Matches (6)

IRE v AFG (1)

Men's Hundred (1)

Women's Hundred (1)

NL v PAK (1)

CWC League 2 (1)

BAH v KUW (1)

RESULT • 4th T20I • Belfast

AFG

(11/11 ov) 132/6

IRE

(11/11 ov, T:133) 105

Afghanistan won by 27 runs

RESULT • 15th Match • T20 • Birmingham

TR

BP

(86/100 balls, T:146) 149/3

Phoenix won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

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RESULT

6th Test, The Oval, August 27 - September 01, 1981, Australia tour of England

352 & 344/9d

(T:383) 314 & 261/7

Match drawn

Player Of The Match

Dennis Lillee, AUS

7/89 & 4/70

Player Of The Series

Ian Botham, ENG

399 runs • 34 wkts

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Scorecard summary

Australia • 352/10(132 overs)

1st INNINGS

Allan Border *106 (230)

Graeme Wood 66 (129)

Ian Botham6/125 (47)

Bob Willis4/91 (31)

England • 314/10(110.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

Geoff Boycott 137 (321)

Mike Gatting 53 (114)

Dennis Lillee7/89 (31.4)

Terry Alderman3/84 (35)

Australia • 344/9(104.2 overs)

2nd INNINGS

Dirk Wellham 103 (221)

Allan Border 84 (152)

Mike Hendrick4/82 (29.2)

Ian Botham4/128 (42)

England • 261/7(95 overs)

2nd INNINGS

Alan Knott *70 (138)

Mike Gatting 56 (70)

Dennis Lillee4/70 (30)

Terry Alderman2/60 (19)

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Match details

Kennington Oval, London
Toss	England, elected to field first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1981
Player Of The Match	Dennis Lillee
Player Of The Series	Ian Botham
Series result	England won the 6-match series 3-1
Match number	Test no. 908
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Dirk Wellham Paul Parker
Umpires	Barrie Meyer Dickie Bird

Match Coverage

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1981

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1981

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England Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
G Boycott	lbw	0	4
W Larkins	caught	24	78
CJ Tavare	caught	8	36
MW Gatting	caught	56	70
PWG Parker	caught	13	46
JM Brearley	caught	51	160
IT Botham	lbw	16	14
APE Knott	not out	70	138
JE Emburey	not out	5	33
Extras	(b 2, lb 5, nb 9, w 2)
Total	261(7 wkts; 95 ovs)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	0	Geoff Boycott	Wayne Larkins
2nd	18	Wayne Larkins	Chris Tavaré
3rd	70	Mike Gatting	Wayne Larkins
4th	13	Mike Gatting	Paul Parker
5th	26	Mike Brearley	Paul Parker
6th	17	Mike Brearley	Ian Botham
7th	93	Alan Knott	Mike Brearley
8th	24	Alan Knott	John Emburey

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