England vs Australia : Australia clinch first one day game in a thriller
England vs Australia : First One day International at The Oval : 04.09.09 : Australia won by four runs.
TD Paine’s run out for zero in this game provides 42nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out without scoring in the history of One day Internationals.
TD Paine’s run out for a duck in this game provides the fourth occasion of an Australian wicket keeper dismissed run out for a duck in ODI games. The other three occasions are – IA Healey vs South Africa at Sydney on 25.01.94, IA Healey vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 08.03.95 and AC Gilchrist vs South Africa at Guwahathi on 01.11.96.
TD Paine’s run out for a duck in this game provides the sixth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman who opened the innings dismissed run out for a duck in the history of One day games. The other five occasions are – RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka against England at Adelaide on 23.01.99, MSK Prasad of India against West Indies at Toronto on 12.09.99, RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka against Pakistan at Dhaka on 07.06.00, RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka against India at Col-SSC on 01.08.01 and KO Otieno of Kenya against India at Southampton on 11.09.04
CL White was run out for 53 in this game providing the 93rd occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed run out after registering a fifty. His dismissal provided the 12th occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed run out with a fifty against England.
CL White’s dismissal run out for 53 in this game provides the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman run out with a fifty against England while batting at number three. The other three occasions are – DM Jones for 50 at Hyderabad {Ind} on 19.10.89, RT Ponting for 102 at Bristol on 10.06.01 and RT Ponting for 86 at North Sound on 08.04.07
CL White’s dismissal run out for 53 in this game provides the 24th occasion of an Australian batsman run out with a fifty against various oppositions while batting at number three.
CL White became the 49th Australian batsman to bat at number three against various oppositions.
CL White registered his first one day fifty when he made 53 in this game. His previous best was 45 against New Zealand at Hobart on 14.01.07.
CL White’s 53 and CJ Ferguson’s 71 not out in this game provide the 102nd and 103rd occasion of an Australian batsman registering a half century against England in one day games.
CJ Ferguson registered his fourth half century when he made 71 not out in this game. The other three half centuries are – 63 vs South Africa at Cape Town on 09.04.09, 55* vs New Zealand at Brisbane on 13.02.09 and 50 vs South Africa at Centurion on 05.04.09. Thus CJ Ferguson’s 71 not out in this game represent his highest ODI score.
Australia won this game by four runs providing the 14th occasion of a team winning an one day game by exact margin of four runs.
| No | Team | Won | Margin | Opp | Venue | Dd | MM | YY |
| 1 | Ind | won | 4 runs | Pak | Quetta | 01 | 10 | 78 |
| 2 | Pak | won | 4 runs | Ind | Sharjah | 23 | 10 | 91 |
| 3 | Win | won | 4 runs | Pak | Adelaide | 12 | 12 | 92 |
| 4 | Aus | won | 4 runs | Win | Melbourne | 15 | 12 | 92 |
| 5 | RSA | won | 4 runs | Win | Cape Town | 17 | 02 | 93 |
| 6 | Aus | won | 4 runs | Eng | Manchester | 19 | 05 | 03 |
| 7 | Ind | won | 4 runs | Win | Vizag | 07 | 11 | 94 |
| 8 | Win | won | 4 runs | Srl | Sharjah | 16 | 10 | 95 |
| 9 | NZl | won | 4 runs | Win | Georgetown | 03 | 04 | 96 |
| 10 | Srl | won | 4 runs | RSA | Jo’burg | 17 | 01 | 01 |
| 11 | NZl | won | 4 runs | Pak | Wellington | 17 | 01 | 04 |
| 12 | Ind | won | 4 runs | Srl | Col-RPS | 27 | 07 | 04 |
| 13 | Ire | won | 4 runs | Ken | Dublin | 12 | 07 | 09 |
| 14 | Aus | won | 4 runs | Eng | The Oval | 04 | 09 | 09 |
As far as Australia is concerned it is their third one day win by exact four runs. The other two occasions are – against Melbourne on 15.12.92 and against England at Mancheter on 19.05.03
Australian innings contained two run outs – TD Paine and CL White – providing the 17th occasion of Australian innings containing two or more run outs in an one day game against England. However the occasions reduce to six when Australia won the game with two or more run outs in an innings against England.
OA Shah was dismissed hit wicket for 40 in this game providing the 41st occasion of a batsman dismissed hit wicket in the history of one day internationals. OA Shah earn the distinction of becoming the first England batsman to be dismissed hit wicket in an one day games.
OA Shah becomes the eighth batsman to be dismissed hit wicket in a one day game against Australia. The complete list read thus
| No | Batsmen |
Runs |
Inns |
Team | Vs | Aus | Ground | Date |
| 1 | RC Fredericks |
7 |
1 |
Win | Vs | Aus | Lord’s | 21.06.75 |
| 2 | SFAF Bacchus |
0 |
1 |
Win | Vs | Aus | St John’s | 22.02.78 |
| 3 | AL Logie |
60 |
2 |
Win | Vs | Aus | Melbourne | 10.02.85 |
| 4 | ADR Campbell |
22 |
1 |
Zim | Vs | Aus | Perth | 02.12.94 |
| 5 | JH Kallis |
14 |
2 |
RSA | Vs | Aus | Sydney | 27.01.98 |
| 6 | AC Parore |
8 |
2 |
NZl | Vs | Aus | Dunedin | 23.02.00 |
| 7 | SR Tendulkar |
10 |
1 |
Ind | Vs | Aus | Brisbane | 03.02.08 |
| 8 | OA Shah |
40 |
2 |
Eng | Vs | Aus | The Oval | 04.09.09 |
RS Bopara was dismissed stumped for 49 in this game providing the 98th occasion of an England batsman dismissed stumped against various oppositions in a one day game. His dismissal stumped also provide the 15th occasion of an England batsman dismissed stumped in a one day game against Australia.
RS Bopara’s stumped dismissal provides the 23rd occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed stumped against various oppositions in a one day game. It also provide the second occasion of a England opening batsman dismissed stumped against Australia. JM Brearley was the other batsman dismissed stumped for 78 against Australia, also at The Oval on 06.06.77.
England inserted the opposition in this game and lost the game by four runs, providing the ninth occasion of England losing the match after it had inserted the opposition against Australia. This was England’s third loss by less than four runs margin. The other two occasions are – England lost by two runs at Birmingham on 06.06.81 and England lost by four runs at Manchester on 19.05.93
RS Bopara became TD Paine’s first stumping victim when he was stumped of NV Hauritz for 49 in this game.