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Australia v England @ Adelaide Oval
10, 11, 12, 14, 15 December 1982 (five-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: RA French, MW Johnson
Match Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Kepler Wessels | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 44 | 89 | 109 | 4 | - |
| 2. John Dyson | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 44 | 125 | 179 | 3 | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | c David Gower b Bob Willis | 115 | 201 | 239 | 18 | - |
| 4. Kim Hughes | run out ( > > ) | 88 | 0 | 277 | 6 | 2 |
| 5. Geoff Lawson | c Ian Botham b Bob Willis | 2 | 0 | 23 | - | - |
| 6. Allan Border | c Bob Taylor b Derek Pringle | 26 | 0 | 135 | 1 | 1 |
| 7. David Hookes | c Ian Botham b Eddie Hemmings | 37 | 69 | 94 | - | - |
| +8. Rod Marsh | c Eddie Hemmings b Derek Pringle | 3 | 0 | 16 | - | - |
| 9. Bruce Yardley | c David Gower b Ian Botham | 38 | 66 | 78 | 2 | - |
| 10. Rodney Hogg | not out | 14 | 45 | 66 | - | - |
| 11. Jeff Thomson | c & b Ian Botham | 3 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-76 (Kepler Wessels), 2-138 (John Dyson), 3-264 (Greg Chappell), 4-270 (Geoff Lawson), 5-315 (Kim Hughes), 6-355 (Allan Border), 7-359 (Rod Marsh), 8-391 (David Hookes), 9-430 (Bruce Yardley), 438 (Jeff Thomson). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 18nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 156.5 ovs) 438 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 25 | 8 | 76 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 36.5 | 5 | 112 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Pringle | 33 | 5 | 97 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 14 | 2 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Hemmings | 48 | 17 | 96 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Chris Tavare | c Rod Marsh b Rodney Hogg | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| 2. Graeme Fowler | c Rod Marsh b Geoff Lawson | 11 | 18 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 3. David Gower | c Rod Marsh b Geoff Lawson | 60 | 133 | 209 | 5 | - |
| 4. Allan Lamb | c Rod Marsh b Geoff Lawson | 82 | 156 | 221 | 10 | - |
| 5. Ian Botham | c Kepler Wessels b Jeff Thomson | 35 | 66 | 93 | 4 | - |
| 6. Derek Randall | b Geoff Lawson | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 7. Geoff Miller | c Bruce Yardley b Rodney Hogg | 7 | 13 | 19 | - | - |
| +8. Bob Taylor | c Greg Chappell b Bruce Yardley | 2 | 8 | 14 | - | - |
| 9. Derek Pringle | not out | 1 | 12 | 32 | - | - |
| 10. Eddie Hemmings | b Jeff Thomson | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| *11. Bob Willis | b Jeff Thomson | 1 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Chris Tavare), 2-21 (Graeme Fowler), 3-140 (David Gower), 4-181 (Allan Lamb), 5-181 (Derek Randall), 6-194 (Geoff Miller), 7-199 (Bob Taylor), 8-213 (Ian Botham), 9-213 (Eddie Hemmings), 216 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 67.5 ovs) 216 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Lawson | 18 | 4 | 56 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 14 | 2 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 14.5 | 3 | 51 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 21 | 7 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Chris Tavare | c Kepler Wessels b Jeff Thomson | 0 | 10 | 18 | - | - |
| 2. Graeme Fowler | c Rod Marsh b Geoff Lawson | 37 | 99 | 139 | 3 | - |
| 3. David Gower | b Rodney Hogg | 114 | 259 | 370 | 16 | - |
| 4. Allan Lamb | c Greg Chappell b Bruce Yardley | 8 | 30 | 42 | - | - |
| 5. Ian Botham | c John Dyson b Bruce Yardley | 58 | 140 | 176 | 9 | - |
| 6. Derek Randall | c Rod Marsh b Geoff Lawson | 17 | 38 | 56 | 3 | - |
| 7. Geoff Miller | lbw b Geoff Lawson | 17 | 25 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 8. Derek Pringle | c Rod Marsh b Jeff Thomson | 9 | 15 | 30 | 2 | - |
| +9. Bob Taylor | not out | 3 | 18 | 38 | - | - |
| 10. Eddie Hemmings | c Kepler Wessels b Geoff Lawson | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| *11. Bob Willis | c Rod Marsh b Geoff Lawson | 10 | 9 | 13 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Chris Tavare), 2-90 (Graeme Fowler), 3-118 (Allan Lamb), 4-236 (Ian Botham), 5-247 (David Gower), 6-272 (Derek Randall), 7-277 (Geoff Miller), 8-289 (Derek Pringle), 9-290 (Eddie Hemmings), 304 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 7b, 6lb, 3w, 15nb, 0pen) 31 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 104 ovs) 304 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Lawson | 24 | 6 | 66 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 19 | 5 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 13 | 3 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 37 | 12 | 90 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Hookes | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Kepler Wessels | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 1 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| 2. John Dyson | not out | 37 | 76 | 105 | 2 | - |
| 3. Geoff Lawson | c Derek Randall b Bob Willis | 14 | 0 | 48 | - | - |
| *4. Greg Chappell | not out | 26 | 34 | 46 | 3 | - |
| 5. Kim Hughes | ||||||
| 6. Allan Border | ||||||
| 7. David Hookes | ||||||
| +8. Rod Marsh | ||||||
| 9. Bruce Yardley | ||||||
| 10. Rodney Hogg | ||||||
| 11. Jeff Thomson |
| FOW | 1-3 (Kepler Wessels), 2-37 (Geoff Lawson). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 23.5 ovs) 83 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 8 | 1 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 10 | 2 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Pringle | 1.5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Hemmings | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Kepler Wessels, John Dyson, Geoff Lawson, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Allan Border, David Hookes, Rod Marsh, Bruce Yardley, Rodney Hogg, Jeff Thomson