England v Australia 4th Test

Australia tour of England - 1975 (1975) · Kennington Oval, London · 28 August 1975

Match drawn

Match drawn. Ian Chappell top-scored with 192 for Australia. Doug Walters took 4/34.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of England - 1975 (1975)
Ground: Kennington Oval, London
Dates: 28 August 1975 to 3 September 1975
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Captains: Ian Chappell (Australia), Tony Greig (England)
Umpires: HD Bird and TW Spencer

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 532 for 9. Ian Chappell top-scored with 192 off 367 balls, and Rick McCosker made 127. Chris Old took 3 for 74 for England. The innings was built on a 277-run stand for the second wicket between Ian Chappell and Rick McCosker, 52% of the total. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 403 across 9 Tests.

England replied with 191 all out. David Steele top-scored with 39 off 80 balls. Jeff Thomson took 4 for 50 for Australia. Australia led by 341 on first innings. England followed on.

England made 538 all out in their second innings. Bob Woolmer top-scored with 149 off 390 balls, and John Edrich made 96. Doug Walters took 4 for 34 for Australia. The innings was built on a 151-run stand for the sixth wicket between Alan Knott and Bob Woolmer.

Set 198 to win, Australia made 40 for 2. Rick McCosker top-scored with 25 not out off 55 balls.

Match drawn.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 532 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Rick McCosker	c Graham Roope	127	294
Alan Turner	c David Steele	2	27
Ian Chappell	c Tony Greig	192	367
Greg Chappell	c Alan Knott	0	1
Ross Edwards	c John Edrich	44	135
Doug Walters	bowled	65	145
Rod Marsh	c Tony Greig	32	29
Max Walker	c David Steele	13	28
Jeff Thomson	c Chris Old	0	1
Dennis Lillee	not out	28	37
Ashley Mallett	not out	5	42

Extras 24 · Total 532 for 9

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Chris Old	28	7	74	3
John Snow	27	4	74	1
Bob Woolmer	18	3	38	1
Phil Edmonds	38	7	118	0
Derek Underwood	44	13	96	1
Tony Greig	24	5	107	3
David Steele	2	1	1	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Alan Turner), 2-284 (Rick McCosker), 3-286 (Greg Chappell), 4-356 (Ian Chappell), 5-396 (Ross Edwards), 6-441 (Rod Marsh), 7-477 (Max Walker), 8-477 (Jeff Thomson), 9-501 (Doug Walters)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Rick McCosker and Alan Turner	7
second	Ian Chappell and Rick McCosker	277
third	Ian Chappell and Greg Chappell	2
fourth	Ian Chappell and Ross Edwards	70
fifth	Doug Walters and Ross Edwards	40
sixth	Doug Walters and Rod Marsh	45
seventh	Doug Walters and Max Walker	36
eighth	Doug Walters and Jeff Thomson	0
ninth	Doug Walters and Dennis Lillee	24
tenth	Ashley Mallett and Dennis Lillee	31

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 191 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Barry Wood	bowled	32	50
John Edrich	lbw	12	98
David Steele	bowled	39	80
Graham Roope	c Alan Turner	0	4
Bob Woolmer	c Ashley Mallett	5	17
Tony Greig	c Rod Marsh	17	32
Alan Knott	lbw	9	29
Phil Edmonds	c Rod Marsh	4	30
Chris Old	not out	25	51
John Snow	c Greg Chappell	30	39
Derek Underwood	c Greg Chappell	0	1

Extras 18 · Total 191 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	19	7	44	2
Jeff Thomson	22.1	7	50	4
Max Walker	25	7	63	4
Ashley Mallett	3	1	16	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-45 (Barry Wood), 2-78 (John Edrich), 3-83 (Graham Roope), 4-96 (David Steele), 5-103 (Bob Woolmer), 6-125 (Tony Greig), 7-131 (Alan Knott), 8-147 (Phil Edmonds), 9-190 (John Snow), 10-191 (Derek Underwood)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Edrich and Barry Wood	45
second	John Edrich and David Steele	33
third	Graham Roope and David Steele	5
fourth	David Steele and Bob Woolmer	13
fifth	Tony Greig and Bob Woolmer	7
sixth	Alan Knott and Tony Greig	22
seventh	Alan Knott and Phil Edmonds	6
eighth	Chris Old and Phil Edmonds	16
ninth	John Snow and Chris Old	43
tenth	Derek Underwood and Chris Old	1

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 538 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Bob Woolmer	lbw	149	390
Barry Wood	lbw	22	127
John Edrich	bowled	96	289
David Steele	c Rod Marsh	66	175
Graham Roope	bowled	77	211
Tony Greig	c Rod Marsh	15	51
Alan Knott	c Rod Marsh	64	149
Chris Old	c Ian Chappell	0	5
Phil Edmonds	run out	7	10
John Snow	c Doug Walters	0	5
Derek Underwood	not out	3	8

Extras 39 · Total 538 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	52	18	91	4
Jeff Thomson	30	9	63	1
Max Walker	46	15	91	0
Ashley Mallett	64	31	95	0
Ian Chappell	17	6	52	0
Doug Walters	10.5	3	34	4
Greg Chappell	12	2	53	0
Ross Edwards	2	0	20	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-77 (Barry Wood), 2-202 (John Edrich), 3-209 (David Steele), 4-331 (Graham Roope), 5-371 (Tony Greig), 6-522 (Alan Knott), 7-522 (Chris Old), 8-533 (Phil Edmonds), 9-533 (John Snow), 10-538 (Bob Woolmer)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Edrich and Barry Wood	77
second	John Edrich and David Steele	125
third	Graham Roope and David Steele	7
fourth	Graham Roope and Bob Woolmer	122
fifth	Tony Greig and Bob Woolmer	40
sixth	Alan Knott and Bob Woolmer	151
seventh	Chris Old and Bob Woolmer	0
eighth	Bob Woolmer and Phil Edmonds	11
ninth	John Snow and Bob Woolmer	0
tenth	Derek Underwood and Bob Woolmer	5

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 40 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R	B
Rick McCosker	not out	25	55
Alan Turner	c Bob Woolmer	8	29
Ross Edwards	c Chris Old	2	11
Greg Chappell	not out	4	8

Did not bat: Ian Chappell, Doug Walters, Rod Marsh, Max Walker, Jeff Thomson, Dennis Lillee, Ashley Mallett

Extras 1 · Total 40 for 2

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Chris Old	2	0	7	0
John Snow	2	1	4	0
Phil Edmonds	6.1	2	14	0
Derek Underwood	2	0	5	1
Tony Greig	5	2	9	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Alan Turner), 2-33 (Ross Edwards)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Rick McCosker and Alan Turner	22
second	Ross Edwards and Rick McCosker	11
third	Greg Chappell and Rick McCosker	7

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