- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras32 (b 4, lb 13, nb 12, w 3)TOTAL401/9d (155.2 Overs, RR: 2.58)Fall of wickets: 1-55 (GM Wood), 2-149 (TM Chappell), 3-196 (J Dyson), 4-220 (RJ Bright), 5-332 (KJ Hughes), 6-354 (AR Border), 7-357 (GN Yallop), 8-396 (GF Lawson), 9-401 (RW Marsh)
16/07Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of England at Leeds, Jul 16-21 1981
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401/9d & 111 (36.1 ov) -
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174 & 356 (f/o)
Player of the Match
16/07Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of England at Leeds, Jul 16-21 1981
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401/9d & 111 (36.1 ov) -
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174 & 356 (f/o)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras34 (b 6, lb 11, nb 11, w 6)TOTAL174 all out (50.5 Overs, RR: 3.42)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (GA Gooch), 2-40 (JM Brearley), 3-42 (G Boycott), 4-84 (DI Gower), 5-87 (MW Gatting), 6-112 (P Willey), 7-148 (RW Taylor), 8-166 (IT Botham), 9-167 (CM Old), 10-174 (GR Dilley)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DK Lillee 18.5 7 49 4 2.60 0 0 TM Alderman 19 4 59 3 3.10 0 0 GF Lawson 13 3 32 3 2.46 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras16 (b 5, lb 3, nb 5, w 3)TOTAL356 all out (f/o) (87.3 Overs, RR: 4.06)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (GA Gooch), 2-18 (JM Brearley), 3-37 (DI Gower), 4-41 (MW Gatting), 5-105 (P Willey), 6-133 (G Boycott), 7-135 (RW Taylor), 8-252 (GR Dilley), 9-319 (CM Old), 10-356 (RGD Willis)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DK Lillee 25 6 94 3 3.76 0 0 TM Alderman 35.3 6 135 6 3.80 0 0 GF Lawson 23 4 96 1 4.17 0 0 RJ Bright 4 0 15 0 3.75 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras18 (lb 3, nb 14, w 1)TOTAL111 all out (36.1 Overs, RR: 3.06)Fall of wickets: 1-13 (GM Wood), 2-56 (TM Chappell), 3-58 (KJ Hughes), 4-58 (GN Yallop), 5-65 (AR Border), 6-68 (J Dyson), 7-74 (RW Marsh), 8-75 (GF Lawson), 9-110 (DK Lillee), 10-111 (RJ Bright)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB IT Botham 7 3 14 1 2.00 0 0 GR Dilley 2 0 11 0 5.50 0 0 RGD Willis 15.1 3 43 8 2.83 0 0 CM Old 9 1 21 1 2.33 0 0 P Willey 3 1 4 0 1.33 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
6-match series level 1-1
Match number
Season
Match days
16,17,18,20,21 July 1981 (5-day match)
Umpires
Close of Play
- Thu, 16 Jul - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 203/3 (KJ Hughes 24*, RJ Bright 1*)
- Fri, 17 Jul - day 2 - England 1st innings 7/0 (GA Gooch 2*, G Boycott 0*)
- Sat, 18 Jul - day 3 - England 2nd innings 6/1 (G Boycott 0*, JM Brearley 4*)
- Sun, 19 Jul - rest day
- Mon, 20 Jul - day 4 - England 2nd innings 351/9 (IT Botham 145*, RGD Willis 1*)
- Tue, 21 Jul - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 111 (36.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Only the second time in Test match history that the side following on has won.
Match Coverage
All Match News'Sometimes I became my own worst enemy'
Former England fast bowler Chris Old talks about Brearley's captaincy, run-ins with Boycott, and the miracle of Headingley '81
Beefy has a ciggy
Adrian Murrell on the poignancy of a post-match fag
So nearly Botham's annus horribilis
It was Botham's Summer but before that, it very nearly ended in tears
Beefy hits it into the confectionery stall
Botham's 149 was mostly all humpty, but one shot stood head and shoulders clear
