RESULT

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 12 March, 1977, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

AUS

138/10 (43.6 ov) & 419/9 (96.6 ov)

ENG

95/10 (34.3 ov) & 417/10 (112.4 ov)

Australia won by 45 runs

Australia 1st Innings

138/10 (43.6 ov)

RR 3.17

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ian Davis lbw b Lever	5	22	0	0	22.73
Rick McCosker b Willis	4	17	0	0	23.53
Gary Cosier c Fletcher b Lever	10	10	2	0	100.00
Greg Chappell b Underwood	40	139	0	0	28.78
David Hookes c Greig b Old	17	19	2	0	89.47
Doug Walters c Greig b Willis	4	8	0	0	50.00
Rod Marsh c †Knott b Old	28	56	3	0	50.00
Gary Gilmour c Greig b Old	4	20	0	0	20.00
Kerry O'Keeffe c Brearley b Underwood	0	2	0	0	0.00
Dennis Lillee not out	10	53	1	0	18.87
Max Walker b Underwood	2	14	0	0	14.29
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 2, w 0, nb 8, p 0)	14
TOTAL (3.17 RUNS PER OVER)	138/10 (43.6 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 11-1 (Ian Davis, 0 ov), 13-2 (Rick McCosker, 0 ov), 23-3 (Gary Cosier, 0 ov), 136-9 (Greg Chappell, 0 ov), 45-4 (David Hookes, 0 ov), 51-5 (Doug Walters, 0 ov), 102-6 (Rod Marsh, 0 ov), 114-7 (Gary Gilmour, 0 ov), 117-8 (Kerry O'Keeffe, 0 ov), 138-10 (Max Walker, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
John Lever	12	1	36	2	3.00
Bob Willis	8	0	33	2	4.13
Chris Old	12	4	39	3	3.25
Derek Underwood	11.6	2	16	3	1.33

England 1st Innings

95/10 (34.3 ov)

RR 2.77

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bob Woolmer c Chappell b Lillee	9	30	1	0	30.00
Mike Brearley c Hookes b Lillee	12	40	1	0	30.00
Derek Underwood c Chappell b Walker	7	18	1	0	38.89
Derek Randall c †Marsh b Lillee	4	20	0	0	20.00
Dennis Amiss c O'Keeffe b Walker	4	18	0	0	22.22
Keith Fletcher c †Marsh b Walker	4	27	0	0	14.81
Tony Greig b Walker	18	20	3	0	90.00
Alan Knott lbw b Lillee	15	45	0	0	33.33
Chris Old c †Marsh b Lillee	3	17	0	0	17.65
John Lever c †Marsh b Lillee	11	25	2	0	44.00
Bob Willis not out	1	17	0	0	5.88
EXTRAS (b 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 2, p 0)	7
TOTAL (2.77 RUNS PER OVER)	95/10 (34.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 19-1 (Bob Woolmer, 0 ov), 30-2 (Mike Brearley, 0 ov), 34-3 (Derek Underwood, 0 ov), 40-5 (Derek Randall, 0 ov), 40-4 (Dennis Amiss, 0 ov), 65-7 (Keith Fletcher, 0 ov), 61-6 (Tony Greig, 0 ov), 86-9 (Alan Knott, 0 ov), 78-8 (Chris Old, 0 ov), 95-10 (John Lever, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Dennis Lillee	13.3	2	26	6	1.93
Max Walker	15	3	54	4	3.60
Kerry O'Keeffe	1	0	4	0	4.00
Gary Gilmour	5	3	4	0	0.80

Australia 2nd Innings

419/9 (96.6 ov)

RR 4.34

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ian Davis c †Knott b Greig	68	153	6	0	44.44
Kerry O'Keeffe c Willis b Old	14	36	1	0	38.89
Greg Chappell b Old	2	27	0	0	7.41
Gary Cosier c †Knott b Lever	4	27	0	0	14.81
Doug Walters c †Knott b Greig	66	143	5	0	46.15
David Hookes c Fletcher b Underwood	56	69	9	0	81.16
Rod Marsh not out	110	173	10	0	63.58
Gary Gilmour b Lever	16	31	1	0	51.61
Dennis Lillee c Amiss b Old	25	56	3	0	44.64
Rick McCosker c Greig b Old	25	68	3	0	36.76
Max Walker not out	8	24	0	0	33.33
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 10, w 0, nb 15, p 0)	25
TOTAL (4.34 RUNS PER OVER)	419/9 (96.6 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 132-4 (Ian Davis, 0 ov), 33-1 (Kerry O'Keeffe, 0 ov), 40-2 (Greg Chappell, 0 ov), 53-3 (Gary Cosier, 0 ov), 187-5 (Doug Walters, 0 ov), 244-6 (David Hookes, 0 ov), 277-7 (Gary Gilmour, 0 ov), 353-8 (Dennis Lillee, 0 ov), 407-9 (Rick McCosker, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
John Lever	21	1	95	2	4.52
Bob Willis	22	0	91	0	4.14
Chris Old	27.6	2	104	4	3.71
Derek Underwood	12	2	38	1	3.17
Tony Greig	14	3	66	2	4.71

England 2nd Innings (target 463)

417/10 (112.4 ov)

RR 3.71

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bob Woolmer lbw b Walker	12	36	1	0	33.33
Mike Brearley lbw b Lillee	43	142	2	0	30.28
Derek Randall c Cosier b O'Keeffe	174	353	21	0	49.29
Dennis Amiss b Chappell	64	185	3	0	34.59
Keith Fletcher c †Marsh b Lillee	1	8	0	0	12.50
Tony Greig c Cosier b O'Keeffe	41	82	7	0	50.00
Alan Knott lbw b Lillee	42	51	5	0	82.35
Chris Old c Chappell b Lillee	2	4	0	0	50.00
John Lever lbw b O'Keeffe	4	25	0	0	16.00
Derek Underwood b Lillee	7	19	0	0	36.84
Bob Willis not out	5	5	1	0	100.00
EXTRAS (b 8, lb 4, w 3, nb 7, p 0)	22
TOTAL (3.71 RUNS PER OVER)	417/10 (112.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 28-1 (Bob Woolmer, 0 ov), 113-2 (Mike Brearley, 0 ov), 346-5 (Derek Randall, 0 ov), 279-3 (Dennis Amiss, 0 ov), 290-4 (Keith Fletcher, 0 ov), 369-6 (Tony Greig, 0 ov), 417-10 (Alan Knott, 0 ov), 380-7 (Chris Old, 0 ov), 385-8 (John Lever, 0 ov), 410-9 (Derek Underwood, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Dennis Lillee	34.4	7	139	5	4.01
Max Walker	22	4	83	1	3.77
Kerry O'Keeffe	33	6	108	3	3.27
Gary Gilmour	4	0	29	0	7.25
Greg Chappell	16	7	29	1	1.81
Doug Walters	3	2	7	0	2.33

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs England
DATE & TIME: Saturday, March 12, 1977 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss England won the toss and elected to field
VENUE: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne