Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Justin Langer	b Ervine	26	38	42	5	0	68.42
Matthew Hayden	c Carlisle b Gripper	380	437	622	38	11	86.95
Ricky Ponting	lbw b Ervine	37	65	91	6	0	56.92
Damien Martyn	c Wishart b Gripper	53	76	96	9	0	69.73
Steve Waugh (c)	c & b Ervine	78	124	182	10	1	62.90
Darren Lehmann	c & b Ervine	30	48	61	3	1	62.50
Adam Gilchrist †	not out	113	94	140	12	4	120.21
Extras	(b 4, lb 10, nb 3, w 1)	18
Total	146.3 Ov (RR: 5.01, 622 Mins)	735/6d
Did not bat: Andy Bichel, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Stuart MacGill
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Justin Langer, 8.4 ov), 2-102 (Ricky Ponting, 30.6 ov), 3-199 (Damien Martyn, 54.1 ov), 4-406 (Steve Waugh, 98.4 ov), 5-502 (Darren Lehmann, 112.4 ov), 6-735 (Matthew Hayden, 146.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Heath Streak	26	6	131	0	5.03	111	21	2	0	0
Andy Blignaut	28	4	115	0	4.10	121	14	1	1	3
Sean Ervine	31	4	146	4	4.70	121	19	2	0	0
8.4 to JL Langer, . 43/1 30.6 to RT Ponting, . 102/2 98.4 to SR Waugh, . 406/4 112.4 to DS Lehmann, . 502/5
Ray Price	36	5	187	0	5.19	124	19	5	0	0
Trevor Gripper	25.3	0	142	2	5.56	86	11	7	0	0
54.1 to DR Martyn, . 199/3 146.3 to ML Hayden, . 735/6

Zimbabwe 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dion Ebrahim	b Gillespie	29	62	97	5	0	46.77
Trevor Gripper	c Lehmann b Lee	53	135	179	5	0	39.25
Mark Vermeulen	c Hayden b MacGill	38	94	127	5	0	40.42
Stuart Carlisle	c Hayden b MacGill	2	17	24	0	0	11.76
Craig Wishart	c †Gilchrist b Bichel	46	78	88	6	0	58.97
Craig Evans	b Bichel	22	55	74	3	0	40.00
Tatenda Taibu †	lbw b Gillespie	15	46	55	1	0	32.60
Heath Streak (c)	b Lee	9	36	56	1	0	25.00
Sean Ervine	c Waugh b Gillespie	6	12	22	1	0	50.00
Andy Blignaut	lbw b Lee	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Ray Price	not out	2	6	11	0	0	33.33
Extras	(lb 10, nb 5, w 2)	17
Total	89.3 Ov (RR: 2.67, 376 Mins)	239
Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Dion Ebrahim, 22.3 ov), 2-105 (Trevor Gripper, 42.1 ov), 3-120 (Stuart Carlisle, 47.5 ov), 4-131 (Mark Vermeulen, 53.1 ov), 5-199 (Craig Wishart, 72.3 ov), 6-200 (Craig Evans, 74.1 ov), 7-231 (Tatenda Taibu, 85.3 ov), 8-231 (Heath Streak, 86.5 ov), 9-231 (Andy Blignaut, 86.6 ov), 10-239 (Sean Ervine, 89.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brett Lee	15	4	48	3	3.20	71	7	0	1	2
42.1 to TR Gripper, . 105/2 86.5 to HH Streak, . 231/8 86.6 to AM Blignaut, . 231/9
Jason Gillespie	25.3	9	52	3	2.03	127	5	0	0	0
22.3 to DD Ebrahim, . 61/1 85.3 to T Taibu, . 231/7 89.3 to SM Ervine, . 239/10
Andy Bichel	21	2	62	2	2.95	103	9	0	1	3
72.3 to CB Wishart, . 199/5 74.1 to CN Evans, . 200/6
Stuart MacGill	21	4	54	2	2.57	101	6	0	0	0
47.5 to SV Carlisle, . 120/3 53.1 to MA Vermeulen, . 131/4
Darren Lehmann	2	1	3	0	1.50	9	0	0	0	0
Steve Waugh	5	1	10	0	2.00	24	1	0	0	0

Zimbabwe 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dion Ebrahim	b Gillespie	4	26	26	0	0	15.38
Trevor Gripper	c †Gilchrist b Gillespie	0	1	9	0	0	0.00
Mark Vermeulen	c †Gilchrist b Lee	63	120	158	9	1	52.50
Stuart Carlisle	c Hayden b Lehmann	35	114	148	6	0	30.70
Craig Wishart	lbw b Bichel	8	13	20	1	0	61.53
Craig Evans	b Lehmann	5	25	39	1	0	20.00
Tatenda Taibu †	c †Gilchrist b Bichel	3	19	18	0	0	15.78
Sean Ervine	b Bichel	53	98	106	7	1	54.08
Heath Streak (c)	not out	71	215	269	10	0	33.02
Andy Blignaut	st †Gilchrist b Lehmann	22	29	40	5	0	75.86
Ray Price	c Waugh b Bichel	36	110	125	6	0	32.72
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 6, w 5)	21
Total	127.2 Ov (RR: 2.52, 488 Mins)	321
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Trevor Gripper, 1.6 ov), 2-11 (Dion Ebrahim, 5.4 ov), 3-110 (Mark Vermeulen, 42.2 ov), 4-112 (Stuart Carlisle, 43.3 ov), 5-118 (Craig Wishart, 46.3 ov), 6-126 (Tatenda Taibu, 52.1 ov), 7-126 (Craig Evans, 53.1 ov), 8-209 (Sean Ervine, 81.6 ov), 9-247 (Andy Blignaut, 91.3 ov), 10-321 (Ray Price, 127.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brett Lee	35	8	96	1	2.74	169	10	0	2	3
42.2 to MA Vermeulen, . 110/3
Jason Gillespie	3	0	6	2	2.00	15	1	0	0	0
1.6 to TR Gripper, . 2/1 5.4 to DD Ebrahim, . 11/2
Stuart MacGill	3.4	1	10	0	2.72	19	2	0	0	0
Andy Bichel	28.2	15	63	4	2.22	149	11	0	0	3
46.3 to CB Wishart, . 118/5 52.1 to T Taibu, . 126/6 81.6 to SM Ervine, . 209/8 127.2 to RW Price, . 321/10
Darren Lehmann	31.2	15	61	3	1.94	166	9	2	0	0
43.3 to SV Carlisle, . 112/4 53.1 to CN Evans, . 126/7 91.3 to AM Blignaut, . 247/9
Damien Martyn	13	5	34	0	2.61	66	6	0	0	0
Steve Waugh	8	2	26	0	3.25	37	3	0	1	0
Ricky Ponting	5	1	15	0	3.00	23	2	0	0	0

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Thu, 09 Oct - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 372/3 (Matthew Hayden 183*, Steve Waugh 61*, 90 ov)

Fri, 10 Oct - day 2 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 79/1 (Trevor Gripper 37*, Mark Vermeulen 9*, 31 ov)

Sat, 11 Oct - day 3 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 87/2 (Mark Vermeulen 50*, Stuart Carlisle 26*, 31 ov)

Sun, 12 Oct - day 4 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 272/9 (Heath Streak 42*, Ray Price 17*, 105 ov)

Mon, 13 Oct - day 5 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 321 (127.2 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Day 1

88 seconds (for the 88 Australians killed) of silence was held in honour of those killed in the 2002 Bali bomb attack. Both sides also wore black armbands
Australia 50 from 52 minutes after 10.5 overs
Hayden/Ponting 50 run partnership in 76 minutes from 111 balls
Lunch (day 1): Australia 93/1 (Hayden 31, Ponting 31, 28 overs)
Australia 100 from 132 minutes after 30.1 overs
Hayden 50 in 167 minutes from 107 balls with 7 fours and 1 five
Australia 150 from 185 minutes after 41.3 overs
Hayden/Martyn 50 in 49 minutes from 63 balls
Martyn 50 in 89 minutes from 67 balls with 9 fours
Australia 200 from 236 minutes after 54.4 overs
Hayden 100 in 308 minutes from 210 balls with 13 fours
Australia 250 from 310 minutes after 73.3 overs
Hayden/Waugh 50 in 75 minutes from 116 balls
Australia 300 from 333 minutes after 79.6 overs
Hayden/Waugh 100 in 98 minutes from 156 balls
Hayden 150 in 343 minutes from 242 balls with 17 fours 1 five and 3 sixes
Hayden/Waugh 150 in 127 minutes from 190 balls
Australia 350 from 363 minutes after 85.5 overs
Waugh 50 in 135 minutes from 93 balls with 7 fours
Hayden/Waugh 150 in 173 minutes from 255 balls
Attendance: 7639

Day 2

Australia 400 from 408 minutes after 96.5 overs
Hayden 200 in 412 minutes from 292 balls with 26 fours and 3 sixes
Australia 450 from 450 minutes after 105.4 overs
Hayden/Lehmann 50 in 34 minutes from 45 balls
Hayden 250 in 463 minutes from 321 balls with 28 fours and 7 sixes
Australia 500 from 477 minutes after 111.6 overs
Lunch: Australia 524/5 (Hayden 271*, Gilchrist 13*, 117 overs)
Hayden/Gilchrist 50 in 31 minutes from 47 balls
Australia 550 from 512 minutes after 120.1 overs
Hayden 300 in 529 minutes from 362 balls with 33 fours and 8 sixes
Australia 600 from 542 minutes after 126.5 overs
Gilchrist 50 in 65 minutes from 46 balls with 9 fours and 1 six
Hayden/Gilchrist 100 in 65 minutes from 92 balls
Hayden 350 in 588 minutes from 402 balls with 35 fours and 10 sixes
Australia 700 from 601 minutes after 140.6 overs
Gilchrist 100 in 121 minutes from 84 balls with 12 fours and 3 sixes
Hayden/Gilchrist 200 in 119 minutes from 170 balls
Zimbabwe 50 from 82 minutes after 17.6 overs
Attendance: 8062

Day 3

Gripper 50 in 162 minutes from 127 balls with 4 fours
Zimbabwe 100 from 166 minutes after 39.5 overs
Zimbabwe 150 from 243 minutes after 57.4 overs
Day 3 Lunch: Zimbabwe 157 / 4 (Wishart 18, Evans 8, 60 overs)
Wishart/Evans 50 in 46 minutes from 82 balls
Zimbabwe 200 from 130 minutes after 73.2 overs
Zimbabwe 50 from 78 minutes after 17.5 overs
Vermeulen/Carlisle 50 in 56 minutes from 85 balls
Vermeulen 50 in 100 minutes from 79 balls with 9 fours
Attendance: 5881

Day 4

Day 5

Streak 50 in 204 minutes from 157 balls with 5 fours
Streak/Price 50 in 87 minutes from 148 balls

Match Details

Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Toss	Zimbabwe, elected to field first
Series	Zimbabwe tour of Australia
Season	2003/04
Player Of The Match	Matthew Hayden
Series result	Australia led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 1661
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	Peter Willey Srinivas Venkataraghavan
TV Umpire	Steve Davis
Match Referee	Gundappa Viswanath

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Zimbabwe Innings

Player Name		R	B
DD Ebrahim	bowled	4	26
TR Gripper	caught	0	1
MA Vermeulen	caught	63	120
SV Carlisle	caught	35	114
CB Wishart	lbw	8	13
CN Evans	bowled	5	25
T Taibu	caught	3	19
SM Ervine	bowled	53	98
HH Streak	not out	71	215
AM Blignaut	stumped	22	29
RW Price	caught	36	110
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 6, w 5)
Total	321(10 wkts; 127.2 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Lee	35	8	96	1	2.74 (3 nb)
JN Gillespie	3	0	6	2	2
SCG MacGill	3.4	1	10	0	2.72
AJ Bichel	28.2	15	63	4	2.22 (3 nb)
DS Lehmann	31.2	15	61	3	1.94
DR Martyn	13	5	34	0	2.61
SR Waugh	8	2	26	0	3.25
RT Ponting	5	1	15	0	3

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	2	Trevor Gripper	Dion Ebrahim
2nd	9	Mark Vermeulen	Dion Ebrahim
3rd	99	Stuart Carlisle	Mark Vermeulen
4th	2	Stuart Carlisle	Craig Wishart
5th	6	Craig Evans	Craig Wishart
6th	8	Craig Evans	Tatenda Taibu
7th	0	Craig Evans	Sean Ervine
8th	83	Heath Streak	Sean Ervine
9th	38	Heath Streak	Andy Blignaut
10th	74	Heath Streak	Ray Price

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