Test # 1661
Southern Cross Trophy, 2003-04, 1st Test
Australia v Zimbabwe
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
9,10,11,12,13 October 2003 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by an innings and 175 runs
Series: Australia leads the 2-Test series 1-0

Toss: Zimbabwe
Umpires: S Venkataraghavan (Ind) and P Willey (Eng)
TV Umpire: SJ Davis
Match Referee: GR Viswanath (Ind)
Man of the Match: ML Hayden

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 368/3 (Hayden 183*, Waugh 61*, 90 overs)
  • Day 2: Australia 735/6d, Zimbabwe 79/1 (Gripper 37*, Vermeulen 9*; 31 overs)
  • Day 3: Zimbabwe 239 and 87/2 (Vermeulen 50*, Carlisle 26*; 31 overs)
  • Day 4: Zimbabwe 272/9 (Streak 42*, Price 17*, 105 overs) 
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
JL Langer                                b Ervine              26  42  38  5 0
ML Hayden             c Carlisle         b Gripper            380 622 437 38 11
RT Ponting            lbw                b Ervine              37  91  65  6 0
DR Martyn             c Wishart          b Gripper             53  96  76  9 0
*SR Waugh                            c & b Ervine              78 182 124 10 1
DS Lehmann                           c & b Ervine              30  61  48  3 1
+AC Gilchrist         not out                                 113 140  94 12 4
Extras                (b 4, lb 10, w 1, nb 3)                  18
Total                 (6 wickets dec, 146.3 overs, 622 mins)  735

DNB: AJ Bichel, B Lee, JN Gillespie, SCG MacGill.

FoW: 1-43 (Langer, 8.4 ov), 2-102 (Ponting, 30.6 ov),
     3-199 (Martyn, 54.1 ov), 4-406 (Waugh, 98.4 ov),
     5-502 (Lehmann, 112.4 ov), 6-735 (Hayden, 146.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Streak                      26      6    131      0
Blignaut                    28      4    115      0 (3nb, 1w)
Ervine                      31      4    146      4
Price                       36      5    187      0
Gripper                     25.3    0    142      2

Zimbabwe 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
DD Ebrahim                               b Gillespie           29  97  62  5 0
TR Gripper            c Lehmann          b Lee                 53 179 135  5 0
MA Vermeulen          c Hayden           b MacGill             38 127  94  5 0
SV Carlisle           c Hayden           b MacGill              2  24  17  0 0
CB Wishart            c Gilchrist        b Bichel              46  88  78  6 0
CN Evans                                 b Bichel              22  74  55  3 0
+T Taibu              lbw                b Gillespie           15  55  46  1 0
*HH Streak                               b Lee                  9  56  36  1 0
SM Ervine             c Waugh            b Gillespie            6  22  12  1 0
AM Blignaut           lbw                b Lee                  0   1   1  0 0
RW Price              not out                                   2  11   6  0 0
Extras                (lb 10, w 2, nb 5)                       17
Total                 (all out, 89.3 overs, 376 mins)         239

FoW: 1-61 (Ebrahim, 22.3 ov), 2-105 (Gripper, 42.1 ov),
     3-120 (Carlisle, 47.5 ov), 4-131 (Vermeulen, 53.1 ov),
     5-199 (Wishart, 72.3 ov), 6-200 (Evans, 74.1 ov),
     7-231 (Taibu, 85.3 ov), 8-231 (Streak, 86.5 ov),
     9-231 (Blignaut, 86.6 ov), 10-239 (Ervine, 89.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lee                         15      4     48      3 (2nb, 1w)
Gillespie                   25.3    9     52      3
Bichel                      21      2     62      2 (3nb, 1w)
MacGill                     21      4     54      2
Lehmann                      2      1      3      0
Waugh                        5      1     10      0

Zimbabwe 2nd innings (following on)                             R   M   B  4 6
DD Ebrahim                               b Gillespie            4  26  26  0 0
TR Gripper            c Gilchrist        b Gillespie            0   9   1  0 0
MA Vermeulen          c Gilchrist        b Lee                 63 158 120  9 1
SV Carlisle           c Hayden           b Lehmann             35 148 114  6 0
CB Wishart            lbw                b Bichel               8  20  13  1 0
CN Evans                                 b Lehmann              5  39  25  1 0
+T Taibu              c Gilchrist        b Bichel               3  18  19  0 0
SM Ervine                                b Bichel              53 106  98  7 1
*HH Streak            not out                                  71 269 215 10 0
AM Blignaut           st Gilchrist       b Lehmann             22  40  29  5 0
RW Price              c Waugh            b Bichel              36 125 110  6 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 6, w 5, nb 6)                   21
Total                 (all out, 127.2 overs, 488 mins)        321

FoW: 1-2 (Gripper, 1.6 ov), 2-11 (Ebrahim, 5.4 ov),
     3-110 (Vermeulen, 42.2 ov), 4-112 (Carlisle, 43.3 ov),
     5-118 (Wishart, 46.3 ov), 6-126 (Taibu, 52.1 ov),
     7-126 (Evans, 53.1 ov), 8-209 (Ervine, 81.6 ov),
     9-247 (Blignaut, 91.3 ov), 10-321 (Price, 127.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lee                         35      8     96      1 (3nb, 2w)
Gillespie                    3      0      6      2
MacGill                      3.4    1     10      0
Bichel                      28.2   15     63      4 (3nb)
Lehmann                     31.2   15     61      3
Martyn                      13      5     34      0
Waugh                        8      2     26      0 (1w)
Ponting                      5      1     15      0
    • Hours of play: 10.00am - 12.00pm, 12.40pm - 2.40pm, 3.00pm - 5.00pm
    • 12th Men: BA Williams (Australia) and DT Hondo (Zimbabwe)
    • Scorers: CA Bull and S Wheeler

      Day 1

    • 88 seconds (for the 88 Australians killed) of silence was held in honour of those killed in the 2002 Bali bomb attack. Both sides also wore black armbands
    • Australia 50 from 52 minutes after 10.5 overs
    • Hayden/Ponting 50 run partnership in 76 minutes from 111 balls
    • Lunch (day 1): Australia 93/1 (Hayden 31, Ponting 31, 28 overs)
    • Australia 100 from 132 minutes after 30.1 overs
    • Hayden 50 in 167 minutes from 107 balls with 7 fours and 1 five
    • Australia 150 from 185 minutes after 41.3 overs
    • Hayden/Martyn 50 in 49 minutes from 63 balls
    • Martyn 50 in 89 minutes from 67 balls with 9 fours
    • Australia 200 from 236 minutes after 54.4 overs
    • Hayden 100 in 308 minutes from 210 balls with 13 fours
    • Australia 250 from 310 minutes after 73.3 overs
    • Hayden/Waugh 50 in 75 minutes from 116 balls
    • Australia 300 from 333 minutes after 79.6 overs
    • Hayden/Waugh 100 in 98 minutes from 156 balls
    • Hayden 150 in 343 minutes from 242 balls with 17 fours 1 five and 3 sixes
    • Hayden/Waugh 150 in 127 minutes from 190 balls
    • Australia 350 from 363 minutes after 85.5 overs
    • Waugh 50 in 135 minutes from 93 balls with 7 fours
    • Hayden/Waugh 150 in 173 minutes from 255 balls
    • Attendance: 7639

      Day 2

    • Australia 400 from 408 minutes after 96.5 overs
    • Hayden 200 in 412 minutes from 292 balls with 26 fours and 3 sixes
    • Australia 450 from 450 minutes after 105.4 overs
    • Hayden/Lehmann 50 in 34 minutes from 45 balls
    • Hayden 250 in 463 minutes from 321 balls with 28 fours and 7 sixes
    • Australia 500 from 477 minutes after 111.6 overs
    • Lunch: Australia 524/5 (Hayden 271*, Gilchrist 13*, 117 overs)
    • Hayden/Gilchrist 50 in 31 minutes from 47 balls
    • Australia 550 from 512 minutes after 120.1 overs
    • Hayden 300 in 529 minutes from 362 balls with 33 fours and 8 sixes
    • Australia 600 from 542 minutes after 126.5 overs
    • Gilchrist 50 in 65 minutes from 46 balls with 9 fours and 1 six
    • Hayden/Gilchrist 100 in 65 minutes from 92 balls
    • Hayden 350 in 588 minutes from 402 balls with 35 fours and 10 sixes
    • Australia 700 from 601 minutes after 140.6 overs
    • Gilchrist 100 in 121 minutes from 84 balls with 12 fours and 3 sixes
    • Hayden/Gilchrist 200 in 119 minutes from 170 balls
    • Zimbabwe 50 from 82 minutes after 17.6 overs
    • Attendance: 8062

      Day 3

    • Gripper 50 in 162 minutes from 127 balls with 4 fours
    • Zimbabwe 100 from 166 minutes after 39.5 overs
    • Zimbabwe 150 from 243 minutes after 57.4 overs
    • Day 3 Lunch: Zimbabwe 157 / 4 (Wishart 18, Evans 8, 60 overs)
    • Wishart/Evans 50 in 46 minutes from 82 balls
    • Zimbabwe 200 from 130 minutes after 73.2 overs
    • Zimbabwe 50 from 78 minutes after 17.5 overs
    • Vermeulen/Carlisle 50 in 56 minutes from 85 balls
    • Vermeulen 50 in 100 minutes from 79 balls with 9 fours
    • Attendance: 5881

      Day 4

    • Zimbabwe 100 from 165 minutes after 40.6 overs
    • Ervine/Streak 50 in 62 minutes from 101 balls
    • Zimbabwe 200 from 304 minutes after 78.2 overs
    • Ervine 50 in 92 minutes from 84 balls with 7 fours and a six
    • Zimbabwe 250 from 381 minutes after 96.3 overs
    • Attendance: 2345

      Day 5

    • Streak 50 in 204 minutes from 157 balls with 5 fours
    • Streak/Price 50 in 87 minutes from 148 balls



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    Team Pages: Australia, Zimbabwe.

    Ground Page: W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth

    Australia Player Pages: JL Langer, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, DR Martyn, SR Waugh, DS Lehmann, AC Gilchrist, AJ Bichel, B Lee, JN Gillespie, SCG MacGill.

    Zimbabwe Player Pages: DD Ebrahim, TR Gripper, MA Vermeulen, SV Carlisle, CB Wishart, CN Evans, T Taibu, HH Streak, SM Ervine, AM Blignaut, RW Price.

    Match Officials' Pages: S Venkataraghavan, P Willey, SJ Davis, GR Viswanath.

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