Australia vs England Scorecard, Benson Hedges World Championship, 1st Match, 17 February, 1985, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Benson Hedges World Championship | February 17, 1985, 07:30 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground
*215/3 (45.2 ov)
*214/8 (49.0 ov)
Australia won by 7 wickets
England Inning Inning
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Graeme Fowler
c & b McDermott
|
26 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 54.17 |
|
Paul Downton
c McCurdy b McDermott
|
27 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 42.19 |
|
David Gower
c Alderman b McCurdy
|
6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
|
Allan Lamb
c Kerr b Lawson
|
53 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
|
Mike Gatting
c Alderman b O'Donnell
|
34 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 62.96 |
|
Chris Cowdrey
lbw b McDermott
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Vic Marks
b Lawson
|
24 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 63.16 |
|
Phil Edmonds
b Lawson
|
20 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 |
|
Richard Ellison
not out
|
2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
Jonathan Agnew
not out
|
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| EXTRAS ( b 3, lb 12, w 0, nb 5, p 0) | 20 | ||||
| TOTAL (4.37 RUNS PER OVER) | 214/8 (49.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS
61-1 (Graeme Fowler, 0 ov), 66-2 (Paul Downton, 0 ov), 76-3 (David Gower, 0 ov), 159-4 (Allan Lamb, 0 ov), 159-5 (Mike Gatting, 0 ov), 166-6 (Chris Cowdrey, 0 ov), 211-8 (Vic Marks, 0 ov), 200-7 (Phil Edmonds, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT
Norman Cowans
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 10 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.10 |
| Terry Alderman | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 |
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 |
| Rod McCurdy | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.20 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 9 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.33 |
Australia (target runs off 49.0 overs) Inning Inning
Match Information
DATE & TIME
Sunday, February 17, 1985 - 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
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