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Test Championship
1st Test
Thu, 06 June 1968, Starts from 00:00
Manchester
England - 568/10 (20.00) , 253/10 (110)
vs
Australia - 290/5 (20.00) , 220/10 (88)
The Ashes (Australia in England)
Australia won by 159 runs
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Extras
(lb 7, nb 2)
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
John Gleeson
c †Knott b Higgs
0
18
13
0
0
0.00
In 1968
Career
Bob Cowper
b Snow
0
1
2
0
0
0.00
In 1968
Career
Barry Jarman (WK)
c & b Higgs
12
69
47
1
0
25.53
In 1968
Career
Neil Hawke
c †Knott b Snow
5
14
17
0
0
29.41
In 1968
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Ian Redpath), 2-29 (Bob Cowper), 3-173 (Doug Walters), 4-174 (Bill Lawry), 5-
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1968
Career
Graham McKenzie
c Cowdrey b D'Oliveira
0
9
9
0
0
0.00
In 1968
Career
Ian Redpath
lbw b Snow
8
41
35
1
0
22.85
In 1968
Career
Doug Walters
lbw b Barber
81
144
140
13
0
57.85
In 1968
Career
Bill Lawry (c)
c Boycott b Barber
81
197
155
7
2
52.25
In 1968
Career
Paul Sheahan
c D'Oliveira b Snow
88
206
210
7
0
41.90
In 1968
Career
TOTAL
357(130.3 Ov, RR: 2.73)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1968
Career
Alan Connolly
not out
0
4
6
0
0
0.00
In 1968
Career
Ian Chappell
run out
73
167
151
5
0
48.34
In 1968
Career
Extras
(lb 7, nb 2)
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Extras
(b 9, lb 3, w 3)
15
0
0
0
0
0.00
Colin Cowdrey (c)
c Lawry b McKenzie
4
31
28
0
0
14.28
In 1968
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-86 (John Edrich), 2-87 (Geoff Boycott), 3-89 (Tom Graveney), 4-90 (Dennis Amiss),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1968
Career
Geoff Boycott
c †Jarman b Cowper
35
204
191
1
0
18.32
In 1968
Career
TOTAL
165(104.3 Ov, RR: 1.57)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1968
Career
Tom Graveney
c McKenzie b Cowper
2
5
3
0
0
66.66
In 1968
Career
Alan Knott (WK)
c McKenzie b Cowper
5
36
37
1
0
13.51
In 1968
Career
Basil D'Oliveira
b Connolly
9
34
38
2
0
23.68
In 1968
Career
John Snow
not out
18
37
28
1
1
64.28
In 1968
Career
Dennis Amiss
c Cowper b McKenzie
0
8
10
0
0
0.00
In 1968
Career
Bob Barber
c Sheahan b McKenzie
20
86
82
1
0
24.39
In 1968
Career
Basil D'Oliveira
b Connolly
9
34
38
2
0
23.68
In 1968
Career
John Edrich
run out
49
198
176
3
1
27.84
In 1968
Career
Ken Higgs
lbw b Cowper
2
15
16
0
0
12.50
In 1968
Career
Pat Pocock
c Redpath b Gleeson
6
16
17
1
0
35.29
In 1968
Career
Extras
(b 9, lb 3, w 3)
15
0
0
0
0
0.00