Australia v England 5th Test

England tour of Australia - 1986 (1986/87) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 10 January 1987

Australia won by 55 runs

Australia won by 55 runs. Dean Jones top-scored with 184* for Australia. John Emburey took 7/78.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of Australia - 1986 (1986/87)
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Dates: 10 January 1987 to 15 January 1987
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 55 runs
Player of the match: Peter Taylor
Captains: Allan Border (Australia), Mike Gatting (England)
Debut: Peter Taylor (Australia)
Umpires: PJ McConnell and SG Randell

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Peter Taylor's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 343 all out. Dean Jones top-scored with 184 not out off 421 balls. Gladstone Small took 5 for 75 for England.

England replied with 275 all out. David Gower top-scored with 72 off 144 balls, and John Emburey made 69. Peter Taylor took 6 for 78 for Australia. Australia led by 68 on first innings.

Australia made 251 all out in their second innings. Steve Waugh top-scored with 73 off 172 balls, and Allan Border made 49. John Emburey took 7 for 78 for England.

Set 320 to win, England made 264 all out. Mike Gatting top-scored with 96 off 161 balls. Peter Sleep took 5 for 72 for Australia. The innings was built on a 131-run stand for the sixth wicket between Mike Gatting and Jack Richards, 50% of the total.

Australia won by 55 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 343 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Geoff Marsh	c Mike Gatting	24	57
Greg Ritchie	lbw	6	12
Dean Jones	not out	184	421
Allan Border	c Ian Botham	34	112
Dirk Wellham	c Jack Richards	17	49
Steve Waugh	c Jack Richards	0	1
Peter Sleep	c Jack Richards	9	15
Tim Zoehrer	c Mike Gatting	12	38
Peter Taylor	c John Emburey	11	64
Merv Hughes	c Ian Botham	16	108
Bruce Reid	bowled	4	3

Extras 26 · Total 343 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Graham Dilley	23.5	5	67	2
Gladstone Small	33	11	75	5
Ian Botham	23	10	42	0
John Emburey	30	4	62	0
Phil Edmonds	34	5	79	3
Mike Gatting	1	0	2	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Greg Ritchie), 2-58 (Geoff Marsh), 3-149 (Allan Border), 4-184 (Dirk Wellham), 5-184 (Steve Waugh), 6-200 (Peter Sleep), 7-232 (Tim Zoehrer), 8-271 (Peter Taylor), 9-338 (Merv Hughes), 10-343 (Bruce Reid)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Greg Ritchie and Geoff Marsh	8
second	Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh	50
third	Allan Border and Dean Jones	91
fourth	Dirk Wellham and Dean Jones	35
fifth	Dean Jones and Steve Waugh	0
sixth	Peter Sleep and Dean Jones	16
seventh	Dean Jones and Tim Zoehrer	32
eighth	Dean Jones and Peter Taylor	39
ninth	Dean Jones and Merv Hughes	67
tenth	Dean Jones and Bruce Reid	5

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 275 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Broad	lbw	6	19
Bill Athey	c Tim Zoehrer	5	7
Mike Gatting	lbw	0	2
Allan Lamb	c Tim Zoehrer	24	60
David Gower	c Dirk Wellham	72	144
Ian Botham	c Geoff Marsh	16	13
Jack Richards	c Dirk Wellham	46	136
John Emburey	bowled	69	168
Phil Edmonds	c Geoff Marsh	3	14
Gladstone Small	bowled	14	31
Graham Dilley	not out	4	4

Extras 16 · Total 275 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Merv Hughes	16	3	58	2
Bruce Reid	25	7	74	2
Steve Waugh	6	4	6	0
Peter Taylor	26	7	78	6
Peter Sleep	21	6	47	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Bill Athey), 2-17 (Mike Gatting), 3-17 (Chris Broad), 4-89 (Allan Lamb), 5-119 (Ian Botham), 6-142 (David Gower), 7-213 (Jack Richards), 8-219 (Phil Edmonds), 9-270 (Gladstone Small), 10-275 (John Emburey)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bill Athey and Chris Broad	16
second	Mike Gatting and Chris Broad	1
third	Allan Lamb and Chris Broad	0
fourth	David Gower and Allan Lamb	72
fifth	Ian Botham and David Gower	30
sixth	David Gower and Jack Richards	23
seventh	John Emburey and Jack Richards	71
eighth	Phil Edmonds and John Emburey	6
ninth	John Emburey and Gladstone Small	51
tenth	John Emburey and Graham Dilley	5

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 251 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Geoff Marsh	c John Emburey	14	39
Greg Ritchie	c Ian Botham	13	46
Dean Jones	c Jack Richards	30	109
Allan Border	bowled	49	95
Dirk Wellham	c Allan Lamb	1	17
Steve Waugh	c Bill Athey	73	172
Peter Sleep	c Allan Lamb	10	25
Tim Zoehrer	lbw	1	14
Peter Taylor	c Allan Lamb	42	154
Merv Hughes	bowled	5	27
Bruce Reid	not out	1	5

Extras 12 · Total 251 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Graham Dilley	15	4	48	1
Gladstone Small	8	2	17	0
Phil Edmonds	43	16	79	2
John Emburey	46	15	78	7
Ian Botham	3	0	17	0
Mike Gatting	2	2	0	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-29 (Geoff Marsh), 2-31 (Greg Ritchie), 3-106 (Allan Border), 4-110 (Dean Jones), 5-115 (Dirk Wellham), 6-141 (Peter Sleep), 7-145 (Tim Zoehrer), 8-243 (Steve Waugh), 9-248 (Peter Taylor), 10-251 (Merv Hughes)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Greg Ritchie and Geoff Marsh	29
second	Greg Ritchie and Dean Jones	2
third	Allan Border and Dean Jones	75
fourth	Dirk Wellham and Dean Jones	4
fifth	Dirk Wellham and Steve Waugh	5
sixth	Peter Sleep and Steve Waugh	26
seventh	Steve Waugh and Tim Zoehrer	4
eighth	Steve Waugh and Peter Taylor	98
ninth	Merv Hughes and Peter Taylor	5
tenth	Merv Hughes and Bruce Reid	3

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 264 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Broad	c Peter Sleep	17	31
Bill Athey	bowled	31	134
David Gower	c Geoff Marsh	37	92
Allan Lamb	c Steve Waugh	3	25
Mike Gatting	c Steve Waugh	96	161
Ian Botham	c Dirk Wellham	0	1
Jack Richards	bowled	38	166
John Emburey	bowled	22	56
Phil Edmonds	lbw	0	1
Gladstone Small	c Allan Border	0	19
Graham Dilley	not out	2	2

Extras 18 · Total 264 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Merv Hughes	12	3	32	0
Bruce Reid	19	8	32	1
Peter Sleep	35	14	72	5
Peter Taylor	29	10	76	2
Allan Border	13	6	25	1
Steve Waugh	6	2	13	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-24 (Chris Broad), 2-91 (David Gower), 3-91 (Bill Athey), 4-102 (Allan Lamb), 5-102 (Ian Botham), 6-233 (Mike Gatting), 7-257 (Jack Richards), 8-257 (Phil Edmonds), 9-262 (Gladstone Small), 10-264 (John Emburey)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bill Athey and Chris Broad	24
second	David Gower and Bill Athey	67
third	Bill Athey and Allan Lamb	0
fourth	Mike Gatting and Allan Lamb	11
fifth	Ian Botham and Mike Gatting	0
sixth	Mike Gatting and Jack Richards	131
seventh	John Emburey and Jack Richards	24
eighth	Phil Edmonds and John Emburey	0
ninth	John Emburey and Gladstone Small	5
tenth	John Emburey and Graham Dilley	2

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