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Test Match #1159 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1990-1991 Australia v England - 2nd Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
26th December, 1990
 
 Australia 306 & 197/2
England 352 & 150
Australia won by 8 wickets

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Graham Gooch* lbw b Alderman 20  33  2  0 60.61 5.68%
Michael Atherton c Boon b Reid 0  11  0  0 0.00
Wayne Larkins c †Healy b Reid 64  145  5  0 44.14 18.18%
Robin Smith c †Healy b Hughes 30  86  3  0 34.88 8.52%
David Gower c & b Reid 100  170  8  0 58.82 28.41%
Alec Stewart c †Healy b Reid 79  211  4  0 37.44 22.44%
Jack Russell† c †Healy b Hughes 15  55  1  0 27.27 4.26%
Phillip De Freitas c †Healy b Reid 3  5  0  0 60.00 0.85%
Angus Fraser c Jones b Alderman 24  55  3  0 43.64 6.82%
Devon Malcolm c Taylor b Reid 6  19  1  0 31.58 1.70%
Phil Tufnell not out 0  9  0  0 0.00
Extras (lb 2, nb 9) 11  
Total All Out   (133.0 overs @ 2.65 rpo) 352
Fall of Wickets
 
1-12 Atherton, 2-30 Gooch, 3-109 Smith, 4-152 Larkins, 5-274 Gower, 6-303 Stewart,
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7-307 De Freitas, 8-324 Russell, 9-344 Fraser, 10-352 Malcolm
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Terry Alderman 30.4 7 86 2 2.80 20.00
Bruce Reid 39.0 8 97 6 2.49 60.00
Merv Hughes 29.0 7 83 2 2.86 20.00
Greg Matthews 27.0 8 65 0 2.41
Steve Waugh 6.0 2 19 0 3.17
 
 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Geoff Marsh c †Russell b De Freitas 36  62  5  0 58.06 11.76%
Mark Taylor c †Russell b De Freitas 61  177  4  0 34.46 19.93%
David Boon c †Russell b Malcolm 28  82  1  0 34.15 9.15%
Allan Border* c †Russell b Fraser 62  164  5  0 37.80 20.26%
Dean Jones c †Russell b Fraser 44  57  6  0 77.19 14.38%
Steve Waugh b Fraser 19  47  2  0 40.43 6.21%
Greg Matthews lbw b Fraser 12  54  0  0 22.22 3.92%
Ian Healy† c †Russell b Fraser 5  10  0  0 50.00 1.63%
Merv Hughes lbw b Malcolm 4  15  0  0 26.67 1.31%
Terry Alderman b Fraser 0  10  0  0 0.00
Bruce Reid not out 3  16  0  0 18.75 0.98%
Extras (b 4, lb 12, nb 16) 32  
Total All Out   (112.5 overs @ 2.71 rpo) 306
Fall of Wickets
 
1-63 Marsh, 2-133 Boon, 3-149 Taylor, 4-224 Jones, 5-264 Waugh, 6-281 Border,
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7-289 Healy, 8-298 Matthews, 9-302 Alderman, 10-306 Hughes
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Devon Malcolm 25.5 4 74 2 2.86 20.00
Angus Fraser 39.0 10 82 6 2.10 60.00
Phil Tufnell 21.0 5 62 0 2.95
Phillip De Freitas 25.0 5 69 2 2.76 20.00
Michael Atherton 2.0 1 3 0 1.50
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Graham Gooch* c Alderman b Reid 58  116  9  0 50.00 38.67%
Michael Atherton c †Healy b Reid 4  20  0  0 20.00 2.67%
Wayne Larkins c †Healy b Reid 54  171  6  0 31.58 36.00%
Robin Smith c Taylor b Reid 8  15  1  0 53.33 5.33%
David Gower c Border b Matthews 0  6  0  0 0.00
Alec Stewart c Marsh b Reid 8  60  0  0 13.33 5.33%
Jack Russell† c Jones b Matthews 1  33  0  0 3.03 0.67%
Phillip De Freitas lbw b Reid 0  4  0  0 0.00
Angus Fraser c Taylor b Reid 0  6  0  0 0.00
Devon Malcolm lbw b Matthews 1  14  0  0 7.14 0.67%
Phil Tufnell not out 0  0  0  0 0.00
Extras (b 7, lb 3, nb 6) 16  
Total All Out   (73.0 overs @ 2.05 rpo) 150
Fall of Wickets
 
1-17 Atherton, 2-103 Gooch, 3-115 Smith, 4-122 Gower, 5-147 Stewart, 6-148 Larkins,
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7-148 De Freitas, 8-148 Fraser, 9-150 Russell, 10-150 Malcolm
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Terry Alderman 10.0 2 19 0 1.90
Bruce Reid 22.0 12 51 7 2.32 70.00
Merv Hughes 9.0 4 26 0 2.89
Greg Matthews 25.0 9 40 3 1.60 30.00
Steve Waugh 7.0 6 4 0 0.57
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings  (target 197)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Geoff Marsh not out 79  257  7  0 30.74 40.10%
Mark Taylor c Atherton b Malcolm 5  24  1  0 20.83 2.54%
Ian Healy† c Atherton b Fraser 1  3  0  0 33.33 0.51%
David Boon not out 94  234  8  0 40.17 47.72%
Extras (b 4, lb 12, nb 2) 18  
Total 2 wickets   (86.0 overs @ 2.29 rpo) 197
 
Did not Bat
 
Dean Jones, Allan Border*, Steve Waugh, Greg Matthews, Merv Hughes, Terry Alderman,
 
Bruce Reid
Fall of Wickets
 
1-9 Taylor, 2-10 Healy
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Devon Malcolm 23.0 7 52 1 2.26 10.00
Angus Fraser 20.0 4 33 1 1.65 10.00
Phil Tufnell 24.0 12 36 0 1.50
Phillip De Freitas 16.0 3 46 0 2.88
Michael Atherton 3.0 0 14 0 4.67
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1990-1991 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 2nd Test
Match No. Test #1159
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match Bruce Reid
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 239/4 (DI Gower 73*, AJ Stewart 42*)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 109/1 (MA Taylor 42*, DC Boon 18*)
Day 3 - Australia 1st innings 306
Day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 28/2 (GR Marsh 11*, DC Boon 8*)
Day 5 - Australia 2nd Innings 197/2, 86.0 overs - end of match

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