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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:
Thu, Aug 13, 1:00 AM LOCAL
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England won by 103 runs
England 1st Innings
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
(86.1 Overs, RR: 2.68)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
19-1
0
G Gooch
25-2
0
D Gower
57-3
0
M Brearley
62-4
0
M Gatting
109-5
0
I Botham
109-6
0
A Knott
131-7
0
J Emburey
137-8
0
C Tavare
175-9
0
B Willis
231-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
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
(30.2 Overs, RR: 4.28)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
J Dyson
20-1
0
K Hughes
24-2
0
G Yallop
24-3
0
G Wood
24-4
0
A Border
58-5
0
R Marsh
59-6
0
M Kent
104-7
0
D Lillee
125-8
0
M Whitney
126-9
0
R Bright
130-10
0
England 2nd Innings
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
(151.4 Overs, RR: 2.66)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
7-1
0
G Boycott
79-2
0
D Gower
80-3
0
M Gatting
98-4
0
M Brearley
104-5
0
I Botham
253-6
0
C Tavare
282-7
0
A Knott
356-8
0
J Emburey
396-9
0
P Allott
404-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
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
(135.5 Overs, RR: 2.95)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
J Dyson
7-1
0
G Wood
24-2
0
K Hughes
119-3
0
G Yallop
198-4
0
M Kent
206-5
0
R Marsh
296-6
0
R Bright
322-7
0
D Lillee
373-8
0
T Alderman
378-9
0
M Whitney
402-10
0
England 1st Innings
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
(86.1 Overs, RR: 2.68)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
19-1
0
G Gooch
25-2
0
D Gower
57-3
0
M Brearley
62-4
0
M Gatting
109-5
0
I Botham
109-6
0
A Knott
131-7
0
J Emburey
137-8
0
C Tavare
175-9
0
B Willis
231-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
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
(30.2 Overs, RR: 4.28)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
J Dyson
20-1
0
K Hughes
24-2
0
G Yallop
24-3
0
G Wood
24-4
0
A Border
58-5
0
R Marsh
59-6
0
M Kent
104-7
0
D Lillee
125-8
0
M Whitney
126-9
0
R Bright
130-10
0
England 2nd Innings
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
(151.4 Overs, RR: 2.66)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
7-1
0
G Boycott
79-2
0
D Gower
80-3
0
M Gatting
98-4
0
M Brearley
104-5
0
I Botham
253-6
0
C Tavare
282-7
0
A Knott
356-8
0
J Emburey
396-9
0
P Allott
404-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
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
(135.5 Overs, RR: 2.95)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
J Dyson
7-1
0
G Wood
24-2
0
K Hughes
119-3
0
G Yallop
198-4
0
M Kent
206-5
0
R Marsh
296-6
0
R Bright
322-7
0
D Lillee
373-8
0
T Alderman
378-9
0
M Whitney
402-10
0
INFO
Match
ENG vs AUS • 5th Test • Australia in England, 1981
Series
Australia in England, 1981
Date
Thu, Aug 13
Time
1:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires
David Constant, Ken Palmer
England squad
Players
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
Australia squad
Players
Graeme Wood,
John Dyson,
Kim Hughes (c),
Graham Yallop,
Martin Kent,
Allan Border,
Rod Marsh (wk),
Ray Bright,
Dennis Lillee,
Mike Whitney,
Terry Alderman
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