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England v Australia @ Old Trafford, Manchester
13, 14, 15, 16, 17 August 1981 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: DJ Constant, KE Palmer
Match Result: England won by 103 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 10 | 19 | 29 | 1 | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | c Rod Marsh b Terry Alderman | 10 | 0 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 3. Chris Tavare | c Terry Alderman b Mike Whitney | 69 | 193 | 287 | 7 | - |
| 4. David Gower | c Graham Yallop b Mike Whitney | 23 | 49 | 69 | 3 | - |
| *5. Mike Brearley | lbw b Terry Alderman | 2 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| 6. Mike Gatting | c Allan Border b Dennis Lillee | 32 | 42 | 55 | 4 | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | c Ray Bright b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| +8. Alan Knott | c Allan Border b Terry Alderman | 13 | 0 | 63 | 1 | - |
| 9. John Emburey | c Allan Border b Terry Alderman | 1 | 18 | 17 | - | - |
| 10. Paul Allott | not out | 52 | 92 | 117 | 5 | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | c Kim Hughes b Dennis Lillee | 11 | 23 | 53 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Geoff Boycott), 2-25 (Graham Gooch), 3-57 (David Gower), 4-62 (Mike Brearley), 5-109 (Mike Gatting), 6-109 (Ian Botham), 7-131 (Alan Knott), 8-137 (John Emburey), 9-175 (Chris Tavare), 231 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 86.1 ovs) 231 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 24.1 | 8 | 55 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 29 | 5 | 88 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Whitney | 17 | 3 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 16 | 6 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | lbw b Paul Allott | 19 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| 2. John Dyson | c Ian Botham b Bob Willis | 0 | 11 | 18 | - | - |
| *3. Kim Hughes | lbw b Bob Willis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 4. Graham Yallop | c Ian Botham b Bob Willis | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 5. Martin Kent | c Alan Knott b John Emburey | 52 | 45 | 70 | 7 | - |
| 6. Allan Border | c David Gower b Ian Botham | 11 | 0 | 30 | 1 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Ian Botham b Bob Willis | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 8. Ray Bright | c Alan Knott b Ian Botham | 22 | 55 | 85 | 2 | - |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | c Graham Gooch b Ian Botham | 13 | 25 | 38 | 2 | - |
| 10. Mike Whitney | b Paul Allott | 0 | 7 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | not out | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-20 (John Dyson), 2-24 (Kim Hughes), 3-24 (Graham Yallop), 4-24 (Graeme Wood), 5-58 (Allan Border), 6-59 (Rod Marsh), 7-104 (Martin Kent), 8-125 (Dennis Lillee), 9-126 (Mike Whitney), 130 (Ray Bright). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 30.2 ovs) 130 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 14 | 0 | 63 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Allott | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 6.2 | 1 | 28 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | b Terry Alderman | 5 | 18 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | lbw b Terry Alderman | 37 | 0 | 170 | 2 | - |
| 3. Chris Tavare | c Martin Kent b Terry Alderman | 78 | 289 | 423 | 3 | - |
| 4. David Gower | c Ray Bright b Dennis Lillee | 1 | 21 | 22 | - | - |
| 5. Mike Gatting | lbw b Terry Alderman | 11 | 44 | 63 | 1 | - |
| *6. Mike Brearley | c Rod Marsh b Terry Alderman | 3 | 20 | 17 | - | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | c Rod Marsh b Mike Whitney | 118 | 102 | 123 | 13 | 6 |
| +8. Alan Knott | c John Dyson b Dennis Lillee | 59 | 0 | 115 | 8 | - |
| 9. John Emburey | c Martin Kent b Mike Whitney | 57 | 122 | 161 | 7 | - |
| 10. Paul Allott | c Kim Hughes b Ray Bright | 14 | 81 | 94 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Graham Gooch), 2-79 (Geoff Boycott), 3-80 (David Gower), 4-98 (Mike Gatting), 5-104 (Mike Brearley), 6-253 (Ian Botham), 7-282 (Chris Tavare), 8-356 (Alan Knott), 9-396 (John Emburey), 404 (Paul Allott). |
| Extras | 1b, 12lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 151.4 ovs) 404 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 46 | 13 | 137 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 52 | 19 | 109 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Whitney | 27 | 6 | 74 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 26.4 | 12 | 68 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Dyson | run out ( > > ) | 5 | 14 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 2. Graeme Wood | c Alan Knott b Paul Allott | 6 | 16 | 29 | 1 | - |
| *3. Kim Hughes | lbw b Ian Botham | 43 | 0 | 90 | 8 | - |
| 4. Graham Yallop | b John Emburey | 114 | 125 | 177 | 17 | - |
| 5. Allan Border | not out | 123 | 0 | 420 | 17 | - |
| 6. Martin Kent | c Mike Brearley b John Emburey | 2 | 17 | 23 | - | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Alan Knott b Bob Willis | 47 | 0 | 110 | 6 | 1 |
| 8. Ray Bright | c Alan Knott b Bob Willis | 5 | 29 | 39 | - | - |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | c Ian Botham b Paul Allott | 28 | 65 | 83 | 3 | - |
| 10. Terry Alderman | lbw b Ian Botham | 0 | 10 | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Mike Whitney | c Mike Gatting b Bob Willis | 0 | 42 | 38 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (John Dyson), 2-24 (Graeme Wood), 3-119 (Kim Hughes), 4-198 (Graham Yallop), 5-206 (Martin Kent), 6-296 (Rod Marsh), 7-322 (Ray Bright), 8-373 (Dennis Lillee), 9-378 (Terry Alderman), 402 (Mike Whitney). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 2w, 18nb, 0pen) 29 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 135.5 ovs) 402 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 30.5 | 2 | 96 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Allott | 17 | 3 | 71 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 36 | 16 | 86 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 49 | 9 | 107 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Gatting | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Graham Gooch, Geoff Boycott, Chris Tavare, David Gower, Mike Gatting, Mike Brearley, Ian Botham, Alan Knott, John Emburey, Paul Allott, Bob Willis