England Vs East Africa 9Th Match
Prudential World Cup in England - 1975 (1975) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 14 June 1975
England won by 196 runs
England won by 196 runs. Dennis Amiss top-scored with 88 for England. John Snow took 4/11.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Date
- 14 June 1975
- Toss
- East Africa, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 196 runs
- Player of the match
- John Snow
- Captains
- Mike Denness (England), Harilal Shah (East Africa)
- Umpires
- WE Alley and JG Langridge
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
East Africa won the toss and chose to field.
England batted first and made 290 for 5. Dennis Amiss top-scored with 88 off 116 balls, and Barry Wood made 77. Zulfiqar Ali took 3 for 63 for East Africa. The innings was built on a 158-run stand for the first wicket between Dennis Amiss and Barry Wood, 54% of the total. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 202 across 9 ODIs.
Chasing 291, East Africa made 94 all out. Ramesh Sethi top-scored with 30 off 102 balls. John Snow took 4 for 11 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 21 for 4.
England won by 196 runs.
ENGLAND: 290 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Amiss | c Parbhu Nana | 88 | 116 |
| Barry Wood | bowled | 77 | 138 |
| Frank Hayes | bowled | 52 | 50 |
| Tony Greig | lbw | 9 | 17 |
| Alan Knott | not out | 18 | 19 |
| Chris Old | bowled | 18 | 16 |
| Mike Denness | not out | 12 | 6 |
Did not bat: Peter Lever, Keith Fletcher, John Snow, Derek Underwood
Extras 16 · Total 290 for 5
| Bowler (East Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frasat Ali | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Don Pringle | 12 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Parbhu Nana | 12 | 2 | 46 | 0 |
| Ramesh Sethi | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Zulfiqar Ali | 12 | 0 | 63 | 3 |
| Mehmood Quaraishy | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-158 (Dennis Amiss), 2-192 (Barry Wood), 3-234 (Tony Greig), 4-244 (Frank Hayes), 5-277 (Chris Old)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Dennis Amiss and Barry Wood | 158 |
| second | Barry Wood and Frank Hayes | 34 |
| third | Tony Greig and Frank Hayes | 42 |
| fourth | Alan Knott and Frank Hayes | 10 |
| fifth | Alan Knott and Chris Old | 33 |
| sixth | Alan Knott and Mike Denness | 13 |
EAST AFRICA: 94 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frasat Ali | bowled | 0 | 17 |
| Samuel Walusimbi | lbw | 7 | 30 |
| Yunus Badat | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Jawahir Shah | lbw | 4 | 13 |
| Ramesh Sethi | bowled | 30 | 102 |
| Harilal Shah | bowled | 6 | 53 |
| Mehmood Quaraishy | c Dennis Amiss | 19 | 41 |
| Zulfiqar Ali | bowled | 7 | 22 |
| Hamish McLeod | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Parbhu Nana | not out | 8 | 28 |
| Don Pringle | bowled | 3 | 12 |
Extras 10 · Total 94 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Snow | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| Peter Lever | 12 | 3 | 32 | 3 |
| Derek Underwood | 10 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Barry Wood | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Greig | 10 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Chris Old | 1.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Frasat Ali), 2-7 (Yunus Badat), 3-15 (Jawahir Shah), 4-21 (Samuel Walusimbi), 5-42 (Harilal Shah), 6-72 (Mehmood Quaraishy), 7-76 (Ramesh Sethi), 8-79 (Hamish McLeod), 9-88 (Zulfiqar Ali), 10-94 (Don Pringle)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Frasat Ali and Samuel Walusimbi | 7 |
| second | Samuel Walusimbi and Yunus Badat | 0 |
| third | Samuel Walusimbi and Jawahir Shah | 8 |
| fourth | Samuel Walusimbi and Ramesh Sethi | 6 |
| fifth | Ramesh Sethi and Harilal Shah | 21 |
| sixth | Ramesh Sethi and Mehmood Quaraishy | 30 |
| seventh | Ramesh Sethi and Zulfiqar Ali | 4 |
| eighth | Zulfiqar Ali and Hamish McLeod | 3 |
| ninth | Zulfiqar Ali and Parbhu Nana | 9 |
| tenth | Parbhu Nana and Don Pringle | 6 |
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