England Vs Zimbabwe 8Th Match
NatWest Series England, West Indies, Zimbabwe in England - 2000 (2000) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 18 July 2000
England won by 52 runs
England won by 52 runs. Alec Stewart top-scored with 101 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Date
- 18 July 2000
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 52 runs
- Player of the match
- Alec Stewart
- Captains
- Nasser Hussain (England), Andy Flower (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- DJ Constant and MJ Kitchen
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 262 for 8. Alec Stewart top-scored with 101 off 144 balls, and Nasser Hussain made 34. Heath Streak took 3 for 59 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 81-run stand for the fourth wicket between Alec Stewart and Graham Thorpe. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 216 across 16 ODIs.
Chasing 263, Zimbabwe made 210 for 9. Alistair Campbell top-scored with 60 off 95 balls, and Neil Johnson made 52. Craig White took 3 for 34 for England.
England won by 52 runs.
ENGLAND: 262 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | bowled | 101 | 144 |
| Marcus Trescothick | bowled | 20 | 20 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Andy Flower | 24 | 28 |
| Graeme Hick | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Graham Thorpe | bowled | 33 | 49 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Dirk Viljoen | 34 | 37 |
| Craig White | c Neil Johnson | 21 | 11 |
| Mark Ealham | not out | 9 | 6 |
| Andy Caddick | bowled | 1 | 2 |
| Darren Gough | not out | 2 | 2 |
Did not bat: Alan Mullally
Extras 17 · Total 262 for 8
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 0 | 59 | 3 |
| Neil Johnson | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Pommie Mbangwa | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Dirk Viljoen | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Paul Strang | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Grant Flower | 5 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-41 (Marcus Trescothick, 6.1 ov), 2-85 (Andrew Flintoff, 16.1 ov), 3-85 (Graeme Hick, 16.3 ov), 4-166 (Graham Thorpe, 35.2 ov), 5-218 (Alec Stewart, 45.1 ov), 6-246 (Craig White, 47.4 ov), 7-251 (Nasser Hussain, 48.3 ov), 8-259 (Andy Caddick, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart and Marcus Trescothick | 41 | 37 |
| second | Alec Stewart and Andrew Flintoff | 44 | 60 |
| third | Alec Stewart and Graeme Hick | 0 | 2 |
| fourth | Alec Stewart and Graham Thorpe | 81 | 113 |
| fifth | Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart | 52 | 59 |
| sixth | Nasser Hussain and Craig White | 28 | 15 |
| seventh | Nasser Hussain and Mark Ealham | 5 | 5 |
| eighth | Andy Caddick and Mark Ealham | 8 | 6 |
| ninth | Darren Gough and Mark Ealham | 3 | 3 |
ZIMBABWE: 210 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Whittall | c Craig White | 3 | 21 |
| Neil Johnson | c Alec Stewart | 52 | 74 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Nasser Hussain | 60 | 95 |
| Stuart Carlisle | c Alec Stewart | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Goodwin | run out (Andrew Flintoff, Graeme Hick) | 3 | 2 |
| Grant Flower | run out (Mark Ealham, Graeme Hick) | 9 | 21 |
| Andy Flower | c Alec Stewart | 4 | 9 |
| Dirk Viljoen | c Alec Stewart | 6 | 12 |
| Heath Streak | c Andrew Flintoff | 45 | 52 |
| Paul Strang | not out | 7 | 16 |
| Pommie Mbangwa | not out | 5 | 3 |
Extras 16 · Total 210 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Caddick | 8 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| Darren Gough | 8 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Alan Mullally | 9 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Graeme Hick | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Mark Ealham | 10 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Craig White | 8 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Guy Whittall, 8.3 ov), 2-87 (Neil Johnson, 22.2 ov), 3-87 (Stuart Carlisle, 22.3 ov), 4-90 (Murray Goodwin, 22.6 ov), 5-110 (Grant Flower, 28.3 ov), 6-123 (Andy Flower, 30.5 ov), 7-133 (Dirk Viljoen, 34.1 ov), 8-172 (Alistair Campbell, 44.2 ov), 9-203 (Heath Streak, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Guy Whittall and Neil Johnson | 25 | 51 |
| second | Alistair Campbell and Neil Johnson | 62 | 83 |
| third | Alistair Campbell and Stuart Carlisle | 0 | 1 |
| fourth | Alistair Campbell and Murray Goodwin | 3 | 3 |
| fifth | Alistair Campbell and Grant Flower | 20 | 33 |
| sixth | Alistair Campbell and Andy Flower | 13 | 14 |
| seventh | Alistair Campbell and Dirk Viljoen | 10 | 20 |
| eighth | Alistair Campbell and Heath Streak | 39 | 61 |
| ninth | Heath Streak and Paul Strang | 31 | 31 |
| tenth | Paul Strang and Pommie Mbangwa | 7 | 3 |
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