of the world. Richard Whitington After having had the better of another draw in the Second Test the MCC returned to play their second game against Ian Chappell's powerful South Australian team. Colin Cowdrey was captain and Alan Knott was included as a batsman while the reserve wicket-keeper Bob Taylor took over behind the stumps. Ian Chappell won the toss and elected to bat and Barry Richards (146) and Ashley Woodcock took the score to 250/0 before Woodcock retired hurt and Chappell declared on 297/2 at the end of the first day. Cowdrey (57) opened the batting with Geoff Boycott, who retired hurt for 9 when the score was 23/0. Greg Chappell took 3/41 (and four catches), then Ashley Mallett 4/59 and Terry Jenner (2/72) span their way through the English batsmen. Knott made 42 and Boycott returned at 164/7 and made a typically rearguard 42 not out as the team struggled to 238. South Australia batted again and Ken Shuttleworth bowled Richards for 23, before Greg Chappell (102) showed his style and helped by Ken Cunningham (60) and Ashley Woodcock (52) took the score to 278/4. Bob Willis took 4/81, 3 of them caught by Bob Taylor, to reduce them to 287/7, but Ashley Mallett hit 42 not out and allowed Ian Chappell to declare again at 338/7 to set the MCC 398 to win just before stumps on the third day. Jeff Hammond (3/61) dismissed Colin Cowdrey, nightwatchman Peter Lever and Keith Fletcher for 29/3, but Geoff Boycott (92) entrenched himself at one end, adding 62 with fellow Yorkshireman John Hampshire (13) before both were out for 135/4. Basil d'Oliveira rescued the innings with a stylish 162 not out despite Mallett's 3/61 and with Derek Underwood (13 not out) made an unbeaten ninth wicket stand of 116. They ended the day on 338/8, 59 runs short of victory and two wickets shy of defeat, but not before Greg Chappell took another 3 catches to give him 7 in the match. Tasmania vs MCC Tasmania would not play in the Sheffield Shield until 1976–77 and were much weaker than the other states. Ray Illingworth won the toss and elected to open with Colin Cowdrey (31) and John Edrich (52), who added 84 before both being caught and bowled by slow left arm bowler Brian Patterson. John Hampshire had been Tasmania's coach for two years and made a stylish 156