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1981 - England v. Australia - Test Match Summary

Teams: England v/s Australia
Match Date: July 30, 1981
Venue: Edgbaston
Toss: England , elected to bat
Player of the Match: Ian Botham
Result: England won by 29 runs
England 1st Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
David Gower01010
Mike Brearley48166109
Chris Old11*3523
Geoffrey Boycott134442
Mike Gatting218946
Bob Taylor013
Ian Botham265843
John Emburey33933
Bob Willis131115
Peter Willey166659
Graham Gooch215043
189 All Out (69.1 overs @ 2.73 rpo)
Australia 1st Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Terry Alderman23.18425
Dennis Lillee18.04612
Rodney Hogg16.03491
Ray Bright12.04202
Australia 1st Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Graham Yallop309870
Rodney Hogg010
Martin Kent4610981
Rod Marsh22524
Terry Alderman3*63
Ray Bright276351
Graeme Wood38174139
John Dyson11411
Kim Hughes47112101
Allan Border22524
Dennis Lillee184043
258 All Out (86.5 overs @ 2.97 rpo)
England 1st Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Ian Botham20.01641
Bob Willis19.03630
Chris Old21.08443
John Emburey26.512434
England 2nd Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
David Gower237059
Geoffrey Boycott29190136
Ian Botham31511
Mike Gatting3910371
Bob Taylor87047
Graham Gooch2111693
Chris Old232724
Bob Willis235
John Emburey37*9279
Peter Willey52322
Mike Brearley131717
219 All Out (92.0 overs @ 2.38 rpo)
Australia 2nd Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Ray Bright34.017685
Terry Alderman22.05653
Dennis Lillee26.09512
Rodney Hogg10.03190
Australia 2nd Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Graeme Wood275
Rod Marsh498
Martin Kent106845
Terry Alderman023
Graham Yallop3011496
Ray Bright011
Dennis Lillee31919
Kim Hughes51611
John Dyson136246
Rodney Hogg0*116
Allan Border40213175
121 All Out (67.0 overs @ 1.81 rpo)
England 2nd Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Ian Botham14.09115
Bob Willis20.06372
Chris Old11.04191
John Emburey22.010402

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