RESULT
6th Test, The Oval, August 29 - September 02, 1985, Australia tour of England
England 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | c & b McDermott | 196 | 310 | 423 | 27 | 0 | 63.22 | ||
| Tim Robinson | b McDermott | 3 | 21 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 | ||
| David Gower (c) | c Bennett b McDermott | 157 | 216 | 335 | 20 | 0 | 72.68 | ||
| Mike Gatting | c Border b Bennett | 4 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 14.81 | ||
| John Emburey | c Wellham b Lawson | 9 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 52.94 | ||
| Allan Lamb | c McDermott b Lawson | 1 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | ||
| Ian Botham | c †Phillips b Lawson | 12 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 52.17 | ||
| Paul Downton † | b McDermott | 16 | 46 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 34.78 | ||
| Richard Ellison | c †Phillips b Gilbert | 3 | 32 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 9.37 | ||
| Phil Edmonds | lbw b Lawson | 12 | 26 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 46.15 | ||
| Les Taylor | not out | 1 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 13, lb 11, nb 26) | 50 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 118.2 Ov (RR: 3.92) | 464 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Tim Robinson), 2-371 (David Gower), 3-376 (Mike Gatting), 4-403 (Graham Gooch), 5-405 (John Emburey), 6-418 (Allan Lamb), 7-425 (Ian Botham), 8-447 (Richard Ellison), 9-452 (Paul Downton), 10-464 (Phil Edmonds) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 29.2 | 6 | 101 | 4 | 3.44 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Craig McDermott | 31 | 2 | 108 | 4 | 3.48 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gilbert | 21 | 2 | 96 | 1 | 4.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Bennett | 32 | 8 | 111 | 1 | 3.46 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Kepler Wessels | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | lbw b Botham | 22 | 27 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 81.48 | ||
| Andrew Hilditch | c Gooch b Botham | 17 | 32 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 53.12 | ||
| Kepler Wessels | b Emburey | 12 | 51 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 23.52 | ||
| Allan Border (c) | b Edmonds | 38 | 67 | 105 | 4 | 0 | 56.71 | ||
| Dirk Wellham | c †Downton b Ellison | 13 | 41 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 31.70 | ||
| Greg Ritchie | not out | 64 | 156 | 195 | 5 | 0 | 41.02 | ||
| Wayne Phillips † | b Edmonds | 18 | 29 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 62.06 | ||
| Murray Bennett | c Robinson b Ellison | 12 | 46 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 26.08 | ||
| Geoff Lawson | c Botham b Taylor | 14 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 53.84 | ||
| Craig McDermott | run out | 25 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 108.69 | ||
| Dave Gilbert | b Botham | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | ||
| Extras | (lb 3, w 2) | 5 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 84 Ov (RR: 2.86) | 241 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Graeme Wood), 2-52 (Andrew Hilditch), 3-56 (Kepler Wessels), 4-101 (Dirk Wellham), 5-109 (Allan Border), 6-144 (Wayne Phillips), 7-171 (Murray Bennett), 8-192 (Geoff Lawson), 9-235 (Craig McDermott), 10-241 (Dave Gilbert) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Botham | 20 | 3 | 64 | 3 | 3.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Les Taylor | 13 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Ellison | 18 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 1.94 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Emburey | 19 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 2.52 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Edmonds | 14 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 3.71 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd INNINGS (FOLLOWING ON)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | b Botham | 6 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Andrew Hilditch | c Gower b Taylor | 9 | 27 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Kepler Wessels | c †Downton b Botham | 7 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Allan Border (c) | c Botham b Ellison | 58 | 92 | 157 | 7 | 0 | 63.04 | ||
| Dirk Wellham | lbw b Ellison | 5 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 29.41 | ||
| Greg Ritchie | c †Downton b Ellison | 6 | 42 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 | ||
| Wayne Phillips † | c †Downton b Botham | 10 | 24 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 41.66 | ||
| Murray Bennett | c & b Taylor | 11 | 29 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 37.93 | ||
| Geoff Lawson | c †Downton b Ellison | 7 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 | ||
| Craig McDermott | c Botham b Ellison | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Dave Gilbert | not out | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 4, nb 4) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 46.3 Ov (RR: 2.77) | 129 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Graeme Wood), 2-16 (Andrew Hilditch), 3-37 (Kepler Wessels), 4-51 (Dirk Wellham), 5-71 (Greg Ritchie), 6-96 (Wayne Phillips), 7-114 (Allan Border), 8-127 (Geoff Lawson), 9-129 (Craig McDermott), 10-129 (Murray Bennett) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Botham | 17 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 2.58 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Les Taylor | 11.3 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2.95 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Ellison | 17 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 2.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Emburey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Kennington Oval, London | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1985 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Player Of The Series | |
| Series result | England won the 6-match series 3-1 |
| Match number | Test no. 1022 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | Dave Gilbert |
| Umpires | |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 29 Aug - day 1 - England 1st innings 376/3 (Graham Gooch 179*, John Emburey 0*)
Fri, 30 Aug - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 145/6 (Greg Ritchie 20*, Murray Bennett 0*)
Sat, 31 Aug - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 62/4 (Allan Border 26*, Greg Ritchie 6*)
Sun, 01 Sep - rest day
Mon, 02 Sep - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 129 (46.3 ov) - end of match
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