England Vs Australia 9Th Match
NatWest Series Australia, England, Pakistan in England - 2001 (2001) · Kennington Oval, London · 21 June 2001
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 119 balls remaining)
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 119 balls remaining). Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 80 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Date
- 21 June 2001
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 8 wickets (with 119 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Ricky Ponting
- Captains
- Alec Stewart (England), Steve Waugh (Australia)
- Umpires
- DJ Constant and G Sharp
- Match referee
- BF Hastings
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 176 all out. Nick Knight top-scored with 48 off 81 balls, and Andy Caddick made 36. Brett Lee took 3 for 63 for Australia. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 243 across 19 ODIs.
Chasing 177, Australia made 177 for 2. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 80 off 90 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 70. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the second wicket between Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist, 70% of the total.
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 119 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 176 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | c Michael Bevan b Brett Lee | 22 | 46 |
| Marcus Trescothick | b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 6 |
| Nick Knight | c Adam Gilchrist b Damien Fleming | 48 | 81 |
| Owais Shah | c Adam Gilchrist b Ian Harvey | 1 | 4 |
| Ali Brown | c Ricky Ponting b Brett Lee | 1 | 7 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Ian Harvey b Glenn McGrath | 9 | 9 |
| Ben Hollioake | run out (Damien Fleming) | 22 | 31 |
| Robert Croft | c Glenn McGrath b Ian Harvey | 20 | 30 |
| Darren Gough | b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Caddick | c Matthew Hayden b Michael Bevan | 36 | 44 |
| Alan Mullally | not out | 3 | 11 |
Extras 14 · Total 176 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 4 | 27 | 2 |
| Damien Fleming | 10 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Ian Harvey | 10 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 63 | 3 |
| Andrew Symonds | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Michael Bevan | 1.2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Marcus Trescothick, 0.6 ov), 2-51 (Alec Stewart, 14.5 ov), 3-53 (Owais Shah, 15.2 ov), 4-59 (Ali Brown, 18.2 ov), 5-81 (Paul Collingwood, 22.4 ov), 6-109 (Nick Knight, 29.2 ov), 7-119 (Ben Hollioake, 31.5 ov), 8-119 (Darren Gough, 32.1 ov), 9-155 (Robert Croft, 37.5 ov), 10-176 (Andy Caddick, 43.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart (0) and Marcus Trescothick (0) | 0 | 6 |
| second | Alec Stewart (22) and Nick Knight (25) | 51 | 86 |
| third | Nick Knight (0) and Owais Shah (1) | 2 | 3 |
| fourth | Nick Knight (4) and Ali Brown (1) | 6 | 19 |
| fifth | Nick Knight (11) and Paul Collingwood (9) | 22 | 27 |
| sixth | Nick Knight (8) and Ben Hollioake (20) | 28 | 40 |
| seventh | Robert Croft (8) and Ben Hollioake (2) | 10 | 15 |
| eighth | Darren Gough (0) and Robert Croft (0) | 0 | 2 |
| ninth | Andy Caddick (20) and Robert Croft (12) | 36 | 38 |
| tenth | Andy Caddick (16) and Alan Mullally (3) | 21 | 33 |
AUSTRALIA: 177 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Alan Mullally b Andy Caddick | 8 | 16 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c & b Robert Croft | 80 | 90 |
| Ricky Ponting | not out | 70 | 71 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 4 | 11 |
Did not bat: Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Andrew Symonds, Ian Harvey, Brett Lee, Damien Fleming, Glenn McGrath
Extras 15 · Total 177 for 2
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Andy Caddick | 8 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Alan Mullally | 4 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Robert Croft | 7 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
| Ben Hollioake | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 4.1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (Matthew Hayden, 5.2 ov), 2-163 (Adam Gilchrist, 27.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (8) and Adam Gilchrist (23) | 39 | 35 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (61) and Adam Gilchrist (57) | 124 | 137 |
| third | Michael Bevan (4) and Ricky Ponting (9) | 14 | 16 |
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