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Sat, 10 Jan - Thu, 15 Jan 1987 - 00:00 – 5th Test • Sydney Cricket Ground
Australia won by 55 runs
Australia
514/10 (20.00) & 251/10 (117)
England
388/3 (20.00) & 264/10 (114)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
514/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Geoff Marsh
c Gatting b Small
24
57
86
2
0
42.10
In 1987
Career
Greg Ritchie
lbw b Dilley
6
12
20
1
0
50.00
In 1987
Career
Dean Jones
not out
184
421
540
12
1
43.70
In 1987
Career
Allan Border (c)
c Botham b Edmonds
34
112
137
3
0
30.35
In 1987
Career
Dirk Wellham
c †Richards b Small
17
49
49
2
0
34.69
In 1987
Career
Steve Waugh
c †Richards b Small
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1987
Career
Peter Sleep
c †Richards b Small
9
15
16
1
0
60.00
In 1987
Career
Tim Zoehrer (WK)
c Gatting b Small
12
38
56
0
0
31.57
In 1987
Career
Peter Taylor
c Emburey b Edmonds
11
64
84
1
0
17.18
In 1987
Career
Merv Hughes
c Botham b Edmonds
16
108
116
1
0
14.81
In 1987
Career
Bruce Reid
b Dilley
4
3
5
1
0
133.33
In 1987
Career
Extras
(b 12, lb 4, nb 8, w 2)
26
Total
343 144.5 Ov (RR: 2.36)
6517
16720
0
456
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Graham Dilley
23.50
5
67
2
2.81
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Gladstone Small
33.00
11
75
5
2.27
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Ian Botham
23.00
10
42
0
1.82
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
John Emburey
30.00
4
62
0
2.06
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Phil Edmonds
34.00
5
79
3
2.32
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Mike Gatting
1.00
0
2
0
2.00
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
England innigs
388/3 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Chris Broad
lbw b Hughes
6
19
22
1
0
31.57
In 1987
Career
Bill Athey
c †Zoehrer b Hughes
5
7
12
1
0
71.42
In 1987
Career
Mike Gatting (c)
lbw b Reid
0
2
5
0
0
0.00
In 1987
Career
Allan Lamb
c †Zoehrer b Taylor
24
60
92
4
0
40.00
In 1987
Career
David Gower
c Wellham b Taylor
72
144
133
12
0
50.00
In 1987
Career
Ian Botham
c Marsh b Taylor
16
13
15
2
1
123.07
In 1987
Career
Jack Richards (WK)
c Wellham b Reid
46
136
162
7
0
33.82
In 1987
Career
John Emburey
b Taylor
69
168
210
8
0
41.07
In 1987
Career
Phil Edmonds
c Marsh b Taylor
3
14
15
0
0
21.42
In 1987
Career
Gladstone Small
b Taylor
14
31
55
1
0
45.16
In 1987
Career
Graham Dilley
not out
4
4
10
1
0
100.00
In 1987
Career
Extras
(b 9, lb 3, nb 2, w 2)
16
Total
275 94 Ov (RR: 2.92)
5225
11362
0
703
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Merv Hughes
16.00
3
58
2
3.62
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Bruce Reid
25.00
7
74
2
2.96
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Steve Waugh
6.00
4
6
0
1.00
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Peter Taylor
26.00
7
78
6
3.00
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Peter Sleep
21.00
6
47
0
2.23
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Australia innigs
251/10 (117)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Geoff Marsh
c Emburey b Dilley
14
39
52
2
0
35.89
In 1987
Career
Greg Ritchie
c Botham b Edmonds
13
46
67
0
0
28.26
In 1987
Career
Dean Jones
c †Richards b Emburey
30
109
146
2
0
27.52
In 1987
Career
Allan Border (c)
b Edmonds
49
95
113
8
0
51.57
In 1987
Career
Dirk Wellham
c Lamb b Emburey
1
17
26
0
0
5.88
In 1987
Career
Steve Waugh
c Athey b Emburey
73
172
185
5
0
42.44
In 1987
Career
Peter Sleep
c Lamb b Emburey
10
25
22
2
0
40.00
In 1987
Career
Tim Zoehrer (WK)
lbw b Emburey
1
14
11
0
0
7.14
In 1987
Career
Peter Taylor
c Lamb b Emburey
42
154
160
1
0
27.27
In 1987
Career
Merv Hughes
b Emburey
5
27
31
0
0
18.51
In 1987
Career
Bruce Reid
not out
1
5
7
0
0
20.00
In 1987
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 7)
12
Total
251 117 Ov (RR: 2.14)
4769
13357
0
380
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Graham Dilley
15.00
4
48
1
3.20
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Gladstone Small
8.00
2
17
0
2.12
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Phil Edmonds
43.00
16
79
2
1.83
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
John Emburey
46.00
15
78
7
1.69
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Ian Botham
3.00
0
17
0
5.66
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Mike Gatting
2.00
2
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
England innigs
264/10 (114)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Chris Broad
c & b Sleep
17
31
39
1
0
54.83
In 1987
Career
Bill Athey
b Sleep
31
134
164
3
0
23.13
In 1987
Career
David Gower
c Marsh b Border
37
92
119
5
0
40.21
In 1987
Career
Allan Lamb
c Waugh b Taylor
3
25
26
0
0
12.00
In 1987
Career
Mike Gatting (c)
c & b Waugh
96
161
210
10
1
59.62
In 1987
Career
Ian Botham
c Wellham b Taylor
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1987
Career
Jack Richards (WK)
b Sleep
38
166
218
2
0
22.89
In 1987
Career
John Emburey
b Sleep
22
56
68
4
0
39.28
In 1987
Career
Phil Edmonds
lbw b Sleep
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1987
Career
Gladstone Small
c Border b Reid
0
19
27
0
0
0.00
In 1987
Career
Graham Dilley
not out
2
2
6
0
0
100.00
In 1987
Career
Extras
(b 8, lb 6, nb 3, w 1)
18
Total
264 114 Ov (RR: 2.31)
5016
13072
0
475
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Merv Hughes
12.00
3
32
0
2.66
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Bruce Reid
19.00
8
32
1
1.68
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Peter Sleep
35.00
14
72
5
2.05
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Peter Taylor
29.00
10
76
2
2.62
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Allan Border
13.00
6
25
1
1.92
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Steve Waugh
6.00
2
13
1
2.16
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
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