5th Test-The Ashes (Australia in England) 1985

TESTEdgbaston, BirminghamThu, 15 Aug - Tue, 20 Aug 1985 - 15:30
ENG
England
553/10 (20.00)
VS
Australia
595/3 (20.00) & 142/10 (64.1)
AUS
England won by an innings and 118 runs
PREVIEWSUMMARYSCORECARDMATCH STATSPERFORMANCE
AUSAustralia innings
595/3 (20.00)
BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
Graeme Wood 
c Edmonds b Botham		1945533042.22In 1985Career
Andrew Hilditch 
c (wk)Downton b Edmonds		39711125054.92In 1985Career
Kepler Wessels 
c (wk)Downton b Ellison		832052268040.48In 1985Career
Allan Border (c)
c Edmonds b Ellison		451111575040.54In 1985Career
Greg Ritchie 
c Botham b Ellison		822381036.36In 1985Career
Wayne Phillips (WK)
c Robinson b Ellison		1542553035.71In 1985Career
Simon O'Donnell 
c (wk)Downton b Taylor		1390033.33In 1985Career
Geoff Lawson 
run out 		53931407056.98In 1985Career
Craig McDermott 
c Gower b Ellison		3551694068.62In 1985Career
Jeff Thomson 
not out 		2843552165.11In 1985Career
Bob Holland 
c Edmonds b Ellison		041000.00In 1985Career
Extras
(lb 4, nb 4, w 1)		9
Total
335 113.5 Ov (RR: 2.94)		335
BOWLING
BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sIn SeasonW0sBestCareerW0sBest
Ian Botham27.00110814.00000In 1985Career
Les Taylor26.0057813.00000In 1985Career
Richard Ellison31.5097762.41000In 1985Career
Phil Edmonds20.0044712.35000In 1985Career
John Emburey9.0022102.33000In 1985Career
ENGEngland innings
553/10 (20.00)
BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
Graham Gooch 
c (wk)Phillips b Thomson		1928484067.85In 1985Career
Tim Robinson 
b Lawson		14829439318050.34In 1985Career
David Gower (c)
c Border b Lawson		21531445225168.47In 1985Career
Mike Gatting 
not out 		10012721412078.74In 1985Career
Allan Lamb 
c Wood b McDermott		4662865074.19In 1985Career
Ian Botham 
c Thomson b McDermott		1871112257.14In 1985Career
Paul Downton (WK)
not out 		003000.00In 1985Career
Extras
(b 7, lb 20, nb 22)		49
Total
595/5d 134 Ov (RR: 4.44)		595
BOWLING
BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sIn SeasonW0sBestCareerW0sBest
Geoff Lawson37.00113523.64000In 1985Career
Craig McDermott31.00215525.00000In 1985Career
Jeff Thomson19.00110115.31000In 1985Career
Bob Holland25.0049503.80000In 1985Career
Simon O'Donnell16.0036904.31000In 1985Career
Allan Border6.0011302.16000In 1985Career
AUSAustralia innings
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BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
Andrew Hilditch 
c Ellison b Botham		1014121071.42In 1985Career
Graeme Wood 
c Robinson b Ellison		1051821019.60In 1985Career
Kepler Wessels 
c (wk)Downton b Ellison		1036521027.77In 1985Career
Bob Holland 
lbw b Ellison		011000.00In 1985Career
Allan Border (c)
b Ellison		217180011.76In 1985Career
Greg Ritchie 
c Lamb b Emburey		201021250019.60In 1985Career
Wayne Phillips (WK)
c Gower b Edmonds		599010211065.55In 1985Career
Simon O'Donnell 
b Botham		1139401028.20In 1985Career
Geoff Lawson 
c Gower b Edmonds		3870037.50In 1985Career
Craig McDermott 
c Edmonds b Botham		822231036.36In 1985Career
Jeff Thomson 
not out 		4531080.00In 1985Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 3, nb 1)		5
Total
142 64.1 Ov (RR: 2.21)		142
ENGEngland innings
142/10 (64.1)
MILESTONES
Andrew Hilditch brought up 1000 Test runsAUSREACHED
Now on 1035.
Richard Ellison took their 1st Test five-wicket haulENGREACHED
Now on 1.
Les Taylor played their 1st TestENGREACHED
Now on 1.
Phil Edmonds took their 25th Test catchENGREACHED
Now on 26.
Andrew Hilditch reached 100 Test foursAUSREACHED
Now on 101.
Tim Robinson reached 100 Test foursNZREACHED
Now on 112.
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