Historical Bicentennial Test Match 1988 / AUSTRALIA vs ENGLAND / Rare New HD Full Highlights

CRICKET HISTORY ENGLAND TOUR OF AUSTRALIA 1988 Bicentennial Test AUSTRALIA vs ENGLAND Sydney Cricket Ground (Australia) 29 January – 2 February 1988 ENGLAND 1st Inning / 425 (172.5 overs) Chris Broad 139 (361) Peter Taylor 4/84 (34 overs) AUSTRALIA 1st Inning / 214 (96.1 overs) Dean Jones 56 (125) Eddie Hemmings 3/53 (22 overs) 2nd Innings 328/2 (135 overs) (f/o) David Boon 184* (431) David Capel 1/38 (17 overs) *England won the toss and elected to bat *Match drawn PLAYER OF THE MATCH David Boon (AUSTRALIA) *The Bicentennial Test was a single Test cricket match played between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground in celebration of the bicentenary of permanent colonial settlement in Australia. The match took place from 29 January to 2 February 1988 and was drawn. It did not count as part of The Ashes series, in the same way as the Centenary Tests in 1977 and 1980 also were excluded from the Ashes lists. *England won the toss and batted. Broad shared stands of 93 with Moxon, who made 40, and 99 with Robinson, who made 43, on his way to a century on the first day. Wickets fell more steadily across the second day, including Broad for 139. Broad reacted angrily to his dismissal, and flattened the leg stump with his bat as he departed: he was fined the maximum permitted (£500) by the tour manager. England's final total of 425 contained no other scores of more than 50 the next highest after Broad was French with 47. *On the third day, Australia batted poorly and lost wickets regularly to shots more suited to one-day cricket. Jones made 56, but when bad light ended play two hours early, the side was 164 for seven wickets, 62 runs short of the follow-on. In tense cricket on the fourth morning, they failed to reach that figure by 12 runs, and Gatting enforced the follow-on. With the pitch getting slower and easier, Marsh and Boon put up a first-wicket partnership of 162 and after Marsh went for 56, Boon batted on and on across the final day, eventually reaching 184 not out, his then-highest Test score, as Australia got to 328 for two to save the match. They were helped by the loss of more play to bad light (when Gatting recalled fast bowler Dilley to the attack), injuries to both Dilley and Foster and lack of penetration among the other England bowlers. The match was watched by 103,831 people, well below the forecast figure. #AUSvsENG #CricketHistory #TestCricket #AustraliaCricket #EnglandCricket #CricketNetwork Enjoy the Classic Test Match CRICKET NETWORK AUSTRALIA Youtube Cricket Channel of GRACY JOY PRODUCTION (INDIA) A Channel for Classic Australian Cricket Lovers @cricketnetworkaustralia Subscribe The Channel For Special Updates *Australian Cricket News *Classic Australian Cricket *Australian Cricket History *Rare and Unseen Cricket Matches