MCC tour of Australia in 1974–75
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The Marylebone Cricket Club
tour of Australia in 1974-75 under the captaincy of Mike Denness
was its fifteenth since it took official control of overseas tours in 1907-1908. The touring team
played as England in the 1974-75 Ashes series
against Australia
, but as the MCC in all other games. In all there were 24 matches; 6 Test matches
(which they lost 4-1), 9 other First Class matches
(which they won 4-1), a One Day International, which they won, another one-day game, which they lost, and 8 minor matches (which they won 3-0).
, where Mike Denness
held a press conference, then flew on to Adelaide
for net practice and their first matches. Here they also saw Dennis Lillee
in his first match since his breakdown in 1973, taking 4/82 and 3/40 for Western Australia
against South Australia
. Frank Tyson
noted that the tour was far more hectic than the old days when the team arrived by boat. Instead of having seven first class matches and a similar number of country matches before the First Test they now only had four first class matches, and few of the England players had time to accustom themselves to local conditions. Most of the party only had two games under their belt when they played Australia at the Gabba. Also the country games were no longer two-day occasions for relaxation, but were crammed into a 10 hour, one-day flying visit, which allowed little time to be feted by the locals or for the players to rest.
was affected by a mystery virus thought to be caused by the long flight to Australia and his vice-captain John Edrich
led the MCC, but the match was abandoned due to rain, which became a common occurrence as the Australian summer of 1974-75 was rife with heavy rain and floods.
did best with his 5/68 in the second innings and Derek Underwood
took 7/127 in the match with his carefully placed spin. By coincidence the South Australian wicketkeeper was Mike Hendricks and he made 57 in the home side's first innings. The South Australian captain Ian Chappell
top-scored with 78 in the second despite hooking early and often, but in the end the over-rate and flat pitch ensured a draw.
's 94 and Mike Denness
declared when he was bowled six runs short of his century. Only 65 overs were played in the day and the Victorians survived to stumps with 83/5 before the MCC team rushed to their hotel to see the Rumble in the Jungle between Muhammad Ali
and George Foreman
.
led the team again against the 1973-74 Sheffield Shield champions Victoria
under Ian Redpath
, who won the toss and chose to bat. The MCG pitch proved to be as slow and flat at the Adelaide Oval
and Victoria struggled to make 293/8 in 6½ hours. The wickets were shared around the English bowlers who struggled to dismiss the tailenders Ray Bright
(53), Max Walker
(23 not out) and Alan Thomson
(11 not out), so in the end Redpath declared on the second morning. Brian Luckhurst
carried on from the Victorian Country game with 116 and Dennis Amiss
made 158 as they piled up 268 for the first wicket, but nobody else made 20 except for Alan Knott
's 48 not out and Edrich declared on 392/9, 99 runs ahead on the first innings. Victorian held out for a draw and though the highest score was only 36 most of the batsmen dug themselves in in good Victorian style. After 333 minutes of batting they had reached 174/8, 75 runs ahead and the game was called off as a draw.
(66) and John Edrich
(51) made 108 for the first wicket until Edrich "retired out" with a bad back and declared the innings at 159/2 after 34 overs. No England bowler took a wicket in the home innings as the top scorer Brian Kensey was run out for 30 and the game ended with them 58/1.
. Mike Denness
won the toss and asked the NSW team to bat first. After the loss of Marshall Rosen at 7/1, Alan Turner
(72) and Rick McCosker
(52) added 104 and Test hopeful Ian Davis
made a swashbuckling 91 and Gary Gilmour
59 not out as the home team made 338 with Chris Old
taking 4/64. Keith Fletcher
(79), Tony Greig
(70) and Old (48) made quick runs and Denness declared still six runs behind at 332/7. Though Turner (44) and McCosker (56) held things up with a second-wicket stand of 67 the rest of the team collapsed to the spin of Greig (5/55) and Underwood (3/22) and NSW were out for 174, leaving the MCC 181 to win. This they did thanks to David Lloyd
(80) and Fletcher (57 not out) with 6 wickets to spare for their first win of the tour.
to play Queensland
prior to the First Test on the same ground. Queensland, yet to win the Sheffield Shield, had taken to importing players from other states to strengthen their side. One was Greg Chappell
, who left South Australia
(where his elder brother Ian
was captain) to take command of the Queensland side. Another was Jeff Thomson
, from New South Wales
, whose fierce pace was the talking point of Australian cricket. Mike Denness
won the toss and batted on what was usually a good pitch for pace bowling. Only Geoff Arnold
failed to reach double figures, but the top scorer was John Edrich
with 48 as the tourists were dismissed on the first day for 258 thanks to Malcolm Francke's 4/93, Thomson taking 1/22 off 11 overs. Queensland's reply depended almost entirely on their captain as Chappell made 122 of their 226 runs with no support except from wicketkeeper John MacLean's 37; no other batsman exceeded 15. Mike Hendrick
took 4/49, Bob Willis
2/28 and Alan Knott
took 4 catches. Returning to bat in the second innings the MCC were out for 175 to the left-arm fast-medium of Geoff Dymock
(5/48) with Maclean picking up three catches. Set 208 runs to win Queensland were all out for 161 with Chris Old
taking 4/44, Willis 2/27 and only Chappell (51) making any headway. The tourists won by a morale-boosting 46 runs, the first time they had beaten Queensland since the war, and looked set for the First Test.
taking 5 wickets for one run off 29 balls. Fred Titmus
took 3/12 and Dennis Amiss
and Brian Luckhurst
knocked off the runs in 11½ overs.
after the First Test. John Edrich
and Dennis Amiss
had had their hands broken from the battering they received from Lillee and Thomson. David Lloyd
was recovering from a broken finger that had kept him out of the Test. Keith Fletcher
had a bruised arm from the Test, which seemed fine until it was hit by a medium paced delivery in the nets from the assistant-manager Alan Smith
and went numb so that he could not bat even though it was too late to change the XI. Smith was a wicketkeeper who had rarely bowled, but had swung the ball so much in the nets at Lords in 1972 that Geoff Boycott asked him to stop before he destroyed the confidence of the batsman who had to face Bob Massie
. Bob Willis
was nursing a groin strain and Peter Lever
strained a side muscle and had to pull out of the state match. As a result the team facing the Sheffield Shield champions Western Australia
was chosen because only 11 players were fit, and as a result included both wicket-keepers Alan Knott
and Bob Taylor, with the latter behind the stumps. The 41 year old batsman Colin Cowdrey
joined the party in Perth, but too late to play in the state game.
John Inverarity
's Western Australia
were at the peak of their powers, having won in 1967-68, 1972-72, 1972–73 and would win again in 1974-75, 1976–77 and 1977-78. Dennis Lillee
had returned to the team after his back injury of 1973 and was joined by the young Terry Alderman
, while Wally Edwards
and Ross Edwards
bated for the team. Inverarity won the toss and batted on a surface that was known for being the fastest in Australia, but straight and true. They made 265/8 on the first day and declared, with Wally Edwards making a crabby 50 in his Bill Lawry
style, Ross Edwards a more fluent 40 and Mike Hendrick
and Fred Titmus
each taking three wickets. In reply the MCC made 314/5 before declaring half an hour before stumps, mostly from Tony Greig
(167) with help from Alan Knott
(62) and David Lloyd
(43). Western Australia made 241 runs on the third day as Bruce Laird
(43) and Inverarity (99) made slow going before Rob Langer
(Justin Langer
's uncle) hit 62 not out and Graeme Watson
86 not out to take their team to 346/5 and a third declaration. MCC was asked to make 298 runs in 248 minutes and Mike Denness
decided to go for a win rather than draw. After reaching 125/2 they collapsed to the leg-spinner Bob Paulsen, who took 7/41 to give Western Australia their first victory over the MCC by 120 runs.
was hospitalised with a fever during the match, which forced him to miss the Second Test. They borrowed a fast bowler from Perth called Peter Bronsdon who had the unusual distinction of playing for the MCC touring team, but did not bat, but took 1/10 in the Western Australian Country innings. The MCC batted first and Brian Luckhurst
kept the innings together as Mike Denness
sent in his bowlers to bat; Chris Old
, Fred Titmus
, Derek Underwood
and Geoff Arnold
before declaring at 214/6. This left him insufficient time to bowl out the local team as they struggled to 153/9 to save the game., Derek Underwood
taking 3/20 and David Lloyd
2/20 with his left arm spin.
en route to Melbourne
for the Third Test; Ian Chappell took a pre-Christmas rest and the home team were led by Ashley Woodcock
, who won the toss and batted. Woodcock opened the innings and made 62 and Gary Cosier
top-scored with 75. Derek Underwood
managed to turn the ball and took 5/68 when Woodcock declared at 270/6 just before stumps. Denis Amiss (73) and Colin Cowdrey
(78) added 108 for the first wicket and Mike Denness
had a welcome return to form with 88 not out before he too declared at 277/2. Woodcock (48) and Rick Drewer (61) made 102 for the first wicket of the South Australian second innings and Gary Cosier
made 48. The MCC spinners shared the wickets, Cowdrey's leg-spin taking 2/27, Underwood's slow left arm spin 2/30 and Fred Titmus
's off-spin 2/48. They declared at 222/6 setting the tourists 216 to win in three hours. After Amiss (57) and John Edrich
(37) made 93 for the first wicket and Denness sent in his bowlers for more batting practice and ended on 210/6, falling six runs short of their target. Gary Cosier
had made his highest first class score of 75 in the first innings and now took his best first class bowling figures of 3/41 and Terry Jenner
3/78.
On the rest day of the Fourth Test Peter Lever
and the assistant-manager Alan Smith
played a charity match at Drummoyne in front of a 15,000 crowd against the then ACTU
leader Bob Hawke
(who made 50) and the comedian Paul Hogan
to raise money for the Darwin Disaster Relief Fund after Cyclone Tracy
.
Jack Simmons. The first day of the match was rained off, allowing the tourists some rest, and Dennis Amiss
(32). Brian Luckhurst
(59), Colin Cowdrey
(38) and Mike Denness
(42) availed themselves of some batting practice in England's 204/4. Denness declared on the last day and Tasmania made 189/5 in reply with Luckhurst's 1/1 putting him top of the tour bowling averages.
opened for Tasmania after they were put into bat by Denness, but they were all out for 164, with Arnold, Old and Underwood taking three wickets apiece. The left-handed batsman Jim Wilkinson was injured immediately after he came in at 22/1 and returned at 79/5, but the innings replied on Barry Beard's 49. The MCC were 109/3 at the end of the first day and to everyone's surprise Mike Denness
made 157 not out, adding 213 with Brian Luckhurst
(74). John Edrich
retired hurt on 35, when the MCC were 321/4, but Denness declared soon afterwards on 341/4. Tasmania collapsed again in the second innings, with Wilkinson top-scoring with 30 and the MCC won by an innings.
won the toss and sent the tourists in to bat, but the first four batsmen made 50s, Amiss (52), Lloyd (51), Fletcher (85) and Denness (99) and after being 270/2 at one stage the MCC declared at 315/5. Alan Turner
and Rick McCosker
added 67 for the first wicket and Walters made 44, but NSW were out for 157 as Chris Old
took 7/59 bowling at medium pace. This was enough to forestall the follow on and the MCC made 266/7 with Amiss passing 20,000 first class runs in his 124 and adding 133 with Alan Knott
(79). David Colley
took 2/64 and ran out Tony Grieg and David Hourn took his then best first class haul of 3/69 with his left arm unorthodox spin. Set 435 to win NSW were out for 237 thanks to Colley hitting 90 after they had been reduced to 141/8.
won the toss and put the locals in to bat. They made 251/5 with Ollie Bush making 63 and Charlie Barker 73 not out and declared shortly before stumps. Amiss (74) and Luckhurst (50) added 124 for the first wicket, John Edrich
made 66 not out and Tony Grieg 42 to give them 281/5 declared and a lead of 30 runs. Northern NSW were 67/2 by stumps, but Bush (50), Ross Harworth (65 not out) and Geoff Davies (84) took them to 270/6 when they sportingly declared to leave the MCC 241 to win. This was made with four wickets to spare and at six runs an over thanks to Luckhurst (50), Cowdrey (85) and Edrich (40).
. In those days New Zealand cricket team
played alongside the Australian states and won in 1969-70, 1972–73 and 1974–75, however as they were playing as a domestic side the match was not a One Day International. Denness won the toss and fielded, but saw New Zealand make 262/8 off their 40 overs with most batsmen chipping in and John Morrison
top-scoring with 49 and the wicketkeeper Ken Wadsworth
making 44. Tony Greig
was the best bowler with 2/46 and top-scored in the MCC innings, thrashing 79 of 75 balls after coming in a 47/4 when Hedley Howarth
took three top order wickets with his 3/24. Greig added 92 with Keith Fletcher
(44), but wickets fell regularly thereafter and when he was out at 192/9 the match was all but over. New Zealand won by 66 runs, but Greig had the consolation of being the man of the match.
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 1974-75 under the captaincy of Mike Denness
Mike Denness
Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England...
was its fifteenth since it took official control of overseas tours in 1907-1908. The touring team
English cricket team in Australia in 1974-75
Mike Denness captained the English cricket team in Australia in 1974–75, playing as England in the 1974-75 Ashes series against the Australians and as the MCC in their other matches on the tour...
played as England in the 1974-75 Ashes series
1974-75 Ashes series
-Preliminaries:For when Mike Denness and his side went to the ground on the Wednesday morning, two days before the First Test, the pitch to their astonishment was a morass of black mud...
against Australia
Australian cricket team in Australia in 1974-75
The 1974-75 Australians beat the touring England team 4-1 in the 1974-75 Ashes series. Labelled the Ugly Australians for their hard-nosed cricket, sledging and hostile fast bowling they are regarded as one of the toughest teams in cricket history...
, but as the MCC in all other games. In all there were 24 matches; 6 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 lost 4-1), 9 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 4-1), a One Day International, which they won, another one-day game, which they lost, and 8 minor matches (which they won 3-0).
Travelling to Australia
The tourists flew to SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, where Mike Denness
Mike Denness
Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England...
held a press conference, then flew on to Adelaide
Adelaide
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...
for net practice and their first matches. Here they also saw Dennis Lillee
Dennis Lillee
Dennis Keith Lillee, AM, MBE is a former Australian cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation"...
in his first match since his breakdown in 1973, taking 4/82 and 3/40 for Western Australia
Western Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
against South Australia
Southern Redbacks
The South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia, and represent the state of South Australia...
. 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...
noted that the tour was far more hectic than the old days when the team arrived by boat. Instead of having seven first class matches and a similar number of country matches before the First Test they now only had four first class matches, and few of the England players had time to accustom themselves to local conditions. Most of the party only had two games under their belt when they played Australia at the Gabba. Also the country games were no longer two-day occasions for relaxation, but were crammed into a 10 hour, one-day flying visit, which allowed little time to be feted by the locals or for the players to rest.
South Australia Country vs MCC
Mike DennessMike Denness
Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England...
was affected by a mystery virus thought to be caused by the long flight to Australia and his vice-captain 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...
led the MCC, but the match was abandoned due to rain, which became a common occurrence as the Australian summer of 1974-75 was rife with heavy rain and floods.
South Australia vs MCC
The sluggish Adelaide pitch had been rendered even more toothless by being relayed, the new soil removing its tendency to take spin after the second day. With five fast bowlers in the touring team there were bouncers aplenty as they vied for a Test place, which slowed down the over-rate to 10 or 11 an hour. Mike HendrickMike Hendrick
Michael Hendrick is a former English cricketer, who played in thirty Tests and twenty two ODIs for England from 1973 to 1981...
did best with his 5/68 in the second innings and Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood MBE is an English former international cricketer, and a former President of the MCC....
took 7/127 in the match with his carefully placed spin. By coincidence the South Australian wicketkeeper was Mike Hendricks and he made 57 in the home side's first innings. The South Australian captain 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...
top-scored with 78 in the second despite hooking early and often, but in the end the over-rate and flat pitch ensured a draw.
Victoria Country vs MCC
The MCC travelled to Warnambool for the day to play a local Victorian Country XI. The tourists batted first and their 158/4 declared depended almost entirely on Brian LuckhurstBrian 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...
's 94 and Mike Denness
Mike Denness
Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England...
declared when he was bowled six runs short of his century. Only 65 overs were played in the day and the Victorians survived to stumps with 83/5 before the MCC team rushed to their hotel to see the Rumble in the Jungle between Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...
and George Foreman
George Foreman
George Edward Foreman is an American two-time former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, ordained Baptist minister, author and successful entrepreneur...
.
Victoria vs MCC
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...
led the team again against the 1973-74 Sheffield Shield champions Victoria
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...
under Ian Redpath
Ian Redpath
Ian Ritchie Redpath is a former Australian cricketer who played in 66 Tests and 5 ODIs from 1964 to 1976...
, who won the toss and chose to bat. The MCG pitch proved to be as slow and flat at the Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
and Victoria struggled to make 293/8 in 6½ hours. The wickets were shared around the English bowlers who struggled to dismiss the tailenders Ray Bright
Ray Bright
Raymond James Bright is a former Australian Test and One Day International cricketer.A left-arm orthodox spin bowler and useful lower order right-handed batsman, Bright made his first-class debut for Victoria at eighteen years of age, against New South Wales in Sydney in the 1972–1973 domestic...
(53), Max Walker
Max Walker
Maxwell Henry Norman Walker AM is a former Australian cricketer and VFL/AFL footballer. Formerly an architect, he currently works as a media commentator and motivational speaker and has diverse business interests.- Football career :...
(23 not out) and 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...
(11 not out), so in the end Redpath declared on the second morning. 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...
carried on from the Victorian Country game with 116 and Dennis Amiss
Dennis Amiss
Dennis Leslie Amiss MBE was an English cricketer and cricket administrator.Amiss suffered a serious back injury whilst playing soccer in his teenage years, which entailed him starting each day of his sporting life undergoing stretching routines to loosen up.He played cricket for both Warwickshire...
made 158 as they piled up 268 for the first wicket, but nobody else made 20 except for Alan Knott
Alan Knott
Alan Philip Eric Knott is a former Kent County Cricket Club and English cricketer, as a wicket-keeper-batsman....
's 48 not out and Edrich declared on 392/9, 99 runs ahead on the first innings. Victorian held out for a draw and though the highest score was only 36 most of the batsmen dug themselves in in good Victorian style. After 333 minutes of batting they had reached 174/8, 75 runs ahead and the game was called off as a draw.
Australian Capital Territory and Southern New South Wales Country vs MCC
In another rain-affected match it was agreed that the MCC could bat first to get some batting practice. David LloydDavid Lloyd
David Lloyd may refer to:*David Lloyd , chief justice of colonial Pennsylvania*David Lloyd Welsh cleric and translator*David Lloyd , British tenor...
(66) 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...
(51) made 108 for the first wicket until Edrich "retired out" with a bad back and declared the innings at 159/2 after 34 overs. No England bowler took a wicket in the home innings as the top scorer Brian Kensey was run out for 30 and the game ended with them 58/1.
New South Wales vs MCC
The MCC met New South Wales under Doug WaltersDoug 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:...
. Mike Denness
Mike Denness
Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England...
won the toss and asked the NSW team to bat first. After the loss of Marshall Rosen at 7/1, Alan Turner
Alan Turner
Alan Turner is a former Australian cricketer who played in 14 Tests and 6 ODIs from 1975 to 1977....
(72) and Rick McCosker
Rick McCosker
Richard Bede McCosker is a former New South Wales and Australian cricketer.McCosker played in 25 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals in a career spanning 1975 to 1982 playing as a right hand batsman....
(52) added 104 and Test hopeful Ian Davis
Ian Davis
Ian Davis was a longtime top senior partner and director at management consultancy McKinsey & Company, serving as managing director from 2003 to 2009. He succeeded Rajat Gupta on July 1, 2003. He joined McKinsey in 1979, retired in 2010 and currently serves as a senior partner emeritus.Davis was...
made a swashbuckling 91 and Gary Gilmour
Gary Gilmour
Gary John Gilmour is a former Australian cricketer who played in 15 Tests and 5 One Day Internationals from 1973 to 1977....
59 not out as the home team made 338 with Chris Old
Chris Old
Chris Old is an English former cricketer, who played in forty six Tests and thirty two ODIs from 1972 to 1981....
taking 4/64. 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...
(79), Tony Greig
Tony Greig
Anthony "Tony" William Greig is a former English Test cricketer and currently a commentator.Born in Queenstown, South Africa, Greig qualified to play for England by virtue of his Scottish father. He was a tall batting all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin. He became captain of the...
(70) and Old (48) made quick runs and Denness declared still six runs behind at 332/7. Though Turner (44) and McCosker (56) held things up with a second-wicket stand of 67 the rest of the team collapsed to the spin of Greig (5/55) and Underwood (3/22) and NSW were out for 174, leaving the MCC 181 to win. This they did thanks to David Lloyd
David Lloyd (cricketer)
David Lloyd is a former English cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and Test and One Day International cricket for England. He also played semi-professional football for Accrington Stanley...
(80) and Fletcher (57 not out) with 6 wickets to spare for their first win of the tour.
Queensland Country vs MCC
The match was abandoned due to rain.Queensland vs MCC
The MCC arrived in BrisbaneBrisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
to play Queensland
Queensland Bulls
The Queensland cricket team, nicknamed the Bulls, are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments:*Sheffield Shield, 4-day matches with first-class status, since the 1926/27 season...
prior to the First Test on the same ground. Queensland, yet to win the Sheffield Shield, had taken to importing players from other states to strengthen their side. One was 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...
, who left South Australia
Southern Redbacks
The South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia, and represent the state of South Australia...
(where his elder brother Ian
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...
was captain) to take command of the Queensland side. Another was Jeff Thomson
Jeff Thomson
Jeffrey Robert Thomson is a former Australian cricketer. Known as "Thommo", he was one of the fastest bowlers ever to play Test cricket and was the opening partner of fellow fast bowler Dennis Lillee; their combination was one of the most fearsome in Test cricket history...
, from New South Wales
New South Wales Blues
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...
, whose fierce pace was the talking point of Australian cricket. Mike Denness
Mike Denness
Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England...
won the toss and batted on what was usually a good pitch for pace bowling. Only Geoff Arnold
Geoff Arnold
Geoff Arnold is an English cricketer who played 34 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals for England. His nickname of "Horse" was based on his initials of GG. He was a seam and swing bowler, who finished his first-class cricket career, which lasted from 1963 to 1982, with 1130 wickets at an average...
failed to reach double figures, but the top scorer was 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...
with 48 as the tourists were dismissed on the first day for 258 thanks to Malcolm Francke's 4/93, Thomson taking 1/22 off 11 overs. Queensland's reply depended almost entirely on their captain as Chappell made 122 of their 226 runs with no support except from wicketkeeper John MacLean's 37; no other batsman exceeded 15. Mike Hendrick
Mike Hendrick
Michael Hendrick is a former English cricketer, who played in thirty Tests and twenty two ODIs for England from 1973 to 1981...
took 4/49, 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...
2/28 and Alan Knott
Alan Knott
Alan Philip Eric Knott is a former Kent County Cricket Club and English cricketer, as a wicket-keeper-batsman....
took 4 catches. Returning to bat in the second innings the MCC were out for 175 to the left-arm fast-medium of Geoff Dymock
Geoff Dymock
Geoffrey Dymock is a former Australian and Queensland cricketer. He played in 21 Tests and 15 One Day Internationals between 1974 and 1980. He was the third bowler to dismiss all eleven opposition players in a test match, and remains one of only six players to have achieved this unusual...
(5/48) with Maclean picking up three catches. Set 208 runs to win Queensland were all out for 161 with Chris Old
Chris Old
Chris Old is an English former cricketer, who played in forty six Tests and thirty two ODIs from 1972 to 1981....
taking 4/44, Willis 2/27 and only Chappell (51) making any headway. The tourists won by a morale-boosting 46 runs, the first time they had beaten Queensland since the war, and looked set for the First Test.
South-East Queensland vs MCC
In a very short match before the First Test the MCC managed to complete a minor game for the first time on the tour. South-East Queensland were dismissed for 52 thanks to Tony GreigTony Greig
Anthony "Tony" William Greig is a former English Test cricketer and currently a commentator.Born in Queenstown, South Africa, Greig qualified to play for England by virtue of his Scottish father. He was a tall batting all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin. He became captain of the...
taking 5 wickets for one run off 29 balls. Fred Titmus
Fred Titmus
Frederick John Titmus MBE was an English cricketer, whose first-class career spanned five decades. Although he was best known for his off spin , he was an accomplished lower-order batsman who deserved to be called an all-rounder, even opening the batting for England on six occasions...
took 3/12 and Dennis Amiss
Dennis Amiss
Dennis Leslie Amiss MBE was an English cricketer and cricket administrator.Amiss suffered a serious back injury whilst playing soccer in his teenage years, which entailed him starting each day of his sporting life undergoing stretching routines to loosen up.He played cricket for both Warwickshire...
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...
knocked off the runs in 11½ overs.
First Test – Brisbane
See Main Article - 1974-75 Ashes seriesWestern Australia vs MCC
A stricken MCC team arrived in Perth, Western AustraliaPerth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
after the First Test. 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...
and Dennis Amiss
Dennis Amiss
Dennis Leslie Amiss MBE was an English cricketer and cricket administrator.Amiss suffered a serious back injury whilst playing soccer in his teenage years, which entailed him starting each day of his sporting life undergoing stretching routines to loosen up.He played cricket for both Warwickshire...
had had their hands broken from the battering they received from Lillee and Thomson. David Lloyd
David Lloyd (cricketer)
David Lloyd is a former English cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and Test and One Day International cricket for England. He also played semi-professional football for Accrington Stanley...
was recovering from a broken finger that had kept him out of the Test. 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...
had a bruised arm from the Test, which seemed fine until it was hit by a medium paced delivery in the nets from the assistant-manager Alan Smith
Alan Smith (cricketer)
Alan Christopher Smith, known as A. C. Smith is an English former Test cricketer, who appeared in six Tests for England. Primarily a wicket-keeper, Smith was also a capable right-handed middle-order batsman and right-arm seam bowler...
and went numb so that he could not bat even though it was too late to change the XI. Smith was a wicketkeeper who had rarely bowled, but had swung the ball so much in the nets at Lords in 1972 that Geoff Boycott asked him to stop before he destroyed the confidence of the batsman who had to face Bob Massie
Bob Massie
Robert Arnold Lockyer Massie is a former Australian cricketer who played in 6 Tests and 3 ODIs from 1972 to 1973.A swing bowler, he had a relatively short international career but is remembered for a Test debut in 1972 at Lord's where he took eight wickets in each innings, with figures of 16/137...
. 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...
was nursing a groin strain 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...
strained a side muscle and had to pull out of the state match. As a result the team facing the Sheffield Shield champions Western Australia
Western Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
was chosen because only 11 players were fit, and as a result included both wicket-keepers Alan Knott
Alan Knott
Alan Philip Eric Knott is a former Kent County Cricket Club and English cricketer, as a wicket-keeper-batsman....
and Bob Taylor, with the latter behind the stumps. The 41 year old batsman 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...
joined the party in Perth, but too late to play in the state game.
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...
's Western Australia
Western Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
were at the peak of their powers, having won in 1967-68, 1972-72, 1972–73 and would win again in 1974-75, 1976–77 and 1977-78. Dennis Lillee
Dennis Lillee
Dennis Keith Lillee, AM, MBE is a former Australian cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation"...
had returned to the team after his back injury of 1973 and was joined by the young Terry Alderman
Terry Alderman
Terence Michael Alderman is a former Australian cricketer.He began his first-class career in 1974 with Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield and came to international prominence when he was chosen for the Australian national team to tour England in 1981...
, while Wally Edwards
Wally Edwards
Walter John Edwards is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests and one ODI from 1974 to 1975....
and 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...
bated for the team. Inverarity won the toss and batted on a surface that was known for being the fastest in Australia, but straight and true. They made 265/8 on the first day and declared, with Wally Edwards making a crabby 50 in his 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...
style, Ross Edwards a more fluent 40 and Mike Hendrick
Mike Hendrick
Michael Hendrick is a former English cricketer, who played in thirty Tests and twenty two ODIs for England from 1973 to 1981...
and Fred Titmus
Fred Titmus
Frederick John Titmus MBE was an English cricketer, whose first-class career spanned five decades. Although he was best known for his off spin , he was an accomplished lower-order batsman who deserved to be called an all-rounder, even opening the batting for England on six occasions...
each taking three wickets. In reply the MCC made 314/5 before declaring half an hour before stumps, mostly from Tony Greig
Tony Greig
Anthony "Tony" William Greig is a former English Test cricketer and currently a commentator.Born in Queenstown, South Africa, Greig qualified to play for England by virtue of his Scottish father. He was a tall batting all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin. He became captain of the...
(167) with help from Alan Knott
Alan Knott
Alan Philip Eric Knott is a former Kent County Cricket Club and English cricketer, as a wicket-keeper-batsman....
(62) and David Lloyd
David Lloyd (cricketer)
David Lloyd is a former English cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and Test and One Day International cricket for England. He also played semi-professional football for Accrington Stanley...
(43). Western Australia made 241 runs on the third day as Bruce Laird
Bruce Laird
Bruce Malcolm Laird is a former Western Australian and Australian cricketer. He was an opening batsmen who played in 21 Tests and 23 ODIs. He also starred in World Series Cricket.-Early career:...
(43) and Inverarity (99) made slow going before Rob Langer
Rob Langer
Robert Samuel Langer is a former cricketer who played for Western Australia in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a left-handed middle order batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. Langer's first-class career extended from 1973–1974 until 1981–1982...
(Justin Langer
Justin Langer
Justin Lee Langer AM is a former international cricketer who represented Australia in 105 Test matches and the current Assistant Coach and Batting Coach of the Australian cricket team. A left-handed batsman, his opening partnership with Matthew Hayden was one of the most successful of all time...
's uncle) hit 62 not out and Graeme Watson
Graeme Watson (cricketer)
Graeme Donald Watson is a former Australian cricketer who played in 5 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1966 to 1972. He also played Australian rules football for Melbourne in the VFL.-External links:***...
86 not out to take their team to 346/5 and a third declaration. MCC was asked to make 298 runs in 248 minutes and Mike Denness
Mike Denness
Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England...
decided to go for a win rather than draw. After reaching 125/2 they collapsed to the leg-spinner Bob Paulsen, who took 7/41 to give Western Australia their first victory over the MCC by 120 runs.
Western Australia Country vs MCC
The MCC were still a team of walking wounded when they arrived in Geraldton. Their cause was not helped when Mike HendrickMike Hendrick
Michael Hendrick is a former English cricketer, who played in thirty Tests and twenty two ODIs for England from 1973 to 1981...
was hospitalised with a fever during the match, which forced him to miss the Second Test. They borrowed a fast bowler from Perth called Peter Bronsdon who had the unusual distinction of playing for the MCC touring team, but did not bat, but took 1/10 in the Western Australian Country innings. The MCC batted first 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...
kept the innings together as Mike Denness
Mike Denness
Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England...
sent in his bowlers to bat; Chris Old
Chris Old
Chris Old is an English former cricketer, who played in forty six Tests and thirty two ODIs from 1972 to 1981....
, Fred Titmus
Fred Titmus
Frederick John Titmus MBE was an English cricketer, whose first-class career spanned five decades. Although he was best known for his off spin , he was an accomplished lower-order batsman who deserved to be called an all-rounder, even opening the batting for England on six occasions...
, Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood MBE is an English former international cricketer, and a former President of the MCC....
and Geoff Arnold
Geoff Arnold
Geoff Arnold is an English cricketer who played 34 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals for England. His nickname of "Horse" was based on his initials of GG. He was a seam and swing bowler, who finished his first-class cricket career, which lasted from 1963 to 1982, with 1130 wickets at an average...
before declaring at 214/6. This left him insufficient time to bowl out the local team as they struggled to 153/9 to save the game., Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood MBE is an English former international cricketer, and a former President of the MCC....
taking 3/20 and David Lloyd
David Lloyd (cricketer)
David Lloyd is a former English cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and Test and One Day International cricket for England. He also played semi-professional football for Accrington Stanley...
2/20 with his left arm spin.
Second Test – Perth
See Main Article - 1974-75 Ashes seriesSouth Australia vs MCC
The MCC played South AustraliaSouthern Redbacks
The South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia, and represent the state of South Australia...
en route to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
for the Third Test; Ian Chappell took a pre-Christmas rest and the home team were led by Ashley Woodcock
Ashley Woodcock
Ashley James Woodcock is a former Australian cricketer who played in one Test and one ODI in 1974.-See also:*One Test Wonder...
, who won the toss and batted. Woodcock opened the innings and made 62 and Gary Cosier
Gary Cosier
Gary John Cosier is a former Australian test cricketer who played in 18 Tests and 9 ODIs from 1975 to 1979. Cosier's star shone very briefly following a sensational test debut, when he became only the ninth Australian to post a century in his first Test.-Cricket career:The stocky, redheaded Cosier...
top-scored with 75. Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood MBE is an English former international cricketer, and a former President of the MCC....
managed to turn the ball and took 5/68 when Woodcock declared at 270/6 just before stumps. Denis Amiss (73) 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...
(78) added 108 for the first wicket and Mike Denness
Mike Denness
Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England...
had a welcome return to form with 88 not out before he too declared at 277/2. Woodcock (48) and Rick Drewer (61) made 102 for the first wicket of the South Australian second innings and Gary Cosier
Gary Cosier
Gary John Cosier is a former Australian test cricketer who played in 18 Tests and 9 ODIs from 1975 to 1979. Cosier's star shone very briefly following a sensational test debut, when he became only the ninth Australian to post a century in his first Test.-Cricket career:The stocky, redheaded Cosier...
made 48. The MCC spinners shared the wickets, Cowdrey's leg-spin taking 2/27, Underwood's slow left arm spin 2/30 and Fred Titmus
Fred Titmus
Frederick John Titmus MBE was an English cricketer, whose first-class career spanned five decades. Although he was best known for his off spin , he was an accomplished lower-order batsman who deserved to be called an all-rounder, even opening the batting for England on six occasions...
's off-spin 2/48. They declared at 222/6 setting the tourists 216 to win in three hours. After Amiss (57) 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...
(37) made 93 for the first wicket and Denness sent in his bowlers for more batting practice and ended on 210/6, falling six runs short of their target. Gary Cosier
Gary Cosier
Gary John Cosier is a former Australian test cricketer who played in 18 Tests and 9 ODIs from 1975 to 1979. Cosier's star shone very briefly following a sensational test debut, when he became only the ninth Australian to post a century in his first Test.-Cricket career:The stocky, redheaded Cosier...
had made his highest first class score of 75 in the first innings and now took his best first class bowling figures of 3/41 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...
3/78.
Third Test – Melbourne
See Main Article - 1974-75 Ashes seriesFirst One Day International - Melbourne
See Main Article - 1974-75 Ashes seriesFourth Test – Sydney
See Main Article - 1974-75 Ashes seriesOn the rest day of the Fourth Test 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 the assistant-manager Alan Smith
Alan Smith (cricketer)
Alan Christopher Smith, known as A. C. Smith is an English former Test cricketer, who appeared in six Tests for England. Primarily a wicket-keeper, Smith was also a capable right-handed middle-order batsman and right-arm seam bowler...
played a charity match at Drummoyne in front of a 15,000 crowd against the then ACTU
Australian Council of Trade Unions
The Australian Council of Trade Unions is the largest peak body representing workers in Australia. It is a national trade union centre of 46 affiliated unions.-History:The ACTU was formed in 1927 as the "Australian Council of Trade Unions"...
leader Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke AC GCL was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia from March 1983 to December 1991 and therefore longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister....
(who made 50) and the comedian Paul Hogan
Paul Hogan
Paul Hogan, AM is an Australian actor best known for his role as Michael "Crocodile" Dundee from the Crocodile Dundee film series, for which he won a Golden Globe award.-Early life and career:...
to raise money for the Darwin Disaster Relief Fund after Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day, 1974...
.
Tasmania vs MCC
Tasmania would not play in the Sheffield Shield until 1976-77 and were much weaker than the other states, so the MCC expected some gentle opposition despite the presence of Lancshire'sLancashire 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...
Jack Simmons. The first day of the match was rained off, allowing the tourists some rest, and Dennis Amiss
Dennis Amiss
Dennis Leslie Amiss MBE was an English cricketer and cricket administrator.Amiss suffered a serious back injury whilst playing soccer in his teenage years, which entailed him starting each day of his sporting life undergoing stretching routines to loosen up.He played cricket for both Warwickshire...
(32). 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...
(59), 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...
(38) and Mike Denness
Mike Denness
Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England...
(42) availed themselves of some batting practice in England's 204/4. Denness declared on the last day and Tasmania made 189/5 in reply with Luckhurst's 1/1 putting him top of the tour bowling averages.
Tasmanian vs MCC
The second match against Tasmania was very different as the bowlers were asked to restrain themselves on a green seaming pitch as neither side wanted injuries. Sadiq MohammadSadiq Mohammad
Sadiq Mohammad is a former Pakistani cricketer and younger brother of the great Pakistani batsmen Hanif and Mushtaq. His Test debut was the first Test between Pakistan and New Zealand in 1969, and he played his final Test in the 4th Test against the West Indies in 1981. He played county cricket...
opened for Tasmania after they were put into bat by Denness, but they were all out for 164, with Arnold, Old and Underwood taking three wickets apiece. The left-handed batsman Jim Wilkinson was injured immediately after he came in at 22/1 and returned at 79/5, but the innings replied on Barry Beard's 49. The MCC were 109/3 at the end of the first day and to everyone's surprise Mike Denness
Mike Denness
Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England...
made 157 not out, adding 213 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...
(74). 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...
retired hurt on 35, when the MCC were 321/4, but Denness declared soon afterwards on 341/4. Tasmania collapsed again in the second innings, with Wilkinson top-scoring with 30 and the MCC won by an innings.
New South Wales vs MCC
The MCC won another victory against New South Wales, though that normally strong state was at a low ebb in the mid-1970s. Doug WaltersDoug 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:...
won the toss and sent the tourists in to bat, but the first four batsmen made 50s, Amiss (52), Lloyd (51), Fletcher (85) and Denness (99) and after being 270/2 at one stage the MCC declared at 315/5. Alan Turner
Alan Turner
Alan Turner is a former Australian cricketer who played in 14 Tests and 6 ODIs from 1975 to 1977....
and Rick McCosker
Rick McCosker
Richard Bede McCosker is a former New South Wales and Australian cricketer.McCosker played in 25 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals in a career spanning 1975 to 1982 playing as a right hand batsman....
added 67 for the first wicket and Walters made 44, but NSW were out for 157 as Chris Old
Chris Old
Chris Old is an English former cricketer, who played in forty six Tests and thirty two ODIs from 1972 to 1981....
took 7/59 bowling at medium pace. This was enough to forestall the follow on and the MCC made 266/7 with Amiss passing 20,000 first class runs in his 124 and adding 133 with Alan Knott
Alan Knott
Alan Philip Eric Knott is a former Kent County Cricket Club and English cricketer, as a wicket-keeper-batsman....
(79). David Colley
David Colley
David John Colley is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests and one ODI in 1972.Colley was a medium-fast bowler who played for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield between 1969/70 and 1977/78. He played 3 Test matches and 1 One Day International for the Australian national team...
took 2/64 and ran out Tony Grieg and David Hourn took his then best first class haul of 3/69 with his left arm unorthodox spin. Set 435 to win NSW were out for 237 thanks to Colley hitting 90 after they had been reduced to 141/8.
Fifth Test – Adelaide
See Main Article - 1974-75 Ashes seriesNorthern New South Wales vs MCC
The match against Northern New South Wales at Newcastle was a friendly affair with three declarations and the MCC winning even though both sides lost only 11 wickets. Mike DennessMike Denness
Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England...
won the toss and put the locals in to bat. They made 251/5 with Ollie Bush making 63 and Charlie Barker 73 not out and declared shortly before stumps. Amiss (74) and Luckhurst (50) added 124 for the first wicket, 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...
made 66 not out and Tony Grieg 42 to give them 281/5 declared and a lead of 30 runs. Northern NSW were 67/2 by stumps, but Bush (50), Ross Harworth (65 not out) and Geoff Davies (84) took them to 270/6 when they sportingly declared to leave the MCC 241 to win. This was made with four wickets to spare and at six runs an over thanks to Luckhurst (50), Cowdrey (85) and Edrich (40).
New Zealand vs MCC
This match was scheduled in the England tour programme to be played between the touring team and the winner of the Australian Domestic One-Day Cricket FinalAustralian Domestic One-Day Cricket Final
The Australian Domestic One-Day Cricket Final is the last match in the domestic List A Limited overs cricket series in Australia. From 2010-11, the competition was known as the Ryobi One Day Cup....
. In those days New Zealand cricket team
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
played alongside the Australian states and won in 1969-70, 1972–73 and 1974–75, however as they were playing as a domestic side the match was not a One Day International. Denness won the toss and fielded, but saw New Zealand make 262/8 off their 40 overs with most batsmen chipping in and John Morrison
John Morrison
-In politics:* John Morrison , politician in Manitoba, Canada* John Morrison , Canadian Member of Parliament* John Morrison...
top-scoring with 49 and the wicketkeeper Ken Wadsworth
Ken Wadsworth
Kenneth John Wadsworth was a New Zealand cricketer who played 33 Tests and 13 One Day Internationals for New Zealand as a wicket-keeper. Wadsworth scored over 1,000 runs and dismissed nearly 100 batsmen as New Zealand's regular wicket-keeper between 1969–70 and 1975–76...
making 44. Tony Greig
Tony Greig
Anthony "Tony" William Greig is a former English Test cricketer and currently a commentator.Born in Queenstown, South Africa, Greig qualified to play for England by virtue of his Scottish father. He was a tall batting all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin. He became captain of the...
was the best bowler with 2/46 and top-scored in the MCC innings, thrashing 79 of 75 balls after coming in a 47/4 when Hedley Howarth
Hedley Howarth
Hedley John Howarth was a former international cricketer who played 30 Tests and nine One Day Internationals for New Zealand. The elder brother of Geoff Howarth, former New Zealand captain, he was born and died in Auckland.-Biography:Howarth was an orthodox left-arm bowler who made his first class...
took three top order wickets with his 3/24. Greig added 92 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...
(44), but wickets fell regularly thereafter and when he was out at 192/9 the match was all but over. New Zealand won by 66 runs, but Greig had the consolation of being the man of the match.
Sixth Test – Sydney
See Main Article - 1974-75 Ashes seriesTour First Class Averages
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| A.W. Greig Tony Greig Anthony "Tony" William Greig is a former English Test cricketer and currently a commentator.Born in Queenstown, South Africa, Greig qualified to play for England by virtue of his Scottish father. He was a tall batting all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin. He became captain of the... |
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 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 | 20 | 2 | 836 | 167* 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... |
46.44 | 2 | 6 | 18 | |
| M.H. Denness Mike Denness Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England... (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... |
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... |
13 | 23 | 3 | 896 | 188 | 44.80 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 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... (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... |
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... |
10 | 15 | 3 | 488 | 70 | 40.66 | 3 | 6 | ||
| D.L. Amiss Dennis Amiss Dennis Leslie Amiss MBE was an English cricketer and cricket administrator.Amiss suffered a serious back injury whilst playing soccer in his teenage years, which entailed him starting each day of his sporting life undergoing stretching routines to loosen up.He played cricket for both Warwickshire... |
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... |
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 | 19 | 765 | 152 | 40.26 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 3 | 638 | 106* 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... |
39.87 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 2 |
| 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... |
14 | 21 | 3 | 703 | 146 | 39.05 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| 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... |
5 | 4 | 2 | 78 | 27* 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... |
39.00 | 11 | 1 | ||
| D. Lloyd David Lloyd (cricketer) David Lloyd is a former English cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and Test and One Day International cricket for England. He also played semi-professional football for Accrington Stanley... |
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... |
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... |
11 | 18 | 1 | 534 | 80 | 31.41 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 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 | 15 | 1 | 383 | 116 | 27.35 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 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... |
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... |
7 | 12 | 1 | 284 | 78 | 25.81 | 1 | 4 | ||
| C.M. Old Chris Old Chris Old is an English former cricketer, who played in forty six Tests and thirty two ODIs from 1972 to 1981.... |
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.... |
Left-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 | 13 | 2 | 230 | 48 | 20.90 | 7 | |||
| 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 | 13 | 2 | 206 | 33 | 18.72 | 1 | |||
| F.J. Titmus Fred Titmus Frederick John Titmus MBE was an English cricketer, whose first-class career spanned five decades. Although he was best known for his off spin , he was an accomplished lower-order batsman who deserved to be called an all-rounder, even opening the batting for England on six occasions... |
Middlesex Middlesex County Cricket Club Middlesex 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 Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the... |
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... |
8 | 12 | 1 | 171 | 61 | 15.54 | 1 | 3 | ||
| M. Hendrick Mike Hendrick Michael Hendrick is a former English cricketer, who played in thirty Tests and twenty two ODIs for England from 1973 to 1981... |
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... |
6 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 24* 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... |
15.25 | 4 | |||
| 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... |
9 | 15 | 6 | 108 | 21 | 12.00 | 5 | |||
| 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... |
8 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 11.66 | 5 | |||
| G.G. Arnold Geoff Arnold Geoff Arnold is an English cricketer who played 34 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals for England. His nickname of "Horse" was based on his initials of GG. He was a seam and swing bowler, who finished his first-class cricket career, which lasted from 1963 to 1982, with 1130 wickets at an average... |
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... |
10 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 4.25 | 3 | |||
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| 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... |
Slow Left Arm Bowler | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 1.00 | |||||
| D. Lloyd David Lloyd (cricketer) David Lloyd is a former English cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and Test and One Day International cricket for England. He also played semi-professional football for Accrington Stanley... |
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... |
Slow Left Arm Bowler | 6.6 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1/2 | 12.50 | ||||
| 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... |
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... |
4 | 27 | 2 | 2/27 | 13.50 | |||||
| C.M. Old Chris Old Chris Old is an English former cricketer, who played in forty six Tests and thirty two ODIs from 1972 to 1981.... |
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 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... |
196.7 | 21 | 847 | 32 | 7/59 | 26.46 | 1 | |||
| M. Hendrick Mike Hendrick Michael Hendrick is a former English cricketer, who played in thirty Tests and twenty two ODIs for England from 1973 to 1981... |
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-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... |
130.3 | 23 | 452 | 17 | 5/68 | 26.58 | 1 | |||
| 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 | 349.6 | 82 | 1066 | 40 | 7/113 | 26.65 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 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... |
178.7 | 15 | 745 | 24 | 6/38 | 31.04 | 1 | |||
| 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... |
223.7 | 29 | 811 | 26 | 5/61 | 31.19 | 1 | |||
| A.W. Greig Tony Greig Anthony "Tony" William Greig is a former English Test cricketer and currently a commentator.Born in Queenstown, South Africa, Greig qualified to play for England by virtue of his Scottish father. He was a tall batting all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin. He became captain of the... |
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 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... Off-Spin Bowler Off spin Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side... |
306.3 | 52 | 1213 | 36 | 5/55 | 33.69 | 1 | |||
| G.G. Arnold Geoff Arnold Geoff Arnold is an English cricketer who played 34 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals for England. His nickname of "Horse" was based on his initials of GG. He was a seam and swing bowler, who finished his first-class cricket career, which lasted from 1963 to 1982, with 1130 wickets at an average... |
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-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... |
280.3 | 41 | 956 | 26 | 5/86 | 36.76 | 1 | |||
| F.J. Titmus Fred Titmus Frederick John Titmus MBE was an English cricketer, whose first-class career spanned five decades. Although he was best known for his off spin , he was an accomplished lower-order batsman who deserved to be called an all-rounder, even opening the batting for England on six occasions... |
Middlesex Middlesex County Cricket Club Middlesex 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 Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the... |
Off-Spin Bowler Off spin Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side... |
239.3 | 50 | 710 | 18 | 3/65 | 39.44 | ||||
| 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... |
6 | 45 | 0/5 | |||||||
External sources
Further reading
- Peter Arnold, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of World of Cricket, W.H. Smith, 1985
- 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 - 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 - 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
- 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