England v Australia 3rd Test
Australia tour of England - 1985 (1985) · Trent Bridge, Nottingham · 11 July 1985
Match drawn
Match drawn. Graeme Wood top-scored with 172 for Australia. Geoff Lawson took 5/103.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of England - 1985 (1985)
- Ground
- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Dates
- 11 July 1985 to 16 July 1985
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- David Gower
- Captains
- David Gower (England), Allan Border (Australia)
- Debut
- Arnie Sidebottom (England)
- Umpires
- AGT Whitehead and DJ Constant
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Arnie Sidebottom's first Test.
England batted first and made 456 all out. David Gower top-scored with 166 off 284 balls, and Mike Gatting made 74. Geoff Lawson took 5 for 103 for Australia. The innings was built on a 187-run stand for the third wicket between Mike Gatting and David Gower, 41% of the total. From 416 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 443 for 9. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Trent Bridge, 347 across 7 Tests.
Australia replied with 539 all out. Graeme Wood top-scored with 172 off 449 balls, and Greg Ritchie made 146. Ian Botham took 3 for 107 for England. The innings was built on a 161-run stand for the sixth wicket between Graeme Wood and Greg Ritchie. Australia led by 83 on first innings.
England made 196 for 2 in their second innings. Tim Robinson top-scored with 77 not out off 197 balls, and Graham Gooch made 48.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 456 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | c Kepler Wessels | 70 | 132 |
| Tim Robinson | c Allan Border | 38 | 54 |
| David Gower | c Wayne Phillips | 166 | 284 |
| Mike Gatting | run out | 74 | 162 |
| Allan Lamb | lbw | 17 | 29 |
| Ian Botham | c Simon O'Donnell | 38 | 35 |
| Paul Downton | c Greg Ritchie | 0 | 1 |
| Arnie Sidebottom | c Simon O'Donnell | 2 | 8 |
| John Emburey | not out | 16 | 26 |
| Phil Edmonds | bowled | 12 | 31 |
| Paul Allott | c Allan Border | 7 | 21 |
Extras 16 · Total 456 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 39.4 | 10 | 103 | 5 |
| Craig McDermott | 35 | 3 | 147 | 2 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 29 | 4 | 104 | 1 |
| Bob Holland | 26 | 3 | 90 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-55 (Tim Robinson), 2-171 (Graham Gooch), 3-358 (Mike Gatting), 4-365 (David Gower), 5-416 (Allan Lamb), 6-416 (Ian Botham), 7-419 (Paul Downton), 8-419 (Arnie Sidebottom), 9-443 (Phil Edmonds), 10-456 (Paul Allott)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Tim Robinson | 55 |
| second | Graham Gooch and David Gower | 116 |
| third | Mike Gatting and David Gower | 187 |
| fourth | David Gower and Allan Lamb | 7 |
| fifth | Ian Botham and Allan Lamb | 51 |
| sixth | Ian Botham and Paul Downton | 0 |
| seventh | Paul Downton and Arnie Sidebottom | 3 |
| eighth | John Emburey and Arnie Sidebottom | 0 |
| ninth | Phil Edmonds and John Emburey | 24 |
| tenth | John Emburey and Paul Allott | 13 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 539 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | c Tim Robinson | 172 | 449 |
| Andrew Hilditch | lbw | 47 | 89 |
| Bob Holland | lbw | 10 | 41 |
| Kepler Wessels | c Paul Downton | 33 | 85 |
| Allan Border | c Ian Botham | 23 | 17 |
| David Boon | c John Emburey | 15 | 47 |
| Greg Ritchie | bowled | 146 | 309 |
| Wayne Phillips | bowled | 2 | 23 |
| Simon O'Donnell | c Paul Downton | 46 | 118 |
| Geoff Lawson | c Graham Gooch | 18 | 50 |
| Craig McDermott | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 27 · Total 539 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Botham | 34.2 | 3 | 107 | 3 |
| Arnie Sidebottom | 18.4 | 3 | 65 | 1 |
| Paul Allott | 18 | 4 | 55 | 1 |
| Phil Edmonds | 66 | 18 | 155 | 2 |
| John Emburey | 55 | 15 | 129 | 3 |
| Graham Gooch | 8.2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Gatting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-87 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-128 (Bob Holland), 3-205 (Kepler Wessels), 4-234 (Allan Border), 5-263 (David Boon), 6-424 (Graeme Wood), 7-437 (Wayne Phillips), 8-491 (Greg Ritchie), 9-539 (Simon O'Donnell), 10-539 (Geoff Lawson)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Andrew Hilditch | 87 |
| second | Graeme Wood and Bob Holland | 41 |
| third | Graeme Wood and Kepler Wessels | 77 |
| fourth | Graeme Wood and Allan Border | 29 |
| fifth | Graeme Wood and David Boon | 29 |
| sixth | Graeme Wood and Greg Ritchie | 161 |
| seventh | Greg Ritchie and Wayne Phillips | 13 |
| eighth | Greg Ritchie and Simon O'Donnell | 54 |
| ninth | Geoff Lawson and Simon O'Donnell | 48 |
| tenth | Geoff Lawson and Craig McDermott | 0 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 196 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | c Greg Ritchie | 48 | 91 |
| Tim Robinson | not out | 77 | 197 |
| David Gower | c Wayne Phillips | 17 | 34 |
| Mike Gatting | not out | 35 | 89 |
Did not bat: Allan Lamb, Ian Botham, Paul Downton, Arnie Sidebottom, John Emburey, Phil Edmonds, Paul Allott
Extras 19 · Total 196 for 2
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 13 | 4 | 32 | 0 |
| Craig McDermott | 16 | 2 | 42 | 2 |
| Bob Holland | 28 | 9 | 69 | 0 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 10 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Greg Ritchie | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-79 (Graham Gooch), 2-107 (David Gower)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Tim Robinson | 79 |
| second | David Gower and Tim Robinson | 28 |
| third | Mike Gatting and Tim Robinson | 89 |
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