Australia Vs England 3Rd Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Australia A, England, Zimbabwe in Australia - 1994 (1994/95) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 6 December 1994
Australia won by 28 runs
Australia won by 28 runs. David Boon top-scored with 64* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Australia A, England, Zimbabwe in Australia - 1994 (1994/95)
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 6 December 1994
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 28 runs
- Player of the match
- David Boon
- Captains
- Mark Taylor (Australia), Mike Atherton (England)
- Debuts
- Craig White (England), Joey Benjamin (England)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and PD Parker
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Craig White and Joey Benjamin played their first ODIs.
Australia batted first and made 224 for 4. David Boon top-scored with 64 not out off 65 balls, and Mark Taylor made 57. The innings was built on a 96-run stand for the first wicket between Mark Taylor and Michael Slater, 43% of the total.
Chasing 225, England made 196 all out. Mike Atherton top-scored with 60 off 103 balls, and Alec Stewart made 48. Craig McDermott took 3 for 34 for Australia. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the first wicket between Mike Atherton and Alec Stewart, 51% of the total.
Australia won by 28 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 224 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | c Graeme Hick | 57 | 96 |
| Michael Slater | c Graeme Hick | 50 | 66 |
| Mark Waugh | bowled | 4 | 15 |
| David Boon | not out | 64 | 65 |
| Michael Bevan | c Graham Gooch | 46 | 59 |
| Stuart Law | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Ian Healy, Shane Warne, Craig McDermott, Tim May, Glenn McGrath
Extras 3 · Total 224 for 4
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Benjamin | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Phil DeFreitas | 9 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| Darren Gough | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Craig White | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Shaun Udal | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Graeme Hick | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-96 (Michael Slater), 2-106 (Mark Waugh), 3-126 (Mark Taylor), 4-218 (Michael Bevan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Michael Slater | 96 |
| second | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 10 |
| third | David Boon and Mark Taylor | 20 |
| fourth | David Boon and Michael Bevan | 92 |
| fifth | David Boon and Stuart Law | 6 |
ENGLAND: 196 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Atherton | lbw | 60 | 103 |
| Alec Stewart | c Stuart Law | 48 | 73 |
| Graeme Hick | c David Boon | 6 | 16 |
| Graham Thorpe | c Michael Bevan | 21 | 35 |
| Graham Gooch | c Craig McDermott | 21 | 24 |
| Craig White | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Rhodes | c Shane Warne | 8 | 12 |
| Phil DeFreitas | run out | 6 | 6 |
| Darren Gough | not out | 8 | 11 |
| Shaun Udal | bowled | 4 | 10 |
| Joey Benjamin | bowled | 0 | 6 |
Extras 14 · Total 196 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 9.3 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 4 | 22 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Stuart Law | 10 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
| Tim May | 10 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-100 (Alec Stewart), 2-112 (Graeme Hick), 3-133 (Mike Atherton), 4-147 (Graham Thorpe), 5-149 (Craig White), 6-164 (Steve Rhodes), 7-180 (Phil DeFreitas), 8-187 (Graham Gooch), 9-195 (Shaun Udal), 10-196 (Joey Benjamin)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Alec Stewart | 100 |
| second | Mike Atherton and Graeme Hick | 12 |
| third | Mike Atherton and Graham Thorpe | 21 |
| fourth | Graham Gooch and Graham Thorpe | 14 |
| fifth | Graham Gooch and Craig White | 2 |
| sixth | Graham Gooch and Steve Rhodes | 15 |
| seventh | Graham Gooch and Phil DeFreitas | 16 |
| eighth | Graham Gooch and Darren Gough | 7 |
| ninth | Shaun Udal and Darren Gough | 8 |
| tenth | Darren Gough and Joey Benjamin | 1 |
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