Hunter Invitation XI v Pakistanis at Newcastle, 30 Dec 1996

Tour Match
Pakistan v Hunter Invitation XI
Newcastle Sports Ground
30 December 1996

Result: Pakistan won by 25 runs

Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: P Gordon & K Burke

Pakistan innings                                                R   M   B  4 6
*Aamir Sohail         c Moore            b Hughes               6  17  13  1 0
Shahid Afridi         run out                                   9  23  19  1 0
Zahoor Elahi          c Lee              b Geise               69  95  65  7 0
Mohammad Wasim        lbw                b Hughes               4  26  22  0 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq        c Stuart           b Geise               55  59  48  6 1
+Moin Khan            c Moore            b Geise                1   3   2  0 0
Ijaz Ahmed            c Hughes           b Geise                5   8   5  0 0
Mushtaq Ahmed         not out                                  13  19  14  0 0
Saqlain Mushtaq       c Slater           b Geise                6   6   5  0 1
Shahid Nazir          run out                                   4   5   4  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 5, w 7, nb 1)                   12
Total                 (9 wickets for, 32 overs, 138 mins)     186

DNB: Mohammad Zahid.

FoW: 1-19, 2-21, 3-40, 4-157, 5-158,
    6-158, 7-165, 8-175, 9-186.

Bowler                       O       M       R       W
Stuart                       5       1      21       0 (w 3)
Hughes                       7       0      30       2 (w 3)
Lee                          6       0      31       0 (w 1)
Matthews                     3       0      20       0
Storey                       2       0      24       0
McNamara                     5       0      34       0 (w 1)
Geise                        4       0      20       5

Hunter Invitation XI innings                                    R   M   B  4 6
MJ Slater             c Shahid Afridi    b Mohammad Zahid       9  27  22  0 0
AJ Daly               lbw                b Mohammad Zahid      17  46  33  1 0
G Geise                                  b Mushtaq Ahmed       20  38  26  4 0
S Lee                 c Moin Khan        b Saqlain Mushtaq     35  70  40  2 0
GJ Arms               run out                                  38  44  43  1 1
GRJ Matthews          c Moin Khan        b Saqlain Mushtaq      4   6   4  0 0
SC Storey             c Moin Khan        b Saqlain Mushtaq     10  20  11  0 1
BE McNamara                              b Saqlain Mushtaq     11  15  13  2 0
+S Moore              c Shahid Afridi    b Saqlain Mushtaq      0   2   2  0 0
AM Stuart             not out                                   1   1   2  0 0
MG Hughes             c sub (Akram)      b Mohammad Zahid       0   1   1  0 0
Extras                (lb 8, w 4, nb 4)                        16
Total                 (all out, 31.2 overs, 140 mins)         161

FoW: 1-25, 2-40, 3-63, 4-134, 5-138,
    6-138, 7-160, 8-161, 9-161, 10-161.

Bowler                       O       M       R       W
Shahid Nazir                 7       0      29       0 (w 3)
Mohammad Zahid               5.2     0      25       3 (nb 4)
Saqlain Mushtaq              7       0      28       5
Mushtaq Ahmed                6       1      27       1 (w 1)
Shahid Afridi                6       0      44       0

Australia 'A' v Pakistanis at Sydney, 28 Dec 1996

Pakistan in Australia, 1996/97
Australia 'A' v Pakistanis
Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
28 December 1996 (50-over match)

Result: Pakistanis won by 3 wickets

Toss: Australia 'A'
Umpires: SJ Davis and AJ McQuillan
TV Umpire: IG Jackson

Australia 'A' innings (50 overs maximum)                        R   M   B  4 6
MJ Di Venuto          c Waqar Younis     b Shahid Afridi       63  88  64  7 0
*SG Law               c Ijaz Ahmed       b Shahid Afridi       76 127 100  6 0
RT Ponting            c Ijaz Ahmed       b Shahid Afridi        5  12  16  0 0
DS Lehmann            run out (Ijaz Ahmed)                     69  97  66  3 1
A Symonds             lbw                b Waqar Younis         0   8   6  0 0
IJ Harvey             run out (Ijaz Ahmed)                     16  48  34  0 0
+AC Gilchrist                            b Waqar Younis        17  17  16  2 0
GI Foley              not out                                   2  17   4  0 0
S Young               not out                                  13  12  12  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 6, w 12, nb 12)                 31
Total                 (7 wickets, 50 overs, 217 minutes)      292

DNB: AJ Bichel, BE Young.

FoW: 1-115 (Di Venuto), 2-126 (Ponting), 3-169 (Law),
    4-173 (Symonds), 5-246 (Harvey), 6-264 (Lehmann),
    7-273 (Gilchrist).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Wasim Akram                 10      0     61      0 (3nb, 3w)
Waqar Younis                10      1     64      2 (1nb, 6w)
Saqlain Mushtaq             10      0     52      0 (1w)
Mushtaq Ahmed                5      0     44      0 (2nb, 1w)
Shahid Afridi               10      1     39      3 (1w)
Aamer Sohail                 5      0     25      0

Pakistanis innings (target: 293 runs from 50 overs)             R   M   B  4 6
Aamer Sohail          run out (Symonds)                        12  12  12  1 0
Shahid Afridi         c Law              b Bichel               7  15   9  0 0
Zahoor Elahi          lbw                b Foley               31  57  45  2 0
Ijaz Ahmed                               b Harvey             123 148 129  9 2
Inzamam-ul-Haq        run out (Harvey/Gilchrist)               59  98  72  5 0
+Moin Khan            run out (Law)                            11  31  13  1 0
*Wasim Akram          st Gilchrist       b Foley               19  14  14  2 0
Mohammad Wasim        not out                                  11  17  12  1 0
Mushtaq Ahmed         not out                                   0   6   0  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 9, w 4, nb 6)                   20
Total                 (7 wickets, 49.5 overs)                 293

DNB: Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis.

FoW: 1-24 (Aamer Sohail), 2-24 (Shahid Afridi), 3-102 (Zahoor Elahi),
    4-249 (Ijaz Ahmed), 5-254 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 6-276 (Wasim Akram),
    7-289 (Moin Khan).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bichel                       7      0     49      1 (1nb, 2w)
S Young                      8      0     45      0 (1nb)
Harvey                       9.5    0     59      1 (1w)
Foley                       10      0     56      2 (1w)
BE Young                    10      0     50      0
Symonds                      5      0     24      0 (1nb)

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Twelfth Men: AM Stuart (Aus A) & Shahid Nazir (Pak)

3rd Test: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 26-28 Dec 1996

Test # 1346 (1345/84)
The Frank Worrell Trophy, 1996/97, 3rd Test
Australia v West Indies
Melbourne Cricket Ground
26,27,28 December 1996 (5-day match)

Result: West Indies won by 6 wickets
Australia leads the 5-Test series 2-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: PD Parker and S Venkataraghavan (Ind)
TV Umpire: WP Sheahan
Match Referee: PL van der Merwe (SA)
Man of the Match: CEL Ambrose

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia 219, West Indies 29/1 (Samuels 10*, Chanderpaul 11*) Day 2: West Indies 233/9 (Adams 54*, Walsh 2*) Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 *MA Taylor b Ambrose 7 52 40 0 0 ML Hayden c Hooper b Ambrose 5 27 19 0 0 JL Langer run out (Adams) 12 42 20 0 1 ME Waugh lbw b Ambrose 0 1 1 0 0 SR Waugh c Murray b Bishop 58 163 131 4 0 GS Blewett run out (sub [AFG Griffith]) 62 223 154 4 0 +IA Healy c Hooper b Ambrose 36 61 47 4 0 PR Reiffel c Samuels b Benjamin 0 8 4 0 0 SK Warne c Campbell b Bishop 10 38 28 0 0 JN Gillespie not out 4 39 23 0 0 GD McGrath c Hooper b Ambrose 0 5 3 0 0 Extras (lb 8, nb 17) 25 Total (all out, 74.5 overs, 334 minutes) 219 FoW: 1-5 (Hayden), 2-26 (Taylor), 3-26 (ME Waugh), 4-27 (Langer), 5-129 (SR Waugh), 6-195 (Healy), 7-200 (Reiffel), 8-203 (Blewett), 9-217 (Warne), 10-219 (McGrath). Bowling O M R W Ambrose 24.5 7 55 5 (12nb) Bishop 11 1 31 2 (2nb) Benjamin 19 2 64 1 (2nb) Walsh 14 0 43 0 (5nb) Adams 1 0 4 0 Hooper 5 1 14 0 West Indies 1st innings R M B 4 6 SL Campbell lbw b McGrath 7 27 31 0 0 RG Samuels c Taylor b Warne 17 141 82 2 0 S Chanderpaul c & b McGrath 58 209 147 4 0 BC Lara c Warne b McGrath 2 26 18 0 0 CL Hooper run out (McGrath) 7 22 25 0 0 JC Adams not out 74 249 188 5 0 +JR Murray c Reiffel b McGrath 53 116 117 3 0 IR Bishop lbw b McGrath 0 8 3 0 0 CEL Ambrose b Warne 8 29 19 1 0 KCG Benjamin b Reiffel 11 14 13 2 0 *CA Walsh c ME Waugh b Warne 4 32 17 0 0 Extras (b 4, lb 7, nb 3) 14 Total (all out, 109.1 overs, 441 minutes) 255 FoW: 1-12 (Campbell), 2-62 (Samuels), 3-71 (Lara), 4-86 (Hooper), 5-107 (Chanderpaul), 6-197 (Murray), 7-197 (Bishop), 8-215 (Ambrose), 9-230 (Benjamin), 10-255 (Walsh). Bowling O M R W McGrath 30 11 50 5 Reiffel 29 8 76 1 (5nb) Warne 28.1 3 72 3 Gillespie 3 2 5 0 Blewett 9 3 19 0 SR Waugh 10 5 22 0 Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 ML Hayden b Ambrose 0 3 5 0 0 *MA Taylor c Hooper b Walsh 10 78 48 1 0 JL Langer c Hooper b Ambrose 0 12 7 0 0 ME Waugh lbw b Walsh 19 81 54 1 0 SR Waugh b Benjamin 37 145 87 2 0 GS Blewett c Murray b Walsh 7 25 17 1 0 +IA Healy b Benjamin 0 7 5 0 0 PR Reiffel lbw b Benjamin 8 17 11 1 0 SK Warne c Adams b Ambrose 18 36 28 4 0 JN Gillespie lbw b Ambrose 2 18 20 0 0 GD McGrath not out 5 17 9 0 0 Extras (lb 4, w 1, nb 11) 16 Total (all out, 45.5 overs, 224 minutes) 122 FoW: 1-0 (Hayden), 2-3 (Langer), 3-28 (Taylor), 4-47 (ME Waugh), 5-64 (Blewett), 6-65 (Healy), 7-76 (Reiffel), 8-107 (Warne), 9-113 (Gillespie), 10-122 (SR Waugh). Bowling O M R W Ambrose 12 4 17 4 (5nb) Bishop 10 2 26 0 (3nb, 1w) Benjamin 12.5 5 34 3 (2nb) Walsh 11 4 41 3 (5nb) West Indies 2nd innings (target: 87 runs) R M B 4 6 SL Campbell c Hayden b McGrath 0 3 4 0 0 RG Samuels lbw b McGrath 13 30 12 2 0 S Chanderpaul b Reiffel 40 97 82 3 0 BC Lara c Hayden b McGrath 2 17 9 0 0 CL Hooper not out 27 57 36 2 0 JC Adams not out 1 4 3 0 0 Extras (nb 4) 4 Total (4 wickets, 23.5 overs) 87 DNB: +JR Murray, IR Bishop, CEL Ambrose, KCG Benjamin, *CA Walsh. FoW: 1-0 (Campbell), 2-25 (Samuels), 3-32 (Lara), 4-82 (Chanderpaul). Bowling O M R W McGrath 9 1 41 3 Reiffel 9 2 16 1 (4nb) Warne 3 0 17 0 Blewett 2.5 0 13 0 Aggregate 3-day crowd: 131,671

Queensland v Pakistanis at Brisbane, 26 Dec 1996

Pakistan in Australia, 1996/97
Queensland v Pakistanis
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane (day/night)
26 December 1996 (50-over match)

Result: Queensland won by 63 runs

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: AJ McQuillan and GC Zimmer
TV Umpire: MD Ralston

Queensland innings (50 overs maximum)                           R   M   B  4 6
TJ Barsby             c Aamer Sohail     b Waqar Younis         1   7   7  0 0
JP Maher              c Wasim Akram      b Waqar Younis        24  68  48  3 0
*SG Law                                  b Saqlain Mushtaq     31  73  41  4 0
GI Foley              c sub (Shahid Nazir) b Saqlain Mushtaq    0  21  10  0 0
A Symonds                            c & b Saqlain Mushtaq     14  19  21  0 2
MP Mott               run out                                  12  42  33  1 0
+WA Seccombe          lbw                b Mushtaq Ahmed        9  25  18  0 0
SA Prestwidge                            b Mushtaq Ahmed        0   1   1  0 0
AJ Bichel             not out                                  42  82  67  3 1
AC Dale               not out                                  25  78  64  2 0
Extras                (b 7, lb 7, w 6, nb 8)                   28
Total                 (8 wickets, 50 overs, 212 mins)         186

DNB: MS Kasprowicz.

FoW: 1-1, 2-64, 3-68, 4-70, 5-86, 6-110, 7-110, 8-110.

Bowling                  O      M        R      W
Wasim Akram             10      0       50      0 (2nb, 2w)
Waqar Younis            10      2       27      2 (2w)
Saqlain Mushtaq         10      0       49      3 (2nb)
Mushtaq Ahmed           10      0       17      2 (2w)
Shahid Afridi            8      1       25      0
Aamer Sohail             2      0        4      0

Pakistanis innings (target: 187 runs from 50 overs)             R   M   B  4 6
Aamer Sohail          c Seccombe         b Dale                12  31  28  1 0
Zahoor Elahi          c Seccombe         b Dale                 9  21  13  1 0
Ijaz Ahmed            c Seccombe         b Dale                21  32  24  4 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq        lbw                b Dale                 7  48  31  1 0
Mohammad Zahid        c Seccombe         b Dale                 2   8  10  0 0
*Wasim Akram                             b Foley               11  33  20  1 0
+Moin Khan            c Foley            b Kasprowicz          27  49  47  2 0
Shahid Afridi         c Maher            b Kasprowicz           6  12   6  1 0
Saqlain Mushtaq                          b Symonds             12  47  28  0 0
Mushtaq Ahmed         not out                                   4  31  24  0 0
Waqar Younis          c Seccombe         b Bichel               1   3   4  0 0
Extras                (b 2, lb 3, w 4, nb 2)                   11
Total                 (all out, 38.2 overs, 162 mins)         123

FoW: 1-23, 2-34, 3-53, 4-55, 5-60, 6-76, 7-92, 8-100, 9-122,
    10-123.

Bowling                  O      M        R      W
Bichel                   7.2    2       16      1 (1w)
Dale                    10      2       28      5
Prestwidge               4      1       15      0
Kasprowicz               8      0       29      2 (2w)
Foley                    8      1       27      1 (1nb, 1w)
Symonds                  1      0        3      1

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• Twelfth Men: BN Creevey (Qld) & Shahid Nazir (Pak)
• Attendance" 10,705
• No Balls worth 2 runs

Western Australia v South Australia at Perth, 20-23 Dec 1996

Sheffield Shield, 1996/97, 11th Match
Western Australia v South Australia
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
20,21,22,23 December 1996 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Western Australia 2, South Australia 0

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: RA Emerson and AJ McQuillan

Close of Play:

Day 1: South Australia 231/8 (Gillespie 7*, George 7*) Day 2: South Australia 258, Western Australia 289/3 (Langer 146*, Nicholson 1*) Day 3: Western Australia 560/8d, South Australia 190/3 (McIntyre 13*, Gillespie 0*) South Australia 1st innings GS Blewett c Gilchrist b Moody 15 MP Faull c Gilchrist b Julian 35 *JD Siddons c Gilchrist b Moody 0 DS Lehmann c Campbell b Garnaut 52 JA Brayshaw c Martyn b Julian 73 GR Parker c Gilchrist b Nicholson 4 +TJ Nielsen c Moody b Julian 21 JN Gillespie lbw b Moody 22 PE McIntyre run out 1 SP George b Hogg 17 MA Harrity not out 0 Extras (lb 8, nb 10) 18 Total (all out, 112.1 overs, 429 minutes) 258 FoW: 1-36, 2-36, 3-90, 4-128, 5-149, 6-211, 7-212, 8-214, 9-258, 10-258. Bowling O M R W Julian 31 14 54 3 (3nb) Garnaut 30 12 79 1 (2nb) Moody 25 9 67 3 Nicholson 18 4 34 1 Hogg 8.1 0 16 1 Western Australia 1st innings MP Lavender lbw b Gillespie 11 MEK Hussey c Siddons b Gillespie 18 JL Langer not out 274 DR Martyn c & b Gillespie 104 MJ Nicholson c Blewett b Gillespie 10 *TM Moody lbw b Gillespie 4 RJ Campbell c Parker b McIntyre 1 +AC Gilchrist c McIntyre b Harrity 40 GB Hogg lbw b Parker 46 BP Julian not out 32 Extras (b 2, lb 13, w 1, nb 4) 20 Total (8 wickets decl, 141.4 overs, 533 mins) 560 DNB: MS Garnaut. FoW: 1-21 (Lavender) , 2-48 (Hussey), 3-286 (Martyn), 4-321 (Nicholson), 5-333 (Moody), 6-338 (Campbell), 7-413 (Gilchrist), 8-506 (Hogg). Bowling O M R W Gillespie 30 8 64 5 Harrity 26 1 104 1 (1w) Blewett 15 3 53 0 (1nb) George 20 3 84 0 McIntyre 34 4 152 1 Lehmann 9.4 0 54 0 Parker 7 0 34 1 South Australia 2nd innings GS Blewett b Moody 66 MP Faull c Gilchrist b Julian 5 *JD Siddons c Moody b Julian 81 PE McIntyre lbw b Moody 13 JN Gillespie c Moody b Garnaut 58 DS Lehmann lbw b Julian 46 JA Brayshaw c Moody b Garnaut 1 GR Parker not out 52 +TJ Nielsen not out 18 Extras (b 2, lb 9, nb 30) 41 Total (7 wickets, 136 overs, 500 minutes) 381 DNB: SP George, MA Harrity. FoW: 1-21, 2-169, 3-177, 4-191, 5-278, 6-287, 7-327. Bowling O M R W Julian 32 6 85 3 (11nb) Garnaut 18 3 43 2 Moody 37 13 81 2 Hogg 23 5 69 0 (1nb) Nicholson 19 4 60 0 (1nb) Martyn 4 1 16 0 (1nb) Campbell 3 0 16 0 (1nb) 12th Men: KM Harvey (WA) and BE Young (SA)

Victoria v West Indians at Wangaratta, 19-22 Dec 1996

West Indies in Australia, 1996-97
Victoria v West Indians
The Showgrounds, Wangaratta
19,20,21,22 December 1996 (4-day match)

Result: West Indians won by 6 wickets

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: WP Sheahan and RW Stratford
TV Umpire: GTD Morrow

Close of Play:

Day 1: Victoria 354 Day 2: West Indians 312/5 (Adams 43*, Browne 19*, 90 overs) Day 3: West Indians 336, Victoria 197, West Indians 41/1 (Campbell 14*, Lara 14*, 16 overs) Victoria 1st innings R M B 4 6 GR Vimpani st Browne b Adams 133 293 202 17 0 WG Ayres lbw b Benjamin 23 55 48 2 0 RP Larkin c Benjamin b McLean 32 69 50 5 0 LD Harper c Lara b Bishop 21 66 41 2 0 IJ Harvey c Lara b Adams 11 35 19 1 0 *DM Jones b Adams 19 47 49 1 0 +DS Berry c Browne b McLean 50 74 72 5 0 PR Reiffel not out 24 86 43 1 0 DJ Saker c Campbell b McLean 1 17 11 0 0 BJ Stacey lbw b McLean 2 8 6 0 0 DW Fleming c Browne b McLean 0 1 1 0 0 Extras (b 4, lb 9, nb 25) 38 Total (all out, 88.2 overs, 380 mins) 354 FoW: 1-41 (Ayres), 2-123 (Larkin), 3-182 (Harper), 4-220 (Harvey), 5-266 (Jones), 6-287 (Vimpani), 7-340 (Berry), 8-352 (Saker), 9-354 (Stacey), 10-354 (Fleming). Bowling O M R W Benjamin 19 5 65 1 Bishop 15 0 69 1 (nb 4) Thompson 21 2 102 0 (nb 7) McLean 13.2 1 48 5 Adams 18 2 53 3 (nb 1) Campbell 2 0 4 0 West Indians 1st innings R M B 4 6 SL Campbell lbw b Jones 80 237 192 12 0 RG Samuels c Harvey b Reiffel 1 29 15 0 0 AFG Griffith b Harvey 13 49 38 1 0 *BC Lara hit wicket b Saker 86 124 92 13 1 CL Hooper c Berry b Harvey 49 63 47 7 1 JC Adams c Berry b Reiffel 52 154 111 2 0 +CO Browne lbw b Harvey 19 138 104 3 0 IR Bishop c Larkin b Reiffel 4 9 7 1 0 NAM McLean c Vimpani b Harvey 2 14 7 0 0 KCG Benjamin not out 2 17 14 0 0 PIC Thompson b Harvey 0 8 5 0 0 Extras (b 2, lb 14, w 2, nb 10) 28 Total (all out, 104.1 overs, 425 mins) 336 FoW: 1-15 (Samuels), 2-51 (Griffith), 3-180 (Lara), 4-214 (Campbell), 5-256 (Hooper), 6-325 (Adams), 7-329 (Bishop), 8-331 (Browne), 9-336 (McLean), 10-336 (Thompson). Bowling O M R W Reiffel 23 9 49 3 (nb 5) Fleming 18 5 62 0 Saker 24 9 53 1 Harvey 23.1 5 56 5 (w 2) Stacey 10 1 74 0 Jones 6 2 26 1 Victoria 2nd innings R M B 4 6 GR Vimpani c Browne b Benjamin 20 43 38 2 0 WG Ayres c Browne b Bishop 6 36 10 0 0 RP Larkin lbw b Benjamin 11 63 39 1 0 LD Harper c Browne b Benjamin 7 20 19 0 0 IJ Harvey c Samuels b Bishop 0 12 5 0 0 *DM Jones c Campbell b Hooper 33 67 54 4 0 +DS Berry c Browne b Bishop 23 70 34 3 0 PR Reiffel run out (Benjamin/Bishop) 23 35 27 2 0 DJ Saker lbw b Adams 29 83 70 2 0 BJ Stacey lbw b Thompson 8 59 32 0 0 DW Fleming not out 9 14 10 1 0 Extras (b 9, lb 3, w 2, nb 14) 28 Total (all out, 54.5 overs, 255 mins) 197 FoW: 1-28 (Ayres), 2-28 (Vimpani), 3-38 (Harper), 4-45 (Harvey), 5-52 (Larkin), 6-95 (Jones), 7-136 (Berry), 8-139 (Reiffel), 9-181 (Stacey), 10-197 (Saker). Bowling O M R W Benjamin 20 5 53 3 (nb 4) Bishop 15 1 40 3 (w 1, nb 1) Thompson 8 0 45 1 (w 1, nb 1) McLean 4 0 30 0 (nb 1) Hooper 6 1 15 1 Adams 1.5 0 2 1 West Indians 2nd innings (target: 216 runs) R M B 4 6 SL Campbell not out 112 261 168 16 0 AFG Griffith lbw b Fleming 1 9 6 0 0 *BC Lara c Harvey b Stacey 46 135 115 7 0 RG Samuels c Reiffel b Stacey 7 21 13 1 0 CL Hooper b Harvey 12 18 25 1 0 JC Adams not out 20 74 57 3 0 Extras (b 1, lb 4, nb 16) 21 Total (4 wickets, 62.4 overs, 261 mins) 219 DNB: +CO Browne, IR Bishop, NAM McLean, KCG Benjamin, PIC Thompson. FoW: 1-6 (Griffith), 2-111 (Lara), 3-139 (Samuels), 4-152 (Hooper). Bowling O M R W Reiffel 12 1 57 0 (nb 8) Fleming 17 3 47 1 Harvey 9 3 27 1 Saker 9 2 31 0 Stacey 12.4 0 39 2 Jones 3 0 13 0 12th Men: JR Bakker (Victoria) and S Chanderpaul (West Indians)

Queensland v New South Wales at Brisbane, 19-22 Dec 1996

Sheffield Shield, 1996/97, 10th Match
Queensland v New South Wales
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
19,20,21,22 December 1996 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Queensland 2, New South Wales 0

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: SJ Davis and PD Parker

Close of Play:

Day 1: New South Wales 190, Queensland 89/2 (Maher 19*, Law 22*, 19 ov) Day 2: Queensland 460/6 (Healy 82*, Bichel 23*, 118 ov) Day 3: Queensland 549, New South Wales 206/2 (SR Waugh 69*, ME Waugh 78*, 69 ov) New South Wales 1st innings R M B 4 6 MJ Slater c Maher b Bichel 15 42 31 1 1 MA Taylor c Hayden b Bichel 1 22 16 0 0 SR Waugh c Maher b Bichel 55 240 171 6 0 ME Waugh b Dale 31 98 84 3 0 MG Bevan c Hayden b Kasprowicz 12 36 37 1 0 *GRJ Matthews b Kasprowicz 4 5 4 1 0 +PA Emery c Maher b Bichel 25 58 52 3 0 BE McNamara lbw b Kasprowicz 16 51 38 1 0 AM Stuart lbw b Bichel 0 2 2 0 0 GD McGrath c Healy b Bichel 17 41 35 1 0 SCG MacGill not out 1 12 7 0 0 Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 8) 13 Total (all out, 78.4 overs, 308 minutes) 190 FoW: 1-16 (Taylor), 2-31 (Slater), 3-83 (ME Waugh), 4-109 (Bevan), 5-113 (Matthews), 6-153 (Emery), 7-162 (SR Waugh), 8-162 (Stuart), 9-184 (McNamara), 10-190 (McGrath). Bowling O M R W Kasprowicz 17 2 74 3 (3nb) Bichel 22.4 7 56 6 (1w) Dale 19 14 17 1 Law 7 3 11 0 Jackson 3 2 5 0 Foley 10 4 23 0 Queensland 1st innings R M B 4 6 TJ Barsby c Taylor b McGrath 21 36 22 3 0 ML Hayden c Emery b McGrath 9 21 21 0 0 JP Maher c SR Waugh b Bevan 91 270 195 12 0 *SG Law c SR Waugh b McGrath 144 274 234 17 1 A Symonds c Taylor b McNamara 50 85 62 7 1 GI Foley c Emery b Stuart 5 28 24 1 0 +IA Healy c SR Waugh b Stuart 88 138 134 13 0 AJ Bichel c ME Waugh b MacGill 58 135 112 6 0 AC Dale lbw b MacGill 17 51 45 2 0 PW Jackson not out 17 46 51 2 0 MS Kasprowicz c ME Waugh b MacGill 13 31 26 1 0 Extras (b 7, lb 7, nb 22) 36 Total (all out, 152.3 overs, 561 minutes) 549 FoW: 1-18 (Hayden), 2-41 (Barsby), 3-285 (Maher), 4-315 (Law), 5-334 (Foley), 6-392 (Symonds), 7-480 (Healy), 8-508 (Bichel), 9-529 (Dale), 10-549 (Kasprowicz). Bowling O M R W McGrath 29 6 114 3 (4nb) Stuart 28 7 99 2 (1nb) McNamara 24 2 98 1 (6nb) SR Waugh 6 1 21 0 Matthews 24 4 68 0 MacGill 20.3 7 64 3 Bevan 21 4 71 1 New South Wales 2nd innings R M B 4 6 MA Taylor run out (Maher/Healy) 22 82 59 3 0 MJ Slater c Barsby b Bichel 14 35 27 0 0 SR Waugh not out 186 568 478 18 0 ME Waugh c Symonds b Law 159 313 268 18 2 MG Bevan c Hayden b Kasprowicz 16 56 47 2 0 *GRJ Matthews c Foley b Kasprowicz 0 5 2 0 0 +PA Emery lbw b Jackson 12 64 54 0 0 BE McNamara c Healy b Kasprowicz 0 12 12 0 0 AM Stuart c Healy b Bichel 2 38 28 0 0 GD McGrath c Healy b Bichel 1 14 14 0 0 SCG MacGill not out 3 12 11 0 0 Extras (b 4, lb 6, nb 20) 30 Total (9 wickets, 165 overs, 604 minutes) 445 FoW: 1-30 (Slater), 2-67 (Taylor), 3-340 (ME Waugh), 4-371 (Bevan), 5-373 (Matthews), 6-416 (Emery), 7-417 (McNamara), 8-437 (Stuart), 9-440 (McGrath). Bowling O M R W Kasprowicz 32 5 99 3 (3nb) Dale 33 16 52 0 Bichel 39 6 127 3 Jackson 30 7 81 1 Foley 8 1 28 0 Symonds 12 4 23 0 Law 9 2 20 1 Maher 2 0 5 0 12th Men: SA Muller (Qld) and S Lee (NSW) Scorers: Mrs JI Harris (Qld) and Ms SW Duncan (NSW) Day 1 Lunch: New South Wales 77/2 (SR Waugh 27*, ME Waugh 27*) Tea: New South Wales 153/5 (SR Waugh 55*, Emery 25*) Attendance: 2659 Day 2 Lunch: Queensland 204/2 (Maher 57*, Law 94*) Tea: Queensland 320/4 (Symonds 22*, Foley 1*) Attendance: 2545 Day 3 Lunch: Queensland 549 Tea: New South Wales 106/2 (SR Waugh 32*, ME Waugh 24*) Attendance: 2702 Day 4 Lunch: New South Wales 305/2 (SR Waugh 105*, ME Waugh 140*) Tea: New South Wales 395/5 (SR Waugh 153*, Emery 1*) Attendance: 2387 Total Attendance: 10,293

Tasmania v Pakistanis at Hobart, 19-21 Dec 1996

Pakistan in Australia, 1996-97
Tasmania v Pakistanis
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
19,20,21 December 1996 (4-day match)

Result: Tasmania won by an innings and 69 runs

Toss: Pakistanis
Umpires: BW Jackman and SG Randell

Close of Play:

Day 1: Pakistanis 299, Tasmania 73/1 (Cox 39*, Marsh 2*) Day 2: Tasmania 392/6 (Cox 191*, Atkinson 29*) Pakistanis 1st innings R M B 4 6 Zahoor Elahi c Saint b Ridgway 34 94 63 3 0 Saqlain Mushtaq lbw b Young 10 52 51 0 0 Ijaz Ahmed c Ponting b Young 0 1 1 0 0 Inzamam-ul-Haq c & b Young 7 25 15 1 0 Mohammad Wasim lbw b Young 25 54 41 1 0 +Moin Khan c Ponting b Young 24 32 30 1 1 *Wasim Akram c Atkinson b Saint 29 63 52 4 0 Shahid Afridi c Ponting b Hatton 80 80 62 11 1 Mushtaq Ahmed c Cox b Young 65 79 70 10 0 Shahid Nazir c Atkinson b Young 9 27 32 0 0 Mohammad Zahid not out 5 26 21 0 0 Extras (lb 5, nb 6) 11 Total (all out, 72.3 overs, 274 mins) 299 FoW: 1-35 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 2-35 (Ijaz Ahmed), 3-51 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 4-63 (Zahoor Elahi), 5-103 (Moin Khan), 6-110 (Mohammad Wasim), 7-184 (Wasim Akram), 8-228 (Shahid Afridi), 9-255 (Shahid Nazir), 10-299 (Mushtaq Ahmed). Bowling O M R W Ridgway 20 4 78 1 (2nb) Saint 18 3 81 1 Young 18.3 3 64 7 (1nb) Ponting 4 0 24 0 Hatton 12 2 47 1 Tasmania 1st innings R M B 4 6 DF Hills c Mohammad Zahid b Mushtaq Ahmed 29 60 41 5 0 J Cox c Moin Khan b Wasim Akram 200 475 342 19 0 DJ Marsh st Moin Khan b Mushtaq Ahmed 28 89 58 2 0 RT Ponting c & b Mohammad Zahid 35 65 60 3 0 MJ Di Venuto lbw b Mushtaq Ahmed 21 48 34 2 1 *DC Boon c Mohammad Zahid b Saqlain Mushtaq 21 84 76 1 0 S Young lbw b Mushtaq Ahmed 6 30 36 1 0 +MN Atkinson lbw b Shahid Nazir 29 47 42 2 0 MA Hatton not out 17 58 38 1 0 JM Saint lbw b Wasim Akram 4 10 9 1 0 MW Ridgway b Shahid Nazir 4 15 12 1 0 Extras (b 5, lb 14, nb 22) 41 Total (all out, 122 overs, 502 mins) 435 FoW: 1-66 (Hills), 2-156 (Marsh), 3-211 (Ponting), 4-261 (Di Venuto), 5-314 (Boon), 6-341 (Young), 7-392 (Atkinson), 8-422 (Cox), 9-430 (Saint), 10-435 (Ridgway). Bowling O M R W Mohammad Zahid 20 4 96 1 (5nb) Shahid Nazir 20 3 61 2 Wasim Akram 10 4 34 2 (1nb) Mushtaq Ahmed 29 2 97 4 Ijaz Ahmed 1 0 18 0 (4nb) Saqlain Mushtaq 31 10 84 1 (1nb) Shahid Afridi 11 2 26 0 Pakistanis 2nd innings R M B 4 6 Zahoor Elahi c Hills b Ridgway 0 2 4 0 0 Saqlain Mushtaq c Atkinson b Ridgway 0 11 8 0 0 Ijaz Ahmed c Saint b Ridgway 13 38 25 2 0 Inzamam-ul-Haq run out (Hills/Ridgway) 8 27 26 0 0 Mohammad Wasim c & b Saint 27 54 45 2 0 +Moin Khan lbw b Saint 7 32 22 0 0 *Wasim Akram c Boon b Saint 0 6 4 0 0 Shahid Afridi c Ponting b Saint 0 1 1 0 0 Mushtaq Ahmed c Di Venuto b Young 4 13 7 1 0 Shahid Nazir not out 0 3 4 0 0 Mohammad Zahid absent injured - Extras (b 4, lb 2, nb 2) 8 Total (all out, 24.1 overs, 99 mins) 67 FoW: 1-0 (Zahoor Elahi), 2-9 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 3-27 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 4-27 (Ijaz Ahmed), 5-58 (Moin Khan), 6-62 (Wasim Akram), 7-62 (Shahid Afridi), 8-67 (Mohammad Wasim), 9-67 (Mushtaq Ahmed). Bowling O M R W Ridgway 11 1 46 3 Saint 12 6 10 4 (1nb) Young 1.1 0 5 1 Twelfth Men: CR Miller (Tas) and Waqar Younis (Pak) Day 1 Young's best first class bowling, beating his 5/36 v Pakistan, Devonport, 1991-92 Best first-class bowling for Tasmania since PM Clough's 8-95 v WA, Launceston, 1983-84 Day 2 Cox's highest first-class score, beating his 175 v NSW, Bellerive,1989-90. He was dropped by Akram when on 176. Highest individual first class score by a Tasmanian v touring team ever, beating J Savigny's 164 v England, Launceston, January 1904. Day 3 Atkinson dismissed first ball of the day Cox registered Tasmania's eighth first-class double century. Saint took 4/0 off 10 balls. Mohammad Zahid unable to bat because of split webbing of hand, sustained whilst catching Boon on Day 2. Match finished 2.30 p.m. on the second-last day Tasmania's second first-class defeat of a touring side (after India, 1977-78) and fourth win by an innings ever (1895-96 v Vic, 1983-84 v Vic, 1992-93 v Qld being the others)

Western Australia v South Australia at Perth, 18 Dec 1996

Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1996/97, 9th Match
Western Australia v South Australia
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
18 December 1996 (50-over match)

Result: Western Australia won by 39 runs
Points: Western Australia 2, South Australia 0

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: RJ Evans and BT Rennie
TV Umpire: KR Rinaldi
Man of the Match: TM Moody

Western Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                    R   M   B  4 6
MP Lavender           c Nielsen          b Gillespie            0   1   2  0 0
RJ Campbell           c Nielsen          b Harrity              6   8   4  1 0
JL Langer             c Nielsen          b Harrity              6  25  24  0 0
DR Martyn                                b Gillespie            6  32  22  0 0
+AC Gilchrist         c Gillespie        b Scuderi             37  81  43  4 1
*TM Moody             not out                                 102 195 137  6 1
GB Hogg               c Nielsen          b Scuderi             14  26  26  0 0
BP Julian             lbw                b Blewett              4   8   6  1 0
KM Harvey             run out (Siddons)                        12  27  27  0 0
J Stewart             run out (Brayshaw/Harrity)               13  24  13  1 0
J Angel               not out                                   1   3   1  0 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 4)                               9
Total                 (9 wickets, 50 overs, 209 minutes)      210

FoW: 1-0, 2-8, 3-16, 4-24, 5-91, 6-124, 7-134, 8-162, 9-205.

Bowling                      O       M       R       W
Gillespie                   10       3      27       2 (1w)
Harrity                     10       1      42       2 (1w)
Scuderi                     10       0      41       2 (1w)
Blewett                     10       0      56       1
Young                       10       1      39       0

South Australia innings (target: 211 runs from 50 overs)        R   M   B  4 6
GS Blewett            c Gilchrist        b Julian               0   6  10  0 0
MP Faull              c Julian           b Moody               38 103  71  3 0
*JD Siddons           c Langer           b Harvey              28  39  34  3 1
DS Lehmann            c Gilchrist        b Harvey               0   2   4  0 0
JA Brayshaw           run out (Hogg)                           37  75  65  1 0
GR Parker             run out (Harvey/Gilchrist)               24  51  46  2 0
JC Scuderi            c Hogg             b Moody               12  42  26  0 0
+TJ Nielsen           c Hogg             b Moody                8  17  16  0 0
BE Young              c Gilchrist        b Julian               2   7   5  0 0
JN Gillespie                             b Moody                2   7   4  0 0
MA Harrity            not out                                   4   1   2  1 0
Extras                (lb 8, w 4, nb 4)                        16
Total                 (all out, 46.1 overs, 184 minutes)      171

FoW: 1-1, 2-39, 3-39, 4-97, 5-120, 6-148, 7-162, 8-163, 9-167,
    10-171.

Bowling                      O       M       R       W
Angel                       10       2      23       0 (3w)
Julian                       8       1      35       2 (4nb, 1w)
Harvey                       8       0      34       2
Moody                        9.1     2      30       4
Stewart                     10       1      34       0
Hogg                         1       0       7       0

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12th Men: RM Baker (WA) and SP George (SA)

Match 4: Pakistan v West Indies at Adelaide, 17 Dec 1996

ODI # 1154
Carlton & United Series, 1996/97, 4th Match
Pakistan v West Indies
Adelaide Oval
17 December 1996 (50-overs match)

Result: West Indies won by 7 wickets
Points: West Indies 2, Pakistan 0

Toss: West Indies
Umpires: DJ Harper and TA Prue
TV Umpire: SJ Davis
Match Referee: PL van der Merwe (SA)
Man of the Match: JR Murray

Pakistan innings (50 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
Aamer Sohail          c Adams            b Benjamin            11  29  32  1 0
Zahoor Elahi          run out (Lara/Murray)                    51 118  81  2 0
Ijaz Ahmed                               b Ambrose             16  49  35  2 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq        c Chanderpaul      b Adams               12  30  34  1 0
Mohammad Wasim        lbw                b Ambrose             37  76  48  1 0
Shahid Afridi         c Campbell         b Adams                3   7  14  0 0
*Wasim Akram          c Hooper           b Adams                3   5   6  0 0
+Moin Khan                               b Adams               23  23  22  2 0
Saqlain Mushtaq                          b Adams                6  16  15  0 0
Mushtaq Ahmed         run out (sub [AFG Griffith])              1   8   7  0 0
Waqar Younis          not out                                   2   4   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 8, w 3)                              11
Total                 (all out, 48.4 overs, 184 minutes)      176

FoW: 1-21 (Aamer Sohail), 2-66 (Ijaz Ahmed), 3-93 (Inzamam-ul-Haq),
    4-97 (Zahoor Elahi), 5-102 (Shahid Afridi), 6-105 (Wasim Akram),
    7-143 (Moin Khan), 8-163 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 9-171 (Mushtaq Ahmed),
    10-176 (Mohammad Wasim).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Walsh                        8      2     24      0
Benjamin                     8      0     42      1
McLean                       2      0     13      0
Ambrose                      9.4    3     16      2 (1nb)
Hooper                       7      1     23      0 (1w)
Adams                       10      0     37      5 (1w)
Chanderpaul                  4      0     13      0 (1w)

West Indies innings (target: 177 runs from 50 overs)            R   M   B  4 6
SL Campbell           c Aamer Sohail     b Mushtaq Ahmed       24  59  50  3 0
+JR Murray            lbw                b Shahid Afridi       86 118  78 14 0
S Chanderpaul         c Aamer Sohail     b Shahid Afridi       21  44  35  2 0
BC Lara               not out                                  31  39  44  5 0
CL Hooper             not out                                  10  35  15  1 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 1, nb 1)                         5
Total                 (3 wickets, 36.1 overs, 144 minutes)    177

DNB: JC Adams, RG Samuels, NAM McLean, KCG Benjamin, CEL Ambrose,
    *CA Walsh.

FoW: 1-69 (Campbell), 2-128 (Chanderpaul), 3-137 (Murray).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Wasim Akram                  5      1     27      0 (3nb)
Waqar Younis                 5      1     28      0 (1nb, 1w)
Saqlain Mushtaq              5      0     43      0 (1nb)
Mushtaq Ahmed               10      0     32      1
Shahid Afridi                8.1    1     31      2
Aamer Sohail                 3      0     13      0

Match 3: Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide, 15 Dec 1996

ODI # 1152
Carlton & United Series, 1996/97, 3rd Match
Australia v Pakistan
Adelaide Oval
15 December 1996 (50-overs match)

Result: Pakistan won by 12 runs
Points: Pakistan 2, Australia 0

Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: RA Emerson and DJ Harper
TV Umpire: SJ Davis
Match Referee: PL van der Merwe (SA)
Man of the Match: Saqlain Mushtaq

Pakistan innings (50 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
Aamer Sohail          c Healy            b Bevan               67 131  96  6 1
Zahoor Elahi          run out (Ponting)                        21  42  29  3 0
Mohammad Wasim        c Taylor           b Bevan               44  92  86  1 0
Ijaz Ahmed            c Taylor           b Blewett             18  29  25  1 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq        c Blewett          b McGrath             34  48  43  2 0
*Wasim Akram          st Healy           b Warne                7  11   7  1 0
+Moin Khan            st Healy           b Warne                7  16   8  0 0
Shahid Afridi         c Warne            b McGrath              6  11   6  0 0
Saqlain Mushtaq       c ME Waugh         b Warne                3   9   7  0 0
Waqar Younis                             b Warne                2   4   3  0 0
Mushtaq Ahmed         not out                                   0   1   0  0 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 6, nb 5)                        14
Total                 (all out, 49.5 overs, 202 minutes)       223

FoW: 1-39 (Zahoor Elahi), 2-141 (Aamer Sohail), 3-142 (Mohammad Wasim),
    4-170 (Ijaz Ahmed), 5-191 (Wasim Akram), 6-205 (Inzamam-ul-Haq),
    7-213 (Moin Khan), 8-220 (Shahid Afridi), 9-223 (Saqlain Mushtaq),
    10-223 (Waqar Younis).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                     10      2     45      2
Reiffel                      7      1     34      0 (6nb, 1w)
Moody                       10      1     38      0 (1w)
Warne                        9.5    1     52      4 (1nb, 3w)
Bevan                        8      0     32      2 (1w)
Blewett                      5      0     19      1

Australia innings (target: 224 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
*MA Taylor            c Moin Khan        b Saqlain Mushtaq     28  80  55  2 0
ME Waugh                                 b Waqar Younis        24  34  30  4 0
RT Ponting            run out (Waqar Younis)                   19  52  34  0 0
SR Waugh              c Mohammad Wasim   b Saqlain Mushtaq     57 108  78  4 1
GS Blewett                               b Shahid Afridi       12  27  25  1 0
MG Bevan                                 b Wasim Akram         30  60  47  1 0
TM Moody              st Moin Khan       b Saqlain Mushtaq      8  16  13  1 0
+IA Healy             c Mohammad Wasim   b Saqlain Mushtaq      4  18   8  0 0
PR Reiffel            run out (Ijaz Ahmed/Moin Khan)            1   1   1  0 0
SK Warne              c Ijaz Ahmed       b Saqlain Mushtaq     11  10   6  0 1
GD McGrath            not out                                   0   1   0  0 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 11, nb 1)                       17
Total                 (all out, 47.5 overs, 208 minutes)      211

FoW: 1-39 (ME Waugh), 2-76 (Taylor), 3-81 (Ponting),
    4-106 (Blewett), 5-174 (Bevan), 6-192 (SR Waugh),
    7-194 (Moody), 8-195 (Reiffel), 9-211 (Warne),
    10-211 (Healy).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Wasim Akram                 10      1     44      1 (2nb, 2w)
Waqar Younis                 8      1     33      1 (5w)
Saqlain Mushtaq              8.5    0     29      5
Mushtaq Ahmed                9      0     43      0
Shahid Afridi               10      0     49      1 (4w)
Aamer Sohail                 2      0      8      0

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• Crowd: 21,103

  Compiled from the official scorecard

Australian Cricket Academy v Pakistanis at Adelaide, 13 Dec 1996

Pakistan in Australia, 1996/97
Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy v Pakistanis
Adelaide Oval
13 December 1996 (50-over match)

Result: Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy won by 13 runs

Toss: Pakistanis
Umpires: AP Martin and DP Rebbeck

Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy innings (50 overs maximum)    R   M   B  4 6
MG Dighton            run out (Inzamam-ul-Haq)                 62 120 102  1 2
+BJ Haddin            c Inzamam-ul-Haq   b Saqlain Mushtaq     45  95  68  5 0
*SM Katich            c sub (Wasim Akram) b Mohammad Zahid     39  70  56  1 0
DJ Thornely           st Mohammad Wasim  b Saqlain Mushtaq     36  67  47  1 0
SAJ Craig             not out                                  34  32  38  4 1
JR Poole              c Mushtaq Ahmed    b Saqlain Mushtaq      3   4   3  0 0
AM Smith              not out                                   6   5   4  0 0
Extras                (b 5, lb 4, w 6, nb 8)                   23
Total                 (5 wickets, 50 overs)                   248

DNB: ISL Hewett, JM Allen, B Lee, PA Sutherland.

FoW: 1-103 (Haddin), 2-143 (Dighton), 3-180 (Katich),
    4-229 (Thornely), 5-234 (Poole).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Shahid Nazir                 8      1     39      0 (4w)
Mohammad Zahid              10      0     36      2 (4nb)
Mushtaq Ahmed                9      0     56      0 (1w)
Saqlain Mushtaq             10      0     50      2 (3nb)
Shahid Afridi                6      0     28      0 (1nb)
Aamer Sohail                 7      0     30      0

Pakistanis innings (target: 249 runs from 50 overs)             R   M   B  4 6
Saeed Anwar           c Hewett           b Allen               56  81  67  2 3
*Aamer Sohail         c Haddin           b Hewett              19  39  29  2 0
Zahoor Elahi          c Katich           b Smith               61 115  75  6 0
Ijaz Ahmed            c Craig            b Smith               29  40  35  4 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq        c Haddin           b Smith                3   8   9  0 0
+Mohammad Wasim       lbw                b Poole               37  44  69  2 0
Shahid Afridi         c Smith            b Allen                5  13  13  1 0
Saqlain Mushtaq       run out (Smith/Haddin)                    0   3   5  0 0
Mushtaq Ahmed         c Craig            b Lee                 12  20  30  0 0
Mohammad Zahid                           b Poole                0   3  10  0 0
Shahid Nazir          not out                                   1   4   3  0 0
Extras                (b 2, lb 5, w 2, nb 3)                   12
Total                 (all out, 48.4 overs, 210 minutes)      235

FoW: 1-64 (Aamer Sohail), 2-161 (Ijaz Ahmed),
    3-167 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 4-182 (Zahoor Elahi),
    5-197 (Shahid Afridi), 6-199 (Saeed Anwar),
    7-199 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 8-232 (Mohammad Wasim),
    9-234 (Mushtaq Ahmed), 10-235 (Mohammad Zahid).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Smith                       10      0     40      3
Allen                       10      0     47      2 (2w)
Lee                          9      2     43      1 (3nb)
Hewett                      10      1     47      1
Sutherland                   3      0     25      0
Poole                        5.4    0     22      2
Thornely                     1      0      4      0

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• 12th Men: CJ Davies (CBCA) and Moin Khan (Pak)
• Saeed Anwar retired hurt on 54* from 101/1 to 197/5

Australia 'A' v West Indians at Melbourne, 13 Dec 1996

West Indies in Australia, 1996/97
Australia 'A' v West Indians
Melbourne Cricket Ground (day/night)
13 December 1996 (50-over match)

Result: Australia 'A' won by 6 wickets

Toss: West Indians
Umpires: SJ Davis and AJ McQuillan
TV Umpire: RW Stratford

West Indians innings (50 overs maximum)                         R   M   B  4 6
SL Campbell           c Gilchrist        b Stuart              19  35  23  1 0
+JR Murray            c Foley            b Kasprowicz          15  16  10  2 0
AFG Griffith          c Gilchrist        b Bichel              10  14  15  1 0
*BC Lara                                 b Foley               33  80  47  2 0
S Chanderpaul         c Di Venuto        b Kasprowicz          72 144 115  3 0
CL Hooper             c Kasprowicz       b Foley               22  40  39  1 0
JC Adams              not out                                  24  53  30  1 0
CEL Ambrose           run out (Hayden/Gilchrist)                1   8   4  0 0
IR Bishop                                b Harvey               9  13  16  1 0
NAM McLean            not out                                   1   3   3  0 0
Extras                (lb 4, w 3, nb 4)                        11
Total                 (8 wickets, 50 overs, 207 mins)         217

DNB: KCG Benjamin.

FoW: 1-25 (Murray), 2-44 (Griffith), 3-44 (Campbell),
    4-114 (Lara), 5-150 (Hooper), 6-190 (Chanderpaul),
    7-197 (Ambrose), 8-212 (Bishop).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Kasprowicz                   8      1     52      2 (2w)
Bichel                      10      2     25      1 (1nb)
Stuart                       7      0     30      1
Harvey                      10      1     37      1 (1nb, 1w)
Foley                       10      0     47      2
Waugh                        5      0     22      0

Australia 'A' innings (target: 218 runs from 50 overs)          R   M   B  4 6
MJ Slater             c Griffith         b McLean              40 110  86  1 0
ML Hayden             run out (Chanderpaul)                    14  47  31  1 0
MJ Di Venuto          run out (Chanderpaul)                     2  23  13  0 0
*SR Waugh             c Murray           b Benjamin            12  22  14  1 0
DS Lehmann            not out                                  63 103  63  3 0
IJ Harvey             not out                                  67  87  66  1 1
Extras                (lb 7, w 3, nb 10)                       20
Total                 (4 wickets, 44.4 overs, 198 mins)       218

DNB: +AC Gilchrist, GI Foley, AJ Bichel, MS Kasprowicz,
    AM Stuart.

FoW: 1-33 (Hayden), 2-45 (Di Venuto), 3-68 (Waugh),
    4-86 (Slater).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Benjamin                     9.4    1     29      1 (1w)
Bishop                       6      0     21      0 (1w)
Ambrose                      8      0     38      0 (2nb)
Hooper                       10     1     51      0 (2nb)
McLean                       5      0     37      1 (1nb)
Adams                        6      0     35      0

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• Scorers: MK Walsh (Australia 'A') and CJ Reece (West Indians)
• 12th Men: A Symonds (Australia 'A') and RIC Holder (West Indians)
• Attendance: 17,515

Queensland v England 'A' at Brisbane, 10-13 Dec 1996

England 'A' in Australia, 1996/97
Queensland v England 'A'
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
10,11,12,13 December 1996 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: PD Parker and JF Torpey
First-class Debuts: JL Cassell, BN Creevey (Queensland).

Close of Play
Day 1: England 'A' 170/7 (Ealham 32*, Giles 1*)
Day 2: England 'A' 230, Queensland 154/4 (Mott 12*, Cassell 9*)
Day 3: Queensland 195/5 (Mott 29*, Seccombe 10*)

England 'A' 1st innings                                         R   M   B  4 6
MA Butcher            c Cassell          b Jackson             72 213 173  8 0
MP Vaughan            c Barsby           b Creevey              0  13   5  0 0
A McGrath             c Law              b Muller               1   5   5  0 0
C White               c Seccombe         b Creevey             24  41  40  4 0
JER Gallian           lbw                b Creevey             26  74  61  5 0
*AJ Hollioake         lbw                b Prestwidge           0  19   4  0 0
MA Ealham             c Seccombe         b Creevey             41 133 110  4 0
+WK Hegg              c Law              b Creevey              3  34  22  0 0
AF Giles              c Seccombe         b Creevey             20  32  24  3 0
G Chapple             not out                                  16  44  31  0 1
DW Headley            b Muller                                 14  35  29  1 0
Extras                (lb 7, nb 6)                             13
Total                 (all out, 83.3 overs, 326 mins)         230

FoW: 1-8 (Vaughan), 2-9 (McGrath), 3-39 (White),
    4-99 (Gallian), 5-114 (Hollioake), 6-147 (Butcher),
    7-164 (Hegg), 8-198 (Ealham), 9-201 (Giles),
    10-230 (Headley).


Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Muller                      18.3    6     42      2
Creevey                     27      5     70      6 (nb 1)
Prestwidge                  12      2     45      1 (nb 2)
Law                          5      2     14      0
Jackson                     21      8     52      1

Queensland 1st innings                                          R   M   B  4 6
TJ Dixon              c Vaughan          b White               62 190 157  6 0
TJ Barsby             lbw                b Ealham              29  88  53  4 0
JP Maher              c Hegg             b White               10  39  27  2 0
*SG Law               c Chapple          b Hollioake           19  50  30  2 0
MP Mott               c Hegg             b White               73 268 207  8 1
JL Cassell            c Hegg             b Chapple             22  79  62  3 0
+WA Seccombe          c Hegg             b White               23 105  77  1 0
SA Prestwidge         not out                                  22 120  75  1 0
BN Creevey            c Hollioake        b White                0   2   3  0 0
PW Jackson            lbw                b McGrath              4  34  36  0 0
SA Muller                                b White                1  10   7  0 0
Extras                (lb 10, w 1, nb 22)                      33
Total                 (all out, 120.2 overs, 497 mins)        298

FoW: 1-62 (Barsby), 2-81 (Maher), 3-130 (Dixon),
    4-132 (Law), 5-176 (Cassell), 6-232 (Seccombe),
    7-275 (Mott), 8-277 (Creevey), 9-293 (Jackson),
    10-298 (Muller).


Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Headley                      9      1     30      0 (nb 3)
Chapple                     23      7     59      1
Ealham                       5      2     16      1 (nb 1)
Giles                       16      4     32      0
White                       29.2    5     66      6 (nb 6)
Hollioake                   12      7     29      1
Gallian                     14      3     33      0
Vaughan                      2      0      9      0 (nb 1)
McGrath                      4      0      6      1 (w 1)
Butcher                      6      3      8      0

England 'A' 2nd innings                                         R   M   B  4 6
MA Butcher            hit wicket         b Prestwidge          47  55  36  7 1
MP Vaughan            c Maher            b Muller               1  17  14  0 0
A McGrath                            c & b Muller              18  24  21  1 0
JER Gallian           not out                                  12  94  62  0 0
*AJ Hollioake                            b Prestwidge          10  21  17  1 0
C White               not out                                  11  59  61  1 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 4, nb 2)                         7
Total                 (4 wickets, 35 overs, 137 mins)         106

DNB: MA Ealham, +WK Hegg, AF Giles, G Chapple, DW Headley.

FoW: 1-13 (Vaughan), 2-59 (McGrath), 3-68 (Butcher),
    4-82 (Hollioake).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Muller                       9      3     28      2
Creevey                      5      0     33      0
Maher                        5      0     11      0
Prestwidge                   5      0     16      2 (nb 1)
Jackson                      6      2      5      0
Mott                         4      1      8      0
Seccombe                     1      1      0      0

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Twelfth Men: D Tazelaar (Qld) and PM Such (Eng A)

Prime Minister's XI v West Indians at Canberra, 10 Dec 1996

West Indies in Australia, 1996/97
Prime Minister's XI v West Indians
Manuka Oval, Canberra
10 December 1996 (50-over match)

Result: Prime Minister's XI won by 58 runs

Toss: Prime Minister's XI
Umpires: TA Prue and BN Thornton

Prime Minister's XI innings (50 overs maximum)                  R   M   B  4 6
DF Hills              st Murray          b Adams               52  95  74  4 0
ML Hayden             c McLean           b Adams               45 108  64  5 0
MJ Di Venuto          run out                                  25  52  38  0 0
A Symonds             run out                                  33  52  53  2 0
IJ Harvey             not out                                  55  66  41  7 0
+AC Gilchrist                            b Bishop               3  10   8  0 0
*AR Border            c Lara             b McLean               2   9  12  0 0
AM Stuart                                b Walsh                0   9   9  0 0
SCG MacGill           lbw                b Walsh                0   2   2  0 0
BE Young              not out                                   7  19   5  0 0
Extras                (lb 10, w 14, nb 12)                     36
Total                 (8 wickets, 50 overs, 215 minutes)      258

DNB: DJ Thornton.

FoW: 1-113, 2-131, 3-175, 4-186, 5-197, 6-204, 7-218, 8-218.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bishop                       9      1     46      1 (1nb, 7w)
McLean                       9      0     50      1 (3w)
Walsh                       10      1     48      2
Thompson                     8      0     44      0 (2w, 5nb)
Adams                       10      0     39      2
Griffith                     4      0     21      0 (2w)

West Indians innings (target: 259 runs from 50 overs)           R   M   B  4 6
SL Campbell           c Border           b Harvey              32  62  34  4 0
AFG Griffith          c Gilchrist        b Stuart              10  37  28  0 0
BC Lara                                  b Young               32  64  62  2 0
JC Adams              run out                                  27  61  55  0 0
RG Samuels                               b Symonds             45  68  45  4 0
RIC Holder            lbw                b Young                2   4   4  0 0
+JR Murray            st Gilchrist       b Young               18  19  17  3 0
NAM McLean            c Harvey           b Young                5  11   8  0 0
IR Bishop             not out                                   3  12   7  0 0
*CA Walsh             c Young            b Symonds              2   2   3  0 0
PIC Thompson          absent hurt                               -
Extras                (b 7, lb 4, w 11, nb 2)                  24
Total                 (all out, 43.4 overs, 174 minutes)      200

FoW: 1-40, 2-63, 3-108, 4-132, 5-135, 6-164, 7-182, 8-196, 9-200.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Stuart                       8      0     45      1 (2w)
Thornton                     7      1     26      0 (3w)
Harvey                       7      0     26      1 (4w)
MacGill                     10      0     39      0 (1w)
Young                       10      0     46      4
Symonds                      1.4    0      7      2 (1nb, 1w)

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12th Men: BJ Haddin (PM XI) and CO Browne (WI)

Tasmania v Victoria at Hobart, 6-9 Dec 1996

Sheffield Shield, 1996/97, 9th Match
Tasmania v Victoria
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
6,7,8,9 December 1996 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Tasmania 2, Victoria 0

Toss: Tasmania
Umpires: RA Emerson and JH Smeaton
TV Umpire: DJ Heapy

Close of Play:

Day 1: Tasmania 352/3 (Boon 106*, Young 82*) Day 2: Tasmania 481/8d, Victoria 220/3 (Jones 130*, Vimpani 1*) Day 3: Victoria 431/9d, Tasmania 161/0 (Hills 54*, Cox 102*) Tasmania 1st innings R M B 4 6 DF Hills c Berry b Williams 8 10 11 2 0 J Cox c Hodge b Corbett 20 88 66 0 0 MJ Di Venuto c Hodge b Williams 119 191 149 18 0 *DC Boon lbw b Saker 118 299 237 17 0 S Young c Hodge b Harvey 113 205 185 18 0 AJ Daly c Berry b Corbett 33 87 61 2 0 +MN Atkinson c Berry b Harvey 12 16 18 0 0 DJ Marsh not out 42 55 55 5 0 CR Miller c Vimpani b Harvey 1 4 4 0 0 Extras (b 6, lb 7, nb 2) 15 Total (8 wickets decl, 130.5 overs, 481 mins) 481 DNB: MW Ridgway, JP Marquet. FoW: 1-12 (Hills), 2-81 (Cox), 3-202 (Di Venuto), 4-370 (Boon), 5-400 (Young), 6-414 (Atkinson), 7-476 (Daly), 8-481 (Miller). Bowling O M R W Williams 24 5 113 2 (1nb) Saker 25 6 106 1 Corbett 31 7 99 2 Harvey 22.5 6 81 3 Stacey 13 3 29 0 Hodge 15 4 40 0 Victoria 1st innings R M B 4 6 WG Ayres c Marsh b Marquet 1 8 6 0 0 BJ Hodge c Atkinson b Ridgway 7 15 13 1 0 *DM Jones b Young 145 273 240 17 0 LD Harper b Miller 77 204 155 10 0 GR Vimpani lbw b Ridgway 26 91 83 3 0 IJ Harvey b Young 21 72 53 3 0 +DS Berry lbw b Ridgway 0 7 4 0 0 DJ Saker not out 66 129 119 7 1 BJ Stacey c Marquet b Marsh 32 67 52 4 1 BA Williams lbw b Miller 37 25 27 4 1 Extras (b 5, lb 9, w 1, nb 4) 19 Total (9 wickets decl, 124.5 overs, 450 mins) 431 DNB: TF Corbett. FoW: 1-9 (Ayres), 2-9 (Hodge), 3-204 (Harper), 4-254 (Jones), 5-276 (Vimpani), 6-278 (Berry), 7-302 (Harvey), 8-378 (Stacey), 9-431 (Williams). Bowling O M R W Marquet 19 5 69 1 Ridgway 20 4 78 3 (1w) Miller 34.5 6 116 2 (1nb) Marsh 20 5 71 1 Young 31 6 83 2 (1nb) Tasmania 2nd innings R M B 4 6 DF Hills not out 124 241 187 13 1 J Cox b Hodge 132 183 179 18 0 MJ Di Venuto c Jones b Harper 3 4 4 0 0 DJ Marsh not out 43 52 39 5 0 Extras (b 4, lb 4, w 1) 9 Total (2 wickets decl, 68 overs, 241 minutes) 311 DNB: *DC Boon, S Young, AJ Daly, +MN Atkinson, CR Miller, MW Ridgway, JP Marquet. FoW: 1-215 (Cox), 2-224 (Di Venuto). Bowling O M R W Williams 5 1 31 0 (1w) Saker 14 3 46 0 Stacey 15 3 48 0 Corbett 6 1 30 0 Harvey 9 2 40 0 Hodge 9 0 64 1 Harper 8 1 34 1 Jones 2 0 10 0 Victoria 2nd innings (target: 362 runs) R M B 4 6 WG Ayres b Marsh 56 136 104 6 0 BJ Hodge c Di Venuto b Ridgway 7 14 9 1 0 *DM Jones c Marsh b Young 36 91 74 3 0 IJ Harvey not out 62 119 102 10 0 LD Harper not out 37 88 90 2 0 Extras (b 3, lb 2, w 1) 6 Total (3 wickets, 63 overs, 225 minutes) 204 DNB: GR Vimpani, +DS Berry, DJ Saker, BJ Stacey, BA Williams, TF Corbett. FoW: 1-20 (Hodge), 2-94 (Jones), 3-115 (Ayres). Bowling O M R W Marquet 8 0 28 0 Ridgway 14 3 44 1 (1w) Young 13 4 32 1 Miller 14 1 52 0 Marsh 14 2 43 1 12th Men: JM Saint (Tas) and MR Foster (Vic) Hills/Cox personal first class record opening stand of 215 Victoria set a target of 362 runs from 70 overs minimum

Match 2: Australia v West Indies at Sydney, 8 Dec 1996

ODI # 1149
Carlton & United Series, 1996/97, 2nd Match
Australia v West Indies
Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
8 December 1996 (50-overs match)

Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
Points: Australia 2, West Indies 0

Toss: West Indies
Umpires: DB Hair and TA Prue
TV Umpire: IS Thomas
Match Referee: PL van der Merwe (SA)
ODI Debuts: AFG Griffith (WI).
Man of the Match: SK Warne

West Indies innings (50 overs maximum)                          R   M   B  4 6
SL Campbell           lbw                b Blewett             38 107  86  2 0
AFG Griffith          c Taylor           b Reiffel              1  16  13  0 0
BC Lara               c Healy            b Moody               26  65  48  1 0
CL Hooper             c Healy            b Reiffel             41  60  58  3 0
JC Adams              c Healy            b Blewett             22  53  43  1 0
RIC Holder                               b Warne                7  26  19  0 0
+JR Murray            c Bevan            b Warne                8  20  17  0 0
NAM McLean            c Reiffel          b Warne                0   1   1  0 0
KCG Benjamin          lbw                b Warne                3  11   5  0 0
CEL Ambrose           not out                                   5   8   3  1 0
*CA Walsh                                b Warne                0   6   6  0 0
Extras                (lb 4, w 1, nb 5)                        10
Total                 (all out, 48.3 overs, 191 minutes)      161

FoW: 1-8 (Griffith), 2-62 (Lara), 3-91 (Campbell),
    4-124 (Hooper), 5-142 (Adams), 6-147 (Holder),
    7-147 (McLean), 8-155 (Murray), 9-155 (Benjamin),
    10-161 (Walsh).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                      9      1     26      0 (2nb)
Reiffel                     10      1     26      2 (5nb)
Moody                       10      0     38      1 (1w)
Warne                        9.3    1     33      5
Blewett                     10      0     34      2

Australia innings (target: 162 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
ME Waugh              not out                                  83 175 135  5 0
*MA Taylor            c Holder           b Ambrose             17  52  35  2 0
RT Ponting                               b Walsh               44  99  76  2 0
GS Blewett            not out                                  12  22  14  1 0
Extras                (w 1, nb 5)                               6
Total                 (2 wickets, 42 overs, 175 minutes)      162

DNB: MG Bevan, SG Law, TM Moody, +IA Healy, PR Reiffel, SK Warne,
    GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-39 (Taylor), 2-137 (Ponting).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Walsh                        8      0     30      1 (3nb)
Benjamin                    10      1     38      0
Ambrose                      8      1     27      1 (4nb)
McLean                       7      0     27      0
Hooper                       5      0     24      0 (1w)
Adams                        4      1     16      0

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• 12th Men: JN Gillespie (Aus) and RG Samuels (WI)
• Crowd: 35860

  Compiled from the official scorecard

New South Wales v England 'A' at Wollongong, 7 Dec 1996

England 'A' in Australia, 1996/97
New South Wales v England 'A'
North Dalton Park, Wollongong
7 December 1996 (50-over match)

Result: No result

Toss: England 'A'
Umpires: JI Cameron and IG Jackson

England 'A' innings (50 overs maximum)                          R   M   B  4 6
MA Butcher            c Matthews         b Lee                 20  42  33  1 0
MP Vaughan            run out (Richards)                        3  24  14  0 0
A McGrath             lbw                b Lee                 10  37  30  0 0
*AJ Hollioake         c Emery            b Lee                  0   5   5  0 0
+WK Hegg              c Roberts          b Lee                 11  26  10  1 0
C White               c Chee Quee        b Robertson           25  72  34  3 0
MA Ealham             not out                                  70  67  67  7 1
AF Giles              not out                                   0   7   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 6, nb 4)                        15
Total                 (6 wickets, 30.4 overs)                 154

DNB: G Chapple, DW Headley, PM Such.

FoW: 1-27 (Vaughan), 2-33 (Butcher), 3-35 (Hollioake),
    4-45 (McGrath), 5-58 (Hegg), 6-144 (White).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Stuart                       9      0     34      0 (2w, 3nb)
Nikitaras                    9.4    1     57      0 (3w)
Lee                          8      0     35      4 (1w, 1nb)
Adlam                        2      0     14      0
Robertson                    2      0      9      1

New South Wales team:
MJ Slater, CJ Richards, R Chee Quee, KJ Roberts, S Lee, *GRJ Matthews,
+PA Emery, GR Robertson, WJ Adlam, AM Stuart, S Nikitaras.

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• Twelfth Men: G Smede (NSW) & OA Shah (Eng A)

• Rain stopped play at 1.23pm. No further play was possible.

Match 1: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 6 Dec 1996

ODI # 1147
Carlton & United Series, 1996/97, 1st Match
Australia v West Indies
Melbourne Cricket Ground (day/night)
6 December 1996 (50-overs match)

Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
Points: Australia 2, West Indies 0

Toss: West Indies
Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell
TV Umpire: WP Sheahan
Match Referee: PL van der Merwe (SA)
ODI Debuts: NAM McLean, RG Samuels (WI).
Man of the Match: GS Blewett

West Indies innings (50 overs maximum)                          R   M   B  4 6
SL Campbell           c Healy            b Gillespie           31  90  57  0 0
RG Samuels            c Waugh            b Gillespie            7  16  15  1 0
BC Lara               c Warne            b Moody                5  36  21  0 0
S Chanderpaul         c Healy            b Blewett             54 157 100  1 0
CL Hooper             run out (Taylor)                          7  12  17  1 0
JC Adams              lbw                b Moody                5  13  15  0 0
+JR Murray            c Blewett          b Warne               24  42  32  2 0
NAM McLean                           c & b Waugh                7  18  20  0 0
KCG Benjamin                             b Warne                8  13  13  0 0
CEL Ambrose           run out (Taylor)                          2   4   2  0 0
*CA Walsh             not out                                   8  12   8  1 0
Extras                (lb 10, w 1, nb 3)                       14
Total                 (all out, 49.2 overs, 211 minutes)      172

FoW: 1-11 (Samuels), 2-38 (Lara), 3-64 (Campbell),
   4-73 (Hooper), 5-81 (Adams), 6-120 (Murray),
   7-135 (McLean), 8-150 (Benjamin), 9-153 (Ambrose),
   10-172 (Chanderpaul).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Reiffel                     10      2     26      0 (3nb)
Gillespie                   10      0     39      2
Moody                       10      1     25      2
Blewett                      6.2    0     27      1
Warne                       10      0     34      2 (1w)
Waugh                        3      0     11      1

Australia innings (target: 173 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
*MA Taylor                               b McLean              29  89  67  1 0
ME Waugh              c Murray           b Benjamin            27  72  56  2 0
RT Ponting            lbw                b McLean               5  39  27  0 0
GS Blewett            not out                                  57 129  90  3 0
MG Bevan              st Murray          b Hooper               3  24  16  0 0
SG Law                                   b Hooper              21  66  38  0 0
TM Moody              not out                                   3  14   9  0 0
Extras                (lb 17, w 3, nb 8)                       28
Total                 (5 wickets, 48.4 overs, 219 minutes)    173

DNB: +IA Healy, PR Reiffel, SK Warne, JN Gillespie.

FoW: 1-59 (Waugh), 2-70 (Taylor), 3-78 (Ponting),
   4-90 (Bevan), 5-161 (Law).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Ambrose                     10      3     19      0 (2nb, 1w)
Walsh                        9      0     34      0 (5nb)
Benjamin                     9.4    0     43      1 (2nb, 1w)
McLean                      10      1     33      2 (1w)
Hooper                      10      0     27      2 (1nb)

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• Play started 29 minutes late due to rain. Umpires extended the scheduling finishing time to 10:29pm with no reduction in overs

• Rain interrupted play at 4:10pm local time. WI were 53/2 off 15 overs (Campbell 25*, Chanderpaul 10*). Play restarted at 4:50pm and the finishing time rescheduled to 10:59pm with a 20 minute tea break to be taken from 7:09pm to 7:29pm. There will be no reduction in overs
• WI 100 off 32.3 overs
• S Chanderpaul had a runner (RG Samuels) after 32.3 overs

• Aus 100 off 34.4 overs

• Crowd: 42,442

  Compiled from the official scorecard

New South Wales v England 'A' at Sydney, 5 Dec 1996

England 'A' in Australia, 1996/97
New South Wales v England 'A'
Sydney Cricket Ground
5 December 1996 (50-over match)

Result: England 'A' won by 2 wickets

Toss: England 'A'
Umpires: AJ Morgan and IS Thomas

New South Wales innings (50 overs maximum)                      R   M   B  4 6
MJ Slater             c Hegg             b Chapple              1   9   8  0 0
CJ Richards           c Giles            b Such                55 114  86  5 0
TH Bayliss            c Such             b Ealham              12  59  45  0 0
S Lee                 c White            b Hollioake          113 126 103  8 1
KJ Roberts                               b Giles               41  70  50  0 0
BE McNamara           c Chapple          b Ealham               1   3   2  0 0
SM Thompson           not out                                  10  11   8  1 0
+PA Emery             not out                                   0   2   0  0 0
Extras                (lb 7, w 1, nb 2)                        10
Total                 (6 wickets, 50 overs)                   243

DNB: *GRJ Matthews, GR Robertson, S Nikitaras.

FoW: 1-1 (Slater), 2-56 (Bayliss), 3-99 (Richards), 4-216 (Lee),
    5-219 (McNamara), 6-236 (Roberts).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Headley                     10      3     26      0 (1nb)
Chapple                      7      1     40      1 (1w)
Ealham                      10      0     50      2
Such                         9      0     38      1
Giles                       10      0     48      1
Hollioake                    4      0     34      1

England 'A' innings (target: 244 runs from 50 overs)            R   M   B  4 6
A McGrath             c Lee              b Robertson           43  91  71  6 0
MP Vaughan            c Emery            b Thompson            19  30  21  1 0
OA Shah               c Emery            b Robertson           19  34  24  2 0
*AJ Hollioake         run out (Robertson/Lee)                  51  84  43  4 1
C White                                  b Robertson            3  16  14  0 0
MA Ealham             run out (Slater)                          7  17  18  1 0
+WK Hegg              c Emery            b Robertson            2  16  16  0 0
AF Giles              not out                                  39  70  39  2 0
G Chapple             run out (Roberts/Emery)                  22  31  35  2 0
DW Headley            not out                                  20  32  22  1 0
Extras                (lb 10, w 3, nb 6)                       19
Total                 (8 wickets, 49.3 overs, 216 mins)       244

DNB: PM Such.

FoW: 1-32 (Vaughan), 2-74 (Shah), 3-103 (McGrath),
    4-121 (White), 5-143 (Hollioake), 6-155 (Ealham),
    7-162 (Hegg), 8-202 (Chapple).


Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nikitaras                    8      0     41      0 (nb 1)
Thompson                    10      0     46      1 (nb 1)
Lee                         10      0     47      0 (w 2, nb 1)
Robertson                   10      0     46      4 (w 1)
McNamara                     5.3    1     25      0
Bayliss                      6      2     29      0

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12th Men: AM Stuart (NSW) & AJ Harris (ENG-A)

2nd Test: Australia v West Indies at Sydney, 29 Nov-3 Dec 1996

Test # 1343 (1344/83)
The Frank Worrell Trophy, 1996/97, 2nd Test
Australia v West Indies
Sydney Cricket Ground
29,30 November, 1,2,3 December 1996 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 124 runs
Australia leads the 5-Test series 2-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: DB Hair and DR Shepherd (Eng)
TV Umpire: SJA Taufel
Match Referee: PL van der Merwe (SA)
Test Debuts: JN Gillespie (Aus).
Man of the Match: GD McGrath

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia 224/5 (Blewett 58*, Healy 44*) Day 2: Australia 331, West Indies 156/3 (Hooper 27*, Chanderpaul 3*) Day 3: West Indies 304, Australia 77/2 (Elliott 45*, Waugh 2*) Day 4: Australia 312/4d, West Indies 27/0 (Campbell 13*, Samuels 12*) Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 *MA Taylor c Chanderpaul b Bishop 27 106 90 2 0 MTG Elliott c Lara b Bishop 29 78 45 5 0 RT Ponting c Samuels b Walsh 9 42 28 1 0 ME Waugh c Lara b Walsh 19 68 43 2 0 MG Bevan c Hooper b Benjamin 16 122 92 1 0 GS Blewett c Adams b Walsh 69 239 169 8 0 +IA Healy c Lara b Walsh 44 137 107 4 0 SK Warne c Browne b Bishop 28 74 45 2 0 MS Kasprowicz c Campbell b Walsh 21 31 25 1 1 JN Gillespie not out 16 70 49 1 0 GD McGrath lbw b Adams 24 57 44 0 0 Extras (lb 10, w 1, nb 18) 29 Total (all out, 119.5 overs) 331 FoW: 1-54 (Elliott), 2-68 (Taylor), 3-73 (Ponting), 4-94 (Waugh), 5-131 (Bevan), 6-224 (Healy), 7-245 (Blewett), 8-283 (Kasprowicz), 9-288 (Warne), 10-331 (McGrath). Bowling O M R W Ambrose 25 5 73 0 (6nb) Walsh 30 6 98 5 (4nb) Benjamin 22 4 69 1 (3nb) Hooper 14 6 15 0 Bishop 23 5 55 3 (5nb, 1w) Adams 5.5 1 11 1 West Indies 1st innings R M B 4 6 SL Campbell b Blewett 77 199 155 13 0 RG Samuels lbw b McGrath 35 142 115 3 0 BC Lara c Healy b McGrath 2 20 13 0 0 CL Hooper lbw b Warne 27 109 86 4 0 S Chanderpaul c & b Warne 48 196 136 6 0 JC Adams c Bevan b McGrath 30 97 89 3 0 +CO Browne c Blewett b McGrath 0 4 4 0 0 IR Bishop c Elliott b Warne 48 95 79 6 0 CEL Ambrose b Gillespie 9 49 17 1 0 KCG Benjamin b Gillespie 6 24 18 1 0 *CA Walsh not out 2 10 5 0 0 Extras (b 4, lb 6, nb 10) 20 Total (all out, 117.2 overs) 304 FoW: 1-92 (Samuels), 2-108 (Lara), 3-136 (Campbell), 4-166 (Hooper), 5-229 (Adams), 6-229 (Browne), 7-243 (Chanderpaul), 8-286 (Ambrose), 9-298 (Benjamin), 10-304 (Bishop). Bowling O M R W McGrath 31 9 82 4 (11nb) Kasprowicz 13 2 37 0 Warne 35.2 13 65 3 Gillespie 23 5 62 2 (1nb) Bevan 11 0 35 0 Blewett 4 0 13 1 Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 MTG Elliott retired hurt 78 244 162 9 0 *MA Taylor c Lara b Bishop 16 73 54 1 0 RT Ponting c Browne b Bishop 4 29 22 0 0 ME Waugh c Browne b Ambrose 67 235 159 6 0 MG Bevan c Browne b Benjamin 52 166 154 5 0 GS Blewett not out 47 102 62 5 0 +IA Healy not out 22 36 32 4 0 Extras (b 4, lb 10, w 3, nb 9) 26 Total (4 wickets declared, 106 overs) 312 DNB: SK Warne, MS Kasprowicz, JN Gillespie, GD McGrath. FoW: 1-51 (Taylor), 2-67 (Ponting), 3-209 (Waugh), 4-274 (Bevan). Bowling O M R W Ambrose 20 2 66 1 (4nb) Walsh 19 6 36 0 (3nb) Bishop 20 6 54 2 (1nb, 3w) Benjamin 16 4 46 1 (3nb) Adams 4 0 21 0 Hooper 27 7 75 0 West Indies 2nd innings (target: 340 runs) R M B 4 6 SL Campbell lbw b McGrath 15 53 49 1 0 RG Samuels b Warne 16 56 46 2 0 BC Lara c Healy b McGrath 1 14 10 0 0 CL Hooper c Taylor b Bevan 57 165 124 6 0 S Chanderpaul b Warne 71 95 68 10 0 JC Adams c Blewett b McGrath 5 24 20 1 0 +CO Browne not out 25 77 64 5 0 IR Bishop run out (Ponting) 0 1 2 0 0 CEL Ambrose b Bevan 0 6 5 0 0 KCG Benjamin c Taylor b Warne 4 11 11 0 0 *CA Walsh c McGrath b Warne 18 19 17 2 1 Extras (lb 2, nb 1) 3 Total (all out, 69.4 overs) 215 FoW: 1-33 (Campbell), 2-33 (Samuels), 3-35 (Lara), 4-152 (Chanderpaul), 5-157 (Adams), 6-176 (Hooper), 7-176 (Bishop), 8-176 (Ambrose), 9-183 (Benjamin), 10-215 (Walsh). Bowling O M R W McGrath 17 7 36 3 (1nb) Waugh 4 0 15 0 Gillespie 7 2 27 0 Warne 27.4 5 95 4 Bevan 14 2 40 2 Day 1 Lunch: Aus 73/2 Tea: Aus 131/4 Crowd: 17,637 Day 2 Lunch: Aus 322/9 Tea: WI 60/0 Crowd: 19,210 Day 3 Lunch: 223/4 Tea taken 2 minutes early upon the WI side being dismissed Crowd: 22,960 Day 4 During over 55, ME Waugh and MTG Elliott collided mid-pitch while taking a run. Elliott sustained a serious knee injury and was carried from the ground. MTG Elliott retired hurt at 143/2 Lunch: Aus 144/2 Tea: Aus 224/3 ME Waugh opened the bowling with slow off-spinners Crowd: 11,345 Day 5 Lunch: WI 152/4 Crowd: 8,429