MCC tour of Australia in 1970–71

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MCC in Australia in 1970-71
 
  Australia England
Dates 30 October 1970 – 17 February 1971
Captains Bill Lawry
Ian Chappell		 Ray Illingworth
Test series
Result England won the 7-match series 2–0
Most runs Keith Stackpole (627)
Geoff Boycott
(657)
Most wickets John Gleeson (14) John Snow (31)
One Day International series
Results Australia won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Ian Chappell (60) John Edrich (82)
Most wickets
Ray Illingworth (3)
Player of the series John Edrich (Eng)

The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured Australia during the 1970–71 cricket season, playing seven Test matches (as England) and what would become officially recognized as the first-ever One Day International (ODI). This was the MCC's 15th visit to Australia since it took official control of English cricket tours overseas in 1903–1904. The MCC was captained by Ray Illingworth, while Australia was captained by Bill Lawry until he was sacked and replaced by Ian Chappell for the seventh Test.

To date, the England team of 1970-71 remains the only one to have won an Ashes series in Australia without losing any Tests, and only the second team after the Bodyline team to win back the Ashes on Australian soil.

In addition to the seven Tests and inaugural ODI, the MCC played eight first-class matches (winning one, losing one and drawing the rest), ten one-day matches (winning seven) and a three-day match against a country XI from New South Wales. Following its successful regaining of the Ashes, the MCC also played a Test series in New Zealand before returning home.

Travelling to Australia

The MCC squad flew from London on 18 October 1970. Speaking to the press before departure, captain Ray Illingworth was adamant that his team could win back the Ashes.

I sincerely believe we can win the series and bring back the Ashes. We have a strong side with outstanding fast bowlers and it is generally well balanced. There is no reason why the Ashes should not be back in England next year.[1]

The initial squad included the following staff and players. Counties in parentheses indicate where a player was currently based at the time.

Significance

The 1970-71 series was historically significant in a number of ways:

  • It would be the first time since 1920 that an MCC tour to Australia had started in South Australia and not Western Australia.
  • The series would be the first to be scheduled for six Tests instead of five, it would be the first time the MCC would spend Christmas in Tasmania and, after being established in the 1890s, the WACA Ground in Perth would finally host its first Test match.[2]
  • Illingworth's team would also become the first to play on Sundays (which had traditionally been designated as rest days) in most Australian state capitals. As a consequence, rest days were removed from the four-day first-class tour matches and the Test match rest days shifted to Monday.[1]
  • Just as it had hosted the first Test match back in 1877, the Melbourne Cricket Ground would also host what eventually became recognized as the first One-Day International (ODI), which had been hastily arranged after the Third Test was abandoned due to rain and wet conditions preventing play from starting after the first two scheduled days.

It was also during this series that a number of Australian players made their Test debuts, most notably Rod Marsh, Greg Chappell and Dennis Lillee. All three would retire from Test cricket 14 years later holding a number of Australian - and world - Test cricket records.

Ashes Test matches

Main article: 1970–71 Ashes series

First Test

Main article: First Test, 1970–71 Ashes series
27 November–2 December 1970
Scorecard
v
433 (115.3 overs)
Keith Stackpole 207 (356)
John Snow 6/114 (32.3 overs)
464 (146.5 overs)
John Edrich 79 (182)
Doug Walters 3/12 (5.5 overs)
214 (93.5 overs)
Bill Lawry 84 (317)
Ken Shuttleworth 5/47 (17.5 overs)
1/39 (15.6 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 20* (69)
Terry Jenner 1/9 (4.6 overs)
Match drawn
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Australia
Umpires: Tom Brooks and Lou Rowan
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 30 November was a rest day

This was the ninth Test match between Australia and England hosted at the

Brisbane Cricket Ground. England had not won at the venue since 1936, and the previous two meetings had resulted in draws; prior to those, Australia had won the last four encounters.[3]

Sydney Morning Herald's cricket correspondent Phil Wilkins, "a batsman's treasure trove".[4] Indeed, the only batsman on day one who failed to take advantage of the conditions was Lawry, whose 24-minute stay for four runs ended when he was caught behind gloving an attempted hook shot off John Snow. It would turn out to be one of few moments of joy that day for the tourists. Ian Chappell was next in and combined with Keith Stackpole to add 151 to Australia's total, but not before Stackpole was the beneficiary of some luck. First, he survived what photographic evidence displayed the following day in The Times suggested should have been a run-out,[5] but umpire Lou Rowan ruled that Stackpole had successfully made his ground. Australia's score at the time was 1 for 32. Then he was dropped twice; by John Edrich on 42 and Geoffrey Boycott
on 51.

Second Test

Main article: Second Test, 1970–71 Ashes series
11–16 December 1970
Scorecard
v
397 (133.4 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 131 (301)
Graham McKenzie 4/66 (31.4 overs)
440 (114.5 overs)
Ian Redpath 171 (372)
John Snow 4/143 (33.5 overs)
6/287d (101 overs)
John Edrich 115* (332)
John Gleeson 3/68 (32 overs)
3/100 (32 overs)
Bill Lawry 38* (111)
John Snow 2/17 (9 overs)
Match Drawn
Perth, Australia
Umpires: Tom Brooks and Lou Rowan
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • 14 December was a rest day

Prior to the momentous occasion of the WACA Ground hosting its first Test, England had been playing as the MCC against Western Australia since at least 1907. For the Australians, Greg Chappell would make his Test debut, joining his older brother in the team, at the expense of fellow South Australian Terry Jenner, while England handed the 30-year-old Lancashire paceman Peter Lever his first cap, replacing Derek Underwood.

Third Test

Main article: First One-Day International, 1970–71 Ashes series
31 December 1970 – 5 January 1971
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Melbourne, Australia
Umpires: Tom Brooks and Lou Rowan
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Whilst the Australian Board of Control recognised this match as an official Test to be included in match statistics, nearly all statisticians around the world do not do so.

This marked the third time in Test cricket history that a match had been declared abandoned without a ball being bowled.[6]

Fourth Test

Main article: Fourth Test, 1970–71 Ashes series
9–14 January 1971
Scorecard
v
332 (94.7 overs)
Geoffrey Boycott 77 (147)
Ashley Mallett 4/40 (16.7 overs)
236 (76.6 overs)
Ian Redpath 64 (195)
Derek Underwood 4/66 (22 overs)
5/319d (94 overs)
Geoffrey Boycott 142* (360)
Ashley Mallett 2/85 (19 overs)
116 (56.5 overs)
Bill Lawry 60* (229)
John Snow 7/40 (17.5 overs)
England won by 299 runs
Warner Park, Sydney, [[Basstere ]]
Umpires: Tom Brooks and Lou Rowan
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 12 January was a rest day

After two draws and an abandoned Test, it was England who drew first blood in the series.

Fifth Test

Sixth Test

Seventh Test

One Day Internationals

Only ODI

Main article: First One-Day International, 1970–71 Ashes series
5 January 1971
Scorecard
England 
190 (39.4 overs)
v
 Australia
5/191 (34.6 overs)
John Edrich 82 (119)
Ashley Mallett 3/34 (8 overs)
Ian Chappell 60 (103)
Ray Illingworth 3/50 (8 overs)
Australia won by 5 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Tom Brooks and Lou Rowan
Player of the match: John Edrich (ENG)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field

Other Tour matches

South Australia Country vs MCC

28 October 1970
scorecard
South Australia Country
v
146/9 (dec)
J. Kernahans 54
K. Shuttleworth 4/22
169/0
G. Boycott 78*
C.J. Egar
(AUS)

The

Geoff Boycott and Brian Luckhurst
had no problems making the runs, and as they won before the day was out it was agreed that they could continue batting in order to practice.

South Australia vs MCC

30 October – 2 November 1970
scorecard
v
South Australia
235/4
B.L. d'Oliveira 103*
K.W.R. Fletcher 80
I.M. Chappell (c)
1/12
Match Drawn
C.J. Egar
(AUS) & R.F. Joseph (AUS)

Boycott resemble Council rollers
.

Richard Whitington[7]

The first

Geoff Boycott added 162 for the first wicket with John Edrich (63) and 138 for the third wicket with Keith Fletcher
. At the end of the day Boycott was 173 not out and Fletcher 67 not out, but he was out first thing in the morning, soon followed by Fletcher (71).

Illingworth declared on 451/9, but saw the brilliant South African opener

Basil d'Oliveira (103 not out) and Keith Fletcher
(80) saved the match by adding 183 for the fourth wicket, finishing on 235/4.

Victoria Country vs MCC

4 November 1970
scorecard
Victoria Country
v
152
W. Dunstan 38
Peter Lever 4/30
213/4
J.H. Hampshire 61
J.A. Edrich 57
G. Hamer 2/34
MCC won by 7 wickets
City Oval, Horsham, Victoria, Australia

The MCC won another upcountry game with Peter Lever taking 4/30 to dismiss the home side for 152, but the runs were harder to come by. John Edrich (57) and Brian Luckhurst added 68 for the first wicket, but Colin Cowdrey was out for a duck. John Hampshire (61) saw them past the winning post and again the MCC continued their batting practice, Bob Taylor (25 not out) and Keith Fletcher (21 not out) carrying on after Hampshire's dismissal.

Victoria vs MCC

The tourists came down with a bump when they met another first class team, in what was billed as a Mini-Test.

beached whale), his only century of the tour. They reached 327/5, but the Victorian all-rounder Alan Sieler took his best first class haul of 4/18 with his slow left arm bowling and the MCC collapsed to 341 all out. Needing 180 to win Victoria had an easy time of it as Lawry (38) and Redpath (57) added 77 for the first wicket before Ray Illingworth had them both out. Alan Ward took 2/25 and Victoria lost two late wickets, but Paul Sheahan's 57 not out saw them home by 6 wickets. The Prime Minister of Australia Sir Robert Menzies and Premier of Victoria Sir Henry Bolte watched the match and Richard Whitington noted "The Ashes have never looked safer". Ray Illingworth commented "It is better to start at the bottom and work up from there".[11]

New South Wales vs MCC

13–16 November 1970
scorecard
v
410/5 (
B.L. d'Oliveira
2/43
325/1 (
G. Boycott 129*
K.W.R. Fletcher 51*
Match Drawn
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Umpires: T.F. Brooks (AUS) & E.F. Wykes (AUS)

Faced with another state side the MCC were again in trouble, this time under

Geoff Boycott (129 not out) and he added 228 for the first wicket with Brian Luckhurst (135) and 97 for the second with Keith Fletcher
(51 not out) to ensure a draw.

Queensland Country vs MCC

18 November 1970
scorecard
Queensland Country
v
MCC won by 8 wickets
Slade Park, Warwick, Queensland, Australia

Basil d'Oliveira (103) and Colin Cowdrey (53). The game ended in near darkness as a thunderstorm came over the mountains, with d'Oliveira's 9 fours and 7 sixes illuminated by lightning.[12]

Queensland vs MCC

20–23 November 1970
scorecard
Queensland
v
360
S.C. Trimble 177
R.F. Surti 83
D.L. Underwood 3/52
418/4
retired hurt
J.H. Edrich 120
K.W.R. Fletcher
77
Match Drawn
Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
Umpires: L. Johnson (AUS) & L.P. Rowan
(AUS)

Basil d'Oliveira
(33) and Illingworth (40 not out) batted out the fourth day as the game ended in an inevitable draw.

Queensland Country vs MCC

25 November 1970
scorecard
Queensland Country
v
142
A.M. Brown 42
M.C. Cowdrey (vc) 3/18
R. Illingworth (c) 3/40
155/3
R. Illingworth 52*
J.E. Howells (wk) 3 St
Redland Bay, Australia

The MCC not unexpectedly won another game against a Queensland Country XI in their last match before the First Test at Brisbane. The home team managed to add 58 for the first wicket, thanks to Alan Brown's 44, but they fell to Ray Illingworth's off-spin (4/30) and, more surprisingly, Colin Cowdrey's part-time leg-spin (3/18). Cowdrey opened the batting with John Hampshire, but the MCC collapsed to 68/3. Illingworth (52 not out) and Brian Luckhurst (37 not out) saw them to victory and continued batting in an unbeaten stand of 87.


Western Australia vs MCC

5–8 December 1970
scorecard
Western Australia
v
258/3 (
G. Boycott 126
B.W. Luckhurst 111
G.A.R. Lock
3/71
285
A.L. Mann 110
L. Varis 44
K.W.R. Fletcher 3/43
R.W. Taylor (wk) 2 Ct & 2 St
256/6
J.H. Edrich 70
B.W. Luckhurst 60*
K.W.R. Fletcher 45
L. Varis 2/53
D.K. Lillee 2/79

What spinners? Didn't know they had brought any with 'em. Underwood, Wilson and Illingworth can't turn the ball in normal English conditions, so what hope have they got out here? Taking wickets in Australia is hard work, I can't see these three having any success.

Tony Lock[14]

After the First Test the MCC flew 2,247 miles (3,617 km) across the Australian continent to play

England spinner Tony Lock who had joined the state when he was dropped by Surrey and England in 1963 for his outspoken views. He won the toss and batted; Ken McAullay retired hurt at 30/0, but returned at the end of the day to take his score to 30. Most of the runs came from the Test batsmen John Inverarity (93) and the future Test batsman Ross Edwards (56) and Lock declared next morning when they were out. The by now established opening partnership of Geoffrey Boycott (126) and Brian Luckhurst (111) took the innings to 215 before a wicket was lost and Ray Illingworth declared just before stumps at 258/3. The England spinners Ray Illingworth (2/85), Keith Fletcher (3/43) and Colin Cowdrey (2/46) worked their way through the second innings and Bob Taylor took two catches and made two stumpings. Only Tony Mann, who made his maiden first class century of 110, and Les Varis, who also made his highest first class score of 44, made runs. "Lockie" came in last and hit 24 not out in a stand of 37 and Western Australia were dismissed for 285. The tourists needed 344 to win a first class match for the first time on the tour, but the makeshift opener Cowdrey was caught by Invererity off Dennis Lillee (2/72) for 6 and the MCC were 12/1. John Edrich (70) and Keith Fletcher (45) added 108 for the second wicket, but they lost regular wickets thereafter and only 60 not out by Brian Luckhurst
, coming in at number 6, kept the team together and they survived with 256/6.

Western Australia Country vs MCC

9 December 1970
scorecard
Western Australia Country
v
150/2 (dec)
T.K. Waldron 58*
P. Slinger 50
Narrogin, Australia

The MCC won another country match, but it was not the push over that the other had been. No England bowler took a wicket in the home team's 150/2 as both openers were run out before a sporting declaration was made. Alan Knott (32) and Keith Fletcher (66) opened the innings and put on 86, but they lost five wickets before they hit the winning runs. As before they batted on to the end of the day for batting practice and ended on 163/5.

South Australia vs MCC

18–21 December 1970
scorecard
South Australia
v
297/2 (
retired hurt
238
G. Boycott 42 *
A.P.E. Knott 42
A.A. Mallet 4/59
G.S. Chappell 3/41 & 4 Ct
338/7 (dec)
G.S. Chappell 102
K.G. Cunningham 60
A.J. Woodcock 52
A.A. Mallett 42*
R.G.D. Willis 4/81
Bob Taylor (wk) 3 Ct
336/8
G. Boycott 92
J.R. Hammond 3/61
A.A. Mallett 3/61
G.S. Chappell 3 Ct
Match Drawn
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
Umpires: A.T. Godson (AUS) & M.G. O'Connell (AUS)

Thus did

D'Oliveira save the M.C.C. from a second defeat. What a tragedy he was not permitted to bat in this fashion, to bat true to type and inclination, to help force an English victory when the opportunity presented itself in the Brisbane Test. For, on this Adelaide occasion, D'Oliveira was magnificent. He batted with authority and power to strike 22 boundaries during his 232 minutes at the crease. This was the D'Oliveira Australians had heard about, the D'Oliveira they wanted to see, the D'Oliveira who had escaped the confines of Coloured cricket in Cape Town to win the hearts of the world.[15]

Richard Whitington

After having had the better of another draw in the Second Test the MCC returned to play their second game against

Basil d'Oliveira rescued the innings with a stylish 162 not out despite Mallett's 3/61 and with Derek Underwood (13 not out) made an unbeaten ninth wicket stand of 116. They ended the day on 338/8, 59 runs short of victory and two wickets shy of defeat, but not before Greg Chappell
took another 3 catches to give him 7 in the match.

Tasmania vs MCC

23–26 December 1970
scorecard
v
Tasmania
316/4 (dec)
J.H. Hampshire 156*
J.H. Edrich 52
B.C. Patterson 2/80 & 3 Ct
164
P.G. Roberts 77
P. Lever 4/17
D. Wilson 3/32

Tasmania would not play in the

first class match of the tour (in their ninth match), John Edrich top scoring with 42 not out.[16]

Tasmanian Combined XI vs MCC

27–29 December 1970
scorecard
v
184/4
G. Boycott 74
Colin Cowdrey 66
B.C. Patterson 2/10
K. Ibadulla
2/50
Match Drawn
North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston, Australia

Umpires: A.R. Baird (AUS) & J.M. Roberts (AUS)
  • 28–29 December 1970

On tours of Australia it was usual for state teams to be reinforced with potential Australian players to provide stronger opposition, allow the selectors to judge their ability and to entertain the crowd.

Geoff Boycott (74) and Colin Cowdrey (64) added 98 for the first wicket and the tourists reached 184/4 from 47 overs. Manager David Clark told his team that if they continued to play as they did they would be out of a job in fives years and 'pointed the slow-scoring bone at both captains' Ray Illingworth and Bill Lawry. Frank Tyson agreed, writing "Wake up and entertain, or you could be drawing unemployment benefits next week".[17]

New South Wales Country vs MCC

7 January 1971
scorecard
New South Wales Country
v
117
M. Shepherd 35
M.C. Cowdrey (c) 2/9
D.L. Underwood 2/15
D. Wilson 2/49
MCC won by 9 wickets
Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga, Australia

The MCC went into the bush to

Geoff Boycott (76) and Brian Luckhurst (62) polished their opening skills with another century stand which fell at 115, three runs short of victory. As before the MCC continued to bat after their victory and both openers were stumped off the bowling of Dasey. Cowdrey (37 not out) added 66 with Alan Knott (42) and the game ended when the wicket-keeper was dismissed by Wally Wellham, the uncle of the future Test batsmen Dirk Wellham
.

Fourth Test – Sydney

9–14 January 1971
scorecard
v
319/5 (
B.L. d'Oliveira 56
R. Illingworth (c) 53
A.A. Mallett
2/85
 England won by 299 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Umpires: T.F. Brooks (AUS) & L.P. Rowan (AUS)

See Main Article – 1970–71 Ashes series

Northern New South Wales vs MCC

16–18 January 1971
scorecard
v
Northern New South Wales
171
I.N. Barton 39
D. Wilson 7/62
322/4 (
retired hurt
Match Drawn
No 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

The MCC played a first class match against North New South Wales (they were scheduled to play the South later on the tour) which left them with two injuries. John Edrich was soon out on 7/1, but Brian Luckhurst (124) and Keith Fletcher (122) added 180 for the second wicket before Luckhurst was stumped. Fletcher retired hurt and was replaced by John Hampshire (41) and together they added 132 with Ray Illingworth (55 not out) before the captain declared on 355/4 when Hampshire was caught by Stanley Gilchrist, the father of Adam Gilchrist. Don Wilson took 7/62 as he dismissed North NSW for 171. Illingworth decided more batting practice was required and declined to enforce the follow on. Instead Edrich (38) and Luckhurst (45) added 83 for the first wicket, but Luckhurst retired hurt with badly bruised fingers. Colin Cowdrey (70) and John Hampshire (122) added 193 for the third wicket and the game ended when MCC reached 322/4.

Fifth Test – Melbourne

21–26 January 1971
scorecard
v
392
B.L. d'Oliveira 117
B.W. Luckhurst 109
J.W. Gleeson 3/60
A.L. Thomson
3/110
161/0
G. Boycott 76*
J.H. Edrich 74*

See Main Article – 1970–71 Ashes series

Sixth Test – Adelaide

29 January – 3 February 1971
scorecard
v
Match Drawn
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
Umpires: T.F. Brooks (AUS) & M.G. O'Connell (AUS)

See Main Article – 1970–71 Ashes series

Southern New South Wales vs MCC

6 February 1971
scorecard
Southern New South Wales
v
Match Abandoned
Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia
  • 6 February 1971

The match was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled.

Western Australia vs MCC

8 February 1971
scorecard
v
Western Australia
152
B.L. d'Oliveira 54
J.B. Gannon 4/40
G.A.R. Lock (c)
3/20
24/2

P. Lever 2/13
No Result
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Umpires: T.F. Brooks (AUS) & E.F. Wykes (AUS)

Basil d'Oliveira making any headway with 54. Western Australia managed less than 6 overs before the rain came down and ended the match, though Peter Lever
managed to take 2/13.

New South Wales Country vs MCC

9 February 1971
scorecard
New South Wales Country
v
116
T. Corcoran 37
D. Wilson 5/50
K.W.R. Fletcher 2/8
R.G.D. Willis 2/18
A.P.E. Knott (wk) 2 Ct & 2 St
184/7
R.W. Taylor 72
K.W.R. Fletcher 42
I. Drake 3/61
MCC win by 7 wickets
Woodland Park, Parkes, New South Wales, Australia

The MCC played one last upcountry game before the final Test and the end of the Australian part of their 1970–71 tour. The New South Wales Country team batted first and were dismissed for 116. Bob Willis had both the openers in the pavilion, caught by Alan Knott, for 27/2. Don Wilson (5/50) and Keith Fletcher (2/8) spun their way through the rest of the line up. Reserve wicket-keeper Bob Taylor showed his batting skills by opening the innings and making 72, adding 88 with Keith Fletcher (42). Once again the MCC batted on after they had won, this time losing an extra four wickets as they collapsed from 154/3 to 184/7.

Seventh Test – Sydney

See Main Article – 1970–71 Ashes series

Tour First Class Averages

source Due to his broken arm

Geoff Boycott fell 18 runs short of matching Wally Hammond's record for the most runs on an MCC tour of Australia.[19]

Tour Batting Averages
Player County Type Matches Innings Not Out Runs Highest Score Average 100s 50s Ct St
G. Boycott
 Yorkshire Right-Handed Opening Batsman 12 22 6 1535 173 95.93 6 7 6
J.H. Edrich Surrey Left-Handed Opening Batsman 12 21 5 1097 130 68.56 3 7 6
B.W. Luckhurst Kent Right-Handed Opening Batsman 9 16 2 886 135 63.28 4 3 9
B.L. d'Oliveira
 Worcestershire Right-Handed Top Order Batsman 11 17 3 707 162* 50.50 3 2 6
R. Illingworth (c) Leicestershire Right-Handed Middle Order Batsman 12 18 4 479 53 34.21 1 4
A.P.E. Knott (wk) Kent Right-Handed Middle Order Batsman 11 15 5 342 73 34.20 1 24 4
K.W.R. Fletcher Essex Right-Handed Top Order Batsman 11 19 1 596 80 33.11 5 7
J.H. Hampshire Yorkshire Right-Handed Top Order Batsman 8 13 2 363 156* 33.00 1 2 5
M.C. Cowdrey (vc) Kent Right-Handed Top Order Batsman 10 16 1 412 101 27.46 1 2 3
R.G.D. Willis Surrey Right-Handed Lower Order Batsman 8 6 3 64 27 21.33 4
R.W. Taylor (wk) Derbyshire Right-Handed Middle Order Batsman 4 5 94 31 18.80 12 4
J.A. Snow Sussex Right-Handed Lower Order Batsman 10 10 1 150 38 16.66 2
D. Wilson Yorkshire Right-Handed Lower Order Batsman 5 2 30 19 15.00 3
K. Shuttleworth Lancashire Right-Handed Lower Order Batsman 7 7 2 72 24 14.40 3
P. Lever Lancashire Right-Handed Lower Order Batsman 11 10 1 120 36 13.33 6
A. Ward Derbyshire Right-Handed Lower Order Batsman 2 3 1 15 8* 7.50
D.L. Underwood Kent Right-Handed Lower Order Batsman 11 11 4 32 13* 4.57 8
Tour Bowling Averages
Player County Type 8 Ball Overs 8 Ball Maidens Runs Wickets Best Bowling Average 5 Wt 10
Wt
J.A. Snow Sussex Right-Arm Fast-Medium Bowler 306.5 57 1021 38 7/40 26.86 2
G. Boycott
 Yorkshire Right-Arm Medium Bowler 4.4 31 1 1/23 31.00
R.G.D. Willis Surrey Right-Arm Fast Bowler 162 26 669 21 4/81 31.85
D.L. Underwood Kent
Slow Left Arm Bowler
 337.7 82 918 26 4/66 35.30
R. Illingworth (c) Leicestershire Off-Spin Bowler 243 59 781 20 3/39 39.05
P. Lever Lancashire Right-Arm Fast-Medium Bowler 270.2 38 871 22 4/17 39.59
A. Ward Derbyshire Right-Arm Fast Bowler 38.5 3 166 4 2/25 41.50
M.C. Cowdrey (vc) Kent Leg-Spin Bowler 24 127 3 2/46 42.33
K.W.R. Fletcher Essex Leg-Spin Bowler 40.3 2 232 52 3/43 46.40
K. Shuttleworth Lancashire Right-Arm Fast Bowler 147.5 18 560 12 5/47 46.66 1
B.L. d'Oliveira
 Worcestershire Right-Arm Medium Bowler
Slow Off-Spin Bowler		 189 33 567 12 2/15 47.25
D. Wilson Yorkshire
Slow Left Arm Bowler
 95.7 11 338 6 3/32 56.33
J.H. Hampshire Yorkshire Leg-Spin Bowler 9 53 0/1

References

  1. ^ a b Streeton, Richard (19 October 1970). "Round-the-world quest for Ashes". The Times. p. 14.
  2. ^ Woodcock, John (17 October 1970). "England must hold their slip catches for the Ashes to be regained after 12 years". The Times. p. 16.
  3. ESPN Cricinfo
    . Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. Sydney Morning Herald
    . p. 33.
  5. ^ Woodcock, John (28 November 1970). "A success tragically conceded by England". The Times. p. 15.
  6. ^ Burande, Abhay (24 February 2009). "Abandoned Test matches". Sports Pundit.
  7. ^ a b p46, Whitington
  8. ^ p47, Whitington
  9. ^ Snow, p. 99.
  10. ^ p52, Whitington
  11. ^ p54, Whitington
  12. ^ a b p56, Whitington
  13. ^ p147, Swanton, 1977
  14. ^ p43, Whitington
  15. ^ p114, Whitington
  16. ^ p111, Whitington
  17. ^ pp111-112, Whitington
  18. ^ p159, Swanton, 1977
  19. ^ p209, Whitington

Annual reviews

Further reading

  • John Snow, Cricket Rebel: An Autobiography, Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1976
  • E.W. Swanton
    , Swanton in Australia with MCC 1946–1975, Fontana, 1977
  • Richard Whitington, Captains Outragreous? Cricket in the seventies, Stanley Paul, 1972
  • Peter Arnold, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of World of Cricket, W.H. Smith, 1985
  • Geoffrey Boycott, Boycott: The Autobiography, Pan Books, 2006
  • Ashley Brown, A Pictorial History of Cricket, Bison Books Ltd, 1988
  • Greg Chappell, Old Hands Showed The Way, Test Series Official Book 1986–87, The Clashes for the Ashes, Australia vs England, Playbill Sport Publication, 1986
  • Ian Chappell, Austin Robertson and Paul Rigby, Chappelli Has the Last Laugh, Lansdowne Press, 1980
  • Colin Cowdrey, M. C. C. The Autobiography of a Cricketer, Coronet Books, 1977
  • Basil d'Oliveira
    , Time to Declare: An Autobiography, Star, 1982
  • Basil d'Oliveira
    , Basil d'Oliveira: Cricket and Controversy, Sphere, 2005
  • Criss Freddi, The Guinness Book of Cricket Blunders, Guinness Publishing, 1996
  • David Gower, Heroes and Contemporaries, Granada Publishing Ltd, 1985
  • Tom Graveney and Norman Miller, The Ten Greatest Test Teams, Sidgewick and Jackson, 1988
  • Ken Kelly and David Lemmon, Cricket Reflections: Five Decades of Cricket Photographs, Heinemann, 1985
  • Brian Luckhurst and Mike Baldwin, Boot Boy to President, KOS Media, 2004
  • Mark Peel, The Last Roman: A Biography of Colin Cowdrey, Andre Deutsch Ltd, 1999
  • Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975
  • Mike Stevenson, Illy: A Biography Of Ray Illingworth, Midas Books, 1978
  • E.W. Swanton(ed), The Barclays World of Cricket, Collins, 1986
  • Derek Underwood, Beating the Bat: An Autobiography, S.Paul, 1975
  • Bob Willis, Lasting the Pace, Collins, 1985

Videos and DVDs

External links

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