Massive win for Australia

By P. Subramanyam

LONDON, JUNE 4. Australia beat Worcestershire County Cricket Club by a huge margin of 360 runs on the third and final day of the Vodafone Challenge Series Trophy at the County Ground, New Road in Worcester on Sunday.

In the morning session, the Australians opted for more batting practice and extended their lead from 424 runs to 548, and declared their innings before lunch, at 360 for the loss of eight wickets. Facing an uphill task of scoring 549 runs for a win on the final day, Worcester was bowled out for 188.

lBrief scores: Australia 351 all out & 360 for eight decl. in 67 overs (R. Ponting 65, M. Hayden 65, M. Waugh 48, S. Warne 41 not out, M. Rawnsley three for 108) bt Worcestershire 163 all out & 188 all out in 57.3 overs. (D. Leatherdale 72, G. McGrath four for 31).

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