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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
Most 50s
Alan Knott
2
John Emburey
2
Chris Tavaré
2
Paul Allott
2
Martin Kent
2
Best Average
Terry Alderman
21.888888
Paul Allott
22.000000
Bob Willis
22.714285
Sir Ian Botham
22.800000
Mike Whitney
31.000000
Best Bowling Fig
Terry Alderman
5
Dennis Lillee
4
Bob Willis
4
Sir Ian Botham
3
John Emburey
2
Most Runs Conceed
Terry Alderman
197
Dennis Lillee
192
Bob Willis
159
Mike Whitney
124
John Emburey
123
Best Economy
Ray Bright
2.311320
John Emburey
2.320754
Terry Alderman
2.432098
Sir Ian Botham
2.701421
Dennis Lillee
2.738944
Most Wickets
Terry Alderman
9
Bob Willis
7
Dennis Lillee
6
Sir Ian Botham
5
Paul Allott
4
Most Runs
Chris Tavaré
147
Allan Border
134
Sir Ian Botham
118
Graham Yallop
114
Alan Knott
72
Best Strike Rate
Sir Ian Botham
1.145631
Graham Yallop
0.897637
Martin Kent
0.870967
Graeme Wood
0.781250
Kim Hughes
0.626666
Most Fours
Allan Border
18
Graham Yallop
17
Sir Ian Botham
13
Chris Tavaré
10
Kim Hughes
9
Highest Score
Allan Border
123
Sir Ian Botham
118
Graham Yallop
114
Chris Tavaré
78
Alan Knott
59
Best Averages
Allan Border
134.000000
Chris Tavaré
73.500000
Paul Allott
66.000000
Sir Ian Botham
59.000000
Graham Yallop
57.000000
Best Bowling Fig
Paul Allott
2
Mike Whitney
2
Ray Bright
1
Most Not Outs
Bob Willis
2
Paul Allott
2
Most Runs Conceed
Sir Ian Botham
114
Ray Bright
98
Best Economy
Mike Whitney
2.818181
Bob Willis
3.573033
Best Strike Rate
Paul Allott
34.5
Bob Willis
38.1429
Sir Ian Botham
50.64
Most Not Outs
Allan Border
2
Terry Alderman
2
Most Wickets
Mike Whitney
4
John Emburey
3
Ray Bright
1
Best Average
Dennis Lillee
32.000000
John Emburey
41.000000
Best Strike Rate
Bob Willis
0.551724
Alan Knott
0.500000
Mike Gatting
0.500000
Best Strike Rate
Terry Alderman
54
Mike Whitney
66
Dennis Lillee
70.1
John Emburey
106
Most Runs
Paul Allott
66
John Emburey
58
Most Ducks
Sir Ian Botham
2
Graham Yallop
2
John Dyson
2
Best Averages
Alan Knott
36.000000
John Emburey
29.000000
Most 100s
Sir Ian Botham
2
Graham Yallop
2
Allan Border
2
Most Ducks
Terry Alderman
2
Mike Whitney
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Dennis Lillee
137
Terry Alderman
109
John Emburey
107
Bob Willis
96
Sir Ian Botham
86
Most Fours
Alan Knott
9
John Emburey
7
Martin Kent
7
Rod Marsh
6
Most Balls Faced
Chris Tavaré
482
Allan Border
379
Paul Allott
173
Alan Knott
144
Geoff Boycott
142
John Emburey
140
Highest Score
John Emburey
57
Paul Allott
52
Martin Kent
52
Most sixes
Sir Ian Botham
6
Rod Marsh
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Mike Whitney
74
Paul Allott
71
Most Balls Faced
Graham Yallop
127
Most sixes
Graeme Wood
1