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Test # 675a
The Ashes, 1970/71, 3rd Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
31 December 1970, 1,2,4,5 January 1971 (5-day match)
Result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled
6-Test series level 0-0 (1 abandoned)
Toss: England
Umpires: TF Brooks and LP Rowan
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Day 1: No play
Day 2: No play
Day 3: Match abandoned
Australia team:
*WM Lawry, KR Stackpole, IM Chappell, KD Walters, IR Redpath,
GS Chappell, +RW Marsh, AA Mallett, GD McKenzie, JW Gleeson,
AN Connolly.
England team:
G Boycott, BW Luckhurst, JH Edrich, MC Cowdrey, BL D'Oliveira,
*R Illingworth, +APE Knott, JA Snow, K Shuttleworth, P Lever,
DL Underwood.
- Rain prevented play starting as the players were entering
the field. A conference between the Australian Board,
the MCC Manager, and two MCC Officials lead to the match
being abandoned and replaced by a limited overs match
which was later recognised as the first ever ODI.
- The MCC tour schedule was rearranged to include an
additional Test at Melbourne on 21,22,23,25,26 January.
- Whilst the Australian Board of Control recognised this match
as an official Test to be included in match statistics,
nearly all statisticians around the world do not do so.
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Tour Index
Team Pages:
Australia,
England.
Ground Page:
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia Player Pages:
WM Lawry,
KR Stackpole,
IM Chappell,
KD Walters,
IR Redpath,
GS Chappell,
RW Marsh,
AA Mallett,
GD McKenzie,
JW Gleeson,
AN Connolly.
England Player Pages:
G Boycott,
BW Luckhurst,
JH Edrich,
MC Cowdrey,
BL D'Oliveira,
R Illingworth,
APE Knott,
JA Snow,
K Shuttleworth,
P Lever,
DL Underwood.
Match Officials' Pages:
TF Brooks,
LP Rowan.
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