MCC tour of Australia in 1970–71
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The Marylebone Cricket Club
tour of Australia in 1970-71 under the captaincy of Ray Illingworth
was its fourteenth since it took official control of overseas tours in 1907-1908. The touring team
played as England in the 1970-71 Ashes series against Australia, but as the MCC in all other games. In all there were 26 matches; 7 Test matches
(which they won 2-1), 8 other First Class matches
(which they won 2-0), 10 minor matches (which they won 7-0) and the first One Day International in the history of cricket, which they lost.
in South Australia
, the second time that the MCC tourig team had flown all the way to Australia. Previous tours had begun in Western Australia
as this was nearer and so more convenient when travelling by sea. On the MCC tour of Australia in 1965-66 the team had flown to Perth to continue this tradition, but the tour matches on Western Australia now coincided with the Second Test in Perth.
played a one day warm up match against an up-country South Australian team. W. G. Grace
had played here in 1873-74 on an open space covered with stones, but 97 years later the wicket was 'hard, well-prepared and exceptionally good'. It was not a limited overs match, each side played one innings and could declare. Peter Lever
, Alan Ward
, Brian Luckhurst
, Don Wilson
and John Hampshire
dropped six easy catches between them before Hutchinson sportingly declared on 146/9. The openers Geoff Boycott and Brian Luckhurst
had no problems making the runs, and as they won before the day was out it was agreed that they could continue batting in order to practice.
The first First Class Cricket match of the tour was a tougher proposition, but Geoff Boycott added 162 for the first wicket with John Edrich
(63) and 138 for the third wicket with Keith Fletcher
. At the end of the day Boycott was 173 not out and Fletcher 67 not out, but he was out first thing in the morning, soon followed by Fletcher (71).
Illingworth declared on 451/9, but saw the brilliant South African opener Barry Richards
make 224 as South Australia rattled up 649/9. This was Richard's highest first class score, and his maiden first class hundred in Australia, though he would make 356 against Western Australia
later in the season. He added 235 for the second wicket with Ian Chappell
(93) and 148 for the third wicket with Greg Chappell
(57). The tailenders Ashley Mallett
, Ken McCarthy and Terry Jenner
each scored 28 and the England bowlers suffered, Ray Illingworth
's 2/117 being the best analysis. John Snow
was notorious for not playing his best in unimportant matches and Umpire Joseph no ball
ed him 15 times in his 2/166. Starting their second innings 198 runs behind the MCC lost three wickets for 51, but Basil d'Oliveira
(103 not out) and Keith Fletcher
(80) saved the match by adding 183 for the fourth wicket, finishing on 235/4.
taking 4/30 to dismiss the home side for 152, but the runs were harder to come by. John Edrich
(57) and Brian Luckhurst
added 68 for the first wicket, but Colin Cowdrey
was out for a duck. John Hampshire
(61) saw them past the winning post and again the MCC continued their batting practice, Bob Taylor
(25 not out) and Keith Fletcher
(21 not out) carrying on after Hampshire's dismissal.
won the toss, put the MCC
in to bat and must have been satisfied to see them out for 142 on the first day. The Test hopeful Alan Thomson
took 6/80 and only John Edrich
(44) offered any resistance. Lawry was bowled for a duck by John Snow
, but Ian Redpath
(68) and Paul Sheahan
(71) added 89 for the third wicket before Sheadon ran out his partner and then himself. All the other batsmen got into double figures and Victoria declared for 304/8 at the end of the second day. Geoff Boycott and Brian Luckhurst
both made 40 as they put on 79 for the first wicket, and Edrich 42. Colin Cowdrey
made a slow 101 (he was likened to a beached whale
), his only century of the tour. They reached 327/5, but the Victorian all-rounder Alan Sieler took his best first class haul of 4/18 with his slow left arm bowling and the MCC collapsed to 341 all out. Needing 180 to win Victoria had an easy time of it as Lawry (38) and Redpath (57) added 77 for the first wicket before Ray Illingworth
had them both out. Alan Ward
took 2/25 and Victoria lost two late wickets, but Paul Sheahan
's 57 not out saw them home by 6 wickets. The Prime Minister of Australia
Sir Robert Menzies
and Premier of Victoria Sir Henry Bolte
watched the match and Richard Whitington
noted "The Ashes
have never looked safer". Ray Illingworth
commented "It is better to start at the bottom and work up from there".
's captaincy. John Snow
was rested after damaging his toes in Melbourne and a stiff and sore Alan Ward
strained a calf muscle during the match. In a rain affected match the New South Wales captain and wicket-keeper Brian Taber
won the toss and decided to bat. They were 82/3 when Doug Walters
came in and made 201 not out, adding 132 with Geoff Davies (57) and 145 with Kerry O'Keeffe
(55 not out) before Taber declared at 410/5. Geoff Boycott (36) and Brian Luckhurst
(42) added 54 for the first wicket and the MCC passed 100 with one wicket down. The leg-spinner O'Keeffe showed his all-round skills by taking 6/69 and they collapsed to 204 all out and were forced to follow on 206 runs behind. This kind of situation that brought out the best in Geoff Boycott (129 not out) and he added 228 for the first wicket with Brian Luckhurst
and 97 for the second with Keith Fletcher
(51 not out) to ensure a draw.
led the MCC again in this match and his bowlers John Snow
(3/23), Ken Shuttleworth
(3/11) and Peter Lever
(3/11) soon had the Country XI out for 89. This paltry score was passed with two wickets down and England received 35 8-ball overs of batting practice, making 300 runs in 145 minutes thanks to Basil d'Oliveira
(103) and Colin Cowdrey
(53). The game ended in near darkness as a thunderstorm came over the mountains, with d'Oliveira's 9 fours and 7 sixes illuminated by lightning.
was back in charge in another rain affected state match. He won the toss and put Queensland in to bat, but Captain Sam Trimble made 177 in 539 minutes, adding 177 for the second wicket with the Indian batsman Rusi Surti
(83). When threatened with dismissal by Lord Mayor
Clem Jones
for slow scoring Trimble showed him a telegram from the Chairman of Selectors Don Bradman saying "Grind them into the ground". No other batsman exceeded 31 and the wickets were spread around as Queensland were finally dismissed on the third day, the first time the MCC dismissed a first class team on the tour. The superbly in form Boycott added 42 for the first wicket with Brian Luckhurst
(22) and 180 for the second with John Edrich
(120) before he "retired hurt" for 124 at 222/1 to allow other players to bat. Aware of his devotion to batting a journalist joked that Boycott had been hurt in a dressing-room scuffle when he was prevented from continuing his innings, which was met with angry denials from Clark and Illingworth when it was taken up by other papers. Edrich and Fletcher (77) took the score to 284/2 and Basil d'Oliveira
(33) and Illingworth (40 not out) batted out the fourth day as the game ended in an inevitable draw.
's left arm spin (4/30) and, more surprisingly, Colin Cowdrey
's part-time leg-spin (3/18). Cowdrey opened the batting with John Hampshire
, but the MCC collapsed to 68/3. Illingworth (52 not out) and Brian Luckhurst
(37 not out) saw them to victory and continued batting in an unbeaten stand of 87.
After the First Test the MCC flew 2,247 miles (3,617 km) across the Australian continent to play Western Australia
in Perth. Bob Willis
joined the team after the injured Alan Ward
had been sent home. Western Australia were captained by the tough former England spinner Tony Lock
who had joined the state when he was dropped by Surrey
and England in 1963 for his outspoken views. He won the toss and batted; Ken McAullay retired hurt at 30/0, but returned at the end of the day to take his score to 30. Most of the runs came from the Test batsmen John Inverarity
(93) and the future Test batsman Ross Edwards
(56) and Lock declared next morning when they were out. The by now established opening partnership of Geoffrey Boycott
(126) and Brian Luckhurst
(111) took the innings to 215 before a wicket was lost and Ray Illingworth
declared just before stumps at 258/3. The England spinners Ray Illingworth
(2/85), Keith Fletcher
(3/43) and Colin Cowdrey
(2/46) worked their way through the second innings and Bob Taylor
took two catches and made two stumpings. Only Tony Mann, who made his maiden first class century of 110, and Les Varis, who also made his highest first class score of 44, made runs. "Lockie" came in last and hit 24 not out in a stand of 37 and Western Australia were dismissed for 285. The tourists needed 344 to win a first class match for the first time on the tour, but the makeshift opener Cowdrey was caught by Invererity off Dennis Lillee
(2/72) for 6 and the MCC were 12/1. John Edrich
(70) and Keith Fletcher
(45) added 108 for the second wicket, but they lost regular wickets thereafter and only 60 not out by Brian Luckhurst
, coming in at number 6, kept the team together and they survived with 256/6.
(32) and Keith Fletcher
(66) opened the innings and put on 86, but they lost five wickets before they hit the winning runs. As before they batted on to the end of the day for batting practice and ended on 163/5.
After having had the better of another draw in the Second Test the MCC returned to play their second game against Ian Chappell
's powerful South Australian team. Colin Cowdrey
was captain and Alan Knott
was included as a batsman while the reserve wicket-keeper Bob Taylor
took over behind the stumps. Ian Chappell
won the toss and elected to bat and Barry Richards
(146) and Ashley Woodcock took the score to 250/0 before Woodcock retired hurt and Chappell declared on 297/2 at the end of the first day. Cowdrey (57) opened the batting with Geoff Boycott, who retired hurt for 9 when the score was 23/0. Greg Chappell
took 3/41 (and four catches), then Ashley Mallett
4/59 and Terry Jenner
(2/72) span their way through the English batsmen. Knott made 42 and Boycott returned at 164/7 and made a typically rearguard 42 not out as the team struggled to 238. South Australia batted again and Ken Shuttleworth
bowled Richards for 23, before Greg Chappell
(102) showed his style and helped by Ken Cunningham (60) and Ashley Woodcock (52) took the score to 278/4. Bob Willis
took 4/81, 3 of them caught by Bob Taylor
, to reduce them to 287/7, but Ashley Mallett
hit 42 not out and allowed Ian Chappell
to declare again at 338/7 to set the MCC 398 to win just before stumps on the third day. Jeff Hammond (3/61) dismissed Colin Cowdrey
, nightwatchman
Peter Lever
and Keith Fletcher
for 29/3, but Geoff Boycott (92) entrenched himself at one end, adding 62 with fellow Yorkshireman John Hampshire
(13) before both were out for 135/4. Basil d'Oliveira
rescued the innings with a stylish 162 not out despite Mallett's 3/61 and with Derek Underwood
(13 not out) made an unbeaten ninth wicket stand of 116. They ended the day on 338/8, 59 runs short of victory and two wickets shy of defeat, but not before Greg Chappell
took another 3 catches to give him 7 in the match.
won the toss and elected to open with Colin Cowdrey
(31) and John Edrich
(52), who added 84 before both being caught and bowled by slow left arm bowler Brian Patterson. John Hampshire
had been Tasmania's coach for two years and made a stylish 156 not out on what was effectivley his home ground. He dominated his partnerships of 136 with Bob Taylor
(31) and 69 with Basil d'Oliveira
(18 not out) until Illingworth declared on 316/4 to let John Snow
and Peter Lever
bowl before stumps. The Tasmanian captain, Billy Ibadulla (Warwickshire
and Pakistan) made only 13 of the 51 run opening stand with Peter Roberts, who struck 77 on his first class debut. Brian Patterson added 31, but the remainder of the team collapsed to Lever (4/17), Don Wilson
(3/32) and Derek Underwood
(2/17) and were out for 164. Forced to follow on Tasmania had another good start as Ibadulla (51) and Roberts (31) made 58, but Underwood (3/39) and Illingworth (2/24) worked their way through the rest and they were out for 223. The MCC easily made 72/1 to win their first first class match of the tour (in their ninth matche), John Edrich
top scoring with 42 not out.
of Victorian
was brought over after his failures in the first two Tests, but he did not get to bat as the second and third days of the three day game were rained off. On the first day Geoff Boycott (74) and Colin Cowdrey
(64) added 98 for the first wicket and the tourists reached 184/4 from 47 overs. Manager David Clark (cricketer)|David Clark]] told his team that if they continued to play as they did they wopuld be out of a job in fives years and 'pointed the slow-scoring bone at both captains' Ray Illingworth
and Bill Lawry
. Frank Tyson
agreed "Wake up and entertain, or you could be drawing unemployment benefits next week".
opened the bowling with a wicket maiden over, but was then taken off so that others could have some practice, Derek Underwood
taking 2/15 and captain Colin Cowdrey
2/9 before they were all out for 117. Geoff Boycott (76) and Brian Luckhurst
(62) polished their opening skills with another century stand which fell at 115, three runs short of victory. As before the MCC continued to bat after their victory and both openers were stumped off the bowling of Dasey. Cowdrey (37 not out) added 66 with Alan Knott
(42) and the game ended when the wicket-keeper was dismissed by Wally Wellham, the uncle of the future Test batsmen Dirk Wellham
.
was soon out on 7/1, but Brian Luckhurst
(124) and Keith Fletcher
(122) added 180 for the second wicket before Luckhurst was stumped. Fletcher retired hurt and was replaced by John Hampshire
(41) and together they added 132 with Ray Illingworth
(55 not out) before the captain declared on 355/4 when Hampshire was caught by Stanley Gilchrist, the father of Adam Gilchrist
. Don Wilson
took 7/62 as he dismissed North NSW or 171. Illingworth decided more batting practice was required and declined to enforce the follow on. Instead Edrich (38) and Luckhurst (45) added 83 for the first wicket, but Luckhurst retired hurt with badly bruised fingers. Colin Cowdrey
(70) and John Hampshire
(122) added 193 for the third wicket and the game ended when MCC reached 322/4.
's Western Australia
won the Vehicle and General Knockout Cup and as a reward played the MCC in a One Day Match of 40 eight ball overs each at Sydney. Garth McKenzie broke Geoff Boycott's left forearm with the third ball of the match, he retired hurt
and was incapacitated for the rest of the tour. The left arm fast-medium bowler Sam Gannon
took 4/40 and Lock his best one day bowling of 3/20 as the MCC were restricted to 152 runs off 39.3 overs, only Basil d'Oliveira
making any headway with 54. Western Australia managed less than 6 overs before the rain came down and ended the match, though Peter Lever
managed to take 2/13.
had both the openers in the pavilion, caught by Alan Knott
, for 27/2. Don Wilson
(5/50) and Keith Fletcher
(2/8) spun their way through the rest of the line up. Reserve wicket-keeper Bob Taylor
showed his batting skills by opening the innings and making 72, adding 88 with Keith Fletcher
(42). Once again the MCC batted on after they had won, this time losing an extra four wickets as they collapsed from 154/3 to 184/7.
's record for the most runs on an MCC
tour of Australia.
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
tour of Australia in 1970-71 under the captaincy of Ray Illingworth
Ray Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
was its fourteenth since it took official control of overseas tours in 1907-1908. The touring team
English cricket team in Australia in 1970-71
Ray Illingworth captained the English cricket team in Australia in 1970–71, playing as England in the 1970-71 Ashes series against the Australians and as the MCC in their other matches on the tour. They had a successful tour, but an acrimonious one as Illingworth's team often argued with their own...
played as England in the 1970-71 Ashes series against Australia, but as the MCC in all other games. In all there were 26 matches; 7 Test matches
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
(which they won 2-1), 8 other First Class matches
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
(which they won 2-0), 10 minor matches (which they won 7-0) and the first One Day International in the history of cricket, which they lost.
Travelling to Australia
The team flew to AdelaideAdelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, the second time that the MCC tourig team had flown all the way to Australia. Previous tours had begun in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
as this was nearer and so more convenient when travelling by sea. On the MCC tour of Australia in 1965-66 the team had flown to Perth to continue this tradition, but the tour matches on Western Australia now coincided with the Second Test in Perth.
South Australia Country vs MCC
The MCCMarylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
played a one day warm up match against an up-country South Australian team. W. G. Grace
W. G. Grace
William Gilbert Grace, MRCS, LRCP was an English amateur cricketer who is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest players of all time, having a special significance in terms of his importance to the development of the sport...
had played here in 1873-74 on an open space covered with stones, but 97 years later the wicket was 'hard, well-prepared and exceptionally good'. It was not a limited overs match, each side played one innings and could declare. Peter Lever
Peter Lever
Peter Lever is a former English cricketer, who played in seventeen Tests and ten ODIs for England from 1970 to 1975. He was a successful wicket taker, taking 41 victims from those seventeen Tests, and a handy batsman with a top score of 88 not out...
, Alan Ward
Alan Ward
Alan Ward is an English former cricketer, who played in five Tests for England from 1969 to 1976. He played for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1976, and for Leicestershire from 1977 to 1978. A fast right-arm bowler, he could, with more fortune, have been the perfect foil of his era for John Snow...
, Brian Luckhurst
Brian Luckhurst
Brian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981...
, Don Wilson
Don Wilson (cricketer)
Donald Wilson is an English former cricketer, who played in six Tests for England from 1964 to 1971...
and John Hampshire
John Hampshire
John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire (born 10 February 1941, Thurnscoe (near Barnsley, Yorkshire) better known as Jack Hampshire, is a former English cricketer, who played eight Tests and three ODIs for England between 1969 and 1975. He played first-class cricket for...
dropped six easy catches between them before Hutchinson sportingly declared on 146/9. The openers Geoff Boycott and Brian Luckhurst
Brian Luckhurst
Brian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981...
had no problems making the runs, and as they won before the day was out it was agreed that they could continue batting in order to practice.
South Australia vs MCC
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genius Barry RichardsBarry RichardsBarry Anderson Richards is a former South African batsman. A right-handed "talent of such enormous stature", Richards is considered one of South Africa's most successful cricketers. He was able to play only four Test matches - all against Australia - before South Africa's exclusion from the...
, batting like a sleek and shining race car for 224 runs in 378 minutes and 21 fours and a six, make all the English batsmen except Boycott resemble Council rollersRoad rollerA road roller is a compactor type engineering vehicle used to compact soil, gravel, concrete, or asphalt in the construction of roads and foundations, similar rollers are used also at landfills or in agriculture.In some parts of the world, road rollers are still known colloquially as steam...
.
- Richard Whitington
Richard WhitingtonRichard Smallpeice Whitington was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for South Australia and after serving in World War II, represented the Australian Services cricket team, which played in the Victory Tests....
The first First Class Cricket match of the tour was a tougher proposition, but Geoff Boycott added 162 for the first wicket with John Edrich
John Edrich
John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation...
(63) and 138 for the third wicket with Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher is a former English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was "The Gnome of Essex", so christened by his Essex team-mate, Ray East, because Fletcher's winklepickers had begun to curl up at the toes due to wear...
. At the end of the day Boycott was 173 not out and Fletcher 67 not out, but he was out first thing in the morning, soon followed by Fletcher (71).
Illingworth declared on 451/9, but saw the brilliant South African opener Barry Richards
Barry Richards
Barry Anderson Richards is a former South African batsman. A right-handed "talent of such enormous stature", Richards is considered one of South Africa's most successful cricketers. He was able to play only four Test matches - all against Australia - before South Africa's exclusion from the...
make 224 as South Australia rattled up 649/9. This was Richard's highest first class score, and his maiden first class hundred in Australia, though he would make 356 against Western Australia
Western Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
later in the season. He added 235 for the second wicket with Ian Chappell
Ian Chappell
Ian Michael Chappell is a former cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. He captained Australia between 1971 and 1975 before taking a central role in the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation...
(93) and 148 for the third wicket with Greg Chappell
Greg Chappell
Gregory Stephen Chappell MBE is a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation, before returning to the Australian captaincy in 1979, a position he held until his retirement 1983...
(57). The tailenders Ashley Mallett
Ashley Mallett
Ashley Alexander Mallett is a former Australian cricketer who played in 38 Tests and 9 One Day Internationals between 1968 and 1980...
, Ken McCarthy and Terry Jenner
Terry Jenner
Terrence James Jenner was an Australian cricketer who played nine Tests and one ODI from 1970 to 1975. He was primarily a leg-spin bowler and was known for his attacking, loopy style of bowling, but he was also a handy lower-order batsman...
each scored 28 and the England bowlers suffered, Ray Illingworth
Ray Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
's 2/117 being the best analysis. John Snow
John Snow (cricketer)
John Augustine Snow played cricket for Sussex and England in the 1960s and 1970s. Despite being the son of a country vicar and publishing two volumes of poetry Snow was England's most formidable fast bowler between Fred Trueman and Bob Willis and played Test Matches with both of them at either end...
was notorious for not playing his best in unimportant matches and Umpire Joseph no ball
No ball
In the sport of cricket a no ball is a penalty against the fielding team, usually as a result of an illegal delivery by the bowler. The delivery of a no ball results in one run to be added to the batting team's score, and an additional ball must be bowled...
ed him 15 times in his 2/166. Starting their second innings 198 runs behind the MCC lost three wickets for 51, but Basil d'Oliveira
Basil D'Oliveira
Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE , known affectionately around the world as "Dolly", was a South African-born English cricketer. D'Oliveira was classified as 'coloured' under the apartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in his emigration to England...
(103 not out) and Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher is a former English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was "The Gnome of Essex", so christened by his Essex team-mate, Ray East, because Fletcher's winklepickers had begun to curl up at the toes due to wear...
(80) saved the match by adding 183 for the fourth wicket, finishing on 235/4.
Victoria Country vs MCC
The MCC won another upcountry game with Peter LeverPeter Lever
Peter Lever is a former English cricketer, who played in seventeen Tests and ten ODIs for England from 1970 to 1975. He was a successful wicket taker, taking 41 victims from those seventeen Tests, and a handy batsman with a top score of 88 not out...
taking 4/30 to dismiss the home side for 152, but the runs were harder to come by. John Edrich
John Edrich
John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation...
(57) and Brian Luckhurst
Brian Luckhurst
Brian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981...
added 68 for the first wicket, but Colin Cowdrey
Colin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
was out for a duck. John Hampshire
John Hampshire
John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire (born 10 February 1941, Thurnscoe (near Barnsley, Yorkshire) better known as Jack Hampshire, is a former English cricketer, who played eight Tests and three ODIs for England between 1969 and 1975. He played first-class cricket for...
(61) saw them past the winning post and again the MCC continued their batting practice, Bob Taylor
Bob Taylor (cricketer)
Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his...
(25 not out) and Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher is a former English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was "The Gnome of Essex", so christened by his Essex team-mate, Ray East, because Fletcher's winklepickers had begun to curl up at the toes due to wear...
(21 not out) carrying on after Hampshire's dismissal.
Victoria vs MCC
The tourists came down with a bump when they met another first class team, in what was billed as a Mini-Test. Bill LawryBill Lawry
William Morris "Bill" Lawry, AM is a former cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. He captained Australia in 25 Tests, winning nine, losing eight and drawing eight, and led Australia in the inaugural One Day International match, played in 1971...
won the toss, put the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
in to bat and must have been satisfied to see them out for 142 on the first day. The Test hopeful Alan Thomson
Alan Thomson
Alan Lloyd "Froggy" Thomson , a school teacher, is a former Australian cricketer and Australian rules football umpire.He played District cricket with the Fitzroy Cricket Club, and took 5/39 against Richmond in their first innings, in his first ever first XI match for the club, on Saturday, 27 March...
took 6/80 and only John Edrich
John Edrich
John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation...
(44) offered any resistance. Lawry was bowled for a duck by John Snow
John Snow (cricketer)
John Augustine Snow played cricket for Sussex and England in the 1960s and 1970s. Despite being the son of a country vicar and publishing two volumes of poetry Snow was England's most formidable fast bowler between Fred Trueman and Bob Willis and played Test Matches with both of them at either end...
, but Ian Redpath
Ian Redpath
Ian Ritchie Redpath is a former Australian cricketer who played in 66 Tests and 5 ODIs from 1964 to 1976...
(68) and Paul Sheahan
Paul Sheahan
Andrew Paul Sheahan was an Australian Test cricketer who played 31 Tests and 3 One Day Internationals as an opening and middle order batsman between 1967 and 1974.He made his first class debut in 1965 for the Victorian Sheffield Shield against New South Wales scoring 62 and 5.An elegant stroke...
(71) added 89 for the third wicket before Sheadon ran out his partner and then himself. All the other batsmen got into double figures and Victoria declared for 304/8 at the end of the second day. Geoff Boycott and Brian Luckhurst
Brian Luckhurst
Brian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981...
both made 40 as they put on 79 for the first wicket, and Edrich 42. Colin Cowdrey
Colin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
made a slow 101 (he was likened to a beached whale
Beached whale
A beached whale is a whale that has stranded itself on land, usually on a beach. Beached whales often die due to dehydration, the body collapsing under its own weight, or drowning when high tide covers the blowhole.-Species:...
), his only century of the tour. They reached 327/5, but the Victorian all-rounder Alan Sieler took his best first class haul of 4/18 with his slow left arm bowling and the MCC collapsed to 341 all out. Needing 180 to win Victoria had an easy time of it as Lawry (38) and Redpath (57) added 77 for the first wicket before Ray Illingworth
Ray Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
had them both out. Alan Ward
Alan Ward
Alan Ward is an English former cricketer, who played in five Tests for England from 1969 to 1976. He played for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1976, and for Leicestershire from 1977 to 1978. A fast right-arm bowler, he could, with more fortune, have been the perfect foil of his era for John Snow...
took 2/25 and Victoria lost two late wickets, but Paul Sheahan
Paul Sheahan
Andrew Paul Sheahan was an Australian Test cricketer who played 31 Tests and 3 One Day Internationals as an opening and middle order batsman between 1967 and 1974.He made his first class debut in 1965 for the Victorian Sheffield Shield against New South Wales scoring 62 and 5.An elegant stroke...
's 57 not out saw them home by 6 wickets. The Prime Minister of Australia
Prime Minister of Australia
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...
Sir Robert Menzies
Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, , Australian politician, was the 12th and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia....
and Premier of Victoria Sir Henry Bolte
Henry Bolte
Sir Henry Edward Bolte GCMG was an Australian politician. He was the 38th and longest serving Premier of Victoria.- Early years :...
watched the match and Richard Whitington
Richard Whitington
Richard Smallpeice Whitington was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for South Australia and after serving in World War II, represented the Australian Services cricket team, which played in the Victory Tests....
noted "The Ashes
The Ashes
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues...
have never looked safer". Ray Illingworth
Ray Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
commented "It is better to start at the bottom and work up from there".
New South Wales vs MCC
Faced with another state side the MCC were again in trouble, this time under Colin CowdreyColin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
's captaincy. John Snow
John Snow (cricketer)
John Augustine Snow played cricket for Sussex and England in the 1960s and 1970s. Despite being the son of a country vicar and publishing two volumes of poetry Snow was England's most formidable fast bowler between Fred Trueman and Bob Willis and played Test Matches with both of them at either end...
was rested after damaging his toes in Melbourne and a stiff and sore Alan Ward
Alan Ward
Alan Ward is an English former cricketer, who played in five Tests for England from 1969 to 1976. He played for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1976, and for Leicestershire from 1977 to 1978. A fast right-arm bowler, he could, with more fortune, have been the perfect foil of his era for John Snow...
strained a calf muscle during the match. In a rain affected match the New South Wales captain and wicket-keeper Brian Taber
Brian Taber
Hedley Brian Taber is a former Australian cricketer who played in 16 Tests from 1966 to 1970....
won the toss and decided to bat. They were 82/3 when Doug Walters
Doug Walters
Kevin Douglas Walters MBE in Dungog New South Wales, known as Doug Walters, is a former Australian cricketer. He was known as an attacking batsman, and also as a typical ocker.-First-class career:...
came in and made 201 not out, adding 132 with Geoff Davies (57) and 145 with Kerry O'Keeffe
Kerry O'Keeffe
Kerry James "Skull" O'Keeffe is a former Australian cricketer and now a commentator for ABC Radio. O'Keeffe played 24 Tests and 2 ODIs between 1971 and 1977.He was a spin bowler, bowling leg breaks...
(55 not out) before Taber declared at 410/5. Geoff Boycott (36) and Brian Luckhurst
Brian Luckhurst
Brian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981...
(42) added 54 for the first wicket and the MCC passed 100 with one wicket down. The leg-spinner O'Keeffe showed his all-round skills by taking 6/69 and they collapsed to 204 all out and were forced to follow on 206 runs behind. This kind of situation that brought out the best in Geoff Boycott (129 not out) and he added 228 for the first wicket with Brian Luckhurst
Brian Luckhurst
Brian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981...
and 97 for the second with Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher is a former English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was "The Gnome of Essex", so christened by his Essex team-mate, Ray East, because Fletcher's winklepickers had begun to curl up at the toes due to wear...
(51 not out) to ensure a draw.
Queensland Country vs MCC
Colin CowdreyColin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
led the MCC again in this match and his bowlers John Snow
John Snow (cricketer)
John Augustine Snow played cricket for Sussex and England in the 1960s and 1970s. Despite being the son of a country vicar and publishing two volumes of poetry Snow was England's most formidable fast bowler between Fred Trueman and Bob Willis and played Test Matches with both of them at either end...
(3/23), Ken Shuttleworth
Ken Shuttleworth (cricketer)
Kenneth Shuttleworth is an English former cricketer. He played five Test matches and one One Day International for England in the early 1970s.-Life and career:...
(3/11) and Peter Lever
Peter Lever
Peter Lever is a former English cricketer, who played in seventeen Tests and ten ODIs for England from 1970 to 1975. He was a successful wicket taker, taking 41 victims from those seventeen Tests, and a handy batsman with a top score of 88 not out...
(3/11) soon had the Country XI out for 89. This paltry score was passed with two wickets down and England received 35 8-ball overs of batting practice, making 300 runs in 145 minutes thanks to Basil d'Oliveira
Basil D'Oliveira
Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE , known affectionately around the world as "Dolly", was a South African-born English cricketer. D'Oliveira was classified as 'coloured' under the apartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in his emigration to England...
(103) and Colin Cowdrey
Colin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
(53). The game ended in near darkness as a thunderstorm came over the mountains, with d'Oliveira's 9 fours and 7 sixes illuminated by lightning.
Queensland vs MCC
Ray IllingworthRay Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
was back in charge in another rain affected state match. He won the toss and put Queensland in to bat, but Captain Sam Trimble made 177 in 539 minutes, adding 177 for the second wicket with the Indian batsman Rusi Surti
Rusi Surti
Rusi Framroze Surti is a former Indian cricketer who played in 26 Tests from 1960 to 1969. He was a left arm medium pace and left arm spin bowler, and a lower order batsman...
(83). When threatened with dismissal by Lord Mayor
Lord Mayor
The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city, with special recognition.-Commonwealth of Nations:* In Australia it is a political position. Australian cities with Lord Mayors: Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Parramatta, Perth, Sydney, and Wollongong...
Clem Jones
Clem Jones
Clem Jones AO a surveyor by profession, was the longest serving Lord Mayor of the city of Brisbane, Australia, representing the Australian Labor Party from 1961 to 1975.-Public life:...
for slow scoring Trimble showed him a telegram from the Chairman of Selectors Don Bradman saying "Grind them into the ground". No other batsman exceeded 31 and the wickets were spread around as Queensland were finally dismissed on the third day, the first time the MCC dismissed a first class team on the tour. The superbly in form Boycott added 42 for the first wicket with Brian Luckhurst
Brian Luckhurst
Brian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981...
(22) and 180 for the second with John Edrich
John Edrich
John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation...
(120) before he "retired hurt" for 124 at 222/1 to allow other players to bat. Aware of his devotion to batting a journalist joked that Boycott had been hurt in a dressing-room scuffle when he was prevented from continuing his innings, which was met with angry denials from Clark and Illingworth when it was taken up by other papers. Edrich and Fletcher (77) took the score to 284/2 and Basil d'Oliveira
Basil D'Oliveira
Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE , known affectionately around the world as "Dolly", was a South African-born English cricketer. D'Oliveira was classified as 'coloured' under the apartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in his emigration to England...
(33) and Illingworth (40 not out) batted out the fourth day as the game ended in an inevitable draw.
Queensland Country vs MCC
The MCC not unexpectedly won another game against a Queensland Country XI in their last match before the First Test at Brisbane. The home team managed to add 58 for the first wicket, thanks to Alan Brown's 44, but they fell to Ray IllingworthRay Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
's left arm spin (4/30) and, more surprisingly, Colin Cowdrey
Colin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
's part-time leg-spin (3/18). Cowdrey opened the batting with John Hampshire
John Hampshire
John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire (born 10 February 1941, Thurnscoe (near Barnsley, Yorkshire) better known as Jack Hampshire, is a former English cricketer, who played eight Tests and three ODIs for England between 1969 and 1975. He played first-class cricket for...
, but the MCC collapsed to 68/3. Illingworth (52 not out) and Brian Luckhurst
Brian Luckhurst
Brian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981...
(37 not out) saw them to victory and continued batting in an unbeaten stand of 87.
First Test - Brisbane
See Main Article - 1970-71 Ashes seriesWestern Australia vs MCC
What spinners? Didn't know they had brought any with 'em. UnderwoodDerek UnderwoodDerek Underwood MBE is an English former international cricketer, and a former President of the MCC....
, WilsonDon Wilson (cricketer)Donald Wilson is an English former cricketer, who played in six Tests for England from 1964 to 1971...
and IllingworthRay IllingworthRaymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
can't turn the ball in normal English conditions, so what hope have they got out here? Taking wickets in Australia is hard work, I can't see these three having any success.
- Tony Lock
Tony LockGraham Anthony Richard Lock was an English cricketer, who played primarily as a left-arm spinner. He played in forty nine Tests for England taking 174 wickets at 25.58 each.-Life and career:...
After the First Test the MCC flew 2,247 miles (3,617 km) across the Australian continent to play Western Australia
Western Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
in Perth. Bob Willis
Bob Willis
Robert George Dylan Willis MBE , known as Bob Willis, is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey, Warwickshire, Northern Transvaal and England...
joined the team after the injured Alan Ward
Alan Ward
Alan Ward is an English former cricketer, who played in five Tests for England from 1969 to 1976. He played for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1976, and for Leicestershire from 1977 to 1978. A fast right-arm bowler, he could, with more fortune, have been the perfect foil of his era for John Snow...
had been sent home. Western Australia were captained by the tough former England spinner Tony Lock
Tony Lock
Graham Anthony Richard Lock was an English cricketer, who played primarily as a left-arm spinner. He played in forty nine Tests for England taking 174 wickets at 25.58 each.-Life and career:...
who had joined the state when he was dropped by Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
and England in 1963 for his outspoken views. He won the toss and batted; Ken McAullay retired hurt at 30/0, but returned at the end of the day to take his score to 30. Most of the runs came from the Test batsmen John Inverarity
John Inverarity
Robert John Inverarity is a former Test and first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler in his playing career, Inverarity was also one of the enduring captains in the Australian Sheffield Shield during the late 1970s and early 1980s.-Cricket career:He played in...
(93) and the future Test batsman Ross Edwards
Ross Edwards
Ross Edwards is a former Western Australian and Australian cricketer.Edwards played in 20 Tests for Australia, playing against England, West Indies and Pakistan. He also played in nine One Day Internationals including the 1975 Cricket World Cup series...
(56) and Lock declared next morning when they were out. The by now established opening partnership of Geoffrey Boycott
Geoffrey Boycott
Geoffrey Boycott OBE is a former Yorkshire and England cricketer. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's most successful opening batsmen...
(126) and Brian Luckhurst
Brian Luckhurst
Brian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981...
(111) took the innings to 215 before a wicket was lost and Ray Illingworth
Ray Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
declared just before stumps at 258/3. The England spinners Ray Illingworth
Ray Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
(2/85), Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher is a former English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was "The Gnome of Essex", so christened by his Essex team-mate, Ray East, because Fletcher's winklepickers had begun to curl up at the toes due to wear...
(3/43) and Colin Cowdrey
Colin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
(2/46) worked their way through the second innings and Bob Taylor
Bob Taylor (cricketer)
Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his...
took two catches and made two stumpings. Only Tony Mann, who made his maiden first class century of 110, and Les Varis, who also made his highest first class score of 44, made runs. "Lockie" came in last and hit 24 not out in a stand of 37 and Western Australia were dismissed for 285. The tourists needed 344 to win a first class match for the first time on the tour, but the makeshift opener Cowdrey was caught by Invererity off Dennis Lillee
Dennis Lillee
Dennis Keith Lillee, AM, MBE is a former Australian cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation"...
(2/72) for 6 and the MCC were 12/1. John Edrich
John Edrich
John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation...
(70) and Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher is a former English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was "The Gnome of Essex", so christened by his Essex team-mate, Ray East, because Fletcher's winklepickers had begun to curl up at the toes due to wear...
(45) added 108 for the second wicket, but they lost regular wickets thereafter and only 60 not out by Brian Luckhurst
Brian Luckhurst
Brian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981...
, coming in at number 6, kept the team together and they survived with 256/6.
Western Australia Country vs MCC
The MCC won another country match, but it was not the push over that the other had been. No England bowler took a wicket in the home team's 150/2 as both openers were run out before a sporting declaration was made. Alan KnottAlan Knott
Alan Philip Eric Knott is a former Kent County Cricket Club and English cricketer, as a wicket-keeper-batsman....
(32) and Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher is a former English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was "The Gnome of Essex", so christened by his Essex team-mate, Ray East, because Fletcher's winklepickers had begun to curl up at the toes due to wear...
(66) opened the innings and put on 86, but they lost five wickets before they hit the winning runs. As before they batted on to the end of the day for batting practice and ended on 163/5.
Second Test - Perth
See Main Article - 1970-71 Ashes seriesSouth Australia vs MCC
Thus did D'OliveiraBasil D'OliveiraBasil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE , known affectionately around the world as "Dolly", was a South African-born English cricketer. D'Oliveira was classified as 'coloured' under the apartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in his emigration to England...
save the M.C.C.Marylebone Cricket ClubMarylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
from a second defeat. What a tragedy he was not permitted to bat in this fashion, to bat true to type and inclination, to help force an English victory when the opportunity presented itself in the Brisbane Test. For, on this AdelaideAdelaideAdelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
occasion, D'Oliveira was magnificent. He batted with authority and power to strike 22 boundaries during his 232 minutes at the crease. This was the D'Oliveira Australians had heard about, the D'Oliveira they wanted to see, the D'Oliveira who had escaped the confines of Coloured cricket in Cape TownCape TownCape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
to win the hearts of the world.
- Richard Whitington
Richard WhitingtonRichard Smallpeice Whitington was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for South Australia and after serving in World War II, represented the Australian Services cricket team, which played in the Victory Tests....
After having had the better of another draw in the Second Test the MCC returned to play their second game against Ian Chappell
Ian Chappell
Ian Michael Chappell is a former cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. He captained Australia between 1971 and 1975 before taking a central role in the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation...
's powerful South Australian team. Colin Cowdrey
Colin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
was captain and Alan Knott
Alan Knott
Alan Philip Eric Knott is a former Kent County Cricket Club and English cricketer, as a wicket-keeper-batsman....
was included as a batsman while the reserve wicket-keeper Bob Taylor
Bob Taylor (cricketer)
Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his...
took over behind the stumps. Ian Chappell
Ian Chappell
Ian Michael Chappell is a former cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. He captained Australia between 1971 and 1975 before taking a central role in the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation...
won the toss and elected to bat and Barry Richards
Barry Richards
Barry Anderson Richards is a former South African batsman. A right-handed "talent of such enormous stature", Richards is considered one of South Africa's most successful cricketers. He was able to play only four Test matches - all against Australia - before South Africa's exclusion from the...
(146) and Ashley Woodcock took the score to 250/0 before Woodcock retired hurt and Chappell declared on 297/2 at the end of the first day. Cowdrey (57) opened the batting with Geoff Boycott, who retired hurt for 9 when the score was 23/0. Greg Chappell
Greg Chappell
Gregory Stephen Chappell MBE is a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation, before returning to the Australian captaincy in 1979, a position he held until his retirement 1983...
took 3/41 (and four catches), then Ashley Mallett
Ashley Mallett
Ashley Alexander Mallett is a former Australian cricketer who played in 38 Tests and 9 One Day Internationals between 1968 and 1980...
4/59 and Terry Jenner
Terry Jenner
Terrence James Jenner was an Australian cricketer who played nine Tests and one ODI from 1970 to 1975. He was primarily a leg-spin bowler and was known for his attacking, loopy style of bowling, but he was also a handy lower-order batsman...
(2/72) span their way through the English batsmen. Knott made 42 and Boycott returned at 164/7 and made a typically rearguard 42 not out as the team struggled to 238. South Australia batted again and Ken Shuttleworth
Ken Shuttleworth (cricketer)
Kenneth Shuttleworth is an English former cricketer. He played five Test matches and one One Day International for England in the early 1970s.-Life and career:...
bowled Richards for 23, before Greg Chappell
Greg Chappell
Gregory Stephen Chappell MBE is a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation, before returning to the Australian captaincy in 1979, a position he held until his retirement 1983...
(102) showed his style and helped by Ken Cunningham (60) and Ashley Woodcock (52) took the score to 278/4. Bob Willis
Bob Willis
Robert George Dylan Willis MBE , known as Bob Willis, is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey, Warwickshire, Northern Transvaal and England...
took 4/81, 3 of them caught by Bob Taylor
Bob Taylor (cricketer)
Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his...
, to reduce them to 287/7, but Ashley Mallett
Ashley Mallett
Ashley Alexander Mallett is a former Australian cricketer who played in 38 Tests and 9 One Day Internationals between 1968 and 1980...
hit 42 not out and allowed Ian Chappell
Ian Chappell
Ian Michael Chappell is a former cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. He captained Australia between 1971 and 1975 before taking a central role in the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation...
to declare again at 338/7 to set the MCC 398 to win just before stumps on the third day. Jeff Hammond (3/61) dismissed Colin Cowdrey
Colin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
, nightwatchman
Nightwatchman (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower-order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the day's play...
Peter Lever
Peter Lever
Peter Lever is a former English cricketer, who played in seventeen Tests and ten ODIs for England from 1970 to 1975. He was a successful wicket taker, taking 41 victims from those seventeen Tests, and a handy batsman with a top score of 88 not out...
and Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher is a former English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was "The Gnome of Essex", so christened by his Essex team-mate, Ray East, because Fletcher's winklepickers had begun to curl up at the toes due to wear...
for 29/3, but Geoff Boycott (92) entrenched himself at one end, adding 62 with fellow Yorkshireman John Hampshire
John Hampshire
John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire (born 10 February 1941, Thurnscoe (near Barnsley, Yorkshire) better known as Jack Hampshire, is a former English cricketer, who played eight Tests and three ODIs for England between 1969 and 1975. He played first-class cricket for...
(13) before both were out for 135/4. Basil d'Oliveira
Basil D'Oliveira
Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE , known affectionately around the world as "Dolly", was a South African-born English cricketer. D'Oliveira was classified as 'coloured' under the apartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in his emigration to England...
rescued the innings with a stylish 162 not out despite Mallett's 3/61 and with Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood MBE is an English former international cricketer, and a former President of the MCC....
(13 not out) made an unbeaten ninth wicket stand of 116. They ended the day on 338/8, 59 runs short of victory and two wickets shy of defeat, but not before Greg Chappell
Greg Chappell
Gregory Stephen Chappell MBE is a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation, before returning to the Australian captaincy in 1979, a position he held until his retirement 1983...
took another 3 catches to give him 7 in the match.
Tasmania vs MCC
Tasmania would not play in the Sheffield Shield until 1976-77 and were much weaker than the other states. Ray IllingworthRay Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
won the toss and elected to open with Colin Cowdrey
Colin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
(31) and John Edrich
John Edrich
John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation...
(52), who added 84 before both being caught and bowled by slow left arm bowler Brian Patterson. John Hampshire
John Hampshire
John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire (born 10 February 1941, Thurnscoe (near Barnsley, Yorkshire) better known as Jack Hampshire, is a former English cricketer, who played eight Tests and three ODIs for England between 1969 and 1975. He played first-class cricket for...
had been Tasmania's coach for two years and made a stylish 156 not out on what was effectivley his home ground. He dominated his partnerships of 136 with Bob Taylor
Bob Taylor (cricketer)
Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his...
(31) and 69 with Basil d'Oliveira
Basil D'Oliveira
Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE , known affectionately around the world as "Dolly", was a South African-born English cricketer. D'Oliveira was classified as 'coloured' under the apartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in his emigration to England...
(18 not out) until Illingworth declared on 316/4 to let John Snow
John Snow (cricketer)
John Augustine Snow played cricket for Sussex and England in the 1960s and 1970s. Despite being the son of a country vicar and publishing two volumes of poetry Snow was England's most formidable fast bowler between Fred Trueman and Bob Willis and played Test Matches with both of them at either end...
and Peter Lever
Peter Lever
Peter Lever is a former English cricketer, who played in seventeen Tests and ten ODIs for England from 1970 to 1975. He was a successful wicket taker, taking 41 victims from those seventeen Tests, and a handy batsman with a top score of 88 not out...
bowl before stumps. The Tasmanian captain, Billy Ibadulla (Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
and Pakistan) made only 13 of the 51 run opening stand with Peter Roberts, who struck 77 on his first class debut. Brian Patterson added 31, but the remainder of the team collapsed to Lever (4/17), Don Wilson
Don Wilson (cricketer)
Donald Wilson is an English former cricketer, who played in six Tests for England from 1964 to 1971...
(3/32) and Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood MBE is an English former international cricketer, and a former President of the MCC....
(2/17) and were out for 164. Forced to follow on Tasmania had another good start as Ibadulla (51) and Roberts (31) made 58, but Underwood (3/39) and Illingworth (2/24) worked their way through the rest and they were out for 223. The MCC easily made 72/1 to win their first first class match of the tour (in their ninth matche), John Edrich
John Edrich
John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation...
top scoring with 42 not out.
Tasmanian Combined XI vs MCC
On tours of Australia it was usual for state teams to be reinforced with potential Australian players to provide stronger opposition, allow the selectors to judge their ability and to entertain the crowd. Paul SheahanPaul Sheahan
Andrew Paul Sheahan was an Australian Test cricketer who played 31 Tests and 3 One Day Internationals as an opening and middle order batsman between 1967 and 1974.He made his first class debut in 1965 for the Victorian Sheffield Shield against New South Wales scoring 62 and 5.An elegant stroke...
of Victorian
Victorian Bushrangers
The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
was brought over after his failures in the first two Tests, but he did not get to bat as the second and third days of the three day game were rained off. On the first day Geoff Boycott (74) and Colin Cowdrey
Colin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
(64) added 98 for the first wicket and the tourists reached 184/4 from 47 overs. Manager David Clark (cricketer)|David Clark]] told his team that if they continued to play as they did they wopuld be out of a job in fives years and 'pointed the slow-scoring bone at both captains' Ray Illingworth
Ray Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
and Bill Lawry
Bill Lawry
William Morris "Bill" Lawry, AM is a former cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. He captained Australia in 25 Tests, winning nine, losing eight and drawing eight, and led Australia in the inaugural One Day International match, played in 1971...
. Frank Tyson
Frank Tyson
Frank Holmes Tyson is an England cricketer of the 1950s who became a journalist and cricket commentator after he emigrated to Australia in 1960. Nicknamed "Typhoon Tyson" by the press he was regarded by many commentators as one of the fastest bowlers ever seen in cricket and took 76 wickets in...
agreed "Wake up and entertain, or you could be drawing unemployment benefits next week".
Third Test - Melbourne
See Main Article - 1970-71 Ashes seriesFirst One Day International - Melbourne
See Main Article - 1970-71 Ashes seriesNew South Wales Country vs MCC
The MCC went into the bush to Wagga Wagga to play a New South Wales Country XI. Ken ShuttleworthKen Shuttleworth (cricketer)
Kenneth Shuttleworth is an English former cricketer. He played five Test matches and one One Day International for England in the early 1970s.-Life and career:...
opened the bowling with a wicket maiden over, but was then taken off so that others could have some practice, Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood MBE is an English former international cricketer, and a former President of the MCC....
taking 2/15 and captain Colin Cowdrey
Colin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
2/9 before they were all out for 117. Geoff Boycott (76) and Brian Luckhurst
Brian Luckhurst
Brian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981...
(62) polished their opening skills with another century stand which fell at 115, three runs short of victory. As before the MCC continued to bat after their victory and both openers were stumped off the bowling of Dasey. Cowdrey (37 not out) added 66 with Alan Knott
Alan Knott
Alan Philip Eric Knott is a former Kent County Cricket Club and English cricketer, as a wicket-keeper-batsman....
(42) and the game ended when the wicket-keeper was dismissed by Wally Wellham, the uncle of the future Test batsmen Dirk Wellham
Dirk Wellham
Dr Dirk MacDonald Wellham is a former Australian cricketer who played in 6 Tests and 17 ODIs from 1981 to 1987. Dirk Wellham is one of two players to score a century in both his first class and Test debuts. He was the first player to captain three Australian states having captained New South...
.
Fourth Test - Sydney
See Main Article - 1970-71 Ashes seriesNorthern New South Wales vs MCC
The MCC played a first class match against North New South Wales (they were scheduled to play the South later on the tour) which left them with two injuries. John EdrichJohn Edrich
John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation...
was soon out on 7/1, but Brian Luckhurst
Brian Luckhurst
Brian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981...
(124) and Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher is a former English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was "The Gnome of Essex", so christened by his Essex team-mate, Ray East, because Fletcher's winklepickers had begun to curl up at the toes due to wear...
(122) added 180 for the second wicket before Luckhurst was stumped. Fletcher retired hurt and was replaced by John Hampshire
John Hampshire
John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire (born 10 February 1941, Thurnscoe (near Barnsley, Yorkshire) better known as Jack Hampshire, is a former English cricketer, who played eight Tests and three ODIs for England between 1969 and 1975. He played first-class cricket for...
(41) and together they added 132 with Ray Illingworth
Ray Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
(55 not out) before the captain declared on 355/4 when Hampshire was caught by Stanley Gilchrist, the father of Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
. Don Wilson
Don Wilson (cricketer)
Donald Wilson is an English former cricketer, who played in six Tests for England from 1964 to 1971...
took 7/62 as he dismissed North NSW or 171. Illingworth decided more batting practice was required and declined to enforce the follow on. Instead Edrich (38) and Luckhurst (45) added 83 for the first wicket, but Luckhurst retired hurt with badly bruised fingers. Colin Cowdrey
Colin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
(70) and John Hampshire
John Hampshire
John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire (born 10 February 1941, Thurnscoe (near Barnsley, Yorkshire) better known as Jack Hampshire, is a former English cricketer, who played eight Tests and three ODIs for England between 1969 and 1975. He played first-class cricket for...
(122) added 193 for the third wicket and the game ended when MCC reached 322/4.
Fifth Test - Melbourne
See Main Article - 1970-71 Ashes seriesSixth Test - Adelaide
See Main Article - 1970-71 Ashes seriesSouthern New South Wales vs MCC
The match was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled.Western Australia vs MCC
Tony LockTony Lock
Graham Anthony Richard Lock was an English cricketer, who played primarily as a left-arm spinner. He played in forty nine Tests for England taking 174 wickets at 25.58 each.-Life and career:...
's Western Australia
Western Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
won the Vehicle and General Knockout Cup and as a reward played the MCC in a One Day Match of 40 eight ball overs each at Sydney. Garth McKenzie broke Geoff Boycott's left forearm with the third ball of the match, he retired hurt
Substitute (cricket)
A substitute in the sport of cricket is a replacement player that the umpires allow when a player has been injured or become ill after the nomination of the players at the start of the game...
and was incapacitated for the rest of the tour. The left arm fast-medium bowler Sam Gannon
Sam Gannon
John Bryant 'Sam' Gannon is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1977 to 1978.-External links:*...
took 4/40 and Lock his best one day bowling of 3/20 as the MCC were restricted to 152 runs off 39.3 overs, only Basil d'Oliveira
Basil D'Oliveira
Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE , known affectionately around the world as "Dolly", was a South African-born English cricketer. D'Oliveira was classified as 'coloured' under the apartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in his emigration to England...
making any headway with 54. Western Australia managed less than 6 overs before the rain came down and ended the match, though Peter Lever
Peter Lever
Peter Lever is a former English cricketer, who played in seventeen Tests and ten ODIs for England from 1970 to 1975. He was a successful wicket taker, taking 41 victims from those seventeen Tests, and a handy batsman with a top score of 88 not out...
managed to take 2/13.
New South Wales Country vs MCC
The MCC played one last upcountry game before the final Test and the end of the Australian part of their 1970-71 tour. The New South Wales Country team batted first and were dismissed for 116. Bob WillisBob Willis
Robert George Dylan Willis MBE , known as Bob Willis, is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey, Warwickshire, Northern Transvaal and England...
had both the openers in the pavilion, caught by Alan Knott
Alan Knott
Alan Philip Eric Knott is a former Kent County Cricket Club and English cricketer, as a wicket-keeper-batsman....
, for 27/2. Don Wilson
Don Wilson (cricketer)
Donald Wilson is an English former cricketer, who played in six Tests for England from 1964 to 1971...
(5/50) and Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher is a former English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was "The Gnome of Essex", so christened by his Essex team-mate, Ray East, because Fletcher's winklepickers had begun to curl up at the toes due to wear...
(2/8) spun their way through the rest of the line up. Reserve wicket-keeper Bob Taylor
Bob Taylor (cricketer)
Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his...
showed his batting skills by opening the innings and making 72, adding 88 with Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher
Keith Fletcher is a former English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was "The Gnome of Essex", so christened by his Essex team-mate, Ray East, because Fletcher's winklepickers had begun to curl up at the toes due to wear...
(42). Once again the MCC batted on after they had won, this time losing an extra four wickets as they collapsed from 154/3 to 184/7.
Seventh Test - Sydney
See Main Article - 1970-71 Ashes seriesTour First Class Averages
source Due to his broken arm Geoff Boycott fell 18 runs short of matching Wally HammondWally Hammond
Walter Reginald "Wally" Hammond was an English Test cricketer who played for Gloucestershire in a career that lasted from 1920 to 1951. Beginning his career as a professional, he later became an amateur and was appointed captain of England...
's record for the most runs on an MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
tour of Australia.
| Tour Batting Averages | ||||||||||||
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| Player | County | Type | Matches | Innings | Not Out | Runs | Highest Score | Average | 100s | 50s | Ct Caught Caught is a method of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket. Being caught out is the most common method of dismissal at higher levels of competition... | St |
| G. Boycott | Yorkshire Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure.... |
Right-Handed Opening Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
12 | 22 | 6 | 1535 | 173 | 95.93 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| J.H. Edrich John Edrich John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation... |
Surrey Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions... |
Left-Handed Opening Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
12 | 21 | 5 | 1097 | 130 | 68.56 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| B.W. Luckhurst Brian Luckhurst Brian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981... |
Kent Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent... |
Right-Handed Opening Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
9 | 16 | 2 | 886 | 135 | 63.28 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| B.L. d'Oliveira Basil D'Oliveira Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE , known affectionately around the world as "Dolly", was a South African-born English cricketer. D'Oliveira was classified as 'coloured' under the apartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in his emigration to England... |
Worcestershire Worcestershire County Cricket Club Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire... |
Right-Handed Top Order Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
11 | 17 | 3 | 707 | 162* Not out In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress... |
50.50 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| R. Illingworth Ray Illingworth Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so... (c) Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... |
Leicestershire Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland.... |
Right-Handed Middle Order Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
12 | 18 | 4 | 479 | 53 | 34.21 | 1 | 4 | ||
| A.P.E. Knott Alan Knott Alan Philip Eric Knott is a former Kent County Cricket Club and English cricketer, as a wicket-keeper-batsman.... (wk) Wicket-keeper The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike... |
Kent Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent... |
Right-Handed Middle Order Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
11 | 15 | 5 | 342 | 73 | 34.20 | 1 | 24 | 4 | |
| K.W.R. Fletcher Keith Fletcher Keith Fletcher is a former English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was "The Gnome of Essex", so christened by his Essex team-mate, Ray East, because Fletcher's winklepickers had begun to curl up at the toes due to wear... |
Essex Essex County Cricket Club Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games... |
Right-Handed Top Order Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
11 | 19 | 1 | 596 | 80 | 33.11 | 5 | 7 | ||
| J.H. Hampshire John Hampshire John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire (born 10 February 1941, Thurnscoe (near Barnsley, Yorkshire) better known as Jack Hampshire, is a former English cricketer, who played eight Tests and three ODIs for England between 1969 and 1975. He played first-class cricket for... |
Yorkshire Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure.... |
Right-Handed Top Order Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
8 | 13 | 2 | 363 | 156* Not out In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress... |
33.00 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| M.C. Cowdrey Colin Cowdrey Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976... (vc) Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... |
Kent Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent... |
Right-Handed Top Order Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
10 | 16 | 1 | 412 | 101 | 27.46 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| R.G.D. Willis Bob Willis Robert George Dylan Willis MBE , known as Bob Willis, is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey, Warwickshire, Northern Transvaal and England... |
Surrey Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions... |
Right-Handed Lower Order Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
8 | 6 | 3 | 64 | 27 | 21.33 | 4 | |||
| R.W. Taylor Bob Taylor (cricketer) Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his... (wk) Wicket-keeper The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike... |
Derbyshire Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire... |
Right-Handed Middle Order Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
4 | 5 | 94 | 31 | 18.80 | 12 | 4 | |||
| J.A. Snow John Snow (cricketer) John Augustine Snow played cricket for Sussex and England in the 1960s and 1970s. Despite being the son of a country vicar and publishing two volumes of poetry Snow was England's most formidable fast bowler between Fred Trueman and Bob Willis and played Test Matches with both of them at either end... |
Sussex Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a... |
Right-Handed Lower Order Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
10 | 10 | 1 | 150 | 38 | 16.66 | 2 | |||
| D. Wilson Don Wilson (cricketer) Donald Wilson is an English former cricketer, who played in six Tests for England from 1964 to 1971... |
Yorkshire Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure.... |
Right-Handed Lower Order Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
5 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 15.00 | 3 | ||||
| K. Shuttleworth Ken Shuttleworth (cricketer) Kenneth Shuttleworth is an English former cricketer. He played five Test matches and one One Day International for England in the early 1970s.-Life and career:... |
Lancashire Lancashire County Cricket Club Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then... |
Right-Handed Lower Order Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
7 | 7 | 2 | 72 | 24 | 14.40 | 3 | |||
| P. Lever Peter Lever Peter Lever is a former English cricketer, who played in seventeen Tests and ten ODIs for England from 1970 to 1975. He was a successful wicket taker, taking 41 victims from those seventeen Tests, and a handy batsman with a top score of 88 not out... |
Lancashire Lancashire County Cricket Club Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then... |
Right-Handed Lower Order Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
11 | 10 | 1 | 120 | 36 | 13.33 | 6 | |||
| A. Ward Alan Ward Alan Ward is an English former cricketer, who played in five Tests for England from 1969 to 1976. He played for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1976, and for Leicestershire from 1977 to 1978. A fast right-arm bowler, he could, with more fortune, have been the perfect foil of his era for John Snow... |
Derbyshire Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire... |
Right-Handed Lower Order Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8* Not out In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress... |
7.50 | ||||
| D.L. Underwood Derek Underwood Derek Underwood MBE is an English former international cricketer, and a former President of the MCC.... |
Kent Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent... |
Right-Handed Lower Order Batsman Batting order (cricket) In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time... |
11 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 13* Not out In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress... |
4.57 | 8 | |||
| Tour Bowling Averages | ||||||||||||
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| Player | County | Type | 8 Ball Overs !! 8 Ball Maidens !! Runs !! Wickets !! Best Bowling !! Average !! 5 Wt Wicket In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch... !! 10 Wt |
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| J.A. Snow John Snow (cricketer) John Augustine Snow played cricket for Sussex and England in the 1960s and 1970s. Despite being the son of a country vicar and publishing two volumes of poetry Snow was England's most formidable fast bowler between Fred Trueman and Bob Willis and played Test Matches with both of them at either end... |
Sussex Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a... |
Right-Arm Fast-Medium Bowler Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
306.5 | 57 | 1021 | 38 | 7/40 | 26.86 | 2 | |||
| G. Boycott | Yorkshire Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure.... |
Right-Arm Medium Bowler Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
4.4 | 31 | 1 | 1/23 | 31.00 | |||||
| R.G.D. Willis Bob Willis Robert George Dylan Willis MBE , known as Bob Willis, is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey, Warwickshire, Northern Transvaal and England... |
Surrey Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions... |
Right-Arm Fast Bowler Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
162 | 26 | 669 | 21 | 4/81 | 31.85 | ||||
| D.L. Underwood Derek Underwood Derek Underwood MBE is an English former international cricketer, and a former President of the MCC.... |
Kent Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent... |
Slow Left Arm Bowler | 337.7 | 82 | 918 | 26 | 4/66 | 35.30 | ||||
| R. Illingworth Ray Illingworth Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so... (c) Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... |
Leicestershire Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland.... |
Off-Spin Bowler Finger spin Finger spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket. It refers to the cricket technique and specific hand movements associated with imparting a particular direction of spin to the cricket ball. The other spinning technique, generally used to spin the ball in the opposite direction, is wrist spin... |
243 | 59 | 781 | 20 | 3/39 | 39.05 | ||||
| P. Lever Peter Lever Peter Lever is a former English cricketer, who played in seventeen Tests and ten ODIs for England from 1970 to 1975. He was a successful wicket taker, taking 41 victims from those seventeen Tests, and a handy batsman with a top score of 88 not out... |
Lancashire Lancashire County Cricket Club Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then... |
Right-Arm Fast-Medium Bowler Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
270.2 | 38 | 871 | 22 | 4/17 | 39.59 | ||||
| A. Ward Alan Ward Alan Ward is an English former cricketer, who played in five Tests for England from 1969 to 1976. He played for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1976, and for Leicestershire from 1977 to 1978. A fast right-arm bowler, he could, with more fortune, have been the perfect foil of his era for John Snow... |
Derbyshire Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire... |
Right-Arm Fast Bowler Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
38.5 | 3 | 166 | 4 | 2/25 | 41.50 | ||||
| M.C. Cowdrey Colin Cowdrey Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976... (vc) Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... |
Kent Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent... |
Leg-Spin Bowler Wrist spin Wrist spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket. It refers to the cricket technique and specific hand movements associated with imparting a particular direction of spin to the cricket ball... |
24 | 127 | 3 | 2/46 | 42.33 | |||||
| K.W.R. Fletcher Keith Fletcher Keith Fletcher is a former English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was "The Gnome of Essex", so christened by his Essex team-mate, Ray East, because Fletcher's winklepickers had begun to curl up at the toes due to wear... |
Essex Essex County Cricket Club Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games... |
Leg-Spin Bowler Wrist spin Wrist spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket. It refers to the cricket technique and specific hand movements associated with imparting a particular direction of spin to the cricket ball... |
40.3 | 2 | 232 | 52 | 3/43 | 46.40 | ||||
| K. Shuttleworth Ken Shuttleworth (cricketer) Kenneth Shuttleworth is an English former cricketer. He played five Test matches and one One Day International for England in the early 1970s.-Life and career:... |
Lancashire Lancashire County Cricket Club Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then... |
Right-Arm Fast Bowler Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
147.5 | 18 | 560 | 12 | 5/47 | 46.66 | 1 | |||
| B.L. d'Oliveira Basil D'Oliveira Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE , known affectionately around the world as "Dolly", was a South African-born English cricketer. D'Oliveira was classified as 'coloured' under the apartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in his emigration to England... |
Worcestershire Worcestershire County Cricket Club Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire... |
Right-Arm Medium Bowler Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... Slow Off-Spin Bowler Finger spin Finger spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket. It refers to the cricket technique and specific hand movements associated with imparting a particular direction of spin to the cricket ball. The other spinning technique, generally used to spin the ball in the opposite direction, is wrist spin... |
189 | 33 | 567 | 12 | 2/15 | 47.25 | ||||
| D. Wilson Don Wilson (cricketer) Donald Wilson is an English former cricketer, who played in six Tests for England from 1964 to 1971... |
Yorkshire Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure.... |
Slow Left Arm Bowler | 95.7 | 11 | 338 | 6 | 3/32 | 56.33 | ||||
| J.H. Hampshire John Hampshire John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire (born 10 February 1941, Thurnscoe (near Barnsley, Yorkshire) better known as Jack Hampshire, is a former English cricketer, who played eight Tests and three ODIs for England between 1969 and 1975. He played first-class cricket for... |
Yorkshire Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure.... |
Leg-Spin Bowler Wrist spin Wrist spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket. It refers to the cricket technique and specific hand movements associated with imparting a particular direction of spin to the cricket ball... |
9 | 53 | 0/1 | |||||||
External sources
Further reading
- Peter Arnold, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of World of Cricket, W.H. Smith, 1985
- Geoffrey BoycottGeoffrey BoycottGeoffrey Boycott OBE is a former Yorkshire and England cricketer. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's most successful opening batsmen...
, Boycott: The Autobiography, Pan Books, 2006 - Ashley Brown, A Pictorial History of Cricket, Bison Books Ltd, 1988
- Greg ChappellGreg ChappellGregory Stephen Chappell MBE is a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation, before returning to the Australian captaincy in 1979, a position he held until his retirement 1983...
, Old Hands Showed The Way, Test Series Official Book 1986-87, The Clashes For The Ashes, Australia vs England, Playbill Sport Publication, 1986 - Ian ChappellIan ChappellIan Michael Chappell is a former cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. He captained Australia between 1971 and 1975 before taking a central role in the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation...
, Austin Robertson and Paul Rigby, Chappelli Has the Last Laugh, Lansdowne Press, 1980 - Colin CowdreyColin CowdreyMichael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
, M. C. C. The Autobiography of a Cricketer, Coronet Books, 1977 - Basil d'OliveiraBasil D'OliveiraBasil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE , known affectionately around the world as "Dolly", was a South African-born English cricketer. D'Oliveira was classified as 'coloured' under the apartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in his emigration to England...
, Time to Declare: An Autobiography, Star, 1982 - Basil d'OliveiraBasil D'OliveiraBasil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE , known affectionately around the world as "Dolly", was a South African-born English cricketer. D'Oliveira was classified as 'coloured' under the apartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in his emigration to England...
, Basil d'Oliveira: Cricket and Controversy, Sphere, 2005 - Criss Freddi, The Guinness Book of Cricket Blunders, Guinness Publishing, 1996
- David GowerDavid GowerDavid Ivon Gower OBE is a former English cricketer who became a commentator for Sky Sports. Although he eventually rose to the captaincy of the England cricket team during the 1980s, he is best known for being one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of the modern era. Gower played 117 Test...
, Heros and Contemporaries, Granada Publishing Ltd, 1985 - Tom GraveneyTom GraveneyThomas William Graveney in Riding Mill, Northumberland, is a former English cricketer and was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club for 2004/5. He went to Bristol Grammar School...
and Norman Miller, The Ten Greatest Test Teams, Sidgewick and Jackson, 1988 - Ken Kelly and David Lemmon, Cricket Reflections: Five Decades of Cricket Photographs, Heinemann, 1985
- Brian LuckhurstBrian LuckhurstBrian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981...
and Mike Baldwin, Boot Boy to President, KOS Media, 2004 - Mark Peel, The Last Roman: A Biography of Colin CowdreyColin CowdreyMichael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
, Andre Deutsch Ltd, 1999 - Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975
- Mike Stevenson, Illy: A Biography Of Ray IllingworthRay IllingworthRaymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
, Midas Books, 1978 - E.W. Swanton(ed), The Barclays World of Cricket, Collins, 1986
- Derek UnderwoodDerek UnderwoodDerek Underwood MBE is an English former international cricketer, and a former President of the MCC....
, Beating the Bat: An Autobiography, S.Paul, 1975 - Bob WillisBob WillisRobert George Dylan Willis MBE , known as Bob Willis, is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey, Warwickshire, Northern Transvaal and England...
, Lasting the Pace, Collins, 1985
Videos and DVDs
- Allan BorderAllan BorderAllan Robert Border AO is a former Australian cricketer. A batsman, Border was for many years the captain of the Australian team. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He played 156 Test matches in his career, a record until it was passed by fellow Australian Steve Waugh...
and David GowerDavid GowerDavid Ivon Gower OBE is a former English cricketer who became a commentator for Sky Sports. Although he eventually rose to the captaincy of the England cricket team during the 1980s, he is best known for being one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of the modern era. Gower played 117 Test...
, The Best Of The Ashes - 1970 - 1987, 2 Entertain Video, 1991 - David Steele, England Cricket Six of the Best: The Seventies, A Sharpe Focus Production for Green Umbrella, 2009 (shows England's 299 run victory in the 4th Test at Sydney)