RESULT

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

England

311 & 265/8d

Australia

(T:232) 345 & 90/4

Match drawn

Player Of The Match

Geoff Lawson, AUS

7/81 & 1/51

England 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graham Gooch	c Yallop b Lawson	44	53	74	6	0	83.01
Geoff Boycott	c Alderman b Lawson	17	62	98	0	0	27.41
Bob Woolmer	c †Marsh b Lawson	21	82	116	3	0	25.60
David Gower	c †Marsh b Lawson	27	86	124	4	0	31.39
Mike Gatting	lbw b Bright	59	137	168	9	0	43.06
Peter Willey	c Border b Alderman	82	181	246	12	0	45.30
John Emburey	run out (Lillee/†Marsh)	31	124	171	1	0	25.00
Ian Botham (c)	lbw b Lawson	0	3	6	0	0	0.00
Bob Taylor †	c Hughes b Lawson	0	4	3	0	0	0.00
Graham Dilley	not out	7	21	32	1	0	33.33
Bob Willis	c Wood b Lawson	5	4	9	0	0	125.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 3, nb 10, w 3)	18
TOTAL	124.1 Ov (RR: 2.50)	311
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Graham Gooch), 2-65 (Geoff Boycott), 2-83, 3-134 (David Gower), 4-187 (Mike Gatting), 5-284 (Peter Willey), 6-293 (John Emburey), 7-293 (Ian Botham), 8-293 (Bob Taylor), 9-298 (Bob Woolmer), 10-311 (Bob Willis)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	35.4	7	102	0	2.85	-	-	-
Terry Alderman	30.2	7	79	1	2.60	-	-	-
Geoff Lawson	43.1	14	81	7	1.87	-	-	-
Ray Bright	15	7	31	1	2.06	-	-	-

Australia 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Wood	c †Taylor b Willis	44	59	61	5	0	74.57
John Dyson	c Gower b Botham	7	30	64	0	0	23.33
Graham Yallop	b Dilley	1	7	15	0	0	14.28
Kim Hughes (c)	c Willis b Emburey	42	118	141	5	0	35.59
Trevor Chappell	c †Taylor b Dilley	2	13	17	0	0	15.38
Allan Border	c Gatting b Botham	64	164	208	8	1	39.02
Rod Marsh †	lbw b Dilley	47	116	143	9	0	40.51
Ray Bright	lbw b Emburey	33	97	126	4	0	34.02
Geoff Lawson	lbw b Willis	5	22	29	1	0	22.72
Dennis Lillee	not out	40	86	107	5	0	46.51
Terry Alderman	c †Taylor b Willis	5	42	57	0	0	11.90
Extras	(b 6, lb 11, nb 32, w 6)	55
TOTAL	118.4 Ov (RR: 2.90)	345
Fall of wickets: 1-62 (Graeme Wood), 2-62 (John Dyson), 3-69 (Graham Yallop), 4-81 (Trevor Chappell), 5-167 (Kim Hughes), 6-244 (Allan Border), 7-257 (Rod Marsh), 8-268 (Geoff Lawson), 9-314 (Ray Bright), 10-345 (Terry Alderman)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	27.4	9	50	3	1.80	-	-	-
Graham Dilley	30	8	106	3	3.53	-	-	-
Ian Botham	26	8	71	2	2.73	-	-	-
Graham Gooch	10	4	28	0	2.80	-	-	-
John Emburey	25	12	35	2	1.40	-	-	-

England 2nd INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graham Gooch	lbw b Lawson	20	32	40	2	0	62.50
Geoff Boycott	c †Marsh b Lillee	60	211	279	5	0	28.43
Bob Woolmer	lbw b Alderman	9	38	43	2	0	23.68
David Gower	c Alderman b Lillee	89	207	245	11	1	42.99
Mike Gatting	c Wood b Bright	16	44	48	0	1	36.36
Ian Botham (c)	b Bright	0	1	6	0	0	0.00
Peter Willey	c Chappell b Bright	12	20	29	1	1	60.00
Graham Dilley	not out	27	38	41	3	0	71.05
Bob Taylor †	b Lillee	9	16	17	0	1	56.25
Extras	(b 2, lb 8, nb 13)	23
TOTAL	98.4 Ov (RR: 2.68)	265/8d
Did not bat: John Emburey, Bob Willis
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Graham Gooch), 2-55 (Bob Woolmer), 3-178 (Geoff Boycott), 4-217 (Mike Gatting), 5-217 (David Gower), 6-217 (Ian Botham), 7-242 (Peter Willey), 8-265 (Bob Taylor)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	26.4	8	82	3	3.07	-	-	-
Terry Alderman	17	2	42	1	2.47	-	-	-
Geoff Lawson	19	6	51	1	2.68	-	-	-
Ray Bright	36	18	67	3	1.86	-	-	-

Australia 2nd INNINGS (Target: 232 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Wood	not out	62	131	168	6	0	47.32
John Dyson	lbw b Dilley	1	6	6	0	0	16.66
Graham Yallop	c Botham b Willis	3	32	27	0	0	9.37
Kim Hughes (c)	lbw b Dilley	4	13	17	0	0	30.76
Trevor Chappell	c †Taylor b Botham	5	69	66	0	0	7.24
Allan Border	not out	12	46	42	1	0	26.08
Extras	(nb 2, w 1)	3
TOTAL	48.5 Ov (RR: 1.84)	90/4
Did not bat: Rod Marsh †, Ray Bright, Geoff Lawson, Dennis Lillee, Terry Alderman
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (John Dyson), 2-11 (Graham Yallop), 3-17 (Kim Hughes), 4-62 (Trevor Chappell)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	12	3	35	1	2.91	-	-	-
Graham Dilley	7.5	1	18	2	2.29	-	-	-
John Emburey	21	10	24	0	1.14	-	-	-
Ian Botham	8	3	10	1	1.25	-	-	-

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MATCH DETAILS

Lord's, London
Toss	Australia, elected to field first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1981
Player Of The Match	Geoff Lawson
Series result	Australia led the 6-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 904
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	Don Oslear Ken Palmer

CLOSE OF PLAY

Thu, 02 Jul - day 1 - England 1st innings 191/4 (Peter Willey 23*, John Emburey 0*)

Fri, 03 Jul - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 10/0 (Graeme Wood 5*, John Dyson 3*)

Sat, 04 Jul - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 253/6 (Rod Marsh 43*, Ray Bright 3*)

Sun, 05 Jul - rest day

Mon, 06 Jul - day 4 - England 2nd innings 129/2 (Geoff Boycott 47*, David Gower 38*)

Tue, 07 Jul - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 90/4 (48.5 ov) - end of match

MATCH NOTES

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RA Woolmer (1) retired hurt on 13* from 83/2 to 284/5.

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
GM Wood	not out	62	131
J Dyson	lbw	1	6
GN Yallop	caught	3	32
KJ Hughes	lbw	4	13
TM Chappell	caught	5	69
AR Border	not out	12	46
Extras	(nb 2, w 1)
Total	90(4 wkts; 48.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
RGD Willis	12	3	35	1	2.91
GR Dilley	7.5	1	18	2	2.29
JE Emburey	21	10	24	0	1.14
IT Botham	8	3	10	1	1.25

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	2	John Dyson	Graeme Wood
2nd	9	Graham Yallop	Graeme Wood
3rd	6	Kim Hughes	Graeme Wood
4th	45	Graeme Wood	Trevor Chappell
5th	28	Graeme Wood	Allan Border

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