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http://www.kent.cricket.org   ----------------------- Mon 04 Jan 1999

Australia v England, 5th Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground

England need a further 183 runs to win the 5th Test and level the
series with eight wickets in hand at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Australia were all out for 184 earlier in the day; an outstanding
performance by Slater who scored 123 of those runs despite only one
other Australian batsman making double figures. Kent's Dean Headley
took 4 for 40, including the crucial (if perhaps too late) wicket of
Slater who was caught behind with the score 180 for 8. Peter Such was the
pick of the bowlers with figures of 5 for 81. 

England began their second innings need 287 for victory. By close of
play they were 104 for 2, Mark Butcher and Alec Stewart the batsmen
out, making 27 and 42 respectively. Australia took two stumpings and
there was a wicket apiece for Shane Warne and Stuart MacGill. 

See http://www.kent.cricket.org for links to scorecard and reports.

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England beat Queensland Academy XI

England's one day team achieved a 44 run victory over a Queensland
Academy of Sport XI at Albion on Monday. Kent's Mark Ealham scored 24 not
out in England's innings of 238 for 6 from 38 overs (the match was delayed
by rain). The academy could only reach 170 for 7 from their 38 overs in
reply, two wickets apiece for Croft and Giles, Ealham finishing with
figures of 7-1-32-0. 

See http://www.kent.cricket.org for a link to the scorecard.

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