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1968 - England v. Australia - Test Match Summary

Teams: England v/s Australia
Match Date: July 11, 1968
Venue: Edgbaston
Toss: England , elected to bat
Player of the Match: Ian Chappell, Colin Cowdrey, Eric Freeman, Ray Illingworth, Derek Underwood
Result: Match Drawn
England 1st Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Ken Barrington064
Barry Knight61212
Colin Cowdrey104244247
Geoffrey Boycott36155148
John Snow193631
Tom Graveney96243220
Ray Illingworth278984
Derek Underwood14*2724
David Brown013
Alan Knott43723
John Edrich88280245
409 All Out (172.5 overs @ 2.37 rpo)
Australia 1st Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Eric Freeman30.58784
Doug Walters7.0380
Bob Cowper7.01250
Graham McKenzie47.0141151
John Gleeson46.019842
Alan Connolly35.08843
Australia 1st Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Bob Cowper57149128
Graham McKenzie0*2622
John Gleeson3814
Paul Sheahan41516
Bill Lawry6*66
Alan Connolly026
Eric Freeman61515
Ian Redpath0168
Brian Taber165053
Doug Walters46126101
Ian Chappell71197180
222 All Out (91.0 overs @ 2.44 rpo)
England 1st Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Ray Illingworth22.010373
Derek Underwood25.09483
David Brown13.02441
Barry Knight14.02341
John Snow17.03461
England 2nd Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Tom Graveney39*6750
Alan Knott4*810
John Edrich64137104
Barry Knight132
Geoffrey Boycott318387
142 3 wickets declared (42.0 overs @ 3.38 rpo)
Australia 2nd Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Graham McKenzie18.01570
Alan Connolly15.03592
Eric Freeman9.02231
Australia 2nd Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Ian Redpath225745
Ian Chappell18*4241
Bob Cowper25*10186
68 1 wickets (28.2 overs @ 2.40 rpo)
England 2nd Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
David Brown6.01150
John Snow9.01321
Ray Illingworth5.2240
Derek Underwood8.04140

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