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England v Australia @ Old Trafford, Manchester
27, 28, 29, 31 July, 1 August 1989 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: JH Hampshire, BJ Meyer
Match Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | b Geoff Lawson | 11 | 32 | 50 | 1 | - |
| 2. Tim Curtis | b Geoff Lawson | 22 | 103 | 133 | 4 | - |
| 3. Tim Robinson | lbw b Geoff Lawson | 0 | 9 | 15 | - | - |
| 4. Robin Smith | c Trevor Hohns b Merv Hughes | 143 | 285 | 353 | 15 | - |
| *5. David Gower | lbw b Trevor Hohns | 35 | 51 | 87 | 6 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | b Trevor Hohns | 0 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| +7. Jack Russell | lbw b Geoff Lawson | 1 | 11 | 13 | - | - |
| 8. John Emburey | lbw b Trevor Hohns | 5 | 34 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 9. Neil Foster | c Allan Border b Geoff Lawson | 39 | 68 | 100 | 4 | 1 |
| 10. Angus Fraser | lbw b Geoff Lawson | 2 | 9 | 18 | - | - |
| 11. Nick Cook | not out | 0 | 10 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Graham Gooch), 2-23 (Tim Robinson), 3-57 (Tim Curtis), 4-132 (David Gower), 5-140 (Ian Botham), 6-147 (Jack Russell), 7-158 (John Emburey), 8-232 (Neil Foster), 9-252 (Angus Fraser), 260 (Robin Smith). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 103 ovs) 260 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Terry Alderman | 25 | 13 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Lawson | 33 | 11 | 72 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 17 | 6 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Hohns | 22 | 7 | 59 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Taylor | st Jack Russell b John Emburey | 85 | 180 | 180 | 10 | - |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | c Jack Russell b Ian Botham | 47 | 100 | 157 | 5 | - |
| 3. David Boon | b Angus Fraser | 12 | 40 | 41 | 2 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Jack Russell b Neil Foster | 80 | 0 | 313 | 10 | - |
| 5. Dean Jones | b Ian Botham | 69 | 141 | 174 | 7 | 1 |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Tim Curtis b Angus Fraser | 92 | 174 | 203 | 7 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | lbw b Neil Foster | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 8. Trevor Hohns | c David Gower b Nick Cook | 17 | 64 | 64 | 2 | - |
| 9. Merv Hughes | b Nick Cook | 3 | 6 | 10 | - | - |
| 10. Geoff Lawson | b Angus Fraser | 17 | 0 | 29 | 3 | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | not out | 6 | 12 | 23 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-135 (Geoff Marsh), 2-143 (Mark Taylor), 3-154 (David Boon), 4-274 (Dean Jones), 5-362 (Allan Border), 6-362 (Ian Healy), 7-413 (Trevor Hohns), 8-423 (Merv Hughes), 9-423 (Steve Waugh), 447 (Geoff Lawson). |
| Extras | 5b, 7lb, 1w, 6nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 167.5 ovs) 447 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Foster | 34 | 12 | 74 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Angus Fraser | 36.5 | 4 | 95 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 45 | 9 | 118 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nick Cook | 28 | 6 | 85 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 24 | 6 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | c Terry Alderman b Geoff Lawson | 13 | 23 | 50 | 2 | - |
| 2. Tim Curtis | c David Boon b Terry Alderman | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| 3. Tim Robinson | lbw b Geoff Lawson | 12 | 28 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 4. Robin Smith | c Ian Healy b Terry Alderman | 1 | 8 | 6 | - | - |
| *5. David Gower | c Geoff Marsh b Geoff Lawson | 15 | 40 | 68 | 1 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | lbw b Terry Alderman | 4 | 23 | 25 | - | - |
| +7. Jack Russell | not out | 128 | 293 | 352 | 14 | - |
| 8. John Emburey | b Terry Alderman | 64 | 183 | 221 | 10 | - |
| 9. Neil Foster | b Terry Alderman | 6 | 28 | 39 | - | - |
| 10. Angus Fraser | c Geoff Marsh b Trevor Hohns | 3 | 32 | 40 | - | - |
| 11. Nick Cook | c Ian Healy b Merv Hughes | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Tim Curtis), 2-25 (Tim Robinson), 3-27 (Robin Smith), 4-28 (Graham Gooch), 5-38 (Ian Botham), 6-59 (David Gower), 7-201 (John Emburey), 8-223 (Neil Foster), 9-255 (Angus Fraser), 264 (Nick Cook). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 2w, 5nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 110.4 ovs) 264 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Lawson | 31 | 8 | 81 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 27 | 7 | 66 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Hohns | 26 | 15 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 14.4 | 2 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Taylor | not out | 37 | 83 | 111 | 4 | - |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | c Tim Robinson b John Emburey | 31 | 94 | 94 | 1 | - |
| 3. David Boon | not out | 10 | 23 | 16 | 2 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | ||||||
| 5. Dean Jones | ||||||
| 6. Steve Waugh | ||||||
| +7. Ian Healy | ||||||
| 8. Trevor Hohns | ||||||
| 9. Merv Hughes | ||||||
| 10. Geoff Lawson | ||||||
| 11. Terry Alderman |
| FOW | 1-62 (Geoff Marsh). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 32.5 ovs) 81 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Foster | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Angus Fraser | 10 | 0 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 13 | 3 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nick Cook | 4.5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Graham Gooch, Tim Curtis, Tim Robinson, Robin Smith, David Gower, Ian Botham, Jack Russell, John Emburey, Neil Foster, Angus Fraser, Nick Cook