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England v Zimbabwe 1st Test

Zimbabwe tour of England and Ireland - 2003 (2003) · Lord's, London · 22 May 2003

England won by an innings and 92 runs

England won by an innings and 92 runs. Mark Butcher top-scored with 137 for England. James Anderson took 5/73.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Zimbabwe tour of England and Ireland - 2003 (2003)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
22 May 2003 to 24 May 2003
Toss
Zimbabwe, chose to field
Result
England won by an innings and 92 runs
Player of the match
Mark Butcher
Captains
Nasser Hussain (England), Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
Debuts
Anthony McGrath (England), James Anderson (England), Sean Ervine (Zimbabwe)
Umpires
DL Orchard and SA Bucknor
Match referee
CH Lloyd

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field. Anthony McGrath, James Anderson and Sean Ervine played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 472 all out. Mark Butcher top-scored with 137 off 256 balls, and Anthony McGrath made 69. Andy Blignaut took 3 for 96 for Zimbabwe. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Lord's, 374 across 20 Tests.

Zimbabwe replied with 147 all out. Dion Ebrahim top-scored with 68 off 127 balls. James Anderson took 5 for 73 for England. From 104 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 133 for 8. England led by 325 on first innings. Zimbabwe followed on.

Zimbabwe made 233 all out in their second innings. Mark Vermeulen top-scored with 61 off 81 balls, and Travis Friend made 43. Mark Butcher took 4 for 60 for England.

England won by an innings and 92 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 472 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Marcus Trescothickc Sean Ervine b Andy Blignaut59115
Michael Vaughanb Heath Streak842
Mark Butcherc Mark Vermeulen b Ray Price137256
Nasser Hussainc Douglas Hondo b Travis Friend1956
Rob Keyc Tatenda Taibu b Heath Streak1843
Alec Stewartc Tatenda Taibu b Heath Streak2665
Anthony McGrathb Sean Ervine69121
Ashley Gilesb Andy Blignaut5280
Steve Harmisonc Dion Ebrahim b Sean Ervine02
Matthew Hoggardc Dion Ebrahim b Andy Blignaut1931
James Andersonnot out45

Extras 61 · Total 472 all out

Bowler (Zimbabwe)OMRW
Heath Streak379993
Andy Blignaut26.14963
Douglas Hondo144450
Sean Ervine225952
Travis Friend132491
Ray Price206441
Grant Flower1030

FALL OF WICKETS

1-45 (Michael Vaughan, 16.2 ov), 2-121 (Marcus Trescothick, 31.5 ov), 3-165 (Nasser Hussain, 50.1 ov), 4-204 (Rob Key, 64.5 ov), 5-274 (Alec Stewart, 85.6 ov), 6-342 (Mark Butcher, 100.6 ov), 7-408 (Anthony McGrath, 123.2 ov), 8-408 (Steve Harmison, 123.4 ov), 9-465 (Matthew Hoggard, 131.4 ov), 10-472 (Ashley Giles, 133.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarcus Trescothick (22) and Michael Vaughan (8)4590
secondMarcus Trescothick (30) and Mark Butcher (31)76101
thirdNasser Hussain (20) and Mark Butcher (14)44114
fourthMark Butcher (20) and Rob Key (18)3989
fifthAlec Stewart (26) and Mark Butcher (39)70128
sixthMark Butcher (33) and Anthony McGrath (27)6890
seventhAshley Giles (25) and Anthony McGrath (39)66134
eighthAshley Giles (0) and Steve Harmison (0)02
ninthAshley Giles (31) and Matthew Hoggard (19)5749
tenthAshley Giles (2) and James Anderson (4)79
ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 147 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Dion Ebrahimc Anthony McGrath b Mark Butcher68127
Mark Vermeulenb James Anderson116
Stuart Carlislec Marcus Trescothick b Matthew Hoggard1152
Grant Flowerc Rob Key b Matthew Hoggard310
Tatenda Taibuc Matthew Hoggard b Steve Harmison2565
Sean Ervinelbw b Matthew Hoggard411
Heath Streakb James Anderson1029
Andy Blignautc Mark Butcher b James Anderson313
Travis Friendb James Anderson01
Ray Pricenot out711
Douglas Hondob James Anderson02

Extras 15 · Total 147 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Matthew Hoggard188243
James Anderson164735
Steve Harmison165361
Mark Butcher5281

FALL OF WICKETS

1-20 (Mark Vermeulen, 5.6 ov), 2-64 (Stuart Carlisle, 24.5 ov), 3-79 (Grant Flower, 28.1 ov), 4-104 (Dion Ebrahim, 37.3 ov), 5-109 (Sean Ervine, 40.4 ov), 6-129 (Tatenda Taibu, 49.6 ov), 7-133 (Heath Streak, 50.5 ov), 8-133 (Travis Friend, 50.6 ov), 9-147 (Andy Blignaut, 54.4 ov), 10-147 (Douglas Hondo, 54.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMark Vermeulen (1) and Dion Ebrahim (15)2034
secondStuart Carlisle (11) and Dion Ebrahim (32)44114
thirdGrant Flower (3) and Dion Ebrahim (11)1521
fourthTatenda Taibu (11) and Dion Ebrahim (13)2556
fifthTatenda Taibu (1) and Sean Ervine (4)519
sixthHeath Streak (7) and Tatenda Taibu (13)2056
seventhHeath Streak (3) and Andy Blignaut (1)45
eighthAndy Blignaut (0) and Travis Friend (0)01
ninthRay Price (7) and Andy Blignaut (4)1423
tenthRay Price (0) and Douglas Hondo (0)02
ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 233 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Dion Ebrahimc Rob Key b Steve Harmison614
Mark Vermeulenc Marcus Trescothick b Mark Butcher6181
Stuart Carlislelbw b Mark Butcher2474
Grant Flowerc Marcus Trescothick b Steve Harmison26102
Tatenda Taibuc Mark Butcher b Anthony McGrath1649
Sean Ervinec Marcus Trescothick b Anthony McGrath43
Heath Streaklbw b Anthony McGrath1113
Andy Blignautb Mark Butcher68
Travis Friendc Ashley Giles b Mark Butcher4343
Ray Pricec Marcus Trescothick b Ashley Giles2626
Douglas Hondonot out0–

Extras 10 · Total 233 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson154650
Matthew Hoggard155350
Steve Harmison124352
Ashley Giles82151
Mark Butcher12.50604
Anthony McGrath61163

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Dion Ebrahim, 3.3 ov), 2-91 (Mark Vermeulen, 27.1 ov), 3-95 (Stuart Carlisle, 29.5 ov), 4-128 (Tatenda Taibu, 45.3 ov), 5-132 (Sean Ervine, 45.6 ov), 6-150 (Heath Streak, 51.5 ov), 7-158 (Andy Blignaut, 55.1 ov), 8-168 (Grant Flower, 58.5 ov), 9-219 (Ray Price, 67.6 ov), 10-233 (Travis Friend, 68.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMark Vermeulen (5) and Dion Ebrahim (4)1115
secondStuart Carlisle (22) and Mark Vermeulen (57)80143
thirdGrant Flower (1) and Stuart Carlisle (2)416
fourthGrant Flower (15) and Tatenda Taibu (17)3394
fifthGrant Flower (0) and Sean Ervine (4)43
sixthGrant Flower (7) and Heath Streak (11)1835
seventhGrant Flower (2) and Andy Blignaut (6)820
eighthGrant Flower (1) and Travis Friend (9)1022
ninthRay Price (31) and Travis Friend (19)5155
tenthTravis Friend (10) and Douglas Hondo (0)145
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