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England v Australia @ Headingley, Leeds
16, 17, 18, 20, 21 July 1981 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: DGL Evans, BJ Meyer
Match Result: England won by 18 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Dyson | b Graham Dilley | 102 | 234 | 294 | 14 | - |
| 2. Graeme Wood | lbw b Ian Botham | 34 | 55 | 71 | 4 | - |
| 3. Trevor Chappell | c Bob Taylor b Peter Willey | 27 | 135 | 161 | 2 | - |
| *4. Kim Hughes | c & b Ian Botham | 89 | 0 | 270 | 8 | - |
| 5. Ray Bright | b Graham Dilley | 7 | 36 | 48 | 1 | - |
| 6. Graham Yallop | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 58 | 167 | 208 | 5 | - |
| 7. Allan Border | lbw b Ian Botham | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 | - |
| +8. Rod Marsh | b Ian Botham | 28 | 0 | 65 | 5 | - |
| 9. Geoff Lawson | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 13 | 0 | 45 | 2 | - |
| 10. Dennis Lillee | not out | 3 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-55 (Graeme Wood), 2-149 (Trevor Chappell), 3-196 (John Dyson), 4-220 (Ray Bright), 5-332 (Kim Hughes), 6-354 (Allan Border), 7-357 (Graham Yallop), 8-396 (Geoff Lawson), 9-401 (Rod Marsh). |
| Extras | 4b, 13lb, 3w, 12nb, 0pen) 32 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 155.2 ovs) 401 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 30 | 8 | 72 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 43 | 14 | 91 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Dilley | 27 | 4 | 78 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 39.2 | 11 | 95 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Willey | 13 | 2 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Boycott | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | lbw b Terry Alderman | 2 | 7 | 17 | - | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | b Geoff Lawson | 12 | 0 | 89 | - | - |
| *3. Mike Brearley | c Rod Marsh b Terry Alderman | 10 | 53 | 64 | - | - |
| 4. David Gower | c Rod Marsh b Geoff Lawson | 24 | 50 | 58 | 3 | - |
| 5. Mike Gatting | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 15 | 29 | 58 | 2 | - |
| 6. Peter Willey | b Geoff Lawson | 8 | 22 | 29 | - | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 50 | 54 | 80 | 8 | - |
| +8. Bob Taylor | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 5 | 23 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 9. Graham Dilley | c & b Dennis Lillee | 13 | 17 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 10. Chris Old | c Allan Border b Terry Alderman | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Graham Gooch), 2-40 (Mike Brearley), 3-42 (Geoff Boycott), 4-84 (David Gower), 5-87 (Mike Gatting), 6-112 (Peter Willey), 7-148 (Bob Taylor), 8-166 (Ian Botham), 9-167 (Chris Old), 174 (Graham Dilley). |
| Extras | 6b, 11lb, 6w, 11nb, 0pen) 34 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 50.5 ovs) 174 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 18.5 | 7 | 49 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 19 | 4 | 59 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Lawson | 13 | 3 | 32 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | c Terry Alderman b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | lbw b Terry Alderman | 46 | 0 | 215 | 1 | - |
| *3. Mike Brearley | c Terry Alderman b Dennis Lillee | 14 | 29 | 33 | 3 | - |
| 4. David Gower | c Allan Border b Terry Alderman | 9 | 22 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 5. Mike Gatting | lbw b Terry Alderman | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 6. Peter Willey | c John Dyson b Dennis Lillee | 33 | 56 | 84 | 6 | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | not out | 149 | 148 | 219 | 27 | 1 |
| +8. Bob Taylor | c Ray Bright b Terry Alderman | 1 | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 9. Graham Dilley | b Terry Alderman | 56 | 75 | 80 | 9 | - |
| 10. Chris Old | b Geoff Lawson | 29 | 31 | 54 | 6 | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | c Allan Border b Terry Alderman | 2 | 9 | 31 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Graham Gooch), 2-18 (Mike Brearley), 3-37 (David Gower), 4-41 (Mike Gatting), 5-105 (Peter Willey), 6-133 (Geoff Boycott), 7-135 (Bob Taylor), 8-252 (Graham Dilley), 9-319 (Chris Old), 356 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 5b, 3lb, 3w, 5nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 87.3 ovs) 356 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 25 | 6 | 94 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 35.3 | 6 | 135 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Lawson | 23 | 4 | 96 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Dyson | c Bob Taylor b Bob Willis | 34 | 83 | 119 | 3 | - |
| 2. Graeme Wood | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | - |
| 3. Trevor Chappell | c Bob Taylor b Bob Willis | 8 | 56 | 68 | - | - |
| *4. Kim Hughes | c Ian Botham b Bob Willis | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - |
| 5. Graham Yallop | c Mike Gatting b Bob Willis | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 6. Allan Border | b Chris Old | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Graham Dilley b Bob Willis | 4 | 0 | 18 | - | - |
| 8. Ray Bright | b Bob Willis | 19 | 32 | 49 | 2 | - |
| 9. Geoff Lawson | c Bob Taylor b Bob Willis | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Dennis Lillee | c Mike Gatting b Bob Willis | 17 | 15 | 22 | 3 | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | not out | 0 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Graeme Wood), 2-56 (Trevor Chappell), 3-58 (Kim Hughes), 4-58 (Graham Yallop), 5-65 (Allan Border), 6-68 (John Dyson), 7-74 (Rod Marsh), 8-75 (Geoff Lawson), 9-110 (Dennis Lillee), 111 (Ray Bright). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 1w, 14nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 36.1 ovs) 111 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 15.1 | 3 | 43 | 8 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 9 | 1 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Dilley | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 7 | 3 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Willey | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Graham Gooch, Geoff Boycott, Mike Brearley, David Gower, Mike Gatting, Peter Willey, Ian Botham, Bob Taylor, Graham Dilley, Chris Old, Bob Willis