- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras30 (lb 27, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL236/8 (55 Overs, RR: 4.29)Fall of wickets: 1-43 (John Dyson), 2-173 (Graham Yallop), 3-173 (Kim Hughes), 4-187 (Allan Border), 5-189 (Rod Marsh), 6-216 (Trevor Chappell), 7-236 (Geoff Lawson), 8-236 (Graeme Wood)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RGD Willis 11 1 35 2 3.18 0 0 IT Botham 11 2 42 1 3.81 0 0 M Hendrick 11 3 31 1 2.81 0 0 GA Gooch 11 0 50 0 4.54 0 0 RD Jackman 11 1 48 1 4.36 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras15 (b 10, nb 4, w 1)TOTAL165 all out (46.5 Overs, RR: 3.52)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Geoff Boycott), 2-71 (Mike Gatting), 3-80 (David Gower), 4-89 (Graham Gooch), 5-95 (Jim Love), 6-106 (Sir Ian Botham), 7-133 (Geoff Humpage), 8-160 (Peter Willey), 9-164 (Robin Jackman), 10-165 (Mike Hendrick)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RM Hogg 8.5 1 29 4 3.28 0 0 DK Lillee 7 0 37 0 5.28 0 0 GF Lawson 11 3 34 1 3.09 0 0 TM Alderman 11 3 19 2 1.72 0 0 TM Chappell 9 0 31 3 3.44 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Australia won the 3-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Match days
8 June 1981 (55-over match)
Umpires
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