England beat Australia England won by 29 runs - England vs Australia, Australia tour of England, 4th Test Edgbaston, Birmingham July 30 - August 02, 1981 Match Summary, Report | ESPNcricinfo.com

Matches (10)

AUS v WI (W) (1)

WC Warm-up (5)

Shield (1)

Irani Cup (1)

T20WC QLF (2)

RESULT • 2nd T20I • North Sydney

AUS-W

WI-W

(19.5/20 ov, T:213) 213/3

W Indies (W) won by 7 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

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RESULT • Warm-up • Guwahati

BAN

(37/37 ov) 188/9

ENG

(24.1/37 ov, T:197) 197/6

England won by 4 wickets (with 77 balls remaining) (DLS method)

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RESULT

4th Test, Birmingham, July 30 - August 02, 1981, Australia tour of England

189 & 219

(T:151) 258 & 121

England won by 29 runs

Player Of The Match

, ENG

26, 1/64 & 5/11

Match centre

Scorecard summary

England • 189/10(69.1 overs)

1st INNINGS

48 (109)

5/42 (23.1)

26 (43)

2/20 (12)

Australia • 258/10(86.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

47 (101)

4/43 (26.5)

46 (81)

3/44 (21)

England • 219/10(92 overs)

2nd INNINGS

39 (71)

5/68 (34)

37* (79)

3/65 (22)

Australia • 121/10(67 overs)

2nd INNINGS

40 (175)

5/11 (14)

30 (96)

2/40 (22)

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Match details

Edgbaston, Birmingham
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1981
Player Of The Match	Ian Botham
Series result	England led the 6-match series 2-1
Match number	Test no. 906
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Martin Kent
Umpires	Dickie Bird Don Oslear

Match Coverage

Botham, Willis, Brearley, magic: let's cast our minds back to 1981

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Botham, Willis, Brearley, magic: let's cast our minds back to 1981

Beefy's 28-ball Ashes broadside

Ian Botham had had a quiet match at Edgbaston in 1981, until he was summoned into the attack for one last burst at the Australians

Beefy's 28-ball Ashes broadside

'I hit Mark Taylor on the head'

Dean Headley spoke to Cricinfo about his Ashes memories from 1997

'I hit Mark Taylor on the head'

'I played in two of the greatest Tests of all time'

Peter Willey is now better known as an international umpire, but for 22 Tests in the early 1980s, he was a doughty presence in England's middle order.

'I played in two of the greatest Tests of all time'

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1981

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1981

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
GM Wood	lbw	2	5
J Dyson	lbw	13	46
AR Border	caught	40	175
KJ Hughes	caught	5	11
GN Yallop	caught	30	96
MF Kent	bowled	10	45
RW Marsh	bowled	4	8
RJ Bright	lbw	0	1
DK Lillee	caught	3	19
RM Hogg	not out	0	6
TM Alderman	bowled	0	3
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 11)
Total	121(10 wkts; 67 ovs)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	2	John Dyson	Graeme Wood
2nd	17	John Dyson	Allan Border
3rd	10	Kim Hughes	Allan Border
4th	58	Graham Yallop	Allan Border
5th	18	Allan Border	Martin Kent
6th	9	Rod Marsh	Martin Kent
7th	0	Ray Bright	Martin Kent
8th	6	Dennis Lillee	Martin Kent
9th	1	Rodney Hogg	Martin Kent
10th	0	Rodney Hogg	Terry Alderman

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