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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
2, 3, 4, 6, 7 January 1983 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RA French, MW Johnson
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Kepler Wessels | c Bob Willis b Ian Botham | 19 | 47 | 61 | 2 | - |
| 2. John Dyson | c Bob Taylor b Eddie Hemmings | 79 | 188 | 301 | 7 | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | lbw b Bob Willis | 35 | 52 | 69 | 4 | - |
| 4. Kim Hughes | c Norman Cowans b Ian Botham | 29 | 0 | 88 | 3 | - |
| 5. David Hookes | c Ian Botham b Eddie Hemmings | 17 | 21 | 28 | 2 | - |
| 6. Allan Border | c Geoff Miller b Eddie Hemmings | 89 | 0 | 211 | 12 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c & b Geoff Miller | 3 | 0 | 26 | - | - |
| 8. Bruce Yardley | b Norman Cowans | 24 | 48 | 57 | 3 | - |
| 9. Geoff Lawson | c & b Ian Botham | 6 | 0 | 32 | - | - |
| 10. Jeff Thomson | c Allan Lamb b Ian Botham | 0 | 11 | 16 | - | - |
| 11. Rodney Hogg | not out | 0 | 11 | 23 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-39 (Kepler Wessels), 2-96 (Greg Chappell), 3-150 (Kim Hughes), 4-173 (David Hookes), 5-210 (John Dyson), 6-219 (Rod Marsh), 7-262 (Bruce Yardley), 8-283 (Geoff Lawson), 9-291 (Jeff Thomson), 314 (Allan Border). |
| Extras | 3b, 8lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 115 ovs) 314 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 20 | 6 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Cowans | 21 | 3 | 67 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 30 | 8 | 75 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Hemmings | 27 | 10 | 68 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 17 | 7 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Cook | c Greg Chappell b Rodney Hogg | 8 | 19 | 32 | - | - |
| 2. Chris Tavare | b Geoff Lawson | 0 | 8 | 16 | - | - |
| 3. David Gower | c Greg Chappell b Geoff Lawson | 70 | 125 | 207 | 7 | - |
| 4. Allan Lamb | b Geoff Lawson | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| 5. Derek Randall | b Jeff Thomson | 70 | 90 | 132 | 5 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Kepler Wessels b Jeff Thomson | 5 | 17 | 27 | - | - |
| 7. Geoff Miller | lbw b Jeff Thomson | 34 | 79 | 123 | 3 | - |
| +8. Bob Taylor | lbw b Jeff Thomson | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 9. Eddie Hemmings | c Allan Border b Bruce Yardley | 29 | 39 | 52 | 2 | - |
| *10. Bob Willis | c Allan Border b Jeff Thomson | 1 | 19 | 32 | - | - |
| 11. Norman Cowans | not out | 0 | 2 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Chris Tavare), 2-23 (Geoff Cook), 3-24 (Allan Lamb), 4-146 (Derek Randall), 5-163 (Ian Botham), 6-169 (David Gower), 7-170 (Bob Taylor), 8-220 (Eddie Hemmings), 9-232 (Bob Willis), 237 (Geoff Miller). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 0w, 12nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 64.5 ovs) 237 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Lawson | 20 | 2 | 70 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 16 | 2 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 14.5 | 2 | 50 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 14 | 4 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Kepler Wessels | lbw b Ian Botham | 53 | 89 | 116 | 6 | - |
| 2. John Dyson | c David Gower b Bob Willis | 2 | 24 | 40 | - | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | c Derek Randall b Eddie Hemmings | 11 | 14 | 17 | - | - |
| 4. Kim Hughes | c Ian Botham b Eddie Hemmings | 137 | 0 | 379 | 12 | 3 |
| 5. David Hookes | lbw b Geoff Miller | 19 | 52 | 52 | 2 | - |
| 6. Allan Border | c Ian Botham b Norman Cowans | 83 | 0 | 163 | 9 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Bob Taylor b Geoff Miller | 41 | 0 | 86 | 3 | - |
| 8. Bruce Yardley | c Ian Botham b Eddie Hemmings | 0 | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| 9. Geoff Lawson | not out | 13 | 0 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 10. Jeff Thomson | c David Gower b Geoff Miller | 12 | 34 | 29 | 1 | - |
| 11. Rodney Hogg | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (John Dyson), 2-38 (Greg Chappell), 3-82 (Kepler Wessels), 4-113 (David Hookes), 5-262 (Allan Border), 6-350 (Rod Marsh), 7-357 (Bruce Yardley), 8-358 (Kim Hughes), 9-382 (Jeff Thomson), 382 (Rodney Hogg). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 131.3 ovs) 382 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 10 | 2 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Cowans | 13 | 1 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Hemmings | 47 | 16 | 116 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 49.3 | 12 | 133 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Cook | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Cook | lbw b Geoff Lawson | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| 2. Chris Tavare | lbw b Bruce Yardley | 16 | 26 | 60 | 2 | - |
| 3. Eddie Hemmings | c Rod Marsh b Bruce Yardley | 95 | 195 | 223 | 6 | - |
| 4. David Gower | c David Hookes b Bruce Yardley | 24 | 39 | 53 | 3 | - |
| 5. Allan Lamb | c & b Bruce Yardley | 29 | 66 | 70 | 3 | 1 |
| 6. Derek Randall | b Jeff Thomson | 44 | 95 | 114 | 6 | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | lbw b Jeff Thomson | 32 | 56 | 73 | 4 | - |
| 8. Geoff Miller | not out | 21 | 84 | 86 | 3 | - |
| +9. Bob Taylor | not out | 28 | 53 | 83 | 3 | - |
| *10. Bob Willis | ||||||
| 11. Norman Cowans |
| FOW | 1-3 (Geoff Cook), 2-55 (Chris Tavare), 3-104 (David Gower), 4-155 (Allan Lamb), 5-196 (Eddie Hemmings), 6-260 (Derek Randall), 7-261 (Ian Botham). |
| Extras | 1b, 10lb, 1w, 11nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 96 ovs) 314 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Lawson | 15 | 1 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 13 | 6 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 12 | 3 | 30 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 37 | 6 | 139 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 16 | 3 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Hookes | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Kepler Wessels, John Dyson, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, David Hookes, Allan Border, Rod Marsh, Bruce Yardley, Geoff Lawson, Jeff Thomson, Rodney Hogg