Famouos Cricketers No 92 - Ian Chappell

Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 59. South African Touring Team v Australian NZ Tourists, Melbourne, April 7, 8, 9, 10 (South African Touring Team won by seven wickets) run out 58 439-8d 10 1 35 1 G.R.Davies b 263 did not bat - 125-3 11.7 3 31 2 P.I.Philpott c I.R.Redpath 300 E.W.Freeman lbw SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other match 1 1 0 58 58 58.00 - 1 - Career 59 100 15 3871 205* 45.54 11 18 48 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Season (8b) 21.7 4 66 3 2-31 22.00 - Career (8b) 648.7 71 } 3721 82 5-53 45.37 1 (6b) 408 117 1967/68 The imminent return of Doug Walters from national service, and the emergence of younger batsmen like Paul Sheahan and Les Joslin put the members of the failed South African venture under pressure. Stackpole lost his place in the First Test and Chappell, batting at number six, scored just 2 and 13, out in the first innings to the Indian off spinner Prasanna. Chappell regarded him as one of the most difficult bowlers he ever faced. Fortunately an innings of 151 in the Second Test which helped Australia to an innings victory made it impossible to drop him when Walters became available. Simpson, too, stood down and the captaincy was given to Bill Lawry. Chappell continued to be troubled by Prasanna and the leg breaks of Rusi Surti and made little contribution in the last two Tests. Chappell played his first first-class match with his brother Greg in the Shield match against Victoria in Adelaide, when they added 44 for the fourth wicket. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 60. South Australia v Victoria, Adelaide, October 27, 28, 30, 31 (Victoria won by ten wickets) st R.C.Jordon b A.N.Connolly 67 333 23 6 87 4 K.H.Eastwood lbw 478 K.R.Stackpole c L.E.Favell G.D.Watson c B.N.Jarman R.C.Jordon c G.S.Chappell b A.N.Connolly 10 187 2 0 7 0 45-0 61. South Australia v New South Wales, Adelaide, November 10, 11, 13, 14 (South Australia won by an innings and 56 runs) c J.Benaud b B.C.Booth 128 588-7d 7 0 20 1 J.W.Martin c T.J.Jenner 330 2 19 5 53 4 G.R.Davies lbw 202 1 B.C.Booth lbw T.J.Boyd b J.Benaud b 62. South Australia v New Zealanders, Adelaide, November 17, 18, 20, 21 (South Australia won by 24 runs) st R.I.Harford b V.Pollard 50 211 12 1 43 1 R.O.Collinge b 201 1 b B.E.Congdon 12 177 4 1 62 0 163 63. South Australia v Indians, Adelaide, December 1, 2, 4 (South Australia won by an innings and 67 runs) c A.L.Wadekar b S.Abid Ali 26 364 - - - - 109 8 0 22 2 S.Abid Ali lbw 188 1 B.S.Bedi c B.N.Jarman 64. AUSTRALIA v INDIA, Adelaide, December 23, 25, 26, 27, 28 (Australia won by 146 runs) c C.G.Borde b E.A.S.Prasanna 2 335 10 1 41 0 307 b R.F.Surti 13 369 5 0 24 0 251 1 65. AUSTRALIA v INDIA, Melbourne, December 30, January 1, 2, 3 (Australia won by an innings and 4 runs) c A.L.Wadekar b R.F.Surti 151 529 1 0 7 0 173 1 4 0 14 0 352 2 15