Australia Vs England 1St Match
VB Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2002 (2002/03) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 13 December 2002
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 30 balls remaining). Nick Knight top-scored with 111* for England. Brett Lee took 4/47.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 13 December 2002
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Matthew Hayden
- Captains
- Nasser Hussain (England), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Debut
- Gareth Batty (England)
- Umpires
- RE Koertzen and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- Wasim Raja
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Gareth Batty's first ODI.
England batted first and made 251 for 8. Nick Knight top-scored with 111 not out off 133 balls, and Marcus Trescothick made 60. Brett Lee took 4 for 47 for Australia. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the third wicket between Nasser Hussain and Nick Knight, 41% of the total.
Chasing 252, Australia made 252 for 3. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 98 off 92 balls, and Adam Gilchrist made 53. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the first wicket between Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist, 40% of the total.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 30 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 251 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Knight | not out | 111 | 133 |
| Marcus Trescothick | c Shane Warne b Brett Lee | 60 | 57 |
| Ronnie Irani | lbw b Shane Warne | 0 | 3 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Jason Gillespie b Darren Lehmann | 52 | 81 |
| Ian Blackwell | c Adam Gilchrist b Darren Lehmann | 0 | 1 |
| Owais Shah | c Michael Bevan b Darren Lehmann | 2 | 4 |
| Alec Stewart | lbw b Brett Lee | 4 | 6 |
| Craig White | b Brett Lee | 15 | 13 |
| Gareth Batty | b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Caddick | not out | 1 | 2 |
Did not bat: James Kirtley
Extras 6 · Total 251 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Jason Gillespie | 7 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 8 | 0 | 47 | 4 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Darren Lehmann | 10 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| Damien Martyn | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-101 (Marcus Trescothick, 16.5 ov), 2-103 (Ronnie Irani, 17.2 ov), 3-205 (Nasser Hussain, 40.2 ov), 4-206 (Ian Blackwell, 40.5 ov), 5-211 (Owais Shah, 42.1 ov), 6-223 (Alec Stewart, 45.3 ov), 7-249 (Craig White, 49.2 ov), 8-249 (Gareth Batty, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nick Knight (40) and Marcus Trescothick (55) | 101 | 97 |
| second | Nick Knight (1) and Ronnie Irani (0) | 2 | 4 |
| third | Nasser Hussain (52) and Nick Knight (47) | 102 | 138 |
| fourth | Nick Knight (1) and Ian Blackwell (0) | 1 | 3 |
| fifth | Nick Knight (2) and Owais Shah (2) | 5 | 8 |
| sixth | Alec Stewart (4) and Nick Knight (8) | 12 | 20 |
| seventh | Craig White (15) and Nick Knight (11) | 26 | 23 |
| eighth | Nick Knight (0) and Gareth Batty (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Andy Caddick (1) and Nick Knight (1) | 2 | 3 |
AUSTRALIA: 252 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Marcus Trescothick b Ian Blackwell | 98 | 92 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Owais Shah b Ronnie Irani | 53 | 50 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Ronnie Irani b Ian Blackwell | 18 | 30 |
| Damien Martyn | not out | 46 | 56 |
| Darren Lehmann | not out | 27 | 45 |
Did not bat: Michael Bevan, Shane Watson, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath
Extras 10 · Total 252 for 3
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Kirtley | 7 | 1 | 53 | 0 |
| Andy Caddick | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Craig White | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Ronnie Irani | 5 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Ian Blackwell | 10 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Gareth Batty | 10 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-101 (Adam Gilchrist, 13.5 ov), 2-161 (Ricky Ponting, 24.5 ov), 3-190 (Matthew Hayden, 32.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (46) and Adam Gilchrist (53) | 101 | 78 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (37) and Ricky Ponting (18) | 60 | 62 |
| third | Damien Martyn (14) and Matthew Hayden (11) | 29 | 45 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (32) and Darren Lehmann (27) | 62 | 78 |
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