England v Australia 2nd Test
Australia tour of England and Scotland - 1997 (1997) · Lord's, London · 19 June 1997
Match drawn
Match drawn. Matthew Elliott top-scored with 112 for Australia. Glenn McGrath took 8/38.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of England and Scotland - 1997 (1997)
- Ground
- Lord's, London
- Dates
- 19 June 1997 to 23 June 1997
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Glenn McGrath
- Captains
- Mike Atherton (England), Mark Taylor (Australia)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and S Venkataraghavan
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
England batted first and made 77 all out. Graham Thorpe top-scored with 21 off 49 balls. Glenn McGrath took 8 for 38 for Australia. From 47 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 30 runs, to 77 for 10. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Lord's, 357 across 14 Tests.
Australia replied with 213 for 7. Matthew Elliott top-scored with 112 off 180 balls, and Greg Blewett made 45. Andy Caddick took 4 for 71 for England. Australia led by 136 on first innings.
England made 266 for 4 in their second innings. Mark Butcher top-scored with 87 off 210 balls, and Mike Atherton made 77. The innings was built on a 162-run stand for the first wicket between Mike Atherton and Mark Butcher, 61% of the total.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 77 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Butcher | c Greg Blewett | 5 | 26 |
| Mike Atherton | c Mark Taylor | 1 | 24 |
| Alec Stewart | bowled | 1 | 13 |
| Nasser Hussain | lbw | 19 | 73 |
| Graham Thorpe | c Greg Blewett | 21 | 49 |
| John Crawley | c Ian Healy | 1 | 17 |
| Mark Ealham | c Matthew Elliott | 7 | 30 |
| Robert Croft | c Ian Healy | 2 | 13 |
| Darren Gough | c Ian Healy | 10 | 10 |
| Andy Caddick | lbw | 1 | 5 |
| Devon Malcolm | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 9 · Total 77 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 20.3 | 8 | 38 | 8 |
| Paul Reiffel | 15 | 9 | 17 | 2 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Mark Butcher), 2-12 (Mike Atherton), 3-13 (Alec Stewart), 4-47 (Graham Thorpe), 5-56 (John Crawley), 6-62 (Nasser Hussain), 7-66 (Robert Croft), 8-76 (Darren Gough), 9-77 (Mark Ealham), 10-77 (Andy Caddick)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Mark Butcher | 11 |
| second | Mike Atherton and Alec Stewart | 1 |
| third | Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart | 1 |
| fourth | Nasser Hussain and Graham Thorpe | 34 |
| fifth | Nasser Hussain and John Crawley | 9 |
| sixth | Nasser Hussain and Mark Ealham | 6 |
| seventh | Robert Croft and Mark Ealham | 4 |
| eighth | Darren Gough and Mark Ealham | 10 |
| ninth | Andy Caddick and Mark Ealham | 1 |
| tenth | Devon Malcolm and Andy Caddick | 0 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 213 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | bowled | 1 | 15 |
| Matthew Elliott | c John Crawley | 112 | 180 |
| Greg Blewett | c Nasser Hussain | 45 | 70 |
| Mark Waugh | c Devon Malcolm | 33 | 60 |
| Shane Warne | c Nasser Hussain | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Waugh | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Bevan | c Alec Stewart | 4 | 7 |
| Ian Healy | not out | 13 | 23 |
| Paul Reiffel | not out | 1 | 6 |
Did not bat: Michael Kasprowicz, Glenn McGrath
Extras 4 · Total 213 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 20 | 4 | 82 | 2 |
| Andy Caddick | 22 | 6 | 71 | 4 |
| Devon Malcolm | 7 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Robert Croft | 12 | 5 | 30 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Mark Taylor), 2-73 (Greg Blewett), 3-147 (Mark Waugh), 4-147 (Shane Warne), 5-147 (Steve Waugh), 6-159 (Michael Bevan), 7-212 (Matthew Elliott)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Matthew Elliott | 4 |
| second | Greg Blewett and Matthew Elliott | 69 |
| third | Mark Waugh and Matthew Elliott | 74 |
| fourth | Shane Warne and Matthew Elliott | 0 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh and Matthew Elliott | 0 |
| sixth | Michael Bevan and Matthew Elliott | 12 |
| seventh | Ian Healy and Matthew Elliott | 53 |
| eighth | Ian Healy and Paul Reiffel | 1 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 266 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Butcher | bowled | 87 | 210 |
| Mike Atherton | hit wicket | 77 | 159 |
| Alec Stewart | c Michael Kasprowicz | 13 | 24 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Shane Warne | 0 | 5 |
| Graham Thorpe | not out | 30 | 39 |
| John Crawley | not out | 29 | 45 |
Did not bat: Mark Ealham, Robert Croft, Darren Gough, Andy Caddick, Devon Malcolm
Extras 30 · Total 266 for 4
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 20 | 5 | 65 | 1 |
| Paul Reiffel | 13 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 15 | 3 | 54 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 19 | 4 | 47 | 2 |
| Michael Bevan | 8 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-162 (Mike Atherton), 2-189 (Alec Stewart), 3-197 (Nasser Hussain), 4-202 (Mark Butcher)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Mark Butcher | 162 |
| second | Alec Stewart and Mark Butcher | 27 |
| third | Nasser Hussain and Mark Butcher | 8 |
| fourth | Graham Thorpe and Mark Butcher | 5 |
| fifth | Graham Thorpe and John Crawley | 64 |
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