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Thu, 13 Aug - Mon, 17 Aug 1981 - 00:00 – 5th Test • Old Trafford, Manchester
England won by 103 runs
England
476/10 (20.00) & 404/10 (151.4)
Australia
468/5 (20.00) & 402/10 (135.5)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
England innigs
476/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graham Gooch
lbw b Lillee
10
19
29
1
0
52.63
In 1981
Career
Geoff Boycott
c †Marsh b Alderman
10
20
24
1
0
50.00
In 1981
Career
Chris Tavaré
c Alderman b Whitney
69
193
287
7
0
35.75
In 1981
Career
David Gower
c Yallop b Whitney
23
49
69
3
0
46.93
In 1981
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
lbw b Alderman
2
6
5
0
0
33.33
In 1981
Career
Mike Gatting
c Border b Lillee
32
42
55
4
0
76.19
In 1981
Career
Ian Botham
c Bright b Lillee
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Alan Knott (WK)
c Border b Alderman
13
55
63
1
0
23.63
In 1981
Career
John Emburey
c Border b Alderman
1
18
17
0
0
5.55
In 1981
Career
Paul Allott
not out
52
92
117
5
0
56.52
In 1981
Career
Bob Willis
c Hughes b Lillee
11
23
53
1
0
47.82
In 1981
Career
Extras
(lb 6, w 2)
8
Total
231 86.1 Ov (RR: 2.68)
4389
9842
0
437
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
24.10
8
55
4
2.27
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Terry Alderman
29.00
5
88
4
3.03
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Mike Whitney
17.00
3
50
2
2.94
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Ray Bright
16.00
6
30
0
1.87
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Australia innigs
468/5 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graeme Wood
lbw b Allott
19
16
27
3
1
118.75
In 1981
Career
John Dyson
c Botham b Willis
0
11
18
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Kim Hughes (c)
lbw b Willis
4
3
2
1
0
133.33
In 1981
Career
Graham Yallop
c Botham b Willis
0
2
1
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Martin Kent
c †Knott b Emburey
52
45
70
7
0
115.55
In 1981
Career
Allan Border
c Gower b Botham
11
23
30
1
0
47.82
In 1981
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c Botham b Willis
1
2
2
0
0
50.00
In 1981
Career
Ray Bright
c †Knott b Botham
22
55
85
2
0
40.00
In 1981
Career
Dennis Lillee
c Gooch b Botham
13
25
38
2
0
52.00
In 1981
Career
Mike Whitney
b Allott
0
7
6
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Terry Alderman
not out
2
1
2
0
0
200.00
In 1981
Career
Extras
(nb 6)
6
Total
130 30.2 Ov (RR: 4.28)
2470
3610
0
304
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Willis
14.00
0
63
4
4.50
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Paul Allott
6.00
1
17
2
2.83
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Ian Botham
6.20
1
28
3
4.42
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
John Emburey
4.00
0
16
1
4.00
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
England innigs
404/10 (151.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graham Gooch
b Alderman
5
18
14
1
0
27.77
In 1981
Career
Geoff Boycott
lbw b Alderman
37
122
170
2
0
30.32
In 1981
Career
Chris Tavaré
c Kent b Alderman
78
289
423
3
0
26.98
In 1981
Career
David Gower
c Bright b Lillee
1
21
22
0
0
4.76
In 1981
Career
Mike Gatting
lbw b Alderman
11
44
63
1
0
25.00
In 1981
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c †Marsh b Alderman
3
20
17
0
0
15.00
In 1981
Career
Ian Botham
c †Marsh b Whitney
118
102
123
13
6
115.68
In 1981
Career
Alan Knott (WK)
c Dyson b Lillee
59
89
115
8
0
66.29
In 1981
Career
John Emburey
c Kent b Whitney
57
122
161
7
0
46.72
In 1981
Career
Paul Allott
c Hughes b Bright
14
81
94
0
0
17.28
In 1981
Career
Bob Willis
not out
5
6
12
1
0
83.33
In 1981
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 12, nb 3)
16
Total
404 151.4 Ov (RR: 2.66)
7676
17366
0
684
114
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
46.00
13
137
2
2.97
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Terry Alderman
52.00
19
109
5
2.09
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Mike Whitney
27.00
6
74
2
2.74
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Ray Bright
26.40
12
68
1
2.55
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Australia innigs
402/10 (135.5)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
John Dyson
run out
5
14
12
1
0
35.71
In 1981
Career
Graeme Wood
c †Knott b Allott
6
16
29
1
0
37.50
In 1981
Career
Kim Hughes (c)
lbw b Botham
43
72
90
8
0
59.72
In 1981
Career
Graham Yallop
b Emburey
114
125
177
17
0
91.20
In 1981
Career
Allan Border
not out
123
356
420
17
0
34.55
In 1981
Career
Martin Kent
c Brearley b Emburey
2
17
23
0
0
11.76
In 1981
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c †Knott b Willis
47
101
110
6
1
46.53
In 1981
Career
Ray Bright
c †Knott b Willis
5
29
39
0
0
17.24
In 1981
Career
Dennis Lillee
c Botham b Allott
28
65
83
3
0
43.07
In 1981
Career
Terry Alderman
lbw b Botham
0
10
13
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Mike Whitney
c Gatting b Willis
0
42
38
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Extras
(lb 9, nb 18, w 2)
29
Total
402 135.5 Ov (RR: 2.95)
7638
16093
0
1007
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Willis
30.50
2
96
3
3.11
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Paul Allott
17.00
3
71
2
4.17
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Ian Botham
36.00
16
86
2
2.38
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
John Emburey
49.00
9
107
2
2.18
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Mike Gatting
3.00
1
13
0
4.33
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
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