England v Australia 1st Test
Australia tour of England and Scotland - 1997 (1997) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 5 June 1997 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 9 wickets · Man of the Match: Nasser Hussain
England won by 9 wickets. Nasser Hussain top-scored with 207 for England. Man of the Match: Nasser Hussain.
Australia, 114 (10 wkts)
| Mark Taylor | caught (Mark Butcher) | 7 | 16 |
| Matthew Elliott | bowled | 6 | 13 |
| Greg Blewett | caught (Nasser Hussain) | 7 | 15 |
| Mark Waugh | bowled | 5 | 25 |
| Steve Waugh | caught (Alec Stewart) | 12 | 20 |
| Michael Bevan | caught (Mark Ealham) | 8 | 21 |
| Ian Healy | caught (Alec Stewart) | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Gillespie | lbw | 4 | 8 |
| Shane Warne | caught (Devon Malcolm) | 47 | 46 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | caught (Mark Butcher) | 17 | 28 |
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 1 | 3 |
Darren Gough 10.00-1-43-3Devon Malcolm 10.00-2-25-2Andy Caddick 11.50-1-50-5
England, 451 (9 wkts)
| Mark Butcher | caught (Ian Healy) | 8 | 13 |
| Mike Atherton | caught (Ian Healy) | 2 | 4 |
| Alec Stewart | caught (Matthew Elliott) | 18 | 33 |
| Nasser Hussain | caught (Ian Healy) | 207 | 337 |
| Graham Thorpe | caught (Michael Bevan) | 138 | 245 |
| John Crawley | caught (Ian Healy) | 1 | 14 |
| Mark Ealham | not out | 53 | 131 |
| Robert Croft | caught (Ian Healy) | 24 | 56 |
| Darren Gough | caught (Ian Healy) | 0 | 9 |
| Andy Caddick | lbw | 0 | 7 |
| Devon Malcolm | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Glenn McGrath 32.00-8-107-2Michael Kasprowicz 39.00-8-113-4Jason Gillespie 10.00-1-48-1Shane Warne 35.00-8-110-1Michael Bevan 10.40-0-44-1Steve Waugh 12.00-2-45-0
Australia, 440 (10 wkts)
| Matthew Elliott | bowled | 66 | 113 |
| Mark Taylor | caught (Robert Croft) | 129 | 296 |
| Greg Blewett | caught (Mark Butcher) | 125 | 228 |
| Steve Waugh | lbw | 33 | 100 |
| Michael Bevan | caught (Nasser Hussain) | 24 | 41 |
| Mark Waugh | caught (Alec Stewart) | 1 | 7 |
| Ian Healy | caught (Mike Atherton) | 30 | 48 |
| Shane Warne | caught (Mark Ealham) | 32 | 34 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | caught (Mark Butcher) | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Gillespie | run out (John Crawley, Darren Gough) | 0 | 6 |
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 0 | 0 |
Darren Gough 35.00-7-123-3Devon Malcolm 21.00-6-52-0Robert Croft 43.00-10-125-3Andy Caddick 30.00-6-87-0Mark Ealham 15.40-3-60-3
England, 111 (1 wkts)
| Mark Butcher | lbw | 14 | 10 |
| Mike Atherton | not out | 57 | 65 |
| Alec Stewart | not out | 40 | 54 |
| Nasser Hussain | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Thorpe | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| John Crawley | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Ealham | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Croft | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Gough | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Caddick | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Malcolm | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Glenn McGrath 7.00-1-42-0Michael Kasprowicz 7.00-0-42-1Shane Warne 7.30-0-27-0
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