Australia Vs England 12Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia - 1990 (1990/91) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 10 January 1991
Australia won by 3 runs
Australia won by 3 runs. Steve Waugh top-scored with 65* for Australia. Mark Waugh took 4/37.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 10 January 1991
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 3 runs
- Player of the match
- Ian Healy
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Graham Gooch (England)
- Umpires
- LJ King and RJ Evans
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 222 for 6. Steve Waugh top-scored with 65 not out off 82 balls, and Ian Healy made 50. The innings was built on a 95-run stand for the seventh wicket between Steve Waugh and Ian Healy, 43% of the total.
Chasing 223, England made 219 for 9. Alec Stewart top-scored with 55 off 65 balls, and Angus Fraser made 38. Mark Waugh took 4 for 37 for Australia.
Australia won by 3 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 222 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | c Gladstone Small | 42 | 64 |
| Geoff Marsh | c Alec Stewart | 7 | 22 |
| Dean Jones | c Alec Stewart | 2 | 7 |
| Allan Border | c Wayne Larkins | 10 | 30 |
| Mark Waugh | run out | 36 | 46 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 65 | 82 |
| Simon O'Donnell | c Martin Bicknell | 7 | 13 |
| Ian Healy | not out | 50 | 37 |
Did not bat: Peter Taylor, Carl Rackemann, Terry Alderman
Extras 3 · Total 222 for 6
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus Fraser | 10 | 2 | 39 | 0 |
| Martin Bicknell | 9.5 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Gladstone Small | 10 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
| Phil Tufnell | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Phil DeFreitas | 7.1 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Graham Gooch | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Geoff Marsh), 2-16 (Dean Jones), 3-30 (Allan Border), 4-81 (David Boon), 5-112 (Mark Waugh), 6-127 (Simon O'Donnell)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 14 |
| second | Dean Jones and David Boon | 2 |
| third | Allan Border and David Boon | 14 |
| fourth | David Boon and Mark Waugh | 51 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh | 31 |
| sixth | Simon O'Donnell and Steve Waugh | 15 |
| seventh | Steve Waugh and Ian Healy | 95 |
ENGLAND: 219 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | c Ian Healy | 37 | 76 |
| David Gower | lbw | 26 | 29 |
| Wayne Larkins | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Alec Stewart | bowled | 55 | 65 |
| Robin Smith | bowled | 7 | 19 |
| John Morris | c Ian Healy | 10 | 14 |
| Phil DeFreitas | c Allan Border | 6 | 13 |
| Gladstone Small | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Martin Bicknell | c Terry Alderman | 23 | 31 |
| Angus Fraser | not out | 38 | 46 |
| Phil Tufnell | not out | 5 | 8 |
Extras 12 · Total 219 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Alderman | 9 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
| Carl Rackemann | 7 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 7 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Mark Waugh | 10 | 0 | 37 | 4 |
| Peter Taylor | 10 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (David Gower), 2-39 (Wayne Larkins), 3-93 (Graham Gooch), 4-119 (Robin Smith), 5-139 (John Morris), 6-142 (Alec Stewart), 7-142 (Gladstone Small), 8-146 (Phil DeFreitas), 9-176 (Martin Bicknell)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and David Gower | 39 |
| second | Graham Gooch and Wayne Larkins | 0 |
| third | Graham Gooch and Alec Stewart | 54 |
| fourth | Robin Smith and Alec Stewart | 26 |
| fifth | Alec Stewart and John Morris | 20 |
| sixth | Phil DeFreitas and Alec Stewart | 3 |
| seventh | Gladstone Small and Phil DeFreitas | 0 |
| eighth | Phil DeFreitas and Martin Bicknell | 4 |
| ninth | Angus Fraser and Martin Bicknell | 30 |
| tenth | Angus Fraser and Phil Tufnell | 43 |
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