Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ian Redpath	c Greig b Underwood	21	96	121	0	0	21.87
Rick McCosker	c Cowdrey b Underwood	35	73	83	3	0	47.94
Ian Chappell (c)	c †Knott b Underwood	0	3	1	0	0	0.00
Greg Chappell	lbw b Underwood	5	6	7	0	0	83.33
Doug Walters	c Willis b Underwood	55	66	92	7	1	83.33
Rod Marsh †	c Greig b Underwood	6	17	9	0	0	35.29
Terry Jenner	b Underwood	74	115	137	7	0	64.34
Max Walker	run out	41	77	98	2	0	53.24
Dennis Lillee	b Willis	26	38	59	2	0	68.42
Ashley Mallett	not out	23	51	54	1	0	45.09
Jeff Thomson	b Arnold	5	8	12	1	0	62.50
Extras	(b 4, lb 4, nb 5)	13
TOTAL	68.2 Ov (RR: 4.45)	304
Fall of wickets: 1-52 (Rick McCosker), 2-52 (Ian Chappell), 3-58 (Greg Chappell), 4-77 (Ian Redpath), 5-84 (Rod Marsh), 6-164 (Doug Walters), 7-241 (Terry Jenner), 8-259 (Max Walker), 9-295 (Dennis Lillee), 10-304 (Jeff Thomson)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	10	0	46	1	3.45	-	-	-
Geoff Arnold	12.2	3	42	1	2.57	-	-	-
Derek Underwood	29	3	113	7	2.92	-	-	-
Tony Greig	10	0	63	0	4.72	-	-	-
Fred Titmus	7	1	27	0	2.89	-	-	-

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dennis Amiss	c IM Chappell b Lillee	0	11	11	0	0	0.00
David Lloyd	c †Marsh b Lillee	4	27	34	1	0	14.81
Colin Cowdrey	c Walker b Thomson	26	59	87	2	0	44.06
Mike Denness (c)	c †Marsh b Thomson	51	65	83	6	0	78.46
Keith Fletcher	c IM Chappell b Thomson	40	71	106	5	0	56.33
Tony Greig	c †Marsh b Lillee	19	44	42	2	0	43.18
Alan Knott †	c Lillee b Mallett	5	23	23	0	0	21.73
Fred Titmus	c GS Chappell b Mallett	11	25	30	1	0	44.00
Derek Underwood	c Lillee b Mallett	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Geoff Arnold	b Lillee	0	34	30	0	0	0.00
Bob Willis	not out	11	17	21	2	0	64.70
Extras	(lb 2, nb 3)	5
TOTAL	46.5 Ov (RR: 3.68)	172
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Dennis Amiss), 2-19 (David Lloyd), 3-66 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-90 (Mike Denness), 5-130 (Tony Greig), 6-147 (Alan Knott), 7-155 (Keith Fletcher), 8-156 (Derek Underwood), 9-161 (Fred Titmus), 10-172 (Geoff Arnold)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	12.5	2	49	4	2.91	-	-	-
Jeff Thomson	15	1	58	3	2.90	-	-	-
Max Walker	5	1	18	0	2.70	-	-	-
Terry Jenner	5	0	28	0	4.20	-	-	-
Ashley Mallett	9	4	14	3	1.16	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ian Redpath	b Underwood	52	125	158	3	0	41.60
Rick McCosker	c †Knott b Arnold	11	13	14	1	0	84.61
Ian Chappell (c)	c †Knott b Underwood	41	75	83	2	1	54.66
Greg Chappell	c Greig b Underwood	18	62	74	2	0	29.03
Doug Walters	not out	71	128	168	5	1	55.46
Rod Marsh †	c Greig b Underwood	55	100	113	3	1	55.00
Terry Jenner	not out	14	21	36	0	0	66.66
Extras	(lb 4, nb 6)	10
TOTAL	66 Ov (RR: 4.12)	272/5d
Did not bat: Max Walker, Dennis Lillee, Ashley Mallett, Jeff Thomson
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Rick McCosker), 2-92 (Ian Chappell), 3-128 (Ian Redpath), 4-133 (Greg Chappell), 5-245 (Rod Marsh)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	5	0	27	0	4.05	-	-	-
Geoff Arnold	20	1	71	1	2.66	-	-	-
Derek Underwood	26	5	102	4	2.94	-	-	-
Tony Greig	2	0	9	0	3.37	-	-	-
Fred Titmus	13	1	53	0	3.05	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings (T: 405 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dennis Amiss	c †Marsh b Lillee	0	4	2	0	0	0.00
David Lloyd	c Walters b Walker	5	3	10	1	0	166.66
Colin Cowdrey	c Mallett b Lillee	3	12	15	0	0	25.00
Mike Denness (c)	c Jenner b Lillee	14	24	39	2	0	58.33
Keith Fletcher	lbw b Lillee	63	139	183	8	0	45.32
Tony Greig	lbw b Walker	20	69	71	2	0	28.98
Alan Knott †	not out	106	205	227	9	0	51.70
Fred Titmus	lbw b Jenner	20	116	102	1	0	17.24
Derek Underwood	c IM Chappell b Mallett	0	3	5	0	0	0.00
Geoff Arnold	b Mallett	0	6	5	0	0	0.00
Bob Willis	b Walker	3	19	29	0	0	15.78
Extras	(b 3, lb 3, nb 1)	7
TOTAL	75 Ov (RR: 3.21)	241
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Dennis Amiss), 2-8 (David Lloyd), 3-10 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-33 (Mike Denness), 5-76 (Tony Greig), 6-144 (Keith Fletcher), 7-212 (Fred Titmus), 8-213 (Derek Underwood), 9-217 (Geoff Arnold), 10-241 (Bob Willis)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	14	3	69	4	3.69	-	-	-
Max Walker	20	3	89	3	3.33	-	-	-
Terry Jenner	15	4	39	1	1.95	-	-	-
Ashley Mallett	25	10	36	2	1.08	-	-	-
Ian Chappell	1	0	1	0	0.75	-	-	-

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Sat, 25 Jan - day 1 - no play

Sun, 26 Jan - day 2 - England 1st innings 2/0 (Dennis Amiss 0*, David Lloyd 0*)

Mon, 27 Jan - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 111/2 (Ian Redpath 47*, Greg Chappell 6*)

Tue, 28 Jan - rest day

Wed, 29 Jan - day 4 - England 2nd innings 94/5 (Keith Fletcher 39*, Alan Knott 9*)

Thu, 30 Jan - day 5 - England 2nd innings 241 (75 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Adelaide Oval
Toss	England, elected to field first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	1974/75
Series result	Australia led the 6-match series 4-0
Match number	Test no. 754
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	Robin Bailhache Tom Brooks

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
DL Amiss	caught	0	4
D Lloyd	caught	5	3
MC Cowdrey	caught	3	12
MH Denness	caught	14	24
KWR Fletcher	lbw	63	139
AW Greig	lbw	20	69
APE Knott	not out	106	205
FJ Titmus	lbw	20	116
DL Underwood	caught	0	3
GG Arnold	bowled	0	6
RGD Willis	bowled	3	19
Extras	(b 3, lb 3, nb 1)
Total	241(10 wkts; 75 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
DK Lillee	14	3	69	4	3.69
MHN Walker	20	3	89	3	3.33
TJ Jenner	15	4	39	1	1.95
AA Mallett	25	10	36	2	1.08
IM Chappell	1	0	1	0	0.75

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Dennis Amiss	David Lloyd
2nd	8	Colin Cowdrey	David Lloyd
3rd	2	Colin Cowdrey	Mike Denness
4th	23	Keith Fletcher	Mike Denness
5th	43	Keith Fletcher	Tony Greig
6th	68	Alan Knott	Keith Fletcher
7th	68	Fred Titmus	Alan Knott
8th	1	Derek Underwood	Alan Knott
9th	4	Geoff Arnold	Alan Knott
10th	24	Alan Knott	Bob Willis

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