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fifth in the list of all-time Test wicket-takers,
a chart that he topped on retirement. Records
reveal gate receipts of £175,000 from a total
attendance of 38,172.
1985 (Match drawn) A flat track, much
removed from the lively wickets that had
preceded and would follow, leant itself to
high individual scores rather than attritional
cricket as David Gower (166), GraemeWood
(172) and Greg Ritchie (146) cashed in.
1989 (Australia won by an innings and 180
runs) Australia set the tone for a dominant
victory by ending the first day on 301-0 with
openers Geoff Marsh and MarkTaylor wholly
untroubled as they contributed to a declared
total of 602-6. Aside from Robin Smith’s
century, England offered little resistance and
had been reduced to 1-2 following ducks
for Martyn Moxon and Mike Atherton.
The match remains Australia’s only innings
victory at Trent Bridge.
1993 (Match drawn) Australia demonstrated
a huge gulf in class throughout the 1993 series
in which nine of their team were ever-present
whilst England used 24 players in all. Having
secured victories at Old Trafford and Lord’s,
the tourists would have been buoyed to see
four debutants on the England team sheet
at Trent Bridge in Graham Thorpe, Mark
Lathwell, Martin McCague and Mark Ilott.
Thorpe’s second innings century put England
in a decent position but the match ended with
Australia 169 runs short of victory with four
wickets remaining.
1997 (Australia won by 264 runs) Ben
Hollioake became the youngest England
cricketer to play in a Trent Bridge Test as he
made his debut aged 19 years and 7 months
alongside older brother Adam but seven
match wickets apiece for Shane Warne and
Glenn McGrath wrapped up the match and
1972
Match drawn
HIGH-scoRInG
DRAw
1977
England win
botHAM’s
enGLAnD
DebUt
1985
Match drawn
bAt DoMInAtes
test
1989
Australia win
AUstRALIA 301-0
on DAY 1
1993
Match drawn
tHoRPe
centURY on
DebUt
1981
Australia win
Low scoRInG
encoUnteR
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