England Vs Australia 1St Sf
Prudential World Cup in England - 1975 (1975) · Headingley, Leeds · 18 June 1975
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 188 balls remaining)
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 188 balls remaining). Gary Gilmour top-scored with 28* for Australia. Gary Gilmour took 6/14.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Date
- 18 June 1975
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 4 wickets (with 188 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Gary Gilmour
- Captains
- Mike Denness (England), Ian Chappell (Australia)
- Umpires
- WE Alley and DJ Constant
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
England batted first and made 93 all out. Mike Denness top-scored with 27 off 60 balls. Gary Gilmour took 6 for 14 for Australia. From 26 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 11 runs, to 37 for 7. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Headingley, 178 across 8 ODIs.
Chasing 94, Australia made 94 for 6. Gary Gilmour top-scored with 28 not out off 28 balls. Chris Old took 3 for 29 for England. From 17 for 1 they lost 5 wickets for 22 runs, to 39 for 6.
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 188 balls remaining). England's 93 all out is the lowest completed total at Headingley.
ENGLAND: 93 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Amiss | lbw | 2 | 7 |
| Barry Wood | bowled | 6 | 19 |
| Keith Fletcher | lbw | 8 | 45 |
| Tony Greig | c Rod Marsh | 7 | 25 |
| Frank Hayes | lbw | 4 | 6 |
| Mike Denness | bowled | 27 | 60 |
| Alan Knott | lbw | 0 | 5 |
| Chris Old | c Greg Chappell | 0 | 3 |
| John Snow | c Rod Marsh | 2 | 14 |
| Geoff Arnold | not out | 18 | 30 |
| Peter Lever | lbw | 5 | 13 |
Extras 14 · Total 93 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 9 | 3 | 26 | 1 |
| Gary Gilmour | 12 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
| Max Walker | 9.2 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| Jeff Thomson | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Dennis Amiss), 2-11 (Barry Wood), 3-26 (Tony Greig), 4-33 (Frank Hayes), 5-35 (Keith Fletcher), 6-36 (Alan Knott), 7-37 (Chris Old), 8-52 (John Snow), 9-73 (Mike Denness), 10-93 (Peter Lever)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Dennis Amiss and Barry Wood | 2 |
| second | Keith Fletcher and Barry Wood | 9 |
| third | Keith Fletcher and Tony Greig | 15 |
| fourth | Keith Fletcher and Frank Hayes | 7 |
| fifth | Keith Fletcher and Mike Denness | 2 |
| sixth | Alan Knott and Mike Denness | 1 |
| seventh | Mike Denness and Chris Old | 1 |
| eighth | John Snow and Mike Denness | 15 |
| ninth | Geoff Arnold and Mike Denness | 21 |
| tenth | Geoff Arnold and Peter Lever | 20 |
AUSTRALIA: 94 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick McCosker | bowled | 15 | 50 |
| Alan Turner | lbw | 7 | 20 |
| Ian Chappell | lbw | 2 | 19 |
| Greg Chappell | lbw | 4 | 9 |
| Doug Walters | not out | 20 | 43 |
| Ross Edwards | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Marsh | bowled | 5 | 8 |
| Gary Gilmour | not out | 28 | 28 |
Did not bat: Max Walker, Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson
Extras 13 · Total 94 for 6
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Arnold | 7.4 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| John Snow | 12 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Chris Old | 7 | 2 | 29 | 3 |
| Peter Lever | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Alan Turner), 2-24 (Ian Chappell), 3-32 (Greg Chappell), 4-32 (Rick McCosker), 5-32 (Ross Edwards), 6-39 (Rod Marsh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rick McCosker and Alan Turner | 17 |
| second | Ian Chappell and Rick McCosker | 7 |
| third | Greg Chappell and Rick McCosker | 8 |
| fourth | Doug Walters and Rick McCosker | 0 |
| fifth | Doug Walters and Ross Edwards | 0 |
| sixth | Doug Walters and Rod Marsh | 7 |
| seventh | Doug Walters and Gary Gilmour | 55 |
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