Hyderabad: Fifty years after chasing down England’s 190 to win the first ever One-Day International played (on January 5, 1971) in Melbourne, the indomitable Australian team continues to bat on. Australia’s entire playing XI are still going strong — captain Bill Lawry is the oldest at 84 while Greg Chappell and Rodney Marsh are the joint youngest at 73.
Ian Chappell
Australia and England were playing a Test series Down Under when the third Test was washed out. Instead, the Australian Cricket Board decided to host a 40-over one-day game — those were the days of eight-ball overs.
Greg Chappell
Australia won the toss and bowled out England for 190 in 36.4 overs. They then rode on Ian Chappell’s 60 in 103 balls to win with five wickets in hand and five overs to spare, much to the delight of the 46,000 in attendance at the massive Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Rodney Marsh
Here’s a look at Australia’s winning team (in the batting order) and their current age as of October 7, 2021:
1. Bill Lawry 84
2. Keith Stackpole 81
3. Ian Chappell 77
4. Doug Walters 75
5. Ian Redpath 75
6. Greg Chappell 73
7. Rodney Marsh 73
8. Ashley Mallet 76
9. Graham McKenzie 79
10. Alan Connolly 82
11. Allan Thompson 75
