RESULT

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 26 December, 1986, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

ENG

349/10 (120.5 ov)

AUS

141/10 (54.4 ov) & 194/10 (73.4 ov)

England won by an innings and 14 runs

Australia 1st Innings

141/10 (54.4 ov)

RR 2.59

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Marsh c †Richards b Botham	17	47	2	0	36.17
David Boon c Botham b Small	7	11	1	0	63.64
Dean Jones c Gower b Small	59	136	6	0	43.38
Allan Border c †Richards b Botham	15	26	2	0	57.69
Steve Waugh c Botham b Small	10	30	0	0	33.33
Greg Matthews c Botham b Small	14	50	1	0	28.00
Peter Sleep c †Richards b Small	0	8	0	0	0.00
Tim Zoehrer b Botham	5	7	1	0	71.43
Craig McDermott c †Richards b Botham	0	4	0	0	0.00
Merv Hughes c †Richards b Botham	2	15	0	0	13.33
Bruce Reid not out	2	3	0	0	66.67
EXTRAS (b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 7, p 0)	10
TOTAL (2.59 RUNS PER OVER)	141/10 (54.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 44-2 (Geoff Marsh, 0 ov), 16-1 (David Boon, 0 ov), 118-5 (Dean Jones, 0 ov), 80-3 (Allan Border, 0 ov), 108-4 (Steve Waugh, 0 ov), 141-10 (Greg Matthews, 0 ov), 118-6 (Peter Sleep, 0 ov), 129-7 (Tim Zoehrer, 0 ov), 133-8 (Craig McDermott, 0 ov), 137-9 (Merv Hughes, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Gladstone Small	22.4	7	48	5	2.12
Phil DeFreitas	11	1	30	0	2.73
John Emburey	4	0	16	0	4.00
Sir Ian Botham	16	4	41	5	2.56
Mike Gatting	1	0	4	0	4.00

England 1st Innings

349/10 (120.5 ov)

RR 2.90

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Chris Broad c †Zoehrer b Hughes	112	255	9	0	43.92
Bill Athey lbw b Reid	21	58	1	0	36.21
Mike Gatting c Hughes b Reid	40	118	2	0	33.90
Allan Lamb c †Zoehrer b Reid	43	92	5	0	46.74
David Gower c Matthews b Sleep	7	17	1	0	41.18
Sir Ian Botham c †Zoehrer b McDermott	29	54	4	0	53.70
Jack Richards c Marsh b Reid	3	14	0	0	21.43
Phil DeFreitas c Matthews b McDermott	7	14	1	0	50.00
John Emburey c & b McDermott	22	30	2	0	73.33
Phil Edmonds lbw b McDermott	19	49	1	0	38.78
Gladstone Small not out	21	36	2	0	58.33
EXTRAS (b 6, lb 7, w 1, nb 11, p 0)	25
TOTAL (2.90 RUNS PER OVER)	349/10 (120.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 198-3 (Chris Broad, 0 ov), 58-1 (Bill Athey, 0 ov), 163-2 (Mike Gatting, 0 ov), 251-5 (Allan Lamb, 0 ov), 219-4 (David Gower, 0 ov), 273-6 (Sir Ian Botham, 0 ov), 277-7 (Jack Richards, 0 ov), 289-8 (Phil DeFreitas, 0 ov), 319-9 (John Emburey, 0 ov), 349-10 (Phil Edmonds, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Craig McDermott	26.5	4	83	4	3.09
Merv Hughes	30	3	94	1	3.13
Bruce Reid	28	5	78	4	2.79
Steve Waugh	8	4	16	0	2.00
Peter Sleep	28	4	65	1	2.32

Australia 2nd Innings

194/10 (73.4 ov)

RR 2.64

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Marsh run out	60	142	11	0	42.25
David Boon c Gatting b Small	8	21	0	0	38.10
Dean Jones c Gatting b De Freitas	21	33	3	0	63.64
Allan Border c Emburey b Small	34	82	4	0	41.46
Steve Waugh b Edmonds	49	103	3	0	47.57
Greg Matthews b Emburey	0	7	0	0	0.00
Peter Sleep run out	6	25	1	0	24.00
Tim Zoehrer c Athey b Edmonds	1	8	0	0	12.50
Craig McDermott b Emburey	1	14	0	0	7.14
Merv Hughes c Small b Edmonds	8	8	2	0	100.00
Bruce Reid not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 3, w 1, nb 2, p 0)	6
TOTAL (2.64 RUNS PER OVER)	194/10 (73.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 153-4 (Geoff Marsh, 0 ov), 13-1 (David Boon, 0 ov), 48-2 (Dean Jones, 0 ov), 113-3 (Allan Border, 0 ov), 185-8 (Steve Waugh, 0 ov), 153-5 (Greg Matthews, 0 ov), 175-6 (Peter Sleep, 0 ov), 180-7 (Tim Zoehrer, 0 ov), 189-9 (Craig McDermott, 0 ov), 194-10 (Merv Hughes, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Phil DeFreitas	12	1	44	1	3.67
Gladstone Small	15	3	40	2	2.67
Sir Ian Botham	7	1	19	0	2.71
Phil Edmonds	19.4	5	45	3	2.29
John Emburey	20	5	43	2	2.15

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs England
DATE & TIME: Friday, December 26, 1986 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss England won the toss and elected to field
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne