Australia v England 2nd Test

England tour of Australia - 1998 (1998/99) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 28 November 1998

Australia won by 7 wickets

Australia won by 7 wickets. Graeme Hick top-scored with 68 for England. Damien Fleming took 5/46.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of Australia - 1998 (1998/99)
Ground: Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Dates: 28 November 1998 to 30 November 1998
Toss: Australia, chose to field
Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
Player of the match: Damien Fleming
Captains: Alec Stewart (England), Mark Taylor (Australia)
Debut: Alex Tudor (England)
Umpires: DJ Harper and S Venkataraghavan
Match referee: JR Reid

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to field. It was Alex Tudor's first Test.

England batted first and made 112 all out. Alec Stewart top-scored with 38 off 29 balls. Damien Fleming took 5 for 46 for Australia. From 62 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 28 runs, to 90 for 8. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, 249 across 10 Tests.

Australia replied with 240 all out. Mark Taylor top-scored with 61 off 144 balls. Alex Tudor took 4 for 89 for England. From 209 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 239 for 9. Australia led by 128 on first innings.

England made 191 all out in their second innings. Graeme Hick top-scored with 68 off 73 balls, and Mark Ramprakash made 47. Jason Gillespie took 5 for 88 for Australia.

Set 64 to win, Australia made 64 for 3. Mark Waugh top-scored with 17 not out off 37 balls.

Australia won by 7 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 112 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Mark Butcher	c Ian Healy	0	10
Mike Atherton	c Ian Healy	1	18
Nasser Hussain	c Ian Healy	6	24
Alec Stewart	bowled	38	29
Mark Ramprakash	c Mark Taylor	26	60
John Crawley	c Mark Waugh	4	17
Graeme Hick	c Ian Healy	0	2
Dominic Cork	c Mark Taylor	2	13
Alex Tudor	not out	18	30
Darren Gough	c Mark Waugh	11	24
Alan Mullally	c Ian Healy	0	9

Extras 6 · Total 112 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	16	4	37	3
Damien Fleming	14	3	46	5
Jason Gillespie	7	0	23	2
Colin Miller	2	0	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Mark Butcher, 3.2 ov), 2-4 (Mike Atherton, 6.2 ov), 3-19 (Nasser Hussain, 10.4 ov), 4-62 (Alec Stewart, 18.1 ov), 5-74 (John Crawley, 23.3 ov), 6-74 (Graeme Hick, 23.5 ov), 7-81 (Dominic Cork, 26.6 ov), 8-90 (Mark Ramprakash, 30.3 ov), 9-108 (Darren Gough, 36.3 ov), 10-112 (Alan Mullally, 38.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Mike Atherton and Mark Butcher	2	20
second	Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain	2	18
third	Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart	15	26
fourth	Alec Stewart and Mark Ramprakash	43	45
fifth	Mark Ramprakash and John Crawley	12	32
sixth	Graeme Hick and Mark Ramprakash	0	2
seventh	Mark Ramprakash and Dominic Cork	7	19
eighth	Mark Ramprakash and Alex Tudor	9	21
ninth	Darren Gough and Alex Tudor	18	36
tenth	Alan Mullally and Alex Tudor	4	15

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 240 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Mark Taylor	c Alec Stewart	61	144
Michael Slater	c Mark Butcher	34	70
Justin Langer	c John Crawley	15	40
Mark Waugh	c Mark Butcher	36	130
Jason Gillespie	c Alec Stewart	11	71
Steve Waugh	bowled	33	61
Ricky Ponting	c Alec Stewart	11	18
Ian Healy	lbw	12	7
Damien Fleming	c Graeme Hick	0	1
Colin Miller	not out	3	5
Glenn McGrath	c Dominic Cork	0	2

Extras 24 · Total 240 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Darren Gough	25	9	43	3
Dominic Cork	21	5	49	1
Alex Tudor	20.2	5	89	4
Alan Mullally	21	10	36	1
Mark Ramprakash	2	0	12	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-81 (Michael Slater, 24.3 ov), 2-115 (Justin Langer, 37.3 ov), 3-138 (Mark Taylor, 43.5 ov), 4-165 (Jason Gillespie, 64.4 ov), 5-209 (Steve Waugh, 83.4 ov), 6-214 (Mark Waugh, 85.3 ov), 7-228 (Ian Healy, 86.4 ov), 8-228 (Damien Fleming, 86.5 ov), 9-239 (Ricky Ponting, 89.1 ov), 10-240 (Glenn McGrath, 89.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Mark Taylor and Michael Slater	81	147
second	Mark Taylor and Justin Langer	34	78
third	Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh	23	38
fourth	Mark Waugh and Jason Gillespie	27	125
fifth	Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh	44	114
sixth	Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting	5	11
seventh	Ian Healy and Ricky Ponting	14	7
eighth	Damien Fleming and Ricky Ponting	0	1
ninth	Ricky Ponting and Colin Miller	11	14
tenth	Glenn McGrath and Colin Miller	1	1

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 191 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Mark Butcher	c Ricky Ponting	1	15
Mike Atherton	c Mark Taylor	35	56
Nasser Hussain	lbw	1	14
Alec Stewart	c Mark Taylor	0	5
Mark Ramprakash	not out	47	184
John Crawley	c Justin Langer	15	45
Graeme Hick	c Ricky Ponting	68	73
Dominic Cork	lbw	16	31
Alex Tudor	c Ian Healy	0	2
Darren Gough	lbw	0	1
Alan Mullally	bowled	0	4

Extras 8 · Total 191 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	26	10	47	0
Damien Fleming	19	7	45	4
Jason Gillespie	15.2	2	88	5
Colin Miller	10	4	11	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Mark Butcher, 3.4 ov), 2-11 (Nasser Hussain, 7.3 ov), 3-15 (Alec Stewart, 9.2 ov), 4-40 (Mike Atherton, 19.4 ov), 5-67 (John Crawley, 35.2 ov), 6-158 (Graeme Hick, 58.3 ov), 7-189 (Dominic Cork, 68.3 ov), 8-189 (Alex Tudor, 68.5 ov), 9-189 (Darren Gough, 68.6 ov), 10-191 (Alan Mullally, 70.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Mike Atherton and Mark Butcher	5	22
second	Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain	6	23
third	Mike Atherton and Alec Stewart	4	11
fourth	Mike Atherton and Mark Ramprakash	25	62
fifth	Mark Ramprakash and John Crawley	27	94
sixth	Graeme Hick and Mark Ramprakash	91	139
seventh	Mark Ramprakash and Dominic Cork	31	60
eighth	Mark Ramprakash and Alex Tudor	0	2
ninth	Mark Ramprakash and Darren Gough	0	1
tenth	Mark Ramprakash and Alan Mullally	2	8

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 64 FOR 3

Batter	How out	R	B
Michael Slater	c Darren Gough	17	38
Mark Taylor	c Graeme Hick	3	15
Justin Langer	c Mike Atherton	7	21
Mark Waugh	not out	17	37
Steve Waugh	not out	15	29

Did not bat: Ian Healy, Colin Miller, Damien Fleming, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath, Ricky Ponting

Extras 5 · Total 64 for 3

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Darren Gough	9	5	18	1
Alan Mullally	9	0	24	1
Alex Tudor	5	0	19	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Mark Taylor, 5.5 ov), 2-24 (Michael Slater, 10.2 ov), 3-36 (Justin Langer, 15.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Mark Taylor and Michael Slater	16	35
second	Justin Langer and Michael Slater	8	27
third	Mark Waugh and Justin Langer	12	30
fourth	Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh	28	46

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