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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
Best Average
Richard Ellison
10.400000
Phil Edmonds
20.000000
Sir Ian Botham
40.000000
John Emburey
40.000000
Geoff Lawson
67.500000
Best Economy
Phil Edmonds
1.714285
John Emburey
1.818181
Allan Border
2.166666
Richard Ellison
2.567901
Les Taylor
2.692307
Most Wickets
Richard Ellison
10
Sir Ian Botham
4
Phil Edmonds
3
Craig McDermott
2
Geoff Lawson
2
Best Bowling Fig
Richard Ellison
6
Sir Ian Botham
3
Geoff Lawson
2
Craig McDermott
2
Phil Edmonds
2
Most Runs Conceed
Sir Ian Botham
160
Craig McDermott
155
Geoff Lawson
135
Les Taylor
105
Richard Ellison
104
Best Averages
David Gower
215.000000
Tim Robinson
148.000000
Kepler Wessels
46.500000
Allan Lamb
46.000000
Wayne Phillips
37.000000
Most Runs
David Gower
215
Tim Robinson
148
Mike Gatting
100
Kepler Wessels
93
Wayne Phillips
74
Most Fours
David Gower
25
Tim Robinson
18
Wayne Phillips
14
Mike Gatting
12
Kepler Wessels
9
Highest Score
David Gower
215
Tim Robinson
148
Mike Gatting
100
Kepler Wessels
83
Wayne Phillips
59
Best Strike Rate
Sir Ian Botham
2.571428
Mike Gatting
0.787401
Allan Lamb
0.741935
David Gower
0.684713
Graham Gooch
0.678571
Most 50s
Geoff Lawson
2
Kepler Wessels
2
Wayne Phillips
2
Most Runs Conceed
Jeff Thomson
101
Bob Holland
95
Most Wickets
John Emburey
1
Les Taylor
1
Jeff Thomson
1
Best Economy
Geoff Lawson
3.648648
Bob Holland
3.800000
Best Strike Rate
Richard Ellison
24.3
Sir Ian Botham
61.65
Phil Edmonds
70
Best Bowling Fig
John Emburey
1
Les Taylor
1
Jeff Thomson
1
Most Not Outs
Jeff Thomson
2
Mike Gatting
1
Most Runs
Geoff Lawson
56
Andrew Hilditch
49
Most Ducks
Bob Holland
2
Best Average
Craig McDermott
77.500000
Jeff Thomson
101.000000
Les Taylor
105.000000
Best Strike Rate
Craig McDermott
93
Geoff Lawson
111
Jeff Thomson
114
John Emburey
132
Most Not Outs
Paul Downton
1
Best Averages
Geoff Lawson
28.000000
Andrew Hilditch
24.500000
Most 100s
Mike Gatting
1
David Gower
1
Tim Robinson
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Craig McDermott
155
Geoff Lawson
135
Sir Ian Botham
108
Jeff Thomson
101
Bob Holland
95
Highest Score
Geoff Lawson
53
Allan Lamb
46
Most sixes
Sir Ian Botham
2
David Gower
1
Jeff Thomson
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Les Taylor
78
Richard Ellison
77
Best Strike Rate
Jeff Thomson
0.666666
Craig McDermott
0.589041
Most Fours
Geoff Lawson
7
Andrew Hilditch
6
Most Balls Faced
David Gower
314
Tim Robinson
294
Kepler Wessels
241
Wayne Phillips
132
Allan Border
128
Mike Gatting
127
Greg Ritchie
124