- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras12 (b 1, lb 5, nb 5, w 1)TOTAL156 all out (83.1 Overs, RR: 1.87, 353 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Nick Knight), 2-50 (Mike Atherton), 3-50 (Alec Stewart), 4-65 (Graham Thorpe), 5-73 (Nasser Hussain), 6-94 (Craig White), 7-128 (Robert Croft), 8-133 (Darren Gough), 9-134 (Alan Mullally), 10-156 (Phil Tufnell)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB HH Streak 24.1 7 43 4 1.77 1 2 EA Brandes 16 6 35 0 2.18 0 0 HK Olonga 9 1 23 1 2.55 0 3 GJ Whittall 16 5 18 4 1.12 0 0 PA Strang 18 7 31 1 1.72 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras15 (lb 8, nb 6, w 1)TOTAL215 all out (105 Overs, RR: 2.04, 427 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Mark Dekker), 2-46 (Alistair Campbell), 3-110 (Dave Houghton), 4-131 (Andy Flower), 5-136 (Andy Waller), 6-138 (Guy Whittall), 7-159 (Grant Flower), 8-197 (Heath Streak), 9-211 (Eddo Brandes), 10-215 (Henry Olonga)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AD Mullally 23 7 32 1 1.39 1 0 D Gough 26 10 40 4 1.53 0 3 RDB Croft 15 2 39 3 2.60 0 0 C White 16 4 41 1 2.56 0 0 PCR Tufnell 25 3 55 1 2.20 0 2
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (lb 5, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL195/3 (93 Overs, RR: 2.09, 391 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Mike Atherton), 2-75 (Nick Knight), 3-89 (Nasser Hussain)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB HH Streak 18 5 47 1 2.61 0 0 EA Brandes 21 6 45 0 2.14 1 0 HK Olonga 7 0 31 0 4.42 0 1 GJ Whittall 14 6 16 0 1.14 0 0 PA Strang 26 6 42 2 1.61 0 0 GW Flower 7 2 9 0 1.28 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Zimbabwe , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
2-match series drawn 0-0
Match number
Season
Match days
26,27,28,29,30 December 1996 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Thu, 26 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 137/9 (JP Crawley 37*, PCR Tufnell 0*)
- Fri, 27 Dec - day 2 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 93/2 (GW Flower 33*, DL Houghton 26*)
- Sat, 28 Dec - day 3 - England 2nd innings 17/1 (NV Knight 6*, AJ Stewart 10*)
- Sun, 29 Dec - day 4 - England 2nd innings 195/3 (AJ Stewart 101*, GP Thorpe 50*, 93 ov)
- Mon, 30 Dec - day 5 - no play
Match Notes
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