Australia Vs Zimbabwe 16Th Match
Prudential World Cup in England - 1983 (1983) · County Ground, Southampton · 16 June 1983
Australia won by 32 runs
Australia won by 32 runs. Dave Houghton top-scored with 84 for Zimbabwe.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- County Ground, Southampton
- Date
- 16 June 1983
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 32 runs
- Player of the match
- Dave Houghton
- Captains
- Kim Hughes (Australia), Duncan Fletcher (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- DGL Evans and R Palmer
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 272 for 7. Graeme Wood top-scored with 73 off 121 balls, and Allan Border made 43. The innings was built on a 78-run stand for the second wicket between Kim Hughes and Graeme Wood.
Chasing 273, Zimbabwe made 240 all out. Dave Houghton top-scored with 84 off 108 balls, and Robin Brown made 38. Rodney Hogg took 3 for 40 for Australia. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the sixth wicket between Kevin Curran and Dave Houghton, 43% of the total.
Australia won by 32 runs. Dave Houghton's 84 is the highest individual score at County Ground.
AUSTRALIA: 272 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | c Peter Rawson | 73 | 121 |
| Trevor Chappell | c John Traicos | 22 | 29 |
| Kim Hughes | bowled | 31 | 59 |
| David Hookes | c Robin Brown | 10 | 21 |
| Graham Yallop | c Dave Houghton | 20 | 42 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 43 | 47 |
| Rod Marsh | not out | 35 | 28 |
| Ken MacLeay | c Peter Rawson | 9 | 9 |
| Tom Hogan | not out | 5 | 10 |
Did not bat: Dennis Lillee, Rodney Hogg
Extras 24 · Total 272 for 7
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Hogg | 9 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Peter Rawson | 9 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Duncan Fletcher | 9 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Iain Butchart | 10 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
| John Traicos | 12 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| Kevin Curran | 11 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (Trevor Chappell), 2-124 (Kim Hughes), 3-150 (Graeme Wood), 4-150 (David Hookes), 5-219 (Graham Yallop), 6-231 (Allan Border), 7-249 (Ken MacLeay)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Trevor Chappell | 46 |
| second | Kim Hughes and Graeme Wood | 78 |
| third | David Hookes and Graeme Wood | 26 |
| fourth | Graham Yallop and David Hookes | 0 |
| fifth | Graham Yallop and Allan Border | 69 |
| sixth | Rod Marsh and Allan Border | 12 |
| seventh | Rod Marsh and Ken MacLeay | 18 |
| eighth | Rod Marsh and Tom Hogan | 23 |
ZIMBABWE: 240 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Paterson | lbw | 17 | 41 |
| Robin Brown | c Rod Marsh | 38 | 80 |
| Jack Heron | run out | 3 | 11 |
| Andy Pycroft | run out | 13 | 24 |
| Dave Houghton | c Kim Hughes | 84 | 108 |
| Duncan Fletcher | bowled | 2 | 11 |
| Kevin Curran | lbw | 35 | 53 |
| Iain Butchart | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Rawson | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| John Traicos | bowled | 19 | 21 |
| Vince Hogg | not out | 7 | 19 |
Extras 22 · Total 240 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 12 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| Dennis Lillee | 9 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Tom Hogan | 12 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Ken MacLeay | 9 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 9 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Trevor Chappell | 8.5 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Grant Paterson), 2-53 (Jack Heron), 3-79 (Andy Pycroft), 4-97 (Robin Brown), 5-109 (Duncan Fletcher), 6-212 (Kevin Curran), 7-213 (Iain Butchart), 8-213 (Peter Rawson), 9-213 (Dave Houghton), 10-240 (John Traicos)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Paterson and Robin Brown | 48 |
| second | Jack Heron and Robin Brown | 5 |
| third | Robin Brown and Andy Pycroft | 26 |
| fourth | Robin Brown and Dave Houghton | 18 |
| fifth | Duncan Fletcher and Dave Houghton | 12 |
| sixth | Kevin Curran and Dave Houghton | 103 |
| seventh | Dave Houghton and Iain Butchart | 1 |
| eighth | Peter Rawson and Dave Houghton | 0 |
| ninth | John Traicos and Dave Houghton | 0 |
| tenth | John Traicos and Vince Hogg | 27 |
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