GUIDES

The Follow-On Rule, Explained— What the follow-on is, when a captain can enforce it, and how the margin has changed since cricket's first Test in 1877.
How CricArcade Decides a Single Delivery— The geometric-mean matchup at the heart of every engine: how a batter's numbers and a bowler's become a run and a wicket probability, then a result.
How a Test Pitch Plays— Green tops, dustbowls and roads: 60-plus real venues, per-match pitch preparation, wear over five days, the new ball and the sessions in The Follow-On.
The Six Eras of Test Cricket— From the three-day Golden Age to the DRS era: six periods of Test cricket, each calibrated to the real match record, and two findings that surprised us.
Test Captaincy: Declarations, the Follow-On and Reviews— When to bat first, when to declare, whether to enforce the follow-on and when to burn a review, and how The Follow-On's AI captain weighs each call.
Settling In, and the Myth of the Nervous Nineties— A new batter is most vulnerable early, and the nervous nineties turn out to be a myth. How CricArcade models both, measured from real Test data.
How to Read a Cricket Scorecard— A plain-English guide to the batting card, bowling figures, extras, fall of wickets and the result line, with what every abbreviation actually means.

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England v Australia 2nd Test

Australia tour of England - 1977 (1977) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 7 July 1977 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat

England won by 9 wickets

England won by 9 wickets. Bob Woolmer top-scored with 137 for England.

Australia ARCHIVE England ARCHIVE 1977 TESTS Old Trafford ARCHIVE

Australia, 270 (10 wkts)

Rick McCosker	caught (Chris Old)	2	16
Ian Davis	caught (Alan Knott)	34	105
Greg Chappell	caught (Alan Knott)	44	81
Craig Serjeant	lbw	14	48
Doug Walters	caught (Tony Greig)	88	157
David Hookes	caught (Alan Knott)	5	19
Rod Marsh	caught (Dennis Amiss)	36	100
Ray Bright	caught (Tony Greig)	12	55
Kerry O'Keeffe	caught (Alan Knott)	12	51
Max Walker	bowled	9	18
Jeff Thomson	not out	14	22

Bob Willis 21.00-8-45-2John Lever 25.00-8-60-3Chris Old 20.00-3-57-1Derek Underwood 20.20-7-53-1Tony Greig 13.00-4-37-1Geoff Miller 10.00-3-18-2

England, 412 (10 wkts)

Dennis Amiss	caught (Greg Chappell)	11	34
Mike Brearley	caught (Greg Chappell)	6	31
Bob Woolmer	caught (Ian Davis)	137	338
Derek Randall	lbw	79	143
Tony Greig	caught (Max Walker)	76	186
Alan Knott	caught (Kerry O'Keeffe)	39	85
Geoff Miller	caught (Rod Marsh)	6	34
Chris Old	caught (Rod Marsh)	37	90
John Lever	bowled	10	24
Derek Underwood	bowled	10	47
Bob Willis	not out	1	10

Jeff Thomson 38.00-11-73-3Max Walker 54.00-15-131-3Ray Bright 35.10-12-69-3Kerry O'Keeffe 36.00-11-114-1Greg Chappell 6.00-1-25-0

Australia, 202 (10 wkts)

Rick McCosker	caught (Derek Underwood)	0	3
Ian Davis	caught (John Lever)	12	31
Greg Chappell	bowled	112	230
Craig Serjeant	caught (Bob Woolmer)	8	19
Doug Walters	lbw	10	21
David Hookes	caught (Mike Brearley)	28	63
Rod Marsh	caught (Derek Randall)	1	8
Ray Bright	caught (Derek Underwood)	0	3
Kerry O'Keeffe	not out	24	97
Max Walker	caught (Tony Greig)	6	21
Jeff Thomson	caught (Derek Randall)	1	14

Bob Willis 16.00-2-56-2John Lever 4.00-1-11-0Derek Underwood 32.50-13-66-6Chris Old 8.00-1-26-0Tony Greig 12.00-6-19-1Geoff Miller 9.00-2-24-1

England, 72 (1 wkts)

Dennis Amiss	not out	28	94
Mike Brearley	caught (Doug Walters)	44	83
Bob Woolmer	not out	0	6
Derek Randall	did not bat	0	0
Tony Greig	did not bat	0	0
Alan Knott	did not bat	0	0
Geoff Miller	did not bat	0	0
Chris Old	did not bat	0	0
John Lever	did not bat	0	0
Derek Underwood	did not bat	0	0
Bob Willis	did not bat	0	0

Jeff Thomson 8.00-2-24-0Max Walker 7.00-0-17-0Kerry O'Keeffe 9.10-4-25-1Ray Bright 5.00-2-6-0

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