England beat Australia England won by 18 runs - England vs Australia, Australia tour of England, 3rd Test Headingley, Leeds July 16 - 21, 1981 Match Summary, Report | ESPNcricinfo.com

Matches (5)

SA v NZ (W) (1)

T20WC QLF (2)

Irani Cup (1)

AUS v WI (W) (1)

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SA-W

(44.3/45 ov) 209/10

NZ-W

NZ WMN chose to field.

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KUW

(20 ov) 174/9

KSA

Kuwait chose to bat.

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RESULT

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

(T:130) 401/9d & 111

(f/o) 174 & 356

England won by 18 runs

Player Of The Match

, ENG

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

Rod Marsh has broken the record for most dismissals (264) in Tests, going past Alan Knott's 263

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Scorecard summary

Australia • 401/9(155.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

102 (234)

6/95 (39.2)

89 (208)

2/78 (27)

England • 174/10(50.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

50 (54)

4/49 (18.5)

24 (50)

3/32 (13)

England • 356/10(87.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

149* (148)

6/135 (35.3)

56 (75)

3/94 (25)

Australia • 111/10(36.1 overs)

2nd INNINGS

34 (83)

8/43 (15.1)

19 (32)

1/14 (7)

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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)

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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