RESULT
6th Test, The Oval, August 21 - 23, 1997, Australia tour of England and Scotland
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England 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Butcher | b McGrath | 5 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20.83 | ||
| Mike Atherton (c) | c †Healy b McGrath | 8 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 47.05 | ||
| Alec Stewart † | lbw b McGrath | 36 | 73 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 49.31 | ||
| Nasser Hussain | c Elliott b McGrath | 35 | 114 | 139 | 4 | 0 | 30.70 | ||
| Graham Thorpe | b McGrath | 27 | 34 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 79.41 | ||
| Mark Ramprakash | c Blewett b McGrath | 4 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Adam Hollioake | b Warne | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Andy Caddick | not out | 26 | 35 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 74.28 | ||
| Peter Martin | b McGrath | 20 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 105.26 | ||
| Phil Tufnell | c Blewett b Warne | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | ||
| Devon Malcolm | lbw b Kasprowicz | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 6, nb 10) | 18 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 56.4 Ov (RR: 3.17) | 180 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Mark Butcher), 2-24 (Mike Atherton), 3-97 (Alec Stewart), 4-128 (Nasser Hussain), 5-131 (Graham Thorpe), 6-132 (Adam Hollioake), 7-132 (Mark Ramprakash), 8-158 (Peter Martin), 9-175 (Phil Tufnell), 10-180 (Devon Malcolm) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 21 | 4 | 76 | 7 | 3.61 | - | - | - | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 11.4 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 4.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 8 |
| Shane Warne | 17 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 1.88 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Shaun Young | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1.14 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Elliott | b Tufnell | 12 | 33 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 | ||
| Mark Taylor (c) | c Hollioake b Tufnell | 38 | 42 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 90.47 | ||
| Greg Blewett | c †Stewart b Tufnell | 47 | 132 | 157 | 3 | 1 | 35.60 | ||
| Mark Waugh | c Butcher b Tufnell | 19 | 69 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 27.53 | ||
| Steve Waugh | lbw b Caddick | 22 | 34 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 64.70 | ||
| Ricky Ponting | c Hussain b Tufnell | 40 | 96 | 134 | 3 | 1 | 41.66 | ||
| Ian Healy † | c †Stewart b Tufnell | 2 | 34 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 | ||
| Shaun Young | c †Stewart b Tufnell | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Shane Warne | b Caddick | 30 | 34 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 88.23 | ||
| Michael Kasprowicz | lbw b Caddick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 3, nb 5, w 1) | 9 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 79.3 Ov (RR: 2.76) | 220 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Matthew Elliott), 2-54 (Mark Taylor), 3-94 (Mark Waugh), 4-140 (Steve Waugh), 5-150 (Greg Blewett), 6-164 (Ian Healy), 7-164 (Shaun Young), 8-205 (Shane Warne), 9-205 (Michael Kasprowicz), 10-220 (Ricky Ponting) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Malcolm | 11 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 3.36 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Martin | 15 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 2.53 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Andy Caddick | 19 | 4 | 76 | 3 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Tufnell | 34.3 | 16 | 66 | 7 | 1.91 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
England 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Butcher | lbw b ME Waugh | 13 | 48 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 27.08 | ||
| Mike Atherton (c) | c SR Waugh b Kasprowicz | 8 | 21 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 38.09 | ||
| Alec Stewart † | lbw b Kasprowicz | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Nasser Hussain | c Elliott b Warne | 2 | 50 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | ||
| Graham Thorpe | c Taylor b Kasprowicz | 62 | 115 | 131 | 9 | 0 | 53.91 | ||
| Mark Ramprakash | st †Healy b Warne | 48 | 110 | 148 | 6 | 0 | 43.63 | ||
| Adam Hollioake | lbw b Kasprowicz | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Andy Caddick | not out | 0 | 37 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Peter Martin | c & b Kasprowicz | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 | ||
| Phil Tufnell | c †Healy b Kasprowicz | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Devon Malcolm | b Kasprowicz | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 6, lb 10, nb 4) | 20 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 66.5 Ov (RR: 2.43) | 163 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Mike Atherton), 2-24 (Alec Stewart), 3-26 (Mark Butcher), 4-52 (Nasser Hussain), 5-131 (Graham Thorpe), 6-138 (Adam Hollioake), 7-160 (Mark Ramprakash), 8-163 (Peter Martin), 9-163 (Phil Tufnell), 10-163 (Devon Malcolm) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 17 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 1.94 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 15.5 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 2.27 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Shane Warne | 26 | 9 | 57 | 2 | 2.19 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Waugh | 7 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2.28 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Young | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings (T: 124 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor (c) | lbw b Caddick | 18 | 34 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 52.94 | ||
| Matthew Elliott | lbw b Malcolm | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | ||
| Greg Blewett | c †Stewart b Caddick | 19 | 36 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 52.77 | ||
| Mark Waugh | c Hussain b Tufnell | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 | ||
| Steve Waugh | c Thorpe b Caddick | 6 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 31.57 | ||
| Ricky Ponting | lbw b Tufnell | 20 | 35 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 57.14 | ||
| Ian Healy † | c & b Caddick | 14 | 17 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 82.35 | ||
| Shaun Young | not out | 4 | 24 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 16.66 | ||
| Shane Warne | c Martin b Tufnell | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | ||
| Michael Kasprowicz | c Hollioake b Caddick | 4 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 30.76 | ||
| Glenn McGrath | c Thorpe b Tufnell | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 3, lb 4, nb 2, w 1) | 10 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 32.1 Ov (RR: 3.23) | 104 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Matthew Elliott), 2-36 (Mark Taylor), 3-42 (Mark Waugh), 4-49 (Greg Blewett), 5-54 (Steve Waugh), 6-88 (Ricky Ponting), 7-92 (Ian Healy), 8-95 (Shane Warne), 9-99 (Michael Kasprowicz), 10-104 (Glenn McGrath) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Malcolm | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Martin | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Tufnell | 13.1 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 2.05 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| Andy Caddick | 12 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 21 Aug - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 77/2 (Greg Blewett 10*, Mark Waugh 13*)
Fri, 22 Aug - day 2 - England 2nd innings 52/3 (Nasser Hussain 2*, Graham Thorpe 22*)
Sat, 23 Aug - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 104 (32.1 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
General
- In Australia's 1st innings, a boundary by Blewett was changed from a 4 to a 6 after overnight review.
MATCH DETAILS
| Kennington Oval, London | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1997 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Player Of The Series | |
| Series result | Australia won the 6-match series 3-2 |
| Match number | Test no. 1377 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | Shaun Young |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
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