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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
27, 28, 29, 31 August, 1 September 1981 (five-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: HD Bird, BJ Meyer
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | c Mike Brearley b Ian Botham | 66 | 129 | 168 | 6 | - |
| 2. Martin Kent | c Mike Gatting b Ian Botham | 54 | 129 | 179 | 7 | - |
| *3. Kim Hughes | hit wicket b Ian Botham | 31 | 0 | 101 | 1 | - |
| 4. Graham Yallop | c Ian Botham b Bob Willis | 26 | 50 | 59 | 1 | - |
| 5. Allan Border | not out | 106 | 0 | 290 | 13 | - |
| 6. Dirk Wellham | b Bob Willis | 24 | 93 | 112 | 1 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Ian Botham b Bob Willis | 12 | 0 | 18 | 2 | - |
| 8. Ray Bright | c Mike Brearley b Ian Botham | 3 | 40 | 41 | - | - |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | b Bob Willis | 11 | 36 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 10. Terry Alderman | b Ian Botham | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Mike Whitney | b Ian Botham | 4 | 13 | 38 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-120 (Graeme Wood), 2-125 (Martin Kent), 3-169 (Graham Yallop), 4-199 (Kim Hughes), 5-260 (Dirk Wellham), 6-280 (Rod Marsh), 7-303 (Ray Bright), 8-319 (Dennis Lillee), 9-320 (Terry Alderman), 352 (Mike Whitney). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 132 ovs) 352 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 31 | 6 | 91 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 31 | 8 | 63 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 47 | 13 | 125 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 23 | 2 | 58 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Graham Yallop b Dennis Lillee | 137 | 0 | 441 | 7 | - |
| 2. Wayne Larkins | c Terry Alderman b Dennis Lillee | 34 | 75 | 93 | 4 | - |
| 3. Chris Tavare | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 24 | 91 | 127 | 2 | - |
| 4. Mike Gatting | b Dennis Lillee | 53 | 114 | 157 | 5 | - |
| *5. Mike Brearley | c Ray Bright b Terry Alderman | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| 6. Paul Parker | c Martin Kent b Terry Alderman | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | c Graham Yallop b Dennis Lillee | 3 | 5 | 11 | - | - |
| +8. Alan Knott | b Dennis Lillee | 36 | 0 | 68 | 4 | - |
| 9. John Emburey | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | b Terry Alderman | 3 | 7 | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Mike Hendrick | not out | 0 | 6 | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-61 (Wayne Larkins), 2-131 (Chris Tavare), 3-246 (Mike Gatting), 4-248 (Mike Brearley), 5-248 (Paul Parker), 6-256 (Ian Botham), 7-293 (Geoff Boycott), 8-293 (John Emburey), 9-302 (Bob Willis), 314 (Alan Knott). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 3w, 12nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 110.4 ovs) 314 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 31.4 | 4 | 89 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 35 | 4 | 84 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Whitney | 23 | 3 | 76 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 21 | 6 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | c Alan Knott b Mike Hendrick | 21 | 46 | 62 | 1 | - |
| 2. Martin Kent | c Mike Brearley b Ian Botham | 7 | 17 | 33 | 1 | - |
| *3. Kim Hughes | lbw b Mike Hendrick | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 4. Graham Yallop | b Mike Hendrick | 35 | 62 | 85 | 3 | - |
| 5. Allan Border | c Chris Tavare b John Emburey | 84 | 0 | 192 | 8 | - |
| 6. Dirk Wellham | lbw b Ian Botham | 103 | 221 | 266 | 12 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Mike Gatting b Ian Botham | 52 | 0 | 96 | 7 | - |
| 8. Ray Bright | b Ian Botham | 11 | 14 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | not out | 8 | 36 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 10. Mike Whitney | c Ian Botham b Mike Hendrick | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman |
| FOW | 1-26 (Martin Kent), 2-36 (Kim Hughes), 3-41 (Graeme Wood), 4-104 (Graham Yallop), 5-205 (Allan Border), 6-291 (Rod Marsh), 7-332 (Ray Bright), 8-343 (Dirk Wellham), 9-344 (Mike Whitney). |
| Extras | 1b, 8lb, 1w, 7nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 104.2 ovs) 344 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 29.2 | 6 | 82 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 42 | 9 | 128 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 23 | 3 | 76 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Wayne Larkins | c Terry Alderman b Dennis Lillee | 24 | 78 | 119 | 4 | - |
| 3. Chris Tavare | c Martin Kent b Mike Whitney | 8 | 36 | 44 | - | - |
| 4. Mike Gatting | c Martin Kent b Dennis Lillee | 56 | 70 | 85 | 7 | - |
| 5. Paul Parker | c Martin Kent b Terry Alderman | 13 | 46 | 55 | 2 | - |
| *6. Mike Brearley | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 51 | 160 | 166 | 7 | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | lbw b Terry Alderman | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | - |
| +8. Alan Knott | not out | 70 | 0 | 167 | 11 | - |
| 9. John Emburey | not out | 5 | 33 | 52 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | ||||||
| 11. Mike Hendrick |
| FOW | 1-0 (Geoff Boycott), 2-18 (Chris Tavare), 3-88 (Wayne Larkins), 4-101 (Mike Gatting), 5-127 (Paul Parker), 6-144 (Ian Botham), 7-237 (Mike Brearley). |
| Extras | 2b, 5lb, 2w, 9nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 95 ovs) 261 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 30 | 10 | 70 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 19 | 6 | 60 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Whitney | 11 | 4 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 27 | 12 | 50 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Yallop | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Geoff Boycott, Wayne Larkins, Chris Tavare, Mike Gatting, Paul Parker, Mike Brearley, Ian Botham, Alan Knott, John Emburey, Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick