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England vs Australia, 6th Test
- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
Australia in England, 1981
Venue:
Kennington Oval, London
Date & Time:
Thu, Aug 27, 1:00 AM LOCAL
Info
Live
Scorecard
Squads
News
Match drawn
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
352-10
(132 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Wood
c Brearley b Botham
66
129
6
0
51.16
Martin Kent
c Gatting b Botham
54
129
7
0
41.86
Kim Hughes
hit wicket b Botham
31
67
1
0
46.27
Graham Yallop
c Botham b Willis
26
50
1
0
52.00
Allan Border
not out
106
230
13
0
46.09
Dirk Wellham
b Willis
24
93
1
0
25.81
Rod Marsh
c Botham b Willis
12
18
2
0
66.67
Ray Bright
c Brearley b Botham
3
40
0
0
7.50
Dennis Lillee
b Willis
11
36
1
0
30.56
Terry Alderman
b Botham
0
2
0
0
0.00
Mike Whitney
b Botham
4
13
1
0
30.77
Extras
15
(b 4, lb 6, w 1, nb 4, p 0)
Total
352-10
(132 Overs, RR: 2.66)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
31
6
91
4
0
0
2.94
Mike Hendrick
31
8
63
0
0
0
2.03
Sir Ian Botham
47
13
125
6
0
0
2.66
John Emburey
23
2
58
0
0
0
2.52
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Wood
120-1
0
M Kent
125-2
0
G Yallop
169-3
0
K Hughes
199-4
0
D Wellham
260-5
0
R Marsh
280-6
0
R Bright
303-7
0
D Lillee
319-8
0
T Alderman
320-9
0
M Whitney
352-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
314-10
(110.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Yallop b Lillee
137
321
7
0
42.68
Wayne Larkins
c Alderman b Lillee
34
75
4
0
45.33
Chris Tavare
c Marsh b Lillee
24
91
2
0
26.37
Mike Gatting
b Lillee
53
114
5
0
46.49
Mike Brearley
c Bright b Alderman
0
6
0
0
0.00
Paul Parker
c Kent b Alderman
0
3
0
0
0.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Yallop b Lillee
3
5
0
0
60.00
Alan Knott
b Lillee
36
49
4
0
73.47
John Emburey
lbw b Lillee
0
2
0
0
0.00
Bob Willis
b Alderman
3
7
0
0
42.86
Mike Hendrick
not out
0
6
0
0
0.00
Extras
24
(b 0, lb 9, w 3, nb 12, p 0)
Total
314-10
(110.4 Overs, RR: 2.83)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
31.4
4
89
7
0
0
2.83
Terry Alderman
35
4
84
3
0
0
2.40
Mike Whitney
23
3
76
0
0
0
3.30
Ray Bright
21
6
41
0
0
0
1.95
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
W Larkins
61-1
0
C Tavare
131-2
0
M Gatting
246-3
0
M Brearley
248-4
0
P Parker
248-5
0
I Botham
256-6
0
G Boycott
293-7
0
J Emburey
293-8
0
B Willis
302-9
0
A Knott
314-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
344-9
(104.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Wood
c Knott b Hendrick
21
46
1
0
45.65
Martin Kent
c Brearley b Botham
7
17
1
0
41.18
Kim Hughes
lbw b Hendrick
6
24
1
0
25.00
Graham Yallop
b Hendrick
35
62
3
0
56.45
Allan Border
c Tavare b Emburey
84
152
8
0
55.26
Dirk Wellham
lbw b Botham
103
221
12
0
46.61
Rod Marsh
c Gatting b Botham
52
83
7
0
62.65
Ray Bright
b Botham
11
14
2
0
78.57
Dennis Lillee
not out
8
36
1
0
22.22
Mike Whitney
c Botham b Hendrick
0
3
0
0
0.00
Extras
17
(b 1, lb 8, w 1, nb 7, p 0)
Total
344-9
(104.2 Overs, RR: 3.29)
Did not Bat
Terry Alderman
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
10
0
41
0
0
0
4.10
Mike Hendrick
29.2
6
82
4
0
0
2.81
Sir Ian Botham
42
9
128
4
0
0
3.05
John Emburey
23
3
76
1
0
0
3.30
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Kent
26-1
0
K Hughes
36-2
0
G Wood
41-3
0
G Yallop
104-4
0
A Border
205-5
0
R Marsh
291-6
0
R Bright
332-7
0
D Wellham
343-8
0
M Whitney
344-9
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
261-7
(95 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Lillee
0
4
0
0
0.00
Wayne Larkins
c Alderman b Lillee
24
78
4
0
30.77
Chris Tavare
c Kent b Whitney
8
36
0
0
22.22
Mike Gatting
c Kent b Lillee
56
70
7
0
80.00
Paul Parker
c Kent b Alderman
13
46
2
0
28.26
Mike Brearley
c Marsh b Lillee
51
160
7
0
31.87
Sir Ian Botham
lbw b Alderman
16
14
2
0
114.29
Alan Knott
not out
70
138
11
0
50.72
John Emburey
not out
5
33
0
0
15.15
Extras
18
(b 2, lb 5, w 2, nb 9, p 0)
Total
261-7
(95 Overs, RR: 2.74)
Did not Bat
Bob Willis,
Mike Hendrick
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
30
10
70
4
0
0
2.33
Terry Alderman
19
6
60
2
0
0
3.16
Mike Whitney
11
4
46
1
0
0
4.18
Ray Bright
27
12
50
0
0
0
1.85
Graham Yallop
8
2
17
0
0
0
2.13
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
0-1
0
C Tavare
18-2
0
W Larkins
88-3
0
M Gatting
101-4
0
P Parker
127-5
0
I Botham
144-6
0
M Brearley
237-7
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
352-10
(132 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Wood
c Brearley b Botham
66
129
6
0
51.16
Martin Kent
c Gatting b Botham
54
129
7
0
41.86
Kim Hughes
hit wicket b Botham
31
67
1
0
46.27
Graham Yallop
c Botham b Willis
26
50
1
0
52.00
Allan Border
not out
106
230
13
0
46.09
Dirk Wellham
b Willis
24
93
1
0
25.81
Rod Marsh
c Botham b Willis
12
18
2
0
66.67
Ray Bright
c Brearley b Botham
3
40
0
0
7.50
Dennis Lillee
b Willis
11
36
1
0
30.56
Terry Alderman
b Botham
0
2
0
0
0.00
Mike Whitney
b Botham
4
13
1
0
30.77
Extras
15
(b 4, lb 6, w 1, nb 4, p 0)
Total
352-10
(132 Overs, RR: 2.66)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
31
6
91
4
0
0
2.94
Mike Hendrick
31
8
63
0
0
0
2.03
Sir Ian Botham
47
13
125
6
0
0
2.66
John Emburey
23
2
58
0
0
0
2.52
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Wood
120-1
0
M Kent
125-2
0
G Yallop
169-3
0
K Hughes
199-4
0
D Wellham
260-5
0
R Marsh
280-6
0
R Bright
303-7
0
D Lillee
319-8
0
T Alderman
320-9
0
M Whitney
352-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
314-10
(110.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Yallop b Lillee
137
321
7
0
42.68
Wayne Larkins
c Alderman b Lillee
34
75
4
0
45.33
Chris Tavare
c Marsh b Lillee
24
91
2
0
26.37
Mike Gatting
b Lillee
53
114
5
0
46.49
Mike Brearley
c Bright b Alderman
0
6
0
0
0.00
Paul Parker
c Kent b Alderman
0
3
0
0
0.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Yallop b Lillee
3
5
0
0
60.00
Alan Knott
b Lillee
36
49
4
0
73.47
John Emburey
lbw b Lillee
0
2
0
0
0.00
Bob Willis
b Alderman
3
7
0
0
42.86
Mike Hendrick
not out
0
6
0
0
0.00
Extras
24
(b 0, lb 9, w 3, nb 12, p 0)
Total
314-10
(110.4 Overs, RR: 2.83)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
31.4
4
89
7
0
0
2.83
Terry Alderman
35
4
84
3
0
0
2.40
Mike Whitney
23
3
76
0
0
0
3.30
Ray Bright
21
6
41
0
0
0
1.95
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
W Larkins
61-1
0
C Tavare
131-2
0
M Gatting
246-3
0
M Brearley
248-4
0
P Parker
248-5
0
I Botham
256-6
0
G Boycott
293-7
0
J Emburey
293-8
0
B Willis
302-9
0
A Knott
314-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
344-9
(104.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Wood
c Knott b Hendrick
21
46
1
0
45.65
Martin Kent
c Brearley b Botham
7
17
1
0
41.18
Kim Hughes
lbw b Hendrick
6
24
1
0
25.00
Graham Yallop
b Hendrick
35
62
3
0
56.45
Allan Border
c Tavare b Emburey
84
152
8
0
55.26
Dirk Wellham
lbw b Botham
103
221
12
0
46.61
Rod Marsh
c Gatting b Botham
52
83
7
0
62.65
Ray Bright
b Botham
11
14
2
0
78.57
Dennis Lillee
not out
8
36
1
0
22.22
Mike Whitney
c Botham b Hendrick
0
3
0
0
0.00
Extras
17
(b 1, lb 8, w 1, nb 7, p 0)
Total
344-9
(104.2 Overs, RR: 3.29)
Did not Bat
Terry Alderman
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
10
0
41
0
0
0
4.10
Mike Hendrick
29.2
6
82
4
0
0
2.81
Sir Ian Botham
42
9
128
4
0
0
3.05
John Emburey
23
3
76
1
0
0
3.30
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Kent
26-1
0
K Hughes
36-2
0
G Wood
41-3
0
G Yallop
104-4
0
A Border
205-5
0
R Marsh
291-6
0
R Bright
332-7
0
D Wellham
343-8
0
M Whitney
344-9
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
261-7
(95 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Lillee
0
4
0
0
0.00
Wayne Larkins
c Alderman b Lillee
24
78
4
0
30.77
Chris Tavare
c Kent b Whitney
8
36
0
0
22.22
Mike Gatting
c Kent b Lillee
56
70
7
0
80.00
Paul Parker
c Kent b Alderman
13
46
2
0
28.26
Mike Brearley
c Marsh b Lillee
51
160
7
0
31.87
Sir Ian Botham
lbw b Alderman
16
14
2
0
114.29
Alan Knott
not out
70
138
11
0
50.72
John Emburey
not out
5
33
0
0
15.15
Extras
18
(b 2, lb 5, w 2, nb 9, p 0)
Total
261-7
(95 Overs, RR: 2.74)
Did not Bat
Bob Willis,
Mike Hendrick
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
30
10
70
4
0
0
2.33
Terry Alderman
19
6
60
2
0
0
3.16
Mike Whitney
11
4
46
1
0
0
4.18
Ray Bright
27
12
50
0
0
0
1.85
Graham Yallop
8
2
17
0
0
0
2.13
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
0-1
0
C Tavare
18-2
0
W Larkins
88-3
0
M Gatting
101-4
0
P Parker
127-5
0
I Botham
144-6
0
M Brearley
237-7
0
INFO
Match
ENG vs AUS • 6th Test • Australia in England, 1981
Series
Australia in England, 1981
Date
Thu, Aug 27
Time
1:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Kennington Oval, London
Umpires
Dickie Bird, Barrie Meyer
England squad
Players
Sir Geoff Boycott,
Wayne Larkins,
Chris Tavare,
Mike Gatting,
Mike Brearley (c),
Paul Parker,
Sir Ian Botham,
Alan Knott (wk),
John Emburey,
Bob Willis,
Mike Hendrick
Australia squad
Players
Graeme Wood,
Martin Kent,
Kim Hughes (c),
Graham Yallop,
Allan Border,
Dirk Wellham,
Rod Marsh (wk),
Ray Bright,
Dennis Lillee,
Terry Alderman,
Mike Whitney
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