England v Australia 1st Test
Australia tour of England - 1975 (1975) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 10 July 1975
Australia won by an innings and 85 runs
Australia won by an innings and 85 runs. Rod Marsh top-scored with 61 for Australia. Dennis Lillee took 5/15.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of England - 1975 (1975)
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Dates
- 10 July 1975 to 14 July 1975
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by an innings and 85 runs
- Captains
- Ian Chappell (Australia), Mike Denness (England)
- Debuts
- Alan Turner (Australia), Graham Gooch (England)
- Umpires
- AE Fagg and HD Bird
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field. Alan Turner and Graham Gooch played their first Tests.
Australia batted first and made 359 all out. Rod Marsh top-scored with 61 off 97 balls, and Rick McCosker made 59. John Snow took 3 for 86 for England.
England replied with 101 all out. John Edrich top-scored with 34 off 123 balls. Dennis Lillee took 5 for 15 for Australia. Australia led by 258 on first innings. England followed on.
England made 173 all out in their second innings. Keith Fletcher top-scored with 51 off 99 balls. Jeff Thomson took 5 for 38 for Australia. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 20 runs, to 20 for 3.
Australia won by an innings and 85 runs.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 359 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick McCosker | bowled | 59 | 135 |
| Alan Turner | c Mike Denness | 37 | 96 |
| Ian Chappell | c Keith Fletcher | 52 | 95 |
| Greg Chappell | lbw | 0 | 8 |
| Ross Edwards | c Graham Gooch | 56 | 163 |
| Doug Walters | c Chris Old | 14 | 26 |
| Rod Marsh | c Keith Fletcher | 61 | 97 |
| Max Walker | c Alan Knott | 7 | 22 |
| Jeff Thomson | c Geoff Arnold | 49 | 67 |
| Dennis Lillee | c Alan Knott | 3 | 8 |
| Ashley Mallett | not out | 3 | 19 |
Extras 18 · Total 359 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Arnold | 33 | 3 | 91 | 3 |
| John Snow | 33 | 6 | 86 | 3 |
| Chris Old | 33 | 7 | 111 | 2 |
| Tony Greig | 15 | 2 | 43 | 1 |
| Derek Underwood | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-80 (Alan Turner), 2-126 (Rick McCosker), 3-135 (Greg Chappell), 4-161 (Ian Chappell), 5-186 (Doug Walters), 6-265 (Rod Marsh), 7-286 (Max Walker), 8-332 (Ross Edwards), 9-343 (Dennis Lillee), 10-359 (Jeff Thomson)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rick McCosker and Alan Turner | 80 |
| second | Ian Chappell and Rick McCosker | 46 |
| third | Ian Chappell and Greg Chappell | 9 |
| fourth | Ian Chappell and Ross Edwards | 26 |
| fifth | Doug Walters and Ross Edwards | 25 |
| sixth | Rod Marsh and Ross Edwards | 79 |
| seventh | Ross Edwards and Max Walker | 21 |
| eighth | Ross Edwards and Jeff Thomson | 46 |
| ninth | Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson | 11 |
| tenth | Ashley Mallett and Jeff Thomson | 16 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 101 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Edrich | lbw | 34 | 123 |
| Dennis Amiss | c Jeff Thomson | 4 | 25 |
| Keith Fletcher | c Ashley Mallett | 6 | 13 |
| Mike Denness | c Greg Chappell | 3 | 26 |
| Graham Gooch | c Rod Marsh | 0 | 3 |
| Tony Greig | c Rod Marsh | 8 | 12 |
| Alan Knott | bowled | 14 | 21 |
| Derek Underwood | bowled | 10 | 22 |
| Chris Old | c Greg Chappell | 13 | 26 |
| John Snow | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Geoff Arnold | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 9 · Total 101 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 15 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
| Jeff Thomson | 10 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Max Walker | 17.3 | 5 | 48 | 5 |
| Ashley Mallett | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Dennis Amiss), 2-24 (Keith Fletcher), 3-46 (Mike Denness), 4-46 (Graham Gooch), 5-54 (Tony Greig), 6-75 (Alan Knott), 7-78 (John Edrich), 8-87 (Derek Underwood), 9-97 (John Snow), 10-101 (Chris Old)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Edrich and Dennis Amiss | 9 |
| second | John Edrich and Keith Fletcher | 15 |
| third | John Edrich and Mike Denness | 22 |
| fourth | John Edrich and Graham Gooch | 0 |
| fifth | John Edrich and Tony Greig | 8 |
| sixth | John Edrich and Alan Knott | 21 |
| seventh | John Edrich and Derek Underwood | 3 |
| eighth | Derek Underwood and Chris Old | 9 |
| ninth | John Snow and Chris Old | 10 |
| tenth | Geoff Arnold and Chris Old | 4 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 173 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Edrich | c Rod Marsh | 5 | 17 |
| Dennis Amiss | c Gary Gilmour | 5 | 78 |
| Keith Fletcher | c Doug Walters | 51 | 99 |
| Mike Denness | bowled | 8 | 23 |
| Graham Gooch | c Rod Marsh | 0 | 7 |
| Tony Greig | c Rod Marsh | 7 | 26 |
| Alan Knott | c Rick McCosker | 38 | 125 |
| Chris Old | c Doug Walters | 7 | 22 |
| John Snow | c Rod Marsh | 34 | 40 |
| Derek Underwood | bowled | 3 | 14 |
| Geoff Arnold | not out | 6 | 4 |
Extras 9 · Total 173 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 20 | 8 | 45 | 2 |
| Jeff Thomson | 18 | 8 | 38 | 5 |
| Max Walker | 24 | 9 | 47 | 2 |
| Ashley Mallett | 13.2 | 6 | 34 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
0-7 (Dennis Amiss), 1-7 (John Edrich), 2-18 (Mike Denness), 3-20 (Graham Gooch), 4-52 (Tony Greig), 5-90 (Keith Fletcher), 6-100 (Chris Old), 8-151 (Alan Knott), 9-167 (John Snow), 10-173 (Derek Underwood)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Edrich and Dennis Amiss | 7 |
| second | John Edrich and Keith Fletcher | 0 |
| third | Keith Fletcher and Mike Denness | 11 |
| fourth | Keith Fletcher and Graham Gooch | 2 |
| fifth | Keith Fletcher and Tony Greig | 32 |
| sixth | Alan Knott and Keith Fletcher | 38 |
| seventh | Alan Knott and Chris Old | 10 |
| eighth | Dennis Amiss and Alan Knott | 22 |
| ninth | John Snow and Alan Knott | 29 |
| tenth | John Snow and Derek Underwood | 16 |
| 11th | Derek Underwood and Geoff Arnold | 6 |
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