Australia Vs England 10Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, England, West Indies in Australia - 1987 (1986/87) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 1 February 1987
Australia won by 109 runs
Australia won by 109 runs. Dean Jones top-scored with 93 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, England, West Indies in Australia - 1987 (1986/87)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 1 February 1987
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 109 runs
- Player of the match
- Steve Waugh
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Mike Gatting (England)
- Umpires
- BE Martin and RA French
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 248 for 5. Dean Jones top-scored with 93 off 100 balls, and Steve Waugh made 49. Mike Gatting took 3 for 59 for England.
Chasing 249, England made 139 all out. Ian Botham top-scored with 45 off 87 balls. Steve Waugh took 3 for 26 for Australia.
Australia won by 109 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 248 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Border | c Bill Athey | 45 | 95 |
| Geoff Marsh | c John Emburey | 28 | 44 |
| Dean Jones | c Bill Athey | 93 | 100 |
| Greg Ritchie | st Bruce French | 9 | 11 |
| Dirk Wellham | c Allan Lamb | 3 | 7 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 49 | 36 |
| Simon O'Donnell | not out | 4 | 8 |
Did not bat: Tim Zoehrer, Greg Matthews, Peter Taylor, Simon Davis
Extras 17 · Total 248 for 5
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil DeFreitas | 8 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Gladstone Small | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Ian Botham | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Neil Foster | 7 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| John Emburey | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Mike Gatting | 9 | 0 | 59 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-61 (Geoff Marsh), 2-127 (Allan Border), 3-144 (Greg Ritchie), 4-154 (Dirk Wellham), 5-223 (Dean Jones)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Allan Border and Geoff Marsh | 61 |
| second | Allan Border and Dean Jones | 66 |
| third | Greg Ritchie and Dean Jones | 17 |
| fourth | Dirk Wellham and Dean Jones | 10 |
| fifth | Dean Jones and Steve Waugh | 69 |
| sixth | Simon O'Donnell and Steve Waugh | 25 |
ENGLAND: 139 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Botham | c Greg Matthews | 45 | 87 |
| Chris Broad | bowled | 2 | 10 |
| David Gower | c Peter Taylor | 11 | 10 |
| Allan Lamb | run out | 11 | 27 |
| Mike Gatting | c Simon Davis | 6 | 15 |
| Bill Athey | lbw | 29 | 72 |
| John Emburey | bowled | 1 | 11 |
| Phil DeFreitas | bowled | 11 | 16 |
| Neil Foster | bowled | 4 | 14 |
| Bruce French | not out | 5 | 12 |
| Gladstone Small | c Greg Matthews | 4 | 11 |
Extras 10 · Total 139 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Davis | 8 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 9 | 2 | 33 | 2 |
| Greg Matthews | 10 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Peter Taylor | 9 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Dean Jones | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Chris Broad), 2-25 (David Gower), 3-52 (Allan Lamb), 4-65 (Mike Gatting), 5-87 (Ian Botham), 6-90 (John Emburey), 7-117 (Phil DeFreitas), 8-129 (Neil Foster), 9-130 (Bill Athey), 10-139 (Gladstone Small)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ian Botham and Chris Broad | 4 |
| second | Ian Botham and David Gower | 21 |
| third | Ian Botham and Allan Lamb | 27 |
| fourth | Ian Botham and Mike Gatting | 13 |
| fifth | Ian Botham and Bill Athey | 22 |
| sixth | John Emburey and Bill Athey | 3 |
| seventh | Bill Athey and Phil DeFreitas | 27 |
| eighth | Bill Athey and Neil Foster | 12 |
| ninth | Bill Athey and Bruce French | 1 |
| tenth | Bruce French and Gladstone Small | 9 |
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