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Thu, 30 Jul - Thu, 30 Jul 1981 - 00:00 – 4th Test • Edgbaston, Birmingham
England won by 29 runs
England
476/10 (20.00) & 219/10 (92)
Australia
468/5 (20.00) & 121/10 (67)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Best Average
Sir Ian Botham
12.500000
Ray Bright
12.571428
Terry Alderman
13.375000
John Emburey
13.833333
Chris Old
15.750000
Best Bowling Fig
Sir Ian Botham
5
Ray Bright
5
Terry Alderman
5
John Emburey
4
Chris Old
3
Most Wickets
Terry Alderman
8
Ray Bright
7
Sir Ian Botham
6
John Emburey
6
Dennis Lillee
4
Most Runs Conceed
Dennis Lillee
112
Terry Alderman
107
Bob Willis
100
Ray Bright
88
John Emburey
83
Best Economy
John Emburey
1.711340
Ray Bright
1.913043
Chris Old
1.968750
Sir Ian Botham
2.205882
Terry Alderman
2.372505
Best Strike Rate
Bob Willis
0.750000
Chris Old
0.723404
Sir Ian Botham
0.537037
Ray Bright
0.519230
Mike Gatting
0.512820
Highest Score
Mike Brearley
48
Kim Hughes
47
Martin Kent
46
Allan Border
40
Mike Gatting
39
Best Averages
John Emburey
40.000000
Chris Old
34.000000
Mike Brearley
30.500000
Mike Gatting
30.000000
Graham Yallop
30.000000
Most Runs
Mike Brearley
61
Mike Gatting
60
Graham Yallop
60
Martin Kent
56
Kim Hughes
52
Most Fours
Mike Brearley
8
Graham Yallop
8
Kim Hughes
7
Martin Kent
7
Graham Gooch
6
Best Averages
Martin Kent
28.000000
Kim Hughes
26.000000
Graham Gooch
21.000000
Geoff Boycott
21.000000
Allan Border
21.000000
Most Runs
Geoff Boycott
42
Graham Gooch
42
Allan Border
42
Graeme Wood
40
John Emburey
40
Most Fours
Mike Gatting
5
John Emburey
5
Ray Bright
4
Geoff Boycott
4
Allan Border
4
Dennis Lillee
3
Chris Old
3
Best Bowling Fig
Bob Willis
2
Dennis Lillee
2
Rodney Hogg
1
Most Not Outs
Chris Old
2
John Emburey
2
Most Wickets
Chris Old
4
Bob Willis
2
Rodney Hogg
1
Most Runs Conceed
Sir Ian Botham
75
Rodney Hogg
68
Most Not Outs
Rodney Hogg
2
Terry Alderman
2
Best Strike Rate
Terry Alderman
0.500000
Mike Brearley
0.484126
Worst Bowling Fig
Ray Bright
68
Terry Alderman
65
Sir Ian Botham
64
Bob Willis
63
Dennis Lillee
61
Most Runs
Chris Old
34
Most Ducks
Bob Taylor
2
David Gower
2
Ray Bright
2
Rodney Hogg
2
Terry Alderman
2
Best Economy
Dennis Lillee
2.545454
Bob Willis
2.564102
Best Strike Rate
Terry Alderman
33.825
Sir Ian Botham
34
Ray Bright
39.4286
Most Fours
Bob Willis
2
Graeme Wood
2
Most Balls Faced
Allan Border
199
Geoff Boycott
178
Graham Yallop
166
Graeme Wood
144
Graham Gooch
136
Mike Brearley
126
Martin Kent
126
Best Average
Dennis Lillee
28.000000
Bob Willis
50.000000
Best Strike Rate
Chris Old
48
John Emburey
48.5
Dennis Lillee
66
Bob Willis
117
Highest Score
Graeme Wood
38
John Emburey
37
Worst Bowling Fig
Rodney Hogg
49
Chris Old
44