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f30468 t762	England v Australia
	Australia in England 1975 (3rd Test)
Venue	Headingley, Leeds on 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th August 1975 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	England won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	DJ Constant, AE Fagg
Close of play day 1	England (1) 251/5 (Greig 46, Knott 7)
Close of play day 2	Australia (1) 107/8 (Thomson 3, Lillee 0)
Close of play day 3	England (2) 184/3 (Steele 59, Greig 38)
Close of play day 4	Australia (2) 220/3 (McCosker 95, Walters 25)

England first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
B Wood	lbw b Gilmour	9	30	35	2	-
JH Edrich	c Mallett b Thomson	62	121	162	9	-
DS Steele	c Walters b Thomson	73	169	255	8	-
JH Hampshire	lbw b Gilmour	14	36	40	2	-
KWR Fletcher	c Mallett b Lillee	8	32	44	1	-
*AW Greig	run out	51	102	126	8	-
+APE Knott	lbw b Gilmour	14	59	93	1	-
PH Edmonds	not out	13	36	53	1	-
CM Old	b Gilmour	5	26	31	-	-
JA Snow	c Walters b Gilmour	0	3	1	-	-
DL Underwood	c GS Chappell b Gilmour	0	3	5	-	-
Extras	(4 b, 15 lb, 9 nb, 11 w)	39
Total	(all out, 430 minutes, 101.2 overs)	288
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Wood), 2-137 (Edrich), 3-159 (Hampshire), 4-189 (Fletcher), 5-213 (Steele), 6-268 (Greig), 7-269 (Knott), 8-284 (Old), 9-284 (Snow), 10-288 (Underwood, 101.2 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lillee	28	12	53	1	-	-
Thomson	22	8	53	2	-	-
Gilmour	31.2	10	85	6	-	-
Walker	18	4	54	0	-	-
IM Chappell	2	0	4	0	-	-

Australia first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RB McCosker	c Hampshire b Old	0	18	22	-	-
+RW Marsh	b Snow	25	64	65	3	-
*IM Chappell	b Edmonds	35	102	147	5	-
GS Chappell	c Underwood b Edmonds	13	56	66	-	-
R Edwards	lbw b Edmonds	0	1	1	-	-
KD Walters	lbw b Edmonds	19	62	63	2	-
GJ Gilmour	c Greig b Underwood	6	34	32	1	-
MHN Walker	c Old b Edmonds	0	14	14	-	-
JR Thomson	c Steele b Snow	16	60	61	-	-
DK Lillee	b Snow	11	42	39	2	-
AA Mallett	not out	1	11	12	-	-
Extras	(5 lb, 3 nb, 1 w)	9
Total	(all out, 269 minutes, 76.5 overs)	135
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (McCosker), 2-53 (Marsh), 3-78 (GS Chappell), 4-78 (Edwards), 5-81 (IM Chappell), 6-96 (Gilmour), 7-104 (Walker), 8-107 (Walters), 9-128 (Lillee), 10-135 (Thomson, 76.5 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Snow	18.5	7	22	3	-	-
Old	11	3	30	1	-	-
Greig	3	0	14	0	-	-
Wood	5	2	10	0	-	-
Underwood	19	12	22	1	-	-
Edmonds	20	7	28	5	-	-

England second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
B Wood	lbw b Walker	25	74	99	3	-
JH Edrich	b Mallett	35	90	131	5	-
DS Steele	c GS Chappell b Gilmour	92	222	266	7	1
KWR Fletcher	c GS Chappell b Lillee	14	44	56	1	-
*AW Greig	c and b Mallett	49	71	108	7	-
CM Old	st Marsh b Mallett	10	16	15	2	-
JH Hampshire	c GS Chappell b Thomson	0	4	3	-	-
+APE Knott	c Thomson b Lillee	31	29	48	4	1
PH Edmonds	c sub (A Turner) b Gilmour	8	12	17	1	-
JA Snow	c Marsh b Gilmour	9	15	16	1	-
DL Underwood	not out	0	0	2	-	-
Extras	(5 b, 2 lb, 9 nb, 2 w)	18
Total	(all out, 389 minutes, 94 overs)	291
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Wood), 2-70 (Edrich), 3-103 (Fletcher), 4-197 (Greig), 5-209 (Old), 6-210 (Hampshire), 7-272 (Steele), 8-276 (Knott), 9-285 (Edmonds), 10-291 (Snow, 94 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lillee	20	5	48	2	-	-
Gilmour	20	5	72	3	-	-
Thomson	20	6	67	1	-	-
Walker	15	4	36	1	-	-
Mallett	19	4	50	3	-	-

Australia second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RB McCosker	not out	95	214	260	12	-
+RW Marsh	b Underwood	12	47	69	2	-
*IM Chappell	lbw b Old	62	127	123	11	1
GS Chappell	c Steele b Edmonds	12	11	12	3	-
KD Walters	not out	25	42	49	5	-
R Edwards	did not bat
GJ Gilmour	did not bat
MHN Walker	did not bat
JR Thomson	did not bat
DK Lillee	did not bat
AA Mallett	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 8 lb, 2 nb)	14
Total	(3 wickets, 260 minutes, 73 overs)	220
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Marsh), 2-161 (IM Chappell), 3-174 (GS Chappell)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Old	17	5	61	1	-	-
Snow	15	6	21	0	-	-
Underwood	15	4	40	1	-	-
Edmonds	17	4	64	1	-	-
Greig	9	3	20	0	-	-

Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> DS Steele (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 50
--> DS Steele (1) passed 13500 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 57
--> PH Edmonds made his debut in Test Matches
--> DS Steele (2) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 73
--> RB McCosker (2) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 80
--> RB McCosker (2) passed 2500 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 69
--> IM Chappell (2) passed 4500 runs in Test Matches when he reached 16
--> GJ Gilmour achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class Matches when he dismissed DL Underwood in the England first innings (previous best was 5-59)
--> GJ Gilmour achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test Matches when he dismissed DL Underwood in the England first innings (previous best was 5-64)
--> DL Underwood reached 50 wickets in First-Class Matches for the season when he dismissed RW Marsh, his 1st wicket in the Australia second innings
--> DL Underwood reached 200 wickets in Test Matches when he dismissed RW Marsh, his 1st wicket in the Australia second innings

Match was abandoned as a draw after vandals, campaigning for the release from prison of a convicted criminal, sabotaged the Rugby Ground end of the pitch with knives and oil.*