England v Australia 2nd Test
Australia tour of England - 1981 (1981) · Lord's, London · 2 July 1981 · Australia won the toss and chose to bowl
Match drawn · Man of the Match: Geoff Lawson
Match drawn. David Gower top-scored with 89 for England. Man of the Match: Geoff Lawson.
England, 293 (10 wkts)
| Graham Gooch | caught (Graham Yallop) | 44 | 53 |
| Geoff Boycott | caught (Terry Alderman) | 17 | 62 |
| Bob Woolmer | caught (Rod Marsh) | 21 | 82 |
| David Gower | caught (Rod Marsh) | 27 | 86 |
| Mike Gatting | lbw | 59 | 137 |
| Peter Willey | caught (Allan Border) | 82 | 181 |
| John Emburey | run out (Dennis Lillee, Rod Marsh) | 31 | 124 |
| Ian Botham | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Taylor | caught (Kim Hughes) | 0 | 4 |
| Graham Dilley | not out | 7 | 21 |
| Bob Willis | caught (Graeme Wood) | 5 | 4 |
Dennis Lillee 35.40-7-102-0Terry Alderman 30.20-7-79-1Geoff Lawson 43.10-14-81-7Ray Bright 15.00-7-31-1
Australia, 290 (10 wkts)
| Graeme Wood | caught (Bob Taylor) | 44 | 59 |
| John Dyson | caught (David Gower) | 7 | 30 |
| Graham Yallop | bowled | 1 | 7 |
| Kim Hughes | caught (Bob Willis) | 42 | 118 |
| Trevor Chappell | caught (Bob Taylor) | 2 | 13 |
| Allan Border | caught (Mike Gatting) | 64 | 164 |
| Rod Marsh | lbw | 47 | 116 |
| Ray Bright | lbw | 33 | 97 |
| Geoff Lawson | lbw | 5 | 22 |
| Dennis Lillee | not out | 40 | 86 |
| Terry Alderman | caught (Bob Taylor) | 5 | 42 |
Bob Willis 27.40-9-50-3Graham Dilley 30.00-8-106-3Ian Botham 26.00-8-71-2Graham Gooch 10.00-4-28-0John Emburey 25.00-12-35-2
England, 242 (8 wkts)
| Graham Gooch | lbw | 20 | 32 |
| Geoff Boycott | caught (Rod Marsh) | 60 | 211 |
| Bob Woolmer | lbw | 9 | 38 |
| David Gower | caught (Terry Alderman) | 89 | 207 |
| Mike Gatting | caught (Graeme Wood) | 16 | 44 |
| Ian Botham | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Willey | caught (Trevor Chappell) | 12 | 20 |
| Graham Dilley | not out | 27 | 38 |
| Bob Taylor | bowled | 9 | 16 |
| John Emburey | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Willis | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Lillee 26.40-8-82-3Terry Alderman 17.00-2-42-1Geoff Lawson 19.00-6-51-1Ray Bright 36.00-18-67-3
Australia, 87 (4 wkts)
| Graeme Wood | not out | 62 | 131 |
| John Dyson | lbw | 1 | 6 |
| Graham Yallop | caught (Ian Botham) | 3 | 32 |
| Kim Hughes | lbw | 4 | 13 |
| Trevor Chappell | caught (Bob Taylor) | 5 | 69 |
| Allan Border | not out | 12 | 46 |
| Rod Marsh | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Bright | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Lawson | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Lillee | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Alderman | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Bob Willis 12.00-3-35-1Graham Dilley 7.50-1-18-2John Emburey 21.00-10-24-0Ian Botham 8.00-3-10-1
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