England vs Australia one day series : Australia wins the third one dayer : CL White scores his maiden hundred
England vs Australia : Third One day International at Southampton : 09.09.09 : Australia won by six wickets : Australia lead the seven match series 3-0
MJ Prior scored zero in this game providing the eighth occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring duck in a one day game against Australia. The other seven occasions are APE Knott at Leeds on 18.06.75. APE Knott at Birmingham on 04.06.77, AJ Stewart at Birmingham on 21.05.93, AJ Stewart at Brisbane on 10.01.99, AJ Stewart at Manchester in 14.06.01, CMW Read at Jaipur on 21.10.06 and PA Nixon at Melbourne on 12.01.07
MJ Prior registered the third duck of his one day career – the other two being against India at Lord’s on 08.09.07 and against South Africa at Lord’s on 31.08.08.
MJ Prior’s zero in this game provides the 38th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring zero against various oppositions,
MJ Prior became the fourth England wicket keeper batsman to score zero on three or more occasions. The other three are AJ Stewart {10}, CMW Read {04} and CJ Richards {03}.
NW Bracken captured his 170th one day wicket when he had RS Bopara caught by JR Hopes for 10 in this game. NW Bracken became the fourth left arm pace bowler in the history of one day internationals to capture 170 plus one day wickets. The others are Wasim Akram of Pakistan {504}, WPCUJ Vaas of South Africa {400} and Zaheer Khan of India {225}.
AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 104th occasion of a England batsman registering a fifty in a one day game against Australia
AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 12th occasion of a England captain registering a fifty in a one day game against Australia. It also represents the first fifty by AJ Strauss as captain in a one day game against Australia.
AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 82nd occasion of a England captain registering a fifty in a one day game against various oppositions. It also represents the seventh fifty by AJ Strauss as captain in a one day game against various oppositions.
AJ Strauss became the fifth England captain to register seven or more fifties against various oppositions. The other four are – N Hussain {13}, MP Vaughan {11}, MA Atherton {10} and GA Gooch {08}.
AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 38th occasion of an England captain-cum-opening batsman registering a fifty in a one day game against various oppositions. It also represents the seventh fifty by AJ Strauss as captain-cum-opening batsman in a one day game against various oppositions.
AJ Strauss became the third England captain-cum-opening batsman to register seven or more fifties. The other two are – MA Atherton {09} and GA Gooch {08).
TM Bresnan and RJ Sidebottom added 40 runs for the ninth wicket in this game which represent the second best ninth wicket stand by England batsmen against Australia in one day games. The best is the 42 run unfinished stand between RDB Croft and D Gough at Brisbane on 10.01.99.
TM Bresnan registered his highest individual innings in his one day career when he made 31 not out in this game. His previous best was 20 against Sri Lanka at Manchester on 28.06.06
RJ Sidebottom registered his highest individual innings in his one day career when he made 24 in this game. His previous best was 15 against West Indies at Birmingham on 04.07.07.
CL White registered his maiden one day hundred when he made 105 in this game. His previous best was 53 in the first one day game at The Oval on 04.09.09 in the on going one day series.
CL White’s 105 in this game represent the 1010th hundred in the history of one day games. It also represents the 144th hundred by Australian batsmen in one day games. CL White’s 105 in this game represents the 80th hundred scored by batsmen of various countries against England.
CL White’s 105 in this game represent the 16th hundred by Australian batsmen in one day games against England.
CL White’s 105 in this game provide the 218th occasion of a batsman registering a hundred while batting at number three in a one day game. It also represents the 36th occasion of an Australian batsman registering a one day hundred while batting at number three. CL White became the fifth Australian batsman to register a hundred while batting at number three. The other four are – GS Chappell {02}, DM Jones {07}, ME Waugh {02} and RT Ponting {24}.
CL White’s 105 in this game represent the ninth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a hundred in a one day game while batting at number three against England.
CL White and MJ Clarke added 143 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 1756th three figure partnership in the history of one day games. It also represent the 281st three figure partnership posted by Australian batsmen against various oppositions in one day games.
Australia now has most three figure partnerships in the history of one day games. With the three figure partnership for the third wicket between CL White and MJ Clarke in this game, they went past India’s 280 three figure partnerships.
CL White and MJ Clarke added 143 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 38th occasion of a three figure partnership by Australian batsmen against England for various wickets.
CL White and MJ Clarke added 145 runs for the third wicket in this game which represent the second best third wicket stand by Australian batsmen against England in a one day game. The best stand is 159 runs between DC Boon and AR Border at Sharjah on 09.04.87.
CL White and MJ Clarke added 143 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the ninth occasion of a three figure partnership for the third wicket by Australian batsmen against England. All the nine three figure partnerships are listed below
| No | Partner-1 | Partner-2 | Runs | Ground | Date |
| 1 | AR Border | DM Jones | 103 | Melbourne | 08.02.87 |
| 2 | DC Boon | AR Border | 159 | Sharjah | 09.04.87 |
| 3 | AR Border | GR Marsh | 113 | Lord’s | 29.05.89 |
| 4 | DC Boon | MA Taylor | 108 | Lord’s | 23.05.93 |
| 5 | DS Lehmann | ME Waugh | 115 | Sydney | 17.01.99 |
| 6 | DR Martyn | RT Ponting | 120 | Lord’s | 10.07.05 |
| 7 | MJ Clarke | RT Ponting | 133* | Melbourne | 12.01.07 |
| 8 | MJ Clarke | RT Ponting | 112 | North Sound | 08.04.07 |
| 9 | MJ Clarke | CL White | 143 | Southampton | 08.09.09 |
MJ Clarke registered his 36th half century and his 40th fifty of his one day career when he made 52 in this game.
MJ Clarke’s 52 in this game provide the 21st occasion of an Australian captain registering a fifty in a one day game against England. It also represents MJ Clarke’s first fifty as Australian captain against England.
MJ Clarke became the seventh Australian captain to register a fifty against England in one day games. Others are IM Chappell {01}, GS Chappell {03}, AR Border {07}, MA Taylor {02}, SR Waugh {01} and RT Ponting {06}
AJ Strauss {63} and MJ Clarke {52} registered fifties in this game providing the 100th occasion of rival captains registering fifties in the history of one day games.
As far as the England-Australia one day series is concerned, AJ Strauss’s 63 and MJ Clarke’s 52 provide the fifth occasion of rival captains registering fifties. The other four are – at The Oval on 06.06.77 {JM Brearely for Eng {78} and GS Chappell for Aus {125*}, at Lord’s on 29.05.89 {DI Gower for Eng {61} and AR Border for Aus {53}, at Hyderabad {Deccan} on 19.10.89 {AR Border for Aus {84*} and GA Gooch for Eng {56} and at Sydney on 06.12.84 {MA Taylor for Aus {57} and MA Atherton for Eng {60}.
JM Anderson captured his 75th one day wicket in this game when he had SR Watson leg before wicket for 7.
At the end of this game, the head to head count between the two teams read thus – Played 96 : Won by Australia – 55 : Won by England – 37 : Tied : 02 and No Result games : 02.