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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
24, 25, 26, 28, 29 August 1989 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: HD Bird, KE Palmer
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | c Alan Igglesden b Gladstone Small | 17 | 62 | 79 | 2 | - |
| 2. Mark Taylor | c Jack Russell b Alan Igglesden | 71 | 125 | 162 | 4 | - |
| 3. David Boon | c Mike Atherton b Gladstone Small | 46 | 90 | 124 | 6 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Jack Russell b David Capel | 76 | 0 | 251 | 11 | - |
| 5. Dean Jones | c David Gower b Gladstone Small | 122 | 180 | 217 | 17 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | b Alan Igglesden | 14 | 28 | 44 | 1 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Jack Russell b Derek Pringle | 44 | 44 | 59 | 6 | - |
| 8. Trevor Hohns | c Jack Russell b Derek Pringle | 30 | 62 | 96 | 4 | - |
| 9. Merv Hughes | lbw b Derek Pringle | 21 | 42 | 46 | 3 | - |
| 10. Geoff Lawson | b Derek Pringle | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | not out | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-48 (Geoff Marsh), 2-130 (Mark Taylor), 3-149 (David Boon), 4-345 (Allan Border), 5-347 (Dean Jones), 6-386 (Steve Waugh), 7-409 (Ian Healy), 8-447 (Merv Hughes), 9-453 (Geoff Lawson), 468 (Trevor Hohns). |
| Extras | 1b, 9lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 132.3 ovs) 468 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Gladstone Small | 40 | 8 | 141 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Igglesden | 24 | 2 | 91 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Pringle | 24.3 | 6 | 70 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Capel | 16 | 2 | 66 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nick Cook | 25 | 5 | 78 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Atherton | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Gooch | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | lbw b Terry Alderman | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. John Stephenson | c Steve Waugh b Terry Alderman | 25 | 66 | 121 | 2 | - |
| 3. Mike Atherton | c Ian Healy b Merv Hughes | 12 | 34 | 51 | 2 | - |
| 4. Robin Smith | b Geoff Lawson | 11 | 19 | 19 | 2 | - |
| *5. David Gower | c Ian Healy b Terry Alderman | 79 | 120 | 166 | 11 | - |
| 6. David Capel | lbw b Terry Alderman | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| +7. Jack Russell | c Ian Healy b Terry Alderman | 12 | 13 | 20 | 2 | - |
| 8. Derek Pringle | c Mark Taylor b Trevor Hohns | 27 | 90 | 148 | - | - |
| 9. Gladstone Small | c Dean Jones b Geoff Lawson | 59 | 97 | 139 | 8 | - |
| 10. Nick Cook | c Dean Jones b Geoff Lawson | 31 | 102 | 124 | 2 | - |
| 11. Alan Igglesden | not out | 2 | 23 | 38 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Graham Gooch), 2-28 (Mike Atherton), 3-47 (Robin Smith), 4-80 (John Stephenson), 5-84 (David Capel), 6-98 (Jack Russell), 7-169 (David Gower), 8-201 (Derek Pringle), 9-274 (Gladstone Small), 285 (Nick Cook). |
| Extras | 2b, 7lb, 1w, 13nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.1 ovs) 285 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Terry Alderman | 27 | 7 | 66 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Lawson | 29.1 | 9 | 85 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 23 | 3 | 84 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Hohns | 10 | 1 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | lbw b Alan Igglesden | 4 | 13 | 15 | - | - |
| 2. Mark Taylor | c Jack Russell b Gladstone Small | 48 | 120 | 153 | 7 | - |
| 3. David Boon | run out ( > > ) | 37 | 107 | 143 | 4 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | not out | 51 | 0 | 109 | 5 | - |
| 5. Dean Jones | b David Capel | 50 | 69 | 79 | 4 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | not out | 7 | 12 | 24 | - | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | ||||||
| 8. Trevor Hohns | ||||||
| 9. Merv Hughes | ||||||
| 10. Geoff Lawson | ||||||
| 11. Terry Alderman |
| FOW | 1-7 (Geoff Marsh), 2-100 (Mark Taylor), 3-101 (David Boon), 4-189 (Dean Jones). |
| Extras | 2b, 7lb, 0w, 13nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 63 ovs) 219 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Gladstone Small | 20 | 4 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Igglesden | 13 | 1 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Capel | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Pringle | 16 | 0 | 53 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nick Cook | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | c & b Terry Alderman | 10 | 34 | 55 | - | - |
| 2. John Stephenson | lbw b Terry Alderman | 11 | 23 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 3. Mike Atherton | b Geoff Lawson | 14 | 47 | 65 | 2 | - |
| 4. Robin Smith | not out | 77 | 99 | 146 | 11 | - |
| *5. David Gower | c Steve Waugh b Geoff Lawson | 7 | 24 | 24 | - | - |
| 6. David Capel | c Mark Taylor b Trevor Hohns | 17 | 50 | 69 | 2 | - |
| +7. Jack Russell | not out | 0 | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| 8. Derek Pringle | ||||||
| 9. Gladstone Small | ||||||
| 10. Nick Cook | ||||||
| 11. Alan Igglesden |
| FOW | 1-20 (John Stephenson), 2-27 (Graham Gooch), 3-51 (Mike Atherton), 4-67 (David Gower), 5-138 (David Capel). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 46.1 ovs) 143 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Terry Alderman | 13 | 3 | 30 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Lawson | 15.1 | 2 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 8 | 2 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Hohns | 10 | 2 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Graham Gooch, John Stephenson, Mike Atherton, Robin Smith, David Gower, David Capel, Jack Russell, Derek Pringle, Gladstone Small, Nick Cook, Alan Igglesden