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A tied Test is a Test cricket match in which the side batting second is bowled out for the second time, with scores level. This is a very rare result; only two ties have occurred in the 2,000 Tests played since 1877. The first was in 1960 and the second in 1986. On both occasions, the aggregate scores of both sides (teams) were equal at the conclusion of play and the side batting last had completed its final innings: 10 batsmen had been dismissed or, from the perspective of the side bowling, 10 wickets had been taken. In other words the runs, wickets and innings were exactly the same. In cricket, a tie is distinct from a draw, which occurs when play concludes without victory by either team (except where a Test has been formally abandoned). Both tied Tests involved the Australian cricket team. Both ended in the last possible over of play on the last day with a ball to spare, meaning that within the space of several minutes all four normal Test Match results were possible: a win for the batting side, a win for the fielding side, a draw or a tie. Bob Simpson is the only person to be involved in both tied Tests — as a player for Australia in the first, and as the Australian team coach in the second. ==First tied Test, 1960== The first tied Test was played between the West Indies and Australia.〔〔(Scorecard ) from CricketArchive〕 The match was played at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, known as "The Gabba", in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, between 9 and 14 December 1960.〔(Article ) from ''The Hindu'' by Jack Fingleton〕〔(Article ) from BBC Sport〕〔(Last over ) from Cricketfundas.com〕 ; West Indies 1st Innings : After a disastrous start of 65–3, Garfield Sobers made a rapid 132 in 174 minutes. Alan Davidson took 5–135. West Indies were all out for 453 runs. ; Australia 1st Innings : Norm O'Neill made 181 in 401 minutes. Australia were all out for 505, a lead of 52. ; West Indies 2nd Innings : Alan Davidson took 6–87 and West Indies made 284, setting Australia a target of 233 runs to win. ; Australia 2nd innings : Davidson and Australian captain Richie Benaud set an Australian 7th-wicket partnership record of 134 in matches against the West Indies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=West Indies tour of Australia, 1st Test: Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Dec 9-14, 1960 )〕 ;Last over Wes Hall was bowling, with the clock showing 5:56. Australia stood at 227–7, needing six runs to win from the 8-ball over (the standard for Tests in Australia at the time) with three wickets in hand. * 1st ball: Wally Grout, facing, was hit on the thigh. Benaud called him through for a single to take strike. Five runs were needed to win from seven balls. * 2nd ball: Benaud attempted a hook shot but was caught behind by wicket-keeper Gerry Alexander. The score was 228–8. * 3rd ball: The new batsman, Ian Meckiff, cut to mid-off. No run. Still five runs to win from five balls. * 4th ball: The ball flew down leg-side without making contact with Meckiff's bat. Grout called him through for a bye. Alexander threw the ball to the bowler's end to try to run out Meckiff, but his throw missed and Meckiff made his ground. Four runs to win from four balls. * 5th ball: Grout fended a bouncer to square leg, where Rohan Kanhai was ready to take the catch. Hall also attempted to take the catch in his follow-through, resulting in a fielding mix-up which allowed Meckiff and Grout take a single and the catch was not taken. Three runs to win from three balls. * 6th ball: Meckiff swung desperately and sent the ball towards the mid-wicket boundary. The batsmen ran two runs as Conrad Hunte scooped the ball up just inside the fence. The batsmen attempted a third run for victory but Hunte's return was flat and true, straight into the gloves of Alexander, who whipped off the bails before Grout could get home. The teams were tied. Australia were on 232–9, requiring one run to win with one wicket in hand and two balls remaining. * 7th ball: The new batsman, Lindsay Kline, pushed the ball to square leg and set off for a single. Joe Solomon scooped up the ball and, with one stump to aim for from 12 metres out, threw the ball in and hit the stumps, running Meckiff out by a few inches. Australia were all out for 232 and the match ended in the first tie in 84 years of Test Cricket. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tied Test」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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