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Australia vs England, 1st Final

England won by 6 wickets (with 48 balls remaining)
Australia
171-8 (44 Ov)
England
172-4 (36 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Ian Botham
c Marsh b Matthews
71
52
11
1
136.54
3
8
0
0
37.50
David Gower
c Taylor b Reid
45
47
6
0
95.74
Bill Athey
c & b Matthews
12
51
0
0
23.53
Allan Lamb
not out
15
21
2
0
71.43
Chris Broad
c Jones b Matthews
12
41
1
0
29.27
Extras
14 (b 5, lb 3, w 4, nb 2, p 0)
Total
172-4 (36 Overs, RR: 4.77)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
Simon Davis
4
0
17
0
4.25
Simon ODonnell
4
0
25
0
6.25
Bruce Reid
5
0
31
1
6.20
Steve Waugh
8
1
36
0
4.50
Greg Matthews
9
1
27
3
3.00
Peter Taylor
5
0
24
0
4.80
Dean Jones
1
0
4
0
4.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
C Broad
93-2
0
B Athey
147-3
0
D Gower
159-4
0
INFO
Match
AUS vs ENG • 1st Final • Australia, England, West Indies in Australia, 1987
Series
Australia, England, West Indies in Australia, 1987
Date
Sun, Feb 8
Time
11:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires
Peter McConnell, Steve Randell