MATCH SCORECARD

Australia v England

1998-12-26 · Test · Men · Melbourne Cricket Ground

Australia34098.3 ov & 16246.4 ov

England27076 ov & 24480.2 ov

England won by 12 runs

Melbourne Cricket Ground

MATCH CHARTS

Runs by over, wickets and phases

Scoring mix · England

Fours112 · 43.8%

Sixes6 · 2.3%

Other runs138 · 53.9%

Scoring mix · Australia

Fours124 · 38.9%

Other runs195 · 61.1%

Scoring mix · England

Fours88 · 38.8%

Other runs139 · 61.2%

Scoring mix · Australia

Fours44 · 28.8%

Other runs109 · 71.2%

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Stuart MacGill

4/61 · 3.21

Glenn McGrath

3/64 · 2.90

Steve Waugh

2/8 · 1.33

Matthew Nicholson

1/59 · 5.90

Damien Fleming

0/71 · 3.73

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Darren Gough

5/96 · 3.42

Alan Mullally

3/64 · 2.97

Angus Fraser

2/78 · 3.54

Mark Ramprakash

0/6 · 3.00

Dean Headley

0/86 · 3.44

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Matthew Nicholson

3/56 · 3.73

Stuart MacGill

3/81 · 3.00

Damien Fleming

2/45 · 2.64

Glenn McGrath

2/56 · 2.75

Mark Waugh

0/0 · 0.00

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Dean Headley

6/60 · 3.52

Alan Mullally

2/20 · 2.00

Darren Gough

2/54 · 3.44

Angus Fraser

0/23 · 5.75

INNINGS 1

England

76 overs · run rate 3.55 · all out

270

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mike Atherton	caught Ian Healy	0	5	0	0	0.00
Alec Stewart	bowled	107	160	16	0	66.87
Mark Butcher	caught Justin Langer	0	7	0	0	0.00
Nasser Hussain	caught Ian Healy	19	56	2	0	33.92
Mark Ramprakash	caught Glenn McGrath	63	92	5	0	68.47
Graeme Hick	caught Damien Fleming	39	67	3	1	58.20
Warren Hegg	caught Ian Healy	3	5	0	0	60.00
Dean Headley	caught Mark Taylor	14	49	0	0	28.57
Darren Gough	bowled	11	14	2	0	78.57
Angus Fraser	not out	0*	2	0	0	0.00
Alan Mullally	lbw	0	5	0	0	0.00

Extras 14 (w 1, nb 6, b/lb 7)Total 270 (76 ov)Run rate 3.55

Fall of wickets1-0 (Mike Atherton, 0.5 ov)2-4 (Mark Butcher, 2.5 ov)3-81 (Nasser Hussain, 22.5 ov)4-200 (Alec Stewart, 51.4 ov)5-202 (Mark Ramprakash, 52.5 ov)6-206 (Warren Hegg, 56.1 ov)7-244 (Dean Headley, 70.5 ov)8-266 (Graeme Hick, 73.5 ov)9-270 (Darren Gough, 75.1 ov)10-270 (Alan Mullally, 75.6 ov)

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	WD	NB
Glenn McGrath	22	5	64	3	2.90	0	5
Damien Fleming	19	3	71	0	3.73	0	1
Matthew Nicholson	10	0	59	1	5.90	0	0
Stuart MacGill	19	2	61	4	3.21	1	0
Steve Waugh	6	2	8	2	1.33	0	0

Partnerships · England

1st wicket · Mike Atherton & Alec Stewart

2nd wicket · Alec Stewart & Mark Butcher

3rd wicket · Alec Stewart & Nasser Hussain

4th wicket · Alec Stewart & Mark Ramprakash

119

5th wicket · Mark Ramprakash & Graeme Hick

6th wicket · Graeme Hick & Warren Hegg

7th wicket · Graeme Hick & Dean Headley

8th wicket · Graeme Hick & Darren Gough

9th wicket · Darren Gough & Angus Fraser

10th wicket · Angus Fraser & Alan Mullally

INNINGS 2

Australia

98.3 overs · run rate 3.45 · all out

340

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Mark Taylor	caught Graeme Hick	7	29	0	24.13
Michael Slater	lbw	1	14	0	7.14
Justin Langer	caught Nasser Hussain	44	103	5	42.71
Mark Waugh	lbw	36	67	3	53.73
Steve Waugh	not out	122*	198	13	61.61
Darren Lehmann	caught Warren Hegg	13	23	2	56.52
Ian Healy	caught Dean Headley	36	55	3	65.45
Damien Fleming	caught Graeme Hick	12	30	2	40.00
Matthew Nicholson	bowled	5	18	0	27.77
Stuart MacGill	caught Warren Hegg	43	63	3	68.25
Glenn McGrath	bowled	0	2	0	0.00

Extras 21 (w 0, nb 11, b/lb 10)Total 340 (98.3 ov)Run rate 3.45

Fall of wickets1-13 (Michael Slater, 4.3 ov)2-26 (Mark Taylor, 10.1 ov)3-98 (Mark Waugh, 29.4 ov)4-127 (Justin Langer, 40.4 ov)5-151 (Darren Lehmann, 46.2 ov)6-209 (Ian Healy, 61.5 ov)7-235 (Damien Fleming, 71.3 ov)8-252 (Matthew Nicholson, 76.6 ov)9-340 (Stuart MacGill, 98.1 ov)10-340 (Glenn McGrath, 98.3 ov)

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	NB
Darren Gough	28	7	96	5	3.42	4
Dean Headley	25	3	86	0	3.44	3
Alan Mullally	21.3	5	64	3	2.97	0
Mark Ramprakash	2	0	6	0	3.00	0
Angus Fraser	22	0	78	2	3.54	4

Partnerships · Australia

1st wicket · Mark Taylor & Michael Slater

2nd wicket · Mark Taylor & Justin Langer

3rd wicket · Justin Langer & Mark Waugh

4th wicket · Justin Langer & Steve Waugh

5th wicket · Steve Waugh & Darren Lehmann

6th wicket · Steve Waugh & Ian Healy

7th wicket · Steve Waugh & Damien Fleming

8th wicket · Steve Waugh & Matthew Nicholson

9th wicket · Steve Waugh & Stuart MacGill

10th wicket · Steve Waugh & Glenn McGrath

INNINGS 3

England

80.2 overs · run rate 3.03 · all out

244

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Mike Atherton	bowled	0	9	0	0.00
Alec Stewart	caught Michael Slater	52	98	4	53.06
Mark Butcher	caught Michael Slater	14	45	0	31.11
Dean Headley	bowled	1	15	0	6.66
Nasser Hussain	caught Michael Slater	50	131	6	38.16
Mark Ramprakash	bowled	14	43	0	32.55
Graeme Hick	bowled	60	82	8	73.17
Warren Hegg	caught Stuart MacGill	9	21	1	42.85
Darren Gough	caught Michael Slater	4	14	0	28.57
Angus Fraser	not out	7*	20	0	35.00
Alan Mullally	caught Glenn McGrath	16	15	3	106.66

Extras 17 (w 0, nb 11, b/lb 6)Total 244 (80.2 ov)Run rate 3.03

Fall of wickets1-5 (Mike Atherton, 1.5 ov)2-61 (Mark Butcher, 17.5 ov)3-66 (Dean Headley, 24.1 ov)4-78 (Alec Stewart, 29.3 ov)5-127 (Mark Ramprakash, 46.2 ov)6-178 (Nasser Hussain, 63.1 ov)7-202 (Warren Hegg, 69.6 ov)8-221 (Darren Gough, 74.2 ov)9-221 (Graeme Hick, 75.1 ov)10-244 (Alan Mullally, 80.2 ov)

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	NB
Glenn McGrath	20.2	5	56	2	2.75	6
Damien Fleming	17	4	45	2	2.64	1
Matthew Nicholson	15	4	56	3	3.73	0
Stuart MacGill	27	3	81	3	3.00	4
Mark Waugh	1	1	0	0	0.00	0

Partnerships · England

1st wicket · Mike Atherton & Alec Stewart

2nd wicket · Alec Stewart & Mark Butcher

3rd wicket · Alec Stewart & Dean Headley

4th wicket · Alec Stewart & Nasser Hussain

5th wicket · Nasser Hussain & Mark Ramprakash

6th wicket · Nasser Hussain & Graeme Hick

7th wicket · Graeme Hick & Warren Hegg

8th wicket · Graeme Hick & Darren Gough

9th wicket · Graeme Hick & Angus Fraser

10th wicket · Angus Fraser & Alan Mullally

INNINGS 4

Australia

46.4 overs · run rate 3.47 · all out

162

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Michael Slater	lbw	18	23	3	78.26
Mark Taylor	caught Dean Headley	19	33	1	57.57
Justin Langer	caught Mark Ramprakash	30	53	3	56.60
Mark Waugh	caught Graeme Hick	43	81	2	53.08
Steve Waugh	not out	30*	49	2	61.22
Darren Lehmann	caught Warren Hegg	4	7	0	57.14
Ian Healy	caught Graeme Hick	0	2	0	0.00
Damien Fleming	lbw	0	3	0	0.00
Matthew Nicholson	caught Warren Hegg	9	29	0	31.03
Stuart MacGill	bowled	0	2	0	0.00
Glenn McGrath	lbw	0	2	0	0.00

Extras 9 (w 0, nb 4, b/lb 5)Total 162 (46.4 ov)Run rate 3.47

Fall of wickets1-31 (Michael Slater, 5.5 ov)2-41 (Mark Taylor, 10.5 ov)3-103 (Justin Langer, 26.5 ov)4-130 (Mark Waugh, 33.5 ov)5-140 (Darren Lehmann, 35.6 ov)6-140 (Ian Healy, 37.2 ov)7-140 (Damien Fleming, 37.5 ov)8-161 (Matthew Nicholson, 45.5 ov)9-162 (Stuart MacGill, 46.2 ov)10-162 (Glenn McGrath, 46.4 ov)

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	NB
Darren Gough	15.4	2	54	2	3.44	1
Dean Headley	17	5	60	6	3.52	3
Alan Mullally	10	4	20	2	2.00	0
Angus Fraser	4	0	23	0	5.75	0

Partnerships · Australia

1st wicket · Michael Slater & Mark Taylor

2nd wicket · Mark Taylor & Justin Langer

3rd wicket · Justin Langer & Mark Waugh

4th wicket · Mark Waugh & Steve Waugh

5th wicket · Steve Waugh & Darren Lehmann

6th wicket · Steve Waugh & Ian Healy

7th wicket · Steve Waugh & Damien Fleming

8th wicket · Steve Waugh & Matthew Nicholson

9th wicket · Steve Waugh & Stuart MacGill

10th wicket · Steve Waugh & Glenn McGrath

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