England Vs Zimbabwe 7Th Match
NatWest Series England, South Africa, Zimbabwe in England - 2003 (2003) · The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol · 6 July 2003
England won by 6 wickets (with 193 balls remaining)
England won by 6 wickets (with 193 balls remaining). Andrew Flintoff top-scored with 47* for England. Heath Streak took 4/21.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- County Ground, Bristol (then The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground)
- Date
- 6 July 2003
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 6 wickets (with 193 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Andrew Flintoff
- Captains
- Heath Streak (Zimbabwe), Michael Vaughan (England)
- Debut
- Charles Coventry (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and NA Mallender
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field. It was Charles Coventry's first ODI.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 92 all out. Stuart Matsikenyeri top-scored with 26 off 35 balls. Darren Gough took 4 for 26 for England. From 14 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 39 for 5. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at County Ground, 228 across 9 ODIs.
Chasing 93, England made 95 for 4. Andrew Flintoff top-scored with 47 not out off 37 balls. Heath Streak took 4 for 21 for Zimbabwe. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 25 for 4.
England won by 6 wickets (with 193 balls remaining). Zimbabwe's 92 all out is the lowest completed total at County Ground.
ZIMBABWE: 92 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Coventry | c Michael Vaughan b James Anderson | 3 | 10 |
| Dion Ebrahim | c Marcus Trescothick b Darren Gough | 7 | 22 |
| Travis Friend | c Chris Read b Darren Gough | 4 | 4 |
| Grant Flower | c Chris Read b Darren Gough | 1 | 21 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Marcus Trescothick b Richard Johnson | 5 | 15 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | b Andrew Flintoff | 26 | 35 |
| Heath Streak | c Chris Read b Darren Gough | 5 | 5 |
| Sean Ervine | c Rikki Clarke b Richard Johnson | 0 | 11 |
| Andy Blignaut | c Rikki Clarke b Andrew Flintoff | 17 | 21 |
| Ray Price | c Chris Read b Andrew Flintoff | 0 | 4 |
| Douglas Hondo | not out | 0 | 5 |
Extras 24 · Total 92 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Darren Gough | 9 | 1 | 26 | 4 |
| Richard Johnson | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Steve Harmison | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 2.5 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Charles Coventry, 4.6 ov), 2-14 (Dion Ebrahim, 5.1 ov), 3-20 (Travis Friend, 5.6 ov), 4-34 (Tatenda Taibu, 10.1 ov), 5-39 (Grant Flower, 11.5 ov), 6-45 (Heath Streak, 13.1 ov), 7-51 (Sean Ervine, 16.4 ov), 8-84 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 22.1 ov), 9-84 (Ray Price, 22.5 ov), 10-92 (Andy Blignaut, 24.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Charles Coventry (3) and Dion Ebrahim (5) | 14 | 25 |
| second | Travis Friend (0) and Dion Ebrahim (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Grant Flower (0) and Travis Friend (4) | 6 | 6 |
| fourth | Grant Flower (1) and Tatenda Taibu (5) | 14 | 26 |
| fifth | Grant Flower (0) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (4) | 5 | 10 |
| sixth | Heath Streak (5) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (0) | 6 | 8 |
| seventh | Sean Ervine (0) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (5) | 6 | 21 |
| eighth | Andy Blignaut (10) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (17) | 33 | 33 |
| ninth | Ray Price (0) and Andy Blignaut (0) | 0 | 4 |
| tenth | Andy Blignaut (7) and Douglas Hondo (0) | 8 | 13 |
ENGLAND: 95 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | c Travis Friend b Heath Streak | 8 | 11 |
| Vikram Solanki | c Tatenda Taibu b Heath Streak | 7 | 23 |
| Richard Johnson | c Charles Coventry b Heath Streak | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Vaughan | not out | 11 | 34 |
| Anthony McGrath | c Grant Flower b Heath Streak | 1 | 5 |
| Andrew Flintoff | not out | 47 | 37 |
Did not bat: Rikki Clarke, James Anderson, Chris Read, Steve Harmison, Darren Gough
Extras 21 · Total 95 for 4
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 9 | 3 | 21 | 4 |
| Douglas Hondo | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Andy Blignaut | 5.5 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Marcus Trescothick, 4.1 ov), 2-20 (Richard Johnson, 4.3 ov), 3-22 (Vikram Solanki, 6.6 ov), 4-25 (Anthony McGrath, 8.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marcus Trescothick (7) and Vikram Solanki (7) | 20 | 22 |
| second | Richard Johnson (0) and Vikram Solanki (0) | 0 | 2 |
| third | Vikram Solanki (0) and Michael Vaughan (2) | 2 | 12 |
| fourth | Anthony McGrath (1) and Michael Vaughan (0) | 3 | 8 |
| fifth | Andrew Flintoff (47) and Michael Vaughan (8) | 70 | 59 |
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