England Vs Zimbabwe 35Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 1992 (1991/92) · Lavington Sports Oval, Albury · 18 March 1992
Zimbabwe won by 9 runs
Zimbabwe won by 9 runs. Dave Houghton top-scored with 29 for Zimbabwe. Eddo Brandes took 4/21.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Lavington Sports Oval, Albury
- Date
- 18 March 1992
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 9 runs
- Player of the match
- Eddo Brandes
- Captains
- Dave Houghton (Zimbabwe), Graham Gooch (England)
- Umpires
- BL Aldridge and Khizer Hayat
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 134 all out. Dave Houghton top-scored with 29 off 74 balls. Ian Botham took 3 for 23 for England.
Chasing 135, England made 125 all out. Alec Stewart top-scored with 29 off 96 balls. Eddo Brandes took 4 for 21 for Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe won by 9 runs. Zimbabwe's 134 is the highest total at Lavington Sports Oval. England's 125 all out is the lowest completed total at Lavington Sports Oval. Dave Houghton's 29 is the highest individual score at Lavington Sports Oval. Eddo Brandes's 4 for 21 are the best innings figures at Lavington Sports Oval.
ZIMBABWE: 134 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Flower | bowled | 7 | 16 |
| Wayne James | c Richard Illingworth | 13 | 46 |
| Andy Pycroft | c Graham Gooch | 3 | 13 |
| Kevin Arnott | lbw | 11 | 33 |
| Dave Houghton | c Neil Fairbrother | 29 | 74 |
| Andy Waller | bowled | 8 | 16 |
| Ali Shah | c Allan Lamb | 3 | 16 |
| Iain Butchart | c Neil Fairbrother | 24 | 36 |
| Eddo Brandes | st Alec Stewart | 14 | 24 |
| John Traicos | not out | 0 | 6 |
| Malcolm Jarvis | lbw | 6 | 6 |
Extras 16 · Total 134 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil DeFreitas | 8 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Gladstone Small | 9 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Ian Botham | 10 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
| Richard Illingworth | 9.1 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Phil Tufnell | 10 | 2 | 36 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Andy Flower), 2-19 (Andy Pycroft), 3-30 (Wayne James), 4-52 (Kevin Arnott), 5-65 (Andy Waller), 6-77 (Ali Shah), 7-96 (Dave Houghton), 8-127 (Iain Butchart), 9-127 (Eddo Brandes), 10-134 (Malcolm Jarvis)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andy Flower and Wayne James | 12 |
| second | Andy Pycroft and Wayne James | 7 |
| third | Kevin Arnott and Wayne James | 11 |
| fourth | Kevin Arnott and Dave Houghton | 22 |
| fifth | Andy Waller and Dave Houghton | 13 |
| sixth | Dave Houghton and Ali Shah | 12 |
| seventh | Dave Houghton and Iain Butchart | 19 |
| eighth | Eddo Brandes and Iain Butchart | 31 |
| ninth | John Traicos and Eddo Brandes | 0 |
| tenth | John Traicos and Malcolm Jarvis | 7 |
ENGLAND: 125 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Botham | c Andy Flower | 18 | 34 |
| Allan Lamb | c Wayne James | 17 | 26 |
| Robin Smith | bowled | 2 | 13 |
| Graeme Hick | bowled | 0 | 6 |
| Neil Fairbrother | c Andy Flower | 20 | 77 |
| Alec Stewart | c Andy Waller | 29 | 96 |
| Phil DeFreitas | c Andy Flower | 4 | 17 |
| Richard Illingworth | run out | 11 | 20 |
| Gladstone Small | c Andy Pycroft | 5 | 18 |
| Phil Tufnell | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 19 · Total 125 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddo Brandes | 10 | 4 | 21 | 4 |
| Malcolm Jarvis | 9.1 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Ali Shah | 10 | 3 | 17 | 2 |
| John Traicos | 10 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Iain Butchart | 10 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Graham Gooch), 2-32 (Allan Lamb), 3-42 (Ian Botham), 4-42 (Robin Smith), 5-43 (Graeme Hick), 6-95 (Alec Stewart), 7-101 (Phil DeFreitas), 8-108 (Neil Fairbrother), 9-124 (Richard Illingworth), 10-125 (Gladstone Small)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Ian Botham | 0 |
| second | Ian Botham and Allan Lamb | 32 |
| third | Ian Botham and Robin Smith | 10 |
| fourth | Robin Smith and Graeme Hick | 0 |
| fifth | Neil Fairbrother and Graeme Hick | 1 |
| sixth | Neil Fairbrother and Alec Stewart | 52 |
| seventh | Phil DeFreitas and Neil Fairbrother | 6 |
| eighth | Neil Fairbrother and Richard Illingworth | 7 |
| ninth | Gladstone Small and Richard Illingworth | 16 |
| tenth | Gladstone Small and Phil Tufnell | 1 |
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