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(27.5/50 ov) 135/1

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England vs Australia, 3rd Test at Leeds, Jul 16 1981 - Full Scorecard

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

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Australia

(T:130) 401/9d & 111

England

(fo) 174 & 356

England won by 18 runs

Player Of The Match

Ian Botham

, ENG

6/95, 50, 149* & 1/14

Australia 1st Innings

England 1st Innings

England 2nd Innings (Following on)

Australia 2nd Innings

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Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
John Dyson	b Dilley	102	234	294	14	0	43.58
Graeme Wood	lbw b Botham	34	55	71	4	0	61.81
Trevor Chappell	c †Taylor b Willey	27	135	161	2	0	20.00
Kim Hughes (c)	c & b Botham	89	208	270	8	0	42.78
Ray Bright	b Dilley	7	36	48	1	0	19.44
Graham Yallop	c †Taylor b Botham	58	167	208	5	0	34.73
Allan Border	lbw b Botham	8	20	35	1	0	40.00
Rod Marsh †	b Botham	28	50	65	5	0	56.00
Geoff Lawson	c †Taylor b Botham	13	35	45	2	0	37.14
Dennis Lillee	not out	3	6	8	0	0	50.00
Terry Alderman	not out	0	0	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 13, nb 12, w 3)	32
Total	155.2 Ov (RR: 2.58)	401/9d
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Graeme Wood), 2-149 (Trevor Chappell), 3-196 (John Dyson), 4-220 (Ray Bright), 5-332 (Kim Hughes), 6-354 (Allan Border), 7-357 (Graham Yallop), 8-396 (Geoff Lawson), 9-401 (Rod Marsh)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	30	8	72	0	2.40	-	-	-
Chris Old	43	14	91	0	2.11	-	-	-
Graham Dilley	27	4	78	2	2.88	-	-	-
Ian Botham	39.2	11	95	6	2.41	-	-	-
Peter Willey	13	2	31	1	2.38	-	-	-
Geoff Boycott	3	2	2	0	0.66	-	-	-

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graham Gooch	lbw b Alderman	2	7	17	0	0	28.57
Geoff Boycott	b Lawson	12	58	89	0	0	20.68
Mike Brearley (c)	c †Marsh b Alderman	10	53	64	0	0	18.86
David Gower	c †Marsh b Lawson	24	50	58	3	0	48.00
Mike Gatting	lbw b Lillee	15	29	58	2	0	51.72
Peter Willey	b Lawson	8	22	29	0	0	36.36
Ian Botham	c †Marsh b Lillee	50	54	80	8	0	92.59
Bob Taylor †	c †Marsh b Lillee	5	23	36	1	0	21.73
Graham Dilley	c & b Lillee	13	17	30	2	0	76.47
Chris Old	c Border b Alderman	0	4	4	0	0	0.00
Bob Willis	not out	1	4	5	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 11, nb 11, w 6)	34
Total	50.5 Ov (RR: 3.42)	174
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Graham Gooch), 2-40 (Mike Brearley), 3-42 (Geoff Boycott), 4-84 (David Gower), 5-87 (Mike Gatting), 6-112 (Peter Willey), 7-148 (Bob Taylor), 8-166 (Ian Botham), 9-167 (Chris Old), 10-174 (Graham Dilley)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	18.5	7	49	4	2.60	-	-	-
Terry Alderman	19	4	59	3	3.10	-	-	-
Geoff Lawson	13	3	32	3	2.46	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graham Gooch	c Alderman b Lillee	0	3	2	0	0	0.00
Geoff Boycott	lbw b Alderman	46	141	215	1	0	32.62
Mike Brearley (c)	c Alderman b Lillee	14	29	33	3	0	48.27
David Gower	c Border b Alderman	9	22	36	1	0	40.90
Mike Gatting	lbw b Alderman	1	10	10	0	0	10.00
Peter Willey	c Dyson b Lillee	33	56	84	6	0	58.92
Ian Botham	not out	149	148	219	27	1	100.67
Bob Taylor †	c Bright b Alderman	1	9	9	0	0	11.11
Graham Dilley	b Alderman	56	75	80	9	0	74.66
Chris Old	b Lawson	29	31	54	6	0	93.54
Bob Willis	c Border b Alderman	2	9	31	0	0	22.22
Extras	(b 5, lb 3, nb 5, w 3)	16
Total	87.3 Ov (RR: 4.06)	356
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Graham Gooch), 2-18 (Mike Brearley), 3-37 (David Gower), 4-41 (Mike Gatting), 5-105 (Peter Willey), 6-133 (Geoff Boycott), 7-135 (Bob Taylor), 8-252 (Graham Dilley), 9-319 (Chris Old), 10-356 (Bob Willis)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	25	6	94	3	3.76	-	-	-
Terry Alderman	35.3	6	135	6	3.80	-	-	-
Geoff Lawson	23	4	96	1	4.17	-	-	-
Ray Bright	4	0	15	0	3.75	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings (T: 130 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
John Dyson	c †Taylor b Willis	34	83	119	3	0	40.96
Graeme Wood	c †Taylor b Botham	10	10	9	2	0	100.00
Trevor Chappell	c †Taylor b Willis	8	56	68	0	0	14.28
Kim Hughes (c)	c Botham b Willis	0	9	14	0	0	0.00
Graham Yallop	c Gatting b Willis	0	3	2	0	0	0.00
Allan Border	b Old	0	8	13	0	0	0.00
Rod Marsh †	c Dilley b Willis	4	9	18	0	0	44.44
Ray Bright	b Willis	19	32	49	2	0	59.37
Geoff Lawson	c †Taylor b Willis	1	2	2	0	0	50.00
Dennis Lillee	c Gatting b Willis	17	15	22	3	0	113.33
Terry Alderman	not out	0	5	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 3, nb 14, w 1)	18
Total	36.1 Ov (RR: 3.06)	111
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Graeme Wood), 2-56 (Trevor Chappell), 3-58 (Kim Hughes), 4-58 (Graham Yallop), 5-65 (Allan Border), 6-68 (John Dyson), 7-74 (Rod Marsh), 8-75 (Geoff Lawson), 9-110 (Dennis Lillee), 10-111 (Ray Bright)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ian Botham	7	3	14	1	2.00	-	-	-
Graham Dilley	2	0	11	0	5.50	-	-	-
Bob Willis	15.1	3	43	8	2.83	-	-	-
Chris Old	9	1	21	1	2.33	-	-	-
Peter Willey	3	1	4	0	1.33	-	-	-

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Thu, 16 Jul - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 203/3 (Kim Hughes 24*, Ray Bright 1*)

Fri, 17 Jul - day 2 - England 1st innings 7/0 (Graham Gooch 2*, Geoff Boycott 0*)

Sat, 18 Jul - day 3 - England 2nd innings 6/1 (Geoff Boycott 0*, Mike Brearley 4*)

Sun, 19 Jul - rest day

Mon, 20 Jul - day 4 - England 2nd innings 351/9 (Ian Botham 145*, Bob Willis 1*)

Tue, 21 Jul - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 111 (36.1 ov) - end of match

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General

Only the second time in Test match history that the side following on has won.

Match Details

Headingley, Leeds
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1981
Player Of The Match	Ian Botham
Series result	6-match series level 1-1
Match number	Test no. 905
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	Barrie Meyer David Evans

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
J Dyson	caught	34	83
GM Wood	caught	10	10
TM Chappell	caught	8	56
KJ Hughes	caught	0	9
GN Yallop	caught	0	3
AR Border	bowled	0	8
RW Marsh	caught	4	9
RJ Bright	bowled	19	32
GF Lawson	caught	1	2
DK Lillee	caught	17	15
TM Alderman	not out	0	5
Extras	(lb 3, nb 14, w 1)
Total	111(10 wkts; 36.1 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
IT Botham	7	3	14	1	2
GR Dilley	2	0	11	0	5.5
RGD Willis	15.1	3	43	8	2.83
CM Old	9	1	21	1	2.33
P Willey	3	1	4	0	1.33

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	13	John Dyson	Graeme Wood
2nd	43	John Dyson	Trevor Chappell
3rd	2	Kim Hughes	John Dyson
4th	0	Graham Yallop	John Dyson
5th	7	John Dyson	Allan Border
6th	3	Rod Marsh	John Dyson
7th	6	Rod Marsh	Ray Bright
8th	1	Ray Bright	Geoff Lawson
9th	35	Dennis Lillee	Ray Bright
10th	1	Ray Bright	Terry Alderman

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