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Australia vs England, 4th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
England in Australia, 1986-87
Venue:
Melbourne Cricket Ground,
Melbourne
Date & Time:
Dec 26
-
Dec 28
,
11:00 AM
LOCAL
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England won by an innings and 14 runs
Australia 1st Innings
141-10 (54.4 Ov)
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
10
(b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 7, p 0)
Total
141
(10 wkts, 54.4 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
16-1 (
D Boon
, 0),
44-2 (
G Marsh
, 0),
80-3 (
A Border
, 0),
108-4 (
S Waugh
, 0),
118-5 (
D Jones
, 0),
118-6 (
P Sleep
, 0),
129-7 (
T Zoehrer
, 0),
133-8 (
C McDermott
, 0),
137-9 (
M Hughes
, 0),
141-10 (
G Matthews
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Gladstone Small
22.4
7
48
5
0
0
2.14
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
England 1st Innings
349-10 (120.5 Ov)
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
25
(b 6, lb 7, w 1, nb 11, p 0)
Total
349
(10 wkts, 120.5 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
58-1 (
B Athey
, 0),
163-2 (
M Gatting
, 0),
198-3 (
C Broad
, 0),
219-4 (
D Gower
, 0),
251-5 (
A Lamb
, 0),
273-6 (
I Botham
, 0),
277-7 (
J Richards
, 0),
289-8 (
P DeFreitas
, 0),
319-9 (
J Emburey
, 0),
349-10 (
P Edmonds
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Craig McDermott
26.5
4
83
4
0
0
3.13
Merv Hughes
30
3
94
1
0
0
3.13
Bruce Reid
28
5
78
4
0
0
2.79
Steve Waugh
8
4
16
0
0
0
2.00
Peter Sleep
28
4
65
1
0
0
2.32
Australia 2nd Innings
194-10 (73.4 Ov)
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 DeFreitas
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
6
(b 0, lb 3, w 1, nb 2, p 0)
Total
194
(10 wkts, 73.4 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
13-1 (
D Boon
, 0),
48-2 (
D Jones
, 0),
113-3 (
A Border
, 0),
153-4 (
G Marsh
, 0),
153-5 (
G Matthews
, 0),
175-6 (
P Sleep
, 0),
180-7 (
T Zoehrer
, 0),
185-8 (
S Waugh
, 0),
189-9 (
C McDermott
, 0),
194-10 (
M Hughes
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Phil DeFreitas
12
1
44
1
0
0
3.67
Gladstone Small
15
3
40
2
0
0
2.67
Sir Ian Botham
7
1
19
0
0
0
2.71
Phil Edmonds
19.4
5
45
3
0
0
2.32
John Emburey
20
5
43
2
0
0
2.15
Match Info
Match
AUS vs ENG, 4th Test, England in Australia, 1986-87
Date
-
Time
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires
Tony Crafter, Dick French
Australia Squad
Playing
Geoff Marsh
,
David Boon
,
Dean Jones
,
Allan Border (c)
,
Steve Waugh
,
Greg Matthews
,
Peter Sleep
,
Tim Zoehrer (wk)
,
Craig McDermott
,
Merv Hughes
,
Bruce Reid
Bench
Support Staff
England Squad
Playing
Chris Broad
,
Bill Athey
,
Mike Gatting (c)
,
Allan Lamb
,
David Gower
,
Sir Ian Botham
,
Jack Richards (wk)
,
Phil DeFreitas
,
John Emburey
,
Phil Edmonds
,
Gladstone Small
Bench
Support Staff
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