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Australia v England 6th Test

England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1970 (1970/71) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 29 January 1971

Match drawn

Match drawn. Keith Stackpole top-scored with 136 for Australia. Dennis Lillee took 5/84.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia - 1970 (1970/71)
Ground
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Dates
29 January 1971 to 3 February 1971
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Ray Illingworth (England), Bill Lawry (Australia)
Debut
Dennis Lillee (Australia)
Umpires
MG O'Connell and TF Brooks

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Dennis Lillee's first Test.

England batted first and made 470 all out. John Edrich top-scored with 130 off 301 balls, and Keith Fletcher made 80. Dennis Lillee took 5 for 84 for Australia. The innings was built on a 169-run stand for the second wicket between John Edrich and Keith Fletcher. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Adelaide Oval, 359 across 8 Tests.

Australia replied with 235 all out. Keith Stackpole top-scored with 87 off 155 balls. Peter Lever took 4 for 49 for England. England led by 235 on first innings.

England made 233 for 4 in their second innings. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 119 not out off 210 balls, and Ray Illingworth made 48. Alan Thomson took 3 for 79 for Australia. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the first wicket between John Edrich and Geoff Boycott, 44% of the total.

Set 469 to win, Australia made 328 for 3. Keith Stackpole top-scored with 136 off 335 balls, and Ian Chappell made 104. The innings was built on a 202-run stand for the second wicket between Ian Chappell and Keith Stackpole, 62% of the total.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 470 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottrun out58161
John Edrichc Keith Stackpole130301
Keith Fletcherbowled80206
Alan Knottc Ian Redpath712
Basil D'Oliveirac Rod Marsh47104
John Hampshirec Dennis Lillee55138
Ray Illingworthbowled2474
John Snowbowled3890
Peter Leverbowled513
Derek Underwoodnot out11
Bob Willisc Doug Walters47

Extras 21 · Total 470 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Alan Thomson29.76942
Dennis Lillee28.30845
Doug Walters92290
Greg Chappell181542
John Gleeson191780
Ashley Mallett201630
Keith Stackpole122470

FALL OF WICKETS

1-107 (Geoff Boycott), 2-276 (John Edrich), 3-289 (Alan Knott), 4-289 (Keith Fletcher), 5-385 (Basil D'Oliveira), 6-402 (John Hampshire), 7-458 (Ray Illingworth), 8-465 (John Snow), 9-465 (Peter Lever), 10-470 (Bob Willis)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJohn Edrich and Geoff Boycott107
secondJohn Edrich and Keith Fletcher169
thirdAlan Knott and Keith Fletcher13
fourthBasil D'Oliveira and Keith Fletcher0
fifthBasil D'Oliveira and John Hampshire96
sixthRay Illingworth and John Hampshire17
seventhRay Illingworth and John Snow56
eighthJohn Snow and Peter Lever7
ninthDerek Underwood and Peter Lever0
tenthDerek Underwood and Bob Willis5
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 235 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Keith Stackpolebowled87155
Bill Lawryc Alan Knott1062
Ian Chappellc Alan Knott2886
Ian Redpathc Peter Lever972
Doug Waltersc Alan Knott819
Greg Chappellc John Edrich06
Rod Marshc Alan Knott2866
Ashley Mallettc Ray Illingworth2872
John Gleesonc Geoff Boycott1646
Dennis Lilleec Geoff Boycott1018
Alan Thomsonnot out610

Extras 5 · Total 235 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
John Snow214732
Peter Lever17.12494
Derek Underwood216451
Bob Willis123492
Ray Illingworth52141

FALL OF WICKETS

1-61 (Bill Lawry), 2-117 (Keith Stackpole), 3-131 (Ian Chappell), 4-141 (Doug Walters), 5-145 (Greg Chappell), 6-163 (Ian Redpath), 7-180 (Rod Marsh), 8-219 (Ashley Mallett), 9-221 (John Gleeson), 10-235 (Dennis Lillee)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBill Lawry and Keith Stackpole61
secondIan Chappell and Keith Stackpole56
thirdIan Redpath and Ian Chappell14
fourthIan Redpath and Doug Walters10
fifthIan Redpath and Greg Chappell4
sixthIan Redpath and Rod Marsh18
seventhAshley Mallett and Rod Marsh17
eighthJohn Gleeson and Ashley Mallett39
ninthJohn Gleeson and Dennis Lillee2
tenthAlan Thomson and Dennis Lillee14
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 233 FOR 4
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottnot out119210
John Edrichbowled4083
Keith Fletcherbowled523
Basil D'Oliveirac Doug Walters511
John Hampshirelbw37
Ray Illingworthnot out4888

Did not bat: Alan Knott, John Snow, Peter Lever, Derek Underwood, Bob Willis

Extras 13 · Total 233 for 4

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Alan Thomson192793
Dennis Lillee70400
Doug Walters3050
Greg Chappell50270
John Gleeson161691
Ashley Mallett1100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-103 (John Edrich), 2-128 (Keith Fletcher), 3-143 (Basil D'Oliveira), 4-151 (John Hampshire)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJohn Edrich and Geoff Boycott103
secondGeoff Boycott and Keith Fletcher25
thirdGeoff Boycott and Basil D'Oliveira15
fourthGeoff Boycott and John Hampshire8
fifthRay Illingworth and Geoff Boycott82
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 328 FOR 3
BatterHow outRB
Keith Stackpolebowled136335
Bill Lawryc Alan Knott2193
Ian Chappellc Bob Willis104278
Ian Redpathnot out21109
Doug Waltersnot out36111

Did not bat: Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Ashley Mallett, John Gleeson, Dennis Lillee, Alan Thomson

Extras 10 · Total 328 for 3

Bowler (England)OMRW
John Snow173601
Peter Lever174490
Derek Underwood357851
Bob Willis131481
Ray Illingworth147320
Basil D'Oliveira154280
Keith Fletcher40160

FALL OF WICKETS

1-65 (Bill Lawry), 2-267 (Keith Stackpole), 3-271 (Ian Chappell)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBill Lawry and Keith Stackpole65
secondIan Chappell and Keith Stackpole202
thirdIan Redpath and Ian Chappell4
fourthIan Redpath and Doug Walters57
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