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Australia v England, 1976/1977, 1st test
Melbourne (MCG), 12/03/1977 - 17/03/1977

Toss: England
Umpires: TF Brooks, MG O'Connell
Result: Australia won by 45 runs

Australia
IC Davis              lbw                b Lever                  5
RB McCosker                              b Willis                 4
GJ Cosier             c Fletcher         b Lever                 10
*GS Chappell                             b Underwood             40
DW Hookes             c Greig            b Old                   17
KD Walters            c Greig            b Willis                 4
+RW Marsh             c Knott            b Old                   28
GJ Gilmour            c Greig            b Old                    4
KJ O'Keeffe           c Brearley         b Underwood              0
DK Lillee             not out                                    10
MHN Walker                               b Underwood              2
Extras                b 4, lb 2, w 0, nb 8                       14
Total                 all out                                   138

Fall Of Wickets
1-11 (Davis)                  2-13 (McCosker)               
3-23 (Cosier)                 4-45 (Hookes)                 
5-51 (Walters)                6-102 (Marsh)                 
7-114 (Gilmour)               8-117 (O'Keeffe)              
9-136 (Chappell)              10-138 (Walker)               

Bowling
Lever               12      1    36     2
Willis               8      0    33     2
Old                 12      4    39     3
Underwood           11.6    2    16     3

England
RA Woolmer            c Chappell         b Lillee                 9
JM Brearley           c Hookes           b Lillee                12
DL Underwood          c Chappell         b Walker                 7
DW Randall            c Marsh            b Lillee                 4
DL Amiss              c O'Keeffe         b Walker                 4
KWR Fletcher          c Marsh            b Walker                 4
*AW Greig                                b Walker                18
+APE Knott            lbw                b Lillee                15
CM Old                c Marsh            b Lillee                 3
JK Lever              c Marsh            b Lillee                11
RGD Willis            not out                                     1
Extras                b 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 2                        7
Total                 all out                                    95

Fall Of Wickets
1-19 (Woolmer)                2-30 (Brearley)               
3-34 (Underwood)              4-40 (Amiss)                  
5-40 (Randall)                6-61 (Greig)                  
7-65 (Fletcher)               8-78 (Old)                    
9-86 (Knott)                  10-95 (Lever)                 

Bowling
Lillee              13.3    2    26     6
Walker              15      3    54     4
O'Keeffe             1      0     4     0
Gilmour              5      3     4     0

Australia
IC Davis              c Knott            b Greig                 68
KJ O'Keeffe           c Willis           b Old                   14
*GS Chappell                             b Old                    2
GJ Cosier             c Knott            b Lever                  4
KD Walters            c Knott            b Greig                 66
DW Hookes             c Fletcher         b Underwood             56
+RW Marsh             not out                                   110
GJ Gilmour                               b Lever                 16
DK Lillee             c Amiss            b Old                   25
RB McCosker           c Greig            b Old                   25
MHN Walker            not out                                     8
Extras                b 0, lb 10, w 0, nb 15                     25
Total                 for 9 wickets                             419

Fall Of Wickets
1-33 (O'Keeffe)               2-40 (Chappell)               
3-53 (Cosier)                 4-132 (Davis)                 
5-187 (Walters)               6-244 (Hookes)                
7-277 (Gilmour)               8-353 (Lillee)                
9-407 (McCosker)              

Bowling
Lever               21      1    95     2
Willis              22      0    91     0
Old                 27.6    2   104     4
Underwood           12      2    38     1
Greig               14      3    66     2

England
RA Woolmer            lbw                b Walker                12
JM Brearley           lbw                b Lillee                43
DW Randall            c Cosier           b O'Keeffe             174
DL Amiss                                 b Chappell              64
KWR Fletcher          c Marsh            b Lillee                 1
*AW Greig             c Cosier           b O'Keeffe              41
+APE Knott            lbw                b Lillee                42
CM Old                c Chappell         b Lillee                 2
JK Lever              lbw                b O'Keeffe               4
DL Underwood                             b Lillee                 7
RGD Willis            not out                                     5
Extras                b 8, lb 4, w 3, nb 7                       22
Total                 all out                                   417

Fall Of Wickets
1-28 (Woolmer)                2-113 (Brearley)              
3-279 (Amiss)                 4-290 (Fletcher)              
5-346 (Randall)               6-369 (Greig)                 
7-380 (Old)                   8-385 (Lever)                 
9-410 (Underwood)             10-417 (Knott)                

Bowling
Lillee              34.4    7   139     5
Walker              22      4    83     1
O'Keeffe            33      6   108     3
Gilmour              4      0    29     0
Chappell            16      7    29     1
Walters              3      2     7     0