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TESTEdgbaston, 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

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ENG vs AUS — 1st Test

Match No: 1st Test
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997
Teams: England vs Australia
Series: The Ashes (Australia in England)
Ground: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Toss: Australia, elected to bat first
Umpires: Peter WilleySteve Bucknor
Result: England won by 9 wickets
Season: 1997
Player of Match: Nasser Hussain

Australia

Australia innings

478/3 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 118 31.5 Ov (RR: 3.70)	118 (118)
Shane Warne	47 (47)
Michael Kasprowicz	17 (17)

BOWLING

Andy Caddick	5/50
Darren Gough	3/43
Devon Malcolm	2/25

England

England innings

355/10 (31.10)

BATTING

Total 478/9d 138.4 Ov (RR: 3.44)	478 (478)
Nasser Hussain	207 (207)
Graham Thorpe	138 (138)

BOWLING

Michael Kasprowicz	4/113
Glenn McGrath	2/107
Michael Bevan	1/44

Australia

Australia innings

119/1 (21.3)

BATTING

Total 477 144.4 Ov (RR: 3.29)	477 (477)
Mark Taylor (c)	129 (129)
Greg Blewett	125 (125)

BOWLING

Mark Ealham	3/60
Darren Gough	3/123
Robert Croft	3/125

England

England innings

477/10 (144.4)

BATTING

Total 119/1 21.3 Ov (RR: 5.53)	119 (119)
Mike Atherton (c)	57 (57)
Alec Stewart (WK)	40 (40)

BOWLING

Michael Kasprowicz	1/42
Glenn McGrath	0/42
Shane Warne	0/27

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