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

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