Australia Vs England 4Th Match
Carlton & United Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1999 (1998/99) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 15 January 1999
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 64 balls remaining)
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 64 balls remaining). Mark Waugh top-scored with 83* for Australia. Glenn McGrath took 4/54.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 15 January 1999
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 9 wickets (with 64 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mark Waugh
- Captains
- Alec Stewart (England), Shane Warne (Australia)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and RA Emerson
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 178 all out. Nasser Hussain top-scored with 47 off 62 balls. Glenn McGrath took 4 for 54 for Australia.
Chasing 179, Australia made 182 for 1. Mark Waugh top-scored with 83 not out off 109 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 75. The innings was built on a 139-run stand for the second wicket between Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting, 76% of the total.
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 64 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 178 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | c Adam Gilchrist | 8 | 16 |
| Nick Knight | c Mark Waugh | 27 | 29 |
| Mark Ealham | bowled | 21 | 19 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Shane Warne | 47 | 62 |
| Graeme Hick | c Adam Gilchrist | 3 | 13 |
| Neil Fairbrother | c Michael Bevan | 15 | 40 |
| Adam Hollioake | c Adam Gilchrist | 13 | 16 |
| Robert Croft | run out (Brendon Julian, Glenn McGrath) | 2 | 9 |
| Darren Gough | c Mark Waugh | 15 | 28 |
| Dean Headley | not out | 10 | 26 |
| Alan Mullally | c Ricky Ponting | 2 | 6 |
Extras 15 · Total 178 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 0 | 54 | 4 |
| Adam Dale | 8 | 2 | 27 | 1 |
| Brendon Julian | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Damien Fleming | 7 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Michael Bevan | 3.2 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Alec Stewart, 4.5 ov), 2-44 (Mark Ealham, 8.5 ov), 3-77 (Nick Knight, 13.3 ov), 4-85 (Graeme Hick, 16.2 ov), 5-112 (Neil Fairbrother, 25.5 ov), 6-139 (Adam Hollioake, 30.2 ov), 7-143 (Robert Croft, 32.5 ov), 8-145 (Nasser Hussain, 34.1 ov), 9-173 (Darren Gough, 41.4 ov), 10-178 (Alan Mullally, 43.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart and Nick Knight | 15 | 29 |
| second | Nick Knight and Mark Ealham | 29 | 24 |
| third | Nasser Hussain and Nick Knight | 33 | 28 |
| fourth | Nasser Hussain and Graeme Hick | 8 | 17 |
| fifth | Neil Fairbrother and Nasser Hussain | 27 | 57 |
| sixth | Nasser Hussain and Adam Hollioake | 27 | 27 |
| seventh | Nasser Hussain and Robert Croft | 4 | 15 |
| eighth | Nasser Hussain and Darren Gough | 2 | 8 |
| ninth | Darren Gough and Dean Headley | 28 | 45 |
| tenth | Alan Mullally and Dean Headley | 5 | 10 |
AUSTRALIA: 182 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | not out | 83 | 109 |
| Adam Gilchrist | bowled | 21 | 28 |
| Ricky Ponting | not out | 75 | 99 |
Did not bat: Damien Martyn, Darren Lehmann, Michael Bevan, Brendon Julian, Shane Warne, Damien Fleming, Adam Dale, Glenn McGrath
Extras 3 · Total 182 for 1
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| Dean Headley | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mark Ealham | 6.2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Adam Hollioake | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Robert Croft | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-43 (Adam Gilchrist, 9.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist | 43 | 58 |
| second | Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 139 | 178 |
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