England Vs Australia 1St Odi
Australia tour of England and Scotland - 1997 (1997) · Headingley, Leeds · 22 May 1997
England won by 6 wickets (with 59 balls remaining)
England won by 6 wickets (with 59 balls remaining). Graham Thorpe top-scored with 75* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Date
- 22 May 1997
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 6 wickets (with 59 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Adam Hollioake
- Captains
- Mark Taylor (Australia), Mike Atherton (England)
- Umpires
- P Willey and R Julian
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 170 for 8. Michael Bevan top-scored with 30 off 56 balls. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Headingley, 222 across 8 ODIs.
Chasing 171, England made 175 for 4. Graham Thorpe top-scored with 75 not out off 108 balls, and Adam Hollioake made 66. The innings was built on a 135-run stand for the fifth wicket between Graham Thorpe and Adam Hollioake, 77% of the total.
England won by 6 wickets (with 59 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 170 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | c Alec Stewart | 7 | 15 |
| Mark Waugh | bowled | 11 | 37 |
| Steve Waugh | lbw | 19 | 42 |
| Michael Bevan | run out (Graham Thorpe) | 30 | 56 |
| Greg Blewett | bowled | 28 | 46 |
| Michael Slater | c Mark Ealham | 17 | 31 |
| Ian Healy | c Mike Atherton | 17 | 33 |
| Shane Warne | c Graham Thorpe | 4 | 18 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | not out | 17 | 18 |
| Jason Gillespie | not out | 3 | 5 |
Did not bat: Glenn McGrath
Extras 17 · Total 170 for 8
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil DeFreitas | 9 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
| Darren Gough | 10 | 2 | 33 | 2 |
| Mark Ealham | 8 | 3 | 21 | 2 |
| Dean Headley | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Robert Croft | 10 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Adam Hollioake | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Mark Taylor), 2-39 (Mark Waugh), 3-43 (Steve Waugh), 4-106 (Michael Bevan), 5-106 (Greg Blewett), 6-140 (Ian Healy), 7-140 (Michael Slater), 8-157 (Shane Warne)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 8 |
| second | Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh | 31 |
| third | Steve Waugh and Michael Bevan | 4 |
| fourth | Michael Bevan and Greg Blewett | 63 |
| fifth | Michael Slater and Greg Blewett | 0 |
| sixth | Ian Healy and Michael Slater | 34 |
| seventh | Shane Warne and Michael Slater | 0 |
| eighth | Shane Warne and Michael Kasprowicz | 17 |
| ninth | Michael Kasprowicz and Jason Gillespie | 13 |
ENGLAND: 175 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Atherton | c Ian Healy | 4 | 8 |
| Nick Knight | lbw | 12 | 18 |
| Alec Stewart | lbw | 7 | 22 |
| Graham Thorpe | not out | 75 | 108 |
| Graham Lloyd | run out (Greg Blewett) | 0 | 6 |
| Adam Hollioake | not out | 66 | 84 |
Did not bat: Mark Ealham, Phil DeFreitas, Robert Croft, Darren Gough, Dean Headley
Extras 11 · Total 175 for 4
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 2 | 34 | 2 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Jason Gillespie | 8.1 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Greg Blewett | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Mike Atherton), 2-20 (Nick Knight), 3-32 (Alec Stewart), 4-40 (Graham Lloyd)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Nick Knight | 18 |
| second | Alec Stewart and Nick Knight | 2 |
| third | Alec Stewart and Graham Thorpe | 12 |
| fourth | Graham Thorpe and Graham Lloyd | 8 |
| fifth | Graham Thorpe and Adam Hollioake | 135 |
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