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Australia vs England, 4th Test at Melbourne, Dec 26 1986 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

4th Test, Melbourne, December 26 - 28, 1986, England tour of Australia

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Australia

141 & 194

England

349

England won by an innings and 14 runs

Player Of The Match

Gladstone Small

, ENG

5/48, 21* & 2/40

Australia 1st Innings

England 1st Innings

Australia 2nd Innings

Info

Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Marsh	c †Richards b Botham	17	47	69	2	0	36.17
David Boon	c Botham b Small	7	11	20	1	0	63.63
Dean Jones	c Gower b Small	59	136	154	6	0	43.38
Allan Border (c)	c †Richards b Botham	15	26	43	2	0	57.69
Steve Waugh	c Botham b Small	10	30	43	0	0	33.33
Greg Matthews	c Botham b Small	14	50	76	1	0	28.00
Peter Sleep	c †Richards b Small	0	8	12	0	0	0.00
Tim Zoehrer †	b Botham	5	7	12	1	0	71.42
Craig McDermott	c †Richards b Botham	0	4	7	0	0	0.00
Merv Hughes	c †Richards b Botham	2	15	15	0	0	13.33
Bruce Reid	not out	2	3	6	0	0	66.66
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, nb 7, w 1)	10
Total	54.4 Ov (RR: 2.57)	141
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (David Boon), 2-44 (Geoff Marsh), 3-80 (Allan Border), 4-108 (Steve Waugh), 5-118 (Dean Jones), 6-118 (Peter Sleep), 7-129 (Tim Zoehrer), 8-133 (Craig McDermott), 9-137 (Merv Hughes), 10-141 (Greg Matthews)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Gladstone Small	22.4	7	48	5	2.11	-	-	-
Phil DeFreitas	11	1	30	0	2.72	-	-	-
John Emburey	4	0	16	0	4.00	-	-	-
Ian Botham	16	4	41	5	2.56	-	-	-
Mike Gatting	1	0	4	0	4.00	-	-	-

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chris Broad	c †Zoehrer b Hughes	112	255	329	9	0	43.92
Bill Athey	lbw b Reid	21	58	74	1	0	36.20
Mike Gatting (c)	c Hughes b Reid	40	118	173	2	0	33.89
Allan Lamb	c †Zoehrer b Reid	43	92	140	5	0	46.73
David Gower	c Matthews b Sleep	7	17	22	1	0	41.17
Ian Botham	c †Zoehrer b McDermott	29	54	66	4	0	53.70
Jack Richards †	c Marsh b Reid	3	14	32	0	0	21.42
Phil DeFreitas	c Matthews b McDermott	7	14	21	1	0	50.00
John Emburey	c & b McDermott	22	30	42	2	0	73.33
Phil Edmonds	lbw b McDermott	19	49	67	1	0	38.77
Gladstone Small	not out	21	36	42	2	0	58.33
Extras	(b 6, lb 7, nb 11, w 1)	25
Total	120.5 Ov (RR: 2.88)	349
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Bill Athey), 2-163 (Mike Gatting), 3-198 (Chris Broad), 4-219 (David Gower), 5-251 (Allan Lamb), 6-273 (Ian Botham), 7-277 (Jack Richards), 8-289 (Phil DeFreitas), 9-319 (John Emburey), 10-349 (Phil Edmonds)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Craig McDermott	26.5	4	83	4	3.09	-	-	-
Merv Hughes	30	3	94	1	3.13	-	-	-
Bruce Reid	28	5	78	4	2.78	-	-	-
Steve Waugh	8	4	16	0	2.00	-	-	-
Peter Sleep	28	4	65	1	2.32	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Marsh	run out	60	142	214	11	0	42.25
David Boon	c Gatting b Small	8	21	21	0	0	38.09
Dean Jones	c Gatting b DeFreitas	21	33	45	3	0	63.63
Allan Border (c)	c Emburey b Small	34	82	85	4	0	41.46
Steve Waugh	b Edmonds	49	103	115	3	0	47.57
Greg Matthews	b Emburey	0	7	8	0	0	0.00
Peter Sleep	run out	6	25	25	1	0	24.00
Tim Zoehrer †	c Athey b Edmonds	1	8	9	0	0	12.50
Craig McDermott	b Emburey	1	14	16	0	0	7.14
Merv Hughes	c Small b Edmonds	8	8	11	2	0	100.00
Bruce Reid	not out	0	4	5	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 3, nb 2, w 1)	6
Total	73.4 Ov (RR: 2.63)	194
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (David Boon), 2-48 (Dean Jones), 3-113 (Allan Border), 4-153 (Geoff Marsh), 5-153 (Greg Matthews), 6-175 (Peter Sleep), 7-180 (Tim Zoehrer), 8-185 (Steve Waugh), 9-189 (Craig McDermott), 10-194 (Merv Hughes)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Phil DeFreitas	12	1	44	1	3.66	-	-	-
Gladstone Small	15	3	40	2	2.66	-	-	-
Ian Botham	7	1	19	0	2.71	-	-	-
Phil Edmonds	19.4	5	45	3	2.28	-	-	-
John Emburey	20	5	43	2	2.15	-	-	-

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Close of Play

Fri, 26 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 95/1 (Chris Broad 56*, Mike Gatting 8*)

Sat, 27 Dec - day 2 - England 1st innings 349

Sun, 28 Dec - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 194 (73.4 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	England, elected to field first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	1986/87
Player Of The Match	Gladstone Small
Series result	England led the 5-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 1062
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	Dick French Tony Crafter

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
GR Marsh	run out	60	142
DC Boon	caught	8	21
DM Jones	caught	21	33
AR Border	caught	34	82
SR Waugh	bowled	49	103
GRJ Matthews	bowled	0	7
PR Sleep	run out	6	25
TJ Zoehrer	caught	1	8
CJ McDermott	bowled	1	14
MG Hughes	caught	8	8
BA Reid	not out	0	4
Extras	(lb 3, nb 2, w 1)
Total	194(10 wkts; 73.4 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
PAJ DeFreitas	12	1	44	1	3.66
GC Small	15	3	40	2	2.66
IT Botham	7	1	19	0	2.71
PH Edmonds	19.4	5	45	3	2.28
JE Emburey	20	5	43	2	2.15

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	13	David Boon	Geoff Marsh
2nd	35	Dean Jones	Geoff Marsh
3rd	65	Allan Border	Geoff Marsh
4th	40	Geoff Marsh	Steve Waugh
5th	0	Greg Matthews	Steve Waugh
6th	22	Peter Sleep	Steve Waugh
7th	5	Steve Waugh	Tim Zoehrer
8th	5	Craig McDermott	Steve Waugh
9th	4	Craig McDermott	Merv Hughes
10th	5	Merv Hughes	Bruce Reid

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