Match Details
Toss
Australians , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
24,25,26 July 2009 (3-day match)
24/07Result
Tour Match, Australia tour of England and Scotland at Northampton, Jul 24-26 2009
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![Australians]( "Australians")
308/8d & 270/3d -
![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
226/7d & 217 (64.1 ov)
24/07Result
Tour Match, Australia tour of England and Scotland at Northampton, Jul 24-26 2009
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![Australians]( "Australians")
308/8d & 270/3d -
![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
226/7d & 217 (64.1 ov)
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
AUSTRALIANS 308/8d (79 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Michael Hussey75 (123)
- Shane Watson84 (96)
- Jack Brooks2/89 (20)
- David Lucas2/44 (15)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 226/7d (49.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Alex Wakely62 (76)
- Riki Wessels50 (63)
- Peter Siddle3/53 (9.3)
- Shane Watson2/20 (5)
AUSTRALIANS 270/3d (53 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Andrew McDonald75 (85)
- Phillip Hughes68 (94)
- Graeme White1/49 (11)
- David Willey1/52 (11)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 217 (64.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Niall O'Brien58 (56)
- Ben Howgego46 (109)
- Stuart Clark2/29 (9)
- Andrew McDonald4/15 (11)
Click here for the commentary from BBC Radio Northampton
Australia tour of England and Scotland 2009 News
Australia there for the taking
While it is known that Australia are not the world-dominant force they once were, England's cricketers and supporters might be surprised - and relieved - to see just how mortal their Ashes rivals are, writes Scyld Berry in the Sunday Telegraph .
Sky or terrestrial TV?
I appreciate that not everyone has access to Sky and that is not right
Flintoff rocks Australia
The old faithful cranks it up one last time
Ashes close-up shows Barsby the best
Trevor Barsby was a free-spirited opening batsman during a 12-year first-class career
