The Ashes, 1974/75, 3rd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
26,27,28,30,31 December 1974 (5-day match)
Result: Match drawn
Australia leads the 6-Test series 2-0
Toss: Australia
Umpires: RC Bailhache and TF Brooks
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Day 1: England 176/7 (Knott 18*)
Day 2: England 242, Australia 63/0 (Redpath 34*, WJ Edwards 28*)
Day 3: Australia 241, England 1/0 (Amiss 1*, Lloyd 0*)
Day 4: England 244, Australia 4/0 (Redpath 0*, WJ Edwards 0*)
England 1st innings
DL Amiss c Walters b Lillee 4
D Lloyd c Mallett b Thomson 14
MC Cowdrey lbw b Thomson 35
JH Edrich c Marsh b Mallett 49
*MH Denness c Marsh b Mallett 8
AW Greig run out 28
+APE Knott b Thomson 52
FJ Titmus c Mallett b Lillee 10
DL Underwood c Marsh b Walker 9
RGD Willis c Walters b Thomson 13
M Hendrick not out 8
Extras (lb 2, w 1, nb 9) 12
Total (all out, 88.4 overs) 242
FoW: 1-4, 2-34, 3-110, 4-110, 5-141,
6-157, 7-176, 8-213, 9-232, 10-242.
Bowling O M R W
Lillee 20 2 70 2
Thomson 22.4 4 72 4
Walker 24 10 36 1
Walters 7 2 15 0
Mallett 15 3 37 2
Australia 1st innings
IR Redpath c Knott b Greig 55
WJ Edwards c Denness b Willis 29
GS Chappell c Greig b Willis 2
R Edwards c Cowdrey b Titmus 1
KD Walters c Lloyd b Greig 36
*IM Chappell lbw b Willis 36
+RW Marsh c Knott b Titmus 44
MHN Walker c Knott b Willis 30
DK Lillee not out 2
AA Mallett run out 0
JR Thomson b Willis 2
Extras (b 2, lb 2) 4
Total (all out, 92.5 overs) 241
FoW: 1-65, 2-67, 3-68, 4-121, 5-126,
6-173, 7-237, 8-237, 9-238, 10-241.
Bowling O M R W
Willis 21.7 4 61 5
Hendrick 2.6 1 8 0
Underwood 22 6 62 0
Greig 24 2 63 2
Titmus 22 11 43 2
England 2nd innings
DL Amiss c IM Chappell b Mallett 90
D Lloyd c & b Mallett 44
MC Cowdrey c GS Chappell b Lillee 8
JH Edrich c Marsh b Thomson 4
*MH Denness c IM Chappell b Thomson 2
AW Greig c GS Chappell b Lillee 60
+APE Knott c Marsh b Thomson 4
FJ Titmus b Mallett 0
DL Underwood c IM Chappell b Mallett 4
RGD Willis b Thomson 15
M Hendrick not out 0
Extras (b 2, lb 9, w 2) 13
Total (all out, 69 overs) 244
FoW: 1-115, 2-134, 3-152, 4-156, 5-158,
6-165, 7-178, 8-182, 9-238, 10-244.
Bowling O M R W
Lillee 17 3 55 2
Thomson 17 1 71 4
Walker 11 0 45 0
Mallett 24 6 60 4
Australia 2nd innings (target: 246 runs)
IR Redpath run out 39
WJ Edwards lbw b Greig 0
*IM Chappell lbw b Willis 0
GS Chappell lbw b Titmus 61
R Edwards c Lloyd b Titmus 10
KD Walters c Denness b Greig 32
+RW Marsh c Knott b Greig 40
MHN Walker not out 23
DK Lillee c Denness b Greig 14
AA Mallett not out 0
Extras (b 6, lb 9, nb 4) 19
Total (8 wickets, 80 overs) 238
DNB: JR Thomson.
FoW: 1-4, 2-5, 3-106, 4-120, 5-121, 6-171, 7-208, 8-235.
Bowling O M R W
Willis 14 2 56 1
Underwood 19 7 43 0
Greig 18 2 56 4
Titmus 29 10 64 2
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