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England vs Australia, 5th Test at Manchester, Aug 13 1981 - Match Result

RESULT
5th Test, Manchester, August 13 - 17, 1981, Australia tour of England
England FlagEngland
231 & 404
Australia FlagAustralia
(T:506) 130 & 402

England won by 103 runs

ian-botham
Player Of The Match
Ian Botham
, ENG
3/28, 118 & 2/86
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Scorecard summary
England1st Inn
231/10(86.1 overs)
Chris Tavaré
69 (193)
Dennis Lillee
4/55 (24.1)
Paul Allott
*52 (92)
Terry Alderman
4/88 (29)
Australia1st Inn
130/10(30.2 overs)
Martin Kent
52 (45)
Bob Willis
4/63 (14)
Ray Bright
22 (55)
Ian Botham
3/28 (6.2)
England2nd Inn
404/10(151.4 overs)
Ian Botham
118 (102)
Terry Alderman
5/109 (52)
Chris Tavaré
78 (289)
Mike Whitney
2/74 (27)
Australia2nd Inn
402/10(135.5 overs)
Allan Border
*123 (356)
Bob Willis
3/96 (30.5)
Graham Yallop
114 (125)
John Emburey
2/107 (49)
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Match details
GroundOld Trafford, Manchester
TossEngland, elected to bat first
Series
Australia tour of England
Season1981
Player Of The Match
England
Ian Botham
Series resultEngland led the 6-match series 3-1
Match numberTest no. 907
Match daysday (5-day match)
Test debut
Mike Whitney
Mike Whitney
Paul Allott
Paul Allott
Umpires
England
David Constant
England
Ken Palmer
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