RESULT
Australia vs England Scorecard, Commonwealth Bank Series, 8 February, 1987, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats
ENG
172/4 (36.0 ov)
AUS
171/8 (44.0 ov)
England won by 6 wickets
Australia Inning
171/8 (44.0 ov)
RR 3.89
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Geoff Marsh
c Gatting b De Freitas
|
2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
|
Tim Zoehrer
c Gatting b Dilley
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Dean Jones
b De Freitas
|
67 | 107 | 6 | 0 | 62.62 |
|
Allan Border
c †French b Foster
|
42 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 49.41 |
|
Greg Ritchie
run out
|
13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 61.90 |
|
Steve Waugh
c De Freitas b Emburey
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
|
Simon O'Donnell
b Dilley
|
10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 58.82 |
|
Greg Matthews
b Dilley
|
8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 42.11 |
|
Peter Taylor
not out
|
3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
Bruce Reid
not out
|
5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| EXTRAS (b 0, lb 10, w 3, nb 7, p 0) | 20 | ||||
| TOTAL (3.89 RUNS PER OVER) | 171/8 (44.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
3-1 (Geoff Marsh, 0 ov),
3-2 (Tim Zoehrer, 0 ov),
146-6 (Dean Jones, 0 ov),
106-3 (Allan Border, 0 ov),
134-4 (Greg Ritchie, 0 ov),
137-5 (Steve Waugh, 0 ov),
161-7 (Simon O'Donnell, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT:
Simon Davis
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Dilley | 9 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.56 |
| Phil DeFreitas | 9 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.56 |
| Sir Ian Botham | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 |
| Neil Foster | 9 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 |
| John Emburey | 8 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.63 |
England (target runs off 44.0 overs) Inning
172/4 (36.0 ov)
RR 4.78
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chris Broad
c Jones b Matthews
|
12 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 29.27 |
|
Sir Ian Botham
c Marsh b Matthews
|
71 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 136.54 |
|
Bill Athey
c & b Matthews
|
12 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
|
David Gower
c Taylor b Reid
|
45 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 95.74 |
|
Allan Lamb
not out
|
15 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 71.43 |
|
Mike Gatting
not out
|
3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| EXTRAS (b 5, lb 3, w 4, nb 2, p 0) | 14 | ||||
| TOTAL (4.78 RUNS PER OVER) | 172/4 (36.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
93-2 (Chris Broad, 0 ov),
91-1 (Sir Ian Botham, 0 ov),
147-3 (Bill Athey, 0 ov),
159-4 (David Gower, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT:
John Emburey,
Phil DeFreitas,
Neil Foster,
Bruce French,
Graham Dilley
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Davis | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.25 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Bruce Reid | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| Steve Waugh | 8 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Greg Matthews | 9 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Peter Taylor | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 |
| Dean Jones | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
* = not out
SR = Strike Rate
RR = Run Rate
Match Information
- SERIES
- Commonwealth Bank Series
- DATE & TIME
- Sunday, February 08, 1987 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss England won the toss and elected to field
- VENUE
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne