English cricket team in Australia in 1998-99

Infobox cricket series
series= 1998-99 Ashes Series
date= November 20, 1998 - January 6, 1999
place= Australia
result= Australia won the 5-Test series 3-1
team1= Cr|Australia
team2= Cr|England
captain1= Mark Taylor
captain2= Alec Stewart
runs1= Steve Waugh (498) Michael Slater (460) Justin Langer (436)
runs2= Nasser Hussain (407) Mark Ramprakash (379) Alec Stewart (316)
wickets1= Stuart MacGill (27) Glenn McGrath (24) Damien Fleming (16)
wickets2= Darren Gough (21) Dean Headley (19) Alan Mullally (12)Australia won the 1998-99 Ashes series against England. Australia won three test matches, England won one test match, and the other was drawn:

Matches

First Test: 20-24 November, Brisbane

First Class Matches
batting first

batting first = Australia
first innings score of first team = 485
overs in first innings of first team = 158
Highest scorer for first innings of first team = Ian Healy
Highest scorer for first innings of first team initial form = IA Healy
Highest score for first innings of first team = 134
Highest score for first innings of first team balls faced = 229
Best bowler in first innings of first team = Alan Mullally
Best bowler in first innings of first team initial form = AD Mullally
Best bowler in first innings of first team figures = 5-105

second innings score of first team = 3/237 (dec.)
overs in second innings of first team = 62
Highest scorer for second innings of first team = Michael Slater
Highest scorer for second innings of first team initial form = MJ Slater
Highest score for second innings of first team = 113
Highest score for second innings of first team balls faced = 139
Best bowler in second innings of first team = Dominic Cork
Best bowler in second innings of first team initial form = DG Cork
Best bowler in second innings of first team figures = 1-18

batting second

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batting second = England
first innings score of second team = 375
overs in first innings of second team = 128.2
Highest scorer for first innings of second team = Mark Butcher
Highest scorer for first innings of second team initial form = MA Butcher
Highest score for first innings of second team = 116
Highest score for first innings of second team balls faced = 236
Best bowler in first innings of second team = Glenn McGrath
Best bowler in first innings of second team initial form = GD McGrath
Best bowler in first innings of second team figures = 6-85

second innings score of second team = 6/179
overs in second innings of second team = 68
Highest scorer for second innings of second team = Nasser Hussain
Highest scorer for second innings of second team initial form = N Hussain
Highest score for second innings of second team = 47
Highest score for second innings of second team balls faced = 122
Best bowler in second innings of second team = Stuart MacGill
Best bowler in second innings of second team initial form = SCG MacGill
Best bowler in second innings of second team figures = 3-51

winning team = Match Drawn| win margin = [ [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/ENG_IN_AUS/SCORECARDS/ENG_AUS_T1_20-24NOV1998.html 1st Test: Australia v England at Brisbane, 20-24 Nov 1998] , Cricinfo, retrieved 11 January 2007. ]
stadium = Brisbane Cricket Ground
city = Brisbane
country = Australia
umpire1 = K. T. Francis
umpire1 initial form = KT Francis
umpire1 country = Sri Lanka
umpire1 country short form = SL
umpire2 = Darrell Hair
umpire2 initial form = DB Hair
umpire2 country = Australia
umpire2 country short form = AUS
MOTM = Glenn McGrath
MOTM initial form = GD McGrath
MOTM country = Australia
MOTM ctry short form = AUS

econd Test: 28-30 Nov 1998, Perth

First Class Matches
batting first

batting first = England
first innings score of first team = 112
overs in first innings of first team = 39
Highest scorer for first innings of first team = Alec Stewart
Highest scorer for first innings of first team initial form = AJ Stewart
Highest score for first innings of first team = 38
Highest score for first innings of first team balls faced = 29
Best bowler in first innings of first team = Damien Fleming
Best bowler in first innings of first team initial form = DW Fleming
Best bowler in first innings of first team figures = 5-46

second innings score of first team = 191
overs in second innings of first team = 70.2
Highest scorer for second innings of first team = Graeme Hick
Highest scorer for second innings of first team initial form = GA Hick
Highest score for second innings of first team = 68
Highest score for second innings of first team balls faced = 73
Best bowler in second innings of first team = Jason Gillespie
Best bowler in second innings of first team initial form = JN Gillespie
Best bowler in second innings of first team figures = 5-88

batting second

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batting second = Australia
first innings score of second team = 240
overs in first innings of second team = 89.2
Highest scorer for first innings of second team = Mark Taylor (cricketer)
Highest scorer for first innings of second team initial form = MA Taylor
Highest score for first innings of second team = 61
Highest score for first innings of second team balls faced = 144
Best bowler in first innings of second team = Alex Tudor
Best bowler in first innings of second team initial form = AJ Tudor
Best bowler in first innings of second team figures = 4-89

second innings score of second team = 3/64
overs in second innings of second team = 23
Highest scorer for second innings of second team = Mark Waugh
Highest scorer for second innings of second team initial form = ME Waugh
Highest score for second innings of second team = 17
Highest score for second innings of second team balls faced = 37
Best bowler in second innings of second team = Darren Gough
Best bowler in second innings of second team initial form = D Gough
Best bowler in second innings of second team figures = 1-18

winning team = Australia
win margin = 7 wickets [ [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/ENG_IN_AUS/SCORECARDS/ENG_AUS_T2_28NOV-02DEC1998.html 2nd Test: Australia v England at Perth, 28-30 Nov 1998] , Cricinfo, retrieved 11 January 2007. ]
stadium = WACA Ground
city = Perth, Western Australia
country = Australia
umpire1 = Daryl Harper
umpire1 initial form = DJ Harper
umpire1 country = Australia
umpire1 country short form = AUS
umpire2 = Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
umpire2 initial form = S Venkataraghavan
umpire2 country = India
umpire2 country short form = IND
MOTM = Damien Fleming
MOTM initial form = DW Fleming
MOTM country = Australia
MOTM ctry short form = AUS

Third Test: 11-15 Dec 1998, Adelaide

First Class Matches
batting first

batting first = Australia
first innings score of first team = 391
overs in first innings of first team = 125.5
Highest scorer for first innings of first team = Justin Langer
Highest scorer for first innings of first team initial form = JL Langer
Highest score for first innings of first team = 179
Highest score for first innings of first team balls faced = 350
Best bowler in first innings of first team = Dean Headley
Best bowler in first innings of first team initial form = DW Headley
Best bowler in first innings of first team figures = 4-97

second innings score of first team = 5/278 (dec.)
overs in second innings of first team = 98
Highest scorer for second innings of first team = Michael Slater
Highest scorer for second innings of first team initial form = MJ Slater
Highest score for second innings of first team = 103
Highest score for second innings of first team balls faced = 191
Best bowler in second innings of first team = Peter Such
Best bowler in second innings of first team initial form = PM Such
Best bowler in second innings of first team figures = 2-66

batting second

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batting second = England
first innings score of second team = 227
overs in first innings of second team = 82.5
Highest scorer for first innings of second team = Nasser Hussain
Highest scorer for first innings of second team initial form = N Hussain
Highest score for first innings of second team = 89*
Highest score for first innings of second team balls faced = 204
Best bowler in first innings of second team = Stuart MacGill
Best bowler in first innings of second team initial form = SCG MacGill
Best bowler in first innings of second team figures = 4-53

second innings score of second team = 237
overs in second innings of second team = 89
Highest scorer for second innings of second team = Alec Stewart
Highest scorer for second innings of second team initial form = AJ Stewart
Highest score for second innings of second team = 63*
Highest score for second innings of second team balls faced = 122
Best bowler in second innings of second team = Glenn McGrath
Best bowler in second innings of second team initial form = GD McGrath
Best bowler in second innings of second team figures = 4-50

winning team = Australia
win margin = 205 runs [ [http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1998-99/ENG_IN_AUS/SCORECARDS/ENG_AUS_T3_11-15DEC1998.html 3rd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide, 11-15 Dec 1998] , Cricinfo, retrieved 11 January 2007. ]
stadium = Adelaide Oval
city = Adelaide
country = Australia
umpire1 = Steve Bucknor
umpire1 initial form = SA Bucknor
umpire1 country = Jamaica
umpire1 country short form = WI
umpire2 = Steve Davis (umpire)
umpire2 initial form = SJ Davies
umpire2 country = Australia
umpire2 country short form = AUS
MOTM = Justin Langer
MOTM initial form = JL Langer
MOTM country = Australia
MOTM ctry short form = AUS

Fourth Test: 26-30 December, Melbourne

First Class Matches
batting first

batting first = England
first innings score of first team = 270
overs in first innings of first team = 76
Highest scorer for first innings of first team = Alec Stewart
Highest scorer for first innings of first team initial form = AJ Stewart
Highest score for first innings of first team = 107
Highest score for first innings of first team balls faced = 160
Best bowler in first innings of first team = Stuart MacGill
Best bowler in first innings of first team initial form = SCG MacGill
Best bowler in first innings of first team figures = 4-61

second innings score of first team = 244
overs in second innings of first team = 80.2
Highest scorer for second innings of first team = Graeme Hick
Highest scorer for second innings of first team initial form = GA Hick
Highest score for second innings of first team = 60
Highest score for second innings of first team balls faced = 82
Best bowler in second innings of first team = Matthew Nicholson
Best bowler in second innings of first team initial form = MJ Nicholson
Best bowler in second innings of first team figures = 3-56

batting second

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batting second = Australia
first innings score of second team = 340
overs in first innings of second team = 98.3
Highest scorer for first innings of second team = Steve Waugh
Highest scorer for first innings of second team initial form = SR Waugh
Highest score for first innings of second team = 122*
Highest score for first innings of second team balls faced = 198
Best bowler in first innings of second team = Darren Gough
Best bowler in first innings of second team initial form = D Gough
Best bowler in first innings of second team figures = 5-96

second innings score of second team = 162
overs in second innings of second team = 46.4
Highest scorer for second innings of second team = Mark Waugh
Highest scorer for second innings of second team initial form = ME Waugh
Highest score for second innings of second team = 43
Highest score for second innings of second team balls faced = 81
Best bowler in second innings of second team = Dean Headley
Best bowler in second innings of second team initial form = DW Headley
Best bowler in second innings of second team figures = 6-60

winning team = England
win margin = 12 runs [ [http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/ENG_IN_AUS/SCORECARDS/ENG_AUS_T4_26-30DEC1998.html 4th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, 26-30 December 1998] , Cricinfo, retrieved 12 January 2007. ]
stadium = Melbourne Cricket Ground
city = Melbourne
country = Australia
umpire1 = Steve Bucknor
umpire1 initial form = SA Bucknor
umpire1 country = Jamaica
umpire1 country short form = WI
umpire2 = Daryl Harper
umpire2 initial form = DJ Harper
umpire2 country = Australia
umpire2 country short form = AUS
MOTM = Dean Headley
MOTM initial form = DW Headley
MOTM country = England
MOTM ctry short form = ENG

Fifth Test: 2-6 January, Sydney

First Class Matches
batting first

batting first = Australia
first innings score of first team = 322
overs in first innings of first team = 87.3
Highest scorer for first innings of first team = Mark Waugh
Highest scorer for first innings of first team initial form = ME Waugh
Highest score for first innings of first team = 121
Highest score for first innings of first team balls faced = 205
Best bowler in first innings of first team = Dean Headley
Best bowler in first innings of first team initial form = DW Headley
Best bowler in first innings of first team figures = 4-62

second innings score of first team = 184
overs in second innings of first team = 64.5
Highest scorer for second innings of first team = Michael Slater
Highest scorer for second innings of first team initial form = MJ Slater
Highest score for second innings of first team = 123
Highest score for second innings of first team balls faced = 189
Best bowler in second innings of first team = Peter Such
Best bowler in second innings of first team initial form = PM Such
Best bowler in second innings of first team figures = 5-81

batting second

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batting second = England
first innings score of second team = 220
overs in first innings of second team = 80.1
Highest scorer for first innings of second team = John Crawley
Highest scorer for first innings of second team initial form = JP Crawley
Highest score for first innings of second team = 44
Highest score for first innings of second team balls faced = 75
Best bowler in first innings of second team = Stuart MacGill
Best bowler in first innings of second team initial form = SCG MacGill
Best bowler in first innings of second team figures = 5-57

second innings score of second team = 188
overs in second innings of second team = 66.1
Highest scorer for second innings of second team = Nasser Hussain
Highest scorer for second innings of second team initial form = N Hussain
Highest score for second innings of second team = 53
Highest score for second innings of second team balls faced = 129
Best bowler in second innings of second team = Stuart MacGill
Best bowler in second innings of second team initial form = SCG MacGill
Best bowler in second innings of second team figures = 7-50

winning team = Australia
win margin = 98 runs [ [http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/ENG_IN_AUS/SCORECARDS/ENG_AUS_T5_02-06JAN1999.html 5th Test: Australia v England at Sydney, 2-6 January 1999] , Cricinfo, retrieved 13 January 2007. ]
stadium = Sydney Cricket Ground
city = Sydney
country = Australia
umpire1 = Steve Dunne
umpire1 initial form = RS Dunne
umpire1 country = New Zealand
umpire1 country short form = NZ
umpire2 = Darrell Hair
umpire2 initial form = DB Hair
umpire2 country = Australia
umpire2 country short form = AUS
MOTM = Stuart MacGill
MOTM initial form = SCG MacGill
MOTM country = Australia
MOTM ctry short form = AUS

References

* "Playfair Cricket Annual"
* "Wisden Cricketers Almanack"