Australian Cricket Team in England in 1981 - Test Series Summary

Test Series Summary

  • 1st Test at Trent Bridge
England 185 & 125 Australia won by 4 wickets

MW Gatting 52
TM Alderman 4/68, DK Lillee 3/34, RW Hogg 3/47

IT Botham 33, DI Gower 28
DK Lillee 5/46, TM Alderman 5/62

Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Umpires: WE Alley and DJ Constant
Man of the Match: DK Lillee (Aus)
Australia 179 & 132–6

AR Border 63
GR Dilley 3/38, RGD Willis 3/47

J Dyson 38
GR Dilley 4/24
  • 2nd Test at Lord's
England 311 & 265–8 dec. match drawn

P Willey 82, MW Gatting 59, GA Gooch 44
GF Lawson 7/81

DI Gower 89, G Boycott 60
DK Lillee 3/82, RJ Bright 3/67

Lord's, London, England
Umpires: DO Oslear and KE Palmer
Man of the Match: GF Lawson (Aus)
Australia 345 & 90–4

AR Border 64
RGD Willis 3/50, GR Dilley 3/106

GM Wood 62no
  • 3rd Test at Headingley
Australia 401–9 dec. & 111 England won by 18 runs

J Dyson 102, KJ Hughes 89, GN Yallop 58
IT Botham 6/95

J Dyson 34
RGD Willis 8/43

Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: DGL Evans and BJ Meyer
Man of the Match: IT Botham (Eng)
England 174 & 356 (f/o)

IT Botham 50
DK Lillee 4/49

IT Botham 149no, GR Dilley 56, G Boycott 46
TM Alderman 6/135
  • 4th Test at Edgbaston
England 189 & 219 England won by 29 runs

JM Brearley 48
TM Alderman 5/42

MW Gatting 39, JE Emburey 37no
RJ Bright 5/68, TM Alderman 3/65

Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Umpires: HD Bird and DO Oslear
Man of the Match: IT Botham (Eng)
Australia 258 & 121

KJ Hughes 47, MF Kent 46
JE Emburey 4/43, CM Old 3/44

AR Border 40
IT Botham 5/11
  • 5th Test at Old Trafford
England 231 & 404 England won by 103 runs

CJ Tavaré 69, PJW Allott 52no
DK Lillee 4/55, TM Alderman 4/88

IT Botham 118, CJ Tavaré 78, APE Knott 59, JE Emburey 57
TM Alderman 5/109

Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: DJ Constant and KE Palmer
Man of the Match: IT Botham (Eng)
Australia 130 & 402

MF Kent 52
RGD Willis 4/63, IT Botham 3/28

AR Border 123no, GN Yallop 114
RGD Willis 3/96
  • 6th Test at The Oval
Australia 352 & 344 match drawn

AR Border 106, GM Wood 66, MF Kent 54
IT Botham 6/125, RGD Willis 4/91

DM Wellham 103, AR Border 84, RW Marsh 52
M Hendrick 4/82, IT Botham 4/128

The Oval, London, England
Umpires: HD Bird and BJ Meyer
Man of the Match: DK Lillee (Aus)
England 314 & 261–7

G Boycott 137, MW Gatting 53
DK Lillee 7/89

APE Knott 70no, MW Gatting 56, JM Brearley 51
DK Lillee 4/70

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