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Australia vs England, Only ODI at Melbourne, , Jan 05 1971 - Cricket Photos

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Only ODI, Melbourne, January 05, 1971, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia

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England

190

Australia

(34.6/40 ov, T:191) 191/5

Australia won by 5 wickets (with 42 balls remaining)

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John Edrich

, ENG

82 (119)

Ray Illingworth gets the better of Bill Lawry in the first-ever ODI, at MCG on January 5, 1971•Jan 05, 1971•Getty Images

The opening credits of the first-ever one-day international, Australia v England, Melbourne, January 5, 1971

The opening credits of the first-ever one-day international•Jan 05, 1971•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

The scoreboard at the start of the first-ever one-day international, Australia v England, Melbourne, January 5, 1971

The scoreboard at the start of the first-ever one-day international•Jan 05, 1971•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
WM Lawry	caught	27	49
KR Stackpole	caught	13	15
IM Chappell	stumped	60	103
KD Walters	caught	41	51
IR Redpath	bowled	12	14
GS Chappell	not out	22	29
RW Marsh	not out	10	18
Extras	(lb 4, nb 1, w 1)
Total	191(5 wkts; 34.6 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Snow	8	0	38	0	3.56
K Shuttleworth	7	0	29	1	3.1 (1 nb)
P Lever	5.6	0	30	0	3.91
R Illingworth	8	1	50	3	4.68
BL D'Oliveira	6	1	38	1	4.75

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	19	Bill Lawry	Keith Stackpole
2nd	32	Bill Lawry	Ian Chappell
3rd	66	Ian Chappell	Doug Walters
4th	41	Ian Redpath	Ian Chappell
5th	7	Ian Chappell	Greg Chappell
6th	26	Rod Marsh	Greg Chappell

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