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Thu, 16 Jul - Tue, 21 Jul 1981 - 00:00 – 3rd Test • Headingley, Leeds
England won by 18 runs
England
401/10 (20.00) & 356/10 (87.3)
Australia
468/5 (20.00) & 111/10 (36.1)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
468/5 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
John Dyson
b Dilley
102
234
294
14
0
43.58
In 1981
Career
Graeme Wood
lbw b Botham
34
55
71
4
0
61.81
In 1981
Career
Trevor Chappell
c †Taylor b Willey
27
135
161
2
0
20.00
In 1981
Career
Kim Hughes (c)
c & b Botham
89
208
270
8
0
42.78
In 1981
Career
Ray Bright
b Dilley
7
36
48
1
0
19.44
In 1981
Career
Graham Yallop
c †Taylor b Botham
58
167
208
5
0
34.73
In 1981
Career
Allan Border
lbw b Botham
8
20
35
1
0
40.00
In 1981
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
b Botham
28
50
65
5
0
56.00
In 1981
Career
Geoff Lawson
c †Taylor b Botham
13
35
45
2
0
37.14
In 1981
Career
Dennis Lillee
not out
3
6
8
0
0
50.00
In 1981
Career
Terry Alderman
not out
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 13, nb 12, w 3)
32
Total
401/9d 155.2 Ov (RR: 2.58)
7619
17974
0
798
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Willis
30.00
8
72
0
2.40
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Chris Old
43.00
14
91
0
2.11
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Graham Dilley
27.00
4
78
2
2.88
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Ian Botham
39.20
11
95
6
2.41
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Peter Willey
13.00
2
31
1
2.38
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Geoff Boycott
3.00
2
2
0
0.66
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
England innigs
401/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graham Gooch
lbw b Alderman
2
7
17
0
0
28.57
In 1981
Career
Geoff Boycott
b Lawson
12
58
89
0
0
20.68
In 1981
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c †Marsh b Alderman
10
53
64
0
0
18.86
In 1981
Career
David Gower
c †Marsh b Lawson
24
50
58
3
0
48.00
In 1981
Career
Mike Gatting
lbw b Lillee
15
29
58
2
0
51.72
In 1981
Career
Peter Willey
b Lawson
8
22
29
0
0
36.36
In 1981
Career
Ian Botham
c †Marsh b Lillee
50
54
80
8
0
92.59
In 1981
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
c †Marsh b Lillee
5
23
36
1
0
21.73
In 1981
Career
Graham Dilley
c & b Lillee
13
17
30
2
0
76.47
In 1981
Career
Chris Old
c Border b Alderman
0
4
4
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Bob Willis
not out
1
4
5
0
0
25.00
In 1981
Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 11, nb 11, w 6)
34
Total
174 50.5 Ov (RR: 3.42)
3306
6099
0
304
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
18.50
7
49
4
2.60
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Terry Alderman
19.00
4
59
3
3.10
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Geoff Lawson
13.00
3
32
3
2.46
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Australia innigs
356/10 (87.3)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graham Gooch
c Alderman b Lillee
0
3
2
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Geoff Boycott
lbw b Alderman
46
141
215
1
0
32.62
In 1981
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c Alderman b Lillee
14
29
33
3
0
48.27
In 1981
Career
David Gower
c Border b Alderman
9
22
36
1
0
40.90
In 1981
Career
Mike Gatting
lbw b Alderman
1
10
10
0
0
10.00
In 1981
Career
Peter Willey
c Dyson b Lillee
33
56
84
6
0
58.92
In 1981
Career
Ian Botham
not out
149
148
219
27
1
100.67
In 1981
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
c Bright b Alderman
1
9
9
0
0
11.11
In 1981
Career
Graham Dilley
b Alderman
56
75
80
9
0
74.66
In 1981
Career
Chris Old
b Lawson
29
31
54
6
0
93.54
In 1981
Career
Bob Willis
c Border b Alderman
2
9
31
0
0
22.22
In 1981
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 3, nb 5, w 3)
16
Total
356 87.3 Ov (RR: 4.06)
6764
10127
0
1007
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
25.00
6
94
3
3.76
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Terry Alderman
35.30
6
135
6
3.80
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Geoff Lawson
23.00
4
96
1
4.17
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Ray Bright
4.00
0
15
0
3.75
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
England innigs
111/10 (36.1)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
John Dyson
c †Taylor b Willis
34
83
119
3
0
40.96
In 1981
Career
Graeme Wood
c †Taylor b Botham
10
10
9
2
0
100.00
In 1981
Career
Trevor Chappell
c †Taylor b Willis
8
56
68
0
0
14.28
In 1981
Career
Kim Hughes (c)
c Botham b Willis
0
9
14
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Graham Yallop
c Gatting b Willis
0
3
2
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Allan Border
b Old
0
8
13
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c Dilley b Willis
4
9
18
0
0
44.44
In 1981
Career
Ray Bright
b Willis
19
32
49
2
0
59.37
In 1981
Career
Geoff Lawson
c †Taylor b Willis
1
2
2
0
0
50.00
In 1981
Career
Dennis Lillee
c Gatting b Willis
17
15
22
3
0
113.33
In 1981
Career
Terry Alderman
not out
0
5
6
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Extras
(lb 3, nb 14, w 1)
18
Total
111 36.1 Ov (RR: 3.06)
2109
4408
0
190
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Ian Botham
7.00
3
14
1
2.00
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Graham Dilley
2.00
0
11
0
5.50
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Bob Willis
15.10
3
43
8
2.83
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Chris Old
9.00
1
21
1
2.33
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Peter Willey
3.00
1
4
0
1.33
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
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