Pakistan v England 3rd Test
England tour of Pakistan - 1969 (1968/69) · National Stadium, Karachi · 6 March 1969
Match drawn
Match drawn. Colin Milburn top-scored with 139 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of Pakistan - 1969 (1968/69)
- Ground
- National Stadium, Karachi
- Dates
- 6 March 1969 to 10 March 1969
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Colin Cowdrey (England), Saeed Ahmed (Pakistan)
- Debut
- Sarfraz Nawaz (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- Daud Khan and Shujauddin
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Sarfraz Nawaz's first Test.
England batted first and made 502 for 7. Colin Milburn top-scored with 139, and Tom Graveney made 105. Intikhab Alam took 3 for 129 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 156-run stand for the second wicket between Tom Graveney and Colin Milburn. That was well above the 1960s average first-innings total at National Stadium, 335 across 5 Tests.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 502 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Milburn | c Wasim Bari | 139 |
| John Edrich | c Saeed Ahmed | 32 |
| Tom Graveney | c Asif Iqbal | 105 |
| Colin Cowdrey | c Hanif Mohammad | 14 |
| Keith Fletcher | bowled | 38 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | c Aftab Gul | 16 |
| Alan Knott | not out | 96 |
| John Snow | bowled | 9 |
| David Brown | not out | 25 |
Did not bat: Derek Underwood, Robin Hobbs
Extras 28 · Total 502 for 7
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asif Masood | 28 | 2 | 94 | 2 |
| Majid Khan | 20 | 5 | 51 | 0 |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 34 | 6 | 78 | 0 |
| Intikhab Alam | 48 | 4 | 129 | 3 |
| Saeed Ahmed | 22 | 5 | 53 | 0 |
| Mushtaq Mohammad | 23.1 | 5 | 69 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-78 (John Edrich), 2-234 (Colin Milburn), 3-286 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-309 (Tom Graveney), 5-360 (Basil D'Oliveira), 6-374 (Keith Fletcher), 7-427 (John Snow)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Edrich and Colin Milburn | 78 |
| second | Tom Graveney and Colin Milburn | 156 |
| third | Tom Graveney and Colin Cowdrey | 52 |
| fourth | Tom Graveney and Keith Fletcher | 23 |
| fifth | Basil D'Oliveira and Keith Fletcher | 51 |
| sixth | Alan Knott and Keith Fletcher | 14 |
| seventh | John Snow and Alan Knott | 53 |
| eighth | David Brown and Alan Knott | 75 |
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