Result · Round 1 · O50 Platinum Ashes · 2024/25 · Tue 25 Feb 2025 · TBC Venue, EAST MELBOURNE
Australia 251/5 (45 ov)
England 260/9 (45 ov)
England won by 9 runs
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Match report

England made 260/9 (45 ov) and defended it, holding Australia to 251/5 (45 ov) to win by 9 runs. For Australia, stephen mace made a half-century (99 off 135) and James Morris took 3/32 from 9 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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stephen mace
Australia · 99 (135)

Top performers

Australia
🏏 stephen mace 99 (135)
🏏 Simon Waddington 50 (43)
🎯 James Morris (19) 3/32 (9)
🎯 Phillip Melville 2/43 (7)
England
Did not bat
England · 1st Innings - England 260/9 (45 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
******** (17) c: C Holding b: D Meek 19 25 4 0 76.00
******** (20) run out (C Holding, G Giddings) 40 60 7 0 66.66
******** (25) c: a sharp b: P Melville 106 97 11 1 109.27
******** (c) (14) b: J Morris 4 14 0 0 28.57
******** (17) c: G Giddings b: J Morris 8 9 0 1 88.88
******** (17) b: D Meek 36 31 5 0 116.12
******** (14) lbw: P Melville 0 2 0 0 0.00
******** (wk) (17) run out (P Melville) 12 14 0 0 85.71
******** (14) b: J Morris 14 12 2 0 116.66
******** (20) not out 1* 1 0 0 100.00
******** (14) not out 1* 5 0 0 20.00
Extras (b 1, lb 6, w 12, nb 0, pen 0) 19
Total 45 Ov (RR 5.78) 260/9
Did not bat: ******** (20), ******** (14)
Fall of wickets: 1-38 (********), 2-86 (********), 3-133 (********), 4-143 (********), 5-224 (********), 6-225 (********), 7-238 (********), 8-255 (********), 9-258 (********)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
James Morris (19) 9 1 32 3 3.55 4 0
Stephen Gollan 9 1 32 0 3.55 0 0
Damien Meek 9 0 60 2 6.66 1 0
Anthony Clark 3 0 25 0 8.33 0 0
Glen Giddings 6 0 42 0 7.00 1 0
Phillip Melville 7 0 43 2 6.14 6 0
Simon Waddington 2 0 19 0 9.50 0 0
Australia · 1st Innings - Australia 251/5 (45 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Anthony Daly st: ******** b: ******** 26 34 4 0 76.47
stephen mace b: ******** 99 135 11 0 73.33
Chris Holding lbw: ******** 26 36 2 0 72.22
Simon Waddington b: ******** 50 43 4 0 116.27
andrew sharp c: ******** b: ******** 29 22 3 1 131.81
Glen Giddings not out 1* 1 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 4, lb 8, w 7, nb 1, pen 0) 20
Total 45 Ov (RR 5.58) 251/5
Did not bat: Damien Meek, Stephen Gollan, Tony Calnon, Phillip Melville, Anthony Clark, James Morris (19)
Fall of wickets: 1-65 (Anthony Daly), 2-134 (Chris Holding), 3-198 (stephen mace), 4-246 (Simon Waddington), 5-251 (andrew sharp)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
******** (14) 9 0 56 1 6.22 4 0
******** (14) 9 0 50 0 5.55 3 0
******** (20) 9 1 35 3 3.88 0 0
******** (14) 9 0 46 1 5.11 0 1
******** (20) 9 0 52 0 5.77 0 0

Australia

England

  • ******** (20) Bowling All-Rounder 21 rating
  • ******** (17) Second-Change Bowler 70 rating
  • ******** (wk) (17) Second-Change Bowler 74 rating
  • ******** (17) Second-Change Bowler 76 rating
  • ******** (17) Second-Change Bowler 66 rating
  • ******** (c) (14) Second-Change Bowler 58 rating
  • ******** (20) Middle-Order Batter 53 rating
  • ******** (14) First-Change Bowler 51 rating
  • ******** (14) First-Change Bowler 42 rating
  • ******** (25) Middle-Order Batter 38 rating
  • ******** (14) Second-Change Bowler 35 rating
  • ******** (14) First-Change Bowler 29 rating
  • ******** (20) Second-Change Bowler 20 rating

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
England 260/9 (45 ov) 5.78 29 2 19 ******** 106
Australia 251/5 (45 ov) 5.58 24 1 20 stephen mace 99

Partnerships · England

  • 1st wkt 38
  • 2nd wkt 48
  • 3rd wkt 47
  • 4th wkt 10
  • 5th wkt 81
  • 6th wkt 1
  • 7th wkt 13
  • 8th wkt 17
  • 9th wkt 3
  • 10th wkt 2*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Australia

  • 1st wkt 65
  • 2nd wkt 69
  • 3rd wkt 64
  • 4th wkt 48
  • 5th wkt 5

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.