England v Australia 2nd Test

Australia tour of England - 1981 (1981) · Lord's, London · 2 July 1981

Match drawn

Match drawn. David Gower top-scored with 89 for England. Geoff Lawson took 7/81.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of England - 1981 (1981)
Ground: Lord's, London
Dates: 2 July 1981 to 7 July 1981
Toss: Australia, chose to field
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Geoff Lawson
Captains: Ian Botham (England), Kim Hughes (Australia)
Umpires: DO Oslear and KE Palmer

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to field.

England batted first and made 311 all out. Peter Willey top-scored with 82 off 181 balls, and Mike Gatting made 59. Geoff Lawson took 7 for 81 for Australia.

Australia replied with 345 all out. Allan Border top-scored with 64 off 164 balls, and Rod Marsh made 47. Bob Willis took 3 for 50 for England. Australia led by 34 on first innings.

England made 265 for 8 in their second innings. David Gower top-scored with 89 off 207 balls, and Geoff Boycott made 60. Ray Bright took 3 for 67 for Australia. The innings was built on a 123-run stand for the third wicket between Geoff Boycott and David Gower, 46% of the total.

Set 232 to win, Australia made 90 for 4. Graeme Wood top-scored with 62 not out off 131 balls.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 311 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graham Gooch	c Graham Yallop	44	53
Geoff Boycott	c Terry Alderman	17	62
Bob Woolmer	c Rod Marsh	21	82
David Gower	c Rod Marsh	27	86
Mike Gatting	lbw	59	137
Peter Willey	c Allan Border	82	181
John Emburey	run out (Dennis Lillee, Rod Marsh)	31	124
Ian Botham	lbw	0	3
Bob Taylor	c Kim Hughes	0	4
Graham Dilley	not out	7	21
Bob Willis	c Graeme Wood	5	4

Extras 18 · Total 311 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	35.4	7	102	0
Terry Alderman	30.2	7	79	1
Geoff Lawson	43.1	14	81	7
Ray Bright	15	7	31	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-60 (Graham Gooch), 2-65 (Geoff Boycott), 2-83 (Bob Woolmer), 3-134 (David Gower), 4-187 (Mike Gatting), 5-284 (Peter Willey), 6-293 (John Emburey), 7-293 (Ian Botham), 8-293 (Bob Taylor), 10-311 (Bob Willis)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch	60
second	Geoff Boycott and Bob Woolmer	5
third	Bob Woolmer and David Gower	18
fourth	Mike Gatting and David Gower	51
fifth	Peter Willey and Mike Gatting	53
sixth	Peter Willey and John Emburey	97
seventh	Bob Woolmer and John Emburey	9
eighth	Bob Woolmer and Ian Botham	0
ninth	Bob Taylor and Bob Woolmer	0
tenth	Bob Woolmer and Graham Dilley	5
11th	Bob Willis and Graham Dilley	13

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 345 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Wood	c Bob Taylor	44	59
John Dyson	c David Gower	7	30
Graham Yallop	bowled	1	7
Kim Hughes	c Bob Willis	42	118
Trevor Chappell	c Bob Taylor	2	13
Allan Border	c 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	c Bob Taylor	5	42

Extras 55 · Total 345 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bob Willis	27.4	9	50	3
Graham Dilley	30	8	106	3
Ian Botham	26	8	71	2
Graham Gooch	10	4	28	0
John Emburey	25	12	35	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-62 (Graeme Wood), 2-62 (John Dyson), 3-69 (Graham Yallop), 4-81 (Trevor Chappell), 5-167 (Kim Hughes), 6-244 (Allan Border), 7-257 (Rod Marsh), 8-268 (Geoff Lawson), 9-314 (Ray Bright), 10-345 (Terry Alderman)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Dyson and Graeme Wood	62
second	Graham Yallop and John Dyson	0
third	Graham Yallop and Kim Hughes	7
fourth	Kim Hughes and Trevor Chappell	12
fifth	Kim Hughes and Allan Border	86
sixth	Rod Marsh and Allan Border	77
seventh	Rod Marsh and Ray Bright	13
eighth	Ray Bright and Geoff Lawson	11
ninth	Dennis Lillee and Ray Bright	46
tenth	Dennis Lillee and Terry Alderman	31

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 265 FOR 8

Batter	How out	R	B
Graham Gooch	lbw	20	32
Geoff Boycott	c Rod Marsh	60	211
Bob Woolmer	lbw	9	38
David Gower	c Terry Alderman	89	207
Mike Gatting	c Graeme Wood	16	44
Ian Botham	bowled	0	1
Peter Willey	c Trevor Chappell	12	20
Graham Dilley	not out	27	38
Bob Taylor	bowled	9	16

Did not bat: John Emburey, Bob Willis

Extras 23 · Total 265 for 8

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	26.4	8	82	3
Terry Alderman	17	2	42	1
Geoff Lawson	19	6	51	1
Ray Bright	36	18	67	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-31 (Graham Gooch), 2-55 (Bob Woolmer), 3-178 (Geoff Boycott), 4-217 (Mike Gatting), 5-217 (David Gower), 6-217 (Ian Botham), 7-242 (Peter Willey), 8-265 (Bob Taylor)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch	31
second	Geoff Boycott and Bob Woolmer	24
third	Geoff Boycott and David Gower	123
fourth	Mike Gatting and David Gower	39
fifth	Ian Botham and David Gower	0
sixth	Peter Willey and Ian Botham	0
seventh	Peter Willey and Graham Dilley	25
eighth	Bob Taylor and Graham Dilley	23

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 90 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Wood	not out	62	131
John Dyson	lbw	1	6
Graham Yallop	c Ian Botham	3	32
Kim Hughes	lbw	4	13
Trevor Chappell	c Bob Taylor	5	69
Allan Border	not out	12	46

Did not bat: Rod Marsh, Ray Bright, Geoff Lawson, Dennis Lillee, Terry Alderman

Extras 3 · Total 90 for 4

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bob Willis	12	3	35	1
Graham Dilley	7.5	1	18	2
John Emburey	21	10	24	0
Ian Botham	8	3	10	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (John Dyson), 2-11 (Graham Yallop), 3-17 (Kim Hughes), 4-62 (Trevor Chappell)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Dyson and Graeme Wood	2
second	Graham Yallop and Graeme Wood	9
third	Kim Hughes and Graeme Wood	6
fourth	Graeme Wood and Trevor Chappell	45
fifth	Graeme Wood and Allan Border	28

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