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England v Australia @ Edgbaston, Birmingham
30, 31 July, 1, 2 August 1981 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: HD Bird, DO Oslear
Match Result: England won by 29 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Rod Marsh b Terry Alderman | 13 | 0 | 44 | 1 | - |
| *2. Mike Brearley | c Allan Border b Dennis Lillee | 48 | 109 | 166 | 6 | - |
| 3. David Gower | c Rodney Hogg b Terry Alderman | 0 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 4. Graham Gooch | c Rod Marsh b Ray Bright | 21 | 43 | 50 | 3 | - |
| 5. Mike Gatting | c Terry Alderman b Dennis Lillee | 21 | 46 | 89 | 2 | - |
| 6. Peter Willey | b Ray Bright | 16 | 59 | 66 | 2 | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | b Terry Alderman | 26 | 43 | 58 | 3 | - |
| 8. John Emburey | b Rodney Hogg | 3 | 33 | 39 | - | - |
| +9. Bob Taylor | b Terry Alderman | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Chris Old | not out | 11 | 23 | 35 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | c Rod Marsh b Terry Alderman | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-29 (Geoff Boycott), 2-29 (David Gower), 3-60 (Graham Gooch), 4-101 (Mike Brearley), 5-126 (Mike Gatting), 6-145 (Peter Willey), 7-161 (Ian Botham), 8-161 (Bob Taylor), 9-165 (John Emburey), 189 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 1b, 5lb, 1w, 10nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69.1 ovs) 189 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 18 | 4 | 61 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 23.1 | 8 | 42 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 16 | 3 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 12 | 4 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | run out (Chris Old > > ) | 38 | 139 | 174 | 2 | - |
| 2. John Dyson | b Chris Old | 1 | 11 | 14 | - | - |
| 3. Allan Border | c Bob Taylor b Chris Old | 2 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| 4. Ray Bright | lbw b Ian Botham | 27 | 51 | 63 | 4 | - |
| *5. Kim Hughes | lbw b Chris Old | 47 | 0 | 112 | 7 | - |
| 6. Graham Yallop | b John Emburey | 30 | 70 | 98 | 3 | - |
| 7. Martin Kent | c Bob Willis b John Emburey | 46 | 81 | 109 | 6 | - |
| +8. Rod Marsh | b John Emburey | 2 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | b John Emburey | 18 | 43 | 40 | 3 | - |
| 10. Rodney Hogg | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | not out | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (John Dyson), 2-14 (Allan Border), 3-62 (Ray Bright), 4-115 (Graeme Wood), 5-166 (Kim Hughes), 6-203 (Graham Yallop), 7-220 (Rod Marsh), 8-253 (Martin Kent), 9-253 (Rodney Hogg), 258 (Dennis Lillee). |
| Extras | 4b, 19lb, 0w, 21nb, 0pen) 44 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 86.5 ovs) 258 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 19 | 3 | 63 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 21 | 8 | 44 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 26.5 | 12 | 43 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 20 | 1 | 64 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Rod Marsh b Ray Bright | 29 | 0 | 190 | 3 | - |
| *2. Mike Brearley | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 13 | 17 | 17 | 2 | - |
| 3. David Gower | c Allan Border b Ray Bright | 23 | 59 | 70 | 2 | - |
| 4. Graham Gooch | b Ray Bright | 21 | 93 | 116 | 3 | - |
| 5. Mike Gatting | b Ray Bright | 39 | 71 | 103 | 3 | - |
| 6. Peter Willey | b Ray Bright | 5 | 22 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 3 | 11 | 15 | - | - |
| 8. Chris Old | c Rod Marsh b Terry Alderman | 23 | 24 | 27 | 3 | - |
| 9. John Emburey | not out | 37 | 79 | 92 | 5 | - |
| +10. Bob Taylor | lbw b Terry Alderman | 8 | 47 | 70 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | c Rod Marsh b Terry Alderman | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Mike Brearley), 2-52 (David Gower), 3-89 (Geoff Boycott), 4-98 (Graham Gooch), 5-110 (Peter Willey), 6-115 (Ian Botham), 7-154 (Chris Old), 8-167 (Mike Gatting), 9-217 (Bob Taylor), 219 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 1w, 9nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92 ovs) 219 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 26 | 9 | 51 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 22 | 5 | 65 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 10 | 3 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 34 | 17 | 68 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | lbw b Chris Old | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 2. John Dyson | lbw b Bob Willis | 13 | 46 | 62 | 1 | - |
| 3. Allan Border | c Mike Gatting b John Emburey | 40 | 0 | 213 | 4 | - |
| *4. Kim Hughes | c John Emburey b Bob Willis | 5 | 0 | 16 | - | - |
| 5. Graham Yallop | c Ian Botham b John Emburey | 30 | 96 | 114 | 5 | - |
| 6. Martin Kent | b Ian Botham | 10 | 45 | 68 | 1 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | b Ian Botham | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 8. Ray Bright | lbw b Ian Botham | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 3 | 19 | 19 | - | - |
| 10. Rodney Hogg | not out | 0 | 6 | 11 | - | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | b Ian Botham | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Graeme Wood), 2-19 (John Dyson), 3-29 (Kim Hughes), 4-87 (Graham Yallop), 5-105 (Allan Border), 6-114 (Rod Marsh), 7-114 (Ray Bright), 8-120 (Dennis Lillee), 9-121 (Martin Kent), 121 (Terry Alderman). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 67 ovs) 121 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 20 | 6 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 11 | 4 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 22 | 10 | 40 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 14 | 9 | 11 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Geoff Boycott, Mike Brearley, David Gower, Graham Gooch, Mike Gatting, Peter Willey, Ian Botham, Chris Old, John Emburey, Bob Taylor, Bob Willis