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Australia v England @ W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
28, 29, 30 November, 2, 3 December 1986 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: RA French, PJ McConnell
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Chris Broad | c Timothy Zoehrer b Bruce Reid | 162 | 313 | 435 | 25 | - |
| 2. Bill Athey | b Bruce Reid | 96 | 250 | 286 | 11 | - |
| 3. Allan Lamb | c Timothy Zoehrer b Bruce Reid | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| *4. Mike Gatting | c Steve Waugh b Chris Matthews | 14 | 60 | 82 | 2 | - |
| 5. David Gower | c Steve Waugh b Greg Matthews | 136 | 175 | 277 | 16 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Allan Border b Bruce Reid | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| +7. Jack Richards | c Steve Waugh b Chris Matthews | 133 | 207 | 240 | 16 | - |
| 8. Phil DeFreitas | lbw b Chris Matthews | 11 | 14 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 9. John Emburey | not out | 5 | 7 | 5 | - | - |
| 10. Phil Edmonds | ||||||
| 11. Graham Dilley |
| FOW | 1-223 (Bill Athey), 2-227 (Allan Lamb), 3-275 (Mike Gatting), 4-333 (Chris Broad), 5-339 (Ian Botham), 6-546 (David Gower), 7-585 (Phil DeFreitas), 8-592 (Jack Richards). |
| Extras | 4b, 15lb, 3w, 13nb, 0pen) 35 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 170.1 ovs) 592 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Lawson | 41 | 8 | 126 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Matthews | 29.1 | 4 | 112 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Reid | 40 | 8 | 115 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 24 | 4 | 90 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Matthews | 34 | 3 | 124 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | c Chris Broad b Ian Botham | 15 | 65 | 82 | - | - |
| 2. David Boon | b Graham Dilley | 2 | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| 3. Steve Waugh | c Ian Botham b John Emburey | 71 | 111 | 142 | 4 | 1 |
| 4. Dean Jones | c Bill Athey b Phil Edmonds | 27 | 86 | 88 | 2 | - |
| *5. Allan Border | c Jack Richards b Graham Dilley | 125 | 0 | 372 | 17 | - |
| 6. Greg Ritchie | c Ian Botham b Phil Edmonds | 33 | 65 | 85 | 6 | - |
| 7. Greg Matthews | c Ian Botham b Graham Dilley | 45 | 80 | 95 | 8 | - |
| +8. Timothy Zoehrer | lbw b Graham Dilley | 29 | 54 | 60 | 5 | - |
| 9. Geoff Lawson | b Phil DeFreitas | 13 | 0 | 33 | - | - |
| 10. Chris Matthews | c Chris Broad b John Emburey | 10 | 40 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bruce Reid | not out | 2 | 10 | 24 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (David Boon), 2-64 (Geoff Marsh), 3-114 (Steve Waugh), 4-128 (Dean Jones), 5-198 (Greg Ritchie), 6-279 (Greg Matthews), 7-334 (Timothy Zoehrer), 8-360 (Geoff Lawson), 9-385 (Chris Matthews), 401 (Allan Border). |
| Extras | 9b, 9lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 29 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 134.4 ovs) 401 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ian Botham | 22 | 4 | 72 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Dilley | 24.4 | 4 | 79 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 43 | 9 | 110 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil DeFreitas | 24 | 4 | 67 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 21 | 4 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Chris Broad | lbw b Steve Waugh | 16 | 49 | 61 | 2 | - |
| 2. Bill Athey | c Allan Border b Bruce Reid | 6 | 11 | 13 | 1 | - |
| *3. Mike Gatting | b Steve Waugh | 70 | 129 | 190 | 8 | - |
| 4. Allan Lamb | lbw b Bruce Reid | 2 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| 5. David Gower | c Timothy Zoehrer b Steve Waugh | 48 | 56 | 72 | 7 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Greg Matthews b Bruce Reid | 6 | 23 | 27 | - | - |
| +7. Jack Richards | c Geoff Lawson b Steve Waugh | 15 | 38 | 50 | 1 | - |
| 8. Phil DeFreitas | b Steve Waugh | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | - |
| 9. John Emburey | not out | 4 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| 10. Phil Edmonds | ||||||
| 11. Graham Dilley |
| FOW | 1-8 (Bill Athey), 2-47 (Chris Broad), 3-50 (Allan Lamb), 4-123 (David Gower), 5-140 (Ian Botham), 6-172 (Mike Gatting), 7-190 (Phil DeFreitas), 8-199 (Jack Richards). |
| Extras | 4b, 9lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 53.3 ovs) 199 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bruce Reid | 21 | 3 | 58 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Lawson | 9 | 1 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 21.3 | 4 | 69 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Matthews | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. David Boon | c Ian Botham b Graham Dilley | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | lbw b John Emburey | 49 | 148 | 202 | 7 | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | run out ( > > ) | 69 | 157 | 165 | 8 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Allan Lamb b Phil Edmonds | 16 | 0 | 70 | 3 | - |
| 5. Greg Ritchie | not out | 24 | 139 | 134 | 3 | - |
| 6. Greg Matthews | not out | 14 | 78 | 95 | 1 | - |
| 7. Steve Waugh | ||||||
| +8. Timothy Zoehrer | ||||||
| 9. Geoff Lawson | ||||||
| 10. Chris Matthews | ||||||
| 11. Bruce Reid |
| FOW | 1-0 (David Boon), 2-126 (Dean Jones), 3-142 (Geoff Marsh), 4-152 (Allan Border). |
| Extras | 9b, 6lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 97 ovs) 197 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Graham Dilley | 15 | 1 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 7.2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil DeFreitas | 13.4 | 2 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 28 | 11 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 27 | 13 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Gatting | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Lamb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
David Boon, Geoff Marsh, Dean Jones, Allan Border, Greg Ritchie, Greg Matthews, Steve Waugh, Timothy Zoehrer, Geoff Lawson, Chris Matthews, Bruce Reid