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England v Australia @ Old Trafford, Manchester
7, 8, 9, 11, 12 July 1977 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: WE Alley, TW Spencer
Match Result: England won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick McCosker | c Chris Old b Bob Willis | 2 | 16 | 19 | - | - |
| 2. Ian Davis | c Alan Knott b Chris Old | 34 | 105 | 145 | 5 | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | c Alan Knott b Tony Greig | 44 | 81 | 95 | 7 | - |
| 4. Craig Serjeant | lbw b John Lever | 14 | 48 | 80 | 1 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Tony Greig b Geoff Miller | 88 | 0 | 205 | 15 | - |
| 6. David Hookes | c Alan Knott b John Lever | 5 | 19 | 23 | 1 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Dennis Amiss b Geoff Miller | 36 | 0 | 116 | 6 | - |
| 8. Ray Bright | c Tony Greig b John Lever | 12 | 55 | 73 | 2 | - |
| 9. Kerry O'Keeffe | c Alan Knott b Bob Willis | 12 | 51 | 57 | 1 | - |
| 10. Max Walker | b Derek Underwood | 9 | 18 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 11. Jeff Thomson | not out | 14 | 22 | 28 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Rick McCosker), 2-80 (Greg Chappell), 3-96 (Ian Davis), 4-125 (Craig Serjeant), 5-140 (David Hookes), 6-238 (Rod Marsh), 7-246 (Doug Walters), 8-272 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 9-272 (Ray Bright), 297 (Max Walker). |
| Extras | 0b, 15lb, 0w, 12nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 109.2 ovs) 297 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 21 | 8 | 45 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Lever | 25 | 8 | 60 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 20 | 3 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 20.2 | 7 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 13 | 4 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 10 | 3 | 18 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dennis Amiss | c Greg Chappell b Max Walker | 11 | 0 | 46 | 1 | - |
| *2. Mike Brearley | c Greg Chappell b Jeff Thomson | 6 | 31 | 40 | 1 | - |
| 3. Bob Woolmer | c Ian Davis b Kerry O'Keeffe | 137 | 338 | 389 | 22 | - |
| 4. Derek Randall | lbw b Ray Bright | 79 | 143 | 166 | 12 | - |
| 5. Tony Greig | c & b Max Walker | 76 | 186 | 244 | 11 | 1 |
| +6. Alan Knott | c Kerry O'Keeffe b Jeff Thomson | 39 | 0 | 109 | 7 | - |
| 7. Geoff Miller | c Rod Marsh b Jeff Thomson | 6 | 34 | 39 | - | - |
| 8. Chris Old | c Rod Marsh b Max Walker | 37 | 90 | 115 | 5 | - |
| 9. John Lever | b Ray Bright | 10 | 24 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 10. Derek Underwood | b Ray Bright | 10 | 0 | 52 | 2 | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Mike Brearley), 2-23 (Dennis Amiss), 3-165 (Derek Randall), 4-325 (Bob Woolmer), 5-348 (Tony Greig), 6-366 (Geoff Miller), 7-377 (Alan Knott), 8-404 (John Lever), 9-435 (Chris Old), 437 (Derek Underwood). |
| Extras | 9b, 9lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 169.1 ovs) 437 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 38 | 11 | 73 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 54 | 15 | 131 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 35.1 | 12 | 69 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 36 | 11 | 114 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 6 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick McCosker | c Derek Underwood b Bob Willis | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Ian Davis | c John Lever b Bob Willis | 12 | 31 | 45 | 1 | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | b Derek Underwood | 112 | 230 | 280 | 15 | 1 |
| 4. Craig Serjeant | c Bob Woolmer b Derek Underwood | 8 | 19 | 32 | 2 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | lbw b Tony Greig | 10 | 0 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 6. David Hookes | c Mike Brearley b Geoff Miller | 28 | 63 | 80 | 3 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Derek Randall b Derek Underwood | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 8. Ray Bright | c & b Derek Underwood | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Kerry O'Keeffe | not out | 24 | 97 | 120 | 3 | - |
| 10. Max Walker | c Tony Greig b Derek Underwood | 6 | 21 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 11. Jeff Thomson | c Derek Randall b Derek Underwood | 1 | 14 | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Rick McCosker), 2-30 (Ian Davis), 3-74 (Craig Serjeant), 4-92 (Doug Walters), 5-146 (David Hookes), 6-147 (Rod Marsh), 7-147 (Ray Bright), 8-202 (Greg Chappell), 9-212 (Max Walker), 218 (Jeff Thomson). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 1w, 14nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 81.5 ovs) 218 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 16 | 2 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Lever | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 32.5 | 13 | 66 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 8 | 1 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 12 | 6 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 9 | 2 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dennis Amiss | not out | 28 | 0 | 107 | 4 | - |
| *2. Mike Brearley | c Doug Walters b Kerry O'Keeffe | 44 | 83 | 101 | 7 | - |
| 3. Bob Woolmer | not out | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| 4. Derek Randall | ||||||
| 5. Tony Greig | ||||||
| +6. Alan Knott | ||||||
| 7. Geoff Miller | ||||||
| 8. Chris Old | ||||||
| 9. John Lever | ||||||
| 10. Derek Underwood | ||||||
| 11. Bob Willis |
| FOW | 1-75 (Mike Brearley). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 29.1 ovs) 82 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 8 | 2 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 9.1 | 4 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Dennis Amiss, Mike Brearley, Bob Woolmer, Derek Randall, Tony Greig, Alan Knott, Geoff Miller, Chris Old, John Lever, Derek Underwood, Bob Willis