Australia tour of England 1981 | Live Score, Schedule, News

Matches (31)

IND vs SA (1)

ILT20 (3)

The Ashes (1)

SMAT (17)

NZ vs WI (1)

WBBL (3)

ENG Lions Tour (1)

Sheffield Shield (3)

Sa Women vs IRE Women (1)

270

IND

(39.5/50 ov, T:271) 271/1

null

Schedule Report Series

160/6

(18.5/20 ov, T:161) 161/6

null

Schedule Table Series

Home

Series

Australia tour of England 1981

RESULT

6th Test, The Oval, August 27 - September 01, 1981, Australia tour of England

AUS

352 & 344/9d

ENG

(T:383) 314 & 261/7

Match drawn

RESULT

5th Test, Manchester, August 13 - 17, 1981, Australia tour of England

ENG

231 & 404

AUS

(T:506) 130 & 402

England won by 103 runs

RESULT

4th Test, Birmingham, July 30 - August 02, 1981, Australia tour of England

ENG

189 & 219

AUS

(T:151) 258 & 121

England won by 29 runs

RESULT

3rd Test, Leeds, July 16 - 21, 1981, Australia tour of England

AUS

(T:130) 401/9d & 111

ENG

(fo) 174 & 356

England won by 18 runs

RESULT

2nd Test, Lord's, July 02 - 07, 1981, Australia tour of England

ENG

311 & 265/8d

AUS

(T:232) 345 & 90/4

Match drawn

RESULT

1st Test, Nottingham, June 18 - 21, 1981, Australia tour of England

ENG

185 & 125

AUS

(T:132) 179 & 132/6

Australia won by 4 wickets

RESULT

3rd ODI, Leeds, June 08, 1981, Australia tour of England

AUS

236/8

ENG

(46.5/55 ov, T:237) 165

Australia won by 71 runs

RESULT

2nd ODI, Birmingham, June 06, 1981, Australia tour of England

AUS

249/8

ENG

(54.5/55 ov, T:250) 247

Australia won by 2 runs

RESULT

1st ODI, Lord's, June 04, 1981, Australia tour of England

AUS

210/7

ENG

(51.4/55 ov, T:211) 212/4

England won by 6 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

View All Results

Stats & Records

Prudential Trophy 1981See All

The Ashes 1981See All

Winner

Australiawon the 3-match ODI series 2-1

Winner

Englandwon the 6-match Test series 3-1

Is this Ashes up there with 2005?

It is difficult to separate the series of 1981, 2005 and 2023 for the cricket played or the impact they had

Mike Hendrick: salt of the earth, sinew of the game

Farewell to a fine bowler who beat the bat more often than seemed reasonable, and came close to winning England the 1979 World Cup

Why Headingley 1981 is a work of art

Unique and inimitable, it can be interpreted in multiple ways

Botham, Willis, Brearley, magic: let's cast our minds back to 1981

To be an up-and-coming English cricketer that summer was to get a glimpse of the stuff myths are made of

'I don't think odds of 500-1 have appeared since'

Thirty-five years ago at Headingley, Bob Willis bowled England to an incredible Ashes win - the culmination of a golden five-year period for him

Shootout at Trent Bridge

A soggy Nottingham hosted the low-scoring first Test of the 1981 Ashes, and the quick bowlers ruled the roost

England in wonderland

Not the crowd, not the players, not the bookmakers, no one could believe the most incredible Ashes turnaround of them all

Cheer up, mate

An Englishman becomes part of the Aussie entourage... with a little encouragement

Getting shirty about substitutes

The subject of substitute fielders has attracted considerable comment and the ICC is set to clamp down on their use. It was an issue that was high on the agenda twenty-seven years ago

The great escape

The epic Headingley Test of 1981 recreated

Australia tour of England 1981 Top Wicket Takers

Tests

ODIs

Terry Alderman

AUS, Rfm

Innings: 12Average: 21.26

Dennis Lillee

AUS, Rf

Innings: 12Average: 22.30

Ian Botham

ENG, Rfm

Innings: 12Average: 20.58

View full list

Dennis Lillee

AUS, Rf

Innings: 3Average: 19.20

Rodney Hogg

AUS, Rf

Innings: 3Average: 21.40

Ian Botham

ENG, Rfm

Innings: 3Average: 25.00

View full list

Australia tour of England 1981 Top Run Scorers

Tests

ODIs

Allan Border

AUS, Lhb

533

Innings: 12Average: 59.22

Ian Botham

ENG, Rhb

399

Innings: 12Average: 36.27

Geoff Boycott

ENG, Rhb

392

Innings: 12Average: 32.66

View full list

Graeme Wood

AUS, Lhb

185

Innings: 3Average: 61.66

Mike Gatting

ENG, Rhb

128

Innings: 3Average: 42.66

Graham Yallop

AUS, Lhb

111

Innings: 2Average: 55.50

View full list

Instant answers to T20 questions

Ask a question