Australia v Zimbabwe 1st Test
Zimbabwe tour of Australia - 2003 (2003/04) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 9 October 2003
Australia won by an innings and 175 runs
Australia won by an innings and 175 runs. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 380 for Australia. Andy Bichel took 4/63.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Zimbabwe tour of Australia - 2003 (2003/04)
- Ground
- Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
- Dates
- 9 October 2003 to 13 October 2003
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by an innings and 175 runs
- Player of the match
- Matthew Hayden
- Captains
- Steve Waugh (Australia), Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- P Willey and S Venkataraghavan
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 735 for 6 declared. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 380 off 437 balls, and Adam Gilchrist made 113. Sean Ervine took 4 for 146 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 233-run stand for the sixth wicket between Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, 376 across 10 Tests.
Zimbabwe replied with 239 all out. Trevor Gripper top-scored with 53 off 135 balls, and Craig Wishart made 46. Brett Lee took 3 for 48 for Australia. Australia led by 496 on first innings. Zimbabwe followed on.
Zimbabwe made 321 all out in their second innings. Heath Streak top-scored with 71 not out off 215 balls, and Mark Vermeulen made 63. Andy Bichel took 4 for 63 for Australia. From 110 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 16 runs, to 126 for 7.
Australia won by an innings and 175 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground across the 44 Tests in our archive. Australia's 735 is the highest total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground. Matthew Hayden's 380 is the highest individual score at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 735 FOR 6 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Langer | b Sean Ervine | 26 | 38 |
| Matthew Hayden | c Stuart Carlisle b Trevor Gripper | 380 | 437 |
| Ricky Ponting | lbw b Sean Ervine | 37 | 65 |
| Damien Martyn | c Craig Wishart b Trevor Gripper | 53 | 76 |
| Steve Waugh | c & b Sean Ervine | 78 | 124 |
| Darren Lehmann | c & b Sean Ervine | 30 | 48 |
| Adam Gilchrist | not out | 113 | 94 |
Did not bat: Andy Bichel, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Stuart MacGill
Extras 18 · Total 735 for 6 declared
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 26 | 6 | 131 | 0 |
| Andy Blignaut | 28 | 4 | 115 | 0 |
| Sean Ervine | 31 | 4 | 146 | 4 |
| Ray Price | 36 | 5 | 187 | 0 |
| Trevor Gripper | 25.3 | 0 | 142 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-43 (Justin Langer, 8.4 ov), 2-102 (Ricky Ponting, 30.6 ov), 3-199 (Damien Martyn, 54.1 ov), 4-406 (Steve Waugh, 98.4 ov), 5-502 (Darren Lehmann, 112.4 ov), 6-735 (Matthew Hayden, 146.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Justin Langer (22) and Matthew Hayden (16) | 43 | 47 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (17) and Ricky Ponting (37) | 59 | 134 |
| third | Damien Martyn (53) and Matthew Hayden (38) | 97 | 139 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh (78) and Matthew Hayden (124) | 207 | 268 |
| fifth | Matthew Hayden (66) and Darren Lehmann (30) | 96 | 84 |
| sixth | Matthew Hayden (114) and Adam Gilchrist (113) | 233 | 203 |
ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 239 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Ebrahim | b Jason Gillespie | 29 | 62 |
| Trevor Gripper | c Darren Lehmann b Brett Lee | 53 | 135 |
| Mark Vermeulen | c Matthew Hayden b Stuart MacGill | 38 | 94 |
| Stuart Carlisle | c Matthew Hayden b Stuart MacGill | 2 | 17 |
| Craig Wishart | c Adam Gilchrist b Andy Bichel | 46 | 78 |
| Craig Evans | b Andy Bichel | 22 | 55 |
| Tatenda Taibu | lbw b Jason Gillespie | 15 | 46 |
| Heath Streak | b Brett Lee | 9 | 36 |
| Sean Ervine | c Steve Waugh b Jason Gillespie | 6 | 12 |
| Andy Blignaut | lbw b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Price | not out | 2 | 6 |
Extras 17 · Total 239 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 15 | 4 | 48 | 3 |
| Jason Gillespie | 25.3 | 9 | 52 | 3 |
| Andy Bichel | 21 | 2 | 62 | 2 |
| Stuart MacGill | 21 | 4 | 54 | 2 |
| Darren Lehmann | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-61 (Dion Ebrahim, 22.3 ov), 2-105 (Trevor Gripper, 42.1 ov), 3-120 (Stuart Carlisle, 47.5 ov), 4-131 (Mark Vermeulen, 53.1 ov), 5-199 (Craig Wishart, 72.3 ov), 6-200 (Craig Evans, 74.1 ov), 7-231 (Tatenda Taibu, 85.3 ov), 8-231 (Heath Streak, 86.5 ov), 9-231 (Andy Blignaut, 86.6 ov), 10-239 (Sean Ervine, 89.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Trevor Gripper (28) and Dion Ebrahim (27) | 61 | 131 |
| second | Mark Vermeulen (18) and Trevor Gripper (25) | 44 | 119 |
| third | Stuart Carlisle (2) and Mark Vermeulen (13) | 15 | 34 |
| fourth | Craig Wishart (4) and Mark Vermeulen (7) | 11 | 32 |
| fifth | Craig Evans (21) and Craig Wishart (42) | 68 | 116 |
| sixth | Craig Evans (1) and Tatenda Taibu (0) | 1 | 10 |
| seventh | Heath Streak (9) and Tatenda Taibu (15) | 31 | 70 |
| eighth | Heath Streak (0) and Sean Ervine (0) | 0 | 8 |
| ninth | Andy Blignaut (0) and Sean Ervine (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Ray Price (2) and Sean Ervine (6) | 8 | 15 |
ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 321 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Ebrahim | b Jason Gillespie | 4 | 26 |
| Trevor Gripper | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Vermeulen | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 63 | 120 |
| Stuart Carlisle | c Matthew Hayden b Darren Lehmann | 35 | 114 |
| Craig Wishart | lbw b Andy Bichel | 8 | 13 |
| Craig Evans | b Darren Lehmann | 5 | 25 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Adam Gilchrist b Andy Bichel | 3 | 19 |
| Sean Ervine | b Andy Bichel | 53 | 98 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 71 | 215 |
| Andy Blignaut | st Adam Gilchrist b Darren Lehmann | 22 | 29 |
| Ray Price | c Steve Waugh b Andy Bichel | 36 | 110 |
Extras 21 · Total 321 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 35 | 8 | 96 | 1 |
| Jason Gillespie | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Stuart MacGill | 3.4 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Andy Bichel | 28.2 | 15 | 63 | 4 |
| Darren Lehmann | 31.2 | 15 | 61 | 3 |
| Damien Martyn | 13 | 5 | 34 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 8 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Ricky Ponting | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Trevor Gripper, 1.6 ov), 2-11 (Dion Ebrahim, 5.4 ov), 3-110 (Mark Vermeulen, 42.2 ov), 4-112 (Stuart Carlisle, 43.3 ov), 5-118 (Craig Wishart, 46.3 ov), 6-126 (Tatenda Taibu, 52.1 ov), 7-126 (Craig Evans, 53.1 ov), 8-209 (Sean Ervine, 81.6 ov), 9-247 (Andy Blignaut, 91.3 ov), 10-321 (Ray Price, 127.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Trevor Gripper (0) and Dion Ebrahim (0) | 2 | 12 |
| second | Mark Vermeulen (5) and Dion Ebrahim (2) | 9 | 22 |
| third | Stuart Carlisle (35) and Mark Vermeulen (58) | 99 | 224 |
| fourth | Stuart Carlisle (0) and Craig Wishart (2) | 2 | 7 |
| fifth | Craig Evans (0) and Craig Wishart (6) | 6 | 18 |
| sixth | Craig Evans (5) and Tatenda Taibu (3) | 8 | 34 |
| seventh | Craig Evans (0) and Sean Ervine (0) | 0 | 6 |
| eighth | Heath Streak (20) and Sean Ervine (53) | 83 | 173 |
| ninth | Heath Streak (15) and Andy Blignaut (22) | 38 | 57 |
| tenth | Heath Streak (36) and Ray Price (36) | 74 | 217 |
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