BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bob Simpson (c)	st †Jordon b Cowper	113	183	177	14	0	61.74
Barry Rothwell	retired hurt	3	10	28	0	0	30.00
Grahame Thomas	run out (Sheahan/†Jordon)	229	270	267	33	0	84.81
Norm O'Neill	c †Jordon b Kirby	108	140	175	12	0	77.14
Doug Walters	b Connolly	9	23	22	1	0	39.13
Brian Booth	c & b Kirby	26	72	83	1	0	36.11
Johnny Martin	lbw b Connolly	8	23	19	1	0	34.78
Peter Philpott	not out	60	120	98	6	0	50.00
Brian Taber †	b Stackpole	20	52	58	1	0	38.46
Grahame Corling	c Redpath b Stackpole	1	3	3	0	0	33.33
David Renneberg	lbw b Stackpole	1	6	5	0	0	16.66
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 3, w 1)	14
TOTAL	112.1 Ov (RR: 5.27, 473 Mins)	592
Fall of wickets: 0-12* (Barry Rothwell, retired hurt), 1-226 (Bob Simpson), 2-441 (Grahame Thomas), 3-458 (Doug Walters), 4-490 (Norm O'Neill), 5-503 (Johnny Martin), 6-519 (Brian Booth), 7-587 (Brian Taber), 8-589 (Grahame Corling), 9-592 (David Renneberg)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Alan Connolly	22	2	83	2	2.82	-	-	-	0	0
John Grant	17	0	89	0	3.92	-	-	-	0	3
Graeme Watson	10	0	64	0	4.80	-	-	-	0	0
Keith Kirby	23	0	149	2	4.85	-	-	-	1	0
Keith Stackpole	11.1	0	53	3	3.57	-	-	-	0	0
Bob Cowper	26	3	117	1	3.37	-	-	-	0	0
Jack Potter	3	0	23	0	5.75	-	-	-	0	0

Victoria 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bill Lawry (c)	c †Taber b Walters	43	-	51	6	0	-
Ian Redpath	b Walters	10	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Cowper	c Walters b Renneberg	0	-	-	0	0	-
Keith Stackpole	b Martin	99	164	168	14	0	60.36
Jack Potter	c Philpott b Walters	34	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Sheahan	st †Taber b Philpott	62	-	167	6	0	-
Graeme Watson	c & b Martin	1	-	-	0	0	-
Ray Jordon †	lbw b Philpott	0	-	-	0	0	-
John Grant	lbw b Martin	4	-	-	-	0	-
Keith Kirby	not out	3	-	-	0	0	-
Alan Connolly	c Simpson b Philpott	5	-	-	-	0	-
Extras	(lb 5)	5
TOTAL	67.3 Ov (RR: 3.94, 286 Mins)	266
Fall of wickets: 1-48, 2-49, 3-57, 4-111, 5-222, 6-238, 7-239, 8-248, 9-260, 10-266

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
David Renneberg	15	1	62	1	3.10	-	-	-
Grahame Corling	9	0	37	0	3.08	-	-	-
Doug Walters	8	0	52	3	4.87	-	-	-
Peter Philpott	20.3	2	72	3	2.65	-	-	-
Johnny Martin	12	3	38	3	2.37	-	-	-
Bob Simpson	3	3	0	0	0.00	-	-	-

Victoria 2nd Innings (Following on)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bill Lawry (c)	lbw b Corling	16	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Redpath	lbw b Renneberg	7	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Cowper	c Philpott b Simpson	87	-	200	6	0	-
Keith Stackpole	c Martin b Renneberg	17	-	-	-	-	-
Jack Potter	b Walters	221	379	347	23	0	58.31
Paul Sheahan	c Martin b Simpson	5	-	-	-	0	-
Graeme Watson	st †Taber b Martin	4	-	-	-	0	-
Ray Jordon †	b Renneberg	20	-	-	-	-	-
John Grant	c Simpson b Renneberg	15	-	-	-	-	-
Keith Kirby	not out	17	-	-	-	-	-
Alan Connolly	lbw b Walters	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 2, lb 4)	6
TOTAL	105.4 Ov (RR: 3.93, 437 Mins)	415
Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-25, 3-50, 4-228, 5-244, 6-249, 7-311, 8-354, 9-415, 10-415

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
David Renneberg	23	3	74	4	2.41	-	-	-
Grahame Corling	5	0	19	1	2.85	-	-	-
Doug Walters	14.4	1	78	2	4.03	-	-	-
Peter Philpott	8	1	23	0	2.15	-	-	-
Johnny Martin	26	2	131	1	3.77	-	-	-
Bob Simpson	24	4	76	2	2.37	-	-	-
Brian Booth	5	2	8	0	1.20	-	-	-

New South Wales 2nd Innings (T: 90 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bob Simpson (c)	not out	33	-	77	-	-	-
Grahame Thomas	b Grant	8	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Booth	not out	46	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(nb 3)	3
TOTAL	17.6 Ov (RR: 5.07, 77 Mins)	90/1
Did not bat: Barry Rothwell, Norm O'Neill, Doug Walters, Johnny Martin, Peter Philpott, Brian Taber †, Grahame Corling, David Renneberg
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Grahame Thomas)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Alan Connolly	5	24	0	3.60	-	-	-	1
John Grant	3	15	1	3.75	-	-	-	2
Graeme Watson	1	2	0	1.50	-	-	-	0
Keith Stackpole	3.6	21	0	4.20	-	-	-	0
Bob Cowper	2	6	0	2.25	-	-	-	0
Keith Kirby	3	19	0	4.75	-	-	-	0

CLOSE OF PLAY

Thu, 23 Dec - day 1 - NSW 1st innings 464/3 (Norm O'Neill 94*, Brian Booth 2*)

Fri, 24 Dec - day 2 - Victoria 1st innings 193/4 (Keith Stackpole 82*, Paul Sheahan 20*)

Sat, 25 Dec - rest day

Sun, 26 Dec - rest day

Mon, 27 Dec - day 3 - Victoria 2nd innings 221/3 (Bob Cowper 81*, Jack Potter 100*)

Tue, 28 Dec - day 4 - NSW 2nd innings 90/1 (17.6 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

12th Men: JD Swanson (Vic) and KM Hill (NSW)
BA Rothwell (1) retired hurt at 12/0 (gash above right eye after edging a ball from Grant)
Crowds: 4408, 4901, 10616, 3948. Total: 23,873. Receipts: 3,510 pounds

MATCH DETAILS

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	New South Wales, elected to bat first
Series	Sheffield Shield
Season	1965/66
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	Bill Smyth Jack Collins

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NSW Innings

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
AN Connolly	5	24	0	3.6 (1 nb)
JW Grant	3	15	1	3.75 (2 nb)
GD Watson	1	2	0	1.5
KR Stackpole	3.6	21	0	4.2
RM Cowper	2	6	0	2.25
KW Kirby	3	19	0	4.75

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	15	Bob Simpson	Grahame Thomas
2nd	75	Bob Simpson	Brian Booth

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