Australia Vs England 2Nd Final
Carlton & United Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1999 (1998/99) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 13 February 1999
Australia won by 162 runs
Australia won by 162 runs. Darren Lehmann top-scored with 71 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 13 February 1999
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 162 runs
- Player of the match
- Darren Lehmann
- Captains
- Shane Warne (Australia), Alec Stewart (England)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and DJ Harper
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 272 for 5. Darren Lehmann top-scored with 71 off 75 balls, and Damien Martyn made 57. The innings was built on a 112-run stand for the fourth wicket between Damien Martyn and Darren Lehmann, 41% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 206 across 38 ODIs.
Chasing 273, England made 110 all out. Alec Stewart top-scored with 32 off 36 balls. Shane Warne took 3 for 16 for Australia. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 13 runs, to 13 for 4.
Australia won by 162 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 272 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | c Graeme Hick | 1 | 12 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Nick Knight | 52 | 64 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Neil Fairbrother | 37 | 43 |
| Darren Lehmann | c Nasser Hussain | 71 | 75 |
| Damien Martyn | bowled | 57 | 80 |
| Stuart Law | not out | 20 | 18 |
| Shane Lee | not out | 20 | 9 |
Did not bat: Brendon Julian, Shane Warne, Adam Dale, Glenn McGrath
Extras 14 · Total 272 for 5
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 9 | 1 | 55 | 1 |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 1 | 53 | 1 |
| Mark Ealham | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Vince Wells | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Robert Croft | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Adam Hollioake | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Mark Waugh, 4.3 ov), 2-92 (Ricky Ponting, 19.1 ov), 3-104 (Adam Gilchrist, 22.1 ov), 4-216 (Darren Lehmann, 42.5 ov), 5-244 (Damien Martyn, 47.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist | 11 | 27 |
| second | Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist | 81 | 88 |
| third | Darren Lehmann and Adam Gilchrist | 12 | 18 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn and Darren Lehmann | 112 | 124 |
| fifth | Damien Martyn and Stuart Law | 28 | 29 |
| sixth | Stuart Law and Shane Lee | 28 | 14 |
ENGLAND: 110 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | c Shane Lee | 32 | 36 |
| Nick Knight | run out (Ricky Ponting) | 4 | 9 |
| Graeme Hick | c Adam Dale | 0 | 2 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Adam Gilchrist | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Fairbrother | c Adam Gilchrist | 0 | 2 |
| Vince Wells | bowled | 23 | 54 |
| Adam Hollioake | c Adam Gilchrist | 7 | 8 |
| Mark Ealham | bowled | 12 | 35 |
| Robert Croft | not out | 13 | 22 |
| Darren Gough | c Adam Gilchrist | 6 | 15 |
| Alan Mullally | lbw | 9 | 10 |
Extras 4 · Total 110 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 6 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Adam Dale | 10 | 1 | 27 | 2 |
| Brendon Julian | 6 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| Mark Waugh | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 5.5 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Nick Knight, 1.6 ov), 2-10 (Graeme Hick, 2.4 ov), 3-10 (Nasser Hussain, 2.5 ov), 4-13 (Neil Fairbrother, 3.2 ov), 5-43 (Alec Stewart, 12.2 ov), 6-50 (Adam Hollioake, 13.5 ov), 7-72 (Vince Wells, 21.5 ov), 8-88 (Mark Ealham, 25.4 ov), 9-100 (Darren Gough, 30.2 ov), 10-110 (Alan Mullally, 31.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart and Nick Knight | 9 | 12 |
| second | Alec Stewart and Graeme Hick | 1 | 4 |
| third | Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart | 0 | 1 |
| fourth | Neil Fairbrother and Alec Stewart | 3 | 3 |
| fifth | Alec Stewart and Vince Wells | 30 | 54 |
| sixth | Adam Hollioake and Vince Wells | 7 | 9 |
| seventh | Mark Ealham and Vince Wells | 22 | 48 |
| eighth | Robert Croft and Mark Ealham | 16 | 23 |
| ninth | Darren Gough and Robert Croft | 12 | 28 |
| tenth | Robert Croft and Alan Mullally | 10 | 9 |
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