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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
29, 30, 31 August, 2 September 1985 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: HD Bird, KE Palmer
Match Result: England won by an innings and 94 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | c & b Craig McDermott | 196 | 310 | 423 | 27 | - |
| 2. Tim Robinson | b Craig McDermott | 3 | 21 | 35 | - | - |
| *3. David Gower | c Murray Bennett b Craig McDermott | 157 | 216 | 335 | 20 | - |
| 4. Mike Gatting | c Allan Border b Murray Bennett | 4 | 27 | 25 | - | - |
| 5. John Emburey | c Dirk Wellham b Geoff Lawson | 9 | 17 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 6. Allan Lamb | c Craig McDermott b Geoff Lawson | 1 | 15 | 28 | - | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | c Wayne Phillips b Geoff Lawson | 12 | 23 | 34 | 2 | - |
| +8. Paul Downton | b Craig McDermott | 16 | 46 | 75 | 1 | - |
| 9. Richard Ellison | c Wayne Phillips b Dave Gilbert | 3 | 32 | 43 | - | - |
| 10. Phil Edmonds | lbw b Geoff Lawson | 12 | 26 | 34 | 2 | - |
| 11. Les Taylor | not out | 1 | 10 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-20 (Tim Robinson), 2-371 (David Gower), 3-376 (Mike Gatting), 4-403 (Graham Gooch), 5-405 (John Emburey), 6-418 (Allan Lamb), 7-425 (Ian Botham), 8-447 (Richard Ellison), 9-452 (Paul Downton), 464 (Phil Edmonds). |
| Extras | 13b, 11lb, 0w, 26nb, 0pen) 50 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 118.2 ovs) 464 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Lawson | 29.2 | 6 | 101 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 31 | 2 | 108 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dave Gilbert | 21 | 2 | 96 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Murray Bennett | 32 | 8 | 111 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kepler Wessels | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | lbw b Ian Botham | 22 | 27 | 31 | 3 | - |
| 2. Andrew Hilditch | c Graham Gooch b Ian Botham | 17 | 0 | 60 | 1 | - |
| 3. Kepler Wessels | b John Emburey | 12 | 51 | 56 | - | - |
| *4. Allan Border | b Phil Edmonds | 38 | 0 | 105 | 4 | - |
| 5. Dirk Wellham | c Paul Downton b Richard Ellison | 13 | 41 | 52 | 2 | - |
| 6. Greg Ritchie | not out | 64 | 156 | 195 | 5 | - |
| +7. Wayne Phillips | b Phil Edmonds | 18 | 29 | 38 | 2 | - |
| 8. Murray Bennett | c Tim Robinson b Richard Ellison | 12 | 46 | 49 | 1 | - |
| 9. Geoff Lawson | c Ian Botham b Les Taylor | 14 | 0 | 29 | 1 | - |
| 10. Craig McDermott | run out ( > > ) | 25 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 1 |
| 11. Dave Gilbert | b Ian Botham | 1 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-35 (Graeme Wood), 2-52 (Andrew Hilditch), 3-56 (Kepler Wessels), 4-101 (Dirk Wellham), 5-109 (Allan Border), 6-144 (Wayne Phillips), 7-171 (Murray Bennett), 8-192 (Geoff Lawson), 9-235 (Craig McDermott), 241 (Dave Gilbert). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 84 ovs) 241 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ian Botham | 20 | 3 | 64 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Les Taylor | 13 | 1 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Ellison | 18 | 5 | 35 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 19 | 7 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 14 | 2 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | b Ian Botham | 6 | 18 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 2. Andrew Hilditch | c David Gower b Les Taylor | 9 | 0 | 36 | - | - |
| 3. Kepler Wessels | c Paul Downton b Ian Botham | 7 | 21 | 34 | - | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Ian Botham b Richard Ellison | 58 | 0 | 157 | 7 | - |
| 5. Dirk Wellham | lbw b Richard Ellison | 5 | 17 | 19 | - | - |
| 6. Greg Ritchie | c Paul Downton b Richard Ellison | 6 | 42 | 58 | - | - |
| +7. Wayne Phillips | c Paul Downton b Ian Botham | 10 | 24 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 8. Murray Bennett | c & b Les Taylor | 11 | 29 | 43 | 1 | - |
| 9. Geoff Lawson | c Paul Downton b Richard Ellison | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 10. Craig McDermott | c Ian Botham b Richard Ellison | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Dave Gilbert | not out | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Graeme Wood), 2-16 (Andrew Hilditch), 3-37 (Kepler Wessels), 4-51 (Dirk Wellham), 5-71 (Greg Ritchie), 6-96 (Wayne Phillips), 7-114 (Allan Border), 8-127 (Geoff Lawson), 9-129 (Craig McDermott), 129 (Murray Bennett). |
| Extras | 4b, 0lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 46.3 ovs) 129 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ian Botham | 17 | 3 | 44 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Les Taylor | 11.3 | 1 | 34 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Ellison | 17 | 3 | 46 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Graham Gooch, Tim Robinson, David Gower, Mike Gatting, John Emburey, Allan Lamb, Ian Botham, Paul Downton, Richard Ellison, Phil Edmonds, Les Taylor