England v Zimbabwe 2nd Test
Zimbabwe tour of England and Ireland - 2003 (2003) · Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street · 5 June 2003
England won by an innings and 69 runs
England won by an innings and 69 runs. Anthony McGrath top-scored with 81 for England. Richard Johnson took 6/33.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Zimbabwe tour of England and Ireland - 2003 (2003)
- Ground
- Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
- Dates
- 5 June 2003 to 7 June 2003
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 69 runs
- Player of the match
- Richard Johnson
- Captains
- Nasser Hussain (England), Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
- Debut
- Richard Johnson (England)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and DL Orchard
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Richard Johnson's first Test.
England batted first and made 416 all out. Anthony McGrath top-scored with 81 off 183 balls, and Alec Stewart made 68. Heath Streak took 4 for 64 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 149-run stand for the sixth wicket between Alec Stewart and Anthony McGrath.
Zimbabwe replied with 94 all out. Tatenda Taibu top-scored with 31 off 67 balls. Richard Johnson took 6 for 33 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 23 runs, to 23 for 5. England led by 322 on first innings. Zimbabwe followed on.
Zimbabwe made 253 all out in their second innings. Travis Friend top-scored with 65 not out off 107 balls, and Dion Ebrahim made 55. James Anderson took 4 for 55 for England.
England won by an innings and 69 runs. Zimbabwe's 94 all out is the lowest completed total at Riverside Ground.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 416 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | c Tatenda Taibu b Ray Price | 43 | 106 |
| Michael Vaughan | c Sean Ervine b Heath Streak | 20 | 33 |
| Mark Butcher | b Douglas Hondo | 47 | 116 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Tatenda Taibu b Douglas Hondo | 18 | 54 |
| Rob Key | c Grant Flower b Douglas Hondo | 4 | 5 |
| Alec Stewart | lbw b Heath Streak | 68 | 133 |
| Anthony McGrath | c Tatenda Taibu b Andy Blignaut | 81 | 183 |
| Ashley Giles | c Sean Ervine b Heath Streak | 50 | 99 |
| Richard Johnson | c Heath Streak b Andy Blignaut | 24 | 14 |
| Steve Harmison | c Mark Vermeulen b Heath Streak | 11 | 28 |
| James Anderson | not out | 12 | 17 |
Extras 38 · Total 416 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 34.1 | 11 | 64 | 4 |
| Andy Blignaut | 23 | 4 | 95 | 2 |
| Douglas Hondo | 22 | 1 | 98 | 3 |
| Sean Ervine | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ray Price | 40 | 9 | 105 | 1 |
| Travis Friend | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Grant Flower | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-49 (Michael Vaughan, 13.5 ov), 2-109 (Marcus Trescothick, 34.3 ov), 3-146 (Mark Butcher, 48.3 ov), 4-152 (Rob Key, 50.2 ov), 5-156 (Nasser Hussain, 50.6 ov), 6-305 (Alec Stewart, 95.1 ov), 7-324 (Anthony McGrath, 109.1 ov), 8-356 (Richard Johnson, 113.3 ov), 9-390 (Steve Harmison, 121.6 ov), 10-416 (Ashley Giles, 127.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marcus Trescothick (16) and Michael Vaughan (20) | 49 | 83 |
| second | Marcus Trescothick (26) and Mark Butcher (32) | 60 | 126 |
| third | Nasser Hussain (16) and Mark Butcher (15) | 37 | 90 |
| fourth | Nasser Hussain (2) and Rob Key (4) | 6 | 11 |
| fifth | Nasser Hussain (0) and Alec Stewart (3) | 4 | 5 |
| sixth | Alec Stewart (65) and Anthony McGrath (73) | 149 | 274 |
| seventh | Ashley Giles (11) and Anthony McGrath (8) | 19 | 84 |
| eighth | Ashley Giles (5) and Richard Johnson (24) | 32 | 28 |
| ninth | Ashley Giles (21) and Steve Harmison (11) | 34 | 53 |
| tenth | Ashley Giles (13) and James Anderson (12) | 26 | 32 |
ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 94 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Ebrahim | lbw b James Anderson | 6 | 14 |
| Mark Vermeulen | lbw b Richard Johnson | 0 | 3 |
| Stuart Carlisle | lbw b Richard Johnson | 0 | 1 |
| Grant Flower | c Marcus Trescothick b James Anderson | 8 | 21 |
| Tatenda Taibu | lbw b Richard Johnson | 31 | 67 |
| Sean Ervine | c Alec Stewart b Richard Johnson | 0 | 6 |
| Travis Friend | lbw b Richard Johnson | 0 | 7 |
| Heath Streak | lbw b Richard Johnson | 4 | 4 |
| Andy Blignaut | c James Anderson b Steve Harmison | 13 | 10 |
| Ray Price | lbw b Steve Harmison | 17 | 40 |
| Douglas Hondo | not out | 5 | 22 |
Extras 10 · Total 94 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 10 | 2 | 30 | 2 |
| Richard Johnson | 12 | 4 | 33 | 6 |
| Steve Harmison | 9.1 | 3 | 22 | 2 |
| Ashley Giles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Mark Vermeulen, 1.3 ov), 2-3 (Stuart Carlisle, 1.4 ov), 3-11 (Dion Ebrahim, 4.1 ov), 4-18 (Grant Flower, 8.6 ov), 5-23 (Sean Ervine, 11.3 ov), 6-31 (Travis Friend, 15.1 ov), 7-35 (Heath Streak, 15.5 ov), 8-48 (Andy Blignaut, 18.3 ov), 9-73 (Tatenda Taibu, 23.6 ov), 10-94 (Ray Price, 32.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Vermeulen (0) and Dion Ebrahim (0) | 3 | 9 |
| second | Stuart Carlisle (0) and Dion Ebrahim (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Grant Flower (4) and Dion Ebrahim (4) | 8 | 15 |
| fourth | Grant Flower (4) and Tatenda Taibu (3) | 7 | 29 |
| fifth | Tatenda Taibu (5) and Sean Ervine (0) | 5 | 15 |
| sixth | Travis Friend (0) and Tatenda Taibu (7) | 8 | 22 |
| seventh | Heath Streak (4) and Tatenda Taibu (0) | 4 | 4 |
| eighth | Andy Blignaut (13) and Tatenda Taibu (0) | 13 | 16 |
| ninth | Ray Price (8) and Tatenda Taibu (15) | 25 | 33 |
| tenth | Ray Price (9) and Douglas Hondo (6) | 21 | 50 |
ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 253 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Ebrahim | lbw b Steve Harmison | 55 | 123 |
| Mark Vermeulen | c Anthony McGrath b James Anderson | 0 | 1 |
| Stuart Carlisle | c Rob Key b James Anderson | 28 | 64 |
| Grant Flower | b James Anderson | 16 | 69 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Mark Butcher b Ashley Giles | 14 | 44 |
| Sean Ervine | b Steve Harmison | 34 | 66 |
| Travis Friend | not out | 65 | 107 |
| Heath Streak | run out (Steve Harmison) | 3 | 23 |
| Andy Blignaut | c Nasser Hussain b James Anderson | 12 | 31 |
| Ray Price | c Alec Stewart b Steve Harmison | 6 | 27 |
| Douglas Hondo | b Steve Harmison | 4 | 7 |
Extras 16 · Total 253 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 23 | 8 | 55 | 4 |
| Richard Johnson | 22 | 7 | 67 | 0 |
| Steve Harmison | 21.4 | 4 | 55 | 4 |
| Ashley Giles | 25 | 9 | 51 | 1 |
| Mark Butcher | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Mark Vermeulen, 0.6 ov), 2-65 (Stuart Carlisle, 22.6 ov), 3-102 (Dion Ebrahim, 40.1 ov), 4-113 (Grant Flower, 46.4 ov), 5-131 (Tatenda Taibu, 55.1 ov), 6-185 (Sean Ervine, 68.1 ov), 7-202 (Heath Streak, 74.4 ov), 8-223 (Andy Blignaut, 82.3 ov), 9-244 (Ray Price, 90.6 ov), 10-253 (Douglas Hondo, 93.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Vermeulen (0) and Dion Ebrahim (0) | 5 | 6 |
| second | Stuart Carlisle (28) and Dion Ebrahim (30) | 60 | 132 |
| third | Grant Flower (13) and Dion Ebrahim (20) | 37 | 103 |
| fourth | Grant Flower (3) and Tatenda Taibu (8) | 11 | 39 |
| fifth | Tatenda Taibu (6) and Sean Ervine (10) | 18 | 51 |
| sixth | Travis Friend (25) and Sean Ervine (24) | 54 | 78 |
| seventh | Heath Streak (3) and Travis Friend (11) | 17 | 39 |
| eighth | Andy Blignaut (12) and Travis Friend (9) | 21 | 47 |
| ninth | Ray Price (6) and Travis Friend (15) | 21 | 51 |
| tenth | Travis Friend (5) and Douglas Hondo (4) | 9 | 16 |
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