Australia v England 2nd Test

England tour of Australia - 1974 (1974/75) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 13 December 1974

Australia won by 9 wickets

Australia won by 9 wickets. Ross Edwards top-scored with 115 for Australia. Jeff Thomson took 5/93.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of Australia - 1974 (1974/75)
Ground: Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Dates: 13 December 1974 to 17 December 1974
Toss: Australia, chose to field
Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
Captains: Mike Denness (England), Ian Chappell (Australia)
Umpires: RC Bailhache and TF Brooks

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to field.

England batted first and made 208 all out. Alan Knott top-scored with 51 off 70 balls, and David Lloyd made 49. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, 309 across 7 Tests.

Australia replied with 481 all out. Ross Edwards top-scored with 115 off 252 balls, and Doug Walters made 103. Chris Old took 3 for 85 for England. The innings was built on a 170-run stand for the fifth wicket between Doug Walters and Ross Edwards. Australia led by 273 on first innings.

England made 293 all out in their second innings. Fred Titmus top-scored with 61 off 91 balls, and Chris Old made 43. Jeff Thomson took 5 for 93 for Australia.

Set 21 to win, Australia made 23 for 1. Ian Redpath top-scored with 12 not out off 21 balls.

Australia won by 9 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 208 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
David Lloyd	c Greg Chappell	49	157
Brian Luckhurst	c Ashley Mallett	27	53
Colin Cowdrey	bowled	22	101
Tony Greig	c Ashley Mallett	23	46
Keith Fletcher	c Ian Redpath	4	17
Mike Denness	c Greg Chappell	2	12
Alan Knott	c Ian Redpath	51	70
Fred Titmus	c Ian Redpath	10	66
Chris Old	c Greg Chappell	7	7
Geoff Arnold	run out	1	1
Bob Willis	not out	4	2

Extras 8 · Total 208 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	16	4	48	2
Jeff Thomson	15	6	45	2
Max Walker	20	5	49	2
Ashley Mallett	10	3	35	0
Doug Walters	2.3	0	13	2
Ian Chappell	2	0	10	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-44 (Brian Luckhurst), 2-99 (David Lloyd), 3-119 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-128 (Keith Fletcher), 5-132 (Mike Denness), 6-132 (Tony Greig), 7-194 (Alan Knott), 8-201 (Chris Old), 9-202 (Geoff Arnold), 10-208 (Fred Titmus)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Brian Luckhurst and David Lloyd	44
second	Colin Cowdrey and David Lloyd	55
third	Colin Cowdrey and Tony Greig	20
fourth	Keith Fletcher and Tony Greig	9
fifth	Mike Denness and Tony Greig	4
sixth	Alan Knott and Tony Greig	0
seventh	Fred Titmus and Alan Knott	62
eighth	Fred Titmus and Chris Old	7
ninth	Fred Titmus and Geoff Arnold	1
tenth	Fred Titmus and Bob Willis	6

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 481 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Ian Redpath	st Alan Knott	41	92
Wally Edwards	c David Lloyd	30	43
Ian Chappell	c Alan Knott	25	48
Greg Chappell	c Tony Greig	62	122
Ross Edwards	bowled	115	252
Doug Walters	c Keith Fletcher	103	119
Rod Marsh	c David Lloyd	41	93
Max Walker	c Alan Knott	19	72
Dennis Lillee	bowled	11	20
Ashley Mallett	c Alan Knott	0	2
Jeff Thomson	not out	11	12

Extras 23 · Total 481 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bob Willis	22	0	91	2
Geoff Arnold	27	1	129	2
Chris Old	22.6	3	85	3
Tony Greig	9	0	69	1
Fred Titmus	28	3	84	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-64 (Wally Edwards), 2-101 (Ian Redpath), 3-113 (Ian Chappell), 4-192 (Greg Chappell), 5-362 (Doug Walters), 6-416 (Ross Edwards), 7-449 (Rod Marsh), 8-462 (Dennis Lillee), 9-462 (Ashley Mallett), 10-481 (Max Walker)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Ian Redpath and Wally Edwards	64
second	Ian Redpath and Ian Chappell	37
third	Ian Chappell and Greg Chappell	12
fourth	Greg Chappell and Ross Edwards	79
fifth	Doug Walters and Ross Edwards	170
sixth	Rod Marsh and Ross Edwards	54
seventh	Rod Marsh and Max Walker	33
eighth	Dennis Lillee and Max Walker	13
ninth	Ashley Mallett and Max Walker	0
tenth	Jeff Thomson and Max Walker	19

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 293 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
David Lloyd	c Greg Chappell	35	148
Colin Cowdrey	lbw	41	96
Mike Denness	c Ian Redpath	20	66
Tony Greig	c Greg Chappell	32	49
Keith Fletcher	c Rod Marsh	0	1
Alan Knott	c Greg Chappell	18	31
Brian Luckhurst	c Ashley Mallett	23	107
Fred Titmus	c Greg Chappell	61	91
Chris Old	c Jeff Thomson	43	48
Geoff Arnold	c Ashley Mallett	4	8
Bob Willis	not out	0	–

Extras 16 · Total 293 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	22	5	59	2
Jeff Thomson	25	4	93	5
Max Walker	24	7	76	1
Ashley Mallett	11.1	4	32	2
Doug Walters	9	4	17	0

FALL OF WICKETS

0-52 (David Lloyd), 1-62 (Colin Cowdrey), 2-106 (Tony Greig), 3-124 (Mike Denness), 4-124 (Keith Fletcher), 5-154 (Alan Knott), 7-219 (Brian Luckhurst), 8-285 (Chris Old), 9-293 (Geoff Arnold), 10-293 (Fred Titmus)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Colin Cowdrey and David Lloyd	52
second	Colin Cowdrey and Mike Denness	10
third	Mike Denness and Tony Greig	44
fourth	Mike Denness and David Lloyd	18
fifth	Keith Fletcher and David Lloyd	0
sixth	Alan Knott and David Lloyd	30
seventh	Brian Luckhurst and David Lloyd	2
eighth	Fred Titmus and Brian Luckhurst	63
ninth	Fred Titmus and Chris Old	66
tenth	Fred Titmus and Geoff Arnold	8
11th	Fred Titmus and Bob Willis	0

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 23 FOR 1

Batter	How out	R	B
Ian Redpath	not out	12	21
Wally Edwards	lbw	0	3
Ian Chappell	not out	11	7

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

Extras 0 · Total 23 for 1

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bob Willis	2	0	8	0
Geoff Arnold	1.7	0	15	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Wally Edwards)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Ian Redpath and Wally Edwards	4
second	Ian Redpath and Ian Chappell	19

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