Australia Vs England 5Th Match
Sharjah Cup Australia, England, India, Pakistan in United Arab Emirates - 1987 (1986/87) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 9 April 1987
England won by 11 runs
England won by 11 runs. Graham Gooch top-scored with 86 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 9 April 1987
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 11 runs
- Player of the match
- Graham Gooch
- Captains
- John Emburey (England), Allan Border (Australia)
- Umpires
- DP Buultjens and PW Vidanagamage
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
England batted first and made 230 for 6. Graham Gooch top-scored with 86 off 119 balls, and Chris Broad made 44. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the first wicket between Graham Gooch and Chris Broad, 51% of the total.
Chasing 231, Australia made 219 for 9. Allan Border top-scored with 84 off 104 balls, and David Boon made 73. The innings was built on a 159-run stand for the third wicket between Allan Border and David Boon, 73% of the total.
England won by 11 runs.
ENGLAND: 230 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | lbw | 86 | 119 |
| Chris Broad | bowled | 44 | 86 |
| Tim Robinson | lbw | 5 | 4 |
| Neil Fairbrother | run out | 32 | 40 |
| Rob Bailey | c Simon O'Donnell | 11 | 25 |
| David Capel | run out | 17 | 19 |
| John Emburey | not out | 18 | 10 |
| Phil DeFreitas | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Jack Richards, Neil Foster, Gladstone Small
Extras 16 · Total 230 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Reid | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Simon Davis | 8 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Greg Matthews | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| Peter Taylor | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 8 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-118 (Chris Broad), 2-125 (Tim Robinson), 3-167 (Graham Gooch), 4-188 (Neil Fairbrother), 5-193 (Rob Bailey), 6-229 (David Capel)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Chris Broad | 118 |
| second | Graham Gooch and Tim Robinson | 7 |
| third | Graham Gooch and Neil Fairbrother | 42 |
| fourth | Neil Fairbrother and Rob Bailey | 21 |
| fifth | David Capel and Rob Bailey | 5 |
| sixth | John Emburey and David Capel | 36 |
| seventh | John Emburey and Phil DeFreitas | 1 |
AUSTRALIA: 219 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | c Chris Broad | 73 | 108 |
| Geoff Marsh | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Dirk Wellham | c Tim Robinson | 2 | 20 |
| Allan Border | c Rob Bailey | 84 | 104 |
| Simon O'Donnell | run out | 6 | 8 |
| Steve Waugh | bowled | 14 | 27 |
| Greg Matthews | c Graham Gooch | 13 | 10 |
| Tim Zoehrer | run out | 1 | 3 |
| Peter Taylor | not out | 14 | 12 |
| Bruce Reid | run out | 2 | 3 |
| Simon Davis | not out | 3 | 3 |
Extras 7 · Total 219 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil DeFreitas | 10 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| Gladstone Small | 9 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| David Capel | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Graham Gooch | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| John Emburey | 10 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| Neil Foster | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Geoff Marsh), 2-7 (Dirk Wellham), 3-166 (David Boon), 4-166 (Allan Border), 5-177 (Simon O'Donnell), 6-195 (Steve Waugh), 7-200 (Tim Zoehrer), 8-200 (Greg Matthews), 9-204 (Bruce Reid)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 0 |
| second | Dirk Wellham and David Boon | 7 |
| third | Allan Border and David Boon | 159 |
| fourth | Allan Border and Simon O'Donnell | 0 |
| fifth | Simon O'Donnell and Steve Waugh | 11 |
| sixth | Greg Matthews and Steve Waugh | 18 |
| seventh | Greg Matthews and Tim Zoehrer | 5 |
| eighth | Greg Matthews and Peter Taylor | 0 |
| ninth | Bruce Reid and Peter Taylor | 4 |
| tenth | Simon Davis and Peter Taylor | 15 |
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