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Test Championship
1st Test
Thu, 18 June 1981, Starts from 00:00
Nottingham
England -
vs
Australia -
The Ashes (Australia in England)
Australia won by 4 wickets
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
England innigs
378/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Ian Botham (c)
b Alderman
1
-
8
0
0
12.50
In 1981
Career
Extras
(lb 6, nb 4, w 1)
11
TOTAL
(56.4 Ov, RR: 3.26)
0
In 1981
Career
Graham Gooch
c Wood b Lillee
10
18
18
2
0
55.55
In 1981
Career
Geoff Boycott
c Border b Alderman
27
82
53
1
0
50.94
In 1981
Career
Bob Woolmer
c Wood b Lillee
0
9
9
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
David Gower
c Yallop b Lillee
26
65
39
4
0
66.66
In 1981
Career
Mike Gatting
lbw b Hogg
52
154
117
6
0
44.44
In 1981
Career
Peter Willey
c Border b Alderman
10
35
22
1
0
45.45
In 1981
Career
Ian Botham (c)
b Alderman
1
15
8
0
0
12.50
In 1981
Career
Paul Downton (WK)
c Yallop b Alderman
8
35
23
0
0
34.78
In 1981
Career
Graham Dilley
b Hogg
34
71
49
6
0
69.38
In 1981
Career
Bob Willis
c †Marsh b Hogg
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Mike Hendrick
not out
6
19
8
1
0
75.00
In 1981
Career
Extras
(lb 6, nb 4, w 1)
11
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
13.00
3
34
3
2.61
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Terry Alderman
24.00
7
68
4
2.83
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Rodney Hogg
11.40
1
47
3
4.02
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Geoff Lawson
8.00
3
25
0
3.12
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Australia innigs
377/5 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graeme Wood
lbw b Dilley
0
1
2
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
John Dyson
c Woolmer b Willis
5
61
45
0
0
11.11
In 1981
Career
Graham Yallop
b Hendrick
13
64
47
0
0
27.65
In 1981
Career
Kim Hughes (c)
lbw b Willis
7
42
34
1
0
20.58
In 1981
Career
Trevor Chappell
b Hendrick
17
122
80
1
0
21.25
In 1981
Career
Allan Border
c & b Botham
63
266
204
7
0
30.88
In 1981
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c Boycott b Willis
19
21
13
3
0
146.15
In 1981
Career
Geoff Lawson
c Gower b Botham
14
30
18
1
0
77.77
In 1981
Career
Dennis Lillee
c †Downton b Dilley
12
57
48
1
0
25.00
In 1981
Career
Rodney Hogg
c Boycott b Dilley
0
10
7
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Terry Alderman
not out
12
51
31
0
0
38.70
In 1981
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 8, nb 4, w 1)
17
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Graham Dilley
20.00
7
38
3
1.90
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Bob Willis
30.00
14
47
3
1.56
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Mike Hendrick
20.00
7
43
2
2.15
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Ian Botham
16.50
6
34
2
2.01
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
England innigs
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graham Gooch
c Yallop b Lillee
6
10
9
1
0
66.66
In 1981
Career
Geoff Boycott
c †Marsh b Alderman
4
16
9
1
0
44.44
In 1981
Career
Bob Woolmer
c †Marsh b Alderman
0
7
4
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
David Gower
c sub (MF Kent) b Lillee
28
117
72
3
0
38.88
In 1981
Career
Mike Gatting
lbw b Alderman
15
42
34
2
0
44.11
In 1981
Career
Peter Willey
lbw b Lillee
13
30
27
2
0
48.14
In 1981
Career
Paul Downton (WK)
lbw b Alderman
3
19
12
0
0
25.00
In 1981
Career
Graham Dilley
c †Marsh b Alderman
13
20
18
2
0
72.22
In 1981
Career
Bob Willis
c Chappell b Lillee
1
20
10
0
0
10.00
In 1981
Career
Mike Hendrick
not out
0
5
2
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Extras
(lb 8, nb 1)
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
16.40
2
46
5
2.76
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Terry Alderman
19.00
3
62
5
3.26
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Rodney Hogg
3.00
1
8
0
2.66
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Australia innigs
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graeme Wood
c Woolmer b Willis
8
31
28
1
0
28.57
In 1981
Career
John Dyson
c †Downton b Dilley
38
145
89
1
0
42.69
In 1981
Career
Graham Yallop
c Gatting b Botham
6
42
34
0
0
17.64
In 1981
Career
Kim Hughes (c)
lbw b Dilley
22
58
53
3
0
41.50
In 1981
Career
Trevor Chappell
not out
20
94
65
0
0
30.76
In 1981
Career
Allan Border
b Dilley
20
65
49
2
0
40.81
In 1981
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
lbw b Dilley
0
2
2
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Geoff Lawson
not out
5
15
11
1
0
45.45
In 1981
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 6, nb 6)
13
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Graham Dilley
11.10
4
24
4
2.14
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Bob Willis
13.00
2
28
1
2.15
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Mike Hendrick
20.00
7
33
0
1.65
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Ian Botham
10.00
1
34
1
3.40
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
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