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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
24 May 1997
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: JH Hampshire, DR Shepherd
Third Umpire: B Dudleston
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: England won by 6 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Waugh | run out (Robert Croft > ) | 25 | 25 | 42 | 4 | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | run out (Adam Hollioake > ) | 11 | 35 | 38 | - | - |
| 3. Steve Waugh | b Robert Croft | 24 | 35 | 59 | 3 | - |
| 4. Michael Bevan | not out | 108 | 129 | 154 | 6 | - |
| 5. Michael Slater | run out (Phil DeFreitas > ) | 1 | 11 | 7 | - | - |
| 6. Adam Gilchrist | lbw b Adam Hollioake | 53 | 50 | 66 | 2 | 1 |
| +7. Ian Healy | run out (Graham Lloyd > ) | 7 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | not out | 11 | 8 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 9. Michael Kasprowicz | ||||||
| 10. Jason Gillespie | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-35 (Mark Taylor), 2-37 (Mark Waugh), 3-94 (Steve Waugh), 4-98 (Michael Slater), 5-211 (Adam Gilchrist), 6-226 (Ian Healy). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 50 ovs) 249 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Phil DeFreitas | 8 | 0 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Darren Gough | 10 | 3 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Ealham | 9 | 2 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Giles | 9 | 0 | 48 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Robert Croft | 10 | 2 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Adam Hollioake | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mike Atherton | not out | 113 | 149 | 200 | 10 | - |
| 2. Nick Knight | lbw b Michael Kasprowicz | 4 | 10 | 8 | - | - |
| +3. Alec Stewart | b Shane Warne | 40 | 40 | 54 | 6 | - |
| 4. Graham Thorpe | c Steve Waugh b Michael Bevan | 7 | 19 | 40 | - | - |
| 5. Graham Lloyd | c Shane Warne b Glenn McGrath | 22 | 32 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 6. Adam Hollioake | not out | 53 | 41 | 55 | 6 | - |
| 7. Mark Ealham | ||||||
| 8. Phil DeFreitas | ||||||
| 9. Robert Croft | ||||||
| 10. Darren Gough | ||||||
| 11. Ashley Giles |
| FOW | 1-6 (Nick Knight), 2-77 (Alec Stewart), 3-104 (Graham Thorpe), 4-158 (Graham Lloyd). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 8w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 48.2 ovs) 253 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 1 | 46 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 9.2 | 0 | 58 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 8 | 1 | 42 | 0 | (2w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Bevan | 9 | 0 | 43 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Mike Atherton, Nick Knight, Alec Stewart, Graham Thorpe, Graham Lloyd, Adam Hollioake, Mark Ealham, Phil DeFreitas, Robert Croft, Darren Gough, Ashley Giles