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Result of 1997
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The Ashes (Australia in England)
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4th Test-The Ashes (Australia in England) 1997
4th Test-The Ashes (Australia in England) 1997
RESULT
TEST
Headingley, Leeds
Thu, 24 Jul - Mon, 28 Jul 1997 - 15:30
ENG
England
355/10 (31.10) & 268/10 (91.1)
VS
Australia
501/3 (20.00)
AUS
Australia won by an innings and 61 runs
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
ENG
England innings
355/10 (31.10)
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Mark Butcher
c Blewett b Reiffel
24
57
61
2
0
42.10
In 1997
Career
Mike Atherton (c)
c Gillespie b McGrath
41
143
222
6
0
28.67
In 1997
Career
Alec Stewart (WK)
c Blewett b Gillespie
7
24
26
0
0
29.16
In 1997
Career
Nasser Hussain
c Taylor b McGrath
26
41
58
4
0
63.41
In 1997
Career
Dean Headley
c SR Waugh b Gillespie
22
32
48
2
0
68.75
In 1997
Career
Graham Thorpe
b Gillespie
15
26
29
3
0
57.69
In 1997
Career
John Crawley
c Blewett b Gillespie
2
13
23
0
0
15.38
In 1997
Career
Mark Ealham
not out
8
24
42
0
0
33.33
In 1997
Career
Robert Croft
c Ponting b Gillespie
6
8
12
1
0
75.00
In 1997
Career
Darren Gough
b Gillespie
0
2
6
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Mike Smith
b Gillespie
0
2
2
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 4, nb 12, w 1)
21
Total
172 59.4 Ov (RR: 2.88, 269 Mins)
172
BOWLING
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
In Season
W
0s
Best
Career
W
0s
Best
Glenn McGrath
22.00
5
67
2
3.04
0
1
3
In 1997
Career
Paul Reiffel
20.00
4
41
1
2.05
0
0
9
In 1997
Career
Jason Gillespie
13.40
1
37
7
2.70
0
0
2
In 1997
Career
Greg Blewett
3.00
0
17
0
5.66
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Shane Warne
1.00
0
2
0
2.00
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
AUS
Australia innings
501/3 (20.00)
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Mark Taylor (c)
c (wk)Stewart b Gough
0
11
10
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Matthew Elliott
b Gough
199
351
450
26
3
56.69
In 1997
Career
Greg Blewett
c (wk)Stewart b Gough
1
8
16
0
0
12.50
In 1997
Career
Mark Waugh
c & b Headley
8
18
30
1
0
44.44
In 1997
Career
Steve Waugh
c Crawley b Headley
4
12
15
0
0
33.33
In 1997
Career
Ricky Ponting
c Ealham b Gough
127
202
261
16
1
62.87
In 1997
Career
Ian Healy (WK)
b Ealham
31
46
58
6
0
67.39
In 1997
Career
Shane Warne
c Thorpe b Ealham
0
5
3
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Paul Reiffel
not out
54
72
109
5
0
75.00
In 1997
Career
Jason Gillespie
b Gough
3
18
18
0
0
16.66
In 1997
Career
Glenn McGrath
not out
20
30
39
1
0
66.66
In 1997
Career
Extras
(b 9, lb 10, nb 35)
54
Total
501/9d 123 Ov (RR: 4.07, 509 Mins)
501
BOWLING
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
In Season
W
0s
Best
Career
W
0s
Best
Darren Gough
36.00
5
149
5
4.13
0
0
8
In 1997
Career
Dean Headley
25.00
2
125
2
5.00
0
0
12
In 1997
Career
Mike Smith
23.00
2
89
0
3.86
0
0
7
In 1997
Career
Mark Ealham
19.00
3
56
2
2.94
0
0
2
In 1997
Career
Robert Croft
18.00
1
49
0
2.72
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Mark Butcher
2.00
0
14
0
7.00
0
0
6
In 1997
Career
ENG
England innings
268/10 (91.1)
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Mark Butcher
c (wk)Healy b McGrath
19
18
18
3
0
105.55
In 1997
Career
Mike Atherton (c)
c Warne b McGrath
2
13
25
0
0
15.38
In 1997
Career
Alec Stewart (WK)
b Reiffel
16
30
41
3
0
53.33
In 1997
Career
Nasser Hussain
c Gillespie b Warne
105
181
250
14
0
58.01
In 1997
Career
Graham Thorpe
c ME Waugh b Gillespie
15
30
40
1
0
50.00
In 1997
Career
John Crawley
b Reiffel
72
214
263
10
0
33.64
In 1997
Career
Mark Ealham
c ME Waugh b Reiffel
4
47
67
0
0
8.51
In 1997
Career
Dean Headley
lbw b Reiffel
3
17
30
0
0
17.64
In 1997
Career
Robert Croft
c (wk)Healy b Reiffel
5
7
16
1
0
71.42
In 1997
Career
Darren Gough
c ME Waugh b Gillespie
0
1
2
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Mike Smith
not out
4
4
3
1
0
100.00
In 1997
Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 4, nb 13)
23
Total
268 91.1 Ov (RR: 2.93, 382 Mins)
268
AUS
Australia innings
-
MILESTONES
Jason Gillespie
reached 25 Test wickets
AUS
REACHED
Now on 29.
Ricky Ponting
scored their 1st Test hundred
AUS
REACHED
Now on 1.
Nasser Hussain
scored their 5th Test hundred
ENG
REACHED
Now on 5.
Paul Reiffel
took their 5th Test five-wicket haul
AUS
REACHED
Now on 5.
Mike Smith
played their 1st Test
SCO
REACHED
Now on 1.
Ricky Ponting
took their 10th Test catch
AUS
REACHED
Now on 10.
Matthew Elliott
reached 100 Test fours
AUS
REACHED
Now on 107.
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