Australia v England 1st Test

England tour of Australia - 1982 (1982/83) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 12 November 1982

Match drawn

Match drawn. Greg Chappell top-scored with 117 for Australia. Bruce Yardley took 5/107.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of Australia - 1982 (1982/83)
Ground: Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Dates: 12 November 1982 to 17 November 1982
Toss: Australia, chose to field
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Derek Randall
Captains: Bob Willis (England), Greg Chappell (Australia)
Debut: Norman Cowans (England)
Umpires: MW Johnson and AR Crafter

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to field. It was Norman Cowans's first Test.

England batted first and made 411 all out. Chris Tavaré top-scored with 89 off 337 balls, and Derek Randall made 78. Bruce Yardley took 5 for 107 for Australia. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the fifth wicket between Derek Randall and Chris Tavaré.

Australia replied with 424 for 9. Greg Chappell top-scored with 117 off 174 balls, and Kim Hughes made 62. Geoff Miller took 4 for 70 for England. The innings was built on a 141-run stand for the fourth wicket between Greg Chappell and Kim Hughes. Australia led by 13 on first innings.

England made 358 all out in their second innings. Derek Randall top-scored with 115 off 215 balls, and Allan Lamb made 56. Geoff Lawson took 5 for 108 for Australia.

Set 346 to win, Australia made 73 for 2. Allan Border top-scored with 32 not out off 65 balls.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 411 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Geoff Cook	c John Dyson	1	27
Chris Tavaré	c Kim Hughes	89	337
David Gower	c John Dyson	72	98
Allan Lamb	c Rod Marsh	46	89
Ian Botham	c Rod Marsh	12	7
Derek Randall	c Graeme Wood	78	163
Geoff Miller	c Rod Marsh	30	75
Derek Pringle	bowled	0	19
Bob Taylor	not out	29	61
Bob Willis	c Dennis Lillee	26	56
Norman Cowans	bowled	4	9

Extras 24 · Total 411 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	38	13	96	3
Terry Alderman	43	15	84	1
Geoff Lawson	29	6	89	1
Greg Chappell	3	0	11	0
Bruce Yardley	42.4	15	107	5

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Geoff Cook), 2-109 (David Gower), 3-189 (Allan Lamb), 4-204 (Ian Botham), 5-304 (Chris Tavaré), 6-323 (Derek Randall), 7-342 (Derek Pringle), 8-357 (Geoff Miller), 9-406 (Bob Willis), 10-411 (Norman Cowans)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Chris Tavaré and Geoff Cook	14
second	David Gower and Chris Tavaré	95
third	Chris Tavaré and Allan Lamb	80
fourth	Ian Botham and Chris Tavaré	15
fifth	Derek Randall and Chris Tavaré	100
sixth	Geoff Miller and Derek Randall	19
seventh	Geoff Miller and Derek Pringle	19
eighth	Bob Taylor and Geoff Miller	15
ninth	Bob Willis and Bob Taylor	49
tenth	Bob Taylor and Norman Cowans	5

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 424 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Wood	c Bob Willis	29	70
John Dyson	lbw	52	145
Allan Border	c Bob Taylor	8	20
Greg Chappell	c Allan Lamb	117	174
Kim Hughes	c Bob Willis	62	131
David Hookes	lbw	56	113
Rod Marsh	c Geoff Cook	0	5
Geoff Lawson	bowled	50	80
Bruce Yardley	c Allan Lamb	17	62
Dennis Lillee	not out	2	16

Did not bat: Terry Alderman

Extras 31 · Total 424 for 9

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bob Willis	31.5	4	95	3
Ian Botham	40	10	121	2
Norman Cowans	13	2	54	0
Derek Pringle	10	1	37	0
Geoff Miller	33	11	70	4
Geoff Cook	4	2	16	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-63 (Graeme Wood), 2-76 (Allan Border), 3-123 (John Dyson), 4-264 (Kim Hughes), 5-311 (Greg Chappell), 6-311 (Rod Marsh), 7-374 (David Hookes), 8-414 (Geoff Lawson), 9-424 (Bruce Yardley)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Dyson and Graeme Wood	63
second	John Dyson and Allan Border	13
third	Greg Chappell and John Dyson	47
fourth	Greg Chappell and Kim Hughes	141
fifth	Greg Chappell and David Hookes	47
sixth	Rod Marsh and David Hookes	0
seventh	David Hookes and Geoff Lawson	63
eighth	Bruce Yardley and Geoff Lawson	40
ninth	Dennis Lillee and Bruce Yardley	10

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 358 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Geoff Cook	c Allan Border	7	23
Chris Tavaré	c Greg Chappell	9	82
David Gower	lbw	28	52
Allan Lamb	c Rod Marsh	56	93
Ian Botham	bowled	0	2
Derek Randall	bowled	115	215
Bob Taylor	bowled	31	72
Geoff Miller	c Rod Marsh	0	6
Derek Pringle	not out	47	107
Bob Willis	bowled	0	3
Norman Cowans	lbw	36	55

Extras 29 · Total 358 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	33	12	89	1
Geoff Lawson	32	5	108	5
Greg Chappell	2.3	1	8	1
Bruce Yardley	41	10	101	3
Allan Border	7	2	21	0
David Hookes	1	0	2	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Geoff Cook), 2-51 (David Gower), 3-77 (Chris Tavaré), 4-80 (Ian Botham), 5-151 (Allan Lamb), 6-228 (Bob Taylor), 7-242 (Geoff Miller), 8-292 (Derek Randall), 9-292 (Bob Willis), 10-358 (Norman Cowans)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Chris Tavaré and Geoff Cook	10
second	David Gower and Chris Tavaré	41
third	Chris Tavaré and Allan Lamb	26
fourth	Ian Botham and Allan Lamb	3
fifth	Derek Randall and Allan Lamb	71
sixth	Bob Taylor and Derek Randall	77
seventh	Geoff Miller and Derek Randall	14
eighth	Derek Randall and Derek Pringle	50
ninth	Bob Willis and Derek Pringle	0
tenth	Derek Pringle and Norman Cowans	66

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 73 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Wood	c Bob Taylor	0	8
John Dyson	c Norman Cowans	12	12
Allan Border	not out	32	65
Greg Chappell	not out	22	55

Did not bat: Kim Hughes, David Hookes, Rod Marsh, Geoff Lawson, Bruce Yardley, Dennis Lillee, Terry Alderman

Extras 7 · Total 73 for 2

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bob Willis	6	1	23	2
Ian Botham	6	1	17	0
Norman Cowans	3	1	15	0
Derek Pringle	2	0	3	0
Geoff Miller	4	3	8	0
Allan Lamb	1	1	0	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Graeme Wood), 2-22 (John Dyson)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Dyson and Graeme Wood	2
second	John Dyson and Allan Border	20
third	Greg Chappell and Allan Border	51

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