England v Australia
Australia won by 4 wickets
18 to 21 June 1981Nottingham
England
185 & 12538.4 ov
Australiawon by 4 wickets
179 & 132/654.1 ov
Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it
Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.
England innings
18556.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | caught | 10 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 55.6 |
| Geoff Boycott | caught | 27 | 53 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 50.9 |
| Bob Woolmer | caught | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| David Gower | caught | 26 | 39 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Mike Gatting | lbw | 52 | 117 | 154 | 6 | 0 | 44.4 |
| Peter Willey | caught | 10 | 22 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
| Ian Botham | bowled | 1 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Paul Downton | caught | 8 | 23 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 34.8 |
| Graham Dilley | bowled | 34 | 49 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 69.4 |
| Bob Willis | caught | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mike Hendrick | not out | 6* | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Extras | lb 6, w 1, nb 4 | 11 | |||||
| Total | all out, 56.4 overs | 185 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 190
1-13 Graham Gooch2-13 Bob Woolmer3-57 Geoff Boycott4-67 David Gower5-92 Peter Willey6-96 Ian Botham7-116 Paul Downton8-159 Mike Gatting9-159 Bob Willis10-185 Graham Dilley
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 13 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 2.62 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Alderman | 24 | 7 | 68 | 4 | 2.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Hogg | 11.4 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 4.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Lawson | 8 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
17986.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | lbw | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| John Dyson | caught | 5 | 45 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| Graham Yallop | bowled | 13 | 47 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 27.7 |
| Kim Hughes | lbw | 7 | 34 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 20.6 |
| Trevor Chappell | bowled | 17 | 80 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 21.3 |
| Allan Border | caught | 63 | 204 | 266 | 7 | 0 | 30.9 |
| Rod Marsh | caught | 19 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 146.2 |
| Geoff Lawson | caught | 14 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 77.8 |
| Dennis Lillee | caught | 12 | 48 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Rodney Hogg | caught | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Terry Alderman | not out | 12* | 31 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 38.7 |
| Extras | b 4, lb 8, w 1, nb 4 | 17 | |||||
| Total | all out, 86.5 overs | 179 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 190
1-0 Graeme Wood2-21 John Dyson3-21 Graham Yallop4-33 Kim Hughes5-64 Trevor Chappell6-89 Rod Marsh7-110 Geoff Lawson8-147 Dennis Lillee9-153 Rodney Hogg10-179 Allan Border
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Dilley | 20 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 1.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Willis | 30 | 14 | 47 | 3 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 20 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 2.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 16.5 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 2.02 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
12538.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | caught | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Geoff Boycott | caught | 4 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 44.4 |
| Bob Woolmer | caught | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| David Gower | caught | 28 | 72 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 38.9 |
| Mike Gatting | lbw | 15 | 34 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 44.1 |
| Peter Willey | lbw | 13 | 27 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 48.1 |
| Ian Botham | caught | 33 | 38 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 86.8 |
| Paul Downton | lbw | 3 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Graham Dilley | caught | 13 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 72.2 |
| Bob Willis | caught | 1 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Mike Hendrick | not out | 0* | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | lb 8, nb 1 | 9 | |||||
| Total | all out, 38.4 overs | 125 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 190
1-12 Graham Gooch2-12 Geoff Boycott3-13 Bob Woolmer4-39 Mike Gatting5-61 Peter Willey6-94 David Gower7-109 Paul Downton8-113 Ian Botham9-125 Graham Dilley10-125 Bob Willis
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 16.4 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Alderman | 19 | 3 | 62 | 5 | 3.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Hogg | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings chasing 132
132/654.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | caught | 8 | 28 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 28.6 |
| John Dyson | caught | 38 | 89 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 42.7 |
| Graham Yallop | caught | 6 | 34 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 |
| Kim Hughes | lbw | 22 | 53 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 41.5 |
| Trevor Chappell | not out | 20* | 65 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 20 | 49 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 40.8 |
| Rod Marsh | lbw | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Geoff Lawson | not out | 5* | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
| Extras | b 1, lb 6, nb 6 | 13 | |||||
| Total | 6 wickets, 54.1 overs | 132 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 190
1-20 Graeme Wood2-40 Graham Yallop3-77 Kim Hughes4-80 John Dyson5-122 Allan Border6-122 Rod Marsh
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Dilley | 11.1 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 2.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Willis | 13 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 2.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 20 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 1.65 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 10 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 |