England v Australia @ Edgbaston, Birmingham
11, 12, 13, 15, 16 July 1968 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: CS Elliott, H Yarnold
Match Result: Match Drawn
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. John Edrich | c Brian Taber b Eric Freeman | 88 | 245 | 280 | 10 | - | |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | lbw b John Gleeson | 36 | 0 | 155 | 3 | - | |
| *3. Colin Cowdrey | b Eric Freeman | 104 | 0 | 244 | 15 | - | |
| 4. Ken Barrington | lbw b Eric Freeman | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| 5. Tom Graveney | b Alan Connolly | 96 | 0 | 243 | 10 | - | |
| 6. Barry Knight | c Ian Chappell b Alan Connolly | 6 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| +7. Alan Knott | b Garth McKenzie | 4 | 0 | 37 | - | - | |
| 8. Ray Illingworth | lbw b John Gleeson | 27 | 0 | 89 | 2 | - | |
| 9. David Brown | b Alan Connolly | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| 10. John Snow | c Alan Connolly b Eric Freeman | 19 | 0 | 36 | 2 | - | |
| 11. Derek Underwood | not out | 14 | 0 | 27 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-80 (Geoff Boycott), 2-188 (John Edrich), 3-189 (Ken Barrington), 4-282 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-293 (Barry Knight), 6-323 (Alan Knott), 7-374 (Tom Graveney), 8-374 (David Brown), 9-376 (Ray Illingworth), 409 (John Snow). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 172.5 ovs) 409 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 47 | 14 | 115 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Freeman | 30.5 | 8 | 78 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 35 | 8 | 84 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 46 | 19 | 84 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Cowper | 7 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Bill Lawry | retired hurt | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Ian Redpath | b David Brown | 0 | 8 | 16 | - | - | |
| 3. Bob Cowper | b John Snow | 57 | 0 | 149 | 8 | - | |
| 4. Ian Chappell | b Barry Knight | 71 | 0 | 197 | 9 | - | |
| 5. Doug Walters | c & b Derek Underwood | 46 | 0 | 126 | 5 | - | |
| 6. Paul Sheahan | b Derek Underwood | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | - | |
| +7. Brian Taber | c Ken Barrington b Ray Illingworth | 16 | 0 | 50 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Eric Freeman | b Ray Illingworth | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Garth McKenzie | not out | 0 | 22 | 26 | - | - | |
| 10. John Gleeson | c Ray Illingworth b Derek Underwood | 3 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| 11. Alan Connolly | b Ray Illingworth | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Ian Redpath), 2-121 (Bob Cowper), 3-165 (Ian Chappell), 4-176 (Paul Sheahan), 5-213 (Brian Taber), 6-213 (Doug Walters), 7-219 (Eric Freeman), 8-222 (John Gleeson), 9-222 (Alan Connolly). |
| Extras | 1b, 10lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 91 ovs) 222 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 17 | 3 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Brown | 13 | 2 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Barry Knight | 14 | 2 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 25 | 9 | 48 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 22 | 10 | 37 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. John Edrich | c Bob Cowper b Eric Freeman | 64 | 104 | 137 | 6 | - | |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | c Brian Taber b Alan Connolly | 31 | 0 | 83 | 3 | - | |
| 3. Tom Graveney | not out | 39 | 0 | 67 | 4 | - | |
| 4. Barry Knight | b Alan Connolly | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| +5. Alan Knott | not out | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | |
| *6. Colin Cowdrey | |||||||
| 7. Ken Barrington | |||||||
| 8. Ray Illingworth | |||||||
| 9. David Brown | |||||||
| 10. John Snow | |||||||
| 11. Derek Underwood |
| FOW | 1-57 (Geoff Boycott), 2-131 (John Edrich), 3-134 (Barry Knight). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 42 ovs) 142 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 18 | 1 | 57 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Freeman | 9 | 2 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 15 | 3 | 59 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Ian Redpath | lbw b John Snow | 22 | 45 | 57 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Bob Cowper | not out | 25 | 0 | 101 | 4 | - | |
| 3. Ian Chappell | not out | 18 | 0 | 42 | 2 | - | |
| *4. Bill Lawry | |||||||
| 5. Doug Walters | |||||||
| 6. Paul Sheahan | |||||||
| +7. Brian Taber | |||||||
| 8. Eric Freeman | |||||||
| 9. Garth McKenzie | |||||||
| 10. John Gleeson | |||||||
| 11. Alan Connolly |
| FOW | 1-44 (Ian Redpath). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 28.2 ovs) 68 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 9 | 1 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Brown | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 8 | 4 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 5.2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England:
John Edrich, Geoff Boycott, Tom Graveney, Barry Knight, Alan Knott, Colin Cowdrey, Ken Barrington, Ray Illingworth, David Brown, John Snow, Derek Underwood
Australia:
Ian Redpath, Bob Cowper, Ian Chappell, Bill Lawry, Doug Walters, Paul Sheahan, Brian Taber, Eric Freeman, Garth McKenzie, John Gleeson, Alan Connolly
