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Monday, November 30, 1998

2nd Test: Australia v England at Perth, 28-30 November 1998

Test # 1431
The Ashes, 1998/99, 2nd Test
Australia v England
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
28,29,30 November 1998 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
Series: Australia leads the 5-Test series 1-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: DJ Harper and S Venkataraghavan (Ind)
TV Umpire: TA Prue
Match Referee: JR Reid (NZ)
Test Debuts: AJ Tudor (Eng).
Man of the Match: DW Fleming

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 112, Australia 150/3 (ME Waugh 19*, Gillespie 5*, 49 overs)
  • Day 2: Australia 240, England 126/5 (Ramprakash 26*, Hick 42*, 47 overs)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    MA Butcher c Healy b Fleming 0 14 10 0 0
    MA Atherton c Healy b McGrath 1 26 18 0 0
    N Hussain c Healy b McGrath 6 28 24 0 0
    *+AJ Stewart b McGrath 38 58 29 4 0
    MR Ramprakash c Taylor b Fleming 26 97 60 1 0
    JP Crawley c ME Waugh b Gillespie 4 22 17 0 0
    GA Hick c Healy b Gillespie 0 2 2 0 0
    DG Cork c Taylor b Fleming 2 13 13 0 0
    AJ Tudor not out 18 49 30 1 0
    D Gough c ME Waugh b Fleming 11 23 24 0 0
    AD Mullally c Healy b Fleming 0 10 9 0 0
    Extras (lb 2, w 2, nb 2) 6
    Total (all out, 39 overs, 180 mins) 112

    FoW: 1-2 (Butcher, 3.2 ov), 2-4 (Atherton, 6.2 ov),
    3-19 (Hussain, 10.4 ov), 4-62 (Stewart, 18.1 ov),
    5-74 (Crawley, 23.3 ov), 6-74 (Hick, 23.5 ov),
    7-81 (Cork, 26.6 ov), 8-90 (Ramprakash, 30.3 ov),
    9-108 (Gough, 36.3 ov), 10-112 (Mullally, 38.6 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    McGrath 16 4 37 3 (1w)
    Fleming 14 3 46 5 (1nb)
    Gillespie 7 0 23 2 (1nb, 1w)
    Miller 2 0 4 0

    Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
    *MA Taylor c Stewart b Cork 61 187 144 6 0
    MJ Slater c Butcher b Gough 34 102 70 6 0
    JL Langer c Crawley b Ramprakash 15 56 40 2 0
    ME Waugh c Butcher b Tudor 36 203 130 4 0
    JN Gillespie c Stewart b Mullally 11 86 71 0 0
    SR Waugh b Tudor 33 78 61 6 0
    RT Ponting c Stewart b Tudor 11 32 18 0 0
    +IA Healy lbw b Gough 12 6 7 2 0
    DW Fleming c Hick b Gough 0 1 1 0 0
    CR Miller not out 3 16 5 0 0
    GD McGrath c Cork b Tudor 0 2 2 0 0
    Extras (b 1, lb 10, nb 13) 24
    Total (all out, 89.2 overs, 389 mins) 240

    FoW: 1-81 (Slater, 24.3 ov), 2-115 (Langer, 37.3 ov),
    3-138 (Taylor, 43.5 ov), 4-165 (Gillespie, 64.4 ov),
    5-209 (SR Waugh, 83.4 ov), 6-214 (ME Waugh, 85.3 ov),
    7-228 (Healy, 86.4 ov), 8-228 (Fleming, 86.5 ov),
    9-239 (Ponting, 89.1 ov), 10-240 (McGrath, 89.2 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    Gough 25 9 43 3 (3nb)
    Cork 21 5 49 1 (3nb)
    Tudor 20.2 5 89 4 (7nb)
    Mullally 21 10 36 1
    Ramprakash 2 0 12 1

    England 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    MA Butcher c Ponting b Fleming 1 13 15 0 0
    MA Atherton c Taylor b Fleming 35 82 56 6 0
    N Hussain lbw b Fleming 1 15 14 0 0
    *+AJ Stewart c Taylor b Fleming 0 8 5 0 0
    MR Ramprakash not out 47 270 184 5 0
    JP Crawley c Langer b Miller 15 63 45 0 0
    GA Hick c Ponting b Gillespie 68 99 73 8 2
    DG Cork lbw b Gillespie 16 47 31 1 0
    AJ Tudor c Healy b Gillespie 0 2 2 0 0
    D Gough lbw b Gillespie 0 2 1 0 0
    AD Mullally b Gillespie 0 6 4 0 0
    Extras (nb 8) 8
    Total (all out, 70.2 overs, 309 mins) 191

    FoW: 1-5 (Butcher, 3.4 ov), 2-11 (Hussain, 7.3 ov),
    3-15 (Stewart, 9.2 ov), 4-40 (Atherton, 19.4 ov),
    5-67 (Crawley, 35.2 ov), 6-158 (Hick, 58.3 ov),
    7-189 (Cork, 68.3 ov), 8-189 (Tudor, 68.5 ov),
    9-189 (Gough, 68.6 ov), 10-191 (Mullally, 70.2 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    McGrath 26 10 47 0 (1nb)
    Fleming 19 7 45 4 (1nb)
    Gillespie 15.2 2 88 5 (6nb)
    Miller 10 4 11 1

    Australia 2nd innings (target: 64 runs) R M B 4 6
    MJ Slater c & b Gough 17 40 38 1 0
    *MA Taylor c Hick b Mullally 3 22 15 0 0
    JL Langer c Atherton b Tudor 7 40 21 0 0
    ME Waugh not out 17 57 37 2 0
    SR Waugh not out 15 35 29 2 0
    Extras (lb 3, nb 2) 5
    Total (3 wickets, 23 overs, 101 mins) 64

    DNB: RT Ponting, +IA Healy, CR Miller, DW Fleming, JN Gillespie,
    GD McGrath.

    FoW: 1-16 (Taylor, 5.5 ov), 2-24 (Slater, 10.2 ov),
    3-36 (Langer, 15.2 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    Gough 9 5 18 1
    Mullally 9 0 24 1
    Tudor 5 0 19 1 (2nb)

    • Test Umpiring Debut: DJ Harper
    • Twelfth Men: MS Kasprowicz (Australia) and DW Headley (England)

      Day 1

    • Lunch: England 76/6 (Ramprakash 22*, Cork 0*, 25 overs)
    • Tea: England 112, Australia 35/0 (Taylor 16*, Slater 16*, 13 overs)
    • On 38, Stewart passed 1000 Test runs for the 1998 calendar year
    • England 100 off 34.3 overs
    • DW Fleming 1st Test 5 wicket haul
    • Australia 100 off 33.3 overs
    • MA Taylor 50 in 157 mins, off 122 balls, 5x4, brought up his 50 with a four off Ramprakash, 39th Test 50

      Day 2

    • Lunch: Australia 194/4 (SR Waugh 19*, ME Waugh 34*, 79 overs)
    • Tea: Australia 240, England 19/3 (Atherton 16*, Ramprakash 0*, 13 overs)
    • Australia 200 off 81.4 overs
    • England 100 off 42.3 overs

      Day 3

    • Lunch: England 191
    • GA Hick 50 off 54 balls, 5x4, 2x6, 16th Test 50
    • Upon taking the catch of Tudor, Healy broke the record for most catches by any player in Test cricket (prev. RW Marsh, 343 catches)
    • JN Gillespie 3rd Test 5 wicket haul

    • Match Attendance 45,922
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