Fri, 26 Dec - Sun, 28 Dec 1986 - 00:00 – 4th Test • Melbourne Cricket Ground
England won by an innings and 14 runs
AustraliaAustralia
514/10 (20.00) & 194/10 (73.4)
EnglandEngland
388/3 (20.00)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most 50s 2 Dean Jones 2 Geoff Marsh
Best Average 12 Sir Ian Botham 12.57 Gladstone Small 15 Phil Edmonds 19.5 Bruce Reid 20.75 Craig McDermott
Most Runs Conceed 94 Merv Hughes 88 Gladstone Small 83 Craig McDermott 78 Bruce Reid 74 Phil DeFreitas
Best Bowling Fig 5 Sir Ian Botham 5 Gladstone Small 4 Craig McDermott
Most Wickets 7 Gladstone Small 5 Sir Ian Botham 4 Craig McDermott
Best Bowling Fig 4 Bruce Reid 3 Phil Edmonds 2 John Emburey
Most Wickets 4 Bruce Reid 3 Phil Edmonds 2 John Emburey
Best Bowling Fig 1 Merv Hughes 1 Phil DeFreitas 1 Peter Sleep
Most Wickets 1 Merv Hughes 1 Phil DeFreitas 1 Peter Sleep
Best Economy 2 Steve Waugh 2.32 Phil Edmonds 2.32 Peter Sleep 2.35 Gladstone Small 2.46 John Emburey
Best Strike Rate 0.73 John Emburey 0.58 Gladstone Small 0.54 Sir Ian Botham 0.5 Phil DeFreitas 0.47 Dean Jones
Most Runs 112 Chris Broad 80 Dean Jones 77 Geoff Marsh 59 Steve Waugh 49 Allan Border
Best Averages 112 Chris Broad 43 Allan Lamb 40 Dean Jones 40 Mike Gatting 38.5 Geoff Marsh
Most Fours 13 Geoff Marsh 9 Dean Jones 9 Chris Broad 6 Allan Border 5 Allan Lamb
Highest Score 112 Chris Broad 60 Geoff Marsh 59 Dean Jones 49 Steve Waugh 43 Allan Lamb
Most Runs Conceed 60 Sir Ian Botham
Best Strike Rate 27.6 Sir Ian Botham 32.06 Gladstone Small 38.8 Phil Edmonds 39.75 Craig McDermott 42 Bruce Reid
Most Not Outs 2 Bruce Reid 1 Gladstone Small
Best Strike Rate 0.47 Allan Lamb
Best Average 65 Peter Sleep
Most Fours 2 Gladstone Small
Most Balls Faced 255 Chris Broad 189 Geoff Marsh 169 Dean Jones 133 Steve Waugh 118 Mike Gatting
Best Strike Rate 138 Phil DeFreitas
Most Runs 40 Mike Gatting
Most Ducks 2 Peter Sleep 2 Greg Matthews 2 Craig McDermott
Best Averages 24.5 Allan Border
Most 100s 1 Chris Broad
Worst Bowling Fig 94 Merv Hughes 83 Craig McDermott 78 Bruce Reid 65 Peter Sleep 48 Gladstone Small
Most Balls Faced 108 Allan Border 92 Allan Lamb
Allan Border vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 14
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 71.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Border vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 10
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 65.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Dean Jones vs Phil DeFreitas
Dismissals 9
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 46.0
✔ Batsman advantage
David Boon vs Phil DeFreitas
Dismissals 9
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 84.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Gatting vs Craig McDermott
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 71.4
✔ Batsman advantage
David Gower vs Craig McDermott
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 89.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Dean Jones vs John Emburey
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 59.1
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Border vs John Emburey
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 90.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Marsh vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 75.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Marsh vs Gladstone Small
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 55.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Marsh vs Phil DeFreitas
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 76.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Marsh vs John Emburey
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 124.4
✔ Batsman advantage
David Boon vs John Emburey
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 95.6
✔ Batsman advantage
David Boon vs Gladstone Small
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 42.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Border vs Phil DeFreitas
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 63.2
✔ Batsman advantage
David Gower vs Bruce Reid
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 123.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Lamb vs Craig McDermott
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 50.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Lamb vs Bruce Reid
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 39.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Bill Athey vs Bruce Reid
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 98.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Gatting vs Kim Hughes
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 38.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Craig McDermott
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Steve Waugh vs John Emburey
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 82.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Steve Waugh vs Gladstone Small
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.8
⚠ Bowler dominance
Allan Border vs Gladstone Small
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 59.3
✔ Batsman advantage
David Boon vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 55.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Craig McDermott vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.5
Balanced matchup
Phil DeFreitas vs Craig McDermott
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.8
Balanced matchup
Jack Richards vs Bruce Reid
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 41.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Gladstone Small vs Kim Hughes
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.3
Balanced matchup
Craig McDermott vs John Emburey
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.7
⚠ Bowler dominance
Dean Jones vs Gladstone Small
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 145.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Phil Edmonds vs Craig McDermott
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 44.7
✔ Batsman advantage
David Gower vs Kim Hughes
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 89.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Marsh vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 99.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Chris Broad vs Kim Hughes
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 116.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bill Athey vs Kim Hughes
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.3
⚠ Bowler dominance
Bill Athey vs Peter Sleep
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 117.0
✔ Batsman advantage
John Emburey vs Peter Sleep
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 57.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Chris Broad vs Bruce Reid
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 174.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Lamb vs Kim Hughes
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 63.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Gatting vs Bruce Reid
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 60.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Bruce Reid
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Tim Zoehrer vs Phil DeFreitas
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Phil Edmonds vs Peter Sleep
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Steve Waugh vs Phil DeFreitas
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 52.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Dean Jones vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 65.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Peter Sleep vs Gladstone Small
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Greg Matthews vs John Emburey
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 5.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Merv Hughes vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 58.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Merv Hughes vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Bruce Reid vs Phil DeFreitas
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.5
Balanced matchup
Phil DeFreitas vs Bruce Reid
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Jack Richards vs Peter Sleep
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 125.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Phil DeFreitas vs Kim Hughes
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.5
Balanced matchup
Gladstone Small vs Craig McDermott
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.0
Balanced matchup
Gladstone Small vs Bruce Reid
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.0
Balanced matchup
Steve Waugh vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 103.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bruce Reid vs John Emburey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 7.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Merv Hughes vs John Emburey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 27.0
Balanced matchup
Merv Hughes vs Gladstone Small
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
Merv Hughes vs Phil DeFreitas
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 7.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Greg Matthews vs Gladstone Small
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 50.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Greg Matthews vs Phil DeFreitas
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Greg Matthews vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 42.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Greg Matthews vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 25.0
Balanced matchup
Peter Sleep vs John Emburey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 25.0
Balanced matchup
Dean Jones vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 141.0
✔ Batsman advantage
David Boon vs Kim Hughes
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 67.0
✔ Batsman advantage
David Boon vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Tim Zoehrer vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Tim Zoehrer vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 7.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Tim Zoehrer vs John Emburey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Tim Zoehrer vs Gladstone Small
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 38.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Kim Hughes
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 110.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Gatting vs Peter Sleep
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 141.0
✔ Batsman advantage
David Gower vs Peter Sleep
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Chris Broad vs Peter Sleep
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.0
✔ Batsman advantage
John Emburey vs Craig McDermott
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.0
Balanced matchup
John Emburey vs Bruce Reid
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 118.0
✔ Batsman advantage
David Gower vs Gladstone Small
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 42.0
✔ Batsman advantage
John Emburey vs Kim Hughes
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.0
Balanced matchup