Zimbabwe v England @ Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
18, 19, 20, 21, 22 December 1996 (five-day match)
Toss: Zimbabwe (bat)
Umpires: RS Dunne, ID Robinson
Third Umpire: RB Tiffin
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh
Match Result: Match Drawn
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Grant Flower | c Nasser Hussain b Chris Silverwood | 43 | 100 | 151 | 5 | - | |
| 2. Stuart Carlisle | c John Crawley b Darren Gough | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | - | |
| *3. Alistair Campbell | c Chris Silverwood b Robert Croft | 84 | 136 | 156 | 13 | - | |
| 4. Dave Houghton | c Alec Stewart b Robert Croft | 34 | 60 | 99 | 3 | 1 | |
| +5. Andy Flower | c Alec Stewart b Phil Tufnell | 112 | 331 | 366 | 12 | - | |
| 6. Andy Waller | c John Crawley b Robert Croft | 15 | 47 | 53 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Guy Whittall | c Mike Atherton b Chris Silverwood | 7 | 30 | 37 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Paul Strang | c Phil Tufnell b Chris Silverwood | 38 | 69 | 106 | 7 | - | |
| 9. Heath Streak | b Alan Mullally | 19 | 60 | 72 | 2 | - | |
| 10. Bryan Strang | not out | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Henry Olonga | c Nick Knight b Phil Tufnell | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Stuart Carlisle), 2-130 (Grant Flower), 3-136 (Alistair Campbell), 4-206 (Dave Houghton), 5-235 (Andy Waller), 6-252 (Guy Whittall), 7-331 (Paul Strang), 8-372 (Heath Streak), 9-376 (Andy Flower), 376 (Henry Olonga). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 3w, 13nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 137.5 ovs, 533 mins) 376 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Mullally | 23 | 4 | 69 | 1 | (2w,1nb) |
| Darren Gough | 26 | 4 | 87 | 1 | (1w,5nb) |
| Chris Silverwood | 18 | 5 | 63 | 3 | (0w,6nb) |
| Robert Croft | 44 | 15 | 77 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 26.5 | 4 | 76 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Nick Knight | lbw b Henry Olonga | 56 | 79 | 104 | 9 | - | |
| *2. Mike Atherton | lbw b Paul Strang | 16 | 43 | 57 | 2 | - | |
| +3. Alec Stewart | lbw b Paul Strang | 48 | 123 | 149 | 8 | - | |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | c Bryan Strang b Heath Streak | 113 | 278 | 357 | 14 | - | |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | c Alistair Campbell b Paul Strang | 13 | 23 | 28 | 3 | - | |
| 6. John Crawley | c Andy Flower b Paul Strang | 112 | 297 | 374 | 9 | 1 | |
| 7. Robert Croft | lbw b Henry Olonga | 7 | 22 | 30 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Darren Gough | c Grant Flower b Henry Olonga | 2 | 6 | 7 | - | - | |
| 9. Chris Silverwood | c Dave Houghton b Paul Strang | 0 | 17 | 15 | - | - | |
| 10. Alan Mullally | c Andy Waller b Heath Streak | 4 | 27 | 45 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Phil Tufnell | not out | 2 | 23 | 44 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-48 (Mike Atherton), 2-92 (Nick Knight), 3-160 (Alec Stewart), 4-180 (Graham Thorpe), 5-328 (Nasser Hussain), 6-340 (Robert Croft), 7-344 (Darren Gough), 8-353 (Chris Silverwood), 9-378 (Alan Mullally), 406 (John Crawley). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 1w, 24nb, 0pen) 33 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 151.4 ovs, 610 mins) 406 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 36 | 8 | 86 | 2 | (0w,15nb) |
| Bryan Strang | 17 | 5 | 54 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Paul Strang | 58.4 | 14 | 123 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Henry Olonga | 23 | 2 | 90 | 3 | (1w,10nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 10 | 2 | 25 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Grant Flower | 7 | 3 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Grant Flower | lbw b Darren Gough | 0 | 15 | 17 | - | - | |
| 2. Stuart Carlisle | c Mike Atherton b Alan Mullally | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| *3. Alistair Campbell | b Robert Croft | 29 | 46 | 68 | 4 | - | |
| 4. Dave Houghton | c Robert Croft b Phil Tufnell | 37 | 117 | 158 | 5 | - | |
| +5. Andy Flower | c John Crawley b Phil Tufnell | 14 | 41 | 52 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Andy Waller | c Nick Knight b Darren Gough | 50 | 109 | 135 | 5 | 2 | |
| 7. Bryan Strang | c Alan Mullally b Phil Tufnell | 3 | 13 | 10 | - | - | |
| 8. Guy Whittall | c Robert Croft b Phil Tufnell | 56 | 184 | 185 | 5 | 1 | |
| 9. Paul Strang | c John Crawley b Robert Croft | 19 | 40 | 61 | - | - | |
| 10. Heath Streak | not out | 8 | 24 | 46 | - | - | |
| 11. Henry Olonga | c Alec Stewart b Chris Silverwood | 0 | 7 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Stuart Carlisle), 2-6 (Grant Flower), 3-57 (Alistair Campbell), 4-82 (Andy Flower), 5-103 (Dave Houghton), 6-111 (Bryan Strang), 7-178 (Andy Waller), 8-209 (Paul Strang), 9-233 (Guy Whittall), 234 (Henry Olonga). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 101 ovs, 381 mins) 234 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 12 | 2 | 44 | 2 | (1w,1nb) |
| Alan Mullally | 18 | 5 | 49 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Robert Croft | 33 | 9 | 62 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Silverwood | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 31 | 12 | 61 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Nick Knight | run out (Andy Flower > > ) | 96 | 117 | 180 | 5 | 1 | |
| *2. Mike Atherton | b Henry Olonga | 4 | 10 | 19 | - | - | |
| +3. Alec Stewart | c Alistair Campbell b Paul Strang | 73 | 76 | 115 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | c Stuart Carlisle b Paul Strang | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| 5. John Crawley | c Stuart Carlisle b Guy Whittall | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Graham Thorpe | c Alistair Campbell b Heath Streak | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |
| 7. Darren Gough | not out | 3 | 7 | 17 | - | - | |
| 8. Robert Croft | |||||||
| 9. Chris Silverwood | |||||||
| 10. Alan Mullally | |||||||
| 11. Phil Tufnell |
| FOW | 1-17 (Mike Atherton), 2-154 (Alec Stewart), 3-156 (Nasser Hussain), 4-178 (John Crawley), 5-182 (Graham Thorpe), 6-204 (Nick Knight). |
| Extras | 2b, 13lb, 3w, 1nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 37 ovs) 204 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 11 | 0 | 64 | 1 | (2w,1nb) |
| Henry Olonga | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Paul Strang | 14 | 0 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Grant Flower | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Zimbabwe:
Grant Flower, Stuart Carlisle, Alistair Campbell, Dave Houghton, Andy Flower, Andy Waller, Bryan Strang, Guy Whittall, Paul Strang, Heath Streak, Henry Olonga
England:
Nick Knight, Mike Atherton, Alec Stewart, Nasser Hussain, John Crawley, Graham Thorpe, Darren Gough, Robert Croft, Chris Silverwood, Alan Mullally, Phil Tufnell
