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Test # 755
The Ashes, 1974/75, 6th Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
8,9,10,12,13 February 1975 (5-day match)

Result: England won by an innings and 4 runs
Australia wins the 6-Test series 4-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RC Bailhache and TF Brooks

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 152, England 15/1 (Cowdrey 5*, Edrich 6*)
  • Day 2: England 273/3 (Denness 133*, Fletcher 56*)
  • Day 3: England 529, Australia 32/0 (Redpath 10*, McCosker 22*)
  • Day 4: Australia 274/3 (GS Chappell 39*, Edwards 9*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    IR Redpath            c Greig            b Lever                1  35  23  0 0
    RB McCosker           c Greig            b Lever                0   9   4  0 0
    *IM Chappell          c Knott            b Old                 65 149 105  7 0
    GS Chappell           c Denness          b Lever                1  24  14  0 0
    R Edwards             c Amiss            b Lever                0  11   5  0 0
    KD Walters            c Edrich           b Old                 12  30  17  2 0
    +RW Marsh                                b Old                 29  65  45  5 0
    MHN Walker            not out                                  20  72  45  1 0
    DK Lillee             c Knott            b Lever               12  38  17  2 0
    AA Mallett                               b Lever                7  14  12  1 0
    G Dymock              c Knott            b Greig                0  10  10  0 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 1, nb 2)                         5
    Total                 (all out, 36.7 overs)                   152
    
    FoW: 1-0 (McCosker), 2-5 (Redpath), 3-19 (GS Chappell),
         4-23 (Edwards), 5-50 (Walters), 6-104 (IM Chappell),
         7-115 (Marsh), 8-141 (Lillee), 9-149 (Mallett),
         10-152 (Dymock).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Arnold                       6      2     24      0
    Lever                       11      2     38      6
    Old                         11      0     50      3
    Greig                        8.7    1     35      1
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    DL Amiss              lbw                b Lillee               0   3   4  0 0
    MC Cowdrey            c Marsh            b Walker               7  43  35  1 0
    JH Edrich             c IM Chappell      b Walker              70 212 164  3 0
    *MH Denness                          c & b Walker             188 492 448 17 0
    KWR Fletcher          c Redpath          b Walker             146 446 424 11 0
    AW Greig              c sub (TJ Jenner)  b Walker              89 122  94 13 0
    +APE Knott            c Marsh            b Walker               5  14   6  1 0
    CM Old                                   b Dymock               0   5   3  0 0
    DL Underwood                             b Walker              11  26  18  1 0
    GG Arnold             c Marsh            b Walker               0   2   2  0 0
    P Lever               not out                                   6  18  14  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 2, nb 1)                         7
    Total                 (all out, 151.2 overs)                  529
    
    FoW: 1-4 (Amiss), 2-18 (Cowdrey), 3-167 (Edrich),
         4-359 (Denness), 5-507 (Greig), 6-507 (Fletcher),
         7-508 (Old), 8-514 (Knott), 9-514 (Arnold),
         10-529 (Underwood).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lillee                       6      2     17      1
    Walker                      42.2    7    143      8
    Dymock                      39      6    130      1
    Walters                     23      3     86      0
    Mallett                     29      8     96      0
    IM Chappell                 12      1     50      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    IR Redpath            c Amiss            b Greig               83 335 272 10 0
    RB McCosker           c Cowdrey          b Arnold              76 155 108  7 0
    *IM Chappell          c Knott            b Greig               50 150 152  6 0
    GS Chappell                              b Lever              102 229 177 11 0
    R Edwards             c Knott            b Arnold              18  77  60  0 0
    KD Walters                               b Arnold               3  13  13  0 0
    +RW Marsh             c Denness          b Lever                1  15  11  0 0
    MHN Walker                           c & b Greig               17  75  52  1 0
    AA Mallett            c Edrich           b Greig                0   7   1  0 0
    G Dymock              c Knott            b Lever                0  26  10  0 0
    DK Lillee             not out                                   0   4   6  0 0
    Extras                (b 9, lb 5, w 4, nb 5)                   23
    Total                 (all out, 106.7 overs)                  373
    
    FoW: 1-111 (McCosker), 2-215 (IM Chappell), 3-248 (Redpath),
         4-289 (Edwards), 5-297 (Walters), 6-306 (Marsh),
         7-367 (Walker), 8-373 (GS Chappell), 9-373 (Dymock),
         10-373 (Mallett).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Arnold                      23      6     83      3
    Lever                       16      1     65      3
    Old                         18      1     75      0
    Greig                       31.7    7     88      4
    Underwood                   18      5     39      0
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    Australia Player Pages: IR Redpath, RB McCosker, IM Chappell, GS Chappell, R Edwards, KD Walters, RW Marsh, MHN Walker, DK Lillee, AA Mallett, G Dymock.

    England Player Pages: DL Amiss, MC Cowdrey, JH Edrich, MH Denness, KWR Fletcher, AW Greig, APE Knott, CM Old, DL Underwood, GG Arnold, P Lever.

    Match Officials' Pages: RC Bailhache, TF Brooks.

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