Australia Vs England 5Th Match
Carlton & United Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1999 (1998/99) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 17 January 1999
England won by 7 runs
England won by 7 runs. Graeme Hick top-scored with 108 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 17 January 1999
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 7 runs
- Player of the match
- Graeme Hick
- Captains
- Alec Stewart (England), Steve Waugh (Australia)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 282 for 4. Graeme Hick top-scored with 108 off 129 balls, and Nasser Hussain made 93. Damien Fleming took 3 for 64 for Australia. The innings was built on a 190-run stand for the third wicket between Nasser Hussain and Graeme Hick, 67% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 213 across 40 ODIs.
Chasing 283, Australia made 275 for 6. Mark Waugh top-scored with 85 off 95 balls, and Darren Lehmann made 76. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the third wicket between Mark Waugh and Darren Lehmann, 42% of the total.
England won by 7 runs.
ENGLAND: 282 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | c Adam Gilchrist | 17 | 32 |
| Nick Knight | c Adam Gilchrist | 0 | 3 |
| Graeme Hick | lbw | 108 | 129 |
| Nasser Hussain | bowled | 93 | 114 |
| Neil Fairbrother | not out | 17 | 15 |
| Adam Hollioake | not out | 22 | 14 |
Did not bat: Mark Ealham, Robert Croft, Darren Gough, Ashley Giles, Alan Mullally
Extras 25 · Total 282 for 4
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Adam Dale | 10 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Damien Fleming | 10 | 0 | 64 | 3 |
| Darren Lehmann | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Michael Bevan | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Greg Blewett | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Nick Knight, 0.3 ov), 2-39 (Alec Stewart, 8.6 ov), 3-229 (Nasser Hussain, 43.5 ov), 4-245 (Graeme Hick, 45.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart and Nick Knight | 1 | 3 |
| second | Alec Stewart and Graeme Hick | 38 | 51 |
| third | Nasser Hussain and Graeme Hick | 190 | 209 |
| fourth | Neil Fairbrother and Graeme Hick | 16 | 13 |
| fifth | Neil Fairbrother and Adam Hollioake | 37 | 24 |
AUSTRALIA: 275 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | c Robert Croft | 85 | 95 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Nasser Hussain | 6 | 7 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Graeme Hick | 6 | 13 |
| Darren Lehmann | bowled | 76 | 87 |
| Steve Waugh | c Darren Gough | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 45 | 59 |
| Greg Blewett | bowled | 32 | 33 |
| Shane Warne | not out | 6 | 6 |
Did not bat: Damien Fleming, Adam Dale, Glenn McGrath
Extras 19 · Total 275 for 6
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 2 | 40 | 2 |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Mark Ealham | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Ashley Giles | 5 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Adam Hollioake | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Robert Croft | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Adam Gilchrist, 2.2 ov), 2-36 (Ricky Ponting, 6.5 ov), 3-151 (Mark Waugh, 29.3 ov), 4-152 (Steve Waugh, 29.5 ov), 5-203 (Darren Lehmann, 38.4 ov), 6-263 (Greg Blewett, 47.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist | 9 | 14 |
| second | Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 27 | 27 |
| third | Mark Waugh and Darren Lehmann | 115 | 136 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Darren Lehmann | 1 | 2 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan and Darren Lehmann | 51 | 53 |
| sixth | Michael Bevan and Greg Blewett | 60 | 56 |
| seventh | Shane Warne and Michael Bevan | 12 | 12 |
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