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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
10, 11, 12, 14, 15 January 1987 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: PJ McConnell, SG Randell
Match Result: Australia won by 55 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | c Mike Gatting b Gladstone Small | 24 | 57 | 86 | 2 | - |
| 2. Greg Ritchie | lbw b Graham Dilley | 6 | 12 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | not out | 184 | 421 | 540 | 12 | 1 |
| *4. Allan Border | c Ian Botham b Phil Edmonds | 34 | 0 | 137 | 3 | - |
| 5. Dirk Wellham | c Jack Richards b Gladstone Small | 17 | 49 | 49 | 2 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Jack Richards b Gladstone Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 7. Peter Sleep | c Jack Richards b Gladstone Small | 9 | 15 | 16 | 1 | - |
| +8. Timothy Zoehrer | c Mike Gatting b Gladstone Small | 12 | 38 | 56 | - | - |
| 9. Peter Taylor | c John Emburey b Phil Edmonds | 11 | 64 | 84 | 1 | - |
| 10. Merv Hughes | c Ian Botham b Phil Edmonds | 16 | 108 | 116 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bruce Reid | b Graham Dilley | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Greg Ritchie), 2-58 (Geoff Marsh), 3-149 (Allan Border), 4-184 (Dirk Wellham), 5-184 (Steve Waugh), 6-200 (Peter Sleep), 7-232 (Timothy Zoehrer), 8-271 (Peter Taylor), 9-338 (Merv Hughes), 343 (Bruce Reid). |
| Extras | 12b, 4lb, 2w, 8nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 144.5 ovs) 343 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Graham Dilley | 23.5 | 5 | 67 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gladstone Small | 33 | 11 | 75 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 23 | 10 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 30 | 4 | 62 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 34 | 5 | 79 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Gatting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Chris Broad | lbw b Merv Hughes | 6 | 19 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 2. Bill Athey | c Timothy Zoehrer b Merv Hughes | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | - |
| *3. Mike Gatting | lbw b Bruce Reid | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| 4. Allan Lamb | c Timothy Zoehrer b Peter Taylor | 24 | 60 | 92 | 4 | - |
| 5. David Gower | c Dirk Wellham b Peter Taylor | 72 | 144 | 133 | 12 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Geoff Marsh b Peter Taylor | 16 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| +7. Jack Richards | c Dirk Wellham b Bruce Reid | 46 | 136 | 162 | 7 | - |
| 8. John Emburey | b Peter Taylor | 69 | 168 | 210 | 8 | - |
| 9. Phil Edmonds | c Geoff Marsh b Peter Taylor | 3 | 14 | 15 | - | - |
| 10. Gladstone Small | b Peter Taylor | 14 | 31 | 55 | 1 | - |
| 11. Graham Dilley | not out | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Bill Athey), 2-17 (Mike Gatting), 3-17 (Chris Broad), 4-89 (Allan Lamb), 5-119 (Ian Botham), 6-142 (David Gower), 7-213 (Jack Richards), 8-219 (Phil Edmonds), 9-270 (Gladstone Small), 275 (John Emburey). |
| Extras | 9b, 3lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 94 ovs) 275 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Merv Hughes | 16 | 3 | 58 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Reid | 25 | 7 | 74 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Taylor | 26 | 7 | 78 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 21 | 6 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | c John Emburey b Graham Dilley | 14 | 39 | 52 | 2 | - |
| 2. Greg Ritchie | c Ian Botham b Phil Edmonds | 13 | 46 | 67 | - | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | c Jack Richards b John Emburey | 30 | 109 | 146 | 2 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | b Phil Edmonds | 49 | 0 | 113 | 8 | - |
| 5. Dirk Wellham | c Allan Lamb b John Emburey | 1 | 17 | 26 | - | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Bill Athey b John Emburey | 73 | 172 | 185 | 5 | - |
| 7. Peter Sleep | c Allan Lamb b John Emburey | 10 | 25 | 22 | 2 | - |
| +8. Timothy Zoehrer | lbw b John Emburey | 1 | 14 | 11 | - | - |
| 9. Peter Taylor | c Allan Lamb b John Emburey | 42 | 154 | 160 | 1 | - |
| 10. Merv Hughes | b John Emburey | 5 | 27 | 31 | - | - |
| 11. Bruce Reid | not out | 1 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-29 (Geoff Marsh), 2-31 (Greg Ritchie), 3-106 (Allan Border), 4-110 (Dean Jones), 5-115 (Dirk Wellham), 6-141 (Peter Sleep), 7-145 (Timothy Zoehrer), 8-243 (Steve Waugh), 9-248 (Peter Taylor), 251 (Merv Hughes). |
| Extras | 5b, 7lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 117 ovs) 251 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Graham Dilley | 15 | 4 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gladstone Small | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 43 | 16 | 79 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 46 | 15 | 78 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Gatting | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Chris Broad | c & b Peter Sleep | 17 | 31 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 2. Bill Athey | b Peter Sleep | 31 | 134 | 164 | 3 | - |
| 3. David Gower | c Geoff Marsh b Allan Border | 37 | 92 | 119 | 5 | - |
| 4. Allan Lamb | c Steve Waugh b Peter Taylor | 3 | 25 | 26 | - | - |
| *5. Mike Gatting | c & b Steve Waugh | 96 | 161 | 210 | 10 | 1 |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Dirk Wellham b Peter Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| +7. Jack Richards | b Peter Sleep | 38 | 166 | 218 | 2 | - |
| 8. John Emburey | b Peter Sleep | 22 | 56 | 68 | 4 | - |
| 9. Phil Edmonds | lbw b Peter Sleep | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Gladstone Small | c Allan Border b Bruce Reid | 0 | 19 | 27 | - | - |
| 11. Graham Dilley | not out | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (Chris Broad), 2-91 (David Gower), 3-91 (Bill Athey), 4-102 (Allan Lamb), 5-102 (Ian Botham), 6-233 (Mike Gatting), 7-257 (Jack Richards), 8-257 (Phil Edmonds), 9-262 (Gladstone Small), 264 (John Emburey). |
| Extras | 8b, 6lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 114 ovs) 264 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Merv Hughes | 12 | 3 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Reid | 19 | 8 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 35 | 14 | 72 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Taylor | 29 | 10 | 76 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 13 | 6 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 6 | 2 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Geoff Marsh, Greg Ritchie, Dean Jones, Allan Border, Dirk Wellham, Steve Waugh, Peter Sleep, Timothy Zoehrer, Peter Taylor, Merv Hughes, Bruce Reid