England Vs Australia 2Nd Odi
Australia tour of England - 1985 (1985) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 1 June 1985
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining). Graham Gooch top-scored with 115 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Date
- 1 June 1985
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Allan Border
- Captains
- David Gower (England), Allan Border (Australia)
- Umpires
- DJ Constant and DR Shepherd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
England batted first and made 231 for 7. Graham Gooch top-scored with 115 off 159 balls.
Chasing 232, Australia made 233 for 6. Allan Border top-scored with 85 not out off 123 balls, and Kepler Wessels made 57. The innings was built on a 97-run stand for the third wicket between Allan Border and Kepler Wessels, 42% of the total.
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 231 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | bowled | 115 | 159 |
| Tim Robinson | c Simon O'Donnell | 26 | 48 |
| David Gower | c Wayne Phillips | 0 | 7 |
| Allan Lamb | bowled | 25 | 56 |
| Ian Botham | c Dirk Wellham | 29 | 36 |
| Mike Gatting | c Geoff Lawson | 6 | 13 |
| Peter Willey | c Wayne Phillips | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Downton | not out | 16 | 9 |
| Phil Edmonds | not out | 6 | 6 |
Did not bat: Paul Allott, Norman Cowans
Extras 8 · Total 231 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 11 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
| Craig McDermott | 11 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 11 | 2 | 32 | 2 |
| Jeff Thomson | 11 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Greg Matthews | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-63 (Tim Robinson), 2-69 (David Gower), 3-134 (Allan Lamb), 4-193 (Ian Botham), 5-206 (Mike Gatting), 6-208 (Peter Willey), 7-216 (Graham Gooch)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Tim Robinson | 63 |
| second | Graham Gooch and David Gower | 6 |
| third | Graham Gooch and Allan Lamb | 65 |
| fourth | Graham Gooch and Ian Botham | 59 |
| fifth | Graham Gooch and Mike Gatting | 13 |
| sixth | Graham Gooch and Peter Willey | 2 |
| seventh | Graham Gooch and Paul Downton | 8 |
| eighth | Phil Edmonds and Paul Downton | 15 |
AUSTRALIA: 233 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | lbw | 5 | 14 |
| Kepler Wessels | c Peter Willey | 57 | 100 |
| Dirk Wellham | lbw | 7 | 19 |
| Allan Border | not out | 85 | 123 |
| David Boon | bowled | 13 | 12 |
| Wayne Phillips | c Mike Gatting | 14 | 16 |
| Simon O'Donnell | bowled | 28 | 34 |
| Greg Matthews | not out | 8 | 7 |
Did not bat: Geoff Lawson, Craig McDermott, Jeff Thomson
Extras 16 · Total 233 for 6
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Botham | 10 | 2 | 38 | 2 |
| Norman Cowans | 11 | 2 | 42 | 2 |
| Paul Allott | 10 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Peter Willey | 11 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Phil Edmonds | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Graham Gooch | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Graeme Wood), 2-19 (Dirk Wellham), 3-116 (Kepler Wessels), 4-137 (David Boon), 5-157 (Wayne Phillips), 6-222 (Simon O'Donnell)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Kepler Wessels | 10 |
| second | Dirk Wellham and Kepler Wessels | 9 |
| third | Allan Border and Kepler Wessels | 97 |
| fourth | Allan Border and David Boon | 21 |
| fifth | Allan Border and Wayne Phillips | 20 |
| sixth | Allan Border and Simon O'Donnell | 65 |
| seventh | Allan Border and Greg Matthews | 11 |
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