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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
21, 22, 23 August 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: LH Barker, P Willey
Third Umpire: KE Palmer
Match Referee: CW Smith
Match Result: England won by 19 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | b Glenn McGrath | 5 | 24 | 22 | - | - |
| *2. Mike Atherton | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 8 | 17 | 31 | - | - |
| +3. Alec Stewart | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 36 | 73 | 104 | 4 | - |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | c Matthew Elliott b Glenn McGrath | 35 | 114 | 139 | 4 | - |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | b Glenn McGrath | 27 | 34 | 51 | 3 | - |
| 6. Mark Ramprakash | c Greg Blewett b Glenn McGrath | 4 | 8 | 19 | - | - |
| 7. Adam Hollioake | b Shane Warne | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| 8. Andy Caddick | not out | 26 | 35 | 54 | 4 | 1 |
| 9. Peter Martin | b Glenn McGrath | 20 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Phil Tufnell | c Greg Blewett b Shane Warne | 1 | 20 | 20 | - | - |
| 11. Devon Malcolm | lbw b Michael Kasprowicz | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Mark Butcher), 2-24 (Mike Atherton), 3-97 (Alec Stewart), 4-128 (Nasser Hussain), 5-131 (Graham Thorpe), 6-132 (Adam Hollioake), 7-132 (Mark Ramprakash), 8-158 (Peter Martin), 9-175 (Phil Tufnell), 180 (Devon Malcolm). |
| Extras | 2b, 6lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 56.4 ovs) 180 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 21 | 4 | 76 | 7 | (0w,4nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 11.4 | 2 | 56 | 1 | (0w,8nb) |
| Shane Warne | 17 | 8 | 32 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shaun Young | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Elliott | b Phil Tufnell | 12 | 33 | 52 | 1 | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | c Adam Hollioake b Phil Tufnell | 38 | 42 | 60 | 7 | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | c Alec Stewart b Phil Tufnell | 47 | 132 | 157 | 3 | 1 |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Mark Butcher b Phil Tufnell | 19 | 69 | 78 | 2 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | lbw b Andy Caddick | 22 | 34 | 51 | 2 | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | c Nasser Hussain b Phil Tufnell | 40 | 96 | 134 | 3 | 1 |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Alec Stewart b Phil Tufnell | 2 | 34 | 50 | - | - |
| 8. Shaun Young | c Alec Stewart b Phil Tufnell | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | b Andy Caddick | 30 | 34 | 39 | 3 | 1 |
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | lbw b Andy Caddick | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 1 | 5 | 14 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-49 (Matthew Elliott), 2-54 (Mark Taylor), 3-94 (Mark Waugh), 4-140 (Steve Waugh), 5-150 (Greg Blewett), 6-164 (Ian Healy), 7-164 (Shaun Young), 8-205 (Shane Warne), 9-205 (Michael Kasprowicz), 220 (Ricky Ponting). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 79.3 ovs) 220 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Devon Malcolm | 11 | 2 | 37 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Peter Martin | 15 | 5 | 38 | 0 | (1w,2nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 19 | 4 | 76 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 34.3 | 16 | 66 | 7 | (0w,2nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | lbw b Mark Waugh | 13 | 48 | 69 | 2 | - |
| *2. Mike Atherton | c Steve Waugh b Michael Kasprowicz | 8 | 21 | 29 | 1 | - |
| +3. Alec Stewart | lbw b Michael Kasprowicz | 3 | 9 | 11 | - | - |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | c Matthew Elliott b Shane Warne | 2 | 50 | 64 | - | - |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | c Mark Taylor b Michael Kasprowicz | 62 | 115 | 131 | 9 | - |
| 6. Mark Ramprakash | st Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 48 | 110 | 148 | 6 | - |
| 7. Adam Hollioake | lbw b Michael Kasprowicz | 4 | 10 | 13 | - | - |
| 8. Andy Caddick | not out | 0 | 37 | 50 | - | - |
| 9. Peter Martin | c & b Michael Kasprowicz | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| 10. Phil Tufnell | c Ian Healy b Michael Kasprowicz | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Devon Malcolm | b Michael Kasprowicz | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-20 (Mike Atherton), 2-24 (Alec Stewart), 3-26 (Mark Butcher), 4-52 (Nasser Hussain), 5-131 (Graham Thorpe), 6-138 (Adam Hollioake), 7-160 (Mark Ramprakash), 8-163 (Peter Martin), 9-163 (Phil Tufnell), 163 (Devon Malcolm). |
| Extras | 6b, 10lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 66.5 ovs) 163 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 17 | 5 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 15.5 | 5 | 36 | 7 | (0w,3nb) |
| Shane Warne | 26 | 9 | 57 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 7 | 3 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaun Young | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | lbw b Andy Caddick | 18 | 34 | 47 | 2 | - |
| 2. Matthew Elliott | lbw b Devon Malcolm | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | c Alec Stewart b Andy Caddick | 19 | 36 | 57 | 3 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Nasser Hussain b Phil Tufnell | 1 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Graham Thorpe b Andy Caddick | 6 | 19 | 20 | - | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | lbw b Phil Tufnell | 20 | 35 | 47 | 3 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c & b Andy Caddick | 14 | 17 | 36 | 2 | - |
| 8. Shaun Young | not out | 4 | 24 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | c Peter Martin b Phil Tufnell | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | c Adam Hollioake b Andy Caddick | 4 | 13 | 22 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | c Graham Thorpe b Phil Tufnell | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Matthew Elliott), 2-36 (Mark Taylor), 3-42 (Mark Waugh), 4-49 (Greg Blewett), 5-54 (Steve Waugh), 6-88 (Ricky Ponting), 7-92 (Ian Healy), 8-95 (Shane Warne), 9-99 (Michael Kasprowicz), 104 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 3b, 4lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 32.1 ovs) 104 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Devon Malcolm | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Martin | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 13.1 | 6 | 27 | 4 | (0w,2nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 12 | 2 | 42 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Mark Butcher, Mike Atherton, Alec Stewart, Nasser Hussain, Graham Thorpe, Mark Ramprakash, Adam Hollioake, Andy Caddick, Peter Martin, Phil Tufnell, Devon Malcolm