Match Details
Players per side
12(11batting, 11 fielding)
Toss
Northamptonshire , elected to field first
Season
Match days
20,21 August 2005 (2-day match)
20/08Result
Australia tour of England and Scotland at Northampton, Aug 20-21 2005
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![Australians]( "Australians")
374/6d & 226/2 (58 ov) -
![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
20/08Result
Australia tour of England and Scotland at Northampton, Aug 20-21 2005
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![Australians]( "Australians")
374/6d & 226/2 (58 ov) -
![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
AUSTRALIANS 374/6d (96 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Michael Clarke121 (177)
- Matthew Hayden136 (205)
- Steffan Jones2/70 (11)
- Ben Phillips2/50 (20)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 169 (50.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Ben Phillips*37 (68)
- Timothy Roberts*18 (59)
- Brett Lee2/30 (8)
- Glenn McGrath3/24 (11)
AUSTRALIANS 226/2 (58 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Simon Katich63 (105)
- Justin Langer*86 (142)
- Jason Brown1/22 (10)
- Ben Phillips0/18 (5)
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