player of the match

England
England 1st INNINGS
Australia 1st INNINGS
England 2nd INNINGS
Australia 2nd INNINGS (target: 506 runs)
MATCH DETAILS
Old Trafford, Manchester | |
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 3-1 |
Match number | Test no. 907 |
Match days | day(5-day match) |
Test debut | ![]() Mike Whitney![]() Paul Allott |
Umpires | ![]() David Constant![]() Ken Palmer |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 13 Aug - day 1 -England 1st innings 175/9 (Paul Allott 9*, Bob Willis 0*, null ov)
Fri, 14 Aug - day 2 -England 2nd innings 70/1 (Geoff Boycott 31*, Chris Tavaré 29*, null ov)
Sat, 15 Aug - day 3 -England 2nd innings 345/7 (Alan Knott 56*, John Emburey 27*, null ov)
Sun, 16 Aug - day 4 -Australia 2nd innings 210/5 (Allan Border 28*, Rod Marsh 2*, null ov)
Mon, 17 Aug - day 5 -Australia 2nd innings 402/10 (135.5 ov) - end of match