England v Australia 5th Test
Australia tour of England - 1968 (1968) · Kennington Oval, London · 22 August 1968
England won by 226 runs
England won by 226 runs. John Edrich top-scored with 164 for England. Derek Underwood took 7/50.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of England - 1968 (1968)
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Dates
- 22 August 1968 to 27 August 1968
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 226 runs
- Captains
- Colin Cowdrey (England), Bill Lawry (Australia)
- Debut
- Ashley Mallett (Australia)
- Umpires
- AE Fagg and CS Elliott
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Ashley Mallett's first Test.
England batted first and made 494 all out. John Edrich top-scored with 164 off 422 balls, and Basil D'Oliveira made 158. Ashley Mallett took 3 for 87 for Australia. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the fourth wicket between Tom Graveney and John Edrich. That was well above the 1960s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 268 across 10 Tests.
Australia replied with 324 all out. Bill Lawry top-scored with 135 off 401 balls, and Ian Redpath made 67. David Brown took 3 for 63 for England. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the second wicket between Bill Lawry and Ian Redpath. England led by 170 on first innings.
England made 181 all out in their second innings. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 35 off 72 balls. Alan Connolly took 4 for 65 for Australia.
Set 352 to win, Australia made 125 all out. John Inverarity top-scored with 56 off 253 balls. Derek Underwood took 7 for 50 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 29 for 4.
England won by 226 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 494 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Edrich | bowled | 164 | 422 |
| Colin Milburn | bowled | 8 | 29 |
| Ted Dexter | bowled | 21 | 68 |
| Colin Cowdrey | lbw | 16 | 51 |
| Tom Graveney | c Ian Redpath | 63 | 141 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | c John Inverarity | 158 | 325 |
| Alan Knott | c Barry Jarman | 28 | 72 |
| Ray Illingworth | lbw | 8 | 44 |
| John Snow | run out | 4 | 13 |
| Derek Underwood | not out | 9 | 33 |
| David Brown | c Paul Sheahan | 2 | 10 |
Extras 13 · Total 494 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 40 | 8 | 87 | 1 |
| Alan Connolly | 57 | 12 | 127 | 2 |
| Doug Walters | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| John Gleeson | 41.2 | 8 | 109 | 2 |
| Ashley Mallett | 36 | 11 | 87 | 3 |
| Ian Chappell | 21 | 5 | 54 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Colin Milburn), 2-84 (Ted Dexter), 3-113 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-238 (Tom Graveney), 5-359 (John Edrich), 6-421 (Alan Knott), 7-458 (Ray Illingworth), 8-468 (John Snow), 9-489 (Basil D'Oliveira), 10-494 (David Brown)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Edrich and Colin Milburn | 28 |
| second | Ted Dexter and John Edrich | 56 |
| third | Colin Cowdrey and John Edrich | 29 |
| fourth | Tom Graveney and John Edrich | 125 |
| fifth | John Edrich and Basil D'Oliveira | 121 |
| sixth | Basil D'Oliveira and Alan Knott | 62 |
| seventh | Ray Illingworth and Basil D'Oliveira | 37 |
| eighth | John Snow and Basil D'Oliveira | 10 |
| ninth | Basil D'Oliveira and Derek Underwood | 21 |
| tenth | David Brown and Derek Underwood | 5 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 324 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lawry | c Alan Knott | 135 | 401 |
| John Inverarity | c Colin Milburn | 1 | 2 |
| Ian Redpath | c Colin Cowdrey | 67 | 166 |
| Ian Chappell | c Alan Knott | 10 | 19 |
| Doug Walters | c Alan Knott | 5 | 6 |
| Paul Sheahan | bowled | 14 | 34 |
| Barry Jarman | st Alan Knott | 0 | 16 |
| Graham McKenzie | bowled | 12 | 65 |
| Ashley Mallett | not out | 43 | 194 |
| John Gleeson | c Ted Dexter | 19 | 43 |
| Alan Connolly | bowled | 3 | 40 |
Extras 15 · Total 324 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Snow | 35 | 12 | 67 | 3 |
| David Brown | 22 | 5 | 63 | 3 |
| Ray Illingworth | 48 | 15 | 87 | 2 |
| Derek Underwood | 54.3 | 21 | 89 | 2 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (John Inverarity), 2-136 (Ian Redpath), 3-151 (Ian Chappell), 4-161 (Doug Walters), 5-185 (Paul Sheahan), 6-188 (Barry Jarman), 7-237 (Graham McKenzie), 8-269 (Bill Lawry), 9-302 (John Gleeson), 10-324 (Alan Connolly)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bill Lawry and John Inverarity | 7 |
| second | Bill Lawry and Ian Redpath | 129 |
| third | Bill Lawry and Ian Chappell | 15 |
| fourth | Bill Lawry and Doug Walters | 10 |
| fifth | Bill Lawry and Paul Sheahan | 24 |
| sixth | Barry Jarman and Bill Lawry | 3 |
| seventh | Bill Lawry and Graham McKenzie | 49 |
| eighth | Bill Lawry and Ashley Mallett | 32 |
| ninth | John Gleeson and Ashley Mallett | 33 |
| tenth | Alan Connolly and Ashley Mallett | 22 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 181 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Edrich | c Bill Lawry | 17 | 31 |
| Colin Milburn | c Bill Lawry | 18 | 28 |
| Ted Dexter | bowled | 28 | 47 |
| Colin Cowdrey | bowled | 35 | 72 |
| Tom Graveney | run out | 12 | 28 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | c John Gleeson | 9 | 31 |
| Alan Knott | run out | 34 | 56 |
| Ray Illingworth | bowled | 10 | 30 |
| John Snow | c Paul Sheahan | 13 | 25 |
| Derek Underwood | not out | 1 | 2 |
| David Brown | bowled | 1 | 2 |
Extras 3 · Total 181 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Alan Connolly | 22.4 | 2 | 65 | 4 |
| John Gleeson | 7 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
| Ashley Mallett | 25 | 4 | 77 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-23 (Colin Milburn), 2-53 (John Edrich), 3-67 (Ted Dexter), 4-90 (Tom Graveney), 5-114 (Basil D'Oliveira), 6-126 (Colin Cowdrey), 7-149 (Ray Illingworth), 8-179 (John Snow), 9-179 (Alan Knott), 10-181 (David Brown)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Edrich and Colin Milburn | 23 |
| second | Ted Dexter and John Edrich | 30 |
| third | Colin Cowdrey and Ted Dexter | 14 |
| fourth | Tom Graveney and Colin Cowdrey | 23 |
| fifth | Colin Cowdrey and Basil D'Oliveira | 24 |
| sixth | Colin Cowdrey and Alan Knott | 12 |
| seventh | Ray Illingworth and Alan Knott | 23 |
| eighth | John Snow and Alan Knott | 30 |
| ninth | Derek Underwood and Alan Knott | 0 |
| tenth | David Brown and Derek Underwood | 2 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 125 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lawry | c Colin Milburn | 4 | 2 |
| John Inverarity | lbw | 56 | 253 |
| Ian Redpath | lbw | 8 | 23 |
| Ian Chappell | lbw | 2 | 8 |
| Doug Walters | c Alan Knott | 1 | 25 |
| Paul Sheahan | c John Snow | 24 | 64 |
| Barry Jarman | bowled | 21 | 101 |
| Ashley Mallett | c David Brown | 0 | 2 |
| Graham McKenzie | c David Brown | 0 | 5 |
| John Gleeson | bowled | 5 | 15 |
| Alan Connolly | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 4 · Total 125 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Snow | 11 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| David Brown | 8 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| Ray Illingworth | 28 | 18 | 29 | 1 |
| Derek Underwood | 31.3 | 19 | 50 | 7 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Bill Lawry), 2-13 (Ian Redpath), 3-19 (Ian Chappell), 4-29 (Doug Walters), 5-65 (Paul Sheahan), 6-110 (Barry Jarman), 7-110 (Ashley Mallett), 8-110 (Graham McKenzie), 9-120 (John Gleeson), 10-125 (John Inverarity)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bill Lawry and John Inverarity | 4 |
| second | Ian Redpath and John Inverarity | 9 |
| third | Ian Chappell and John Inverarity | 6 |
| fourth | Doug Walters and John Inverarity | 10 |
| fifth | Paul Sheahan and John Inverarity | 36 |
| sixth | Barry Jarman and John Inverarity | 45 |
| seventh | John Inverarity and Ashley Mallett | 0 |
| eighth | Graham McKenzie and John Inverarity | 0 |
| ninth | John Gleeson and John Inverarity | 10 |
| tenth | Alan Connolly and John Inverarity | 5 |
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