RESULT
Australia vs England Scorecard, Benson Hedges World Championship, 17 February, 1985, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats
AUS
215/3 (45.2 ov)
ENG
214/8 (49.0 ov)
Australia won by 7 wickets
England Inning
214/8 (49.0 ov)
RR 4.37
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Graeme Fowler
c & b McDermott
|
26 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 54.17 |
|
Paul Downton
c McCurdy b McDermott
|
27 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 42.19 |
|
David Gower
c Alderman b McCurdy
|
6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
|
Allan Lamb
c Kerr b Lawson
|
53 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
|
Mike Gatting
c Alderman b O'Donnell
|
34 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 62.96 |
|
Chris Cowdrey
lbw b McDermott
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Vic Marks
b Lawson
|
24 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 63.16 |
|
Phil Edmonds
b Lawson
|
20 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 |
|
Richard Ellison
not out
|
2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
Jonathan Agnew
not out
|
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| EXTRAS (b 3, lb 12, w 0, nb 5, p 0) | 20 | ||||
| TOTAL (4.37 RUNS PER OVER) | 214/8 (49.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
61-1 (Graeme Fowler, 0 ov),
66-2 (Paul Downton, 0 ov),
76-3 (David Gower, 0 ov),
159-4 (Allan Lamb, 0 ov),
159-5 (Mike Gatting, 0 ov),
166-6 (Chris Cowdrey, 0 ov),
211-8 (Vic Marks, 0 ov),
200-7 (Phil Edmonds, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT:
Norman Cowans
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 10 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.10 |
| Terry Alderman | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 |
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 |
| Rod McCurdy | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.20 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 9 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.33 |
Australia (target runs off 49.0 overs) Inning
215/3 (45.2 ov)
RR 4.76
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kepler Wessels
c Gatting b Ellison
|
39 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 78.00 |
|
Robbie Kerr
not out
|
87 | 126 | 5 | 0 | 69.05 |
|
Kim Hughes
run out
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Allan Border
c Cowans b Marks
|
1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
|
Dean Jones
not out
|
78 | 94 | 8 | 0 | 82.98 |
| EXTRAS (b 1, lb 3, w 0, nb 6, p 0) | 10 | ||||
| TOTAL (4.76 RUNS PER OVER) | 215/3 (45.2 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
57-1 (Kepler Wessels, 0 ov),
57-2 (Kim Hughes, 0 ov),
58-3 (Allan Border, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT:
Wayne Phillips,
Simon O'Donnell,
Geoff Lawson,
Craig McDermott,
Rod McCurdy,
Terry Alderman
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Cowans | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.20 |
| Richard Ellison | 10 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 |
| Jonathan Agnew | 8 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.38 |
| Vic Marks | 7.2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Phil Edmonds | 10 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.30 |
* = not out
SR = Strike Rate
RR = Run Rate
Match Information
- DATE & TIME
- Sunday, February 17, 1985 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
- VENUE
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne