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Result of 1985
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Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket (in Australia)
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1st -Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket (in Australia) 1985
1st -Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket (in Australia) 1985
ODI
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sun, 17 Feb 1985 - 09:00
AUS
Australia
215/3 (45.2)
VS
England
214/8 (49)
ENG
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
ENG
England innings
214/8 (49)
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Graeme Fowler
c & b McDermott
26
48
69
2
0
54.16
In 1985
Career
Paul Downton (WK)
c McCurdy b McDermott
27
64
81
2
0
42.18
In 1985
Career
David Gower (c)
c Alderman b McCurdy
6
13
23
0
0
46.15
In 1985
Career
Allan Lamb
c Kerr b Lawson
53
53
77
3
0
100.00
In 1985
Career
Mike Gatting
c Alderman b O'Donnell
34
54
76
0
0
62.96
In 1985
Career
Chris Cowdrey
lbw b McDermott
0
1
2
0
0
0.00
In 1985
Career
Vic Marks
b Lawson
24
38
46
1
0
63.15
In 1985
Career
Phil Edmonds
b Lawson
20
22
29
2
0
90.90
In 1985
Career
Richard Ellison
not out
2
4
13
0
0
50.00
In 1985
Career
Jonathan Agnew
not out
2
3
4
0
0
66.66
In 1985
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 12, nb 5)
20
Total
214/8 49 Ov (RR: 4.36)
214
300
10
0
BOWLING
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
In Season
W
0s
Best
Career
W
0s
Best
Geoff Lawson
10.00
3
31
3
3.10
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Terry Alderman
10.00
0
48
0
4.80
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Craig McDermott
10.00
0
39
3
3.90
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Rod McCurdy
10.00
1
42
1
4.20
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Simon O'Donnell
9.00
0
39
1
4.33
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
AUS
Australia innings
215/3 (45.2)
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Kepler Wessels
c Gatting b Ellison
39
50
56
5
0
78.00
In 1985
Career
Robbie Kerr
not out
87
126
193
5
0
69.04
In 1985
Career
Kim Hughes
run out
0
3
3
0
0
0.00
In 1985
Career
Allan Border (c)
c Cowans b Marks
1
6
7
0
0
16.66
In 1985
Career
Dean Jones
not out
78
94
124
8
0
82.97
In 1985
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 3, nb 6)
10
Total
215/3 45.2 Ov (RR: 4.74)
215
279
18
0
BOWLING
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
In Season
W
0s
Best
Career
W
0s
Best
Norman Cowans
10.00
0
52
0
5.20
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Richard Ellison
10.00
4
34
1
3.40
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Jonathan Agnew
8.00
0
59
0
7.37
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Vic Marks
7.20
0
33
1
4.50
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Phil Edmonds
10.00
0
33
0
3.30
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
MILESTONES
Terry Alderman
took their 10th ODI catch
AUS
REACHED
Now on 10.
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