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Thu, 15 Aug - Tue, 20 Aug 1985 - 00:00 – 5th Test • Edgbaston, Birmingham
England won by an innings and 118 runs
England
553/10 (20.00)
Australia
595/3 (20.00) & 142/10 (64.1)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
595/3 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graeme Wood
c Edmonds b Botham
19
45
53
3
0
42.22
In 1985
Career
Andrew Hilditch
c †Downton b Edmonds
39
71
112
5
0
54.92
In 1985
Career
Kepler Wessels
c †Downton b Ellison
83
205
226
8
0
40.48
In 1985
Career
Allan Border (c)
c Edmonds b Ellison
45
111
157
5
0
40.54
In 1985
Career
Greg Ritchie
c Botham b Ellison
8
22
38
1
0
36.36
In 1985
Career
Wayne Phillips (WK)
c Robinson b Ellison
15
42
55
3
0
35.71
In 1985
Career
Simon O'Donnell
c †Downton b Taylor
1
3
9
0
0
33.33
In 1985
Career
Geoff Lawson
run out
53
93
140
7
0
56.98
In 1985
Career
Craig McDermott
c Gower b Ellison
35
51
69
4
0
68.62
In 1985
Career
Jeff Thomson
not out
28
43
55
2
1
65.11
In 1985
Career
Bob Holland
c Edmonds b Ellison
0
4
1
0
0
0.00
In 1985
Career
Extras
(lb 4, nb 4, w 1)
9
Total
335 113.5 Ov (RR: 2.94)
6365
13110
0
722
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Ian Botham
27.00
1
108
1
4.00
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Les Taylor
26.00
5
78
1
3.00
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Richard Ellison
31.50
9
77
6
2.41
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Phil Edmonds
20.00
4
47
1
2.35
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
John Emburey
9.00
2
21
0
2.33
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
England innigs
553/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graham Gooch
c †Phillips b Thomson
19
28
48
4
0
67.85
In 1985
Career
Tim Robinson
b Lawson
148
294
393
18
0
50.34
In 1985
Career
David Gower (c)
c Border b Lawson
215
314
452
25
1
68.47
In 1985
Career
Mike Gatting
not out
100
127
214
12
0
78.74
In 1985
Career
Allan Lamb
c Wood b McDermott
46
62
86
5
0
74.19
In 1985
Career
Ian Botham
c Thomson b McDermott
18
7
11
1
2
257.14
In 1985
Career
Paul Downton (WK)
not out
0
0
3
0
0
0.00
In 1985
Career
Extras
(b 7, lb 20, nb 22)
49
Total
595/5d 134 Ov (RR: 4.44)
11305
15808
0
1235
57
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Geoff Lawson
37.00
1
135
2
3.64
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Craig McDermott
31.00
2
155
2
5.00
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Jeff Thomson
19.00
1
101
1
5.31
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Bob Holland
25.00
4
95
0
3.80
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Simon O'Donnell
16.00
3
69
0
4.31
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Allan Border
6.00
1
13
0
2.16
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Australia innigs
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Andrew Hilditch
c Ellison b Botham
10
14
12
1
0
71.42
In 1985
Career
Graeme Wood
c Robinson b Ellison
10
51
82
1
0
19.60
In 1985
Career
Kepler Wessels
c †Downton b Ellison
10
36
52
1
0
27.77
In 1985
Career
Bob Holland
lbw b Ellison
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1985
Career
Allan Border (c)
b Ellison
2
17
18
0
0
11.76
In 1985
Career
Greg Ritchie
c Lamb b Emburey
20
102
125
0
0
19.60
In 1985
Career
Wayne Phillips (WK)
c Gower b Edmonds
59
90
102
11
0
65.55
In 1985
Career
Simon O'Donnell
b Botham
11
39
40
1
0
28.20
In 1985
Career
Geoff Lawson
c Gower b Edmonds
3
8
7
0
0
37.50
In 1985
Career
Craig McDermott
c Edmonds b Botham
8
22
23
1
0
36.36
In 1985
Career
Jeff Thomson
not out
4
5
3
1
0
80.00
In 1985
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 3, nb 1)
5
Total
142 64.1 Ov (RR: 2.21)
2698
7315
0
323
0
0.00
England innigs
142/10 (64.1)
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