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

England

ENG

349/10 (120.5 ov)

AUS

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

Australia

England won by an innings and 14 runs

Australia

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 NB WD ECO
Gladstone Small 22.4 7 48 5 0 0 2.12
Phil DeFreitas 11 1 30 0 0 0 2.73
John Emburey 4 0 16 0 0 0 4.00
Sir Ian Botham 16 4 41 5 0 0 2.56
Mike Gatting 1 0 4 0 0 0 4.00
* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

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