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Test Championship
5th Test
Thu, 13 August 1981, Starts from 00:00
Old Trafford, Manchester
England - 231/10 (86.1) , 404/10 (151.4)
vs
Australia - 130/10 (30.2) , 402/10 (135.5)
The Ashes (Australia in England)
-
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
England innigs
231/10 (86.1)
Australia innigs
130/10 (30.2)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graeme Wood
lbw b Allott
19
27
16
3
1
118.75
In 1981
Career
John Dyson
c Botham b Willis
0
18
11
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Kim Hughes (c)
lbw b Willis
4
2
3
1
0
133.33
In 1981
Career
Graham Yallop
c Botham b Willis
0
1
2
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Martin Kent
c (wk)Knott b Emburey
52
70
45
7
0
115.55
In 1981
Career
Allan Border
c Gower b Botham
11
30
23
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 (wk)Knott b Botham
22
85
55
2
0
40.00
In 1981
Career
Dennis Lillee
c Gooch b Botham
13
38
25
2
0
52.00
In 1981
Career
Mike Whitney
b Allott
0
6
7
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Terry Alderman
not out
2
2
1
0
0
200.00
In 1981
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (John Dyson), 2-24 (Kim Hughes), 3-24 (Graham Yallop), 4-24 (Graeme Wood), 5-5
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Extras
(nb 6)
6
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
130(30.2 Ov, RR: 4.28)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
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
14
18
1
0
27.77
In 1981
Career
Geoff Boycott
lbw b Alderman
37
170
122
2
0
30.32
In 1981
Career
Chris Tavaré
c Kent b Alderman
78
423
289
3
0
26.98
In 1981
Career
David Gower
c Bright b Lillee
1
22
21
0
0
4.76
In 1981
Career
Mike Gatting
lbw b Alderman
11
63
44
1
0
25.00
In 1981
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c (wk)Marsh b Alderman
3
17
20
0
0
15.00
In 1981
Career
Ian Botham
c (wk)Marsh b Whitney
118
123
102
13
6
115.68
In 1981
Career
Alan Knott (wk)
c Dyson b Lillee
59
115
89
8
0
66.29
In 1981
Career
John Emburey
c Kent b Whitney
57
161
122
7
0
46.72
In 1981
Career
Paul Allott
c Hughes b Bright
14
94
81
0
0
17.28
In 1981
Career
Bob Willis
not out
5
12
6
1
0
83.33
In 1981
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Graham Gooch), 2-79 (Geoff Boycott), 3-80 (David Gower), 4-98 (Mike Gatting),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 12, nb 3)
16
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
404(151.4 Ov, RR: 2.66)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
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
12
14
1
0
35.71
In 1981
Career
Graeme Wood
c (wk)Knott b Allott
6
29
16
1
0
37.50
In 1981
Career
Kim Hughes (c)
lbw b Botham
43
90
72
8
0
59.72
In 1981
Career
Graham Yallop
b Emburey
114
177
125
17
0
91.20
In 1981
Career
Allan Border
not out
123
420
356
17
0
34.55
In 1981
Career
Martin Kent
c Brearley b Emburey
2
23
17
0
0
11.76
In 1981
Career
Rod Marsh (wk)
c (wk)Knott b Willis
47
110
101
6
1
46.53
In 1981
Career
Ray Bright
c (wk)Knott b Willis
5
39
29
0
0
17.24
In 1981
Career
Dennis Lillee
c Botham b Allott
28
83
65
3
0
43.07
In 1981
Career
Terry Alderman
lbw b Botham
0
13
10
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Mike Whitney
c Gatting b Willis
0
38
42
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (John Dyson), 2-24 (Graeme Wood), 3-119 (Kim Hughes), 4-198 (Graham Yallop), 5-
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Extras
(lb 9, nb 18, w 2)
29
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
402(135.5 Ov, RR: 2.95)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career