Queensland Country v England XI at Brisbane, 30 December 1998

England in Australia, 1998/99
Queensland Country v England XI
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane (day/night)
30 December 1998 (50-over match)

Result: England XI won by 53 runs

Toss: England XI
Umpires: NS McNamara and GC Zimmer

Players per side: Queensland Country 12 (11 bat, 11 field); England XI 11 (11 bat, 11 field)

England XI innings (50 overs maximum)
NV Knight             run out                                   6
VJ Wells              c WM Smith         b BJ Smith            26
BC Hollioake                             b Toohey              51
+JP Crawley           c Frakes           b WM Smith            19
NH Fairbrother                           b WM Smith             0
*AJ Hollioake         c Jesberg          b BJ Smith            81
MW Alleyne            not out                                  52
MA Ealham             c Else             b BJ Smith             1
RDB Croft             not out                                  12
Extras                (b 5, lb 14, w 9, nb 5)                  33
Total                 (7 wickets, 50 overs)                   281

DNB: AF Giles, GM Hamilton.

FoW: 1-26, 2-49, 3-83, 4-83, 5-146, 6-236, 7-238.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Schossow                     8      0     64      0
BJ Smith                     8      1     39      3
Jesberg                     10      1     38      0
WM Smith                     7      0     33      2
Wilson                       5      0     26      0
Toohey                       9      0     46      1
Rynne                        3      0     16      0

Queensland Country innings (target: 282 runs from 50 overs)
DA Todd               c Hamilton         b Giles               42
+DR Else              c Crawley          b Hamilton             0
BKD May               st Crawley         b Croft               59
DB Frakes             lbw                b Croft                9
SA Rynne              not out                                  44
CE Window             lbw                b Alleyne              6
*CW Jesberg           c Crawley          b Alleyne              7
PJ Toohey             c Crawley          b AJ Hollioake         7
WM Smith              c BC Hollioake     b Alleyne             22
GM Schossow           c Giles            b Wells                7
BJ Smith                                 b Wells                0
Extras                (lb 14, w 7, nb 4)                       25
Total                 (all out, 49.5 overs)                   228

DNB: LA Wilson.

FoW: 1-1, 2-86, 3-112, 4-139, 5-150, 6-160, 7-167, 8-197, 9-226, 10-228.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
BC Hollioake                 5      1     20      0
Hamilton                     5      0     18      1
Ealham                       9      1     35      0
Giles                        9      0     26      1
Croft                        7      0     28      2
Wells                        5.5    0     31      2
Alleyne                      5      0     31      3
AJ Hollioake                 4      0     25      1

4th Test: England v Australia at Melbourne, 26-30 December 1998

Test # 1436
The Ashes, 1998/99, 4th Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
26,27,28,29 December 1998 (5-day match)

Result: England won by 12 runs
Series: Australia leads the 5-Test series 2-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and DJ Harper
TV Umpire: GTD Morrow
Match Referee: JR Reid (NZ)
Test Debuts: WK Hegg (Eng); MJ Nicholson (Aus).
Man of the Match: DW Headley

Close of Play:

Day 1: No play (rain) Day 2: England 270, Australia 59/2 (Langer 26*, ME Waugh 12*; 18 overs) Day 3: Australia 340, England 65/2 (Stewart 43*, Headley 0*; 22 overs) England 1st innings R M B 4 6 MA Atherton c Healy b McGrath 0 3 5 0 0 *AJ Stewart b MacGill 107 212 160 16 0 MA Butcher c Langer b McGrath 0 9 7 0 0 N Hussain c Healy b Nicholson 19 83 56 2 0 MR Ramprakash c McGrath b SR Waugh 63 120 92 5 0 GA Hick c Fleming b MacGill 39 84 67 3 1 +WK Hegg c Healy b SR Waugh 3 11 5 0 0 DW Headley c Taylor b McGrath 14 52 49 0 0 D Gough b MacGill 11 21 14 2 0 ARC Fraser not out 0 11 2 0 0 AD Mullally lbw b MacGill 0 3 5 0 0 Extras (lb 7, w 1, nb 6) 14 Total (all out, 76.0 overs) 270 FoW: 1-0 (Atherton, 0.5 ov), 2-4 (Butcher, 2.5 ov), 3-81 (Hussain, 22.5 ov), 4-200 (Stewart, 51.4 ov), 5-202 (Ramprakash, 52.5 ov), 6-206 (Hegg, 56.1 ov), 7-244 (Headley, 70.5 ov), 8-266 (Hick, 73.5 ov), 9-270 (Gough, 75.1 ov), 10-270 (Mullally, 75.6 ov). Bowling O M R W McGrath 22 5 64 3 (5nb) Fleming 19 3 71 0 (1nb) Nicholson 10 0 59 1 MacGill 19 2 61 4 (1w) SR Waugh 6 2 8 2 Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 *MA Taylor c Hick b Gough 7 44 29 0 0 MJ Slater lbw b Gough 1 18 14 0 0 JL Langer c Hussain b Gough 44 168 103 5 0 ME Waugh lbw b Fraser 36 93 67 3 0 SR Waugh not out 122 315 198 13 0 DS Lehmann c Hegg b Gough 13 28 23 2 0 +IA Healy c Headley b Fraser 36 68 55 3 0 DW Fleming c Hick b Mullally 12 41 30 2 0 MJ Nicholson b Gough 5 23 18 0 0 SCG MacGill c Hegg b Mullally 43 98 63 3 0 GD McGrath b Mullally 0 2 2 0 0 Extras (b 4, lb 6, nb 11) 21 Total (all out, 98.3 overs) 340 FoW: 1-13 (Slater, 4.3 ov), 2-26 (Taylor, 10.1 ov), 3-98 (ME Waugh, 29.4 ov), 4-127 (Langer, 40.4 ov), 5-151 (Lehmann, 46.2 ov), 6-209 (Healy, 61.5 ov), 7-235 (Fleming, 71.3 ov), 8-252 (Nicholson, 76.6 ov), 9-340 (MacGill, 98.1 ov), 10-340 (McGrath, 98.3 ov). Bowling O M R W Gough 28 7 96 5 (4nb) Headley 25 3 86 0 (3nb) Mullally 21.3 5 64 3 Ramprakash 2 0 6 0 Fraser 22 0 78 2 (4nb) England 2nd innings R M B 4 6 MA Atherton b Fleming 0 8 9 0 0 *AJ Stewart c Slater b MacGill 52 120 98 4 0 MA Butcher c Slater b MacGill 14 67 45 0 0 DW Headley b McGrath 1 22 15 0 0 N Hussain c Slater b Nicholson 50 157 131 6 0 MR Ramprakash b Nicholson 14 66 43 0 0 GA Hick b Fleming 60 123 82 8 0 +WK Hegg c MacGill b Nicholson 9 28 21 1 0 D Gough c Slater b MacGill 4 20 14 0 0 ARC Fraser not out 7 27 20 0 0 AD Mullally c & b McGrath 16 21 15 3 0 Extras (b 2, lb 4, nb 11) 17 Total (all out, 80.2 overs) 244 FoW: 1-5 (Atherton, 1.5 ov), 2-61 (Butcher, 17.5 ov), 3-66 (Headley, 24.1 ov), 4-78 (Stewart, 29.3 ov), 5-127 (Ramprakash, 46.2 ov), 6-178 (Hussain, 63.1 ov), 7-202 (Hegg, 69.6 ov), 8-221 (Gough, 74.2 ov), 9-221 (Hick, 75.1 ov), 10-244 (Mullally, 80.2 ov). Bowling O M R W McGrath 20.2 5 56 2 (6nb) Fleming 17 4 45 2 (1nb) Nicholson 15 4 56 3 MacGill 27 3 81 3 (4nb) ME Waugh 1 1 0 0 Australia 2nd innings (target: 175 runs) R M B 4 6 MJ Slater lbw b Headley 18 26 23 3 0 *MA Taylor c Headley b Mullally 19 50 33 1 0 JL Langer c Ramprakash b Mullally 30 105 53 3 0 ME Waugh c Hick b Headley 43 116 81 2 0 SR Waugh not out 30 108 49 2 0 DS Lehmann c Hegg b Headley 4 11 7 0 0 +IA Healy c Hick b Headley 0 8 2 0 0 DW Fleming lbw b Headley 0 2 3 0 0 MJ Nicholson c Hegg b Headley 9 41 29 0 0 SCG MacGill b Gough 0 4 2 0 0 GD McGrath lbw b Gough 0 2 2 0 0 Extras (b 4, lb 1, nb 4) 9 Total (all out, 46.4 overs) 162 FoW: 1-31 (Slater, 5.5 ov), 2-41 (Taylor, 10.5 ov), 3-103 (Langer, 26.5 ov), 4-130 (ME Waugh, 33.5 ov), 5-140 (Lehmann, 35.6 ov), 6-140 (Healy, 37.2 ov), 7-140 (Fleming, 37.5 ov), 8-161 (Nicholson, 45.5 ov), 9-162 (MacGill, 46.2 ov), 10-162 (McGrath, 46.4 ov). Bowling O M R W Gough 15.4 2 54 2 (1nb) Headley 17 5 60 6 (3nb) Mullally 10 4 20 2 Fraser 4 0 23 0 Day 1 Toss was made at 10:50am on the 1st day before further rain abandoned the day Day 4 Match Notes Stuart MacGill's highest score Dean Headley's best bowling Steve Waugh reaches 7000 test runs Darren Gough takes his 50th wicket against Australia Mark Waugh 1000th run in a calendar year Ian Healy take his 350th catch McGrath equalls Australian record of 16 ducks - which means he now holds the record with 18, after the 5th Test

Australian XI v England XI at Hobart, 19-22 December 1998

England in Australia, 1998/99
Australian XI v England XI
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
19,20,21,22 December 1998 (4-day match)

Result: Australian XI won by 9 wickets

Toss: England XI
Umpires: SJ Davis and PD Parker

Close of Play:

Day 1: England XI 298/3 (Atherton 154*, Hick 14*, 95 overs) Day 2: England XI 469/6d, Australian XI 30/0 (Elliott 14*, Blewett 11*, 11 overs) Day 3: Australian XI 293/4d, England XI 166/2 (Butcher 85*, Cork 0*, 37 overs) England XI 1st innings R M B 4 6 MA Butcher c Richards b Law 25 14 52 3 0 *MA Atherton not out 210 362 350 26 0 JP Crawley c Gilchrist b Blewett 27 95 89 2 0 MR Ramprakash b Bevan 65 142 127 5 1 GA Hick c sub (NG Webb) b Bevan 125 153 130 14 4 BC Hollioake c Gilchrist b Julian 0 2 1 0 0 +WK Hegg c sub (NG Webb) b Bevan 4 12 14 0 0 Extras (lb 5, w 2, nb 6) 13 Total (6 wickets decl, 126.1 overs, 483 mins) 469 DNB: DG Cork, AJ Tudor, ARC Fraser, PM Such. FoW: 1-56 (Butcher, 17.1 ov), 2-125 (Crawley, 44.3 ov), 3-265 (Ramprakash, 83.6 ov), 4-460 (Hick), 5-460 (Hollioake), 6-469 (Hegg). Bowling O M R W Kasprowicz 18.3 2 67 0 Reiffel 1.3 0 4 0 (3nb) Julian 32 6 98 1 (3nb) Blewett 24 2 73 1 Law 21 4 84 1 Bevan 23.1 3 94 3 (2w) Elliott 5 0 34 0 Lehmann 1 0 10 0 Australian XI 1st innings R M B 4 6 MTG Elliott c Tudor b Hollioake 81 249 160 7 0 GS Blewett not out 169 333 259 15 0 CJ Richards lbw b Hollioake 0 3 2 0 0 *DS Lehmann c Atherton b Cork 4 8 6 1 0 SG Law c Butcher b Ramprakash 21 63 39 1 0 MG Bevan not out 0 18 10 0 0 Extras (b 1, lb 3, nb 14) 18 Total (4 wickets decl, 77 overs, 334 mins) 293 DNB: +AC Gilchrist, BP Julian, PR Reiffel, MS Kasprowicz, GR Robertson. FoW: 1-206 (Elliott), 2-207 (Richards), 3-212 (Lehmann), 4-278 (Law). Bowling O M R W Tudor 14 3 54 0 (4nb) Fraser 20 3 53 0 (3nb) Such 15 1 62 0 Cork 11 3 33 1 (2nb) Hollioake 10 1 55 2 (5nb) Ramprakash 6 0 29 1 Hick 1 0 3 0 England XI 2nd innings R M B 4 6 MA Butcher not out 103 155 136 9 1 JP Crawley lbw b Lehmann 63 73 52 11 0 BC Hollioake c Blewett b Elliott 17 40 52 2 0 DG Cork run out (Richards) 10 28 24 2 0 +WK Hegg not out 5 11 17 1 0 Extras (nb 1) 1 Total (3 wickets decl, 46.5 overs, 156 mins) 199 DNB: *MA Atherton, MR Ramprakash, GA Hick, AJ Tudor, ARC Fraser, PM Such. FoW: 1-118 (Crawley), 2-164 (Hollioake), 3-190 (Cork). Bowling O M R W Julian 11 2 43 0 (1nb) Law 8 1 36 0 Lehmann 7.5 1 48 1 Bevan 15 1 57 0 Elliott 5 0 15 1 Australian XI 2nd innings (target: 376 runs) R M B 4 6 GS Blewett not out 213 228 180 20 4 MTG Elliott b Tudor 8 21 14 1 0 CJ Richards not out 138 205 143 10 0 Extras (b 5, lb 4, nb 5, w 3) 17 Total (1 wicket, 55.2 overs, 228 mins) 376 DNB: *DS Lehmann, SG Law, MG Bevan, +AC Gilchrist, BP Julian, PR Reiffel, MS Kasprowicz, GR Robertson. FoW: 1-31 (Elliott). Bowling O M R W Tudor 9 0 49 1 Fraser 11 0 72 0 (1nb) Such 11 0 86 0 Cork 12.2 0 76 0 (3w) Hick 3 0 22 0 Hollioake 5 0 45 0 (4nb) Ramprakash 4 0 17 0 12th Men: JA Dykes (Australian XI) and DW Headley (England XI) Day 1 GR Robertson did not take his place in the field (back spasm on morning of the game). Although chosen in the XI he took no part in the match. PR Reiffel failed to complete his second over (groin), completed by BP Julian. MS Kasprowicz failed to complete his nineteenth over (hamstring), completed by BP Julian. Five substitute fielders were used by Australian XI during the England 1st innings: official 12th man JA Dykes (Queensland), AR Border (Australian XI coach and national selector), and Hobart club players S Fingas, ? Costello and NG Webb. Day 2 MA Atherton 210*: Highest FC score (previous best 199 Lancashire v Durham, Gateshead 1992) Day 4 Australian XI set 376 for victory in 78 overs. On 38 Blewett reached 1000 fc runs in the 1998-99 Australian season, the sixth person of all-time to do so before December 31. Blewett 213*: Fourth consecutive FC century

Western Australia v South Australia at Perth, 19-22 Dec 1998

Sheffield Shield, 1998/99
Western Australia v South Australia
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
19,20,21,22 December 1998 (4-day match)

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

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: DB Hair and KR Rinaldi

Close of Play:

Day 1: South Australia 340/4 (Vaughan 78*, Johnson 23*, 100 overs) Day 2: South Australia 503/6d, Western Australia 182/3 (Martyn 38*, Katich 16*, 58 overs) Day 3: Western Australia 354/8d, South Australia 84/5 (Siddons 45*, Nielsen 0*, 38 overs) South Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 DA Fitzgerald c Campbell b Cary 167 320 277 24 0 MP Faull lbw b Cary 28 95 65 3 0 GR Parker lbw b Angel 3 25 20 0 0 JD Siddons c Campbell b Angel 35 82 74 3 0 JM Vaughan not out 157 303 243 20 0 BA Johnson c Campbell b Baker 73 121 104 13 0 *+TJ Nielsen run out (Hussey) 11 32 27 0 0 BE Young not out 20 29 32 2 0 Extras (b 3, lb 4, nb 2) 9 Total (6 wickets declared, 140 overs) 503 DNB: JN Gillespie, BA Swain, MA Harrity. FoW: 1-87 (Faull, 23.3 ov), 2-97 (Parker, 30.6 ov), 3-163 (Siddons, 52.5 ov), 4-283 (Fitzgerald, 87.5 ov), 5-439 (Johnson, 121.2 ov), 6-477 (Nielsen, 130.2 ov). Bowling O M R W Nicholson 25 3 120 0 (1nb) Angel 33 11 73 2 Jurgensen 20 1 100 0 Cary 29 6 86 2 (1nb) Baker 25 5 85 1 Hussey 1 0 1 0 Katich 7 0 31 0 Western Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 MEK Hussey c Nielsen b Harrity 38 108 94 3 0 +RJ Campbell lbw b Swain 13 40 16 2 0 JL Langer c Nielsen b Swain 64 143 112 7 0 *DR Martyn b Young 123 332 269 15 0 SM Katich b Harrity 16 45 48 2 0 CJL Rogers c Faull b Young 11 38 27 1 0 RM Baker b Young 4 15 13 1 0 MJ Nicholson lbw b Gillespie 37 115 100 5 0 J Angel not out 21 42 43 1 1 SJ Jurgensen not out 3 12 11 0 0 Extras (b 3, lb 8, nb 13) 24 Total (8 wickets decl, 120 overs, 456 mins) 354 DNB: SR Cary. FoW: 1-34 (Campbell, 8.6 ov), 2-82 (Hussey, 25.2 ov), 3-158 (Langer, 45.4 ov), 4-186 (Katich, 61.1 ov), 5-207 (Rogers, 72.3 ov), 6-217 (Baker, 76.4 ov), 7-311 (Nicholson, 107.4 ov), 8-351 (Martyn, 116.3 ov). Bowling O M R W Gillespie 23 2 74 1 (6nb) Harrity 26 9 52 2 Swain 21 2 82 2 (7nb) Johnson 8 2 16 0 Young 42 12 119 3 South Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 DA Fitzgerald c Langer b Nicholson 19 28 38 2 0 MP Faull c Campbell b Nicholson 4 51 27 0 0 JD Siddons not out 125 259 189 16 2 JM Vaughan c sub (BJ Oldroyd) b Nicholson 13 67 53 2 0 BA Johnson b Nicholson 0 2 4 0 0 JN Gillespie lbw b Jurgensen 3 10 9 0 0 *+TJ Nielsen b Nicholson 4 46 41 0 0 GR Parker not out 33 103 102 1 1 Extras (b 4, lb 4) 8 Total (6 wickets declared, 77.1 overs) 209 DNB: BE Young, BA Swain, MA Harrity. FoW: 1-11 (Faull, 7.5 ov), 2-38 (Fitzgerald, 13.1 ov), 3-72 (Vaughan, 31.2 ov), 4-72 (Johnson, 31.6 ov), 5-75 (Gillespie, 34.3 ov), 6-100 (Nielsen, 48.4 ov). Bowling O M R W Angel 20 7 34 0 Nicholson 25 8 49 5 Cary 9 3 30 0 Jurgensen 11.1 3 35 1 Baker 5 0 19 0 Katich 7 1 34 0 Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 359 runs) R M B 4 6 MEK Hussey c Harrity b Young 57 161 127 7 0 +RJ Campbell c Fitzgerald b Harrity 23 67 39 1 0 JL Langer c Nielsen b Swain 35 46 53 1 0 CJL Rogers c Nielsen b Harrity 11 14 37 0 0 RM Baker c Nielsen b Harrity 4 8 12 0 0 SM Katich not out 24 67 49 4 1 *DR Martyn c Vaughan b Harrity 3 9 11 0 0 MJ Nicholson c Nielsen b Young 0 11 15 0 0 J Angel lbw b Gillespie 2 23 19 0 0 SJ Jurgensen not out 0 8 6 0 0 Extras (b 4, lb 3, nb 8) 15 Total (8 wickets, 60 overs) 174 DNB: SR Cary. FoW: 1-57 (Campbell, 16.1 ov), 2-109 (Langer, 30.4 ov), 3-125 (Rogers, 40.1 ov), 4-135 (Baker, 42.5 ov), 5-141 (Hussey, 45.1 ov), 6-148 (Martyn, 48.2 ov), 7-153 (Nicholson, 51.6 ov), 8-172 (Angel, 58.2 ov). Bowling O M R W Gillespie 9 1 30 1 (8nb) Swain 15 4 46 1 Harrity 14 5 35 4 Young 22 5 56 2

New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, 19-22 Dec 1998

Sheffield Shield, 1998/99
New South Wales v Victoria
Sydney Cricket Ground
19,20,21,22 December 1998 (4-day match)

Result: Match Drawn
Points: Victoria 2, New South Wales 0

Toss: New South Wales
Umpires: AJ McQuillan and AJ Morgan
TV Umpire: DM Brandon

Close of Play:

Day 1: New South Wales 303/5 (Rummans 13*, Emery 27*, 102 overs) Day 2: New South Wales 360, Victoria 219/3 (Mott 62*, Craig 11*, 78 overs) Day 3: Victoria 438/9d, New South Wales 79/2 (Slater 35*, ME Waugh 29*, 31 overs) New South Wales 1st innings R M B 4 6 MJ Slater b Inness 15 25 38 1 0 *MA Taylor c Arnberger b Inness 4 51 28 0 0 SR Waugh c Berry b Inness 116 175 259 7 1 ME Waugh c Hodge b Craig 64 268 120 3 2 S Lee c Vimpani b Inness 49 108 75 6 0 GC Rummans lbw b Saker 20 95 68 0 0 +PA Emery c Inness b Warne 58 125 106 8 0 DA Freedman c Warne b Saker 0 3 1 0 0 NW Bracken c Berry b Saker 2 8 8 0 0 B Lee not out 9 29 25 1 0 SH Cook c Mott b Warne 8 7 5 2 0 Extras (b 2, lb 8, w 2, nb 3) 15 Total (all out, 121.3 overs, 438 mins) 360 FoW: 1-9 (Taylor, 7.1 ov), 2-34 (Slater, 13.5 ov), 3-170 (ME Waugh, 56.5 ov), 4-257 (SR Waugh, 85.4 ov), 5-262 (S Lee, 87.1 ov), 6-330 (Rummans, 110.6 ov), 7-332 (Freedman, 112.1 ov), 8-334 (Bracken, 114.3 ov), 9-352 (Emery, 119.4 ov), 10-360 (Cook, 121.3 ov). Bowling O M R W Saker 24 7 53 3 Inness 28 10 69 4 (1w) Davison 17 2 72 0 Warne 29.3 6 80 2 (3nb, 1w) Harvey 12 2 37 0 Craig 6 2 23 1 Hodge 3 0 9 0 Mott 2 0 7 0 Victoria 1st innings R M B 4 6 JL Arnberger c Emery b Freedman 8 32 17 0 0 MP Mott c Emery b Rummans 105 408 313 11 0 GR Vimpani lbw b B Lee 4 4 7 0 0 BJ Hodge b Bracken 120 224 202 13 0 SAJ Craig c B Lee b ME Waugh 41 193 137 3 0 IJ Harvey st Emery b Rummans 82 102 84 8 0 +DS Berry not out 30 99 78 1 0 *SK Warne c Freedman b S Lee 7 14 11 1 0 DJ Saker c Slater b Freedman 12 21 20 1 0 JM Davison c Taylor b Cook 2 6 8 0 0 Extras (b 7, lb 13, nb 7) 27 Total (9 wickets decl, 145 overs, 555 mins) 438 DNB: MWH Inness. FoW: 1-17 (Arnberger, 7.1 ov), 2-22 (Vimpani, 8.3 ov), 3-200 (Hodge, 68.1 ov), 4-285 (Mott, 104.5 ov), 5-329 (Craig, 117.2 ov), 6-400 (Harvey, 132.4 ov), 7-413 (Warne, 137.1 ov), 8-435 (Saker, 143.3 ov), 9-438 (Davison, 144.6 ov). Bowling O M R W Cook 16 6 54 1 B Lee 25 6 81 1 (4nb) Freedman 31 7 91 2 (3nb) Bracken 25 11 49 1 ME Waugh 20 5 49 1 S Lee 13 3 23 1 Rummans 15 1 71 2 New South Wales 2nd innings R M B 4 6 *MA Taylor c Arnberger b Inness 9 27 22 1 0 MJ Slater c & b Davison 113 295 237 10 0 SR Waugh c Berry b Harvey 5 34 24 0 0 ME Waugh c Davison b Inness 126 275 239 13 0 S Lee not out 71 147 132 7 0 GC Rummans not out 31 104 72 2 0 Extras (b 2, lb 4, w 1) 7 Total (4 wickets, 121 overs, 443 mins) 362 DNB: +PA Emery, DA Freedman, NW Bracken, B Lee, SH Cook. FoW: 1-21 (Taylor, 7.4 ov), 2-36 (SR Waugh, 16.4 ov), 3-230 (Slater, 82.1 ov), 4-272 (ME Waugh, 93.3 ov). Bowling O M R W Saker 22 5 70 0 Inness 17 6 38 2 Warne 25 5 64 0 Harvey 18 6 44 1 Davison 19 2 77 1 (1w) Craig 6 1 29 0 Hodge 4 1 10 0 Mott 7 3 14 0 Berry 2 1 7 0 Vimpani 1 0 3 0 12th Men: SD Bradstreet (New South Wales) and SL Flegler (Victoria) Day 1 Lunch: New South Wales 108/2 (SR Waugh 62*, ME Waugh 21*, 34 overs) Tea: New South Wales 211/3 (S Lee 27*, SR Waugh 93*, 70 overs) Day 2 Lunch: New South Wales 360, Victoria 17/1 (Mott 7*, 7.1 overs) Tea: Victoria 95/2 (Mott 29*, Hodge 48*, 39 overs) Day 3 Lunch: Victoria 296/4 (Craig 30*, Harvey 9*, 109 overs) Tea: Victoria 436/7 (Berry 29*, Saker 12*, 143 overs) Day 4 Lunch: New South Wales 176/2 (Slater 83*, ME Waugh 75*, 65 overs) Tea: New South Wales 277/4 (S Lee 16*, Rummans 4*, 95 overs) IJ Harvey kept wicket after drinks in the 3rd session

Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, 19-22 Dec 1998

Sheffield Shield, 1998/99
Queensland v Tasmania
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
19,20,21 December 1998 (4-day match)

Result: Tasmania won by 8 wickets
Points: Tasmania 6, Queensland 0

Toss: Tasmania
Umpires: TA Prue and JF Torpey
First-Class Debuts: LA Carseldine (Queensland).

Close of Play:

Day 1: Queensland 164, Tasmania 99/2 (Di Venuto 3*, Rowell 0*, 28 overs) Day 2: Tasmania 229, Queensland 127/7 (Bichel 27*, Dale 5*, 48 overs) Queensland 1st innings R B 4 6 ML Hayden c Ponting b Denton 78 148 10 0 JP Maher c Miller b Denton 19 40 1 0 ML Love lbw b Rowell 12 21 1 0 A Symonds c Hills b Young 1 8 0 0 LA Carseldine lbw b Miller 6 27 0 0 GI Foley c Atkinson b Denton 12 52 1 0 *+IA Healy c Boon b Denton 18 23 2 0 AJ Bichel c Boon b Rowell 8 35 0 0 AC Dale not out 5 48 0 0 PW Jackson c Atkinson b Rowell 0 15 0 0 JH Dawes lbw b Rowell 0 1 0 0 Extras (b 1, lb 4) 5 Total (all out, 69.4 overs) 164 FoW: 1-42 (Maher, 13.3 ov), 2-67 (Love, 21.2 ov), 3-68 (Symonds, 22.6 ov), 4-90 (Carseldine, 32.6 ov), 5-125 (Foley, 47.6 ov), 6-138 (Hayden, 51.1 ov), 7-153 (Healy, 55.3 ov), 8-160 (Bichel, 61.6 ov), 9-164 (Jackson, 69.3 ov), 10-164 (Dawes, 69.4 ov). Bowling O M R W Miller 20 8 32 1 Rowell 18.4 5 44 4 Denton 15 4 53 4 Young 13 6 23 1 Ponting 3 1 7 0 Tasmania 1st innings R B 4 6 DF Hills lbw b Bichel 60 77 10 1 J Cox lbw b Symonds 29 75 3 0 MJ Di Venuto c Maher b Dale 59 120 7 0 GJ Rowell c Healy b Bichel 0 15 0 0 RT Ponting c Maher b Bichel 0 3 0 0 S Young c Love b Dawes 4 19 1 0 *DC Boon lbw b Dale 25 84 4 0 DJ Marsh lbw b Dawes 35 39 5 0 +MN Atkinson lbw b Dale 1 19 0 0 GJ Denton c sub (BN Creevey) b Bichel 2 19 0 0 CR Miller not out 0 2 0 0 Extras (lb 6, nb 8) 14 Total (all out, 77.1 overs) 229 FoW: 1-88 (Hills, 21.6 ov), 2-98 (Cox, 26.3 ov), 3-106 (Rowell, 30.6 ov), 4-116 (Ponting, 32.5 ov), 5-123 (Young, 38.1 ov), 6-190 (Di Venuto, 63.3 ov), 7-193 (Boon, 65.3 ov), 8-209 (Atkinson, 71.1 ov), 9-229 (Denton, 76.4 ov), 10-229 (Marsh, 77.1 ov). Bowling O M R W Bichel 24 4 102 4 (5nb) Dale 28 12 29 3 (1nb) Dawes 14.1 3 55 2 (2nb) Symonds 7 3 18 1 Jackson 4 0 19 0 Queensland 2nd innings R B 4 6 ML Hayden c Atkinson b Ponting 51 120 5 0 JP Maher c Ponting b Miller 1 21 0 0 ML Love c Atkinson b Denton 21 39 1 0 A Symonds c Miller b Denton 1 7 0 0 LA Carseldine c Atkinson b Rowell 1 11 0 0 GI Foley c Atkinson b Rowell 0 6 0 0 *+IA Healy c Cox b Miller 13 35 1 0 AJ Bichel c Atkinson b Rowell 46 72 6 0 AC Dale c Rowell b Miller 19 45 1 0 PW Jackson not out 4 16 0 0 JH Dawes c Hills b Rowell 4 17 1 0 Extras (b 5, lb 6, nb 1) 12 Total (all out, 64.4 overs) 173 FoW: 1-23 (Maher, 10.4 ov), 2-65 (Love, 25.1 ov), 3-71 (Symonds, 27.3 ov), 4-79 (Carseldine, 30.5 ov), 5-79 (Foley, 32.5 ov), 6-81 (Hayden, 35.2 ov), 7-121 (Healy, 46.4 ov), 8-164 (Bichel, 58.3 ov), 9-168 (Dale, 59.4 ov), 10-173 (Dawes, 64.4 ov). Bowling O M R W Miller 18 5 29 3 Rowell 23.4 9 54 4 Denton 13 4 38 2 Young 3 0 14 0 (1nb) Ponting 7 2 27 1 Tasmania 2nd innings (target: 109 runs) R B 4 6 DF Hills c Bichel b Dale 43 58 4 2 J Cox c Foley b Dawes 6 29 0 0 MJ Di Venuto not out 31 56 5 0 RT Ponting not out 17 36 3 0 Extras (lb 10, w 3) 13 Total (2 wickets, 29.5 overs) 110 DNB: S Young, *DC Boon, DJ Marsh, +MN Atkinson, GJ Rowell, GJ Denton, CR Miller. FoW: 1-34 (Cox, 10.2 ov), 2-73 (Hills, 19.2 ov). Bowling O M R W Dawes 9 0 43 1 (2w) Dale 11 3 32 1 Jackson 6 3 11 0 Symonds 3.5 2 14 0

Prime Minister's XI v England XI at Canberra, 17 December 1998

England in Australia, 1998/99
Prime Minister's XI v England XI
Manuka Oval, Canberra
17 December 1998 (50-over match)

Result: England XI won by 16 runs

Toss: England XI
Umpires: SJA Taufel and BN Thornton
Man of the Match: DJ Marsh

England XI innings (50 overs maximum)
MA Butcher            c Richards         b Harrity              4
*AJ Stewart           c Campbell         b Creevey             34
BC Hollioake          c Campbell         b Nicholson            0
GA Hick               c Katich           b Nicholson            6
JP Crawley            c Campbell         b Harrity              0
N Hussain             c Creevey          b Marsh               41
+WK Hegg                                 b Creevey             47
DG Cork               c Katich           b Harrity             22
RDB Croft             not out                                  19
ARC Fraser            not out                                  23
Extras                (lb 12, w 15, nb 2)                      29
Total                 (8 wickets, 50 overs, 200 mins)         225

DNB: AD Mullally.

FoW: 1-5 (Butcher), 2-8 (Hollioake), 3-21 (Hick), 4-26 (Crawley),
    5-85 (Stewart), 6-107 (Hussain), 7-160 (Cork), 8-196 (Hegg).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Harrity                     10      0     46      3 (3w)
Nicholson                    9      0     37      2 (1nb, 5w)
Creevey                      9      0     32      2 (4w)
Hansen                       6      0     27      0 (3w)
Marsh                       10      0     33      1
Symonds                      5      0     22      0
Taylor                       1      0     16      0 (1nb)

Prime Minister's XI innings (target: 226 runs from 50 overs)
CJ Richards           c Croft            b Fraser              28
+RJ Campbell          c Butcher          b Mullally             0
SM Katich                                b Mullally             0
A Symonds             c Stewart          b Fraser              18
BJ Hodge                                 b Hollioake           12
*MA Taylor            c Butcher          b Cork                25
DJ Marsh              c Butcher          b Hick                74
BN Creevey            c Hegg             b Croft                7
MJ Nicholson          c Butcher          b Hick                13
LK Hansen             not out                                   1
MA Harrity                               b Hick                14
Extras                (b 4, lb 10, w 1, nb 2)                  17
Total                 (all out, 48.4 overs, 209 mins)         209

FoW: 1-2 (Campbell), 2-2 (Katich), 3-48 (Richards),
    4-52 (Symonds), 5-70 (Hodge), 6-105 (Taylor),
    7-122 (Creevey), 8-185 (Marsh), 9-185 (Nicholson),
    10-209 (Harrity).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Fraser                      10      2     40      2 (1nb)
Mullally                    10      2     28      2
Cork                        10      1     25      1 (1w)
Hollioake                    6      0     41      1 (1nb)
Croft                       10      0     49      1
Hick                         2.4    0     12      3

3rd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide, 11-15 December 1998

Test # 1434
The Ashes, 1998/99, 3rd Test
Australia v England
Adelaide Oval
11,12,13,14,15 December 1998 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 205 runs
Series: Australia leads the 5-Test series 2-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and SJ Davis
TV Umpire: PM Angley
Match Referee: JR Reid (NZ)
Man of the Match: JL Langer

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia 266/4 (Langer 108*, Ponting 0*, 90 overs) Day 2: Australia 391, England 160/3 (Hussain 58*, Ramprakash 45*, 52 overs) Day 3: England 227, Australia 150/1 (Slater 74*, Langer 34*, 60 overs) Day 4: Australia 278/5d, England 122/4 (Ramprakash 43*, Stewart 0*, 51 overs) Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 MJ Slater c Stewart b Headley 17 52 37 1 0 *MA Taylor c Hussain b Such 59 186 124 5 0 JL Langer not out 179 491 350 13 0 ME Waugh c & b Such 7 35 30 0 0 SR Waugh c Hick b Gough 59 148 109 4 1 RT Ponting c Hick b Gough 5 32 28 0 0 +IA Healy c Ramprakash b Headley 13 38 27 1 0 DW Fleming lbw b Headley 12 29 23 2 0 SCG MacGill b Such 0 5 4 0 0 CR Miller lbw b Headley 11 14 9 2 0 GD McGrath c Stewart b Gough 10 47 27 1 0 Extras (lb 6, nb 13) 19 Total (all out, 125.5 overs, 545 mins) 391 FoW: 1-28 (Slater, 11.4 ov), 2-140 (Taylor, 43.5 ov), 3-156 (ME Waugh, 51.4 ov), 4-264 (SR Waugh, 86.4 ov), 5-274 (Ponting, 94.6 ov), 6-311 (Healy, 103.3 ov), 7-338 (Fleming, 109.6 ov), 8-339 (MacGill, 110.5 ov), 9-354 (Miller, 113.6 ov), 10-391 (McGrath, 125.5 ov). Bowling O M R W Gough 29.5 4 103 3 (6nb) Mullally 26 5 59 0 Headley 23 1 97 4 (6nb) Such 38 8 99 3 (1nb) Ramprakash 9 1 27 0 England 1st innings R M B 4 6 MA Butcher lbw b Miller 6 47 35 0 0 MA Atherton c Taylor b MacGill 41 108 92 2 0 N Hussain not out 89 263 204 8 0 *+AJ Stewart c Slater b Miller 0 3 3 0 0 MR Ramprakash c ME Waugh b McGrath 61 134 120 6 2 JP Crawley b McGrath 5 25 20 1 0 GA Hick c Taylor b MacGill 8 18 16 2 0 DW Headley lbw b MacGill 0 1 1 0 0 D Gough c Healy b MacGill 7 8 5 1 0 AD Mullally b Fleming 0 4 5 0 0 PM Such lbw b Fleming 0 2 1 0 0 Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 5) 10 Total (all out, 82.5 overs, 311 mins) 227 FoW: 1-18 (Butcher, 11.5 ov), 2-83 (Atherton, 28.4 ov), 3-84 (Stewart, 29.2 ov), 4-187 (Ramprakash, 68.6 ov), 5-195 (Crawley, 74.5 ov), 6-210 (Hick, 79.3 ov), 7-210 (Headley, 79.4 ov), 8-226 (Gough, 81.4 ov), 9-227 (Mullally, 82.4 ov), 10-227 (Such, 82.5 ov). Bowling O M R W McGrath 18 4 48 2 (5nb, 1w) Fleming 10.5 2 34 2 Miller 23 6 71 2 MacGill 28 6 53 4 ME Waugh 3 0 17 0 Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 *MA Taylor lbw b Such 29 89 71 3 0 MJ Slater lbw b Gough 103 276 191 8 1 JL Langer c sub (BC Hollioake) b Such 52 227 183 2 0 ME Waugh not out 51 126 83 5 0 SR Waugh c Hick b Headley 7 21 22 0 0 RT Ponting b Gough 10 42 30 1 0 +IA Healy not out 7 20 13 0 0 Extras (lb 12, w 1, nb 6) 19 Total (5 wickets decl, 98 overs, 403 mins) 278 DNB: DW Fleming, SCG MacGill, CR Miller, GD McGrath. FoW: 1-54 (Taylor, 21.4 ov), 2-188 (Slater, 68.3 ov), 3-216 (Langer, 77.3 ov), 4-230 (SR Waugh, 82.4 ov), 5-268 (Ponting, 92.5 ov). Bowling O M R W Gough 22 2 76 2 Mullally 16 6 18 0 Headley 18 1 78 1 (5nb) Such 29 5 66 2 (1w) Ramprakash 12 1 27 0 Hick 1 0 1 0 England 2nd innings (target: 443 runs) R M B 4 6 MA Butcher c Healy b Fleming 19 50 39 0 0 MA Atherton c ME Waugh b Miller 5 57 43 0 0 N Hussain lbw b Miller 41 132 97 4 0 MR Ramprakash b Fleming 57 185 173 2 0 DW Headley c ME Waugh b Miller 2 3 4 0 0 *+AJ Stewart not out 63 148 122 6 0 JP Crawley c ME Waugh b McGrath 13 68 53 1 0 GA Hick c Ponting b McGrath 0 1 1 0 0 D Gough c Healy b McGrath 3 9 9 0 0 AD Mullally c Healy b Fleming 4 6 3 1 0 PM Such lbw b McGrath 0 5 4 0 0 Extras (b 7, lb 9, nb 14) 30 Total (all out, 89 overs, 336 mins) 237 FoW: 1-27 (Butcher, 12.2 ov), 2-31 (Atherton, 13.5 ov), 3-120 (Hussain, 49.2 ov), 4-122 (Headley, 49.6 ov), 5-163 (Ramprakash, 66.5 ov), 6-221 (Crawley, 84.4 ov), 7-221 (Hick, 84.5 ov), 8-231 (Gough, 86.4 ov), 9-236 (Mullally, 87.4 ov), 10-237 (Such, 88.6 ov). Bowling O M R W McGrath 17 0 50 4 (11nb) Fleming 21 3 56 3 (3nb) Miller 24 1 57 3 MacGill 25 8 55 0 SR Waugh 2 1 3 0 Twelfth Men: JN Gillespie (Australia) and BC Hollioake (England) Day 1 Lunch: Australia 78/1 (Taylor 30*, Langer 23*, 28 overs) Tea: Australia 173/3 (Langer 67*, SR Waugh 10*, 56 overs) On 2, Taylor passed 1000 runs for the 1998 calendar year On 16, Taylor became Australia's 2nd highest run scorer in Test cricket (passing DC Boon, 7422 runs) Australia 100 off 31.0 overs, brought up with a four by Taylor off Gough MA Taylor 50 off 107 balls, 5x4, 40th Test 50 JL Langer 50 off 98 balls, 4x4 Australia 200 off 64.2 overs JL Langer 100 off 197 balls, 7x4, 2nd Test 100 SR Waugh 50 off 100 balls, 3x4, 1x6, 39th Test 50 4th wicket partnership (Langer/SR Waugh) 100 off 194 balls Attendance: 13 600 Day 2 Lunch: Australia 361/9 (Langer 157*, McGrath 3*, 116 overs) Tea: Australia 391, England 40/1 (Hussain 11*, Atherton 16*, 18 overs) Australia 300 off 102.0 overs, brought up with a four by Healy off Mullally JL Langer 150 off 299 balls, 10x4 On 1, Atherton passed 6000 Test career runs England 100 off 33.1 overs N Hussain 50 off 95 balls, 6x4, brought up his 50 with a four off McGrath, 8th Test 50 Attendance 16 372 Day 3 Lunch: England 227 Tea: Australia 73/1 (Langer 7*, Slater 28*, 30 overs) MR Ramprakash 50 off 82 balls, 6x4, 1x6, brought up his 50 with a six off Miller, 7th Test 50 4th wicket partnership (Hussain/Ramprakash) 100 off 212 balls England 200 off 75.5 overs, brought up with a four by Hick off MacGill Light rain delayed the start of the 3rd session by 10 minutes Australia 100 off 43.1 overs, brought up with a four by Langer off Ramprakash MJ Slater 50 off 127 balls, 3x4, 1x6 Attendance: 19 720 Day 4 Lunch: Australia 253/4 (ME Waugh 35*, Ponting 8*, 88 overs) Tea: Australia 278/5d, England 47/2 (Hussain 11*, Ramprakash 7*, 18 overs) 2nd wicket partnership (Slater/Langer) 100 off 233 balls, brought up with a four by Slater off Gough MJ Slater 100 in 272 mins, off 184 balls, 8x4, 1x6, 10th Test 100 Australia 200 off 72.4 overs JL Langer 50 off 181 balls, 2x4, brought up his 100 with a four off Headley, 6th Test 50 Attendance: 14 817 Day 5 Lunch: England 221/6 (Stewart 56*, 84.4 overs) MR Ramprakash 50 off 159 balls, 2x4, 8th Test 50 AJ Stewart 50 off 102 balls, 5x4, brought up his 50 with a four off MacGill

Victoria v Queensland at Melbourne, 11-14 Dec 1998

Sheffield Shield, 1998/99, 12th Match
Victoria v Queensland
Melbourne Cricket Ground
11,12,13,14 December 1998 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Queensland 2, Victoria 0

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: DJ Harper and RL Parry

Close of play:

Day 1: Queensland 204/4 (Symonds 28*, Foley 16*, 100 overs) Day 2: Queensland 354/9d, Victoria 111/3 (Elliott 66*, Saker 0*, 49 overs) Day 3: Victoria 206 Queensland 1st innings R M B 4 6 ML Hayden c Berry b Saker 50 160 125 4 0 JP Maher lbw b Reiffel 62 207 184 6 0 ML Love lbw b Bakker 34 121 116 3 0 *SG Law lbw b Harvey 12 47 34 1 0 A Symonds lbw b Reiffel 30 126 86 3 1 GI Foley c Hodge b Davison 97 274 227 11 0 +WA Seccombe c Bakker b Warne 3 21 18 0 0 AJ Bichel c Berry b Reiffel 0 6 4 0 0 AC Dale c Reiffel b Saker 5 14 8 1 0 MS Kasprowicz not out 52 135 95 5 0 Extras (lb 7, nb 2) 9 Total (9 wickets decl, 149.1 overs, 562 mins) 354 DNB: PW Jackson. FoW: 1-107, 2-120, 3-149, 4-165, 5-217, 6-228, 7-228, 8-240, 9-354. Bowling O M R W Reiffel 28 10 45 3 (2nb) Saker 27 11 66 2 Harvey 21 6 53 1 Bakker 20 8 42 1 Warne 23 5 79 1 Davison 30.1 12 62 1 Victoria 1st innings R M B 4 6 MTG Elliott c Seccombe b Dale 67 205 161 8 0 JL Arnberger c Love b Bichel 5 40 27 0 0 GR Vimpani c Kasprowicz b Bichel 0 2 3 0 0 BJ Hodge c Law b Dale 35 129 93 3 0 DJ Saker c Kasprowicz b Dale 7 103 86 1 0 JR Bakker c Law b Kasprowicz 5 34 24 0 0 IJ Harvey lbw b Dale 9 84 66 0 0 +DS Berry lbw b Dale 1 17 19 0 0 PR Reiffel lbw b Dale 6 20 14 0 0 *SK Warne not out 31 44 22 5 0 JM Davison c Seccombe b Dale 23 35 28 3 0 Extras (b 1, lb 9, w 1, nb 6) 17 Total (all out, 89.3 overs, 361 mins) 206 FoW: 1-19, 2-19, 3-105, 4-113, 5-122, 6-132, 7-136, 8-150, 9-153, 10-206. Bowling O M R W Kasprowicz 20 6 62 1 (4nb) Dale 33.3 20 40 7 Bichel 20 5 55 2 (2nb) Jackson 8 1 22 0 Foley 5 0 16 0 Law 2 1 1 0 Symonds 1 1 0 0 Queensland 2nd innings R M B 4 6 ML Hayden lbw b Reiffel 8 32 25 0 0 JP Maher c Warne b Elliott 59 147 109 7 0 ML Love c Elliott b Saker 0 12 8 0 0 *SG Law not out 77 111 93 5 0 A Symonds not out 4 9 11 0 0 Extras (b 2, lb 1, w 1) 4 Total (3 wickets decl, 41 overs, 157 mins) 152 DNB: GI Foley, +WA Seccombe, AJ Bichel, AC Dale, MS Kasprowicz, PW Jackson. FoW: 1-8 (Hayden), 2-17 (Love), 3-140 (Maher). Bowling O M R W Reiffel 8 4 15 1 Saker 11 2 41 1 (1w) Bakker 4 1 15 0 Warne 7 0 39 0 Harvey 4 1 14 0 Elliott 5 1 14 1 Davison 2 0 11 0 Victoria 2nd innings (target: 301 runs) R M B 4 6 JL Arnberger b Jackson 35 97 78 4 0 MTG Elliott b Jackson 50 113 96 8 0 GR Vimpani c Kasprowicz b Jackson 15 46 44 2 0 BJ Hodge c Seccombe b Jackson 100 169 139 6 0 IJ Harvey lbw b Bichel 22 33 30 1 0 *SK Warne c Bichel b Law 10 9 7 0 1 JR Bakker c Hayden b Law 0 8 4 0 0 +DS Berry c Foley b Jackson 31 56 25 2 0 PR Reiffel c Seccombe b Kasprowicz 2 11 7 0 0 DJ Saker not out 20 19 15 3 0 JM Davison not out 0 1 1 0 0 Extras (b 1, lb 5, nb 1) 7 Total (9 wickets, 74 overs, 286 mins) 292 FoW: 1-84, 2-93, 3-118, 4-156, 5-169, 6-176, 7-250, 8-266, 9-292. Bowling O M R W Kasprowicz 13 0 77 1 (1nb) Dale 23 5 71 0 Bichel 11 1 40 1 Jackson 21 6 65 5 Law 6 0 33 2 12th Men: JH Dawes (Victoria) and SAJ Craig (Queensland)

Western Australia v New South Wales at Perth, 11-14 Dec 1998

Sheffield Shield, 1998/99
Western Australia v New South Wales
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
11,12 December 1998 (4-day match)

Result: Western Australia won by an innings and 16 runs
Points: Western Australia 6, New South Wales 0

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: PD Parker and RJ Woolridge
First-class Debut: SD Bradstreet (New South Wales).

Close of Play:

Day 1: New South Wales 56, Western Australia 259/7 (Baker 76*, Nicholson 19*, 74 overs)

New South Wales 1st innings                                     R   M   B  4 6
CJ Richards           c Gilchrist        b Angel                0  14  15  0 0
RJ Davison            c Hussey           b Julian               7  51  29  0 0
MG Bevan              c Martyn           b Angel                8   8  12  1 0
AJ Sainsbury          c Gilchrist        b Cary                14  56  43  2 0
S Lee                 c Gilchrist        b Julian               0   1   1  0 0
GC Rummans            c Gilchrist        b Julian               4  15  13  1 0
*+PA Emery            c Baker            b Julian               1  15   5  0 0
GR Robertson          lbw                b Cary                 0  12  11  0 0
SD Bradstreet         lbw                b Cary                 5  16  14  0 0
SR Clark              c Campbell         b Cary                 7  14  12  1 0
NW Bracken            not out                                   0   4   0  0 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 2, nb 3)                        10
Total                 (all out, 25.2 overs, 112 mins)          56

FoW: 1-2 (Richards, 3.4 ov), 2-10 (Bevan, 5.5 ov),
    3-25 (Davison, 12.3 ov), 4-25 (Lee, 12.4 ov),
    5-36 (Rummans, 16.4 ov), 6-42 (Sainsbury, 19.1 ov),
    7-42 (Emery, 20.2 ov), 8-42 (Robertson, 21.6 ov),
    9-55 (Bradstreet, 23.6 ov), 10-56 (Clark, 25.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nicholson                    6      2     15      0 (2w)
Angel                        8      3     12      2
Julian                       7      3     15      4 (2nb)
Cary                         4.2    2      9      4 (1nb)

Western Australia 1st innings                                   R   M   B  4 6
MEK Hussey            run out (Davison)                         0  23  18  0 0
RJ Campbell           c Davison          b Bracken              0   5   1  0 0
SM Katich             c Bracken          b Clark                9  43  30  0 0
DR Martyn             c Davison          b Bracken             29  67  54  4 0
CJL Rogers            c Sainsbury        b Lee                 20  59  46  0 0
RM Baker              c Emery            b Bradstreet          80 229 180  8 0
*+AC Gilchrist        lbw                b Robertson           34  54  44  4 0
BP Julian             c Clark            b Robertson           69  75  64  7 2
MJ Nicholson          c Richards         b Bracken             31  70  63  7 0
J Angel               not out                                   0  11   8  0 0
SR Cary               c Bevan            b Bradstreet           0   4   1  0 0
Extras                (nb 4)                                    4
Total                 (all out, 84.1 overs, 329 mins)         276

FoW: 1-0 (Campbell, 1.1 ov), 2-3 (Hussey, 5.3 ov),
    3-17 (Katich, 12.2 ov), 4-50 (Martyn, 22.3 ov),
    5-64 (Rogers, 27.2 ov), 6-121 (Gilchrist, 41.2 ov),
    7-217 (Julian, 61.3 ov), 8-276 (Nicholson, 81.4 ov),
    9-276 (Baker, 82.6 ov), 10-276 (Cary, 84.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Clark                       17      6     59      1 (2nb)
Bracken                     25      9     55      3 (1nb)
Bradstreet                  13.1    1     60      2
Lee                         15      3     64      1 (1nb)
Robertson                   13      3     37      2
Bevan                        1      0      1      0

New South Wales 2nd innings                                     R   M   B  4 6
CJ Richards           c Gilchrist        b Julian              27  59  49  3 0
RJ Davison            c Gilchrist        b Cary                23 140 100  3 0
MG Bevan              c Campbell         b Angel               29  98  77  2 0
AJ Sainsbury          lbw                b Cary                 2  21  17  0 0
S Lee                 c Gilchrist        b Nicholson           33  63  45  6 0
GC Rummans            lbw                b Cary                 0   1   2  0 0
*+PA Emery            c Cary             b Julian              23  65  55  2 0
GR Robertson          c Julian           b Nicholson            9   8   8  1 0
SD Bradstreet         not out                                  20  61  45  3 0
SR Clark              c Martyn           b Nicholson            0   3   3  0 0
NW Bracken            c Gilchrist        b Angel               12  45  32  3 0
Extras                (b 7, lb 15, w 2, nb 2)                  26
Total                 (all out, 71.5 overs, 296 mins)         204

FoW: 1-40 (Richards, 15.5 ov), 2-82 (Davison, 34.3 ov),
    3-94 (Bevan, 39.4 ov), 4-94 (Sainsbury, 40.3 ov),
    5-94 (Rummans, 40.5 ov), 6-153 (Lee, 56.1 ov),
    7-161 (Emery, 57.5 ov), 8-167 (Robertson, 60.1 ov),
    9-167 (Clark, 60.4 ov), 10-204 (Bracken, 71.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Angel                       21.5    1     58      2
Nicholson                   18      3     54      3 (1nb)
Julian                      18      5     40      2 (1nb, 2w)
Cary                        14      5     30      3

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• 12th Men: BJ Oldroyd (Western Australia) and AM Stuart (New South Wales)

  Day 1

• NSW 1st Innings 56: Lowest innings total by New South Wales in Sheffield Shield (prev. 66 v Victoria, Melbourne 1894-95)

Tasmania v South Australia at Hobart, 10-13 Dec 1998

Sheffield Shield, 1998/99
Tasmania v South Australia
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
10,11,12 December 1998 (4-day match)

Result: South Australia won by an innings and 140 runs
Points: South Australia 6, Tasmania 0

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: RA Emerson and JH Smeaton

Close of play:

Day 1: Tasmania 180, South Australia 86/1 (Blewett 58*, Fitzgerald 28*, 32 overs) Day 2: South Australia 437/6 (Vaughan 99*, Young 26*, 132 overs) Tasmania 1st innings R M B 4 6 DF Hills c Lehmann b Wilson 4 11 12 1 0 J Cox lbw b Swain 9 54 38 1 0 MJ Di Venuto c Young b Harrity 25 58 43 3 0 S Young c Fitzgerald b Harrity 5 46 21 0 0 *DC Boon c Fitzgerald b Swain 19 70 65 2 0 RJ Tucker c Faull b Young 41 123 99 5 0 DJ Marsh c Vaughan b Young 58 91 75 8 1 +MN Atkinson c Nielsen b Blewett 5 15 11 1 0 GJ Rowell not out 3 19 20 0 0 GJ Denton c Harrity b Blewett 0 11 11 0 0 MW Ridgway lbw b Blewett 0 1 1 0 0 Extras (lb 3, w 6, nb 2) 11 Total (all out, 65.4 overs, 253 mins) 180 FoW: 1-4 (Hills), 2-33 (Cox), 3-44 (Di Venuto), 4-58 (Young), 5-75 (Boon), 6-169 (Tucker), 7-172 (Marsh), 8-176 (Atkinson), 9-180 (Denton), 10-180 (Ridgway). Bowling O M R W Wilson 13 3 28 1 Swain 16 6 36 2 (2nb) Harrity 13 3 51 2 (1w) Blewett 10.4 4 24 3 (1w) Young 10 4 29 2 Johnson 3 0 9 0 South Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 MP Faull c Atkinson b Ridgway 0 18 16 0 0 GS Blewett lbw b Denton 152 287 259 22 0 DA Fitzgerald c Cox b Rowell 135 349 265 18 0 *DS Lehmann c Young b Ridgway 8 22 14 1 0 JM Vaughan c Atkinson b Rowell 121 203 170 13 0 BA Johnson c Atkinson b Marsh 8 29 39 1 0 +TJ Nielsen b Ridgway 1 15 14 0 0 BE Young c Boon b Rowell 30 65 54 3 0 BA Swain c Cox b Denton 7 43 26 0 0 MA Harrity not out 4 12 9 0 0 Extras (b 1, lb 4, nb 4) 9 Total (9 wickets decl, 143.4 overs, 528 mins) 475 DNB: P Wilson. FoW: 1-1 (Faull), 2-260 (Blewett), 3-277 (Lehmann), 4-336 (Fitzgerald), 5-349 (Johnson), 6-366 (Nielsen), 7-442 (Young), 8-467 (Vaughan), 9-475 (Swain). Bowling O M R W Rowell 30 10 75 3 Ridgway 28 5 95 3 (2nb) Denton 31.4 8 112 2 Young 16 3 45 0 (1nb) Marsh 30 5 107 1 Boon 1 0 3 0 Tucker 6 0 29 0 (1nb) Di Venuto 1 0 4 0 Tasmania 2nd innings R M B 4 6 DF Hills lbw b Swain 12 38 27 2 0 J Cox c Faull b Swain 1 7 8 0 0 MJ Di Venuto lbw b Harrity 60 80 67 9 0 S Young lbw b Swain 19 67 47 1 0 *DC Boon c Nielsen b Harrity 2 13 9 0 0 RJ Tucker c Nielsen b Blewett 27 51 37 4 0 DJ Marsh c Nielsen b Harrity 0 9 8 0 0 +MN Atkinson c & b Young 23 47 38 2 0 GJ Rowell not out 0 20 16 0 0 GJ Denton b Blewett 0 4 8 0 0 MW Ridgway lbw b Blewett 4 5 3 1 0 Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 2) 7 Total (all out, 44.2 overs, 175 mins) 155 FoW: 1-2 (Cox), 2-46 (Hills), 3-95 (Di Venuto), 4-99 (Boon), 5-99 (Young), 6-100 (Marsh), 7-147 (Tucker), 8-149 (Atkinson), 9-150 (Denton), 10-155 (Ridgway). Bowling O M R W Harrity 13 3 42 3 Swain 11 3 44 3 (2nb) Young 11 1 37 1 (1w) Blewett 9.2 3 28 3 Twelfth Men: BS Targett (Tasmania) and AB Eime (South Australia) Tasmania's biggest innings defeat in Shieffield Shield cricket on home soil

Victoria v England XI at Melbourne, 5-8 December 1998

England in Australia, 1998-99
Victoria v England XI
Melbourne Cricket Ground
5,6,7,8 December 1998 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: GTD Morrow and TA Prue
TV Umpire: RL Parry
First-class Debuts: AS Gilbert (Victoria).

Close of play:

Day 1: England XI 308/5 (Ramprakash 61*, Hick 37*, 102 overs) Day 2: England XI 373, Victoria 177/5 (Craig 39*, Roach 54*, 69 overs) Day 3: Victoria 300, England XI 207/5 (Hick 15*, Hollioake 4*, 57 overs) England XI 1st innings R M B 4 6 MA Atherton c Craig b Inness 46 147 118 5 0 JP Crawley c Roach b Williams 8 37 31 1 0 N Hussain c Arnberger b Gilbert 5 27 23 0 0 *+AJ Stewart run out 126 243 205 14 0 GP Thorpe c Roach b Davison 19 44 32 2 0 MR Ramprakash c Roach b Bakker 78 256 186 7 0 GA Hick lbw b Gilbert 67 157 116 7 1 BC Hollioake lbw b Bakker 5 12 11 0 0 RDB Croft not out 0 33 16 0 0 DW Headley c Williams b Bakker 3 19 17 0 0 ARC Fraser c Williams b Davison 8 9 14 1 0 Extras (lb 6, w 1, nb 1) 8 Total (all out, 128 overs, 497 mins) 373 FoW: 1-25 (Crawley), 2-33 (Hussain), 3-95 (Atherton), 4-135 (Thorpe), 5-247 (Stewart), 6-356 (Ramprakash), 7-362 (Hick), 8-362 (Hollioake), 9-365 (Headley), 10-373 (Fraser). Bowling O M R W Williams 27 7 84 1 Gilbert 29 7 63 2 Inness 31 10 95 1 (1nb) Bakker 20 6 45 3 (1w) Davison 19 3 77 2 Craig 2 0 3 0 Victoria 1st innings R M B 4 6 JL Arnberger run out 19 72 50 0 0 MP Mott c Stewart b Headley 0 11 5 0 0 GR Vimpani c Thorpe b Headley 11 33 27 1 0 *BJ Hodge lbw b Hollioake 4 28 18 0 0 SAJ Craig not out 83 379 287 8 0 JR Bakker c Headley b Croft 29 75 61 2 0 +PJ Roach c Ramprakash b Headley 80 195 151 9 0 JM Davison c Ramprakash b Croft 42 75 39 5 1 BA Williams c Headley b Croft 1 9 9 0 0 AS Gilbert lbw b Headley 1 3 2 0 0 MWH Inness c Hick b Headley 3 15 19 0 0 Extras (lb 6, nb 21) 27 Total (all out, 106.2 overs, 452 mins) 300 FoW: 1-4 (Mott), 2-24 (Vimpani), 3-43 (Arnberger), 4-43 (Hodge), 5-87 (Bakker), 6-217 (Roach), 7-281 (Davison), 8-283 (Williams), 9-294 (Gilbert), 10-300 (Inness). Bowling O M R W Headley 27.2 3 58 5 (9nb) Fraser 22 6 58 0 (2nb) Hollioake 19 1 72 1 (9nb) Croft 31 4 79 3 (1nb) Ramprakash 7 2 27 0 England XI 2nd innings R M B 4 6 JP Crawley b Craig 68 164 126 8 0 MA Atherton c Inness b Williams 14 27 26 2 0 N Hussain run out 28 80 61 2 1 GP Thorpe retired hurt 1 40 29 0 0 *+AJ Stewart b Gilbert 36 58 44 5 0 MR Ramprakash c Arnberger b Gilbert 33 35 39 4 0 GA Hick not out 15 20 10 3 0 BC Hollioake not out 4 12 7 0 0 Extras (b 4, lb 3, w 1) 8 Total (5 wickets decl, 57 overs, 221 mins) 207 DNB: RDB Croft, DW Headley, ARC Fraser. FoW: 1-25 (Atherton), 2-82 (Hussain), 3-128 (Crawley), 4-179 (Stewart), 5-188 (Ramprakash). Bowling O M R W Williams 10 5 14 1 Gilbert 13 5 44 2 Inness 8 2 22 0 Mott 1 0 9 0 Davison 19 3 79 0 (1w) Craig 6 0 32 1 Victoria 2nd innings (target: 281 runs) R M B 4 6 MP Mott c Hick b Hollioake 9 69 49 0 0 JL Arnberger c sub (+WK Hegg) b Headley 1 11 7 0 0 GR Vimpani lbw b Fraser 72 136 97 9 0 *BJ Hodge c sub (+WK Hegg) b Croft 50 126 89 5 0 SAJ Craig c Hick b Headley 45 97 73 5 0 JM Davison c Hick b Croft 0 2 3 0 0 JR Bakker st sub (+WK Hegg) b Ramprakash 33 53 40 3 0 +PJ Roach not out 24 38 27 2 0 BA Williams c Fraser b Croft 4 11 4 0 0 AS Gilbert not out 3 18 14 0 0 Extras (lb 2, nb 2) 4 Total (8 wickets, 66.5 overs, 284 mins) 245 DNB: MWH Inness. FoW: 1-3 (Arnberger), 2-33 (Mott), 3-111 (Vimpani), 4-156 (Hodge), 5-156 (Davison), 6-211 (Bakker), 7-216 (Craig), 8-232 (Williams). Bowling O M R W Headley 17.5 6 54 2 (1nb) Fraser 12 2 33 1 Hollioake 10 1 40 1 (1nb) Croft 20 3 85 3 Ramprakash 7 0 31 1 Scorers: KV O'Neill (Victoria) and MN Ashton (England XI) 12th Men: SL Flegler (Victoria) and WK Hegg (England XI) Day 1 Lunch: England XI 79/2 (Atherton 41*, Stewart 24*, 32 overs) Tea: England XI 162/4 (Stewart 72*, Ramprakash 10*, 64 overs) Attendance: 2,487 Day 2 Lunch: Victoria 2/0 (Arnberger 1*, Mott 0*, 1 over) Tea: Victoria 67/4 (Craig 3*, Bakker 19*, 27 overs) Attendance: 3,212 Day 3 Lunch: Victoria 276/6 (Craig 69*, Davison 38*, 97 overs) Tea: England 53/1 (Crawley 25*, Hussain 10*) GP Thorpe retired hurt at 106/2 (back pain) Attendance: 2,110 Day 4 WK Hegg kept wicket for the entire Victorian second innings Lunch: Victoria 40/2 (Vimpani 29*, Hodge 0*) Tea: Victoria 143/3 (Hodge 47*, Craig 11*) Match drawn at 4.15pm to allow the England team to fly to Adelaide. Attendance: 1,210 (Total: 9,019)

Tasmania v New South Wales at Hobart, 6 December 1998

Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1998/99, 11th Match
Tasmania v New South Wales
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
6 December 1998 (50-over match)

Result: Tasmania won by 8 wickets
Points: Tasmania 2, New South Wales 0

Toss: Tasmania
Umpires: BW Jackman and JH Smeaton
TV Umpire: KJ Jones
List A Debut: TA Pinnington (Tasmania).
Man of the Match: DC Boon

Players per side: 12 (11 bat, 11 field)

New South Wales innings (50 overs maximum)                      R   M   B  4 6
*MA Taylor                           c & b Young               43  84  56  5 0
MJ Slater             c Rowell           b Young               33  62  51  4 1
SR Waugh              c Pinnington       b Rowell              29  46  34  2 1
ME Waugh              c Pinnington       b Denton               0   2   1  0 0
MG Bevan              st Pinnington      b Young               39  72  58  2 0
S Lee                 c Denton           b Dykes               65  75  62  6 1
GR Robertson                             b Denton              11  33  20  0 0
+PA Emery             not out                                  11  19  11  0 0
SD Bradstreet         not out                                   4  11   8  0 0
Extras                (lb 7, w 4, nb 1)                        12
Total                 (7 wickets, 50 overs, 206 mins)         247

DNB: SCG MacGill, SR Clark, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-70 (Slater, 15.2 ov), 2-88 (Taylor, 19.6 ov),
    3-89 (ME Waugh, 20.3 ov), 4-122 (SR Waugh, 26.2 ov),
    5-185 (Bevan, 38.6 ov), 6-224 (Lee, 45.6 ov),
    7-232 (Robertson, 47.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Rowell                      10      2     31      1 (1w)
Miller                      10      1     50      0 (1nb)
Young                       10      1     50      3 (1w)
Denton                      10      0     48      2 (2w)
Dykes                        9      0     47      1
Marsh                        1      0     14      0

Tasmania innings (target: 248 runs from 50 overs)               R   M   B  4 6
J Cox                 c McGrath          b Clark               91 173 114  8 1
*DC Boon              c ME Waugh         b MacGill            116 180 142 11 1
RT Ponting            not out                                  20  27  18  2 0
MJ Di Venuto          not out                                  15  29  14  0 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 6, nb 1)                         8
Total                 (2 wickets, 47.5 overs, 201 mins)       250

DNB: S Young, DF Hills, DJ Marsh, +TA Pinnington, JA Dykes,
    GJ Rowell, CR Miller, GJ Denton.

FoW: 1-210 (Cox, 41.4 ov), 2-214 (Boon, 43.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                      9      0     36      0 (2w)
Bradstreet                   6      0     41      0
MacGill                     10      0     59      1 (1w)
Clark                       10      0     28      1 (1nb)
Robertson                    6      0     41      0 (1w)
Bevan                        3      0     19      0 (1w)
Lee                          3.5    0     25      0 (1w)

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Attendance: 2586