England v Australia 6th Test
Australia tour of England - 1985 (1985) · Kennington Oval, London · 29 August 1985 · England won the toss and chose to bat
England won by an innings and 94 runs · Man of the Match: Graham Gooch
England won by an innings and 94 runs. Graham Gooch top-scored with 196 for England. Man of the Match: Graham Gooch.
England, 414 (10 wkts)
| Graham Gooch | caught (Craig McDermott) | 196 | 310 |
| Tim Robinson | bowled | 3 | 21 |
| David Gower | caught (Murray Bennett) | 157 | 216 |
| Mike Gatting | caught (Allan Border) | 4 | 27 |
| John Emburey | caught (Dirk Wellham) | 9 | 17 |
| Allan Lamb | caught (Craig McDermott) | 1 | 15 |
| Ian Botham | caught (Wayne Phillips) | 12 | 23 |
| Paul Downton | bowled | 16 | 46 |
| Richard Ellison | caught (Wayne Phillips) | 3 | 32 |
| Phil Edmonds | lbw | 12 | 26 |
| Les Taylor | not out | 1 | 10 |
Geoff Lawson 29.20-6-101-4Craig McDermott 31.00-2-108-4Dave Gilbert 21.00-2-96-1Murray Bennett 32.00-8-111-1Allan Border 2.00-0-8-0Kepler Wessels 3.00-0-16-0
Australia, 236 (10 wkts)
| Graeme Wood | lbw | 22 | 27 |
| Andrew Hilditch | caught (Graham Gooch) | 17 | 32 |
| Kepler Wessels | bowled | 12 | 51 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 38 | 67 |
| Dirk Wellham | caught (Paul Downton) | 13 | 41 |
| Greg Ritchie | not out | 64 | 156 |
| Wayne Phillips | bowled | 18 | 29 |
| Murray Bennett | caught (Tim Robinson) | 12 | 46 |
| Geoff Lawson | caught (Ian Botham) | 14 | 26 |
| Craig McDermott | run out | 25 | 23 |
| Dave Gilbert | bowled | 1 | 9 |
Ian Botham 20.00-3-64-3Les Taylor 13.00-1-39-1Richard Ellison 18.00-5-35-2John Emburey 19.00-7-48-1Phil Edmonds 14.00-2-52-2
Australia, 121 (10 wkts)
| Graeme Wood | bowled | 6 | 18 |
| Andrew Hilditch | caught (David Gower) | 9 | 27 |
| Kepler Wessels | caught (Paul Downton) | 7 | 21 |
| Allan Border | caught (Ian Botham) | 58 | 92 |
| Dirk Wellham | lbw | 5 | 17 |
| Greg Ritchie | caught (Paul Downton) | 6 | 42 |
| Wayne Phillips | caught (Paul Downton) | 10 | 24 |
| Murray Bennett | caught (Les Taylor) | 11 | 29 |
| Geoff Lawson | caught (Paul Downton) | 7 | 10 |
| Craig McDermott | caught (Ian Botham) | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Gilbert | not out | 0 | 0 |
Ian Botham 17.00-3-44-3Les Taylor 11.30-1-34-2Richard Ellison 17.00-3-46-5John Emburey 1.00-0-1-0
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