Benson & Hedges Challenge

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Benson & Hedges Challenge
Administrator Australian Cricket Board
Format One Day International
Tournament formatquadrangular round robin followed by a final
Number of teamsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Current championFlag of England.svg  England
Most runs Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Jones (227)
Most wickets Flag of Pakistan.svg Wasim Akram (8)

The Benson and Hedges Challenge (also known as "The Perth Challenge" or simply "Perth Challenge" by non-commercial broadcasters such as ABC Local Radio) was a one-off one-day international cricket tournament played at the WACA Ground in Perth, Western Australia from 30 December 1986 to 7 January 1987 as part of the 1987 America's Cup Festival of Sport.

Contents

The tournament was won by England who defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final. West Indies and host nation Australia also took part.

The Tournament and the America's Cup

This tournament saw the first matches played under floodlights at the WACA Ground with four of the seven matches being day/night games. In addition, the pitch square had been relaid prior to the 1985–86 season and had a full year to settle. The seating areas had been redeveloped with concourse seating installed and a new two-tier grandstand was under construction at the Swan River end of the ground.

The team uniforms for the tournament were based on the official shirts for the 1986-87 America's Cup being held concurrently in Fremantle. Each team's main colour made up the bottom half of the shirt, their secondary colour made up the top half and a white stripe surrounded the shirt over the chest. The official logo of the tournament was based on a 12-metre class yacht with a white cricket ball half doubling as the spinnaker.

Prize money for the tournament was $3,000 for winning and $1,500 for losing in the group stage, $10,000 for finishing runners-up and $20,000 for winning the tournament, making a total of $61,000.

Television coverage was provided by the Nine Network, while commercial free radio broadcasts were provided by ABC Local Radio.

Playing Squads

Australia

Allan Border (captain), Glenn Bishop, David Boon, Simon Davis, Dean Jones, Craig McDermott, Ken MacLeay, Geoff Marsh, Greg Matthews, Simon O'Donnell, Bruce Reid, Steve Waugh, Mike Whitney, Tim Zoehrer

England

Mike Gatting (captain), Bill Athey, Ian Botham, Chris Broad, Phillip DeFreitas, Graham Dilley, Phil Edmonds, John Emburey, Neil Foster, David Gower, Allan Lamb, Jack Richards, Gladstone Small

Pakistan

Imran Khan (captain), Asif Mujtaba, Ijaz Ahmed, Javed Miandad, Manzoor Elahi, Mudassar Nazar, Qasim Omar, Rameez Raja, Saleem Jaffar, Saleem Yousuf, Shoaib Mohammad, Wasim Akram

West Indies

Viv Richards (captain), Winston Benjamin, Jeff Dujon, Joel Garner, Larry Gomes, Tony Gray, Gordon Greenidge, Roger Harper, Desmond Haynes, Michael Holding, Gus Logie, Malcolm Marshall, Richie Richardson, Courtney Walsh

Match results

All matches played at WACA Ground, Perth. For full scorecards, follow this link

1st match

30 December 1986 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
199/8 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
165 (46.2 overs)
Javed Miandad 53 (69)
AH Gray 4/45 (10 overs)
RB Richardson 38 (48)
Mudassar Nazar 3/36 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 34 runs
WACA Ground, Perth, Western Australia
Umpires: PJ McConnell and SG Randell
Player of the match: Mudassar Nazar (PAK)

2nd match

1 January 1987 (D/N)
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
272/6 (49 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
235 (48.2 overs)
BC Broad 76 (113)
BA Reid 2/46 (10 overs)
DM Jones 104 (125)
PAJ DeFreitas 3/42 (9.2 overs)
England won by 37 runs
WACA Ground, Perth, Western Australia
Umpires: RA French and PJ McConnell
Player of the match: IT Botham (ENG)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 49 overs per side.
  • BC Broad, PAJ DeFreitas and GC Small (all ENG) made their ODI debuts.
  • Attendance: 27,125. [2]

3rd match

2 January 1987 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
273/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
274/9 (49.5 overs)
DM Jones 121 (113)
Imran Khan 2/43 (10 overs)
Qasim Umar 67 (80)
SR Waugh 4/48 (9.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 1 wicket
WACA Ground, Perth, Western Australia
Umpires: AR Crafter and SG Randell
Player of the match: DM Jones (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • GA Bishop (AUS) made his ODI debut.
  • Attendance: 17,144. [3]

4th match

3 January 1987
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
228/9 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
209 (48.2 overs)
AJ Lamb 71 (108)
J Garner 5/47 (10 overs)
AL Logie 51 (86)
GR Dilley 4/46 (10 overs)
England won by 19 runs
WACA Ground, Perth, Western Australia
Umpires: RA French and PJ McConnell
Player of the match: GR Dilley (ENG)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • Attendance: 12,000. [4]

5th match

4 January 1987
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
255/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
91 (35.4 overs)
CG Greenidge 100 (119)
SP O'Donnell 4/65 (10 overs)
SR Waugh 29 (47)
AH Gray 3/9 (7.4 overs)
West Indies won by 164 runs
WACA Ground, Perth, Western Australia
Umpires: AR Crafter and SG Randell
Player of the match: CG Greenidge (WIN)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Attendance: 22,335. [5]

6th match

5 January 1987 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
229/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
232/7 (49.4 overs)
Shoaib Mohammad 66 (117)
JE Emburey 2/65 (10 overs)
BC Broad 97 (130)
Manzoor Elahi 1/24 (3 overs)
Shoaib Mohammad 1/24 (5 overs)
England won by 3 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth, Western Australia
Umpires: AR Crafter and RA French
Player of the match: BC Broad (ENG)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Attendance: 9,304. [6]

Final

7 January 1987
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
166/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
167/5 (40.1 overs)
Javed Miandad 77* (127)
GC Small 3/28 (10 overs)
MW Gatting 49 (72)
Wasim Akram 3/27 (10 overs)
England won by 5 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth, Western Australia
Umpires: AR Crafter and RA French
Player of the match: Javed Miandad (PAK)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Attendance: 16,600. [7]

Javed Miandad was named by Rod Marsh as the Benson and Hedges Challenge Champion (the name given to the Player of the Match in the Final) and was awarded an 18ct gold Longines Conquest watch, then valued at $15 000.

Tournament Highlights

The Challenge was England's second tournament victory of the 1986-87 Australian summer. They had retained The Ashes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 28 December 1986 and would go on to win the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup against Australia and West Indies.

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