Australia vs England, 1st Match at Melbourne, , Jan 12 2007 - Cricket Stats

RESULT

1st Match (D/N), Melbourne, January 12, 2007, Commonwealth Bank Series

England

242/8

Australia

(45.2/50 ov, T:243) 246/2

Australia won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Adam Gilchrist

, AUS

60 (61)

Partnerships

First innings

England

MP VaughanAJ Strauss

6 (13)

20 (33)

12 (20)

MP VaughanIR Bell

20 (19)

27 (25)

7 (6)

IR BellKP Pietersen

8 (23)

26 (47)

17 (24)

PD CollingwoodKP Pietersen

43 (70)

95 (120)

51 (50)

A FlintoffKP Pietersen

23 (21)

38 (38)

14 (17)

A FlintoffPA Nixon

1 (3)

1 (7)

0 (4)

A FlintoffJWM Dalrymple

2 (2)

4 (10)

2 (8)

A FlintoffJ Lewis

11 (8)

21 (17)

9 (9)

A FlintoffMS Panesar

10 (4)

10* (4)

0 (0)

Australia

ML HaydenAC Gilchrist

24 (33)

101 (94)

60 (61)

ML HaydenRT Ponting

4 (9)

12 (16)

8 (7)

RT PontingMJ Clarke

74 (89)

133* (163)

57 (74)

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AC Gilchrist	caught	60	61
ML Hayden	caught	28	42
RT Ponting	not out	82	96
MJ Clarke	not out	57	74
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 1, w 15)
Total	246(2 wkts; 45.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
A Flintoff	6	0	48	0	8
J Lewis	8.2	1	43	0	5.16 (1 nb)
JM Anderson	7	0	47	0	6.71
MS Panesar	10	1	46	1	4.6
JWM Dalrymple	10	1	38	1	3.8
PD Collingwood	4	0	21	0	5.25

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	101	Matthew Hayden	Adam Gilchrist
2nd	12	Matthew Hayden	Ricky Ponting
3rd	133	Ricky Ponting	Michael Clarke

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Commonwealth Bank Series

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	8	7	1	31	0.667
ENG	8	3	5	13	-0.608
NZ	8	2	6	9	-0.007

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