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England v Australia @ Headingley, Leeds
13, 14, 15, 17, 18 June 1985 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: BJ Meyer, KE Palmer
Match Result: England won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | lbw b Paul Allott | 14 | 22 | 26 | 3 | - |
| 2. Andrew Hilditch | c Paul Downton b Graham Gooch | 119 | 0 | 246 | 17 | 2 |
| 3. Kepler Wessels | c Ian Botham b John Emburey | 36 | 103 | 150 | 4 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Ian Botham b Norman Cowans | 32 | 0 | 115 | 5 | - |
| 5. David Boon | lbw b Graham Gooch | 14 | 45 | 43 | 1 | - |
| 6. Greg Ritchie | b Ian Botham | 46 | 64 | 92 | 8 | - |
| +7. Wayne Phillips | c David Gower b John Emburey | 30 | 35 | 44 | 6 | - |
| 8. Craig McDermott | b Ian Botham | 18 | 38 | 52 | 4 | - |
| 9. Simon O'Donnell | lbw b Ian Botham | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Geoff Lawson | c Paul Downton b Paul Allott | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Jeff Thomson | not out | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Graeme Wood), 2-155 (Kepler Wessels), 3-201 (Andrew Hilditch), 4-229 (David Boon), 5-229 (Allan Border), 6-284 (Wayne Phillips), 7-326 (Greg Ritchie), 8-326 (Simon O'Donnell), 9-327 (Geoff Lawson), 331 (Craig McDermott). |
| Extras | 0b, 13lb, 4w, 1nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.1 ovs) 331 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Norman Cowans | 20 | 4 | 78 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Allott | 22 | 3 | 74 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 29.1 | 8 | 86 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Gooch | 21 | 4 | 57 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 6 | 1 | 23 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | lbw b Craig McDermott | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 2. Tim Robinson | c David Boon b Geoff Lawson | 175 | 272 | 414 | 26 | - |
| *3. David Gower | c Wayne Phillips b Craig McDermott | 17 | 22 | 28 | 2 | - |
| 4. Mike Gatting | c Andrew Hilditch b Craig McDermott | 53 | 108 | 142 | 7 | - |
| 5. Allan Lamb | b Simon O'Donnell | 38 | 65 | 84 | 8 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | b Jeff Thomson | 60 | 51 | 59 | 10 | 2 |
| 7. Peter Willey | c Andrew Hilditch b Geoff Lawson | 36 | 68 | 88 | 5 | - |
| +8. Paul Downton | c Allan Border b Craig McDermott | 54 | 98 | 127 | 9 | - |
| 9. John Emburey | b Geoff Lawson | 21 | 22 | 33 | 4 | - |
| 10. Paul Allott | c David Boon b Jeff Thomson | 12 | 34 | 35 | 2 | - |
| 11. Norman Cowans | not out | 22 | 28 | 43 | 5 | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Graham Gooch), 2-50 (David Gower), 3-186 (Mike Gatting), 4-264 (Allan Lamb), 5-344 (Ian Botham), 6-417 (Tim Robinson), 7-422 (Peter Willey), 8-462 (John Emburey), 9-484 (Paul Allott), 533 (Paul Downton). |
| Extras | 5b, 16lb, 5w, 14nb, 0pen) 40 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 125 ovs) 533 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Lawson | 26 | 4 | 117 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 32 | 2 | 134 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 34 | 3 | 166 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon O'Donnell | 27 | 8 | 77 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kepler Wessels | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | c Allan Lamb b Ian Botham | 3 | 12 | 11 | - | - |
| 2. Andrew Hilditch | c Tim Robinson b John Emburey | 80 | 0 | 194 | 13 | 1 |
| 3. Kepler Wessels | b John Emburey | 64 | 128 | 152 | 10 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Paul Downton b Ian Botham | 8 | 0 | 37 | - | - |
| 5. David Boon | b Norman Cowans | 22 | 69 | 78 | 2 | - |
| 6. Greg Ritchie | b John Emburey | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| +7. Wayne Phillips | c Allan Lamb b Ian Botham | 91 | 171 | 189 | 12 | - |
| 8. Simon O'Donnell | c Paul Downton b Ian Botham | 24 | 73 | 97 | 3 | - |
| 9. Geoff Lawson | c Paul Downton b John Emburey | 15 | 0 | 39 | 3 | - |
| 10. Craig McDermott | c Graham Gooch b John Emburey | 6 | 20 | 19 | - | - |
| 11. Jeff Thomson | not out | 2 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Graeme Wood), 2-144 (Kepler Wessels), 3-151 (Andrew Hilditch), 4-159 (Allan Border), 5-160 (Greg Ritchie), 6-192 (David Boon), 7-272 (Simon O'Donnell), 8-307 (Wayne Phillips), 9-318 (Geoff Lawson), 324 (Craig McDermott). |
| Extras | 4b, 3lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 115.4 ovs) 324 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ian Botham | 33 | 7 | 107 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Allott | 17 | 4 | 57 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 43.4 | 14 | 82 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Cowans | 13 | 2 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Gooch | 9 | 3 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | lbw b Simon O'Donnell | 28 | 65 | 88 | 3 | - |
| 2. Tim Robinson | b Geoff Lawson | 21 | 31 | 48 | 4 | - |
| *3. David Gower | c Allan Border b Simon O'Donnell | 5 | 18 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 4. Mike Gatting | c Wayne Phillips b Geoff Lawson | 12 | 20 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 5. Allan Lamb | not out | 31 | 63 | 81 | 5 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | b Simon O'Donnell | 12 | 23 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 7. Peter Willey | not out | 3 | 16 | 24 | - | - |
| +8. Paul Downton | ||||||
| 9. John Emburey | ||||||
| 10. Paul Allott | ||||||
| 11. Norman Cowans |
| FOW | 1-44 (Tim Robinson), 2-59 (David Gower), 3-71 (Graham Gooch), 4-83 (Mike Gatting), 5-110 (Ian Botham). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 38.4 ovs) 123 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Lawson | 16 | 4 | 51 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon O'Donnell | 15.4 | 5 | 37 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Graham Gooch, Tim Robinson, David Gower, Mike Gatting, Allan Lamb, Ian Botham, Peter Willey, Paul Downton, John Emburey, Paul Allott, Norman Cowans