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4th Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1998

TESTMelbourne Cricket GroundSat, 26 Dec - Tue, 29 Dec 1998

AUS

Australia

17/3 (20.00) & 162/10 (46.4)

England

500/2 (20.00) & 244/10 (80.2)

ENG

England won by 12 runs

ENGEngland innings

500/2 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Mike Atherton c (wk)Healy b McGrath	0	5	3	0	0	0.00	In 1998	110	12	0	Career	6045	703	3
Alec Stewart (c) b MacGill	107	160	212	16	0	66.87	In 1998	271	31	0	Career	5923	773	6
Mark Butcher c Langer b McGrath	0	7	9	0	0	0.00	In 1998	196	20	0	Career	938	112	0
Nasser Hussain c (wk)Healy b Nicholson	19	56	83	2	0	33.92	In 1998	312	31	2	Career	2345	295	4
Mark Ramprakash c McGrath b SR Waugh	63	92	120	5	0	68.47	In 1998	351	26	2	Career	1546	154	3
Graeme Hick c Fleming b MacGill	39	67	84	3	1	58.20	In 1998	175	21	3	Career	2963	402	21
Warren Hegg (WK) c (wk)Healy b SR Waugh	3	5	11	0	0	60.00	In 1998	12	1	0	Career	12	1	0
Dean Headley c Taylor b McGrath	14	49	52	0	0	28.57	In 1998	17	0	0	Career	128	10	0
Darren Gough b MacGill	11	14	21	2	0	78.57	In 1998	36	3	0	Career	461	51	6
Angus Fraser not out	0	2	11	0	0	0.00	In 1998	8	0	0	Career	388	33	2
Alan Mullally lbw b MacGill	0	5	3	0	0	0.00	In 1998	20	4	0	Career	99	16	1
Extras (lb 7, nb 6, w 1)	14
Total 270 76 Ov (RR: 3.55)	270	462		28	1

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	4s	6s	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Glenn McGrath	22.00	5	64	3	2.90	0	5	In 1998	21	8/38	Career	199
Damien Fleming	19.00	3	71	0	3.73	0	1	In 1998	16	5/46	Career	37
Matthew Nicholson	10.00	0	59	1	5.90	0	0	In 1998	4	3/59	Career	4
Stuart MacGill	19.00	2	61	4	3.21	1	0	In 1998	15	5/66	Career	35
Steve Waugh	6.00	2	8	2	1.33	0	0	In 1998	2	5/20	Career	89

AUSAustralia innings

17/3 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Mark Taylor (c) c Hick b Gough	7	29	44	0	0	24.13	In 1998	224	21	0	Career	7521	727	9
Michael Slater lbw b Gough	1	14	18	0	0	7.14	In 1998	319	34	2	Career	3374	371	15
Justin Langer c Hussain b Gough	44	103	168	5	0	42.71	In 1998	409	33	0	Career	892	68	2
Mark Waugh lbw b Fraser	36	67	93	3	0	53.73	In 1998	248	20	0	Career	5695	568	32
Steve Waugh not out	122	198	315	13	0	61.61	In 1998	394	40	1	Career	7109	724	6
Darren Lehmann c (wk)Hegg b Gough	13	23	28	2	0	56.52	In 1998	17	2	0	Career	196	24	0
Ian Healy (WK) c Headley b Fraser	36	55	68	3	0	65.45	In 1998	202	20	0	Career	4254	420	4
Damien Fleming c Hick b Mullally	12	30	41	2	0	40.00	In 1998	95	15	0	Career	143	20	0
Matthew Nicholson b Gough	5	18	23	0	0	27.77	In 1998	14	0	0	Career	14	0	0
Stuart MacGill c (wk)Hegg b Mullally	43	63	98	3	0	68.25	In 1998	63	7	0	Career	127	10	1
Glenn McGrath b Mullally	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	In 1998	15	1	0	Career	172	7	0
Extras (b 4, lb 6, nb 11)	21
Total 340 98.3 Ov (RR: 3.45)	340	602		31	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	6s	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Darren Gough	28.00	7	96	5	3.42	4	In 1998	17	6/58	Career	121
Dean Headley	25.00	3	86	0	3.44	3	In 1998	11	6/86	Career	48
Alan Mullally	21.30	5	64	3	2.97	0	In 1998	12	5/105	Career	40
Mark Ramprakash	2.00	0	6	0	3.00	0	In 1998	1	1/2	Career	4
Angus Fraser	22.00	0	78	2	3.54	4	In 1998	4	8/75	Career	177

ENGEngland innings

162/10 (46.4)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Mike Atherton b Fleming	0	9	8	0	0	0.00	In 1998	110	12	0	Career	6045	703	3
Alec Stewart (c) c Slater b MacGill	52	98	120	4	0	53.06	In 1998	271	31	0	Career	5923	773	6
Mark Butcher c Slater b MacGill	14	45	67	0	0	31.11	In 1998	196	20	0	Career	938	112	0
Dean Headley b McGrath	1	15	22	0	0	6.66	In 1998	17	0	0	Career	128	10	0
Nasser Hussain c Slater b Nicholson	50	131	157	6	0	38.16	In 1998	312	31	2	Career	2345	295	4
Mark Ramprakash b Nicholson	14	43	66	0	0	32.55	In 1998	351	26	2	Career	1546	154	3
Graeme Hick b Fleming	60	82	123	8	0	73.17	In 1998	175	21	3	Career	2963	402	21
Warren Hegg (WK) c MacGill b Nicholson	9	21	28	1	0	42.85	In 1998	12	1	0	Career	12	1	0
Darren Gough c Slater b MacGill	4	14	20	0	0	28.57	In 1998	36	3	0	Career	461	51	6
Angus Fraser not out	7	20	27	0	0	35.00	In 1998	8	0	0	Career	388	33	2
Alan Mullally c & b McGrath	16	15	21	3	0	106.66	In 1998	20	4	0	Career	99	16	1
Extras (b 2, lb 4, nb 11)	17
Total 244 80.2 Ov (RR: 3.03)	244	493		22	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	6s	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Glenn McGrath	20.20	5	56	2	2.75	6	In 1998	21	8/38	Career	199
Damien Fleming	17.00	4	45	2	2.64	1	In 1998	16	5/46	Career	37
Matthew Nicholson	15.00	4	56	3	3.73	0	In 1998	4	3/59	Career	4
Stuart MacGill	27.00	3	81	3	3.00	4	In 1998	15	5/66	Career	35
Mark Waugh	1.00	1	0	0	0.00	0	In 1998	3	5/33	Career	48

AUSAustralia innings

244/10 (80.2)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Michael Slater lbw b Headley	18	23	26	3	0	78.26	In 1998	319	34	2	Career	3374	371	15
Mark Taylor (c) c Headley b Mullally	19	33	50	1	0	57.57	In 1998	224	21	0	Career	7521	727	9
Justin Langer c Ramprakash b Mullally	30	53	105	3	0	56.60	In 1998	409	33	0	Career	892	68	2
Mark Waugh c Hick b Headley	43	81	116	2	0	53.08	In 1998	248	20	0	Career	5695	568	32
Steve Waugh not out	30	49	108	2	0	61.22	In 1998	394	40	1	Career	7109	724	6
Darren Lehmann c (wk)Hegg b Headley	4	7	11	0	0	57.14	In 1998	17	2	0	Career	196	24	0
Ian Healy (WK) c Hick b Headley	0	2	8	0	0	0.00	In 1998	202	20	0	Career	4254	420	4
Damien Fleming lbw b Headley	0	3	2	0	0	0.00	In 1998	95	15	0	Career	143	20	0
Matthew Nicholson c (wk)Hegg b Headley	9	29	41	0	0	31.03	In 1998	14	0	0	Career	14	0	0
Stuart MacGill b Gough	0	2	4	0	0	0.00	In 1998	63	7	0	Career	127	10	1
Glenn McGrath lbw b Gough	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	In 1998	15	1	0	Career	172	7	0
Extras (b 4, lb 1, nb 4)	9
Total 162 46.4 Ov (RR: 3.47)	162	284		11	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	6s	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Darren Gough	15.40	2	54	2	3.44	1	In 1998	17	6/58	Career	121
Dean Headley	17.00	5	60	6	3.52	3	In 1998	11	6/86	Career	48
Alan Mullally	10.00	4	20	2	2.00	0	In 1998	12	5/105	Career	40
Angus Fraser	4.00	0	23	0	5.75	0	In 1998	4	8/75	Career	177