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Test Championship
1st
Sun, 17 February 1985, Starts from 00:00
Melbourne
Australia - 214/8 (49.00)
vs
England - 215/3 (45.20)
Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket (in Australia)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
England innigs
215/3 (45.20)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Did not bat: Norman Cowans
Did not bat
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1985
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Graeme Fowler), 2-66 (Paul Downton), 3-76 (David Gower), 4-159 (Allan Lamb),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1985
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 12, nb 5)
20
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
214/8(49 Ov, RR: 4.36)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1985
Career
Graeme Fowler
c & b McDermott
26
69
48
2
0
54.16
In 1985
Career
Paul Downton (WK)
c McCurdy b McDermott
27
81
64
2
0
42.18
In 1985
Career
David Gower (c)
c Alderman b McCurdy
6
23
13
0
0
46.15
In 1985
Career
Allan Lamb
c Kerr b Lawson
53
77
53
3
0
100.00
In 1985
Career
Mike Gatting
c Alderman b O'Donnell
34
76
54
0
0
62.96
In 1985
Career
Chris Cowdrey
lbw b McDermott
0
2
1
0
0
0.00
In 1985
Career
Vic Marks
b Lawson
24
46
38
1
0
63.15
In 1985
Career
Phil Edmonds
b Lawson
20
29
22
2
0
90.90
In 1985
Career
Richard Ellison
not out
2
13
4
0
0
50.00
In 1985
Career
Jonathan Agnew
not out
2
4
3
0
0
66.66
In 1985
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 12, nb 5)
20
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Geoff Lawson
10.00
3
31
3
3.10
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Terry Alderman
10.00
0
48
0
4.80
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Craig McDermott
10.00
0
39
3
3.90
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Rod McCurdy
10.00
1
42
1
4.20
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Simon O'Donnell
9.00
0
39
1
4.33
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Australia innigs
214/8 (49.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Did not bat: Wayne Phillips †, Simon O'Donnell, Geoff Lawson, Craig McDermott, Rod McCurdy, Ter
Did not bat
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1985
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Kepler Wessels), 2-57 (Kim Hughes), 3-58 (Allan Border)
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1985
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 3, nb 6)
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
215/3(45.2 Ov, RR: 4.74)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1985
Career
Kepler Wessels
c Gatting b Ellison
39
56
50
5
0
78.00
In 1985
Career
Robbie Kerr
not out
87
193
126
5
0
69.04
In 1985
Career
Kim Hughes
run out
0
3
3
0
0
0.00
In 1985
Career
Allan Border (c)
c Cowans b Marks
1
7
6
0
0
16.66
In 1985
Career
Dean Jones
not out
78
124
94
8
0
82.97
In 1985
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 3, nb 6)
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Norman Cowans
10.00
0
52
0
5.20
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Richard Ellison
10.00
4
34
1
3.40
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Jonathan Agnew
8.00
0
59
0
7.37
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Vic Marks
7.20
0
33
1
4.50
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
Phil Edmonds
10.00
0
33
0
3.30
0
0
0
In 1985
Career
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