England v Pakistan 1st Test
Pakistan tour of England - 1987 (1987) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 4 June 1987
Match drawn
Match drawn. Tim Robinson top-scored with 166 for England. Wasim Akram took 4/111.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pakistan tour of England - 1987 (1987)
- Ground
- Old Trafford, Manchester
- Dates
- 4 June 1987 to 9 June 1987
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Tim Robinson
- Captains
- Mike Gatting (England), Imran Khan (Pakistan)
- Debut
- Neil Fairbrother (England)
- Umpires
- BJ Meyer and HD Bird
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to field. It was Neil Fairbrother's first Test.
England batted first and made 447 all out. Tim Robinson top-scored with 166 off 365 balls, and Bruce French made 59. Wasim Akram took 4 for 111 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 113-run stand for the fourth wicket between Tim Robinson and Bruce French. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Old Trafford, 301 across 8 Tests.
Pakistan replied with 140 for 5. Mansoor Akhtar top-scored with 75 off 182 balls. England led by 307 on first innings.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 447 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Athey | bowled | 19 | 93 |
| Tim Robinson | c Saleem Yousuf | 166 | 365 |
| Mike Gatting | bowled | 42 | 84 |
| Neil Fairbrother | lbw | 0 | 4 |
| Bruce French | c Imran Khan | 59 | 113 |
| David Gower | c Saleem Yousuf | 22 | 42 |
| Ian Botham | c Wasim Akram | 48 | 69 |
| John Emburey | c Shoaib Mohammad | 19 | 31 |
| Phil DeFreitas | bowled | 11 | 19 |
| Neil Foster | bowled | 8 | 20 |
| Phil Edmonds | not out | 23 | 30 |
Extras 30 · Total 447 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 46 | 11 | 111 | 4 |
| Mohsin Kamal | 39 | 4 | 127 | 4 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 21.4 | 4 | 52 | 2 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 37 | 8 | 133 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-50 (Bill Athey), 2-133 (Mike Gatting), 3-133 (Neil Fairbrother), 4-246 (Bruce French), 5-284 (David Gower), 6-373 (Tim Robinson), 7-397 (Ian Botham), 8-413 (Phil DeFreitas), 9-413 (John Emburey), 10-447 (Neil Foster)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bill Athey and Tim Robinson | 50 |
| second | Mike Gatting and Tim Robinson | 83 |
| third | Tim Robinson and Neil Fairbrother | 0 |
| fourth | Tim Robinson and Bruce French | 113 |
| fifth | David Gower and Tim Robinson | 38 |
| sixth | Ian Botham and Tim Robinson | 89 |
| seventh | Ian Botham and John Emburey | 24 |
| eighth | John Emburey and Phil DeFreitas | 16 |
| ninth | John Emburey and Neil Foster | 0 |
| tenth | Phil Edmonds and Neil Foster | 34 |
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 140 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramiz Raja | c John Emburey | 15 | 29 |
| Shoaib Mohammad | c Bruce French | 0 | 7 |
| Mansoor Akhtar | c Neil Fairbrother | 75 | 182 |
| Javed Miandad | c Bruce French | 21 | 65 |
| Saleem Malik | run out | 6 | 21 |
| Imran Khan | not out | 10 | 73 |
| Mudassar Nazar | not out | 0 | 9 |
Did not bat: Saleem Yousuf, Wasim Akram, Tauseef Ahmed, Mohsin Kamal
Extras 13 · Total 140 for 5
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Foster | 15 | 3 | 34 | 1 |
| Phil DeFreitas | 12 | 4 | 36 | 1 |
| Ian Botham | 14 | 7 | 29 | 1 |
| John Emburey | 16 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Phil Edmonds | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Shoaib Mohammad), 2-21 (Ramiz Raja), 3-74 (Javed Miandad), 4-100 (Saleem Malik), 5-139 (Mansoor Akhtar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Shoaib Mohammad and Ramiz Raja | 9 |
| second | Mansoor Akhtar and Ramiz Raja | 12 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Mansoor Akhtar | 53 |
| fourth | Mansoor Akhtar and Saleem Malik | 26 |
| fifth | Imran Khan and Mansoor Akhtar | 39 |
| sixth | Imran Khan and Mudassar Nazar | 1 |
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