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DATE : 27-05-1989

VENUE : Trent Bridge, Nottingham

MATCH : 2nd ODI, Texaco Trophy

Writer : B.V.Swagath

After reviewing the sensational One Day International at the MCG in 1984, Cricketfundas.com takes its readers a further five years ahead. This time the venue being Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire and Australia were clashing with England for the Texaco Trophy. England had won the 1st ODI at Manchester in a whooping manner by 95 runs. England batting looked solid with the opening pair of Graham Gooch and skipper David Gower and the batsmen to follow were Gatting, Lamb, Robin Smith and Ian Botham. But Australia were not far behind their counterparts with a batting order of Geoff Marsh, David Boon, Dean Jones, Border, Steve Waugh and Tom Moody. England looked in ominous form with their performance in the 1st one dayer, Australia on the other hand had to fire in this match to keep their hopes alive for a Texaco Trophy win.

After reviewing the sensational One Day International at the MCG in 1984, Cricketfundas.com takes its readers a further five years ahead. This time the venue being Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire and Australia were clashing with England for the Texaco Trophy. England had won the 1st ODI at Manchester in a whooping manner by 95 runs. England batting looked solid with the opening pair of Graham Gooch and skipper David Gower and the batsmen to follow were Gatting, Lamb, Robin Smith and Ian Botham. But Australia were not far behind their counterparts with a batting order of Geoff Marsh, David Boon, Dean Jones, Border, Steve Waugh and Tom Moody. England looked in ominous form with their performance in the 1st one dayer, Australia on the other hand had to fire in this match to keep their hopes alive for a Texaco Trophy win.
 

Australia began their run chase in a cautious but steady fashion as their openers Boon and Geoff Marsh put on a decent stand of 59. Ian Botham pulled the brakes for the Australian chase cleaning up the stumps of Boon, and John Emburey followed that up by trapping Marsh infront of the stumps. England were back in the game with the scorecard reading 81/2. Dean Jones, skipper Allan Border and Tom Moody all had starts to their respective innings but England managed to pick those three wickets and it was even-stevens with Australia at 174/5. It became even more tense for the Kangaroos, after the young Steve Waugh was tragically run out for 43, but there was Ian Healy who was taking charge of the proceedings. Australia were running out of overs and they shockingly ended at the same score as England’s 226 much to the delight of the 11,000 odd English supporters. Steve Waugh was the topscorer with 43 and John Emburey was the most successful bowler with 2/47 in 11 overs. Allan Lamb was awarded the Man of the Match for his delightful hundred.

This One Day International played on the 27th May, 1989 thus became only the second tied ODI. This match was after a gap of 321 ODIs since the 1st tied ODI was played at the MCG in 1984, thus making TIED MATCHES a rare gem in the history of this wonderful game of Cricket. Cricketfundas.com infact becomes only the first website to have a review about this tied one day international!!! 
 

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