Centenary Test, 1976/77
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
12,13,14,16,17 March 1977 (5-day match)
Result: Australia won by 45 runs
Australia wins the 1976/77 Centenary Test
Toss: England
Umpires: TF Brooks and MG O'Connell
Test Debuts: DW Hookes (Aus).
Man of the Match: DW Randall
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Day 1: Australia 138, England 29/1 (Brearley 12*, Underwood 5*)
Day 2: England 95, Australia 104/3 (Davis 45*, Walters 32*)
Day 3: Australia 387/8 (Marsh 95*, McCosker 17*)
Day 4: Australia 419/9d, England 191/2 (Randall 87*, Amiss 34*)
Australia 1st innings
IC Davis lbw b Lever 5
RB McCosker b Willis 4
GJ Cosier c Fletcher b Lever 10
*GS Chappell b Underwood 40
DW Hookes c Greig b Old 17
KD Walters c Greig b Willis 4
+RW Marsh c Knott b Old 28
GJ Gilmour c Greig b Old 4
KJ O'Keeffe c Brearley b Underwood 0
DK Lillee not out 10
MHN Walker b Underwood 2
Extras (b 4, lb 2, nb 8) 14
Total (all out, 43.6 overs) 138
FoW: 1-11, 2-13, 3-23, 4-45, 5-51,
6-102, 7-114, 8-117, 9-136, 10-138.
Bowling O M R W
Lever 12 1 36 2
Willis 8 0 33 2
Old 12 4 39 3
Underwood 11.6 2 16 3
England 1st innings
RA Woolmer c Chappell b Lillee 9
JM Brearley c Hookes b Lillee 12
DL Underwood c Chappell b Walker 7
DW Randall c Marsh b Lillee 4
DL Amiss c O'Keeffe b Walker 4
KWR Fletcher c Marsh b Walker 4
*AW Greig b Walker 18
+APE Knott lbw b Lillee 15
CM Old c Marsh b Lillee 3
JK Lever c Marsh b Lillee 11
RGD Willis not out 1
Extras (b 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 2) 7
Total (all out, 34.3 overs) 95
FoW: 1-19, 2-30, 3-34, 4-40, 5-40, 6-61, 7-65, 8-78, 9-86, 10-95.
Bowling O M R W
Lillee 13.3 2 26 6
Walker 15 3 54 4
O'Keeffe 1 0 4 0
Gilmour 5 3 4 0
Australia 2nd innings
IC Davis c Knott b Greig 68
KJ O'Keeffe c Willis b Old 14
*GS Chappell b Old 2
GJ Cosier c Knott b Lever 4
KD Walters c Knott b Greig 66
DW Hookes c Fletcher b Underwood 56
+RW Marsh not out 110
GJ Gilmour b Lever 16
DK Lillee c Amiss b Old 25
RB McCosker c Greig b Old 25
MHN Walker not out 8
Extras (lb 10, nb 15) 25
Total (9 wickets declared, 96.6 overs) 419
FoW: 1-33, 2-40, 3-53, 4-132, 5-187, 6-244, 7-277, 8-353, 9-407.
Bowling O M R W
Lever 21 1 95 2
Willis 22 0 91 0
Old 27.6 2 104 4
Greig 14 3 66 2
Underwood 12 2 38 1
England 2nd innings (target: 463 runs)
RA Woolmer lbw b Walker 12
JM Brearley lbw b Lillee 43
DW Randall c Cosier b O'Keeffe 174
DL Amiss b Chappell 64
KWR Fletcher c Marsh b Lillee 1
*AW Greig c Cosier b O'Keeffe 41
+APE Knott lbw b Lillee 42
CM Old c Chappell b Lillee 2
JK Lever lbw b O'Keeffe 4
DL Underwood b Lillee 7
RGD Willis not out 5
Extras (b 8, lb 4, w 3, nb 7) 22
Total (all out, 112.4 overs) 417
FoW: 1-28, 2-113, 3-279, 4-290, 5-346,
6-369, 7-380, 8-385, 9-410, 10-417.
Bowling O M R W
Lillee 34.4 7 139 5
Walker 22 4 83 1
Gilmour 4 0 29 0
Chappell 16 7 29 1
O'Keeffe 33 6 108 3
Walters 3 2 7 0 |
