Australia vs England, 1st Match at Melbourne, Feb 17 1985 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
1st Match (D/N), Melbourne, February 17, 1985, Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket
England (49 ovs maximum)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c & b McDermott | 26 | 48 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 54.16 | |||
| c McCurdy b McDermott | 27 | 64 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 42.18 | |||
| c Alderman b McCurdy | 6 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 | |||
| c Kerr b Lawson | 53 | 53 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| c Alderman b O'Donnell | 34 | 54 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 62.96 | |||
| lbw b McDermott | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| b Lawson | 24 | 38 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 63.15 | |||
| b Lawson | 20 | 22 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 90.90 | |||
| not out | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |||
| not out | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |||
| Extras | (b 3, lb 12, nb 5) | 20 | |||||||
| Total | 49 Ov (RR: 4.36) | 214/8 | |||||||
Did not bat | |||||||||
Fall of wickets 1-61 (Graeme Fowler), 2-66 (Paul Downton), 3-76 (David Gower), 4-159 (Allan Lamb), 5-159 (Mike Gatting), 6-166 (Chris Cowdrey), 7-200 (Phil Edmonds), 8-211 (Vic Marks) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 3.10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4.80 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 3.90 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 4.20 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 4.33 | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia (T: 215 runs from 49 ovs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Gatting b Ellison | 39 | 50 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 78.00 | |||
| not out | 87 | 126 | 193 | 5 | 0 | 69.04 | |||
| run out | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c Cowans b Marks | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | |||
| not out | 78 | 94 | 124 | 8 | 0 | 82.97 | |||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, nb 6) | 10 | |||||||
| Total | 45.2 Ov (RR: 4.74) | 215/3 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-57 (Kepler Wessels), 2-57 (Kim Hughes), 3-58 (Allan Border) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 5.20 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 3.40 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 7.37 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 7.2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 4.50 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3.30 | - | 0 | 0 |
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Match Details
GroundMelbourne Cricket Ground
TossEngland, elected to bat first
Season1984/85
Player Of The Match
Match numberODI no. 307
Match daysdaynight (50-over match)
PointsAustralia 2, England 0