England Vs Australia 2Nd Odi
Australia tour of England - 1980 (1980) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 22 August 1980
England won by 47 runs
England won by 47 runs. Graham Gooch top-scored with 108 for England. Len Pascoe took 4/69.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Date
- 22 August 1980
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 47 runs
- Player of the match
- Graham Gooch
- Captains
- Ian Botham (England), Greg Chappell (Australia)
- Debuts
- Roland Butcher (England), John Dyson (Australia)
- Umpires
- HD Bird and DO Oslear
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field. Roland Butcher and John Dyson played their first ODIs.
England batted first and made 320 for 8. Graham Gooch top-scored with 108 off 113 balls, and Geoff Boycott made 78. Len Pascoe took 4 for 69 for Australia. The innings was built on a 154-run stand for the first wicket between Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch, 48% of the total. From 298 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 20 runs, to 318 for 8. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 234 across 8 ODIs.
Chasing 321, Australia made 273 for 5. Kim Hughes top-scored with 98 off 84 balls, and Graham Yallop made 52. Mike Hendrick took 3 for 54 for England. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the fourth wicket between Graham Yallop and Kim Hughes.
England won by 47 runs.
ENGLAND: 320 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | c Rod Marsh | 78 | 98 |
| Graham Gooch | bowled | 108 | 113 |
| Bill Athey | bowled | 51 | 67 |
| Roland Butcher | c John Dyson | 52 | 38 |
| Mike Gatting | run out | 2 | 5 |
| Ian Botham | bowled | 2 | 2 |
| David Bairstow | bowled | 6 | 7 |
| Robin Jackman | c Rod Marsh | 6 | 4 |
| John Emburey | not out | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Old | not out | 2 | 1 |
Did not bat: Mike Hendrick
Extras 12 · Total 320 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Thomson | 11 | 1 | 69 | 1 |
| Dennis Lillee | 11 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Len Pascoe | 11 | 0 | 69 | 4 |
| Ray Bright | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Greg Chappell | 11 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-154 (Geoff Boycott), 2-215 (Graham Gooch), 3-292 (Bill Athey), 4-298 (Mike Gatting), 5-302 (Ian Botham), 6-311 (David Bairstow), 7-313 (Roland Butcher), 8-318 (Robin Jackman)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch | 154 |
| second | Graham Gooch and Bill Athey | 61 |
| third | Bill Athey and Roland Butcher | 77 |
| fourth | Mike Gatting and Roland Butcher | 6 |
| fifth | Ian Botham and Roland Butcher | 4 |
| sixth | David Bairstow and Roland Butcher | 9 |
| seventh | Roland Butcher and Robin Jackman | 2 |
| eighth | John Emburey and Robin Jackman | 5 |
| ninth | Chris Old and John Emburey | 2 |
AUSTRALIA: 273 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Dyson | bowled | 24 | 55 |
| Bruce Laird | c John Emburey | 36 | 71 |
| Kim Hughes | c Graham Gooch | 98 | 84 |
| Allan Border | run out | 26 | 24 |
| Graham Yallop | not out | 52 | 66 |
| Dennis Lillee | bowled | 21 | 25 |
| Ray Bright | not out | 5 | 5 |
Did not bat: Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Jeff Thomson, Len Pascoe
Extras 11 · Total 273 for 5
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Old | 11 | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Robin Jackman | 11 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 11 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 10 | 0 | 54 | 3 |
| John Emburey | 8 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Graham Gooch | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Geoff Boycott | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-53 (John Dyson), 2-80 (Bruce Laird), 3-119 (Allan Border), 4-222 (Kim Hughes), 5-259 (Dennis Lillee)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Dyson and Bruce Laird | 53 |
| second | Kim Hughes and Bruce Laird | 27 |
| third | Kim Hughes and Allan Border | 39 |
| fourth | Graham Yallop and Kim Hughes | 103 |
| fifth | Dennis Lillee and Graham Yallop | 37 |
| sixth | Graham Yallop and Ray Bright | 14 |
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