Famouos Cricketers No 92 - Ian Chappell

1979/80 After two seasons with World Series Cricket Ian returned as captain of South Australia. It was an unhappy time at first, with clashes with umpires and the SACA. He served a three-week suspension for using what was classified as abusive language. Nevertheless, he fought his way back into the Test side, batting stubbornly against England but having less success against the West Indies four-pronged pace attack. At the end of the season he finally called it a day. He scored a century in his last first-class match. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 251. South Australia v Tasmania, Devonport, November 3, 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) [Capt] c R.J.Hadlee b G.J.Wilson 24 457-7d - - - - 249 c R.J.Hadlee b R.F.Jeffery 6 60-2 32 9 62 2 D.A.Smith b 285 T.W.Docking b 252. South Australia v England, Adelaide, December 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) [Capt] c D.L.Bairstow b I.T.Botham 0 226-4d 1 1 0 0 252-2d b G.B.Stevenson 19 181-3 - - - - 227-7d 253. South Australia v Victoria, Melbourne, December 14, 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) [Capt] c M.H.N.Walker b P.J.Cox 82 353-4d 158 2 b J.D.Higgs 26 128-5 416-8d st 1 254. South Australia v Western Australia, Adelaide, December 28, 29, 30, 31 (South Australia won by 52 runs) [Capt] b M.F.Malone 154 423-4d 204 did not bat - 23-1d 190 255. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Sydney, January 4, 5, 6, 8 (Australia won by six wickets) c J.M.Brearley b G.A.Gooch 42 145 123 c I.T.Botham b D.L.Underwood 9 219-4 237 256. South Australia v Western Australia, Perth, January 19, 20, 21, 22 (South Australia won by 154 runs) [Capt] c M.F.Malone b T.M.Alderman 0 257 - - - - 191 b M.F.Malone 66 326-8d 3 0 13 0 238 257. AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES, Adelaide, January 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 (West Indies won by 408 runs) c C.G.Greenidge b A.M.E.Roberts 2 203 328 1 c D.L.Murray b M.A.Holding 4 165 448 258. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Melbourne, February 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 (Australia won by eight wickets) c and b D.L.Underwood 75 477 306 1 not out 26 103-2 273 259. South Australia v Queensland, Adelaide, February 15, 16, 17 (Queensland won by nine wickets) [Capt] c J.R.Thomson b C.G.Rackemann 26 108 1.4 0 4 1 C.G.Rackemann lbw 264 c and b P.H.Carlson 10 291 - - - - 136-1 260. South Australia v New South Wales, Sydney, February 23, 24, 25, 26 (New South Wales won by 98 runs) [Capt] c I.C.Davis b L.S.Pascoe 158 383 302-4d c R.G.Holland b L.S.Pascoe 0 69 248 1 261. South Australia v Queensland, Brisbane, February 29, March 1, 2, 3 (South Australia won by six wickets) [Capt] c G.J.Cosier b J.R.Thomson 0 172 162 c and b T.V.Hohns 17 213-4 222 262. South Australia v Victoria, Adelaide, March 7, 8, 9, 10 (Victoria won by 83 runs) [Capt] run out 112 304 365-5d c R.D.Robinson b J.D.Higgs 32 160 182-6d 36