RESULT

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 26 December, 1990, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

AUS

306/10 (112.5 ov) & 197/2 (86.0 ov)

ENG

352/10 (133.0 ov) & 150/10 (73.0 ov)

Australia won by 8 wickets

England 1st Innings

352/10 (133.0 ov)

RR 2.65

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Graham Gooch lbw b Alderman	20	33	2	0	60.61
Mike Atherton c Boon b Reid	0	11	0	0	0.00
Wayne Larkins c †Healy b Reid	64	145	5	0	44.14
Robin Smith c †Healy b Hughes	30	86	3	0	34.88
David Gower c & b Reid	100	170	8	0	58.82
Alec Stewart c †Healy b Reid	79	211	4	0	37.44
Jack Russell c †Healy b Hughes	15	55	1	0	27.27
Phil DeFreitas c †Healy b Reid	3	5	0	0	60.00
Angus Fraser c Jones b Alderman	24	55	3	0	43.64
Devon Malcolm c Taylor b Reid	6	19	1	0	31.58
Phil Tufnell not out	0	9	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 9, p 0)	11
TOTAL (2.65 RUNS PER OVER)	352/10 (133.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 30-2 (Graham Gooch, 0 ov), 12-1 (Mike Atherton, 0 ov), 152-4 (Wayne Larkins, 0 ov), 109-3 (Robin Smith, 0 ov), 274-5 (David Gower, 0 ov), 303-6 (Alec Stewart, 0 ov), 324-8 (Jack Russell, 0 ov), 307-7 (Phil DeFreitas, 0 ov), 344-9 (Angus Fraser, 0 ov), 352-10 (Devon Malcolm, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Terry Alderman	30.4	7	86	2	2.80
Bruce Reid	39	8	97	6	2.49
Merv Hughes	29	7	83	2	2.86
Greg Matthews	27	8	65	0	2.41
Steve Waugh	6	2	19	0	3.17

Australia 1st Innings

306/10 (112.5 ov)

RR 2.72

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Marsh c †Russell b De Freitas	36	62	5	0	58.06
Mark Taylor c †Russell b De Freitas	61	177	4	0	34.46
David Boon c †Russell b Malcolm	28	82	1	0	34.15
Allan Border c †Russell b Fraser	62	164	5	0	37.80
Dean Jones c †Russell b Fraser	44	57	6	0	77.19
Steve Waugh b Fraser	19	47	2	0	40.43
Greg Matthews lbw b Fraser	12	54	0	0	22.22
Ian Healy c †Russell b Fraser	5	10	0	0	50.00
Merv Hughes lbw b Malcolm	4	15	0	0	26.67
Terry Alderman b Fraser	0	10	0	0	0.00
Bruce Reid not out	3	16	0	0	18.75
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 12, w 0, nb 16, p 0)	32
TOTAL (2.72 RUNS PER OVER)	306/10 (112.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 63-1 (Geoff Marsh, 0 ov), 149-3 (Mark Taylor, 0 ov), 133-2 (David Boon, 0 ov), 281-6 (Allan Border, 0 ov), 224-4 (Dean Jones, 0 ov), 264-5 (Steve Waugh, 0 ov), 298-8 (Greg Matthews, 0 ov), 289-7 (Ian Healy, 0 ov), 306-10 (Merv Hughes, 0 ov), 302-9 (Terry Alderman, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Devon Malcolm	25.5	4	74	2	2.86
Angus Fraser	39	10	82	6	2.10
Phil Tufnell	21	5	62	0	2.95
Phil DeFreitas	25	5	69	2	2.76
Mike Atherton	2	1	3	0	1.50

England 2nd Innings

150/10 (73.0 ov)

RR 2.05

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Graham Gooch c Alderman b Reid	58	116	9	0	50.00
Mike Atherton c †Healy b Reid	4	20	0	0	20.00
Wayne Larkins c †Healy b Reid	54	171	6	0	31.58
Robin Smith c Taylor b Reid	8	15	1	0	53.33
David Gower c Border b Matthews	0	6	0	0	0.00
Alec Stewart c Marsh b Reid	8	60	0	0	13.33
Jack Russell c Jones b Matthews	1	33	0	0	3.03
Phil DeFreitas lbw b Reid	0	4	0	0	0.00
Angus Fraser c Taylor b Reid	0	6	0	0	0.00
Devon Malcolm lbw b Matthews	1	14	0	0	7.14
Phil Tufnell not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 7, lb 3, w 0, nb 6, p 0)	16
TOTAL (2.05 RUNS PER OVER)	150/10 (73.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 103-2 (Graham Gooch, 0 ov), 17-1 (Mike Atherton, 0 ov), 148-6 (Wayne Larkins, 0 ov), 115-3 (Robin Smith, 0 ov), 122-4 (David Gower, 0 ov), 147-5 (Alec Stewart, 0 ov), 150-9 (Jack Russell, 0 ov), 148-7 (Phil DeFreitas, 0 ov), 148-8 (Angus Fraser, 0 ov), 150-10 (Devon Malcolm, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Terry Alderman	10	2	19	0	1.90
Bruce Reid	22	12	51	7	2.32
Merv Hughes	9	4	26	0	2.89
Greg Matthews	25	9	40	3	1.60
Steve Waugh	7	6	4	0	0.57

Australia 2nd Innings (target 197)

197/2 (86.0 ov)

RR 2.29

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Marsh not out	79	257	7	0	30.74
Mark Taylor c Atherton b Malcolm	5	24	1	0	20.83
Ian Healy c Atherton b Fraser	1	3	0	0	33.33
David Boon not out	94	234	8	0	40.17
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 12, w 0, nb 2, p 0)	18
TOTAL (2.29 RUNS PER OVER)	197/2 (86.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 9-1 (Mark Taylor, 0 ov), 10-2 (Ian Healy, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Dean Jones, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Greg Matthews, Merv Hughes, Terry Alderman, Bruce Reid

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Devon Malcolm	23	7	52	1	2.26
Angus Fraser	20	4	33	1	1.65
Phil Tufnell	24	12	36	0	1.50
Phil DeFreitas	16	3	46	0	2.88
Mike Atherton	3	0	14	0	4.67

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

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs England
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, December 26, 1990 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne