England Vs Australia 2Nd Odi
Australia tour of England - 1981 (1981) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 6 June 1981
Australia won by 2 runs
Australia won by 2 runs. Mike Gatting top-scored with 96 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Date
- 6 June 1981
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 2 runs
- Player of the match
- Mike Gatting
- Captains
- Kim Hughes (Australia), Ian Botham (England)
- Debut
- Terry Alderman (Australia)
- Umpires
- AGT Whitehead and DJ Constant
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field. It was Terry Alderman's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 249 for 8. Graham Yallop top-scored with 63 off 132 balls, and Graeme Wood made 55. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the second wicket between Graham Yallop and Graeme Wood.
Chasing 250, England made 247 all out. Mike Gatting top-scored with 96 off 131 balls, and Jim Love made 43. Dennis Lillee took 3 for 36 for Australia. The innings was built on a 75-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mike Gatting and Jim Love.
Australia won by 2 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 249 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | c Bob Willis | 55 | 80 |
| Trevor Chappell | c Geoff Humpage | 0 | 1 |
| Graham Yallop | bowled | 63 | 132 |
| Kim Hughes | run out | 34 | 41 |
| Allan Border | run out | 17 | 17 |
| Rod Marsh | c Jim Love | 20 | 18 |
| Martin Kent | lbw | 1 | 3 |
| Geoff Lawson | not out | 29 | 26 |
| Dennis Lillee | run out | 8 | 12 |
| Rodney Hogg | not out | 0 | 2 |
Did not bat: Terry Alderman
Extras 22 · Total 249 for 8
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 11 | 3 | 41 | 1 |
| Ian Botham | 11 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| Mike Hendrick | 11 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
| Robin Jackman | 11 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Peter Willey | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Graham Gooch | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Trevor Chappell), 2-96 (Graeme Wood), 3-160 (Graham Yallop), 4-171 (Kim Hughes), 5-183 (Allan Border), 6-193 (Martin Kent), 7-213 (Rod Marsh), 8-248 (Dennis Lillee)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Trevor Chappell | 10 |
| second | Graham Yallop and Graeme Wood | 86 |
| third | Graham Yallop and Kim Hughes | 64 |
| fourth | Kim Hughes and Allan Border | 11 |
| fifth | Rod Marsh and Allan Border | 12 |
| sixth | Rod Marsh and Martin Kent | 10 |
| seventh | Rod Marsh and Geoff Lawson | 20 |
| eighth | Dennis Lillee and Geoff Lawson | 35 |
| ninth | Rodney Hogg and Geoff Lawson | 1 |
ENGLAND: 247 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | bowled | 14 | 40 |
| Graham Gooch | bowled | 11 | 25 |
| Mike Gatting | c Geoff Lawson | 96 | 131 |
| David Gower | bowled | 2 | 10 |
| Jim Love | bowled | 43 | 53 |
| Peter Willey | c Graeme Wood | 37 | 33 |
| Ian Botham | c Kim Hughes | 24 | 21 |
| Geoff Humpage | bowled | 5 | 10 |
| Robin Jackman | run out | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Willis | not out | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Hendrick | c Rod Marsh | 0 | 2 |
Extras 12 · Total 247 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 11 | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| Dennis Lillee | 10.5 | 2 | 36 | 3 |
| Terry Alderman | 11 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| Geoff Lawson | 11 | 2 | 42 | 3 |
| Trevor Chappell | 11 | 0 | 69 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Graham Gooch), 2-27 (Geoff Boycott), 3-36 (David Gower), 4-111 (Jim Love), 5-177 (Peter Willey), 6-224 (Ian Botham), 7-232 (Geoff Humpage), 8-244 (Robin Jackman), 9-244 (Mike Gatting), 10-247 (Mike Hendrick)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch | 20 |
| second | Geoff Boycott and Mike Gatting | 7 |
| third | Mike Gatting and David Gower | 9 |
| fourth | Mike Gatting and Jim Love | 75 |
| fifth | Peter Willey and Mike Gatting | 66 |
| sixth | Ian Botham and Mike Gatting | 47 |
| seventh | Mike Gatting and Geoff Humpage | 8 |
| eighth | Mike Gatting and Robin Jackman | 12 |
| ninth | Bob Willis and Mike Gatting | 0 |
| tenth | Bob Willis and Mike Hendrick | 3 |
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