England vs Australia, 6th Test at London, Aug 21 1997 - Match Result

RESULT

6th Test, The Oval, August 21 - 23, 1997, Australia tour of England and Scotland

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180 & 163

(T:124) 220 & 104

England won by 19 runs

Player Of The Match

, ENG

7/66 & 4/27

Player Of The Series

, ENG

453 runs

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Scorecard summary

England • 180/10(56.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

36 (73)

7/76 (21)

35 (114)

2/32 (17)

Australia • 220/10(79.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

47 (132)

7/66 (34.3)

40 (96)

3/76 (19)

England • 163/10(66.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

62 (115)

Michael Kasprowicz

7/36 (15.5)

Mark Ramprakash

48 (110)

2/57 (26)

Australia • 104/10(32.1 overs)

2nd INNINGS

20 (35)

5/42 (12)

19 (36)

4/27 (13.1)

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Match details

Kennington Oval, London
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England and Scotland
Season	1997
Player Of The Match	Phil Tufnell
Player Of The Series	Graham Thorpe Glenn McGrath
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	Lloyd Barker Peter Willey
TV Umpire	Ken Palmer
Match Referee	Cammie Smith

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
MA Taylor	lbw	18	34
MTG Elliott	lbw	4	3
GS Blewett	caught	19	36
ME Waugh	caught	1	7
SR Waugh	caught	6	19
RT Ponting	lbw	20	35
IA Healy	caught	14	17
S Young	not out	4	24
SK Warne	caught	3	5
MS Kasprowicz	caught	4	13
GD McGrath	caught	1	2
Extras	(b 3, lb 4, nb 2, w 1)
Total	104(10 wkts; 32.1 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	5	Mark Taylor	Matthew Elliott
2nd	31	Mark Taylor	Greg Blewett
3rd	6	Mark Waugh	Greg Blewett
4th	7	Steve Waugh	Greg Blewett
5th	5	Steve Waugh	Ricky Ponting
6th	34	Ian Healy	Ricky Ponting
7th	4	Ian Healy	Shaun Young
8th	3	Shane Warne	Shaun Young
9th	4	Michael Kasprowicz	Shaun Young
10th	5	Glenn McGrath	Shaun Young

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