England Vs Zimbabwe 19Th Match
ICC World Cup in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland - 1999 (1999) · Trent Bridge, Nottingham · 25 May 1999
England won by 7 wickets (with 69 balls remaining)
England won by 7 wickets (with 69 balls remaining). Graham Thorpe top-scored with 62 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Date
- 25 May 1999
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 7 wickets (with 69 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Alan Mullally
- Captains
- Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Alec Stewart (England)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- Talat Ali
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 167 for 8. Grant Flower top-scored with 35 off 90 balls. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Trent Bridge, 248 across 8 ODIs.
Chasing 168, England made 168 for 3. Graham Thorpe top-scored with 62 off 80 balls, and Nasser Hussain made 57. The innings was built on a 123-run stand for the third wicket between Nasser Hussain and Graham Thorpe, 73% of the total.
England won by 7 wickets (with 69 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 167 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | c Graham Thorpe b Mark Ealham | 35 | 90 |
| Neil Johnson | b Darren Gough | 6 | 12 |
| Paul Strang | c Graeme Hick b Alan Mullally | 0 | 17 |
| Murray Goodwin | c Graham Thorpe b Alan Mullally | 4 | 18 |
| Andy Flower | run out (Nasser Hussain) | 10 | 24 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Alec Stewart b Angus Fraser | 24 | 35 |
| Guy Whittall | lbw b Mark Ealham | 28 | 51 |
| Stuart Carlisle | c Angus Fraser b Darren Gough | 14 | 38 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 11 | 13 |
| Henry Olonga | not out | 1 | 3 |
Did not bat: Pommie Mbangwa
Extras 34 · Total 167 for 8
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 2 | 24 | 2 |
| Angus Fraser | 10 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 4 | 16 | 2 |
| Mark Ealham | 10 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Adam Hollioake | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Neil Johnson, 6.1 ov), 2-29 (Paul Strang, 11.5 ov), 3-47 (Murray Goodwin, 17.3 ov), 4-79 (Andy Flower, 26.2 ov), 5-86 (Grant Flower, 28.1 ov), 6-124 (Alistair Campbell, 38.1 ov), 7-141 (Guy Whittall, 44.3 ov), 8-159 (Stuart Carlisle, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower (7) and Neil Johnson (6) | 21 | 38 |
| second | Grant Flower (7) and Paul Strang (0) | 8 | 34 |
| third | Grant Flower (8) and Murray Goodwin (4) | 18 | 34 |
| fourth | Andy Flower (10) and Grant Flower (13) | 32 | 53 |
| fifth | Alistair Campbell (6) and Grant Flower (0) | 7 | 11 |
| sixth | Alistair Campbell (18) and Guy Whittall (15) | 38 | 60 |
| seventh | Guy Whittall (13) and Stuart Carlisle (2) | 17 | 38 |
| eighth | Heath Streak (4) and Stuart Carlisle (12) | 18 | 26 |
| ninth | Heath Streak (7) and Henry Olonga (1) | 8 | 7 |
ENGLAND: 168 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasser Hussain | not out | 57 | 93 |
| Alec Stewart | c Murray Goodwin b Neil Johnson | 12 | 31 |
| Graeme Hick | c Andy Flower b Pommie Mbangwa | 4 | 11 |
| Graham Thorpe | c Alistair Campbell b Pommie Mbangwa | 62 | 80 |
| Neil Fairbrother | not out | 7 | 23 |
Did not bat: Andrew Flintoff, Adam Hollioake, Mark Ealham, Darren Gough, Angus Fraser, Alan Mullally
Extras 26 · Total 168 for 3
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Johnson | 7 | 2 | 20 | 1 |
| Heath Streak | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Pommie Mbangwa | 7 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| Guy Whittall | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Henry Olonga | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 9.3 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Alec Stewart, 8.3 ov), 2-36 (Graeme Hick, 11.2 ov), 3-159 (Graham Thorpe, 33.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nasser Hussain (5) and Alec Stewart (12) | 21 | 52 |
| second | Nasser Hussain (5) and Graeme Hick (4) | 15 | 19 |
| third | Nasser Hussain (45) and Graham Thorpe (62) | 123 | 137 |
| fourth | Neil Fairbrother (7) and Nasser Hussain (2) | 9 | 30 |
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