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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:
Fri, Dec 26, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Info
Live
Scorecard
Squads
News
England won by an innings and 14 runs
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
141-10
(54.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Allan Border
c Richards b Botham
15
26
2
0
57.69
Greg Matthews
c Botham b Small
14
50
1
0
28.00
Dean Jones
c Gower b Small
59
136
6
0
43.38
David Boon
c Botham b Small
7
11
1
0
63.64
Craig McDermott
c Richards b Botham
0
4
0
0
0.00
Bruce Reid
not out
2
3
0
0
66.67
Steve Waugh
c Botham b Small
10
30
0
0
33.33
Geoff Marsh
c Richards b Botham
17
47
2
0
36.17
Tim Zoehrer
b Botham
5
7
1
0
71.43
Merv Hughes
c Richards b Botham
2
15
0
0
13.33
Peter Sleep
c Richards b Small
0
8
0
0
0.00
Extras
10
(b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 7, p 0)
Total
141-10
(54.4 Overs, RR: 2.57)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
D Boon
16-1
0
G Marsh
44-2
0
A Border
80-3
0
S Waugh
108-4
0
D Jones
118-5
0
P Sleep
118-6
0
T Zoehrer
129-7
0
C McDermott
133-8
0
M Hughes
137-9
0
G Matthews
141-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
349-10
(120.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Phil Edmonds
lbw b McDermott
19
49
1
0
38.78
Sir Ian Botham
c Zoehrer b McDermott
29
54
4
0
53.70
Mike Gatting
c Hughes b Reid
40
118
2
0
33.90
David Gower
c Matthews b Sleep
7
17
1
0
41.18
John Emburey
c & b McDermott
22
30
2
0
73.33
Bill Athey
lbw b Reid
21
58
1
0
36.21
Allan Lamb
c Zoehrer b Reid
43
92
5
0
46.74
Chris Broad
c Zoehrer b Hughes
112
255
9
0
43.92
Gladstone Small
not out
21
36
2
0
58.33
Phil DeFreitas
c Matthews b McDermott
7
14
1
0
50.00
Jack Richards
c Marsh b Reid
3
14
0
0
21.43
Extras
25
(b 6, lb 7, w 1, nb 11, p 0)
Total
349-10
(120.5 Overs, RR: 2.88)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Athey
58-1
0
M Gatting
163-2
0
C Broad
198-3
0
D Gower
219-4
0
A Lamb
251-5
0
I Botham
273-6
0
J Richards
277-7
0
P DeFreitas
289-8
0
J Emburey
319-9
0
P Edmonds
349-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
194-10
(73.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Allan Border
c Emburey b Small
34
82
4
0
41.46
Greg Matthews
b Emburey
0
7
0
0
0.00
Dean Jones
c Gatting b DeFreitas
21
33
3
0
63.64
David Boon
c Gatting b Small
8
21
0
0
38.10
Craig McDermott
b Emburey
1
14
0
0
7.14
Bruce Reid
not out
0
4
0
0
0.00
Steve Waugh
b Edmonds
49
103
3
0
47.57
Geoff Marsh
run out
60
142
11
0
42.25
Tim Zoehrer
c Athey b Edmonds
1
8
0
0
12.50
Merv Hughes
c Small b Edmonds
8
8
2
0
100.00
Peter Sleep
run out
6
25
1
0
24.00
Extras
6
(b 0, lb 3, w 1, nb 2, p 0)
Total
194-10
(73.4 Overs, RR: 2.63)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
D Boon
13-1
0
D Jones
48-2
0
A Border
113-3
0
G Marsh
153-4
0
G Matthews
153-5
0
P Sleep
175-6
0
T Zoehrer
180-7
0
S Waugh
185-8
0
C McDermott
189-9
0
M Hughes
194-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
141-10
(54.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Allan Border
c Richards b Botham
15
26
2
0
57.69
Greg Matthews
c Botham b Small
14
50
1
0
28.00
Dean Jones
c Gower b Small
59
136
6
0
43.38
David Boon
c Botham b Small
7
11
1
0
63.64
Craig McDermott
c Richards b Botham
0
4
0
0
0.00
Bruce Reid
not out
2
3
0
0
66.67
Steve Waugh
c Botham b Small
10
30
0
0
33.33
Geoff Marsh
c Richards b Botham
17
47
2
0
36.17
Tim Zoehrer
b Botham
5
7
1
0
71.43
Merv Hughes
c Richards b Botham
2
15
0
0
13.33
Peter Sleep
c Richards b Small
0
8
0
0
0.00
Extras
10
(b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 7, p 0)
Total
141-10
(54.4 Overs, RR: 2.57)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
D Boon
16-1
0
G Marsh
44-2
0
A Border
80-3
0
S Waugh
108-4
0
D Jones
118-5
0
P Sleep
118-6
0
T Zoehrer
129-7
0
C McDermott
133-8
0
M Hughes
137-9
0
G Matthews
141-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
349-10
(120.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Phil Edmonds
lbw b McDermott
19
49
1
0
38.78
Sir Ian Botham
c Zoehrer b McDermott
29
54
4
0
53.70
Mike Gatting
c Hughes b Reid
40
118
2
0
33.90
David Gower
c Matthews b Sleep
7
17
1
0
41.18
John Emburey
c & b McDermott
22
30
2
0
73.33
Bill Athey
lbw b Reid
21
58
1
0
36.21
Allan Lamb
c Zoehrer b Reid
43
92
5
0
46.74
Chris Broad
c Zoehrer b Hughes
112
255
9
0
43.92
Gladstone Small
not out
21
36
2
0
58.33
Phil DeFreitas
c Matthews b McDermott
7
14
1
0
50.00
Jack Richards
c Marsh b Reid
3
14
0
0
21.43
Extras
25
(b 6, lb 7, w 1, nb 11, p 0)
Total
349-10
(120.5 Overs, RR: 2.88)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Athey
58-1
0
M Gatting
163-2
0
C Broad
198-3
0
D Gower
219-4
0
A Lamb
251-5
0
I Botham
273-6
0
J Richards
277-7
0
P DeFreitas
289-8
0
J Emburey
319-9
0
P Edmonds
349-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
194-10
(73.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Allan Border
c Emburey b Small
34
82
4
0
41.46
Greg Matthews
b Emburey
0
7
0
0
0.00
Dean Jones
c Gatting b DeFreitas
21
33
3
0
63.64
David Boon
c Gatting b Small
8
21
0
0
38.10
Craig McDermott
b Emburey
1
14
0
0
7.14
Bruce Reid
not out
0
4
0
0
0.00
Steve Waugh
b Edmonds
49
103
3
0
47.57
Geoff Marsh
run out
60
142
11
0
42.25
Tim Zoehrer
c Athey b Edmonds
1
8
0
0
12.50
Merv Hughes
c Small b Edmonds
8
8
2
0
100.00
Peter Sleep
run out
6
25
1
0
24.00
Extras
6
(b 0, lb 3, w 1, nb 2, p 0)
Total
194-10
(73.4 Overs, RR: 2.63)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
D Boon
13-1
0
D Jones
48-2
0
A Border
113-3
0
G Marsh
153-4
0
G Matthews
153-5
0
P Sleep
175-6
0
T Zoehrer
180-7
0
S Waugh
185-8
0
C McDermott
189-9
0
M Hughes
194-10
0
INFO
Match
AUS vs ENG • 4th Test • England in Australia, 1986-87
Series
England in Australia, 1986-87
Date
Fri, Dec 26
Time
11:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires
Tony Crafter, Dick French
Australia squad
Players
Geoff Marsh,
David Boon,
Dean Jones,
Allan Border (c),
Steve Waugh,
Greg Matthews,
Peter Sleep,
Tim Zoehrer (wk),
Craig McDermott,
Merv Hughes,
Bruce Reid
England squad
Players
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
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