TestNo. 943MenScorecard

Australia v England

England won by 3 runs

26 to 30 December 1982Melbourne

Australia

287 & 28896.1 ov

Englandwon by 3 runs

284 & 29480.4 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

28481.3 ov

England batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Cook	caught	10	53	79	0	0	18.9
Graeme Fowler	caught	4	15	24	0	0	26.7
Chris Tavaré	caught	89	165	247	15	0	53.9
David Gower	caught	18	26	42	1	0	69.2
Allan Lamb	caught	83	115	160	13	0	72.2
Ian Botham	caught	27	23	38	5	0	117.4
Geoff Miller	caught	10	15	36	0	0	66.7
Derek Pringle	caught	9	48	59	1	0	18.8
Bob Taylor	caught	1	13	23	0	0	7.7
Bob Willis	not out	6*	21	37	0	0	28.6
Norman Cowans	caught	3	12	12	0	0	25.0
Extras	b 3, lb 6, w 3, nb 12	24
Total	all out, 81.3 overs	284

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 300

1-11 Graeme Fowler2-25 Geoff Cook3-56 David Gower4-217 Chris Tavaré5-227 Allan Lamb6-259 Ian Botham7-262 Geoff Miller8-268 Bob Taylor9-278 Derek Pringle10-284 Norman Cowans

Bowling to England
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Geoff Lawson	17	6	48	0	2.82
Rodney Hogg	23.3	6	69	4	2.94
Bruce Yardley	27	9	89	4	3.30
Jeff Thomson	13	2	49	2	3.77
Greg Chappell	1	0	5	0	5.00

Australia innings

28779 ov

Australia batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Kepler Wessels	bowled	47	64	104	4	0	73.4
John Dyson	lbw	21	40	60	3	0	52.5
Greg Chappell	caught	0	1	2	0	0	0.0
Kim Hughes	bowled	66	172	251	9	0	38.4
Allan Border	bowled	2	10	15	0	0	20.0
David Hookes	caught	53	69	102	7	0	76.8
Rod Marsh	bowled	53	98	121	6	0	54.1
Bruce Yardley	bowled	9	17	19	2	0	52.9
Geoff Lawson	caught	0	2	8	0	0	0.0
Rodney Hogg	not out	8*	12	16	1	0	66.7
Jeff Thomson	bowled	1	9	10	0	0	11.1
Extras	lb 8, nb 19	27
Total	all out, 79 overs	287

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 300

1-55 John Dyson2-55 Greg Chappell3-83 Kepler Wessels4-89 Allan Border5-180 David Hookes6-261 Kim Hughes7-276 Rod Marsh8-276 Bruce Yardley9-278 Geoff Lawson10-287 Jeff Thomson

Bowling to Australia
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Bob Willis	15	2	38	3	2.53
Ian Botham	18	3	69	1	3.83
Norman Cowans	16	0	69	2	4.31
Derek Pringle	15	2	40	1	2.67
Geoff Miller	15	5	44	3	2.93

England innings

29480.4 ov

England batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Cook	caught	26	44	57	2	0	59.1
Graeme Fowler	bowled	65	99	160	8	0	65.7
Chris Tavaré	bowled	0	8	9	0	0	0.0
David Gower	caught	3	9	10	0	0	33.3
Allan Lamb	caught	26	46	91	5	0	56.5
Ian Botham	caught	46	46	89	8	0	100.0
Geoff Miller	lbw	14	29	37	2	0	48.3
Derek Pringle	caught	42	118	170	6	0	35.6
Bob Taylor	lbw	37	54	85	5	0	68.5
Bob Willis	not out	8*	32	49	0	0	25.0
Norman Cowans	bowled	10	9	12	2	0	111.1
Extras	b 2, lb 9, nb 6	17
Total	all out, 80.4 overs	294

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 300

1-40 Geoff Cook2-41 Chris Tavaré3-45 David Gower4-128 Graeme Fowler5-129 Allan Lamb6-160 Geoff Miller7-201 Ian Botham8-262 Bob Taylor9-280 Derek Pringle10-294 Norman Cowans

Bowling to England
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Geoff Lawson	21.4	6	66	4	3.05
Rodney Hogg	22	5	64	3	2.91
Bruce Yardley	15	2	67	0	4.47
Jeff Thomson	21	3	74	3	3.52
Greg Chappell	1	0	6	0	6.00

Australia innings chasing 292

28896.1 ov

Australia batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Kepler Wessels	bowled	14	30	47	3	0	46.7
John Dyson	caught	31	77	104	5	0	40.3
Greg Chappell	caught	2	8	9	0	0	25.0
Kim Hughes	caught	48	116	158	4	0	41.4
David Hookes	caught	68	87	119	9	0	78.2
Allan Border	not out	62*	165	230	7	0	37.6
Rod Marsh	lbw	13	28	39	1	0	46.4
Bruce Yardley	bowled	0	5	4	0	0	0.0
Geoff Lawson	caught	7	16	28	0	0	43.8
Rodney Hogg	lbw	4	8	18	1	0	50.0
Jeff Thomson	caught	21	62	129	1	0	33.9
Extras	b 5, lb 9, w 1, nb 3	18
Total	all out, 96.1 overs	288

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 300

1-37 Kepler Wessels2-39 Greg Chappell3-71 John Dyson4-171 Kim Hughes5-173 David Hookes6-190 Rod Marsh7-190 Bruce Yardley8-202 Geoff Lawson9-218 Rodney Hogg10-288 Jeff Thomson

Bowling to Australia
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Bob Willis	17	0	57	0	3.35
Ian Botham	25.1	4	80	2	3.18
Norman Cowans	26	6	77	6	2.96
Derek Pringle	12	4	26	1	2.17
Geoff Miller	16	6	30	1	1.88

Tests in December 1982

4 matches

TestScorecardPakistan485 & 135/146India379124.5Match drawnLahore, 10 December TestScorecardAustralia438 & 83/223.5England216 & 304104Australia won by 8 wicketsAdelaide, 10 December TestScorecardIndia169 & 19760.1Pakistan452109.5Pakistan won by an innings and 86 runsKarachi, 23 December TestScorecardEngland284 & 29480.4Australia287 & 28896.1England won by 3 runsMelbourne, 26 December

Match facts

Format: Test No. 943
Dates: 26 to 30 December 1982
Ground: Melbourne
Result: England won by 3 runs
In the database: Scorecard

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  "balls_per_over": 6,
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      "runs": 89, "balls": 165, "minutes": 247, ...}, ...],
    "bowling": [{"player": "Geoff Lawson", "overs": "17", "wickets": 0, ...}, ...]
  }, ...]
}

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Australia v England

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