3rd Test: Australia v India at Melbourne, 26-30 Dec 2003

Test # 1678
Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2003-04, 3rd Test
Australia v India
Melbourne Cricket Ground
26,27,28,29,30 December 2003 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
Series: 4-Test series level 1-1

Toss: India
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and DR Shepherd (Eng)
TV Umpire: RL Parry
Match Referee: MJ Procter (SA)
Man of the Match: RT Ponting

Close of Play:

Day 1: India 329/4 (Ganguly 20*, Laxman 6*; 90 overs)

Day 2: India 366, Australia 317/3 (Ponting 120*, Martyn 7*; 75 overs)

Day 3: Australia 558, India 27/2 (Dravid 6*, Ganguly 6*; 11 overs)

Day 4: India 286

India 1st innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
A Chopra              c Katich           b MacGill             48 182 138  6 0
V Sehwag              c Bracken          b Katich             195 312 233 25 5
R Dravid              c Martyn           b Waugh               49 105  89  5 0
SR Tendulkar          c Gilchrist        b Lee                  0   3   1  0 0
*SC Ganguly           c Langer           b Lee                 37  90  63  6 0
VVS Laxman            c Hayden           b MacGill             19 108  86  2 0
+PA Patel             c Gilchrist        b Bracken              0  10   1  0 0
AB Agarkar            run out (Williams)                        0   2   1  0 0
A Kumble              c Langer           b Williams             3  22  12  0 0
Z Khan                not out                                   0   5   1  0 0
A Nehra               c Gilchrist        b MacGill              0   2   4  0 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 1, nb 11)                       15
Total                 (all out, 103 overs, 424 mins)          366

FoW: 1-141 (Chopra, 42.6 ov), 2-278 (Dravid, 72.6 ov),
    3-286 (Tendulkar, 74.1 ov), 4-311 (Sehwag, 78.3 ov),
    5-350 (Ganguly, 94.6 ov), 6-353 (Patel, 97.1 ov),
    7-353 (Agarkar, 97.2 ov), 8-366 (Kumble, 101.5 ov),
    9-366 (Laxman, 102.2 ov), 10-366 (Nehra, 102.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lee                         27      7    103      2 (10nb)
Bracken                     28      6     71      1
Williams                    20      6     66      1 (1w)
MacGill                     15      3     70      3 (1nb)
Katich                       4      0     18      1
Waugh                        9      0     35      1

Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
JL Langer             c Tendulkar        b Agarkar             14  32  29  2 0
ML Hayden             lbw                b Kumble             136 260 173 17 1
RT Ponting            st Patel           b Kumble             257 590 458 25 0
+AC Gilchrist         c Nehra            b Kumble              14  33  29  2 0
DR Martyn             c Patel            b Agarkar             31  95  63  3 0
*SR Waugh             lbw                b Kumble              19  83  69  1 0
SM Katich             c Chopra           b Kumble              29  92  58  3 0
B Lee                 c Laxman           b Kumble               8  31  29  0 0
NW Bracken                           c & b Tendulkar            1   6   5  0 0
BA Williams           not out                                  10  10  11  0 1
SCG MacGill           lbw                b Agarkar              0   2   1  0 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 8, w 5, nb 17, pen 5)           39
Total                 (all out, 151.2 overs, 626 mins)        558

FoW: 1-30 (Langer, 6.3 ov), 2-264 (Hayden, 60.4 ov),
    3-295 (Gilchrist, 68.4 ov), 4-373 (Martyn, 92.4 ov),
    5-437 (Katich, 114.4 ov), 6-502 (Waugh, 136.1 ov),
    7-535 (Lee, 144.2 ov), 8-542 (Bracken, 145.6 ov),
    9-555 (Ponting, 150.6 ov), 10-558 (MacGill, 151.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Agarkar                     33.2    5    115      3
Khan                        25      4    103      0 (9nb, 1w)
Nehra                       29      3     90      0 (1nb)
Kumble                      51      8    176      6 (7nb)
Tendulkar                   13      0     57      1

India 2nd innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
A Chopra              c Gilchrist        b Bracken              4   7   8  1 0
V Sehwag              c Williams         b Lee                 11  22  13  2 0
R Dravid              c Gilchrist        b Lee                 92 332 244 13 0
*SC Ganguly                              b Bracken             73 164 125 12 0
SR Tendulkar          c Gilchrist        b Williams            44 107  79  5 0
VVS Laxman            c Hayden           b MacGill             18  57  50  3 0
+PA Patel             not out                                  27      50  4 0
AB Agarkar                               b Williams             1  15  10  0 0
A Kumble              lbw                b Williams             0   1   2  0 0
Z Khan                c Hayden           b Williams             1  16   8  0 0
A Nehra               c Hayden           b MacGill              0  20  17  0 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 3, w 1, nb 7)                   15
Total                 (all out, 99.5 overs, 410 mins)         286

FoW: 1-5 (Chopra, 1.3 ov), 2-19 (Sehwag, 4.5 ov),
    3-126 (Tendulkar, 42.3 ov), 4-160 (Laxman, 56.6 ov),
    5-253 (Dravid, 83.4 ov), 6-258 (Ganguly, 87.1 ov),
    7-271 (Agarkar, 90.4 ov), 8-271 (Kumble, 90.6 ov),
    9-277 (Khan, 94.3 ov), 10-286 (Nehra, 99.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lee                         22      3     97      2 (3nb)
Bracken                     25     13     45      2
Williams                    22      5     53      4 (1w)
MacGill                     26.5    5     68      2 (4nb)
Katich                       4      0     16      0

Australia 2nd innings (target: 95 runs)                         R   M   B  4 6
JL Langer             lbw                b Agarkar              2  21  14  0 0
ML Hayden             not out                                  53  95  63  9 0
RT Ponting            not out                                  31  73  59  3 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 4)                   11
Total                 (1 wicket, 22.2 overs, 95 mins)          97

DNB: DR Martyn, *SR Waugh, SM Katich, +AC Gilchrist, NW Bracken,
    B Lee, BA Williams, SCG MacGill.

FoW: 1-9 (Langer, 4.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Agarkar                      7      2     25      1
Nehra                        6      3     16      0 (1w)
Kumble                       6.2    0     43      0 (2nb)
Sehwag                       3      0      7      0

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Hours of play: 11.00am - 1.00pm, 1.40pm - 3.40pm, 4.00pm - 6.00pm

Scorers: KV O'Neill (Australia) and CJ Reece (India)

12th Men: AJ Bichel (Australia) and S Ramesh (India)

Day 1

India 50 in 93 minutes from 22.1 overs

Chopra/Sehwag 50 partnership in 93 minutes from 135 balls

V Sehwag's highest score against Australia in Tests (previous: 47 at Adelaide, 2003-04)

V Sehwag 50 in 114 minutes from 78 balls

Lunch: India 89/0 (Chopra 31*, Sehwag 51*, 27 overs)

India 100 in 127 minutes from 29.5 overs

Chopra/Sehwag 100 partnership in 127 minutes from 184 balls

A Chopra's highest score against Australia in Tests (previous: 36 at Brisbane, 2003-04)

Chopra/Sehwag partnership 141 runs in 182 minutes from 264 balls

India 150 in 195 minutes from 46.1 overs

V Sehwag 100 in 206 minutes from 144 balls

Sehwag/Dravid 50 partnership in 36 minutes from 60 balls

India 200 in 225 minutes from 54.5 overs

Tea: India 219/1 (Sehwag 137*, Dravid 23*, 57 overs)

Sehwag/Dravid 100 partnership in 78 minutes from 134 balls

V Sehwag's highest score in Tests (previous: 147 v West Indies at Mumbai, 2002-03)

V Sehwag 150 in 263 minutes from 200 balls

Sehwag/Dravid partnership 137 runs in 105 minutes from 181 balls

Sehwag/Tendulkar partnership 8 runs in 3 minutes from 7 balls

India 300 in 304 minutes from 76.1 overs

Sehwag/Ganguly partnership 25 runs in 19 minutes from 26 balls

Attendance: 62613

Second new ball taken after over 82

Play ended at 6.12pm

Day 2

India 350 in 383 minutes from 94.5 overs

Ganguly/Laxman partnership 39 runs in 70 minutes from 103 balls

Laxman/Patel partnership 3 runs in 10 minutes from 13 balls

Laxman/Agarkar partnership 0 runs in 2 minutes from 1 ball

Laxman/Kumble partnership 13 runs in 22 minutes from 27 balls

Laxman/Khan partnership 0 runs in 3 minutes from 3 balls

Khan/Nehra partnership 0 runs in 2 minutes from 4 balls

Langer/Hayden partnership 30 runs in 32 minutes from 40 balls

Australia 50 in 52 minutes from 10.4 overs

Hayden/Ponting 50 partnership in 67 minutes from 94 balls

Australia 100 in 110 minutes from 24.4 overs

ML Hayden 50 in 121 minutes from 71 balls

Hayden/Ponting 100 partnership in 105 minutes from 152 balls

RT Ponting 50 in 114 minutes from 87 balls

Tea: Australia 149/1 (Hayden 68*, Ponting 54*, 36 overs)

Australia 150 in 157 minutes from 36.1 overs

Hayden/Ponting 150 partnership in 153 minutes from 222 balls

Australia 200 in 206 minutes from 47.5 overs

Australia 250 in 251 minutes from 58.5 overs

ML Hayden 100 in 218 minutes from 136 balls

Hayden/Ponting 200 partnership in 209 minutes from 305 balls

Hayden/Ponting partnership 234 runs in 227 minutes from 330 balls

RT Ponting 100 in 237 minutes from 172 balls

Ponting/Gilchrist partnership 29 runs in 33 minutes from 51 balls

Australia 300 in 301 minutes from 69.5 overs

Attendance: 39566

Play ended at 6.48pm

Day 3

Second new ball taken after 83 overs

Australia 300 in 358 minutes from 85 overs

Ponting/Martyn 50 partnership in 59 minutes from 93 balls

Ponting/Martyn partnership 78 runs in 95 minutes from 145 balls

SR Waugh retired hurt on 0* from 373/4 to 437/5 (struck on elbow by Agarkar)

Lunch: Australia 396/4 (Ponting 162*, Katich 10*, 102 overs)

Australia 400 in 441 minutes from 103.1 overs

RT Ponting 150 in 338 minutes from 261 balls

Ponting/Katich 50 partnership in 70 minutes from 102 balls

Ponting/Katich partnership 64 runs in 92 minutes from 134 balls

Australia 450 in 502 minutes from 118 overs

Tea: Australia 480/5 (Ponting 212*, Waugh 12*, 131 overs)

Ponting/Waugh 50 partnership in 75 minutes from 116 balls

RT Ponting 200 in 483 minutes from 368 balls

Australia 500 in 567 minutes from 136 overs

Ponting/Waugh partnership 65 runs in 85 minutes from 130 balls

Ponting/Lee partnership 33 runs in 31 minutes from 50 balls

RT Ponting 250 in 571 minutes from 434 balls

Ponting/Bracken partnership 7 runs in 6 minutes from 10 balls

Australia 550 in 618 minutes from 149.4 overs

Ponting/Williams partnership 13 runs in 19 minutes from 30 balls

Williams/MacGill partnership 3 runs in 2 minutes from 2 balls

Attendance: 33256

Day 4

SC Ganguly (2) retired hurt on 16* from 39/2 to 160/4 (struck on the back of the head by Williams)

India 2nd Innings 50 (91 minutes, 16.0 overs)

India-2 Dravid/Tendulkar 50 partnership (66 minutes, 105 balls)

India 2nd innings 100 (149 minutes, 35.0 overs)

India-2 Dravid 50 (208 minutes, 145 balls)

India 2nd Innings 150 (220 minutes, 51.2 overs)

India-2 Dravid/Ganguly 50 partnership (69 minutes, 113 balls)

India-2 New Ball Taken after 80 overs

India-1 Ganguly 50 (139 minutes, 106 balls)

India 2nd Innings 250 (339 minutes, 83.2 overs)

Crowd Day 4: 14965

Day 5

Australia-2 50 (65 minutes, 14.1 overs)

Australia-2 Ponting/Hayden 50 partnership (50 minutes, 70 balls)

Australia-2 Hayden 50 (90 minutes, 62 balls)

Crowd Day 5: 29262

Match Complete at 12:39 local time

Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, 20-23 Dec 2003

Pura Cup, 2003-04, 15th Match
Western Australia v Victoria
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
20,21,22 December 2003 (4-day match)

Result: Victoria won by an innings and 158 runs
Points: Victoria 6, Western Australia 0

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: AR Craig and SD Fry
First-class Debuts: CJ Simmons, MJ Thistle (Western Australia).
Man of the Match: MTG Elliott

Close of Play:

Day 1: Western Australia 151, Victoria 168/1 (Elliott 102*, Mott 54*, 41 overs) Day 2: Victoria 550/3 (Moss 149*, Hussey 121*, 137 overs) Western Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 SW Meuleman lbw b McDonald 53 142 101 6 0 CJ Simmons c McDonald b Harvey 7 13 16 1 0 *MW Goodwin c Roach b Harwood 4 4 3 0 0 MJ North c Mott b McDonald 31 115 99 4 0 SE Marsh c Elliott b Wise 6 11 7 1 0 +RJ Campbell not out 28 75 47 4 1 GB Hogg c Roach b Wise 0 2 2 0 0 PC Worthington c Wise b Harvey 13 36 31 1 0 CD Thorp run out (Hussey) 1 19 17 0 0 BM Edmondson b Lewis 0 1 1 0 0 MJ Thistle c Roach b Lewis 0 8 3 0 0 Extras (lb 6, nb 2) 8 Total (all out, 54.1 overs, 218 mins) 151 FoW: 1-12 (Simmons, 3.6 ov), 2-19 (Goodwin, 4.6 ov), 3-93 (North, 35.4 ov), 4-106 (Meuleman, 37.2 ov), 5-106 (Marsh, 38.1 ov), 6-106 (Hogg, 38.3 ov), 7-125 (Worthington, 47.4 ov), 8-141 (Thorp, 52.3 ov), 9-141 (Edmondson, 52.4 ov), 10-151 (Thistle, 54.1 ov). Bowling O M R W Harwood 7 0 23 1 Harvey 10 2 34 2 (1nb) Wise 15 5 35 2 Moss 6 3 8 0 Lewis 7.1 2 19 2 McDonald 9 1 26 2 (1nb) Victoria 1st innings R M B 4 6 MTG Elliott lbw b Thorp 182 337 258 24 0 JL Arnberger b Edmondson 8 28 20 1 0 MP Mott c Campbell b Worthington 78 207 155 13 0 *J Moss not out 172 334 271 20 1 DJ Hussey not out 160 233 183 16 4 Extras (b 5, lb 1, w 2, nb 5) 13 Total (3 wickets dec, 147 overs, 571 mins) 613 DNB: IJ Harvey, ML Lewis, AB McDonald, SM Harwood, +PJ Roach, AB Wise. FoW: 1-30 (Arnberger, 6.5 ov), 2-209 (Mott, 58.1 ov), 3-304 (Elliott, 83.1 ov). Bowling O M R W Edmondson 28 0 135 1 (4nb) Thorp 36 7 123 1 Thistle 22 2 103 0 (1nb, 1w) Worthington 19 3 78 1 (1w) Hogg 26 2 97 0 Simmons 1 0 4 0 North 11 2 35 0 Marsh 4 0 32 0 Western Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 CJ Simmons b Harvey 1 4 2 0 0 SW Meuleman lbw b Moss 106 286 214 15 0 *MW Goodwin lbw b McDonald 38 110 85 7 0 MJ North c Harvey b McDonald 33 112 94 4 0 SE Marsh c Moss b McDonald 0 1 1 0 0 +RJ Campbell c Roach b McDonald 54 112 66 8 0 GB Hogg c Roach b McDonald 25 36 36 3 0 PC Worthington c Harvey b Harwood 2 6 6 0 0 CD Thorp c Hussey b McDonald 4 22 16 1 0 MJ Thistle c Lewis b Harvey 14 24 16 2 0 BM Edmondson not out 4 14 10 1 0 Extras (b 6, lb 7, w 6, nb 4) 23 Total (all out, 90.2 overs, 368 mins) 304 FoW: 1-2 (Simmons, 0.6 ov), 2-93 (Goodwin, 29.2 ov), 3-162 (North, 58.3 ov), 4-162 (Marsh, 58.4 ov), 5-220 (Meuleman, 71.6 ov), 6-263 (Hogg, 80.5 ov), 7-267 (Worthington, 81.6 ov), 8-275 (Campbell, 84.5 ov), 9-283 (Thorp, 86.5 ov), 10-304 (Thistle, 90.2 ov). Bowling O M R W Harvey 14.2 3 32 2 Harwood 20 3 55 1 (1nb, 1w) Lewis 15 2 64 0 (1w) Wise 12 4 31 0 Moss 13 4 42 1 McDonald 16 2 67 6 (3nb) Day 1 Western Australia 50 in 77 minutes after 20.2 overs Meuleman/North 50 in 98 minutes from 141 balls Lunch: Western Australia 80/2 (Meuleman 44*, North 22*, 32 overs) Meuleman 50 in 141 minutes from 100 balls with 6 fours Western Australia 150 in 217 minutes after 53.6 overs Victoria 50 in 54 minutes after 12.3 overs Elliott/Mott 50 in 55 minutes from 80 balls Elliott 50 in 85 minutes from 62 balls with 8 fours Victoria 100 in 112 minutes after 26.6 overs Elliott/Mott 100 in 106 minutes from 160 balls Mott 50 in 131 minutes from 96 balls with 8 fours Elliott 100 in 163 minutes from 124 balls with 15 fours Victoria 150 in 150 minutes after 36.4 overs Attendance: 681 Day 2 Elliott/Mott 150 in 159 minutes from 242 balls Victoria 200 in 221 minutes after 54.4 overs Lunch: Victoria 244/2 (Elliott 143*, Moss 10*, 71 overs) Victoria 250 in 289 minutes after 71.4 overs Elliott/Moss 50 in 56 minutes from 86 balls Elliott 150 in 301 minutes from 229 balls with 21 fours Victoria 300 in 323 minutes after 80.1 overs Moss 50 in 137 minutes from 92 balls with 8 fours Victoria 350 in 389 minutes after 95.4 overs Moss/Hussey 50 in 55 minutes from 81 balls Tea: Victoria 368/3 (Moss 63*, Hussey 30*, 100 overs) Victoria 400 in 424 minutes after 105.6 overs Moss/Hussey 100 in 89 minutes from 139 balls Hussey 50 in 90 minutes from 74 balls with 6 fours Moss 100 in 210 minutes from 160 balls with 13 fours and 1 sixes Moss/Hussey 150 in 114 minutes from 191 balls Victoria 450 in 448 minutes after 113.5 overs Hussey 100 in 147 minutes from 117 balls with 8 fours and 3 sixes Victoria 500 in 486 minutes after 124.1 overs Moss/Hussey 200 in 150 minutes from 118 balls Victoria 550 in 531 minutes after 136.5 overs Crowd: 901 Day 3 Moss 150 in 295 minutes from 244 balls with 18 fours and 1 sixes Hussey 150 in 222 minutes from 174 balls with 14 fours and 4 sixes Victoria 600 in 560 minutes after 144.2 overs Moss/Hussey 100 in 223 minutes from 372 balls Declaration at 11:40 AWST Western Australia 50 in 64 minutes after 16.4 overs Meuleman/Goodwin 50 in 59 minutes from 96 balls Meuleman 50 in 121 minutes from 92 balls with 7 fours Western Australia 100 in 123 minutes after 31.2 overs Meuleman/North 50 in 83 minutes from 127 balls Western Australia 150 in 216 minutes after 55.3 overs Crowd: 421 Meuleman 100 in 261 minutes from 196 balls with 14 fours Western Australia 200 in 261 minutes after 65.5 overs Meuleman/Campbell 50 in 46 minutes from 64 balls Western Australia 250 in 313 minutes after 78.3 overs Campbell 50 in 103 minutes from 59 balls with 7 fours Campbell 50 in 103 minutes from 59 balls with 7 fours Western Australia 300 in 365 minutes after 89.3 overs

New South Wales v Tasmania at Sydney, 19-22 Dec 2003

Pura Cup, 2003-04, 13th Match
New South Wales v Tasmania
Sydney Cricket Ground
19,20,21,22 December 2003 (4-day match)

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

Toss: Tasmania
Umpires: BNJ Oxenford and SA Reed
Man of the Match: MG Bevan

Close of Play:

Day 1: Tasmania 270/8 (Clingeleffer 19*, Griffith 4*, 96 overs) Day 2: Tasmania 322, New South Wales 255/4 (Bevan 110*, Thornely 43*, 74 overs) Day 3: New South Wales 462, Tasmania 105/2 (Watson 56*, Dighton 2*, 37 overs) Tasmania 1st innings R M B 4 6 J Cox lbw b Lee 9 28 25 2 0 SR Mason c Zammit b Thornely 51 221 150 10 0 SR Watson c Jaques b Lee 30 93 84 4 1 MJ Di Venuto c Zammit b Bracken 5 25 19 1 0 MG Dighton c Pilon b Lee 69 179 135 13 0 *DJ Marsh run out (Thornely) 45 62 58 9 0 +SG Clingeleffer c Jaques b Lee 53 176 108 4 0 AG Downton c Waugh b Lee 11 20 17 2 0 XJ Doherty lbw b Clark 12 29 27 2 0 AR Griffith c Mail b Zammit 20 85 73 2 0 GJ Denton not out 0 3 1 0 0 Extras (b 4, lb 2, nb 11) 17 Total (all out, 114.2 overs, 465 mins) 322 FoW: 1-12 (Cox, 6.3 ov), 2-73 (Watson, 30.3 ov), 3-87 (Di Venuto, 35.4 ov), 4-128 (Mason, 54.5 ov), 5-201 (Marsh, 71.6 ov), 6-227 (Dighton, 82.1 ov), 7-244 (Downton, 86.4 ov), 8-261 (Doherty, 93.5 ov), 9-322 (Clingeleffer, 113.5 ov), 10-322 (Griffith, 114.2 ov). Bowling O M R W Lee 30 6 124 5 (10nb) Bracken 33 17 58 1 (1nb) Clark 18 8 33 1 Zammit 19.2 2 72 1 Thornely 12 6 24 1 Katich 2 1 5 0 New South Wales 1st innings R M B 4 6 GJ Mail lbw b Denton 11 18 17 2 0 PA Jaques c Marsh b Doherty 1 36 18 0 0 MG Bevan c Clingeleffer b Marsh 216 484 416 30 1 *SM Katich c Clingeleffer b Downton 53 83 66 8 1 ME Waugh b Griffith 28 57 41 5 0 DJ Thornely st Clingeleffer b Doherty 81 191 148 11 0 +NS Pilon lbw b Downton 0 12 11 0 0 B Lee c Dighton b Doherty 37 92 72 6 0 NW Bracken c & b Marsh 7 20 20 0 0 SR Clark not out 1 11 2 0 0 LA Zammit lbw b Doherty 4 4 7 1 0 Extras (b 5, lb 12, w 2, nb 4) 23 Total (all out, 135.4 overs, 508 mins) 462 FoW: 1-18 (Mail, 4.1 ov), 2-29 (Jaques, 7.5 ov), 3-99 (Katich, 27.5 ov), 4-160 (Waugh, 42.4 ov), 5-323 (Thornely, 96.4 ov), 6-326 (Pilon, 99.6 ov), 7-426 (Lee, 125.2 ov), 8-449 (Bracken, 132.5 ov), 9-457 (Bevan, 134.1 ov), 10-462 (Zammit, 135.4 ov). Bowling O M R W Denton 23 4 84 1 (4nb) Griffith 26 10 78 1 Doherty 40.4 6 142 4 (1w) Downton 28 9 91 2 (1w) Cox 1 0 1 0 Marsh 17 4 49 2 Tasmania 2nd innings R M B 4 6 SR Mason lbw b Katich 40 111 79 8 0 J Cox c Waugh b Lee 0 11 9 0 0 SR Watson c Pilon b Bracken 157 398 316 26 0 MG Dighton b Zammit 11 52 46 0 0 *DJ Marsh c Mail b Katich 46 107 83 6 0 +SG Clingeleffer lbw b Bracken 20 43 31 1 0 AG Downton c Pilon b Bracken 2 20 18 0 0 XJ Doherty lbw b Katich 21 84 63 3 0 AR Griffith c & b Katich 0 4 6 0 0 GJ Denton not out 4 6 4 1 0 MJ Di Venuto absent hurt - Extras (lb 8, nb 6) 14 Total (all out, 108.1 overs, 422 mins) 315 FoW: 1-1 (Cox, 2.4 ov), 2-86 (Mason, 28.4 ov), 3-119 (Dighton, 42.6 ov), 4-222 (Marsh, 72.2 ov), 5-261 (Clingeleffer, 84.3 ov), 6-269 (Downton, 88.3 ov), 7-305 (Watson, 105.4 ov), 8-306 (Griffith, 106.5 ov), 9-315 (Doherty, 108.1 ov). Bowling O M R W Lee 21 3 67 1 (6nb) Bracken 27 12 55 3 Clark 10 1 30 0 Zammit 24 4 77 1 Thornely 10 3 26 0 Katich 13.1 2 42 4 Waugh 3 0 10 0 New South Wales 2nd innings (target: 176 runs) R M B 4 6 PA Jaques st Clingeleffer b Doherty 85 78 60 10 2 DJ Thornely c Marsh b Denton 0 3 1 0 0 MG Bevan c Doherty b Denton 53 88 49 4 0 +NS Pilon not out 19 22 14 1 1 *SM Katich not out 13 8 8 0 0 Extras (b 1, lb 4) 5 Total (3 wickets, 22 overs, 101 mins) 175 DNB: GJ Mail, ME Waugh, B Lee, NW Bracken, SR Clark, LA Zammit. FoW: 1-5 (Thornely, 0.6 ov), 2-131 (Jaques, 17.1 ov), 3-159 (Bevan, 20.1 ov). Bowling O M R W Denton 9 0 71 2 Griffith 1 0 10 0 Downton 7 0 56 0 Doherty 5 0 33 1 Hours of Play: 11.00am - 1.00pm, 1.40pm - 3.40pm, 4.00pm - 6.00pm 12th Men: GM Lambert (New South Wales) and SB Tubb (Tasmania) Scorers: MA Fowler and RL Sanday Day 1 Tasmania 50 in 102 mins, off 23.4 overs Mason/Watson 50 partnership in 88 mins, off 136 balls Lunch: Tasmania 69/1 (Mason 25*, Watson 26*, 30 overs) Tasmania 100 in 171 mins, off 40.5 overs Mason 50 in 197 mins, off 123 balls, 10x4 Tea: Tasmania 149/4 (Dighton 30*, Marsh 13*, 62 overs) Tasmania 150 in 244 mins, off 62.4 overs Dighton/Marsh 50 partnership in 39 mins, off 71 balls Tasmania 200 in 283 mins, off 71.5 overs Dighton 50 in 141 mins, off 107 balls, 9x4 Day 2 Tasmania 300 in 431 mins, off 106.5 overs Clingeleffer/Griffith 50 partnership in 66 mins, off 102 balls Clingeleffer 50 in 163 mins, off 103 balls, 4x4 Lunch: New South Wales 29/2 (Bevan 9*, 7.5 overs) New South Wales 50 in 66 mins, off 14.5 overs Bevan/Katich 50 partnership in 63 mins, off 91 balls Katich 50 in 82 mins, off 69 balls, 8x4, 1x6 New South Wales 100 in 122 mins, off 28 overs Bevan 50 in 141 mins, off 106 balls, 9x4 Tea: New South Wales 146/3 (Bevan 50*, Waugh 23*, 38 overs) Bevan/Waugh 50 partnership in 43 mins, off 65 balls New South Wales 150 in 163 mins, off 38.4 overs New South Wales 200 in 217 mins, off 53.2 overs Bevan/Thornely 50 partnership in 50 mins, off 81 balls Bevan 100 in 242 mins, off 199 balls, 16x4 New South Wales 250 in 277 mins, off 73 overs Day 3 Bevan/Thornely 100 partnership in 107 mins, off 200 balls Thornely 50 in 117 mins, off 103 balls, 8x4 New South Wales 300 in 342 mins, off 90.1 overs Bevan/Thornely 150 partnership in 181 mins, off 308 balls Bevan 150 in 369 mins, off 308 balls, 24x4 New South Wales 350 in 399 mins, off 104.1 overs Lunch: New South Wales 351/6 (Bevan 161*, Lee 5*, 106 overs) Bevan/Lee 50 partnership in 38 mins, off 69 balls New South Wales 400 in 444 mins, off 117 overs Bevan/Lee 100 partnership in 91 mins, off 152 balls Bevan 200 in 472 mins, off 401 balls, 29x4, 1x6 New South Wales 450 in 498 mins, off 113 overs Tea: New South Wales 462 Tasmania 50 in 83 mins, off 18.4 overs Mason/Watson 50 partnership in 71 mins, off 100 balls Watson 50 in 113 mins, off 101 balls, 10x4 Tasmania 100 in 125 mins, off 32.4 overs Day 4 Tasmania 150 in 187 mins, off 48.5 overs Watson/Marsh 50 partnership in 45 mins, off 71 balls Watson 100 in 217 mins, off 181 balls, 19x4 Tasmania 200 in 244 mins, off 63.3 overs Lunch: Tasmania 217/3 (Watson 115*, Marsh 42*, 69 overs) Watson/Marsh 100 partnership in 102 mins, off 166 balls Tasmania 250 in 301 mins, off 80.5 overs Watson 150 in 358 mins, off 285 balls, 26x4 Tea: Tasmania 295/6 (Watson 151*, Doherty 11*, 99 overs) Tasmania 300 in 397 mins, off 101.5 overs MJ Di Venuto (2) absent injured (broken finger - sustained when struck on the hand by Lee in the first innings) New South Wales 50 in 32 mins, off 7.3 overs Jaques/Bevan 50 partnership in 29 mins, off 41 balls Jaques 50 in 41 mins, off 33 balls, 7x4, 1x6 New South Wales 100 in 58 mins, off 13 overs Jaques/Bevan 100 partnership in 61 mins, off 78 balls Bevan 50 in 82 mins, off 45 balls, 4x4 New South Wales 150 in 89 mins, off 19.3 overs

Tour Match: Australia A v Indians at Hobart, 19-21 Dec 2003

India in Australia, 2003-04
Australia A v Indians
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
19,20,21 December 2003 (3-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss: Australia A
Umpires: PD Parker and RL Parry
TV Umpire: JH Smeaton

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia A 311/5d, Indians 37/1 (Chopra 12*, Dasgupta 18*; 13 overs)

Day 2: Indians 245, Australia A 57/3 (Hodge 11*, Clarke 22*; 18 overs)

Australia A 1st innings                                         R   M   B  4 6
CJL Rogers            c Dasgupta         b Ganguly             70 127  94 10 0
*MEK Hussey           c Ganguly          b Nehra               67 225 158  6 1
ML Love               c Dasgupta         b Pathan              94 160 130 12 1
BJ Hodge                                 b Nehra                1  15  15  0 0
MJ Clarke             not out                                  38  78  44  7 0
CL White                                 b Kartik              15  23  23  2 0
+WA Seccombe          not out                                   0   6   1  0 0
Extras                (lb 6, w 3, nb 17)                       26
Total                 (5 wickets dec, 74.4 overs, 319 mins)   311

DNB: MJ Nicholson, DG Wright, PC Rofe, SW Tait.

FoW: 1-119 (Rogers, 28.5 ov), 2-204 (Hussey, 51.4 ov),
    3-207 (Hodge, 55.6 ov), 4-279 (Love, 67.4 ov),
    5-302 (White, 72.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Pathan                      22      6     77      1 (3w)
Balaji                      18      2     84      0 (9nb)
Nehra                       10      2     33      2
Ganguly                      8      1     38      1 (7nb)
Tendulkar                    1      0      9      0
Kartik                      15.4    2     64      1 (1nb)

Indians 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
A Chopra              run out (Hussey)                         46 203 140  5 0
S Ramesh              c Wright           b Nicholson            4  10   9  0 0
+D Dasgupta           lbw                b Tait                21  74  58  2 0
SR Tendulkar          c Rofe             b Wright              36  66  45  7 0
V Sehwag              c Seccombe         b Tait                30  29  28  5 0
*SC Ganguly           c Hussey           b Nicholson            5  14   5  1 0
PA Patel              c Love             b Nicholson           49 112  87  7 0
L Balaji              lbw                b Tait                 8  16  10  1 0
M Kartik              run out (Rofe)                           26  83  64  4 0
IK Pathan             c Wright           b Nicholson           11      31  1 0
A Nehra               not out                                   0      23  0 0
Extras                (lb 4, nb 5)                              9
Total                 (all out, 82.5 overs)                   245

FoW: 1-5 (Ramesh, 2.3 ov), 2-51 (Dasgupta, 21.3 ov),
    3-104 (Tendulkar, 36.4 ov), 4-139 (Sehwag, 43.4 ov),
    5-149 (Ganguly, 46.2 ov), 6-150 (Chopra, 47.2 ov),
    7-162 (Balaji, 51.2 ov), 8-233 (Kartik, 73.3 ov),
    9-233 (Patel, 74.3 ov), 10-245 (Pathan, 82.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nicholson                   21.5   13     25      4
Wright                      16      9     33      1
White                       13      1     60      0
Tait                        20      2     85      3 (5nb)
Rofe                        12      3     38      0

Australia A 2nd innings                                         R   M   B  4 6
CJL Rogers            c Chopra           b Balaji               2   8  11  0 0
*MEK Hussey           c Tendulkar        b Pathan               7  12   6  1 0
ML Love                                  b Balaji              11  34  23  2 0
BJ Hodge                                 b Pathan              33 118  91  4 0
MJ Clarke             not out                                 131 237 140 12 4
CL White              c -Dasgupta        b Nehra                5  33  23  0 0
+WA Seccombe          c Sehwag           b Kartik              27  43  44  4 0
MJ Nicholson          c +Patel           b Balaji               7  44  37  0 0
DG Wright             not out                                  10  24  21  2 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 1, nb 6)                         8
Total                 (7 wickets dec, 65 overs, 281 mins)     241

DNB: PC Rofe, SW Tait.

FoW: 1-5 (Rogers, 1.6 ov), 2-9 (Hussey, 2.5 ov),
    3-28 (Love, 9.5 ov), 4-97 (Hodge, 29.5 ov),
    5-112 (White, 36.3 ov), 6-150 (Seccombe, 47.2 ov),
    7-195 (Nicholson, 58.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Pathan                      14      1     40      2
Balaji                      22      2     87      3 (6nb)
Kartik                      12      3     53      1
Nehra                       15      0     49      1
Tendulkar                    2      0     10      0

Indians 2nd innings (target: 308 runs)                          R   M   B  4 6
A Chopra              c Seccombe         b Rofe                25 129  98  2 0
S Ramesh              c Hussey           b Wright              22  37  29  4 0
+D Dasgupta           not out                                  19  98  67  3 0
PA Patel              not out                                   0   6   4  0 0
Extras                                                          0
Total                 (2 wickets, 33 overs, 136 mins)          66

DNB: V Sehwag, *SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar, L Balaji, M Kartik,
    IK Pathan, A Nehra.

FoW: 1-22 (Ramesh, 9.3 ov), 2-66 (Chopra, 31.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nicholson                    8      5     19      0
Wright                       8      4     17      1
Tait                         5      1     22      0
Rofe                         8      4      5      1
White                        4      2      3      0

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12th Men: RJG Lockyear (Australia A) and R Dravid (Indians)

Day 1

Rogers 50 up in 90 mins off 58 balls

Aus A 100 up in 109 mins off 152 balls

Aus A 0/114 at lunch

Aus A 150 up in 155 mins off 219 balls

Hussey 50 up in 172 mins off 119 balls with five 4's and one 6

Hussey / Love 50 run partnership up in 52 mins off 81 balls

Aus A 200 up iin 216 mins off 316 balls

Aus A 3/207 at tea

Love 50 up in 129 mins off 95 balls with seven 4's

Love / Clarke 50 run partnership up in 36 mins off 53 balls

Day 2

India 50 up in 77 mins off 119 balls

India 100 up in 143 minutes off 208 balls

Chopra/Tendulkar 50 run partnership in 57 mins off 78 balls

India 150 up in 201 mins off 289 balls

Indian 200 up in 270 mins off 390 balls

Patel / Kartik 50 run partnership up in 57 mins off 92 balls

PA Patel kept wicket in the second innings

AUS A 50 up in 72 mins off 102 balls

Day 3

Hodge/Clarke 50 run partnership in 63 minutes of 88 balls

Clarke's 50 in 125 mins off 69 balls, with 6 boundaries

Aus A 150 up in 208 mins off 286 balls

India 50 up in 93 mins off 134 balls

Queensland v South Australia at Brisbane, 19-22 Dec 2003

Pura Cup, 2003-04, 14th Match
Queensland v South Australia
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
19,20,21 December 2003 (4-day match)

Result: Queensland won by an innings and 137 runs
Points: Queensland 6, South Australia 0

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: IH Lock and GTD Morrow
First-class Debut: CD Hartley (Queensland); AM Staunton (South Australia).
Man of the Match: AA Noffke

Close of Play:

Day 1: South Australia 204, Queensland 66/1 (Maher 36*, Perren 15*, 23 overs) Day 2: Queensland 440/6 (Hartley 79*, Noffke 81*, 119 overs) South Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 DA Fitzgerald c Perren b Noffke 0 15 12 0 0 SA Deitz c Kasprowicz b Noffke 74 173 138 6 0 *GS Blewett lbw b Symonds 8 76 47 0 0 A Flower b Kasprowicz 11 67 55 0 0 MA Higgs c Maher b Dawes 13 29 21 3 0 MJ Cosgrove b Symonds 15 29 19 3 0 MC Miller c Hartley b Symonds 9 44 29 0 0 +GA Manou c Perren b Kasprowicz 51 80 62 9 0 MF Cleary c Carseldine b Noffke 1 4 5 0 0 RJ Harris c Kasprowicz b Noffke 14 17 15 2 0 AM Staunton not out 3 25 19 0 0 Extras (lb 5) 5 Total (all out, 70.2 overs, 284 mins) 204 FoW: 1-11 (Fitzgerald, 3.6 ov), 2-48 (Blewett, 22.1 ov), 3-94 (Flower, 40.4 ov), 4-104 (Deitz, 43.2 ov), 5-113 (Higgs, 46.4 ov), 6-127 (Cosgrove, 49.4 ov), 7-144 (Miller, 57.4 ov), 8-146 (Cleary, 59.1 ov), 9-178 (Harris, 63.2 ov), 10-204 (Manou, 70.2 ov). Bowling O M R W Kasprowicz 18.2 4 41 2 Noffke 20 7 48 4 Dawes 12 4 38 1 Symonds 12 3 25 3 Hauritz 8 0 47 0 Queensland 1st innings R M B 4 6 *JP Maher c Manou b Miller 97 207 159 13 1 ML Hayden c Harris b Cleary 9 26 16 1 0 CT Perren c Fitzgerald b Cleary 21 74 69 3 0 SG Law c Manou b Cleary 10 9 11 2 0 A Symonds c Harris b Staunton 102 178 124 18 1 LA Carseldine c Miller b Cleary 10 38 27 1 0 +CD Hartley c Miller b Harris 103 297 244 15 0 AA Noffke not out 114 252 194 17 0 Extras (b 16, lb 4, w 7, nb 4) 31 Total (7 wickets dec, 140 overs, 543 mins) 497 DNB: NM Hauritz, MS Kasprowicz, JH Dawes. FoW: 1-23 (Hayden, 6.6 ov), 2-79 (Perren, 26.5 ov), 3-89 (Law, 28.5 ov), 4-181 (Maher, 53.1 ov), 5-225 (Carseldine, 62.4 ov), 6-279 (Symonds, 72.1 ov), 7-497 (Hartley, 139.6 ov). Bowling O M R W Cleary 35 6 133 4 (1nb, 1w) Miller 29 8 93 1 (3nb) Harris 30 4 97 1 (1w) Staunton 24 4 92 1 (1w) Higgs 13 3 40 0 Blewett 6 1 10 0 Cosgrove 3 0 12 0 South Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 SA Deitz lbw b Noffke 30 107 72 5 0 DA Fitzgerald c Hartley b Kasprowicz 8 43 37 1 0 *GS Blewett c Hartley b Kasprowicz 23 93 65 3 0 A Flower c Maher b Dawes 8 25 16 1 0 MA Higgs b Kasprowicz 0 30 20 0 0 MJ Cosgrove b Hauritz 28 62 55 5 0 MC Miller run out (Carseldine) 33 99 79 4 0 +GA Manou c Hartley b Noffke 7 34 28 1 0 MF Cleary lbw b Dawes 0 7 6 0 0 RJ Harris c Hauritz b Dawes 4 2 3 1 0 AM Staunton not out 1 17 15 0 0 Extras (b 8, lb 2, w 4) 14 Total (all out, 66 overs, 264 mins) 156 FoW: 1-20 (Fitzgerald, 10.6 ov), 2-63 (Deitz, 26.2 ov), 3-79 (Flower, 31.3 ov), 4-79 (Blewett, 32.1 ov), 5-100 (Higgs, 38.5 ov), 6-116 (Cosgrove, 49.1 ov), 7-135 (Manou, 58.2 ov), 8-139 (Cleary, 60.2 ov), 9-143 (Harris, 60.5 ov), 10-156 (Miller, 65.6 ov). Bowling O M R W Kasprowicz 18 12 16 3 Noffke 15 4 37 2 Symonds 9 2 34 0 Dawes 11 3 31 3 (4w) Hauritz 13 6 28 1 12th Men: DR MacKenzie (Queensland) and JM Davison (South Australia) Day 1 South Australia 50 in 110 minutes from 26.3 overs SA Deitz 50 in 122 minutes from 100 balls South Australia 100 in 169 minutes from 42.1 overs South Australia 150 in 242 minutes from 59.2 overs South Australia 200 in 275 minutes from 67.5 overs GA Manou 50 in 71 minutes from 58 balls Queensland 50 in 65 minutes from 17.1 overs Day 2 Queensland second wicket partnership 50 in 68 minutes from 108 balls Queensland second wicket partnership of 56 in 74 minutes from 119 balls JP Maher 50 in 116 minutes from 81 balls Queensland 100 in 125 minutes from 32.5 overs Queensland fourth wicket partnership 50 in 54 minutes from 80 balls Queensland 150 in 173 minutes from 43.6 overs Queensland fourth wicket partnership of 92 in 95 minutes from 146 balls A Symonds 50 in 123 minutes from 85 balls Queensland 250 in 262 minutes from 66.1 overs A Symonds 100 in 170 minutes from 118 balls Queensland fifth wicket partnership 50 in 40 minutes from 51 balls Queensland 200 in 221 minutes from 56.2 overs Queensland sixth wicket partnership of 54 in 44 minutes from 57 balls RJ Harris bowled one wide which went for four byes Queensland 300 in 331 minutes from 82.5 overs Queensland seventh wicket partnership 50 in 63 minutes from 102 balls AA Noffke 50 in 103 minutes from 74 balls Queensland 350 in 370 minutes from 92.5 overs Queensland seventh wicket partnership 100 in 113 minutes from 175 balls Queensland 400 in 422 minutes from 106.1 overs CD Hartley 50 in 174 minutes from 132 balls Queensland seventh wicket partnership 150 in 153 minutes from 248 balls Day 3 Queensland 450 in 484 minutes from 125.1 overs AA Noffke 100 in 218 minutes from 171 balls Queensland seventh wicket partnership of 218 in 252 minutes from 509 balls The Queensland seventh wicket partnership of 218 is a new seventh wicket record for Queensland against South Australia South Australia 50 in 86 minutes from 21,3 overs South Australia 100 in 159 minutes from 37.1 overs South Australia 150 in 257 minutes from 63.1 overs Queensland won with a day and seven overs to spare

Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, 18 Dec 2003

ING Cup, 2003-04, 14th Match
Western Australia v Victoria
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth (day/night)
18 December 2003 (50-over match)

Result: Western Australia won by 101 runs
Points: Western Australia 5, Victoria 0

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: B Bennett and JK Brookes
Man of the Match: JL Langer

Western Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                    R   M   B  4 6
+AC Gilchrist         c Joseland         b Harvey               0   1   1  0 0
RJ Campbell           run out (Hussey/Moss)                     0  13   3  0 0
*JL Langer            c Moss             b Joseland           115 177 142 13 1
DR Martyn                                b Moss                 1  15   9  0 0
MW Goodwin            c Roach            b Wise                39  87  65  7 0
MJ North              not out                                  84  89  62 11 1
KM Harvey             not out                                  21  29  19  2 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 6, nb 1)                        10
Total                 (5 wickets, 50 overs, 207 mins)         270

DNB: GB Hogg, PC Worthington, JJ Taylor, P Wilson.

FoW: 1-0 (Gilchrist, 0.1 ov), 2-5 (Campbell, 3.1 ov),
    3-19 (Martyn, 7.2 ov), 4-123 (Goodwin, 28.5 ov),
    5-209 (Langer, 42.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Harvey                      10      0     45      1 (1w)
Moss                        10      1     49      1 (2w)
Wise                        10      0     54      1 (1nb, 1w)
McDonald                     7      2     31      0
Lewis                        8      0     41      0
Hussey                       2      0     23      0 (1w)
Joseland                     3      0     24      1

Victoria innings (target: 271 runs from 50 overs)               R   M   B  4 6
MTG Elliott           c Langer           b Hogg                59 137 101 10 0
*J Moss               c Goodwin          b Taylor               5  23  14  1 0
N Jewell              c Gilchrist        b Taylor              11  34  28  1 0
IJ Harvey             c Harvey           b Worthington          0   6   6  0 0
DJ Hussey             c Gilchrist        b Taylor               0   4   3  0 0
GC Rummans            c Gilchrist        b Worthington          4  15   9  0 0
BR Joseland           c Gilchrist        b Harvey              15  28  15  2 0
AB McDonald           not out                                  55  72  59  6 1
+PJ Roach             c Gilchrist        b Hogg                 1  13   5  0 0
ML Lewis              c Campbell         b Worthington          6  23  19  1 0
AB Wise               lbw                b Hogg                 0  12   7  0 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 10)                             13
Total                 (all out, 44.2 overs, 188 mins)         169

FoW: 1-16 (Moss, 6.1 ov), 2-52 (Jewell, 14.3 ov),
    3-53 (Harvey, 15.4 ov), 4-54 (Hussey, 16.4 ov),
    5-64 (Rummans, 19.3 ov), 6-94 (Joseland, 26.3 ov),
    7-118 (Elliott, 31.4 ov), 8-129 (Roach, 34.1 ov),
    9-150 (Lewis, 41.1 ov), 10-169 (Wise, 44.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Taylor                      10      2     27      3 (4w)
Wilson                      10      1     35      0
Worthington                 10      0     47      3 (3w)
Harvey                       7      0     36      1 (2w)
Hogg                         7.2    0     21      3 (1w)

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• 12th Men: SE Marsh (Western Australia) and SM Harwood (Victoria)
• Western Australia 50 in 62 minutes after 15.2 overs
• Langer/Goodwin 50 in 49 minutes from 72 balls
• Langer 50 in 92 minutes from 76 balls with 5 fours and 1 six
• Western Australia 100 in 101 minutes after 24.5 overs
• Langer/Goodwin 100 in 82 minutes from 125 balls
• Langer 100 in 157 minutes from 126 balls with 11 fours and 1 sixes
• Langer/North 50 in 41 minutes from 58 balls
• Western Australia 200 in 168 minutes after 40.4 overs
• North 50 in 55 minutes from 41 balls with 5 fours and 1 sixes
• Western Australia 250 in 202 minutes after 48.4 overs
• Tea break crowd: 4296
• Victoria 50 in 57 minutes after 14.1 overs
• Elliott 50 in 112 minutes from 82 balls with 9 fours
• Victoria 100 in 121 minutes after 27.5 overs
• Victoria 150 in 174 minutes after 40.6 overs
• McDonald 50 in 69 minutes from 59 balls with 5 fours and 1 six

Queensland v South Australia at Brisbane, 17 Dec 2003

ING Cup, 2003-04, 13th Match
Queensland v South Australia
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane (day/night)
17 December 2003 (50-over match)

Result: Queensland won by 99 runs
Points: Queensland 5, South Australia 0

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: TP Laycock and BNJ Oxenford
Man of the Match: JP Maher

Queensland innings (50 overs maximum)                           R   M   B  4 6
*JP Maher             c Miller           b Tait               107 200 135  9 1
SG Law                c Cosgrove         b Tait                11  18  12  2 0
ML Love               c Miller           b Tait                 4  14  11  0 0
A Symonds             c Manou            b Cleary              21  22  18  2 0
LA Carseldine         c Manou            b Cleary               8  22  21  0 0
CT Perren             not out                                  94 132  98 11 1
+WA Seccombe                         c & b Johnson             10   4   3  1 1
JR Hopes              not out                                   4   6   4  0 0
Extras                (b 2, lb 8, w 12, nb 2)                  24
Total                 (6 wickets, 50 overs, 212 mins)         283

DNB: NM Hauritz, AA Noffke, MS Kasprowicz.

FoW: 1-20 (Law, 3.4 ov), 2-28 (Love, 7.2 ov),
    3-59 (Symonds, 12.1 ov), 4-70 (Carseldine, 16.6 ov),
    5-250 (Maher, 47.6 ov), 6-267 (Seccombe, 48.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Rofe                         7      1     35      0 (3w)
Tait                        10      1     48      3 (2nb, 3w)
Cleary                       9      1     57      2 (2w)
Miller                      10      0     42      0 (2w)
Johnson                      8      0     56      1 (2w)
Davison                      6      0     35      0

South Australia innings (target: 284 runs from 50 overs)        R   M   B  4 6
JM Davison            run out (Perren/Symonds)                 55  64  34  4 2
SA Deitz              c Seccombe         b Hopes               41  66  64  6 0
+GA Manou                                b Symonds             19  33  27  2 0
*GS Blewett           c Hopes            b Noffke              18  65  48  0 0
A Flower              c Maher            b Symonds              4  16  13  0 0
MJ Cosgrove                              b Hauritz              8  18  14  1 0
BA Johnson            c Seccombe         b Kasprowicz          12  31  24  1 0
MC Miller             st Seccombe        b Hauritz              3  10   8  0 0
MF Cleary             c Noffke           b Symonds             10  31  26  1 0
SW Tait               lbw                b Hauritz              0   3   4  0 0
PC Rofe               not out                                   6   5   6  0 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 7)                               8
Total                 (all out, 44.4 overs, 177 mins)         184

FoW: 1-96 (Davison, 15.3 ov), 2-101 (Deitz, 16.3 ov),
    3-129 (Manou, 25.3 ov), 4-137 (Flower, 29.6 ov),
    5-149 (Blewett, 32.6 ov), 6-149 (Cosgrove, 33.1 ov),
    7-155 (Miller, 35.2 ov), 8-168 (Johnson, 40.5 ov),
    9-169 (Tait, 41.6 ov), 10-184 (Cleary, 44.4 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Noffke                      10      1     53      1 (2w)
Kasprowicz                  10      1     25      1 (2w)
Hopes                        8      1     45      1
Symonds                      9.4    0     37      3 (1w)
Hauritz                      7      0     23      3

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• Scorers: BL FitzGerald and JI Harris
• 12th Men: DR MacKenzie (Queensland) and MA Higgs (South Australia)
• Queensland 50 in 50 minutes off 10.5 overs
• Queensland 100 in 115 minutes off 25.6 overs
• 50 partnership Maher/Perren in 60 minutes off 88 balls
• JP Maher 50 in 156 minutes off 94 balls 4x4's
• Queensland 150 in 160 minutes off 37.1 overs
• 100 partnership Maher/Perren in 89 minutes off 139 balls
• CT Perren 50 in 99 minutes off 81 balls 6x4's
• Queensland 200 in 182 minutes off 43.5 overs
• 150 partnership Maher/Perren in 110 minutes off 170 balls
• JP Maher 100 in 195 minutes off 129 balls 9x4's 1x6
• Queensland 250 in 200 minutes off 47.5 overs
• Queensland 5th wicket partnership Maher/Perren of 180 in 120 minutes off 180 balls
• The partnership of Maher/Perren broke the domestic one day 5th wicket record previously 158 held by J Cox/DJ Marsh
• South Australia 50 in 40 minutes off 10.3 overs
• 50 partnership Davison/Deitz in 40 minutes off 63 balls
• JM Davison 50 in 60 minutes off 32 balls 4x4's 2x6's
• South Australia 100 in 67 minutes off 15.4 overs
• Attendance: 5,849
• South Australia 150 in 136 minutes off 33.2 overs

2nd Test: Australia v India at Adelaide, 12-16 Dec 2003

Test # 1673
Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2003-04, 2nd Test
Australia v India
Adelaide Oval
12,13,14,15,16 December 2003 (5-day match)

Result: India won by 4 wickets
Series: India leads the 4-Test series 1-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and DR Shepherd (Eng)
TV Umpire: SJ Davis
Match Referee: MJ Procter (SA)
Test Debut: IK Pathan (Ind).
Man of the Match: R Dravid

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia 400/5 (Ponting 176*, Gilchrist 9*; 90 overs)

Day 2: Australia 556, India 180/4 (Dravid 43*, Laxman 55*; 51 overs)

Day 3: India 477/7 (Dravid 199*, Kumble 1*; 143 overs)

Day 4: India 523, Australia 196, India 37/0 (Chopra 10*, Sehwag 25*; 10 overs)

Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
JL Langer             c Sehwag           b Kumble              58 116  72  7 2
ML Hayden             c Patel            b Pathan              12  22  15  2 0
RT Ponting            c Dravid           b Kumble             242 508 352 31 0
DR Martyn             c Laxman           b Nehra               30  50  39  6 0
*SR Waugh                                b Nehra               30  69  53  5 0
SM Katich             c Sehwag           b Agarkar             75 136 109  9 1
+AC Gilchrist         c Sehwag           b Agarkar             29  34  24  4 0
AJ Bichel             c Chopra           b Kumble              19  51  45  2 0
JN Gillespie          not out                                  48  74  53  6 0
BA Williams                              b Kumble               0   2   3  0 0
SCG MacGill           lbw                b Kumble               0   1   1  0 0
Extras                (lb 8, w 1, nb 4)                        13
Total                 (all out, 127 overs, 537 mins)          556

FoW: 1-22 (Hayden, 5.2 ov), 2-135 (Langer, 26.5 ov),
    3-200 (Martyn, 39.1 ov), 4-252 (Waugh, 53.6 ov),
    5-390 (Katich, 88.1 ov), 6-426 (Gilchrist, 96.1 ov),
    7-473 (Bichel, 108.5 ov), 8-556 (Ponting, 126.2 ov),
    9-556 (Williams, 126.5 ov), 10-556 (MacGill, 126.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Agarkar                     26      1    119      2
Pathan                      27      3    136      1
Nehra                       25      3    115      2 (3nb, 1w)
Kumble                      43      3    154      5 (1nb)
Sehwag                       5      0     21      0
Tendulkar                    1      0      3      0

India 1st innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
A Chopra                             c & b Bichel              27  52  44  3 0
V Sehwag              c Hayden           b Bichel              47  69  41  6 0
R Dravid              c Bichel           b Gillespie          233 594 446 23 1
SR Tendulkar          c Gilchrist        b Bichel               1  15   6  0 0
*SC Ganguly           run out (Williams/MacGill)                2  10   7  0 0
VVS Laxman            c Gilchrist        b Bichel             148 356 282 18 0
+PA Patel             c Ponting          b Katich              31  65  52  6 0
AB Agarkar            c MacGill          b Katich              11  31  30  1 0
A Kumble              lbw                b MacGill             12  53  44  1 0
IK Pathan                            c & b MacGill              1  24  13  0 0
A Nehra               not out                                   0  18   8  0 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 2, w 2, nb 2)                   10
Total                 (all out, 161.5 overs)                  523

FoW: 1-66 (Chopra, 11.6 ov), 2-81 (Sehwag, 15.4 ov),
    3-83 (Tendulkar, 19.1 ov), 4-85 (Ganguly, 20.3 ov),
    5-388 (Laxman, 114.2 ov), 6-447 (Patel, 129.3 ov),
    7-469 (Agarkar, 137.5 ov), 8-510 (Kumble, 151.5 ov),
    9-518 (Pathan, 157.5 ov), 10-523 (Dravid, 161.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Gillespie                   40.5   13    106      1 (1nb, 1w)
Williams                    23      7     72      0
Bichel                      28      3    118      4 (1nb, 1w)
MacGill                     44      8    143      2
Katich                      16      3     59      2
Waugh                        9      2     15      0
Ponting                      1      0      4      0

Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
JL Langer             lbw                b Agarkar             10  10   8  1 0
ML Hayden             c Sehwag           b Nehra               17  56  32  0 0
RT Ponting            c Chopra           b Agarkar              0  19  17  0 0
DR Martyn             c Dravid           b Tendulkar           38 111  76  4 0
*SR Waugh             c Dravid           b Tendulkar           42  86  65  8 0
SM Katich             c Nehra            b Agarkar             31  86  58  1 0
+AC Gilchrist                            b Kumble              43  59  45  4 2
AJ Bichel                                b Agarkar              1   5   6  0 0
JN Gillespie          c Patel            b Agarkar              3  21  19  0 0
BA Williams           not out                                   4  18   9  0 0
SCG MacGill                              b Agarkar              1   6   4  0 0
Extras                (b 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 1)                    6
Total                 (all out, 56.2 overs, 248 mins)         196

FoW: 1-10 (Langer, 2.2 ov), 2-18 (Ponting, 6.6 ov),
    3-44 (Hayden, 15.2 ov), 4-109 (Martyn, 32.1 ov),
    5-112 (Waugh, 34.1 ov), 6-183 (Gilchrist, 49.2 ov),
    7-184 (Bichel, 50.2 ov), 8-188 (Katich, 52.2 ov),
    9-192 (Gillespie, 54.5 ov), 10-196 (MacGill, 56.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Agarkar                     16.2    2     41      6
Pathan                       7      0     24      0
Nehra                        7      2     21      1
Kumble                      17      2     58      1 (1nb, 1w)
Tendulkar                    6      0     36      2
Sehwag                       3      0     12      0

India 2nd innings (target: 230 runs)                            R   M   B  4 6
A Chopra              lbw                b Gillespie           20  64  54  2 0
V Sehwag              st Gilchrist       b MacGill             47 120  81  7 0
R Dravid              not out                                  72 241 170  7 0
SR Tendulkar          lbw                b MacGill             37  79  59  5 0
*SC Ganguly           c Katich           b Bichel              12  41  22  1 0
VVS Laxman            c Bichel           b Katich              32  44  34  6 0
+PA Patel                                b Katich               3  15  16  0 0
AB Agarkar            not out                                   0   2   0  0 0
Extras                (b 3, lb 6, w 1)                         10
Total                 (6 wickets, 72.4 overs, 306 mins)       233

DNB: A Kumble, IK Pathan, A Nehra.

FoW: 1-48 (Chopra, 15.1 ov), 2-79 (Sehwag, 27.4 ov),
    3-149 (Tendulkar, 47.1 ov), 4-170 (Ganguly, 56.2 ov),
    5-221 (Laxman, 67.3 ov), 6-229 (Patel, 71.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Gillespie                   10.2    2     22      1
Williams                    14      6     34      0
MacGill                     24.4    3    101      2
Bichel                      11.4    1     35      1 (1w)
Katich                       8      1     22      2
Waugh                        4      0     10      0

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12th Man: NW Bracken (Australia)

Day 1

Australia 50 in 49 minutes from 10.5 overs

Australia 100 in 103 minutes from 23.1 overs

Langer 50 in 108 minutes from 08 minutes from 64 balls, 7x4, 1x6

Lunch: Australia 135/2 (Ponting 60*, Martyn 0*, 27 overs)

Crowd 20,048

Ponting 50 in 79 minutes from 64 balls, 7x4

Australia's 150 in 136 minutes from 31.1 overs

Australia's 200 in 166 minutes from 38.4 overs

Ponting 100 in 167 minutes from 117 balls, 17x4

Tea: Australia 241/3 (Ponting 110*, Waugh 24, 51 overs)

Australia's 250 in 236 minutes from 53.4 overs

Australia's 300 in 290 minutes from 66.4 overs

Ponting 150 in 264 minutes from 192 balls, 23x4

Australia 350 in 342 minutes from 80.1 overs

Australia's 400 in 384 minutes from 90 overs

Day 2

Ponting 200 in 419 minutes from 288 balls, 27x4

Australia's 450 in 441 minutes from 104 overs

Australia's 500 in 483 minutes from 113.5 overs

Lunch: Australia 523/7 (Ponting 228*, Gillespie 29*, 119 overs)

Australia's 550 in 523 minutes from 123.5 overs

Crowd: 20,310

India's 50 in 41 minutes from 9.4 overs

Tea: India 81/2 (Dravid 5*, Tendulkar 0*, 17 overs)

India's 100 in 119 minutes from 25.5 overs

India's 150 in 184 minutes from 42.5 overs

Laxman 50 in 110 minutes from 95 balls, 6x4

Day 3

Dravid 50 in 194 mins from 138 balls

India's 200 in 262 minutes from 64.3 overs

India's 250 in 332 minutes from 83.5 overs

Lunch: India 252/4 (Dravid 83*, Laxman 87*, 83 overs)

India's 300 in 374 minutes from 97.2 overs

Laxman's 100 in 264 minutes from 209 balls, 12x4

Dravid's 100 in 296 minutes from 223 balls, 10x4

India's 350 in 426 minutes from 106.3 overs

Tea: India 388/5 (Dravid 158*, 114.2 overs)

India's 400 in 475 minutes from 119.1 overs

India's 450 in 523 minutes from 130.2 overs

Crowd 17,828

Day 4

Dravid 200 in 521 minutes from 386 balls, 20x4, 1x6

India's 500 in 595 minutes from 149 overs

Lunch: Australia 21/2 (Hayden 9*, Martyn 2*, 8 overs)

Australia's 50 in 84 minutes from 19 overs

Australia's 100 in 136 minutes from 30.3 overs

Tea: Australia 112/5 (Katich 2*, 34.1 overs)

Australia's 150 in 174 minutes from 39.5 overs

Crowd: 9,864

Day 5

India's 50 in 67 minutes from 15.3 overs

India's 100 in 149 minutes from 34 overs

Lunch: India 108/2 (Dravid 17*, Tendulkar 17*, 37 overs)

Victoria v New South Wales at Melbourne, 12-15 Dec 2003

Pura Cup, 2003-04, 12th Match
Victoria v New South Wales
Melbourne Cricket Ground
12,13,14,15 December 2003 (4-day match)

Result: Victoria won by 2 wickets
Points: Victoria 6, New South Wales -1

Toss: New South Wales
Umpires: PD Parker and RL Parry
First-class Debut: DJ Thornely (New South Wales).
Man of the Match: DJ Hussey

Close of Play:

Day 1: New South Wales 287, Victoria 16/0 (Elliott 4*, Arnberger 12*, 8 overs) Day 2: Victoria 326, New South Wales 18/1 (Mail 4*, Zammit 0*, 7 overs) Day 3: New South Wales 268, Victoria 25/0 (Arnberger 17*, Elliott 8*, 6 overs) New South Wales 1st innings R M B 4 6 GJ Mail c Hussey b Harvey 0 5 8 0 0 PA Jaques lbw b Harvey 4 15 11 0 0 MG Bevan c White b McDonald 17 90 64 1 0 MJ Clarke c Roach b McDonald 25 57 47 5 0 *ME Waugh b McDonald 44 114 78 5 0 DJ Thornely c Elliott b Harvey 2 19 16 0 0 +BJ Haddin c McDonald b Lewis 76 153 120 7 1 B Lee not out 74 156 124 9 1 MJ Nicholson c Roach b Lewis 0 1 3 0 0 SR Clark c White b Moss 12 26 18 2 0 LA Zammit run out (Lewis/Roach) 13 45 32 2 0 Extras (b 2, lb 13, nb 5) 20 Total (all out, 86 overs, 345 mins) 287 FoW: 1-1 (Mail, 1.3 ov), 2-4 (Jaques, 3.6 ov), 3-41 (Clarke, 17.5 ov), 4-56 (Bevan, 23.3 ov), 5-67 (Thornely, 28.4 ov), 6-138 (Waugh, 46.2 ov), 7-212 (Haddin, 68.2 ov), 8-212 (Nicholson, 68.5 ov), 9-237 (Clark, 75.2 ov), 10-287 (Zammit, 85.6 ov). Bowling O M R W Lewis 21 7 60 2 Harvey 21 3 57 3 Wise 12 3 49 0 McDonald 18 2 63 3 (5nb) Moss 8 2 19 1 White 6 1 24 0 Victoria 1st innings R M B 4 6 MTG Elliott c Jaques b Lee 15 62 52 2 0 JL Arnberger c Lee b Clark 21 82 50 1 0 BJ Hodge c Clarke b Nicholson 1 37 18 0 0 J Moss lbw b Thornely 19 51 46 2 0 DJ Hussey c Haddin b Clark 120 276 209 14 1 IJ Harvey c Zammit b Thornely 0 1 2 0 0 *CL White c Zammit b Lee 78 136 104 12 0 AB McDonald b Lee 1 6 3 0 0 +PJ Roach c Haddin b Thornely 46 99 69 5 0 ML Lewis b Clark 4 14 13 1 0 AB Wise not out 1 12 8 0 0 Extras (b 7, lb 7, nb 6) 20 Total (all out, 94.4 overs, 392 mins) 326 FoW: 1-31 (Elliott, 14.6 ov), 2-39 (Arnberger, 19.1 ov), 3-45 (Hodge, 22.2 ov), 4-76 (Moss, 31.4 ov), 5-76 (Harvey, 31.6 ov), 6-229 (White, 66.5 ov), 7-231 (McDonald, 68.1 ov), 8-320 (Hussey, 90.6 ov), 9-320 (Roach, 91.1 ov), 10-326 (Lewis, 94.4 ov). Bowling O M R W Lee 25 4 83 3 (4nb) Clark 24.4 6 62 3 Nicholson 17 3 71 1 Mail 4 1 11 0 Thornely 15 4 52 3 (2nb) Clarke 4 1 11 0 Zammit 5 0 22 0 New South Wales 2nd innings R M B 4 6 GJ Mail c Roach b Moss 16 59 50 2 0 PA Jaques c Roach b Wise 13 19 17 3 0 LA Zammit c White b Wise 15 44 29 2 0 MG Bevan c White b Wise 106 279 232 16 0 MJ Clarke b Lewis 9 43 29 2 0 *ME Waugh c Harvey b Lewis 58 144 114 9 0 DJ Thornely c Moss b Lewis 19 99 68 0 0 +BJ Haddin c White b Wise 5 17 13 1 0 B Lee c Roach b Moss 3 15 9 0 0 MJ Nicholson c White b Wise 9 16 14 1 0 SR Clark not out 0 4 1 0 0 Extras (b 3, lb 6, nb 6) 15 Total (all out, 95 overs, 374 mins) 268 FoW: 1-18 (Jaques, 5.2 ov), 2-45 (Mail, 15.3 ov), 3-45 (Zammit, 16.3 ov), 4-62 (Clarke, 27.4 ov), 5-178 (Waugh, 64.3 ov), 6-248 (Bevan, 86.4 ov), 7-256 (Thornely, 89.6 ov), 8-256 (Haddin, 90.6 ov), 9-266 (Lee, 93.5 ov), 10-268 (Nicholson, 94.6 ov). Bowling O M R W Lewis 29 8 79 3 Wise 27 11 59 5 Moss 14 5 34 2 McDonald 14 4 41 0 (6nb) White 11 2 46 0 Victoria 2nd innings (target: 230 runs) R M B 4 6 JL Arnberger c Nicholson b Clark 41 121 92 7 0 MTG Elliott c Waugh b Nicholson 33 81 56 3 0 BJ Hodge b Clark 10 21 12 2 0 J Moss c Nicholson b Clark 63 111 84 8 2 DJ Hussey lbw b Nicholson 50 89 72 8 1 IJ Harvey c Haddin b Clark 0 6 3 0 0 *CL White c Clarke b Lee 12 37 33 1 0 AB McDonald not out 16 49 35 2 0 +PJ Roach run out (Mail/Haddin) 0 8 2 0 0 ML Lewis not out 0 5 3 0 0 Extras (lb 3, nb 2) 5 Total (8 wickets, 65 overs, 268 mins) 230 DNB: AB Wise. FoW: 1-68 (Elliott, 19.4 ov), 2-83 (Hodge, 24.2 ov), 3-94 (Arnberger, 28.2 ov), 4-200 (Hussey, 51.5 ov), 5-200 (Moss, 52.3 ov), 6-201 (Harvey, 52.6 ov), 7-221 (White, 61.4 ov), 8-228 (Roach, 63.3 ov). Bowling O M R W Lee 19 1 69 1 (2nb) Clark 14 1 52 4 Nicholson 18 4 55 2 Thornely 11 5 23 0 Clarke 1 0 5 0 Zammit 2 0 23 0 New South Wales 1st Innings 50 (87 minutes, 24.1 overs) New South Wales 1st Innings 100 (146 minutes, 36.3 overs) New South Wales 1st Innings 150 (201 minues, 49 overs) NSW-1 Waugh/Haddin 50 partnership (55 mintues, 87 balls) NSW-1 Haddin 50 (98 minutes, 76 balls) NSW-1 Haddin/Lee 50 partnership (66 minutes, 105 balls) New South Wales 1st Innings 200 (262 minutes, 65.4 overs) NSW-1 Lee 50 (139 minutes, 110 balls) New South Wales 1st Innings 250 (322 minutes, 80.4 overs) NSW-1 Lee/Zammit 50 partnership (45 minues, 65 balls) Victoria 1st Innings 50 (109 minutes, 24.4 overs) Victoria 1st Innings (160 minues, 38 overs) Victoria 1st Innings 100 (160 minues, 38 overs) Vic-1 Hussey/WHite 50 partnership (35 minutes, 56 balls) Victoria 1st Innings 150 (198 minutes, 46.3 overs) Vic-1 Hussey 50 (120 minutes, 92 balls) Vic-1 White 50 (89 minutes, 59 balls) Vic-1 Hussey/White 100 partnership (96 minutes, 157 balls) Victoria 1st Innings 200 (254 minues, 61.4 overs) Victoria 1st Innings 250 (294 minutes, 71.5 overs) Victoria 1st Innings 300 (348 minutes, 83.3 overs) Vic-1 Hussey/White 150 partnership (131 minues, 208 balls) VIc-1 Hussey 100 (202 minutes, 160 balls) Vic-1 Hussey/Roach 50 partnership (49 minutes, 69 balls) New South Wales 1st Innings 50 (81 minutes, 20.5 overs) New South Wales 2nd Innings 100 (163 minutes, 41.1 overs) New South Wales 2nd Innings 50 (81 minutes, 20.5 overs) New South Wales 2nd Innings 150 (232 minutes, 59.2 overs) New South Wales 2nd Innings 200 (281 minutes, 72.2 overs) NSW-2 Bevan/Waugh 50 partnership (63 minutes, 100 balls) NSW-2 Waugh 50 (123 minutes, 95 balls) NSW-2 Waugh/Bevan 100 partnership (131 minutes, 207 balls) NSW-2 Waugh/Bevan 100 partnership (131 minutes, 207 balls) NSW-2 Bevan 50 (185 minutes, 149 balls) NSW-2 Bevan/Thornely 50 partnership (52 minutes, 87 balls) NSW-2 Bevan 100 (249 minutes, 209 balls) New South Wales 2nd Innings 250 (347 minutes, 88.2 overs) Victoria 2nd Inning 50 (58 minutes, 14.3 overs) Vic-2 Arnberger/Elliott 50 partnership (58 minutes, 87 balls) Victoria 2nd Inninsg 100 (133 minutes, 33.2 overs) Victoria 2nd Inninsg 100 (133 minutes, 30.2 overs) Vic-2 Moss/Hussey 50 partnership (54 minutes, 93 balls) Victoria 2nd Innings 150 (179 minutes, 44.1 overs) Vic-2 Moss 50 (92 minutes, 75 balls) Vic-2 Hussey 50 (81 minutes, 68 balls) Victoria 2nd Innings 200 (210 minutes, 51.4 overs) Vic-2 Moss/Hussey 100 partnership (88 minutes, 141 balls)

Western Australia v Tasmania at Perth, 7-10 Dec 2003

Pura Cup, 2003-04, 11th Match
Western Australia v Tasmania
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
7,8,9,10 December 2003 (4-day match)

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

Toss: Tasmania
Umpires: SD Fry and IH Lock
First-Class debut: BM Edmondson (Western Australia).
Man of the Match: MEK Hussey

Close of Play:

Day 1: Western Australia 351/3 (North 70*, Marsh 38*, 96 overs) Day 2: Western Australia 437, Tasmania 216/6 (Clingeleffer 15*, Wright 38*, 65 overs) Day 3: Tasmania 380, Western Australia 231/1 (Rogers 116*, Goodwin 50*, 45 overs) Western Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 *MEK Hussey c Clingeleffer b Wright 138 320 259 23 0 CJL Rogers c Clingeleffer b Griffith 24 54 39 2 0 MW Goodwin c Clingeleffer b Downton 72 149 104 11 0 MJ North c Clingeleffer b Denton 90 228 202 13 0 SE Marsh c Mason b Wright 47 68 48 10 0 +RJ Campbell c Clingeleffer b Griffith 6 11 8 1 0 GB Hogg c Clingeleffer b Denton 21 48 34 4 0 JJ Taylor c Clingeleffer b Denton 7 24 18 1 0 CD Thorp c Marsh b Downton 8 19 14 2 0 BA Williams b Denton 9 25 15 0 0 P Wilson not out 5 13 9 1 0 Extras (lb 8, nb 2) 10 Total (all out, 124.4 overs, 484 mins) 437 FoW: 1-43 (Rogers, 13.3 ov), 2-190 (Goodwin, 49.4 ov), 3-301 (Hussey, 85.6 ov), 4-369 (Marsh, 103.4 ov), 5-380 (Campbell, 106.1 ov), 6-399 (North, 112.5 ov), 7-410 (Hogg, 116.5 ov), 8-415 (Taylor, 118.4 ov), 9-427 (Thorp, 121.2 ov), 10-437 (Williams, 124.4 ov). Bowling O M R W Wright 30 4 110 2 Denton 21.4 2 94 4 (2nb) Griffith 28 5 87 2 Downton 23 5 85 2 Marsh 14 2 37 0 Cox 8 1 16 0 Tasmania 1st innings R M B 4 6 J Cox b Thorp 25 64 46 4 0 SR Mason hit wicket b Williams 52 135 101 8 0 SR Watson c North b Thorp 26 111 72 5 0 MJ Di Venuto c North b Williams 4 2 2 1 0 MG Dighton b Thorp 21 55 37 3 0 *DJ Marsh st Campbell b Hogg 32 35 31 7 0 +SG Clingeleffer c Marsh b Taylor 79 248 185 8 0 DG Wright c Hussey b Williams 65 131 106 13 0 AR Griffith c Campbell b Williams 5 31 23 1 0 AG Downton c Williams b Hogg 45 86 67 5 0 GJ Denton not out 14 20 15 3 0 Extras (b 4, lb 3, nb 5) 12 Total (all out, 114 overs, 464 mins) 380 FoW: 1-49 (Cox, 15.4 ov), 2-95 (Mason, 32.4 ov), 3-99 (Di Venuto, 32.6 ov), 4-127 (Watson, 41.4 ov), 5-144 (Dighton, 45.4 ov), 6-163 (Marsh, 49.5 ov), 7-279 (Wright, 84.4 ov), 8-295 (Griffith, 92.4 ov), 9-354 (Clingeleffer, 108.4 ov), 10-380 (Downton, 113.6 ov). Bowling O M R W Williams 27 2 115 4 Thorp 22 4 59 3 Wilson 21 6 50 0 Taylor 20 4 75 1 (1nb) Hogg 23 4 71 2 Hussey 1 0 3 0 Western Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 CJL Rogers c Wright b Downton 120 177 143 19 1 *MEK Hussey c Denton b Marsh 61 84 71 13 0 MW Goodwin not out 104 169 117 12 0 MJ North run out (Dighton/Clingeleffer) 4 12 7 1 0 SE Marsh c Clingeleffer b Downton 9 12 11 0 1 +RJ Campbell b Downton 19 23 20 2 1 GB Hogg not out 8 26 17 0 0 Extras (lb 2, nb 2) 4 Total (5 wickets dec, 64 overs, 254 mins) 329 DNB: JJ Taylor, BA Williams, P Wilson, CD Thorp. FoW: 1-94 (Hussey, 21.2 ov), 2-235 (Rogers, 45.6 ov), 3-253 (North, 48.5 ov), 4-266 (Marsh, 51.5 ov), 5-294 (Campbell, 57.4 ov). Bowling O M R W Wright 14 5 55 0 Griffith 8 2 52 0 Downton 14 0 92 3 Marsh 12 0 56 1 Denton 14 0 62 0 (2nb) Cox 2 0 10 0 Tasmania 2nd innings (target: 387 runs) R M B 4 6 SR Mason lbw b Williams 13 22 16 3 0 J Cox lbw b Williams 11 11 10 2 0 SR Watson c Thorp b Edmondson 46 156 125 7 0 MJ Di Venuto c & b Hogg 48 84 53 8 0 MG Dighton c sub (PC Worthington) b Wilson 88 136 111 14 0 *DJ Marsh not out 111 139 96 14 0 +SG Clingeleffer c North b Edmondson 30 42 33 2 0 DG Wright c Rogers b Edmondson 5 7 5 1 0 AG Downton not out 4 12 4 0 0 Extras (b 16, lb 9, w 2, nb 3) 30 Total (7 wickets, 75 overs, 308 mins) 386 DNB: AR Griffith, GJ Denton. FoW: 1-15 (Cox, 2.5 ov), 2-24 (Mason, 4.6 ov), 3-106 (Di Venuto, 25.3 ov), 4-166 (Watson, 42.3 ov), 5-294 (Dighton, 60.4 ov), 6-358 (Clingeleffer, 70.6 ov), 7-372 (Wright, 72.5 ov). Bowling O M R W Williams 11 2 40 2 (1w) Thorp 10 1 45 0 Taylor 8 0 67 0 Wilson 14 5 43 1 (1w) Hogg 19 3 96 1 Edmondson 9 0 47 3 (3nb) North 4 0 23 0 Western Australia full substitute: BM Edmondson (BA Williams, Tasmania 2nd innings, 22 ov). Day 1 Western Australia 50 in 60 minutes after 14.4 overs Hussey/Goodwin 50 in 61minutes from 87 balls Hussey 50 in 120 minutes from 91 balls with 9 fours Western Australia 100 in 120 minutes after 28.5 overs Lunch: Western Australia 102-1 (Hussey 52, Goodwin 23, 29 overs) Hussey/Goodwin 100 in 115 minutes from 169 balls Goodwin 50 in 120 minutes from 83 balls with 7 fours Western Australia 150 in 172 minutes after 41.6 overs Western Australia 200 in 220 minutes after 53.1 overs Tea: Western Australia 227-2 (Hussey 99, North 27, 60 overs) Hussey 100 in 246 minutes from 182 balls with 19 fours Hussey/North 50 in 60 minutes from 97 balls Western Australia 250 in 267 minutes after 66.1 overs North 50 in 82 minutes from 78 balls with 8 fours Hussey/North 100 in 101 minutes from 183 balls Western Australia 300 in 318 minutes after 85.3 overs Western Australia 350 in 357 minutes after 94.6 overs North/Marsh 50 in 39 minutes from 59 balls Crowd: 1076 Day 2 Western Australia 400 in 439 minutes after 113.6 overs Lunch: Western Australia 437/9 (BA Williams 9, P Wilson 5, 124 overs) Tasmania 50 in 74 minutes after 17.6 overs Tea: Tasmania 67-1 (Mason 30, Watson 10, 26 overs) Mason 50 in 129 minutes from 97 balls with 8 fours Tasmania 100 in 142 minutes after 33.3 overs Tasmania 150 in 199 minutes after 46.4 overs Tasmania 200 in 256 minutes after 61.6 overs Clingeleffer/Wright 50 in 48 minutes from 81 balls Crowd: 599 Day 3 Wright 50 in 91 minutes from 77 balls with 11 fours Tasmania 250 in 310 minutes after 76.4 overs New ball taken after 81 overs - Tasmania 260/6 Clingeleffer/Wright 100 in 118 minutes from 197 balls Tasmania 300 in 386 minutes after 94.4 overs Lunch: Tasmania 304/8 (Clingeleffer 63, Downton 3, 95 overs) Clingeleffer/Downton 50 in 54 minutes from 80 balls Tasmania 350 in 440 minutes after 107.6 overs Tea: Western Australia 20/0 (Rogers 8, Hussey 12, 9 overs) Hussey 50 in 68 minutes from 57 balls with 11 fours Western Australia 100 in 92 minutes after 23.3 overs Rogers 50 in 104 minutes from 77 balls with 6 fours and 1 sixes Rogers/Goodwin 50 in 40 minutes from 67 balls Western Australia 150 in 128 minutes after 32.5 overs Rogers/Goodwin 100 in 62 minutes from 104 balls Western Australia 200 in 150 minutes after 38.5 overs Rogers 100 in 150 minutes from 119 balls with 15 fours and 1 sixes Goodwin 50 in 81 minutes from 59 balls with 8 fours Crowd: 580 Day 4 Western Australia 250 in 188 minutes after 48.3 overs Western Australia 300 in 238 minutes after 59.3 overs Goodwin 100 in 167 minutes from 114 balls with 12 fours Tasmania 50 in 53inutes after 12.3 overs Watson/Di Venuto 50 in 47 minutes from 71 balls Tasmania 100 in 89 minutes after 21.3 overs Watson/Dighton 50 in 57 minutes from 99 balls Tasmania 150 in 158 minutes after 39.5 overs Dighton 50 in 84 minutes from 68 balls with 8 fours Tasmania 200 in 192 minutes after 48.1 overs Dighton/Marsh 50 in 28 minutes from 44 balls Tasmania 250 in 218 minutes after 55.1 overs Marsh 50 in 54 minutes from 40 balls with 7 fours Dighton/Marsh 100 in 57 minutes from 89 balls Tasmania 300 in 248 minutes after 62.1 overs Marsh/Clingeleffer 50 in 31 minutes from 46 balls Tasmania 350 in 283 minutes after 69.6 overs Marsh 100 in 123 minutes from 85 balls with 13 fours Crowd: 514 Match crowd: 2898

1st Test: Australia v India at Brisbane, 4-8 Dec 2003

Test # 1671
Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2003-04, 1st Test
Australia v India
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
4,5,6,7,8 December 2003 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Series: 4-Test series level 0-0

Toss: India
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and RE Koertzen (SA)
TV Umpire: PD Parker
Match Referee: MJ Procter (SA)
Test Debut: NW Bracken (Australia).
Man of the Match: SC Ganguly

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia 262/2 (Langer 115*, Martyn 36*; 62 overs)

Day 2: Australia 323/9 (Bracken 6*, MacGill 1*; 78 overs)

Day 3: Australia 323, India 11/0 (Chopra 5*, Sehwag 5*; 6.1 overs)

Day 4: India 362/6 (Patel 37*, Agarkar 12*; 105 overs)

Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
JL Langer             lbw                b Agarkar            121 325 194 17 0
ML Hayden             c Laxman           b Khan                37  81  52  6 0
RT Ponting            c Patel            b Khan                54 125  88  7 1
DR Martyn             run out (Harbhajan Singh/Patel/Ganguly)  42 122  79  5 0
*SR Waugh             hit wicket         b Khan                 0   9   4  0 0
SM Katich             c Patel            b Khan                16  41  25  4 0
+AC Gilchrist         c Laxman           b Khan                 0   7   4  0 0
AJ Bichel             c Laxman           b Agarkar             11  16  10  2 0
JN Gillespie          run out (Harbhajan Singh/Agarkar)         8  19  11  0 0
NW Bracken            not out                                   6  18  13  0 0
SCG MacGill           c Chopra           b Agarkar              1  11   3  0 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 7, w 2, nb 14)                  27
Total                 (all out, 78.1 overs, 391 mins)         323

FoW: 1-73 (Hayden, 15.2 ov), 2-162 (Ponting, 41.4 ov),
    3-268 (Langer, 66.4 ov), 4-275 (Martyn, 67.2 ov),
    5-275 (Waugh, 67.4 ov), 6-276 (Gilchrist, 69.1 ov),
    7-302 (Bichel, 72.3 ov), 8-310 (Katich, 75.2 ov),
    9-317 (Gillespie, 76.1 ov), 10-323 (MacGill, 78.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Khan                        23      2     95      5 (12nb)
Nehra                       15      4     51      0 (2nb)
Agarkar                     25.1    5     90      3 (2w)
Harbhajan Singh             14      1     68      0
Ganguly                      1      0      8      0

India 1st innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
A Chopra              c Hayden           b Gillespie           36 181 135  2 0
V Sehwag              c Hayden           b Bracken             45  81  51  5 0
R Dravid              c Hayden           b Gillespie            1  14  11  0 0
SR Tendulkar          lbw                b Gillespie            0   3   3  0 0
*SC Ganguly           c Gillespie        b MacGill            144 291 196 18 0
VVS Laxman            c Katich           b MacGill             75 136 113 11 0
+PA Patel             c Bichel           b Gillespie           37 122 105  5 0
AB Agarkar            c Hayden           b Bichel              12  43  26  1 0
Harbhajan Singh       not out                                  19  64  39  2 0
Z Khan                                   b MacGill             27  52  46  3 1
A Nehra               lbw                b MacGill              0   6   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 6, w 1, nb 6)                        13
Total                 (all out, 120.1 overs, 501 mins)        409

FoW: 1-61 (Sehwag, 19.2 ov), 2-62 (Dravid, 22.3 ov),
    3-62 (Tendulkar, 22.6 ov), 4-127 (Chopra, 42.4 ov),
    5-273 (Laxman, 76.4 ov), 6-329 (Ganguly, 94.2 ov),
    7-362 (Agarkar, 105.1 ov), 8-362 (Patel, 106.4 ov),
    9-403 (Khan, 118.5 ov), 10-409 (Nehra, 120.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Gillespie                   31     12     65      4 (2nb)
Bracken                     26      5     90      1 (1w)
Bichel                      28      6    130      1 (3nb)
MacGill                     26.1    4     86      4 (1nb)
Waugh                        7      3     16      0
Katich                       2      0     16      0

Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
ML Hayden             c Sehwag           b Harbhajan Singh     99 128  98 10 2
JL Langer             c Patel            b Agarkar              0   9   6  0 0
RT Ponting            c Sehwag           b Nehra               50 111  75  5 0
DR Martyn             not out                                  66 118 100  3 2
*SR Waugh             not out                                  56 111 102  7 0
Extras                (b 4, nb 9)                              13
Total                 (3 wickets dec, 62 overs, 240 mins)     284

DNB: SM Katich, +AC Gilchrist, AJ Bichel, JN Gillespie,
    NW Bracken, SCG MacGill.

FoW: 1-6 (Langer, 1.6 ov), 2-146 (Ponting, 28.4 ov),
    3-156 (Hayden, 29.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Khan                         3      0     15      0 (1nb)
Agarkar                     12      3     45      1 (1nb)
Nehra                       19      1     89      1 (6nb)
Harbhajan Singh             21      1    101      1
Tendulkar                    2      0      9      0
Sehwag                       5      1     21      0 (1nb)

India 2nd innings (target: 199 runs)                            R   M   B  4 6
A Chopra              c Langer           b Bracken              4   7   7  1 0
V Sehwag              c Martyn           b Bracken              0   5   1  0 0
R Dravid              not out                                  43  66  47  6 0
VVS Laxman            not out                                  24  64  43  3 0
Extras                (nb 2)                                    2
Total                 (2 wickets, 16 overs, 72 mins)           73

DNB: SR Tendulkar, *SC Ganguly, AB Agarkar, +PA Patel,
    Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, A Nehra.

FoW: 1-4 (Sehwag, 1.1 ov), 2-4 (Chopra, 1.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Gillespie                    5      1     17      0 (2nb)
Bracken                      4      1     12      2
MacGill                      4      0     32      0
Bichel                       3      0     12      0

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Hours of play: 10.00 - 12.00pm, 12.40pm - 2.40pm, 3.00pm - 5.00pm

Scorers: BL FitzGerald and JI Harris

12th Men: BA Williams (Australia) and S Ramesh (India)

Day 1

Players left the field at 10:30 after 5.4 overs due to rain

Play resumed at 10:54

Players left the field at 11:03 after 7.2 overs due to rain

Lunch: Australia 32/0 (Langer 8*, Hayden 16*, 7.2 overs)

Play resumed at 12:50

Australia 50 in 61 minutes off 11.1 overs

50 partnership Langer/Hayden in 61 minutes off 70 balls

Australia 100 in 126 minutes off 23.2 overs

50 partnership Langer/Ponting in 84 minutes off 103 balls

RT Ponting 50: 96 minutes 72 balls 7x4 1x6

Tea: Australia 143/1 (Langer 43*, Ponting 51*, 36 overs)

Australia 150 in 197 minutes off 39.3 overs

JL Langer 50: 197 minutes 108 balls 6x4

Attendance 20,077

Australia 200 in 244 minutes off 49.2 overs

50 partnership Langer/Martyn in 46 minutes off 61 balls

JL Langer 100: 273 minutes 155 balls 15x4

Australia 250 in 282 minutes off 57.6 overs

100 partnership Langer/Martyn in 94 minutes off 122 balls

Players left the ground at 5:38pm due to bad light

Day 2

BA Williams has been released and will return to Perth and play for Western Australia, NM Hauritz is to act as 12th man

Play commenced at 11:30am due to bad weather

Attendance 11,788

No play after lunch until 4:20pm

Australia 300 in 356 minutes off 71.5 overs

Play called off for bad light at 5:14pm

Australia 300 in 356 minutes off 71.5 overs

Play called off for bad light at 5:14pm

Australia third wicket partnership of 106 in 117 minutes from 152 balls

Day 3

Attendance 9,136

Play for the day commenced at 3.18 p.m. and was concluded at 3.55 p.m.

Day 4

Indian 50 in 61 minutes off 14.4 overs

50 partnership Chopra/Sehwag in 61 minutes off 88 balls

Indian 100 in 147 minutes off 33.3 overs

50 partnership Chopra/Ganguly in 64 minutes off 92 balls

Lunch India 127/3 (Chopra 36*, Ganguly 37*, 42 overs)

SC Ganguly 50 in 104 minutes off 74 balls 7x4's

Indian 150 in 215 minutes off 50.3 overs

50 partnership Ganguly/Laxman in 55 minutes off 78 balls

Indian 200 in 256 minutes off 59.3 overs

100 partnership Ganguly/Laxman in 97 minutes off 137 balls

VVS Laxman 50 in 98 minutes off 73 balls 7x4's

Indian 250 in 296 minutes off 70.2 overs

SC Ganguly 100 in 195 minutes off 135 balls 13x4's

Tea India 252/4 (Ganguly 101*, Laxman 60*, 71 overs)

Indian 5th wicket partnership Ganguly/Laxman 146 runs in 136 minutes off 206 balls

New ball taken after 81 completed overs

Indian 300 in 360 minutes off 87.4 overs

Attendance 8,785

50 partnership Ganguly/Patel in 70 minutes off 103 balls

Indian 350 in 423 minutes off 102.1 overs

Play ceased for the day at 5:16pm due to bad light

Day 5

Play commenced at 9:30am with a scheduled 105 overs to be bowled

Indian 400 in 490 minutes off 117.5 overs

Australian 50 in 66 minutes off 14.6 overs

50 partnership Hayden/Ponting in 58 minutes off 82 balls

ML Hayden becomes the first player to score 1000 Test runs in a calendar year in three successive years

ML Hayden 50 in 76 minutes off 61 balls 6x4's

Australian 100 in 93 minutes off 21.5 overs

100 partnership Hayden/Ponting in 86 minutes 0ff 127 balls

RT Ponting 50 in 110 minutes off 74 balls 5x4's

Australian 2nd wicket partnership Hayden/Ponting of 140 runs in 111 minutes off 163 balls

Australian 150 in 124 minutes off 28.6 overs

Australian 200 in 175 minutes off 42.2 overs

50 partnership Martyn/Waugh in 49 minutes off 83 balls

Attendance 3,119

Match attendance 52,905

Australian 250 in 215 minutes off 55.5 overs

DR Martyn 50 in 95 minutes off 81 balls 3x4's

100 partnership Martyn/Waugh in 98 minutes off 177 balls

SR Waugh 50 in 102 minutes off 94 balls 6x4's

Indian 50 in 49 minutes off 10.2 overs

50 partnership Dravid/Laxman in 45 minutes off 62 balls

Play ceased at 5:10pm with the mutual consent of both teams