Australia v England 1st Test
England tour of Australia - 1986 (1986/87) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 14 November 1986 · Australia won the toss and chose to bowl
England won by 7 wickets · Man of the Match: Ian Botham
England won by 7 wickets. Ian Botham top-scored with 138 for England. Man of the Match: Ian Botham.
England, 431 (10 wkts)
| Chris Broad | caught (Tim Zoehrer) | 8 | 35 |
| Bill Athey | caught (Tim Zoehrer) | 76 | 189 |
| Mike Gatting | bowled | 61 | 118 |
| Allan Lamb | lbw | 40 | 80 |
| David Gower | caught (Greg Ritchie) | 51 | 91 |
| Ian Botham | caught (Merv Hughes) | 138 | 174 |
| Jack Richards | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| John Emburey | caught (Steve Waugh) | 8 | 30 |
| Phil DeFreitas | caught (Chris Matthews) | 40 | 71 |
| Phil Edmonds | not out | 9 | 10 |
| Graham Dilley | caught (David Boon) | 0 | 8 |
Bruce Reid 31.00-4-86-1Merv Hughes 36.00-7-134-3Chris Matthews 35.00-10-95-3Steve Waugh 21.00-3-76-3Greg Matthews 11.00-2-43-0
Australia, 230 (10 wkts)
| Geoff Marsh | caught (Jack Richards) | 56 | 161 |
| David Boon | caught (Chris Broad) | 10 | 32 |
| Tim Zoehrer | lbw | 38 | 86 |
| Dean Jones | lbw | 8 | 32 |
| Allan Border | caught (Phil DeFreitas) | 7 | 47 |
| Greg Ritchie | caught (Phil Edmonds) | 41 | 115 |
| Greg Matthews | not out | 56 | 115 |
| Steve Waugh | caught (Jack Richards) | 0 | 5 |
| Chris Matthews | caught (Mike Gatting) | 11 | 34 |
| Merv Hughes | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Reid | caught (Jack Richards) | 3 | 7 |
Phil DeFreitas 16.00-5-32-2Graham Dilley 25.40-7-68-5John Emburey 34.00-11-66-0Phil Edmonds 12.00-6-12-1Ian Botham 16.00-1-58-2Mike Gatting 1.00-0-2-0
Australia, 269 (10 wkts)
| Geoff Marsh | bowled | 110 | 311 |
| David Boon | lbw | 14 | 22 |
| Dean Jones | stumping (Jack Richards) | 18 | 24 |
| Allan Border | caught (Allan Lamb) | 23 | 78 |
| Greg Ritchie | lbw | 45 | 164 |
| Greg Matthews | caught (Graham Dilley) | 13 | 26 |
| Steve Waugh | bowled | 28 | 41 |
| Tim Zoehrer | not out | 16 | 26 |
| Chris Matthews | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Merv Hughes | bowled | 0 | 7 |
| Bruce Reid | caught (Chris Broad) | 2 | 7 |
Ian Botham 12.00-0-34-1Graham Dilley 19.00-6-47-1John Emburey 42.50-14-80-5Phil DeFreitas 17.00-2-62-3Phil Edmonds 24.00-8-46-0Mike Gatting 2.00-0-2-0
England, 72 (3 wkts)
| Chris Broad | not out | 35 | 82 |
| Bill Athey | caught (Steve Waugh) | 1 | 10 |
| Mike Gatting | caught (Greg Matthews) | 12 | 15 |
| Allan Lamb | lbw | 9 | 23 |
| David Gower | not out | 15 | 28 |
| Ian Botham | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Richards | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| John Emburey | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Phil DeFreitas | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Edmonds | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Dilley | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Chris Matthews 4.00-0-11-0Merv Hughes 5.30-0-28-2Bruce Reid 6.00-1-20-1Greg Matthews 7.00-1-16-0
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