Australia Vs England 1St Match
Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket in Australia - 1985 (1984/85) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 17 February 1985 · England won the toss and chose to bat
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining) · Man of the Match: Robbie Kerr
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining). Robbie Kerr top-scored with 87* for Australia. Geoff Lawson took 3/31. Man of the Match: Robbie Kerr.
England, 214/8
| Paul Downton | caught (Rod McCurdy) | 27 | 64 |
| Graeme Fowler | caught (Craig McDermott) | 26 | 48 |
| David Gower | caught (Terry Alderman) | 6 | 13 |
| Allan Lamb | caught (Robbie Kerr) | 53 | 53 |
| Mike Gatting | caught (Terry Alderman) | 34 | 54 |
| Chris Cowdrey | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Marks | bowled | 24 | 38 |
| Phil Edmonds | bowled | 20 | 22 |
| Richard Ellison | not out | 2 | 4 |
| Jonathan Agnew | not out | 2 | 3 |
Did not bat: Norman Cowans
Extras: 20
Geoff Lawson 10.00-3-31-3Terry Alderman 10.00-0-48-0Craig McDermott 10.00-0-39-3Rod McCurdy 10.00-1-42-1Simon O'Donnell 9.00-0-39-1
Australia, 215/3
| Kepler Wessels | caught (Mike Gatting) | 39 | 50 |
| Robbie Kerr | not out | 87 | 126 |
| Kim Hughes | run out | 0 | 3 |
| Allan Border | caught (Norman Cowans) | 1 | 6 |
| Dean Jones | not out | 78 | 94 |
Did not bat: Wayne Phillips, Simon O'Donnell, Geoff Lawson, Craig McDermott, Rod McCurdy, Terry Alderman
Extras: 10
Norman Cowans 10.00-0-52-0Richard Ellison 10.00-4-34-1Jonathan Agnew 8.00-0-59-0Vic Marks 7.20-0-33-1Phil Edmonds 10.00-0-33-0
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