Ireland Vs Australia
1-Innings Match Played At Eglinton Londonderry, 14-Aug-1997, One-Day
Australia Win by 139 runs
   
     | Round | 
     484 | 
   
   
     | Toss won by | 
     Australia | 
   
   
     | Umpires | 
     M Henderson (Eng) - P White (Ire) | 
   
   
     | Scorers | 
     Joy Muir | 
   
   
     | Home Side | 
     Ireland | 
   
   
     | Player of Match | 
     RT Ponting | 
   
   
     | Comment | 
     484/10    50 Over match
  | 
   
   
     | Match Report | 
     here | 
   
Australia 1st Innings 303/7 Closed (Overs 50)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | MTG Elliott | 
     c AD Patterson | 
     b G Cooke | 
     28 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MJ Slater | 
     c DA Lewis | 
     b G Cooke | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GS Blewett | 
     c EC Joyce | 
     b D Heasley | 
     44 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | ME Waugh | 
     st AT Rutherford | 
     b GL Molins | 
     32 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MG Bevan | 
     c GL Molins | 
     b D Heasley | 
     2 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | J Langer | 
     c AD Patterson | 
     b JD Curry | 
     57 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | RT Ponting | 
     not out | 
       | 
     117 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MA Taylor* | 
     c GL Molins | 
     b JD Curry | 
     9 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | DS Berry+ | 
     not out | 
       | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MS Kasprowicz | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | GD McGrath | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b0 lb2 w6 nb5) | 
     13 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     7 wickets for | 
     303 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-2(MJ Slater) 2-52(MTG Elliott) 3-92(GS Blewett) 4-114(MG Bevan) 5-116(ME Waugh) | 
   
   
     | 6-265(J Langer) 7-289(MA Taylor) | 
   
 | 
Ireland 1st Innings 164/10 All Out (Overs 45.3)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | JD Curry | 
     c DS Berry | 
     b GD McGrath | 
     12 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AD Patterson | 
       | 
     b GD McGrath | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | DA Lewis | 
     c DS Berry | 
     b MS Kasprowicz | 
     12 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | EC Joyce | 
     c J Langer | 
     b GS Blewett | 
     6 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JDR Benson* | 
     c DS Berry | 
     b RT Ponting | 
     9 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | WK McCallan | 
     not out | 
       | 
     64 | 
     0 | 
     104 | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | D Heasley | 
     c DS Berry | 
     b RT Ponting | 
     7 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JO Davy | 
     c DS Berry | 
     b RT Ponting | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | G Cooke | 
     c ME Waugh | 
     b J Langer | 
     26 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AT Rutherford+ | 
       | 
     b MJ Slater | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GL Molins | 
     st DS Berry | 
     b MA Taylor | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b4 lb6 w12 nb6) | 
     28 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     10 wickets for | 
     164 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-16(JD Curry) 2-20(AD Patterson) 3-33(EC Joyce) 4-40(DA Lewis) 5-65(JDR Benson) | 
   
   
     | 6-84 7-86(JO Davy) 8-161(G Cooke) 9-163(AT Rutherford) 10-164(GL Molins) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | GD McGrath | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     12 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | MS Kasprowicz | 
     8 | 
     0 | 
     26 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | GS Blewett | 
     7 | 
     1 | 
     19 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | MG Bevan | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     13 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | RT Ponting | 
     6 | 
     0 | 
     14 | 
     3 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | MTG Elliott | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     15 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | MJ Slater | 
     7 | 
     0 | 
     31 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | J Langer | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     23 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | MA Taylor | 
     .3 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
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