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Thu, 22 Jan 1987 - 00:00 – 4th • Sydney Cricket Ground
England won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Australia
233/8 (44.00)
England
234/7 (49.50)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
233/8 (44.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Geoff Marsh
c †Richards b Edmonds
47
67
98
2
0
70.14
In 1987
Career
Dirk Wellham
c Athey b Emburey
97
144
176
5
0
67.36
In 1987
Career
Dean Jones
c Athey b DeFreitas
34
23
21
2
1
147.82
In 1987
Career
Allan Border (c)
c Dilley b Edmonds
13
19
27
0
0
68.42
In 1987
Career
Steve Waugh
c Athey b Dilley
10
18
16
0
0
55.55
In 1987
Career
Greg Matthews
c DeFreitas b Emburey
2
3
3
0
0
66.66
In 1987
Career
Ken MacLeay
b Dilley
12
12
17
0
0
100.00
In 1987
Career
Tim Zoehrer (WK)
not out
9
14
18
0
0
64.28
In 1987
Career
Peter Taylor
st †Richards b Emburey
0
2
2
0
0
0.00
In 1987
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 5, nb 2)
9
Total
233/8 50 Ov (RR: 4.66)
4427
5738
0
171
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Graham Dilley
9.00
2
28
2
3.11
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Phil DeFreitas
10.00
0
46
1
4.60
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Mike Gatting
2.00
0
11
0
5.50
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Ian Botham
10.00
0
51
0
5.10
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
John Emburey
9.00
0
42
3
4.66
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Phil Edmonds
10.00
0
48
2
4.80
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
England innigs
234/7 (49.50)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Chris Broad
c Matthews b Taylor
45
58
57
4
0
77.58
In 1987
Career
Bill Athey
c †Zoehrer b Reid
2
22
36
0
0
9.09
In 1987
Career
David Gower
c Wellham b O'Donnell
50
66
92
2
0
75.75
In 1987
Career
Allan Lamb
not out
77
102
142
3
1
75.49
In 1987
Career
Mike Gatting (c)
b O'Donnell
1
8
5
0
0
12.50
In 1987
Career
Ian Botham
b Waugh
27
30
32
2
0
90.00
In 1987
Career
John Emburey
run out
4
5
5
0
0
80.00
In 1987
Career
Jack Richards (WK)
c Waugh b O'Donnell
3
5
7
0
0
60.00
In 1987
Career
Phil DeFreitas
not out
6
6
12
0
0
100.00
In 1987
Career
Extras
(lb 16, nb 1, w 2)
19
Total
234/7 49.5 Ov (RR: 4.69)
4446
5738
0
209
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Ken MacLeay
4.00
0
22
0
5.50
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Bruce Reid
9.50
3
44
1
4.47
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Peter Taylor
10.00
0
42
1
4.20
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Steve Waugh
5.00
0
22
1
4.40
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Greg Matthews
10.00
1
36
0
3.60
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Allan Border
3.00
0
13
0
4.33
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
Simon O'Donnell
8.00
0
39
3
4.87
0
0
0
In 1987
Career
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