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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 762 (762/223)
The Ashes, 1975, 3rd Test
England v Australia
Headingley, Leeds
14,15,16,18,19 August 1975 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Australia leads the 4-Test series 1-0

Toss: England
Umpires: DJ Constant and AE Fagg
Test Debuts: PH Edmonds (Eng).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 251/5 (Greig 46*, Knott 7*)
  • Day 2: England 288, Australia 107/8 (Thomson 3*, Lillee 0*)
  • Day 3: Australia 135, England 184/3 (Steele 59*, Greig 38*)
  • Day 4: England 291, Australia 220/3 (McCosker 95*, Walters 25*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    B Wood                lbw                b Gilmour              9  35  30  2 0
    JH Edrich             c Mallett          b Thomson             62 162 121  9 0
    DS Steele             c Walters          b Thomson             73 255 169  8 0
    JH Hampshire          lbw                b Gilmour             14  40  36  2 0
    KWR Fletcher          c Mallett          b Lillee               8  44  32  1 0
    *AW Greig             run out                                  51 126 102  8 0
    +APE Knott            lbw                b Gilmour             14  93  59  1 0
    PH Edmonds            not out                                  13  53  36  1 0
    CM Old                                   b Gilmour              5  31  26  0 0
    JA Snow               c Walters          b Gilmour              0   1   3  0 0
    DL Underwood          c GS Chappell      b Gilmour              0   5   3  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 15, w 11, nb 9)                 39
    Total                 (all out, 101.2 overs)                  288
    
    FoW: 1-25 (Wood), 2-137 (Edrich), 3-159 (Hampshire),
         4-189 (Fletcher), 5-213 (Steele), 6-268 (Greig),
         7-269 (Knott), 8-284 (Old), 9-284 (Snow),
         10-288 (Underwood).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lillee                      28     12     53      1
    Thomson                     22      8     53      2
    Gilmour                     31.2   10     85      6
    Walker                      18      4     54      0
    IM Chappell                  2      0      4      0
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    RB McCosker           c Hampshire        b Old                  0  22  18  0 0
    +RW Marsh                                b Snow                25  65  64  3 0
    *IM Chappell                             b Edmonds             35 147 102  5 0
    GS Chappell           c Underwood        b Edmonds             13  66  56  0 0
    R Edwards             lbw                b Edmonds              0   1   1  0 0
    KD Walters            lbw                b Edmonds             19  63  62  2 0
    GJ Gilmour            c Greig            b Underwood            6  32  34  1 0
    MHN Walker            c Old              b Edmonds              0  14  14  0 0
    JR Thomson            c Steele           b Snow                16  61  60  0 0
    DK Lillee                                b Snow                11  39  42  2 0
    AA Mallett            not out                                   1  12  11  0 0
    Extras                (lb 5, w 1, nb 3)                         9
    Total                 (all out, 76.5 overs)                   135
    
    FoW: 1-8 (McCosker), 2-53 (Marsh), 3-78 (GS Chappell),
         4-78 (Edwards), 5-81 (IM Chappell), 6-96 (Gilmour),
         7-104 (Walker), 8-107 (Walters), 9-128 (Lillee),
         10-135 (Thomson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Snow                        18.5    7     22      3
    Old                         11      3     30      1
    Greig                        3      0     14      0
    Wood                         5      2     10      0
    Underwood                   19     12     22      1
    Edmonds                     20      7     28      5
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    B Wood                lbw                b Walker              25  99  74  3 0
    JH Edrich                                b Mallett             35 131  90  5 0
    DS Steele             c GS Chappell      b Gilmour             92 266 222  7 1
    KWR Fletcher          c GS Chappell      b Lillee              14  56  44  1 0
    *AW Greig                            c & b Mallett             49 108  71  7 0
    CM Old                st Marsh           b Mallett             10  15  16  2 0
    JH Hampshire          c GS Chappell      b Thomson              0   3   4  0 0
    +APE Knott            c Thomson          b Lillee              31  48  29  4 1
    PH Edmonds            c sub (A Turner)   b Gilmour              8  17  12  1 0
    JA Snow               c Marsh            b Gilmour              9  16  15  1 0
    DL Underwood          not out                                   0   2   0  0 0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 2, w 2, nb 9)                   18
    Total                 (all out, 94 overs)                     291
    
    FoW: 1-55 (Wood), 2-70 (Edrich), 3-103 (Fletcher), 4-197 (Greig),
         5-209 (Old), 6-210 (Hampshire), 7-272 (Steele),
         8-276 (Knott), 9-285 (Edmonds), 10-291 (Snow).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lillee                      20      5     48      2
    Thomson                     20      6     67      1
    Gilmour                     20      5     72      3
    Walker                      15      4     36      1
    Mallett                     19      4     50      3
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 445 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
    RB McCosker           not out                                  95 260 214 12 0
    +RW Marsh                                b Underwood           12  69  47  2 0
    *IM Chappell          lbw                b Old                 62 123 127 11 1
    GS Chappell           c Steele           b Edmonds             12  12  11  3 0
    KD Walters            not out                                  25  49  42  5 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 8, nb 2)                        14
    Total                 (3 wickets, 73 overs)                   220
    
    DNB: R Edwards, GJ Gilmour, MHN Walker, JR Thomson, DK Lillee,
         AA Mallett.
    
    FoW: 1-55 (Marsh), 2-161 (IM Chappell), 3-174 (GS Chappell).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Snow                        15      6     21      0
    Old                         17      5     61      1
    Greig                        9      3     20      0
    Underwood                   15      4     40      1
    Edmonds                     17      4     64      1
    

    • Match was abandoned as a draw after vandals, campaigning for the release from prison of a convicted criminal, sabotaged the Rugby Ground end of the pitch with knives and oil.*
    • Edmonds took 5 wickets on his debut*
    • Underwood became the 4th bowler to take over 200 wkts for England after A.V.Bedser,F.S.Trueman and J.B.Statham.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, Australia.

    Ground Page: Headingley, Leeds

    England Player Pages: B Wood, JH Edrich, DS Steele, JH Hampshire, KWR Fletcher, AW Greig, APE Knott, PH Edmonds, CM Old, JA Snow, DL Underwood.

    Australia Player Pages: RB McCosker, RW Marsh, IM Chappell, GS Chappell, R Edwards, KD Walters, GJ Gilmour, MHN Walker, JR Thomson, DK Lillee, AA Mallett.

    Match Officials' Pages: DJ Constant, AE Fagg.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by Kevin.Taylor (ktaylor@rpms.ac.uk)  
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