Australian cricket team in England in 1997
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| 1997 Ashes Series | |||||||
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| Teams | |||||||
 England |
 Australia |
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| Captains | |||||||
| Michael Atherton | Mark Taylor | ||||||
| Most Runs | |||||||
| Graham Thorpe (453) Nasser Hussain (431) Alec Stewart (268) |
Matthew Elliott (556) Steve Waugh (390) Greg Blewett (381) |
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| Most Wickets | |||||||
| Andrew Caddick (24) Dean Headley (16) Darren Gough (16) |
Glenn McGrath (36) Shane Warne (24) Jason Gillespie (16) |
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The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1997 season to play a six-match Test series against England.
Australia won the series 3-2 with one match drawn. Australia therefore retained The Ashes.
[edit] Series summary
- 1st Test at Edgbaston – England won by 9 wickets
- 2nd Test at Lord's – match drawn
- 3rd Test at Old Trafford – Australia won by 268 runs
- 4th Test at Headingley – Australia won by an innings and 61 runs
- 5th Test at Trent Bridge – Australia won by 264 runs
- 6th Test at The Oval – England won by 19 runs
[edit] External sources
CricketArchive – tour itineraries
[edit] Annual reviews
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