Australia v England 3rd Test

England tour of Australia - 1982 (1982/83) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 10 December 1982

Australia won by 8 wickets

Australia won by 8 wickets. Greg Chappell top-scored with 115 for Australia. Geoff Lawson took 5/66.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of Australia - 1982 (1982/83)
Ground: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Dates: 10 December 1982 to 15 December 1982
Toss: England, chose to field
Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
Player of the match: Geoff Lawson
Captains: Greg Chappell (Australia), Bob Willis (England)
Umpires: RA French and MW Johnson

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to field.

Australia batted first and made 438 all out. Greg Chappell top-scored with 115 off 201 balls, and Kim Hughes made 88. Ian Botham took 4 for 112 for England. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the third wicket between Greg Chappell and Kim Hughes.

England replied with 216 all out. Allan Lamb top-scored with 82 off 156 balls, and David Gower made 60. Geoff Lawson took 4 for 56 for Australia. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the third wicket between David Gower and Allan Lamb, 55% of the total. Australia led by 222 on first innings. England followed on.

England made 304 all out in their second innings. David Gower top-scored with 114 off 259 balls, and Ian Botham made 58. Geoff Lawson took 5 for 66 for Australia. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ian Botham and David Gower.

Set 83 to win, Australia made 83 for 2. John Dyson top-scored with 37 not out off 76 balls.

Australia won by 8 wickets.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 438 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Kepler Wessels	c Bob Taylor	44	89
John Dyson	c Bob Taylor	44	125
Greg Chappell	c David Gower	115	201
Kim Hughes	run out	88	232
Geoff Lawson	c Ian Botham	2	18
Allan Border	c Bob Taylor	26	95
David Hookes	c Ian Botham	37	69
Rod Marsh	c Eddie Hemmings	3	14
Bruce Yardley	c David Gower	38	66
Rodney Hogg	not out	14	45
Jeff Thomson	c Ian Botham	3	9

Extras 24 · Total 438 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bob Willis	25	8	76	2
Ian Botham	36.5	5	112	4
Derek Pringle	33	5	97	2
Geoff Miller	14	2	33	0
Eddie Hemmings	48	17	96	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-76 (Kepler Wessels), 2-138 (John Dyson), 3-264 (Greg Chappell), 4-270 (Geoff Lawson), 5-315 (Kim Hughes), 6-355 (Allan Border), 7-359 (Rod Marsh), 8-391 (David Hookes), 9-430 (Bruce Yardley), 10-438 (Jeff Thomson)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Dyson and Kepler Wessels	76
second	Greg Chappell and John Dyson	62
third	Greg Chappell and Kim Hughes	126
fourth	Kim Hughes and Geoff Lawson	6
fifth	Kim Hughes and Allan Border	45
sixth	David Hookes and Allan Border	40
seventh	Rod Marsh and David Hookes	4
eighth	David Hookes and Bruce Yardley	32
ninth	Bruce Yardley and Rodney Hogg	39
tenth	Jeff Thomson and Rodney Hogg	8

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 216 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Tavaré	c Rod Marsh	1	4
Graeme Fowler	c Rod Marsh	11	18
David Gower	c Rod Marsh	60	133
Allan Lamb	c Rod Marsh	82	156
Ian Botham	c Kepler Wessels	35	66
Derek Randall	bowled	0	2
Geoff Miller	c Bruce Yardley	7	13
Bob Taylor	c Greg Chappell	2	8
Derek Pringle	not out	1	12
Eddie Hemmings	bowled	0	4
Bob Willis	bowled	1	5

Extras 16 · Total 216 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Geoff Lawson	18	4	56	4
Rodney Hogg	14	2	41	2
Jeff Thomson	14.5	3	51	3
Bruce Yardley	21	7	52	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Chris Tavaré), 2-21 (Graeme Fowler), 3-140 (David Gower), 4-181 (Allan Lamb), 5-181 (Derek Randall), 6-194 (Geoff Miller), 7-199 (Bob Taylor), 8-213 (Ian Botham), 9-213 (Eddie Hemmings), 10-216 (Bob Willis)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Chris Tavaré and Graeme Fowler	1
second	David Gower and Graeme Fowler	20
third	David Gower and Allan Lamb	119
fourth	Ian Botham and Allan Lamb	41
fifth	Derek Randall and Ian Botham	0
sixth	Geoff Miller and Ian Botham	13
seventh	Bob Taylor and Ian Botham	5
eighth	Ian Botham and Derek Pringle	14
ninth	Derek Pringle and Eddie Hemmings	0
tenth	Bob Willis and Derek Pringle	3

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 304 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Tavaré	c Kepler Wessels	0	10
Graeme Fowler	c Rod Marsh	37	99
David Gower	bowled	114	259
Allan Lamb	c Greg Chappell	8	30
Ian Botham	c John Dyson	58	140
Derek Randall	c Rod Marsh	17	38
Geoff Miller	lbw	17	25
Derek Pringle	c Rod Marsh	9	15
Bob Taylor	not out	3	18
Eddie Hemmings	c Kepler Wessels	0	2
Bob Willis	c Rod Marsh	10	9

Extras 31 · Total 304 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Geoff Lawson	24	6	66	5
Rodney Hogg	19	5	53	1
Jeff Thomson	13	3	41	2
Bruce Yardley	37	12	90	2
Allan Border	8	2	14	0
David Hookes	3	1	9	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Chris Tavaré), 2-90 (Graeme Fowler), 3-118 (Allan Lamb), 4-236 (Ian Botham), 5-247 (David Gower), 6-272 (Derek Randall), 7-277 (Geoff Miller), 8-289 (Derek Pringle), 9-290 (Eddie Hemmings), 10-304 (Bob Willis)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Chris Tavaré and Graeme Fowler	11
second	David Gower and Graeme Fowler	79
third	David Gower and Allan Lamb	28
fourth	Ian Botham and David Gower	118
fifth	Derek Randall and David Gower	11
sixth	Geoff Miller and Derek Randall	25
seventh	Geoff Miller and Derek Pringle	5
eighth	Bob Taylor and Derek Pringle	12
ninth	Bob Taylor and Eddie Hemmings	1
tenth	Bob Willis and Bob Taylor	14

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 83 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R	B
Kepler Wessels	c Bob Taylor	1	7
John Dyson	not out	37	76
Geoff Lawson	c Derek Randall	14	33
Greg Chappell	not out	26	34

Did not bat: David Hookes, Kim Hughes, Allan Border, Rod Marsh, Bruce Yardley, Rodney Hogg, Jeff Thomson

Extras 5 · Total 83 for 2

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bob Willis	8	1	17	1
Ian Botham	10	2	45	1
Derek Pringle	1.5	0	11	0
Eddie Hemmings	4	1	5	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Kepler Wessels), 2-37 (Geoff Lawson)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Dyson and Kepler Wessels	3
second	John Dyson and Geoff Lawson	34
third	Greg Chappell and John Dyson	46

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