1st Test-The Ashes (Australia in England) 1997 Performance

RESULTTESTEdgbaston, BirminghamThu, 05 Jun - Sun, 08 Jun 1997 - 15:30
ENG
England
355/10 (31.10) & 119/1 (21.3)
VS
Australia
478/3 (20.00) & 477/10 (144.4)
AUS
England won by 9 wickets
PREVIEWSUMMARYSCORECARDMATCH STATSPERFORMANCE

Impact leaderboard

Everyone, ranked
Runs, strike rate against the match average, wickets and economy, dot balls and catches, in one score.
GTGraham Thorpe138 (245)
166#2 · pts
MVPNHNasser Hussain207 (337)
252#1 · pts
GBGreg Blewett125 (228)
136#3 · pts
1NHNasser HussainENG · 207 (337)252
2GTGraham ThorpeENG · 138 (245)166
3GBGreg BlewettAUS · 125 (228)136
4RCRobert CroftENG · 24 (56) · 3/125131
5MTMark TaylorAUS · 129 (296)124
6MEMark EalhamENG · 53* (131) · 3/60 · 1 ct121
7MAMike AthertonENG · 57* (65) · 1 ct90
8MEMatthew ElliottAUS · 66 (113) · 1 ct82
9DGDarren GoughENG · 0 (9) · 3/12362
10ASAlec StewartENG · 40* (54)50
11DMDevon MalcolmENG · 0/52 · 1 ct40
BatBallField

Who carried the team

Share of the runs
AUSAustralia · 440
Mark Taylor129 (296)29%
Greg Blewett125 (228)28%
Matthew Elliott66 (113)15%
Steve Waugh33 (100)8%
Shane Warne32 (34)7%
Ian Healy30 (48)7%
Michael Bevan24 (41)5%
Mark Waugh1 (7)0%
ENGEngland · 534
Nasser Hussain207 (337)39%
Graham Thorpe138 (245)26%
Mike Atherton57* (65)11%
Mark Ealham53* (131)10%
Alec Stewart40* (54)7%
Robert Croft24 (56)4%
Mark Butcher14 (10)3%
John Crawley1 (14)0%

Beat their average?

11 of 21 did
Each batter's score today against their own career average in this format.
Nasser Hussain207 today · avg 36.5+171
Graham Thorpe138 today · avg 44.7+93
Greg Blewett125 today · avg 34+91
Mark Taylor129 today · avg 43.5+86
Matthew Elliott66 today · avg 32.6+33
Mark Ealham53* today · avg 21+32
Mike Atherton57* today · avg 37.7+19
Shane Warne32 today · avg 17.3+15
Robert Croft24 today · avg 16.2+8
Ian Healy30 today · avg 27.4+3
Alec Stewart40* today · avg 39.6+0
Michael Bevan24 today · avg 29.1-5
Glenn McGrath0* today · avg 7.4-7
Andy Caddick0 today · avg 10.4-10
Michael Kasprowicz0 today · avg 10.6-11
Darren Gough0 today · avg 12.4-12
Steve Waugh33 today · avg 50.6-18
Jason Gillespie0 today · avg 18.7-19
Mark Butcher14 today · avg 34.6-21
John Crawley1 today · avg 34.6-34
Mark Waugh1 today · avg 41.8-41
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