England v Australia Only Test

Australia tour of England - 1980 (1980) · Lord's, London · 28 August 1980

Match drawn

Match drawn. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 128* for England. Len Pascoe took 5/59.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of England - 1980 (1980)
Ground: Lord's, London
Dates: 28 August 1980 to 2 September 1980
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Kim Hughes
Captains: Greg Chappell (Australia), Ian Botham (England)
Debut: Bill Athey (England)
Umpires: DJ Constant and HD Bird

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Bill Athey's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 385 for 5. Kim Hughes top-scored with 117 off 209 balls, and Graeme Wood made 112. Chris Old took 3 for 91 for England. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the third wicket between Kim Hughes and Graeme Wood.

England replied with 205 all out. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 62 off 146 balls, and David Gower made 45. Len Pascoe took 5 for 59 for Australia. From 151 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 22 runs, to 173 for 8. Australia led by 180 on first innings.

Australia made 189 for 4 in their second innings. Kim Hughes top-scored with 84 off 99 balls, and Greg Chappell made 59. Chris Old took 3 for 47 for England. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the third wicket between Greg Chappell and Kim Hughes, 59% of the total.

Set 370 to win, England made 244 for 3. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 128 not out off 252 balls, and Mike Gatting made 51. The innings was built on a 120-run stand for the fourth wicket between Geoff Boycott and Mike Gatting, 49% of the total.

Match drawn.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 385 FOR 5

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Wood	st David Bairstow	112	295
Bruce Laird	c David Bairstow	24	64
Greg Chappell	c Mike Gatting	47	115
Kim Hughes	c Bill Athey	117	209
Graham Yallop	lbw	2	11
Allan Border	not out	56	80
Rod Marsh	not out	16	32

Did not bat: Ray Bright, Dennis Lillee, Ashley Mallett, Len Pascoe

Extras 11 · Total 385 for 5

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Chris Old	35	9	91	3
Mike Hendrick	30	6	67	1
Ian Botham	22	2	89	0
John Emburey	38	9	104	1
Graham Gooch	8	3	16	0
Peter Willey	1	0	7	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-64 (Bruce Laird), 2-150 (Greg Chappell), 3-260 (Graeme Wood), 4-267 (Graham Yallop), 5-320 (Kim Hughes)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Graeme Wood and Bruce Laird	64
second	Greg Chappell and Graeme Wood	86
third	Kim Hughes and Graeme Wood	110
fourth	Graham Yallop and Kim Hughes	7
fifth	Kim Hughes and Allan Border	53
sixth	Rod Marsh and Allan Border	65

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 205 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graham Gooch	c Ray Bright	8	13
Geoff Boycott	c Rod Marsh	62	146
Bill Athey	bowled	9	22
David Gower	bowled	45	100
Mike Gatting	lbw	12	37
Ian Botham	c Graeme Wood	0	14
Peter Willey	lbw	5	11
David Bairstow	lbw	6	18
John Emburey	lbw	3	18
Chris Old	not out	24	15
Mike Hendrick	c Allan Border	5	6

Extras 26 · Total 205 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	15	4	43	4
Len Pascoe	18	5	59	5
Greg Chappell	2	0	2	0
Ray Bright	21	6	50	0
Ashley Mallett	7.2	3	25	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Graham Gooch), 2-41 (Bill Athey), 3-137 (David Gower), 4-151 (Geoff Boycott), 5-158 (Ian Botham), 6-163 (Peter Willey), 7-164 (Mike Gatting), 8-173 (David Bairstow), 9-200 (John Emburey), 10-205 (Mike Hendrick)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch	10
second	Geoff Boycott and Bill Athey	31
third	Geoff Boycott and David Gower	96
fourth	Geoff Boycott and Mike Gatting	14
fifth	Ian Botham and Mike Gatting	7
sixth	Peter Willey and Mike Gatting	5
seventh	Mike Gatting and David Bairstow	1
eighth	John Emburey and David Bairstow	9
ninth	Chris Old and John Emburey	27
tenth	Chris Old and Mike Hendrick	5

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 189 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Wood	lbw	8	35
Bruce Laird	c David Bairstow	6	45
Greg Chappell	bowled	59	115
Kim Hughes	lbw	84	99
Allan Border	not out	21	29

Did not bat: Graham Yallop, Rod Marsh, Ray Bright, Dennis Lillee, Ashley Mallett, Len Pascoe

Extras 11 · Total 189 for 4

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Chris Old	20	6	47	3
Mike Hendrick	15	4	53	0
Ian Botham	9.2	1	43	1
John Emburey	9	2	35	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Graeme Wood), 2-28 (Bruce Laird), 3-139 (Greg Chappell), 4-189 (Kim Hughes)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Graeme Wood and Bruce Laird	15
second	Greg Chappell and Bruce Laird	13
third	Greg Chappell and Kim Hughes	111
fourth	Kim Hughes and Allan Border	50

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 244 FOR 3

Batter	How out	R	B
Graham Gooch	lbw	16	15
Geoff Boycott	not out	128	252
Bill Athey	c Bruce Laird	1	21
David Gower	bowled	35	63
Mike Gatting	not out	51	153

Did not bat: Ian Botham, Peter Willey, David Bairstow, John Emburey, Chris Old, Mike Hendrick

Extras 13 · Total 244 for 3

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	19	5	53	1
Len Pascoe	17	1	73	1
Ray Bright	25	9	44	0
Ashley Mallett	21	2	61	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Graham Gooch), 2-43 (Bill Athey), 3-124 (David Gower)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch	19
second	Geoff Boycott and Bill Athey	24
third	Geoff Boycott and David Gower	81
fourth	Geoff Boycott and Mike Gatting	120

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