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275-6
Series badge Won toss. Elected to batENG
282-4
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Overs: 50.0 RR: 5.50 vs spin: 7.70
vs seam: 4.63
Overs: 50.0 RR: 5.64 vs spin: 6.06
vs seam: 5.15
Sun 17/01/99 Australia v England, Carlton and United Series, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
ENGLAND WIN England won by 7 runs
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England - 1st Inns 282-4 (50.0; RR: 5.64)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
NV Knight c Gilchrist b McGrath 0 3 0 0 0.00
AJ Stewart c Gilchrist b Fleming 17 32 2 0 53.13
GA Hick lbw b Fleming 108 129 5 1 83.72
N Hussain b Fleming 93 114 6 0 81.58
NH Fairbrother not out 17 15 0 1 113.33
AJ Hollioake not out 22 14 2 0 157.14
MA Ealham  
RDB Croft  
D Gough  
AF Giles  
AD Mullally  
Extras (4b, 5lb, 9w, 7nb) 25  
TOTAL 282-4 (50.0 overs; RR: 5.64)

Fall of wickets

1-1 (NV Knight 0.3 ov), 39-2 (AJ Stewart 8.6 ov), 229-3 (N Hussain 43.5 ov), 245-4 (GA Hick 45.6 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
GD McGrath 10.0 0 56 1 5.60 2 3
AC Dale 10.0 0 26 0 2.60 1 1
DW Fleming 10.0 0 64 3 6.40 1 1
DS Lehmann 4.0 0 20 0 5.00 0 0
SK Warne 10.0 0 57 0 5.70 1 1
MG Bevan 3.0 0 26 0 8.67 2 1
GS Blewett 3.0 0 24 0 8.00 1 0

Australia - 1st Inns 275-6 (50.0; RR: 5.50)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
AC Gilchrist c Hussain b Gough 6 7 1 0 85.71
ME Waugh c Croft b Hollioake 85 95 9 1 89.47
RT Ponting c Hick b Gough 6 13 0 0 46.15
DS Lehmann b Mullally 76 87 6 0 87.36
SR Waugh c Gough b Hollioake 0 1 0 0 0.00
MG Bevan not out 45 59 0 0 76.27
GS Blewett b Giles 32 33 2 0 96.97
SK Warne not out 6 6 0 0 100.00
DW Fleming  
AC Dale  
GD McGrath  
Extras (4b, 9lb, 5w, 1nb) 19  
TOTAL 275-6 (50.0 overs; RR: 5.50)

Fall of wickets

9-1 (AC Gilchrist 2.2 ov), 36-2 (RT Ponting 6.5 ov), 151-3 (ME Waugh 29.3 ov), 152-4 (SR Waugh 29.5 ov), 203-5 (DS Lehmann 38.4 ov), 263-6 (GS Blewett 47.6 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
D Gough 10.0 2 40 2 4.00 2 0
AD Mullally 10.0 0 45 1 4.50 1 0
MA Ealham 10.0 0 52 0 5.20 0 0
AF Giles 5.0 0 40 1 8.00 0 0
AJ Hollioake 10.0 0 48 2 4.80 1 1
RDB Croft 5.0 0 37 0 7.40 0 0

Match Info

Match

Australia v England at Sydney, Carlton and United Series

Date

Sunday January 17, 1999

Toss

England won the toss and elected to bat

Time

3:30am UTC

Venue

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Umpires

SJA Taufel, DB Hair

Australia Team

Playing XI

SR Waugh, ME Waugh, SK Warne, GD McGrath, MG Bevan, DW Fleming, GS Blewett, RT Ponting, DS Lehmann, AC Gilchrist, AC Dale

England Team

Playing XI

NH Fairbrother, N Hussain, AJ Stewart, GA Hick, D Gough, NV Knight, RDB Croft, MA Ealham, AD Mullally, AJ Hollioake, AF Giles