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Result of 1998
The Ashes (England in Australia)
4th Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1998
Sat, 26 Dec - Tue, 29 Dec 1998 - 00:00 – 4th Test • Melbourne Cricket Ground
England won by 12 runs
Australia
17/3 (20.00) & 162/10 (46.4)
England
500/2 (20.00) & 244/10 (80.2)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
England innigs
500/2 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Mike Atherton
c †Healy b McGrath
0
5
3
0
0
0.00
In 1998
Career
Alec Stewart (c)
b MacGill
107
160
212
16
0
66.87
In 1998
Career
Mark Butcher
c Langer b McGrath
0
7
9
0
0
0.00
In 1998
Career
Nasser Hussain
c †Healy b Nicholson
19
56
83
2
0
33.92
In 1998
Career
Mark Ramprakash
c McGrath b SR Waugh
63
92
120
5
0
68.47
In 1998
Career
Graeme Hick
c Fleming b MacGill
39
67
84
3
1
58.20
In 1998
Career
Warren Hegg (WK)
c †Healy b SR Waugh
3
5
11
0
0
60.00
In 1998
Career
Dean Headley
c Taylor b McGrath
14
49
52
0
0
28.57
In 1998
Career
Darren Gough
b MacGill
11
14
21
2
0
78.57
In 1998
Career
Angus Fraser
not out
0
2
11
0
0
0.00
In 1998
Career
Alan Mullally
lbw b MacGill
0
5
3
0
0
0.00
In 1998
Career
Extras
(lb 7, nb 6, w 1)
14
Total
270 76 Ov (RR: 3.55)
270
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Glenn McGrath
22.00
5
64
3
2.90
0
0
5
In 1998
Career
Damien Fleming
19.00
3
71
0
3.73
0
0
1
In 1998
Career
Matthew Nicholson
10.00
0
59
1
5.90
0
0
0
In 1998
Career
Stuart MacGill
19.00
2
61
4
3.21
0
1
0
In 1998
Career
Steve Waugh
6.00
2
8
2
1.33
0
0
0
In 1998
Career
Australia innigs
17/3 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Mark Taylor (c)
c Hick b Gough
7
29
44
0
0
24.13
In 1998
Career
Michael Slater
lbw b Gough
1
14
18
0
0
7.14
In 1998
Career
Justin Langer
c Hussain b Gough
44
103
168
5
0
42.71
In 1998
Career
Mark Waugh
lbw b Fraser
36
67
93
3
0
53.73
In 1998
Career
Steve Waugh
not out
122
198
315
13
0
61.61
In 1998
Career
Darren Lehmann
c †Hegg b Gough
13
23
28
2
0
56.52
In 1998
Career
Ian Healy (WK)
c Headley b Fraser
36
55
68
3
0
65.45
In 1998
Career
Damien Fleming
c Hick b Mullally
12
30
41
2
0
40.00
In 1998
Career
Matthew Nicholson
b Gough
5
18
23
0
0
27.77
In 1998
Career
Stuart MacGill
c †Hegg b Mullally
43
63
98
3
0
68.25
In 1998
Career
Glenn McGrath
b Mullally
0
2
2
0
0
0.00
In 1998
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 6, nb 11)
21
Total
340 98.3 Ov (RR: 3.45)
340
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Darren Gough
28.00
7
96
5
3.42
0
0
4
In 1998
Career
Dean Headley
25.00
3
86
0
3.44
0
0
3
In 1998
Career
Alan Mullally
21.30
5
64
3
2.97
0
0
0
In 1998
Career
Mark Ramprakash
2.00
0
6
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1998
Career
Angus Fraser
22.00
0
78
2
3.54
0
0
4
In 1998
Career
England innigs
162/10 (46.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Mike Atherton
b Fleming
0
9
8
0
0
0.00
In 1998
Career
Alec Stewart (c)
c Slater b MacGill
52
98
120
4
0
53.06
In 1998
Career
Mark Butcher
c Slater b MacGill
14
45
67
0
0
31.11
In 1998
Career
Dean Headley
b McGrath
1
15
22
0
0
6.66
In 1998
Career
Nasser Hussain
c Slater b Nicholson
50
131
157
6
0
38.16
In 1998
Career
Mark Ramprakash
b Nicholson
14
43
66
0
0
32.55
In 1998
Career
Graeme Hick
b Fleming
60
82
123
8
0
73.17
In 1998
Career
Warren Hegg (WK)
c MacGill b Nicholson
9
21
28
1
0
42.85
In 1998
Career
Darren Gough
c Slater b MacGill
4
14
20
0
0
28.57
In 1998
Career
Angus Fraser
not out
7
20
27
0
0
35.00
In 1998
Career
Alan Mullally
c & b McGrath
16
15
21
3
0
106.66
In 1998
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 4, nb 11)
17
Total
244 80.2 Ov (RR: 3.03)
244
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Glenn McGrath
20.20
5
56
2
2.75
0
0
6
In 1998
Career
Damien Fleming
17.00
4
45
2
2.64
0
0
1
In 1998
Career
Matthew Nicholson
15.00
4
56
3
3.73
0
0
0
In 1998
Career
Stuart MacGill
27.00
3
81
3
3.00
0
0
4
In 1998
Career
Mark Waugh
1.00
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
In 1998
Career
Australia innigs
244/10 (80.2)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Michael Slater
lbw b Headley
18
23
26
3
0
78.26
In 1998
Career
Mark Taylor (c)
c Headley b Mullally
19
33
50
1
0
57.57
In 1998
Career
Justin Langer
c Ramprakash b Mullally
30
53
105
3
0
56.60
In 1998
Career
Mark Waugh
c Hick b Headley
43
81
116
2
0
53.08
In 1998
Career
Steve Waugh
not out
30
49
108
2
0
61.22
In 1998
Career
Darren Lehmann
c †Hegg b Headley
4
7
11
0
0
57.14
In 1998
Career
Ian Healy (WK)
c Hick b Headley
0
2
8
0
0
0.00
In 1998
Career
Damien Fleming
lbw b Headley
0
3
2
0
0
0.00
In 1998
Career
Matthew Nicholson
c †Hegg b Headley
9
29
41
0
0
31.03
In 1998
Career
Stuart MacGill
b Gough
0
2
4
0
0
0.00
In 1998
Career
Glenn McGrath
lbw b Gough
0
2
2
0
0
0.00
In 1998
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 1, nb 4)
9
Total
162 46.4 Ov (RR: 3.47)
162
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Darren Gough
15.40
2
54
2
3.44
0
0
1
In 1998
Career
Dean Headley
17.00
5
60
6
3.52
0
0
3
In 1998
Career
Alan Mullally
10.00
4
20
2
2.00
0
0
0
In 1998
Career
Angus Fraser
4.00
0
23
0
5.75
0
0
0
In 1998
Career
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