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England vs Australia, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
Australia in England, 1981
Venue:
Headingley,
Leeds
Date & Time:
Jul 16
-
Jul 21
,
01:00 AM
LOCAL
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England won by 18 runs
Australia 1st Innings
401-9 d (155.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
John Dyson
b Dilley
102
234
14
0
43.59
Graeme Wood
lbw b Botham
34
55
4
0
61.82
Trevor Chappell
c Taylor b Willey
27
135
2
0
20.00
Kim Hughes
c & b Botham
89
208
8
0
42.79
Ray Bright
b Dilley
7
36
1
0
19.44
Graham Yallop
c Taylor b Botham
58
167
5
0
34.73
Allan Border
lbw b Botham
8
20
1
0
40.00
Rod Marsh
b Botham
28
50
5
0
56.00
Geoff Lawson
c Taylor b Botham
13
35
2
0
37.14
Dennis Lillee
not out
3
6
0
0
50.00
Terry Alderman
not out
0
0
0
0
0.00
Extras
32
(b 4, lb 13, w 3, nb 12, p 0)
Total
401
(9 wkts, 155.2 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
55-1 (
G Wood
, 0),
149-2 (
T Chappell
, 0),
196-3 (
J Dyson
, 0),
220-4 (
R Bright
, 0),
332-5 (
K Hughes
, 0),
354-6 (
A Border
, 0),
357-7 (
G Yallop
, 0),
396-8 (
G Lawson
, 0),
401-9 (
R Marsh
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
30
8
72
0
0
0
2.40
Chris Old
43
14
91
0
0
0
2.12
Graham Dilley
27
4
78
2
0
0
2.89
Sir Ian Botham
39.2
11
95
6
0
0
2.42
Peter Willey
13
2
31
1
0
0
2.38
Sir Geoff Boycott
3
2
2
0
0
0
0.67
England 1st Innings
174-10 (50.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graham Gooch
lbw b Alderman
2
7
0
0
28.57
Sir Geoff Boycott
b Lawson
12
58
0
0
20.69
Mike Brearley
c Marsh b Alderman
10
53
0
0
18.87
David Gower
c Marsh b Lawson
24
50
3
0
48.00
Mike Gatting
lbw b Lillee
15
29
2
0
51.72
Peter Willey
b Lawson
8
22
0
0
36.36
Sir Ian Botham
c Marsh b Lillee
50
54
8
0
92.59
Bob Taylor
c Marsh b Lillee
5
23
1
0
21.74
Graham Dilley
c & b Lillee
13
17
2
0
76.47
Chris Old
c Border b Alderman
0
4
0
0
0.00
Bob Willis
not out
1
4
0
0
25.00
Extras
34
(b 6, lb 11, w 6, nb 11, p 0)
Total
174
(10 wkts, 50.5 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
12-1 (
G Gooch
, 0),
40-2 (
M Brearley
, 0),
42-3 (
G Boycott
, 0),
84-4 (
D Gower
, 0),
87-5 (
M Gatting
, 0),
112-6 (
P Willey
, 0),
148-7 (
B Taylor
, 0),
166-8 (
I Botham
, 0),
167-9 (
C Old
, 0),
174-10 (
G Dilley
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
18.5
7
49
4
0
0
2.65
Terry Alderman
19
4
59
3
0
0
3.11
Geoff Lawson
13
3
32
3
0
0
2.46
England 2nd Innings
356-10 (f/o) (87.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graham Gooch
c Alderman b Lillee
0
3
0
0
0.00
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Alderman
46
141
1
0
32.62
Mike Brearley
c Alderman b Lillee
14
29
3
0
48.28
David Gower
c Border b Alderman
9
22
1
0
40.91
Mike Gatting
lbw b Alderman
1
10
0
0
10.00
Peter Willey
c Dyson b Lillee
33
56
6
0
58.93
Sir Ian Botham
not out
149
148
27
1
100.68
Bob Taylor
c Bright b Alderman
1
9
0
0
11.11
Graham Dilley
b Alderman
56
75
9
0
74.67
Chris Old
b Lawson
29
31
6
0
93.55
Bob Willis
c Border b Alderman
2
9
0
0
22.22
Extras
16
(b 5, lb 3, w 3, nb 5, p 0)
Total
356
(10 wkts, 87.3 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
0-1 (
G Gooch
, 0),
18-2 (
M Brearley
, 0),
37-3 (
D Gower
, 0),
41-4 (
M Gatting
, 0),
105-5 (
P Willey
, 0),
133-6 (
G Boycott
, 0),
135-7 (
B Taylor
, 0),
252-8 (
G Dilley
, 0),
319-9 (
C Old
, 0),
356-10 (
B Willis
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
25
6
94
3
0
0
3.76
Terry Alderman
35.3
6
135
6
0
0
3.82
Geoff Lawson
23
4
96
1
0
0
4.17
Ray Bright
4
0
15
0
0
0
3.75
Australia 2nd Innings
111-10 (36.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
John Dyson
c Taylor b Willis
34
83
3
0
40.96
Graeme Wood
c Taylor b Botham
10
10
2
0
100.00
Trevor Chappell
c Taylor b Willis
8
56
0
0
14.29
Kim Hughes
c Botham b Willis
0
9
0
0
0.00
Graham Yallop
c Gatting b Willis
0
3
0
0
0.00
Allan Border
b Old
0
8
0
0
0.00
Rod Marsh
c Dilley b Willis
4
9
0
0
44.44
Ray Bright
b Willis
19
32
2
0
59.38
Geoff Lawson
c Taylor b Willis
1
2
0
0
50.00
Dennis Lillee
c Gatting b Willis
17
15
3
0
113.33
Terry Alderman
not out
0
5
0
0
0.00
Extras
18
(b 0, lb 3, w 1, nb 14, p 0)
Total
111
(10 wkts, 36.1 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
13-1 (
G Wood
, 0),
56-2 (
T Chappell
, 0),
58-3 (
K Hughes
, 0),
58-4 (
G Yallop
, 0),
65-5 (
A Border
, 0),
68-6 (
J Dyson
, 0),
74-7 (
R Marsh
, 0),
75-8 (
G Lawson
, 0),
110-9 (
D Lillee
, 0),
111-10 (
R Bright
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Ian Botham
7
3
14
1
0
0
2.00
Graham Dilley
2
0
11
0
0
0
5.50
Bob Willis
15.1
3
43
8
0
0
2.85
Chris Old
9
1
21
1
0
0
2.33
Peter Willey
3
1
4
0
0
0
1.33
Match Info
Match
ENG vs AUS, 3rd Test, Australia in England, 1981
Date
-
Time
Venue
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires
David Evans, Barrie Meyer
England Squad
Playing
Graham Gooch
,
Sir Geoff Boycott
,
Mike Brearley (c)
,
David Gower
,
Mike Gatting
,
Peter Willey
,
Sir Ian Botham
,
Bob Taylor (wk)
,
Graham Dilley
,
Chris Old
,
Bob Willis
Bench
Support Staff
Australia Squad
Playing
John Dyson
,
Graeme Wood
,
Trevor Chappell
,
Kim Hughes (c)
,
Ray Bright
,
Graham Yallop
,
Allan Border
,
Rod Marsh (wk)
,
Geoff Lawson
,
Dennis Lillee
,
Terry Alderman
Bench
Support Staff
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