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RESULT
1st Test, Birmingham, June 05 - 08, 1997, Australia tour of England and Scotland
118 & 477
(T:118) 478/9d & 119/1

England won by 9 wickets

Player Of The Match
207
nasser-hussain
Australia 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
Match Flow
Info
Australia 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Mark Taylor (c)c Butcher b Malcolm716231043.75
Matthew Elliott  b Gough613181046.15
Greg Blewett c Hussain b Gough715350046.66
Mark Waugh  b Gough525231020.00
Steve Waugh c †Stewart b Caddick1220313060.00
Michael Bevan c Ealham b Malcolm821311038.09
Ian Healy c †Stewart b Caddick012000.00
Jason Gillespie lbw b Caddick48131050.00
Shane Warne c Malcolm b Caddick47466280102.17
Michael Kasprowicz c Butcher b Caddick1728423060.71
Glenn McGrath not out 1390033.33
Extras(nb 2, w 2)4
TOTAL31.5 Ov (RR: 3.70)118
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Matthew Elliott), 2-15 (Mark Taylor), 3-26 (Mark Waugh), 4-28 (Greg Blewett), 5-48 (Steve Waugh), 6-48 (Ian Healy), 7-48 (Michael Bevan), 8-54 (Jason Gillespie), 9-110 (Michael Kasprowicz), 10-118 (Shane Warne)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Darren Gough1014334.30---23
Devon Malcolm1022522.50---00
Andy Caddick11.515054.22---02
England 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Mark Butcher c †Healy b Kasprowicz813162061.53
Mike Atherton (c)c †Healy b McGrath24100050.00
Alec Stewart c Elliott b Gillespie1833523054.54
Nasser Hussain c †Healy b Warne20733743738061.42
Graham Thorpe c Bevan b McGrath13824529019056.32
John Crawley c †Healy b Kasprowicz11419007.14
Mark Ealham not out 531311717040.45
Robert Croft c †Healy b Kasprowicz2456704042.85
Darren Gough c †Healy b Kasprowicz098000.00
Andy Caddick lbw b Bevan0711000.00
Extras(b 4, lb 7, nb 15, w 1)27
TOTAL138.4 Ov (RR: 3.44)478/9d
Did not bat: Devon Malcolm 
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Mike Atherton), 2-16 (Mark Butcher), 3-50 (Alec Stewart), 4-338 (Graham Thorpe), 5-345 (John Crawley), 6-416 (Nasser Hussain), 7-460 (Robert Croft), 8-463 (Darren Gough), 9-478 (Andy Caddick)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Glenn McGrath32810723.34---07
Michael Kasprowicz39811342.89---16
Jason Gillespie1014814.80---01
Shane Warne35811013.14---01
Michael Bevan10.404414.12---00
Steve Waugh1224503.75---02
Australia 2nd Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Matthew Elliott  b Croft6611314512058.40
Mark Taylor (c)c & b Croft12929639611143.58
Greg Blewett c Butcher b Croft12522830019154.82
Steve Waugh lbw b Gough331001353033.00
Michael Bevan c Hussain b Gough2441454058.53
Mark Waugh c †Stewart b Gough1780014.28
Ian Healy c Atherton b Ealham3048665062.50
Shane Warne c & b Ealham3234515094.11
Michael Kasprowicz c Butcher b Ealham021000.00
Jason Gillespie run out (Crawley/Gough)0611000.00
Glenn McGrath not out 00100-
Extras(b 18, lb 12, nb 5, w 2)37
TOTAL144.4 Ov (RR: 3.29)477
Fall of wickets: 1-133 (Matthew Elliott), 2-327 (Mark Taylor), 3-354 (Greg Blewett), 4-393 (Michael Bevan), 5-399 (Mark Waugh), 6-431 (Steve Waugh), 7-465 (Ian Healy), 8-465 (Michael Kasprowicz), 9-477 (Jason Gillespie), 10-477 (Shane Warne)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Darren Gough35712333.51---04
Devon Malcolm2165202.47---00
Robert Croft431012532.90---20
Andy Caddick3068702.90---03
Mark Ealham15.436033.82---00
England 2nd Innings (T: 118 runs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Mark Butcher lbw b Kasprowicz14101520140.00
Mike Atherton (c)not out 5765879087.69
Alec Stewart not out 4054717074.07
Extras(b 4, lb 4)8
TOTAL21.3 Ov (RR: 5.53)119/1
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Mark Butcher)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Glenn McGrath714206.00---00
Michael Kasprowicz704216.00---00
Shane Warne7.302703.60---00
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 05 Jun - day 1 - England 1st innings 200/3 (Nasser Hussain 80*, Graham Thorpe 83*)
Fri, 06 Jun - day 2 - England 1st innings 449/6 (Mark Ealham 32*, Robert Croft 18*)
Sat, 07 Jun - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 256/1 (Mark Taylor 108*, Greg Blewett 61*)
Sun, 08 Jun - day 4 - England 2nd innings 119/1 (21.3 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
  • A thunderstorm stopped play for 50 minutes with Australia on 399/5.
  • Bevan was the runner for Gillespie and was involved in the mixup in Gillespie's run out.
MATCH DETAILS
Edgbaston, Birmingham
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
Series
Season1997
Player Of The Match
England
Nasser Hussain
Series resultEngland led the 6-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 1368
Match daysday (5-day match)
Test debut
Mark Butcher
Mark Butcher
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