England Vs Australia 3Rd Odi
Australia tour of England - 1985 (1985) · Lord's, London · 3 June 1985
England won by 8 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
England won by 8 wickets (with 36 balls remaining). Graham Gooch top-scored with 117* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Lord's, London
- Date
- 3 June 1985
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 8 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- David Gower
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), David Gower (England)
- Umpires
- BJ Meyer and HD Bird
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 254 for 5. Graeme Wood top-scored with 114 not out off 165 balls, and David Boon made 45. The innings was built on a 96-run stand for the third wicket between Graeme Wood and Allan Border.
Chasing 255, England made 257 for 2. Graham Gooch top-scored with 117 not out off 164 balls, and David Gower made 102. The innings was built on a 202-run stand for the second wicket between Graham Gooch and David Gower, 79% of the total.
England won by 8 wickets (with 36 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 254 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | not out | 114 | 165 |
| Andrew Hilditch | lbw | 4 | 8 |
| Greg Ritchie | c Graham Gooch | 15 | 46 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 44 | 60 |
| David Boon | c David Gower | 45 | 47 |
| Wayne Phillips | run out | 10 | 5 |
| Simon O'Donnell | not out | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Greg Matthews, Geoff Lawson, Craig McDermott, Jeff Thomson
Extras 22 · Total 254 for 5
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Cowans | 8 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Neil Foster | 11 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Ian Botham | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Paul Allott | 7 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
| Graham Gooch | 11 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Peter Willey | 10 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-47 (Greg Ritchie), 3-143 (Allan Border), 4-228 (David Boon), 5-252 (Wayne Phillips)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Andrew Hilditch | 6 |
| second | Graeme Wood and Greg Ritchie | 41 |
| third | Graeme Wood and Allan Border | 96 |
| fourth | Graeme Wood and David Boon | 85 |
| fifth | Graeme Wood and Wayne Phillips | 24 |
| sixth | Graeme Wood and Simon O'Donnell | 2 |
ENGLAND: 257 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | not out | 117 | 164 |
| Tim Robinson | lbw | 7 | 18 |
| David Gower | c Allan Border | 102 | 118 |
| Allan Lamb | not out | 9 | 8 |
Did not bat: Ian Botham, Mike Gatting, Peter Willey, Paul Downton, Neil Foster, Paul Allott, Norman Cowans
Extras 22 · Total 257 for 2
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 9 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Jeff Thomson | 8 | 1 | 50 | 0 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 11 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Greg Matthews | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Tim Robinson), 2-227 (David Gower)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Tim Robinson | 25 |
| second | Graham Gooch and David Gower | 202 |
| third | Graham Gooch and Allan Lamb | 30 |
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