Set 271 to win, England made 161 for 0. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 76 not out off 246 balls, and John Edrich made 74. The innings was built on a 161-run stand for the first wicket between John Edrich and Geoff Boycott, 100% of the total.

Match drawn.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 493 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Keith Stackpole	c Peter Lever	30	92
Bill Lawry	c John Snow	56	191
Ian Chappell	c Brian Luckhurst	111	212
Ian Redpath	bowled	72	187
Doug Walters	bowled	55	98
Greg Chappell	c John Edrich	3	10
Rod Marsh	not out	92	155
Kerry O'Keeffe	c Brian Luckhurst	27	67
John Gleeson	c Colin Cowdrey	5	9
Ross Duncan	c John Edrich	3	8
Alan Thomson	not out	0	17

Extras 39 · Total 493 for 9

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
John Snow	29	6	94	2
Peter Lever	25	6	79	0
Basil D'Oliveira	22	6	71	1
Bob Willis	20	5	73	3
Derek Underwood	19	4	78	1
Ray Illingworth	13	0	59	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-64 (Keith Stackpole), 1-86 (Bill Lawry), 2-266 (Ian Chappell), 3-269 (Ian Redpath), 5-314 (Greg Chappell), 6-374 (Doug Walters), 7-471 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 8-477 (John Gleeson), 9-480 (Ross Duncan)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bill Lawry and Keith Stackpole	64
second	Bill Lawry and Ian Chappell	22
third	Ian Redpath and Ian Chappell	180
fourth	Bill Lawry and Ian Redpath	3
fifth	Bill Lawry and Doug Walters	41
sixth	Doug Walters and Greg Chappell	4
seventh	Doug Walters and Rod Marsh	60
eighth	Rod Marsh and Kerry O'Keeffe	97
ninth	John Gleeson and Rod Marsh	6
tenth	Rod Marsh and Ross Duncan	3
11th	Rod Marsh and Alan Thomson	13

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 392 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Geoff Boycott	c Ian Redpath	12	69
Brian Luckhurst	bowled	109	280
John Edrich	c Rod Marsh	9	47
Colin Cowdrey	c John Gleeson	13	21
Basil D'Oliveira	c Rod Marsh	117	294
Ray Illingworth	c Ian Redpath	41	136
Alan Knott	lbw	19	127
John Snow	bowled	1	47
Peter Lever	run out	19	64
Derek Underwood	c John Gleeson	5	19
Bob Willis	not out	5	8

Extras 42 · Total 392 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Alan Thomson	34	5	110	3
Ross Duncan	14	4	30	0
Greg Chappell	8	0	21	0
Kerry O'Keeffe	31	11	71	0
John Gleeson	25	7	60	3
Keith Stackpole	17.5	4	41	1
Doug Walters	5	2	7	1
Ian Chappell	3	0	10	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-40 (Geoff Boycott), 2-64 (John Edrich), 3-88 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-228 (Brian Luckhurst), 5-306 (Ray Illingworth), 6-340 (Basil D'Oliveira), 7-354 (John Snow), 8-362 (Alan Knott), 9-379 (Derek Underwood), 10-392 (Peter Lever)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Geoff Boycott and Brian Luckhurst	40
second	John Edrich and Brian Luckhurst	24
third	Colin Cowdrey and Brian Luckhurst	24
fourth	Basil D'Oliveira and Brian Luckhurst	140
fifth	Ray Illingworth and Basil D'Oliveira	78
sixth	Basil D'Oliveira and Alan Knott	34
seventh	John Snow and Alan Knott	14
eighth	Alan Knott and Peter Lever	8
ninth	Derek Underwood and Peter Lever	17
tenth	Peter Lever and Bob Willis	13

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 169 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
Keith Stackpole	c Alan Knott	18	58
Bill Lawry	c Ken Shuttleworth	42	130
Ian Chappell	bowled	30	80
Ian Redpath	c Alan Knott	5	9
Doug Walters	not out	39	58
Greg Chappell	not out	20	38

Did not bat: Rod Marsh, Kerry O'Keeffe, John Gleeson, Ross Duncan, Alan Thomson

Extras 15 · Total 169 for 4

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
John Snow	12	4	21	2
Peter Lever	12	1	53	0
Bob Willis	10	1	42	1
Derek Underwood	12	0	38	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-51 (Keith Stackpole), 2-84 (Bill Lawry), 3-91 (Ian Redpath), 4-132 (Ian Chappell)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bill Lawry and Keith Stackpole	51
second	Bill Lawry and Ian Chappell	33
third	Ian Redpath and Ian Chappell	7
fourth	Ian Chappell and Doug Walters	41
fifth	Doug Walters and Greg Chappell	37

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 161 FOR 0

Batter	How out	R	B
Geoff Boycott	not out	76	246
John Edrich	not out	74	221

Did not bat: Brian Luckhurst, Colin Cowdrey, Basil D'Oliveira, Ray Illingworth, Alan Knott, John Snow, Peter Lever, Derek Underwood, Bob Willis

Extras 11 · Total 161 for 0

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R
Alan Thomson	11	5	26
Greg Chappell	5	0	19
Kerry O'Keeffe	19	3	45
John Gleeson	3	1	18
Keith Stackpole	13	2	28
Doug Walters	7	1	14

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	John Edrich and Geoff Boycott	161	464

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