Test Match #639 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1968 England v Australia - 3rd Test
Edgbaston, Birmingham
11th July, 1968
 
England 409 & 142/3 dec
Australia 222 & 68/1
Match drawn

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
John Edrich c †Taber b Freeman 88  245  10  0 35.92 21.52%
Geoff Boycott lbw b Gleeson 36  148  3  0 24.32 8.80%
Colin Cowdrey* b Freeman 104  247  15  0 42.11 25.43%
Ken Barrington lbw b Freeman 0  4  0  0 0.00
Tom Graveney b Connolly 96  220  10  0 43.64 23.47%
Barry Knight c Chappell b Connolly 6  12  0  0 50.00 1.47%
Alan Knott b McKenzie 4  23  0  0 17.39 0.98%
Ray Illingworth lbw b Gleeson 27  84  2  0 32.14 6.60%
David Brown b Connolly 0  3  0  0 0.00
John Snow c Connolly b Freeman 19  31  2  0 61.29 4.65%
Derek Underwood not out 14  24  1  0 58.33 3.42%
Extras (b 4, lb 6, w 1, nb 4) 15  
Total All Out   (172.5 overs @ 2.37 rpo) 409
Fall of Wickets
 
1-80 Boycott, 2-188 Edrich, 3-189 Barrington, 4-282 Cowdrey, 5-293 Knight, 6-323 Knott,
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7-374 Graveney, 8-374 Brown, 9-376 Illingworth, 10-409 Snow
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Graham McKenzie 47.0 14 115 1 2.45 10.00
Eric Freeman 30.5 8 78 4 2.53 40.00
Alan Connolly 35.0 8 84 3 2.40 30.00
John Gleeson 46.0 19 84 2 1.83 20.00
Robert Cowper 7.0 1 25 0 3.57
Doug Walters 7.0 3 8 0 1.14
 
 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Bill Lawry* retired hurt 6  6  1  0 100.00 2.70%
Ian Redpath b Brown 0  8  0  0 0.00
Robert Cowper b Snow 57  128  8  0 44.53 25.68%
Ian Chappell b Knight 71  180  9  0 39.44 31.98%
Doug Walters c & b Underwood 46  101  5  0 45.54 20.72%
Paul Sheahan b Underwood 4  16  1  0 25.00 1.80%
Brian Taber c Barrington b Illingworth 16  53  2  0 30.19 7.21%
Eric Freeman b Illingworth 6  15  1  0 40.00 2.70%
Graham McKenzie not out 0  22  0  0 0.00
John Gleeson c Illingworth b Underwood 3  14  0  0 21.43 1.35%
Alan Connolly b Illingworth 0  6  0  0 0.00
Extras (b 1, lb 10, nb 2) 13  
Total All Out   (91.0 overs @ 2.44 rpo) 222
Fall of Wickets
 
1-10 Redpath, 2-121 Cowper, 3-165 Chappell, 4-176 Sheahan, 5-213 Taber,
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6-213 Walters, 7-219 Freeman, 8-222 Gleeson, 9-222 Connolly
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
John Snow 17.0 3 46 1 2.71 10.00
David Brown 13.0 2 44 1 3.38 10.00
Barry Knight 14.0 2 34 1 2.43 10.00
Derek Underwood 25.0 9 48 3 1.92 30.00
Ray Illingworth 22.0 10 37 3 1.68 30.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
John Edrich c Cowper b Freeman 64  104  6  0 61.54 45.07%
Geoff Boycott c †Taber b Connolly 31  87  3  0 35.63 21.83%
Tom Graveney not out 39  50  4  0 78.00 27.46%
Barry Knight b Connolly 1  2  0  0 50.00 0.70%
Alan Knott not out 4  10  1  0 40.00 2.82%
Extras (lb 2, nb 1) 3  
Total 3 wickets declared   (42.0 overs @ 3.38 rpo) 142
 
Did not Bat
 
Colin Cowdrey*, Ken Barrington, Ray Illingworth, David Brown, John Snow, Derek Underwood
Fall of Wickets
 
1-57 Boycott, 2-131 Edrich, 3-134 Knight
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Graham McKenzie 18.0 1 57 0 3.17
Eric Freeman 9.0 2 23 1 2.56 10.00
Alan Connolly 15.0 3 59 2 3.93 20.00
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings  (target 330)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Robert Cowper not out 25  86  4  0 29.07 36.76%
Ian Redpath lbw b Snow 22  45  2  0 48.89 32.35%
Ian Chappell not out 18  41  2  0 43.90 26.47%
Extras (lb 1, nb 2) 3  
Total 1 wickets   (28.2 overs @ 2.40 rpo) 68
 
Did not Bat
 
Doug Walters, Paul Sheahan, Brian Taber†, Eric Freeman, Graham McKenzie,
 
John Gleeson, Alan Connolly, Bill Lawry*
Fall of Wickets
 
1-44 Redpath
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
John Snow 9.0 1 32 1 3.56 10.00
David Brown 6.0 1 15 0 2.50
Derek Underwood 8.0 4 14 0 1.75
Ray Illingworth 5.2 2 4 0 0.75
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Edgbaston, Birmingham
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1968 England v Australia  (The Ashes) - 3rd Test
Match No. Test #639
Match Conditions Day Match
Players of Match Ian Chappell, Colin Cowdrey, Eric Freeman, Ray Illingworth, Derek Underwood
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - No play
Day 2 - England 1st innings 258/3 (MC Cowdrey 95*, TW Graveney 32*)
Day 3 - Australia 1st innings 109/1 (RM Cowper 54*, IM Chappell 40*)
Day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 9/0 (IR Redpath 6*, RM Cowper 3*)
Day 5 - Australia 2nd Innings 68/1, 28.2 overs - end of match
 
NOTES
 
 
Australia 1st innings - Bill Lawry retired hurt/ill at 6/0

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