Cricket draw

Press, 13 July 1989, Page 28

Cricket draw

NZPA-Reuter Birmingham England managed to avoid the follow-on and forced a draw in the third Ashes test at Edgbaston yesterday but Australia continued its dominance in the series.

A last-wicket stand of 27 by Graham Dilley and Paul Jarvis saw England scramble to safety in a tense first part of the morning session on the fifth and final day.

Thereafter, with a draw the only possible conclusion of the rain-hit test, Australia practised its batting and added a further 158 for two to its first innings 424 before play was called off half an hour early by mutual consent. Geoff Marsh repeated his first innings score of 42 and fellow opener Mark Taylor made 51 before falling to Jarvis and Graham Gooch respectively. i

Australia First innings 424 ENGLAND

G. .Gooch lbw LawsonB T. Curtis lbw Hughes. ... 41 D. Gower lbw Aiderman . 8 C. Tavare c Taylor b Aiderman . 2

K. Barnett c Healy b Waugh 10 I. Botham b Hughes .... 46 J. Russell c Taylor b Hohns 42 J. Emburey c Boon b Law-

son 26 A. Fraser run out 12 G. Dilley not out 11 P. Jarvis lbw Aiderman. . 22 Extras: (bl, lb2, nbll). . . 14 Total 242

Fall: 17, 42, 47, 75, 75, 171, 171, 185, 215, 242. Bowling: T. Alderman 26.3, 6, 61, 3 (nbs); G. Lawson 21, 4, 54, 2; S. Waugh 11, 3, 38, 1 (nbs); M. Hughes 22, 4, 68, 2 (nbl); T. Hohns 16, 8, 18, 1.

Australia Second innings

M. Taylor c Botham b Gooch 51 G. Marsh b Jarvis 42 D. Boon not out 22 I. Healy not out 33 Extras (b 4 lb 4, nb2).... 10 Two wkts for 158 Fall: 81, 109.

Bowling: G. Dilley 10, 4, 27, 0; A. Fraser 12, 0, 29, 0 (nb2); P. Jarvis 6,1, 20, 1; J. Emburey 20, 8, 37, 0; G. Gooch 14, 5, 30, 1; T. Curtis 3,0, 7, 0. Match drawn. Man of the Match: Dean Jones (Australia).

Australia leads six test series, 2-0.