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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 640 (640/202)
The Ashes, 1968, 4th Test
England v Australia
Headingley, Leeds
25,26,27,29,30 July 1968 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Australia leads the 5-Test series 1-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: JS Buller and AE Fagg
Test Debuts: KWR Fletcher, RM Prideaux (Eng); RJ Inverarity (Aus).
Batsman of the match: JH Edrich, RM Prideaux, DL Underwood and IM Chappell
Bowler of the match: R Illingworth, DL Underwood and AN Connolly

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 258/5 (Chappell 38*, Jarman 8*)
  • Day 2: Australia 315, England 163/3 (Graveney 10*, Barrington 12*)
  • Day 3: England 302, Australia 92/2 (Redpath 35*, Walters 1*)
  • Day 4: Australia 283/6 (Jarman 4*, Freeman 1*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    RJ Inverarity                            b Snow                 8  27  29  1 0
    RM Cowper                                b Snow                27 157 126  1 0
    IR Redpath                               b Illingworth         92 197 176 14 0
    KD Walters            c Barrington       b Underwood           42 109  96  6 0
    IM Chappell                              b Brown               65 220 196  2 0
    AP Sheahan            c Knott            b Snow                38  71  70  4 0
    *+BN Jarman           c Dexter           b Brown               10  50  37  0 0
    EW Freeman                               b Underwood           21  46  31  3 0
    GD McKenzie           lbw                b Underwood            5  26  18  0 0
    JW Gleeson            not out                                   2  20  22  0 0
    AN Connolly           c Graveney         b Underwood            0   1   2  0 0
    Extras                (lb 4, nb 1)                              5
    Total                 (all out, 133.4 overs)                  315
    
    FoW: 1-10 (Inverarity), 2-104 (Cowper), 3-152 (Redpath),
         4-188 (Walters), 5-248 (Sheahan), 6-267 (Jarman),
         7-307 (Freeman), 8-309 (Chappell), 9-315 (McKenzie),
         10-315 (Connolly).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Snow                        35      3     98      3
    Brown                       35      4     99      2
    Illingworth                 29     15     47      1
    Underwood                   27.4   13     41      4
    Dexter                       7      0     25      0
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    JH Edrich             c Jarman           b McKenzie            62 200 193  7 0
    RM Prideaux           c Freeman          b Gleeson             64 170 170  8 0
    ER Dexter                                b McKenzie            10  39  38  2 0
    *TW Graveney          c Cowper           b Connolly            37 130 116  3 0
    KF Barrington                            b Connolly            49 185 189  5 0
    KWR Fletcher          c Jarman           b Connolly             0   8   7  0 0
    +APE Knott            lbw                b Freeman              4  72  60  0 0
    R Illingworth         c Gleeson          b Connolly             6  20  18  0 0
    JA Snow                                  b Connolly             0   4   2  0 0
    DJ Brown                                 b Cowper              14  53  46  1 0
    DL Underwood          not out                                  45  52  46  6 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 7, nb 3)                        11
    Total                 (all out, 147 overs)                    302
    
    FoW: 1-123 (Prideaux), 2-136 (Edrich), 3-141 (Dexter),
         4-209 (Graveney), 5-215 (Fletcher), 6-235 (Barrington),
         7-237 (Knott), 8-241 (Illingworth), 9-241 (Snow),
         10-302 (Brown).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McKenzie                    39     20     61      2
    Freeman                     22      6     60      1
    Gleeson                     25      5     68      1
    Connolly                    39     13     72      5
    Cowper                      18     10     24      1
    Chappell                     4      1      6      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    RJ Inverarity         lbw                b Illingworth         34 105  96  3 0
    RM Cowper             st Knott           b Illingworth          5  41  24  0 0
    IR Redpath            c Edrich           b Snow                48 137 129  6 0
    KD Walters            c Graveney         b Snow                56 198 184  3 0
    IM Chappell           c Barrington       b Underwood           81 245 228  5 0
    AP Sheahan            st Knott           b Illingworth         31 100 104  2 0
    *+BN Jarman           st Knott           b Illingworth          4  33  36  0 0
    EW Freeman                               b Illingworth         10  26  25  0 1
    GD McKenzie           c Snow             b Illingworth         10  48  46  2 0
    JW Gleeson            c Knott            b Underwood            7  41  51  1 0
    AN Connolly           not out                                   0   3   2  0 0
    Extras                (b 13, lb 8, nb 5)                       26
    Total                 (all out, 154.1 overs)                  312
    
    FoW: 1-28 (Cowper), 2-81 (Inverarity), 3-119 (Redpath),
         4-198 (Walters), 5-273 (Sheahan), 6-281 (Chappell),
         7-283 (Jarman), 8-296 (Freeman), 9-311 (McKenzie),
         10-312 (Gleeson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Snow                        24      3     51      2
    Brown                       27      5     79      0
    Illingworth                 51     22     87      6
    Underwood                   45.1   22     52      2
    Dexter                       1      0      3      0
    Barrington                   6      1     14      0
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 326 runs)                          R   M   B  4 6
    JH Edrich             c Jarman           b Connolly            65 164 158  7 0
    RM Prideaux                              b McKenzie             2   9   9  0 0
    ER Dexter                                b Connolly            38 100  94  4 0
    *TW Graveney                         c & b Cowper              41  79  63  4 0
    KF Barrington         not out                                  46  98 104  6 0
    KWR Fletcher          not out                                  23  70  83  1 0
    Extras                (lb 7, nb 8)                             15
    Total                 (4 wickets, 84 overs)                   230
    
    DNB: +APE Knott, R Illingworth, JA Snow, DJ Brown, DL Underwood.
    
    FoW: 1-4 (Prideaux), 2-81 (Dexter), 3-134 (Edrich),
         4-168 (Graveney).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McKenzie                    25      2     65      1
    Freeman                      6      1     25      0
    Gleeson                     11      4     26      0
    Connolly                    31     10     68      2
    Cowper                       5      0     22      1
    Chappell                     5      3      6      0
    Inverarity                   1      0      3      0
    

    • With Cowdrey and Lawry both injured, Graveney and Jarman were called upon to make their only appearance as test captains.

    • By drawing this match Australia retained the Ashes.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, Australia.

    Ground Page: Headingley, Leeds

    Australia Player Pages: RJ Inverarity, RM Cowper, IR Redpath, KD Walters, IM Chappell, AP Sheahan, BN Jarman, EW Freeman, GD McKenzie, JW Gleeson, AN Connolly.

    England Player Pages: JH Edrich, RM Prideaux, ER Dexter, TW Graveney, KF Barrington, KWR Fletcher, APE Knott, R Illingworth, JA Snow, DJ Brown, DL Underwood.

    Match Officials' Pages: JS Buller, AE Fagg.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by Graham.Rose (grahamr@juggler.bt.co.uk)  
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