Zimbabwe v England @ Harare Sports Club
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 1996 (five-day match)
Toss: Zimbabwe (field)
Umpires: KT Francis, RB Tiffin
Third Umpire: ID Robinson
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh
Match Result: Match Drawn
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Nick Knight | c Andy Flower b Henry Olonga | 15 | 20 | 33 | 1 | - | |
| *2. Mike Atherton | c Alistair Campbell b Guy Whittall | 13 | 49 | 89 | - | 1 | |
| +3. Alec Stewart | c Grant Flower b Heath Streak | 19 | 44 | 62 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | c Andy Flower b Heath Streak | 11 | 53 | 73 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | c Mark Dekker b Heath Streak | 5 | 20 | 37 | - | - | |
| 6. John Crawley | not out | 47 | 169 | 218 | 3 | - | |
| 7. Craig White | c Alistair Campbell b Guy Whittall | 9 | 47 | 59 | - | - | |
| 8. Robert Croft | c Grant Flower b Guy Whittall | 14 | 55 | 79 | 2 | - | |
| 9. Darren Gough | b Paul Strang | 2 | 8 | 9 | - | - | |
| 10. Alan Mullally | c & b Guy Whittall | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| 11. Phil Tufnell | b Heath Streak | 9 | 37 | 57 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (Nick Knight), 2-50 (Mike Atherton), 3-50 (Alec Stewart), 4-65 (Graham Thorpe), 5-73 (Nasser Hussain), 6-94 (Craig White), 7-128 (Robert Croft), 8-133 (Darren Gough), 9-134 (Alan Mullally), 156 (Phil Tufnell). |
| Extras | 1b, 5lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 83.1 ovs, 353 mins) 156 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 24.1 | 7 | 43 | 4 | (1w,2nb) |
| Eddo Brandes | 16 | 6 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Henry Olonga | 9 | 1 | 23 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 16 | 5 | 18 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 18 | 7 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Grant Flower | c John Crawley b Darren Gough | 73 | 255 | 353 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2. Mark Dekker | c Alec Stewart b Alan Mullally | 2 | 16 | 18 | - | - | |
| *3. Alistair Campbell | c Graham Thorpe b Craig White | 22 | 53 | 71 | 2 | - | |
| 4. Dave Houghton | c Alec Stewart b Darren Gough | 29 | 124 | 152 | 1 | - | |
| +5. Andy Flower | lbw b Darren Gough | 6 | 24 | 49 | - | - | |
| 6. Andy Waller | lbw b Phil Tufnell | 4 | 18 | 18 | - | - | |
| 7. Guy Whittall | b Darren Gough | 1 | 9 | 6 | - | - | |
| 8. Paul Strang | not out | 47 | 82 | 105 | 4 | - | |
| 9. Heath Streak | c John Crawley b Robert Croft | 7 | 34 | 44 | - | - | |
| 10. Eddo Brandes | c Darren Gough b Robert Croft | 9 | 16 | 16 | - | 1 | |
| 11. Henry Olonga | c Nasser Hussain b Robert Croft | 0 | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Mark Dekker), 2-46 (Alistair Campbell), 3-110 (Dave Houghton), 4-131 (Andy Flower), 5-136 (Andy Waller), 6-138 (Guy Whittall), 7-159 (Grant Flower), 8-197 (Heath Streak), 9-211 (Eddo Brandes), 215 (Henry Olonga). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 1w, 6nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 105 ovs, 427 mins) 215 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Mullally | 23 | 7 | 32 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Darren Gough | 26 | 10 | 40 | 4 | (0w,3nb) |
| Robert Croft | 15 | 2 | 39 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig White | 16 | 4 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 25 | 3 | 55 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Nick Knight | c Alistair Campbell b Paul Strang | 30 | 83 | 134 | 3 | - | |
| *2. Mike Atherton | c Alistair Campbell b Heath Streak | 1 | 3 | 9 | - | - | |
| +3. Alec Stewart | not out | 101 | 267 | 380 | 8 | - | |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | c Dave Houghton b Paul Strang | 6 | 37 | 34 | - | - | |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | not out | 50 | 169 | 220 | 6 | - | |
| 6. John Crawley | |||||||
| 7. Craig White | |||||||
| 8. Robert Croft | |||||||
| 9. Darren Gough | |||||||
| 10. Alan Mullally | |||||||
| 11. Phil Tufnell |
| FOW | 1-7 (Mike Atherton), 2-75 (Nick Knight), 3-89 (Nasser Hussain). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 93 ovs, 391 mins) 195 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 18 | 5 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddo Brandes | 21 | 6 | 45 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Henry Olonga | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 14 | 6 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 26 | 6 | 42 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Grant Flower | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Zimbabwe:
Grant Flower, Mark Dekker, Alistair Campbell, Dave Houghton, Andy Flower, Andy Waller, Guy Whittall, Paul Strang, Heath Streak, Eddo Brandes, Henry Olonga
England:
Nick Knight, Mike Atherton, Alec Stewart, Nasser Hussain, Graham Thorpe, John Crawley, Craig White, Robert Croft, Darren Gough, Alan Mullally, Phil Tufnell
