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RESULT • Final • WTC • Test • Lord's

AUS

212 & 207

(T:282) 138 & 282/5

South Africa won by 5 wickets

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SA-W

(32.5/50 ov) 155/3

WI-W

WI Women chose to field.

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Australia vs England, 2nd Test at Melbourne, Dec 26 1990 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

2nd Test, Melbourne, December 26 - 30, 1990, England tour of Australia

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England

352 & 150

Australia

(T:197) 306 & 197/2

Australia won by 8 wickets

Player Of The Match

Bruce Reid

, AUS

6/97 & 7/51

Summary

Scorecard

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England 1st Innings

Australia 1st Innings

England 2nd Innings

Australia 2nd Innings

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England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graham Gooch (c)	lbw b Alderman	20	33	39	2	0	60.60
Mike Atherton	c Boon b Reid	0	11	15	0	0	0.00
Wayne Larkins	c †Healy b Reid	64	145	218	5	0	44.13
Robin Smith	c †Healy b Hughes	30	86	121	3	0	34.88
David Gower	c & b Reid	100	170	254	8	0	58.82
Alec Stewart	c †Healy b Reid	79	211	279	4	0	37.44
Jack Russell †	c †Healy b Hughes	15	55	69	1	0	27.27
Phil DeFreitas	c †Healy b Reid	3	5	5	0	0	60.00
Angus Fraser	c Jones b Alderman	24	55	69	3	0	43.63
Devon Malcolm	c Taylor b Reid	6	19	32	1	0	31.57
Phil Tufnell	not out	0	9	13	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 2, nb 9)	11
Total	131.4 Ov (RR: 2.67, 561 Mins)	352
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Mike Atherton), 2-30 (Graham Gooch), 3-109 (Robin Smith), 4-152 (Wayne Larkins), 5-274 (David Gower), 6-303 (Jack Russell), 7-307 (Phil DeFreitas), 8-324 (Alec Stewart), 9-344 (Devon Malcolm), 10-352 (Angus Fraser)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Terry Alderman	30.4	7	86	2	2.80	-	-	-	2
Bruce Reid	39	8	97	6	2.48	-	-	-	1
Merv Hughes	29	7	83	2	2.86	-	-	-	6
Greg Matthews	27	8	65	0	2.40	-	-	-	0
Steve Waugh	6	2	19	0	3.16	-	-	-	0

Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Marsh	c †Russell b DeFreitas	36	62	85	5	0	58.06
Mark Taylor	c †Russell b DeFreitas	61	177	256	4	0	34.46
David Boon	c †Russell b Malcolm	28	82	119	1	0	34.14
Allan Border (c)	c †Russell b Fraser	62	164	239	5	0	37.80
Dean Jones	c †Russell b Fraser	44	57	86	6	0	77.19
Steve Waugh	b Fraser	19	47	61	2	0	40.42
Greg Matthews	lbw b Fraser	12	54	79	0	0	22.22
Ian Healy †	c †Russell b Fraser	5	10	21	0	0	50.00
Merv Hughes	lbw b Malcolm	4	15	46	0	0	26.66
Terry Alderman	b Fraser	0	10	9	0	0	0.00
Bruce Reid	not out	3	16	16	0	0	18.75
Extras	(b 4, lb 12, nb 16)	32
Total	112.5 Ov (RR: 2.71, 514 Mins)	306
Fall of wickets: 1-63 (Geoff Marsh), 2-133 (David Boon), 3-149 (Mark Taylor), 4-224 (Dean Jones), 5-264 (Steve Waugh), 6-281 (Allan Border), 7-289 (Ian Healy), 8-298 (Greg Matthews), 9-302 (Terry Alderman), 10-306 (Merv Hughes)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Devon Malcolm	25.5	4	74	2	2.86	-	-	-	6
Angus Fraser	39	10	82	6	2.10	-	-	-	9
Phil Tufnell	21	5	62	0	2.95	-	-	-	1
Phil DeFreitas	25	5	69	2	2.76	-	-	-	0
Mike Atherton	2	1	3	0	1.50	-	-	-	0

England 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graham Gooch (c)	c Alderman b Reid	58	116	147	9	0	50.00
Mike Atherton	c †Healy b Reid	4	20	26	0	0	20.00
Wayne Larkins	c †Healy b Reid	54	171	232	6	0	31.57
Robin Smith	c Taylor b Reid	8	15	14	1	0	53.33
David Gower	c Border b Matthews	0	6	11	0	0	0.00
Alec Stewart	c Marsh b Reid	8	60	70	0	0	13.33
Jack Russell †	c Jones b Matthews	1	33	46	0	0	3.03
Phil DeFreitas	lbw b Reid	0	4	3	0	0	0.00
Angus Fraser	c Taylor b Reid	0	6	8	0	0	0.00
Devon Malcolm	lbw b Matthews	1	14	21	0	0	7.14
Phil Tufnell	not out	0	0	1	0	0	-
Extras	(b 7, lb 3, nb 6)	16
Total	73 Ov (RR: 2.05, 294 Mins)	150
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Mike Atherton), 2-103 (Graham Gooch), 3-115 (Robin Smith), 4-122 (David Gower), 5-147 (Alec Stewart), 6-148 (Wayne Larkins), 7-148 (Phil DeFreitas), 8-148 (Angus Fraser), 9-150 (Jack Russell), 10-150 (Devon Malcolm)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Terry Alderman	10	2	19	0	1.90	-	-	-	4
Bruce Reid	22	12	51	7	2.31	-	-	-	1
Merv Hughes	9	4	26	0	2.88	-	-	-	1
Greg Matthews	25	9	40	3	1.60	-	-	-	0
Steve Waugh	7	6	4	0	0.57	-	-	-	0

Australia 2nd Innings (T: 197 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Marsh	not out	79	257	363	7	0	30.73
Mark Taylor	c Atherton b Malcolm	5	24	34	1	0	20.83
Ian Healy †	c Atherton b Fraser	1	3	6	0	0	33.33
David Boon	not out	94	234	321	8	0	40.17
Extras	(b 4, lb 12, nb 2)	18
Total	86 Ov (RR: 2.29)	197/2
Did not bat: Allan Border (c), Dean Jones, Steve Waugh, Greg Matthews, Merv Hughes, Terry Alderman, Bruce Reid
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Mark Taylor), 2-10 (Ian Healy)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Devon Malcolm	23	7	52	1	2.26	-	-	-	1
Angus Fraser	20	4	33	1	1.65	-	-	-	0
Phil Tufnell	24	12	36	0	1.50	-	-	-	1
Phil DeFreitas	16	3	46	0	2.87	-	-	-	0
Mike Atherton	3	0	14	0	4.66	-	-	-	0

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Wed, 26 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 239/4 (David Gower 73*, Alec Stewart 42*)

Thu, 27 Dec - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 109/1 (Mark Taylor 42*, David Boon 18*)

Fri, 28 Dec - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 306

Sat, 29 Dec - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 28/2 (Geoff Marsh 11*, David Boon 8*)

Sun, 30 Dec - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 197/2 (86 ov) - end of match

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General

Twelfth men: C.G.Rackemann (A) and C.C.Lewis (E)

Match Details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	1990/91
Player Of The Match	Bruce Reid
Series result	Australia led the 5-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 1159
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Phil Tufnell
Umpires	Peter McConnell Tony Crafter

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
GR Marsh	not out	79	257
MA Taylor	caught	5	24
IA Healy	caught	1	3
DC Boon	not out	94	234
Extras	(b 4, lb 12, nb 2)
Total	197(2 wkts; 86 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
DE Malcolm	23	7	52	1	2.26 (1 nb)
ARC Fraser	20	4	33	1	1.65
PCR Tufnell	24	12	36	0	1.5 (1 nb)
PAJ DeFreitas	16	3	46	0	2.87
MA Atherton	3	0	14	0	4.66

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	9	Geoff Marsh	Mark Taylor
2nd	1	Geoff Marsh	Ian Healy
3rd	187	David Boon	Geoff Marsh

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