Lillee's 8/29. His detailed bowling analysis read as follows: 1st over -- 0 0 0 X (Gavaskar c Marsh) 0 0 0 2 2nd over -- 4 2 0 4 X (Engineer c & b) 0 4 0 3rd over -- 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 4th over -- 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th over -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (maiden) 6th over -- 0 0 X (Greig c Stackpole) 0 X (Sobers c Marsh) 0 X (Hutton c McKenzie) 0 (XXX maiden) 7th over -- X (Intikhab c Sheahan) 0 X (Cunis c Stackpole) 0 0 0 0 0 (XX maiden) 8th over -- X (Lloyd c Marsh) Final analysis = 7.1 overs, 3 maidens, 29 runs, 8 wickets From his last 31 deliveries Lillee took 6/0. Here is the comment from the 1972 NZ DB Cricket annual: ------- >>> "The Perth test belonged to Dennis Lillee. The 22 year old speedster became the toast of Australia with a phenomenal first innings bowling performance. He was being compared with Ray Lindwall after taking 8/29, test figures which Lindwall himself never matched. Lillee, whose first tutor told him to concentrate on speed at all costs ("your first aim should be to put the wind up the batsmen") devastated the world side with his speed and movement. The modest West Australian said later that it was only the outstanding catching of his Aussie teammates that made such a performance possible, but the world batsmen will tell you Lillee was virtually unplayable. He extracted a life from the pitch none of the other pace bowlers could find. Garry Sobers played a correct defensive stroke and saw the ball cut sharply away, nick the edge of his bat and give keeper Rodney Marsh a catch. Opener Sunny Gavaskar had a ball rear from just short of a length. As it flew through to Marsh it just flicked his glove. Amid the criticism of the world team's display Lillee's performance was not fully recognized for the mighty effort it was. As the world team went on to steal the series at Adelaide against an Aussie team without Lillee the true value of his 8/29 became apparent. The rest of the test faded behind Lillee's effort. Australia after being 5/178 ran through to 349 with Doug Walters recapturing his finest form to score 125. The Australian tail wagged well, giving the side a healthy total. It looked mammoth when the world team fell for 59 and followed on. Lillee came in where he'd left off and dismissed Ferokh Engineer for four. But then the world pros hitched the cricket tweeds up and, with Rohan Kanhai in delightful touch, gave the same Aussie bowlers who had rubbished them earlier a fair pasting. It didn't last, though. At 2/181 it seemed the world side would make a game of it. Then Lillee and Graham McKenzie got among the batsman. They ripped through the tail once again and the world side was out for 279, losing by an innings and 11 runs. Lillee finished with 4/63 to give him match figures of 12/92." [There are photos in the annual of: 1. Dougie Walters being put down by keeper Engineer off Bob Cunis. 2. Bruce Francis about to be caught at 2nd slip by Richard Hutton off Garry Sobers. 3. Rohan Kanhai being caught by Chappelli at first slip off Garth McKenzie.] Scorecard for the match: i.imgci.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1971-72/WORLD-XI_IN_AUS/WORLD-XI_AUS_10-12DEC1971.html
I vividly remember that particular series. The guys who had decent batting performances for England were no.5, no.6 and no.7 i.e.Fletcher,Greig and Knott after the fury of the shine. A 42 year old Cowdrey fought on gamely but to no avail but at least he held on taking innumerable blows in his old torso to take the shine off the ball...
I just checked which day this particular date was and it was a Sunday, so Kevin Crease was actually reading the news on a Sunday? because at that time it would usually have been Georgina McGuinness.
Good to se the great man Garry Sobers, but the 'Rest of the World' were a bit of a mixed bag, was the side mostly made up from cricketers who happened to be playing in Australia at that time?
I was there, year 11 at school. Played against Geoff Hendricks at school the following year......that wasn't good. Astonishing list of talent on both Sides, some absolute legends.
Unfortunaley I don't think I have the SCG Test; and I only have bits and pieces of the MCG one. I will have a look, at what I wrote down when I recorded it and see, but from memory that's it
