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England vs Australia, 5th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
Australia in England, 1981
Venue:
Emirates Old Trafford,
Manchester
Date & Time:
Aug 13
-
Aug 17
,
01:00 AM
LOCAL
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England won by 103 runs
England 1st Innings
231-10 (86.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graham Gooch
lbw b Lillee
10
19
1
0
52.63
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Marsh b Alderman
10
20
1
0
50.00
Chris Tavare
c Alderman b Whitney
69
193
7
0
35.75
David Gower
c Yallop b Whitney
23
49
3
0
46.94
Mike Brearley
lbw b Alderman
2
6
0
0
33.33
Mike Gatting
c Border b Lillee
32
42
4
0
76.19
Sir Ian Botham
c Bright b Lillee
0
1
0
0
0.00
Alan Knott
c Border b Alderman
13
55
1
0
23.64
John Emburey
c Border b Alderman
1
18
0
0
5.56
Paul Allott
not out
52
92
5
0
56.52
Bob Willis
c Hughes b Lillee
11
23
1
0
47.83
Extras
8
(b 0, lb 6, w 2, nb 0, p 0)
Total
231
(10 wkts, 86.1 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
19-1 (
G Boycott
, 0),
25-2 (
G Gooch
, 0),
57-3 (
D Gower
, 0),
62-4 (
M Brearley
, 0),
109-5 (
M Gatting
, 0),
109-6 (
I Botham
, 0),
131-7 (
A Knott
, 0),
137-8 (
J Emburey
, 0),
175-9 (
C Tavare
, 0),
231-10 (
B Willis
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
24.1
8
55
4
0
0
2.28
Terry Alderman
29
5
88
4
0
0
3.03
Mike Whitney
17
3
50
2
0
0
2.94
Ray Bright
16
6
30
0
0
0
1.88
Australia 1st Innings
130-10 (30.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Wood
lbw b Allott
19
16
3
1
118.75
John Dyson
c Botham b Willis
0
11
0
0
0.00
Kim Hughes
lbw b Willis
4
3
1
0
133.33
Graham Yallop
c Botham b Willis
0
2
0
0
0.00
Martin Kent
c Knott b Emburey
52
45
7
0
115.56
Allan Border
c Gower b Botham
11
23
1
0
47.83
Rod Marsh
c Botham b Willis
1
2
0
0
50.00
Ray Bright
c Knott b Botham
22
55
2
0
40.00
Dennis Lillee
c Gooch b Botham
13
25
2
0
52.00
Mike Whitney
b Allott
0
7
0
0
0.00
Terry Alderman
not out
2
1
0
0
200.00
Extras
6
(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 6, p 0)
Total
130
(10 wkts, 30.2 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
20-1 (
J Dyson
, 0),
24-2 (
K Hughes
, 0),
24-3 (
G Yallop
, 0),
24-4 (
G Wood
, 0),
58-5 (
A Border
, 0),
59-6 (
R Marsh
, 0),
104-7 (
M Kent
, 0),
125-8 (
D Lillee
, 0),
126-9 (
M Whitney
, 0),
130-10 (
R Bright
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
14
0
63
4
0
0
4.50
Paul Allott
6
1
17
2
0
0
2.83
Sir Ian Botham
6.2
1
28
3
0
0
4.52
John Emburey
4
0
16
1
0
0
4.00
England 2nd Innings
404-10 (151.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graham Gooch
b Alderman
5
18
1
0
27.78
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Alderman
37
122
2
0
30.33
Chris Tavare
c Kent b Alderman
78
289
3
0
26.99
David Gower
c Bright b Lillee
1
21
0
0
4.76
Mike Gatting
lbw b Alderman
11
44
1
0
25.00
Mike Brearley
c Marsh b Alderman
3
20
0
0
15.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Marsh b Whitney
118
102
13
6
115.69
Alan Knott
c Dyson b Lillee
59
89
8
0
66.29
John Emburey
c Kent b Whitney
57
122
7
0
46.72
Paul Allott
c Hughes b Bright
14
81
0
0
17.28
Bob Willis
not out
5
6
1
0
83.33
Extras
16
(b 1, lb 12, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
404
(10 wkts, 151.4 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
7-1 (
G Gooch
, 0),
79-2 (
G Boycott
, 0),
80-3 (
D Gower
, 0),
98-4 (
M Gatting
, 0),
104-5 (
M Brearley
, 0),
253-6 (
I Botham
, 0),
282-7 (
C Tavare
, 0),
356-8 (
A Knott
, 0),
396-9 (
J Emburey
, 0),
404-10 (
P Allott
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
46
13
137
2
0
0
2.98
Terry Alderman
52
19
109
5
0
0
2.10
Mike Whitney
27
6
74
2
0
0
2.74
Ray Bright
26.4
12
68
1
0
0
2.58
Australia 2nd Innings
402-10 (135.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
John Dyson
run out
5
14
1
0
35.71
Graeme Wood
c Knott b Allott
6
16
1
0
37.50
Kim Hughes
lbw b Botham
43
72
8
0
59.72
Graham Yallop
b Emburey
114
125
17
0
91.20
Allan Border
not out
123
356
17
0
34.55
Martin Kent
c Brearley b Emburey
2
17
0
0
11.76
Rod Marsh
c Knott b Willis
47
101
6
1
46.53
Ray Bright
c Knott b Willis
5
29
0
0
17.24
Dennis Lillee
c Botham b Allott
28
65
3
0
43.08
Terry Alderman
lbw b Botham
0
10
0
0
0.00
Mike Whitney
c Gatting b Willis
0
42
0
0
0.00
Extras
29
(b 0, lb 9, w 2, nb 18, p 0)
Total
402
(10 wkts, 135.5 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
7-1 (
J Dyson
, 0),
24-2 (
G Wood
, 0),
119-3 (
K Hughes
, 0),
198-4 (
G Yallop
, 0),
206-5 (
M Kent
, 0),
296-6 (
R Marsh
, 0),
322-7 (
R Bright
, 0),
373-8 (
D Lillee
, 0),
378-9 (
T Alderman
, 0),
402-10 (
M Whitney
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
30.5
2
96
3
0
0
3.15
Paul Allott
17
3
71
2
0
0
4.18
Sir Ian Botham
36
16
86
2
0
0
2.39
John Emburey
49
9
107
2
0
0
2.18
Mike Gatting
3
1
13
0
0
0
4.33
Match Info
Match
ENG vs AUS, 5th Test, Australia in England, 1981
Date
-
Time
Venue
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires
David Constant, Ken Palmer
England Squad
Playing
Graham Gooch
,
Sir Geoff Boycott
,
Chris Tavare
,
David Gower
,
Mike Brearley (c)
,
Mike Gatting
,
Sir Ian Botham
,
Alan Knott (wk)
,
John Emburey
,
Paul Allott
,
Bob Willis
Bench
Support Staff
Australia Squad
Playing
Graeme Wood
,
John Dyson
,
Kim Hughes (c)
,
Graham Yallop
,
Martin Kent
,
Allan Border
,
Rod Marsh (wk)
,
Ray Bright
,
Dennis Lillee
,
Mike Whitney
,
Terry Alderman
Bench
Support Staff
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