Australia vs England, 4th Test at Melbourne, Dec 26 1986 - Match Result

RESULT

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

141 & 194

349

England won by an innings and 14 runs

Player Of The Match

Gladstone Small

, ENG

5/48, 21* & 2/40

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Scorecard summary

Australia • 141/10(54.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

59 (136)

Gladstone Small

5/48 (22.4)

17 (47)

5/41 (16)

England • 349/10(120.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

112 (255)

4/78 (28)

43 (92)

Craig McDermott

4/83 (26.5)

Australia • 194/10(73.4 overs)

2nd INNINGS

60 (142)

3/45 (19.4)

49 (103)

2/43 (20)

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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)

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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