First Final : Commonwealth Bank Cricket Series 2006-07 in Australia
First Final Commonwealth Bank Cricket Series at Melbourne
ENG vs AUS 1st Final CB Series 2007 : England beat Australia by 4 wickets
Feb 10, 2007
Paul Collingwood hit a superb century to guide England to a nailbiting four-wicket victory over Australia in the opening tri-series final match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.
After Australia had slipped from a promising 170-1 to 252 all out, England recovered from 15-3 to win with three balls to spare and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Collingwood, who also took a superb catch and effected two run outs, struck the winning runs to finish on 120 not out as England recorded their second straight victory over the world champions.
Commonwealth Bank Series 1st Final, Melbourne : England 253 for 6 (49.3 overs) beat Australia 252 all out (48.3 overs) by 4 wickets
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First Final : Commonwealth Bank Cricket Series 2006-07
Scores
Australia won the toss and decided to bat
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252 all out (48.3 overs)
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253 for 6 (49.3 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| A C Gilchrist |
c A Flintoff |
b S I Mahmood |
5 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| M L Hayden |
c S I Mahmood |
b J W M Dalrymple |
82 |
102 |
7 |
0 |
| R T Ponting |
c P D Collingwood |
b M S Panesar |
75 |
75 |
7 |
0 |
| M J Clarke |
run out |
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33 |
39 |
0 |
1 |
| B J Hodge |
lbw |
b M S Panesar |
5 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| M E K Hussey |
c P A Nixon |
b A Flintoff |
17 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
| S R Watson |
c I R Bell |
b S I Mahmood |
9 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
| G B Hogg |
c I R Bell |
b A Flintoff |
10 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
| B Lee |
run out |
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0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| N W Bracken |
not out |
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3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| G D McGrath |
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b A Flintoff |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
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9w 4lb |
13 |
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| Total |
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all out |
252 |
(48.3 ovs) |
Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| L E Plunkett |
10.0 |
0 |
56 |
0 |
| S I Mahmood |
8.0 |
0 |
45 |
2 |
| A Flintoff |
9.3 |
1 |
41 |
3 |
| M S Panesar |
10.0 |
0 |
44 |
2 |
| P D Collingwood |
4.0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
| J W M Dalrymple |
7.0 |
0 |
41 |
1 |
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Fall of wicket |
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| 32 |
A C Gilchrist |
| 170 |
R T Ponting |
| 180 |
M L Hayden |
| 196 |
B J Hodge |
| 229 |
M J Clarke |
| 229 |
M E K Hussey |
| 248 |
G B Hogg |
| 248 |
B Lee |
| 250 |
S R Watson |
| 252 |
G D McGrath |
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| E C Joyce |
c G D McGrath |
b B Lee |
6 |
18 |
1 |
0 |
| M B Loye |
lbw |
b B Lee |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| I R Bell |
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b B Lee |
65 |
90 |
3 |
0 |
| A J Strauss |
lbw |
b N W Bracken |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| P D Collingwood |
not out |
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120 |
133 |
7 |
1 |
| A Flintoff |
c A C Gilchrist |
b S R Watson |
35 |
36 |
0 |
1 |
| J W M Dalrymple |
run out |
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3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| P A Nixon |
not out |
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11 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
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3nb 7w 3lb |
13 |
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| Total |
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for 6 |
253 |
(49.3 ovs) |
Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| B Lee |
10.0 |
0 |
41 |
3 |
| N W Bracken |
8.3 |
1 |
38 |
1 |
| G D McGrath |
10.0 |
0 |
53 |
0 |
| S R Watson |
8.0 |
0 |
51 |
1 |
| G B Hogg |
10.0 |
0 |
52 |
0 |
| M J Clarke |
3.0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
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Fall of wicket |
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| 1 |
M B Loye |
| 14 |
E C Joyce |
| 15 |
A J Strauss |
| 148 |
I R Bell |
| 222 |
A Flintoff |
| 225 |
J W M Dalrymple |
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Umpires: Asad Rauf, D J Harper
First Final Commonwealth Bank Cricket Series Teams
Australia:
A C Gilchrist, M L Hayden, R T Ponting, B J Hodge, M J Clarke, M E K Hussey, S R Watson, G B Hogg, B Lee, N W Bracken, G D McGrath
England:
M B Loye, E C Joyce, I R Bell, A J Strauss, P D Collingwood, A Flintoff, P A Nixon, J W M Dalrymple, S I Mahmood, L E Plunkett, M S Panesar
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Schedule
- Friday, Jan 12, 2007 Australia
v England at Melbourne
- Sunday, Jan 14,
2007 Australia v New Zealand at Hobart
- Tuesday, Jan
16, 2007 England v New Zealand at Hobart
- Friday, Jan 19,
2007 Australia v England at Brisbane
- Sunday, Jan
21, 2007 Australia v New Zealand at Sydney
- Tuesday, Jan
23, 2007 England v New Zealand at Adelaide
- Friday, Jan 26,
2007 Australia v England at Adelaide
- Sunday, Jan
28, 2007 Australia v New Zealand at Perth
- Tuesday, Jan
30, 2007 England v New Zealand at Perth
- Friday, Feb 2,
2007 Australia v England at Sydney
- Sunday, Feb
4, 2007 Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne
- Tuesday, Feb
6, 2007 England v New Zealand at Brisbane
- Friday, Feb
9, 2007 First Final at Melbourne
- Sunday, Feb
11, 2007 Second Final at Sydney
- Tuesday,
Feb 13, 2007 Third Final at Brisbane
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