Home » Cricket » Test Match Summary

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
John Snow193631
Geoffrey Boycott36155148
Ken Barrington064
Tom Graveney96243220
Alan Knott43723
Derek Underwood14*2724
Ray Illingworth278984
John Edrich88280245
David Brown013
Colin Cowdrey104244247
Barry Knight61212
409 All Out (172.5 overs @ 2.37 rpo)
Australia 1st Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Doug Walters7.0380
Eric Freeman30.58784
Bob Cowper7.01250
Alan Connolly35.08843
John Gleeson46.019842
Graham McKenzie47.0141151
Australia 1st Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Paul Sheahan41516
Eric Freeman61515
Doug Walters46126101
Graham McKenzie0*2622
Ian Chappell71197180
John Gleeson3814
Bill Lawry6*66
Brian Taber165053
Ian Redpath0168
Bob Cowper57149128
Alan Connolly026
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
John Edrich64137104
Alan Knott4*810
Tom Graveney39*6750
Barry Knight132
Geoffrey Boycott318387
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
David Brown6.01150
Ray Illingworth5.2240
John Snow9.01321
Derek Underwood8.04140

| Test Cricket Search | Top 10 Test Records | Test Player Search |