Australia Vs England 1St Final
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, England, West Indies in Australia - 1987 (1986/87) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 8 February 1987 · England won the toss and chose to bowl
England won by 6 wickets (with 48 balls remaining)
England won by 6 wickets (with 48 balls remaining). Ian Botham top-scored with 71 for England. Greg Matthews took 3/27.
Australia, 171/8
| Geoff Marsh | caught (Mike Gatting) | 2 | 5 |
| Tim Zoehrer | caught (Mike Gatting) | 0 | 3 |
| Dean Jones | bowled | 67 | 107 |
| Allan Border | caught (Bruce French) | 42 | 85 |
| Greg Ritchie | run out | 13 | 21 |
| Steve Waugh | caught (Phil DeFreitas) | 1 | 4 |
| Simon O'Donnell | bowled | 10 | 17 |
| Greg Matthews | bowled | 8 | 19 |
| Peter Taylor | not out | 3 | 6 |
| Bruce Reid | not out | 5 | 6 |
Did not bat: Simon Davis
Extras: 20
Graham Dilley 9.00-2-32-3Phil DeFreitas 9.00-0-32-2Ian Botham 9.00-0-26-0Neil Foster 9.00-0-42-1John Emburey 8.00-0-29-1
England, 172/4
| Ian Botham | caught (Geoff Marsh) | 71 | 52 |
| Chris Broad | caught (Dean Jones) | 12 | 41 |
| Bill Athey | caught (Greg Matthews) | 12 | 51 |
| David Gower | caught (Peter Taylor) | 45 | 47 |
| Allan Lamb | not out | 15 | 21 |
| Mike Gatting | not out | 3 | 8 |
Did not bat: John Emburey, Phil DeFreitas, Neil Foster, Bruce French, Graham Dilley
Extras: 14
Simon Davis 4.00-0-17-0Simon O'Donnell 4.00-0-25-0Bruce Reid 5.00-0-31-1Steve Waugh 8.00-1-36-0Greg Matthews 9.00-1-27-3Peter Taylor 5.00-0-24-0Dean Jones 1.00-0-4-0
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