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England v Australia |
| Australia in British Isles 1981 (5th Test) |
| Venue | Old Trafford, Manchester on 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th August 1981 (5-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | England won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | England won by 103 runs |
| Umpires | DJ Constant, KE Palmer |
| Close of play day 1 | England (1) 175/9 (Allott 9*, Willis 0*) |
| Close of play day 2 | England (2) 70/1 (Boycott 31*, Tavaré 29*) |
| Close of play day 3 | England (2) 345/7 (Knott 56*, Emburey 27*) |
| Close of play day 4 | Australia (2) 210/5 (Border 28*, Marsh 2*) |
| Man of the Match | IT Botham |
| England first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| GA Gooch | lbw b Lillee | 10 | 19 | 29 | 1 | - | |
| G Boycott | c Marsh b Alderman | 10 | 20 | 24 | 1 | - | |
| CJ Tavaré | c Alderman b Whitney | 69 | 193 | 287 | 7 | - | |
| DI Gower | c Yallop b Whitney | 23 | 49 | 69 | 3 | - | |
| *JM Brearley | lbw b Alderman | 2 | 6 | 5 | - | - | |
| MW Gatting | c Border b Lillee | 32 | 42 | 55 | 4 | - | |
| IT Botham | c Bright b Lillee | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| +APE Knott | c Border b Alderman | 13 | 55 | 63 | 1 | - | |
| JE Emburey | c Border b Alderman | 1 | 18 | 17 | - | - | |
| PJW Allott | not out | 52 | 92 | 117 | 5 | - | |
| RGD Willis | c Hughes b Lillee | 11 | 23 | 53 | 1 | - | |
| Extras | (6 lb, 2 w) | 8 |
| Total | (all out, 86.1 overs) | 231 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-19 (Boycott), 2-25 (Gooch), 3-57 (Gower), 4-62 (Brearley), 5-109 (Gatting), 6-109 (Botham), 7-131 (Knott), 8-137 (Emburey), 9-175 (Tavaré), 10-231 (Willis) |
| Australia first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| GM Wood | lbw b Allott | 19 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 1 | |
| J Dyson | c Botham b Willis | 0 | 11 | 18 | - | - | |
| *KJ Hughes | lbw b Willis | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| GN Yallop | c Botham b Willis | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| MF Kent | c Knott b Emburey | 52 | 45 | 70 | 7 | - | |
| AR Border | c Gower b Botham | 11 | 23 | 30 | 1 | - | |
| +RW Marsh | c Botham b Willis | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| RJ Bright | c Knott b Botham | 22 | 55 | 85 | 2 | - | |
| DK Lillee | c Gooch b Botham | 13 | 25 | 38 | 2 | - | |
| MR Whitney | b Allott | 0 | 7 | 6 | - | - | |
| TM Alderman | not out | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Extras | (6 nb) | 6 |
| Total | (all out, 30.2 overs) | 130 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-20 (Dyson), 2-24 (Hughes), 3-24 (Yallop), 4-24 (Wood), 5-58 (Border), 6-59 (Marsh), 7-104 (Kent), 8-125 (Lillee), 9-126 (Whitney), 10-130 (Bright) |
| England second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| GA Gooch | b Alderman | 5 | 18 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| G Boycott | lbw b Alderman | 37 | 122 | 170 | 2 | - | |
| CJ Tavaré | c Kent b Alderman | 78 | 289 | 423 | 3 | - | |
| DI Gower | c Bright b Lillee | 1 | 21 | 22 | - | - | |
| MW Gatting | lbw b Alderman | 11 | 44 | 63 | 1 | - | |
| *JM Brearley | c Marsh b Alderman | 3 | 20 | 17 | - | - | |
| IT Botham | c Marsh b Whitney | 118 | 102 | 123 | 13 | 6 | |
| +APE Knott | c Dyson b Lillee | 59 | 89 | 115 | 8 | - | |
| JE Emburey | c Kent b Whitney | 57 | 122 | 161 | 7 | - | |
| PJW Allott | c Hughes b Bright | 14 | 81 | 94 | - | - | |
| RGD Willis | not out | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | - | |
| Extras | (1 b, 12 lb, 3 nb) | 16 |
| Total | (all out, 151.4 overs) | 404 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-7 (Gooch), 2-79 (Boycott), 3-80 (Gower), 4-98 (Gatting), 5-104 (Brearley), 6-253 (Botham), 7-282 (Tavaré), 8-356 (Knott), 9-396 (Emburey), 10-404 (Allott) |
| Australia second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| J Dyson | run out | 5 | 14 | 12 | 1 | - | |
| GM Wood | c Knott b Allott | 6 | 16 | 29 | 1 | - | |
| *KJ Hughes | lbw b Botham | 43 | 72 | 90 | 8 | - | |
| GN Yallop | b Emburey | 114 | 125 | 177 | 17 | - | |
| AR Border | not out | 123 | 356 | 420 | 17 | - | |
| MF Kent | c Brearley b Emburey | 2 | 17 | 23 | - | - | |
| +RW Marsh | c Knott b Willis | 47 | 101 | 110 | 6 | 1 | |
| RJ Bright | c Knott b Willis | 5 | 29 | 39 | - | - | |
| DK Lillee | c Botham b Allott | 28 | 65 | 83 | 3 | - | |
| TM Alderman | lbw b Botham | 0 | 10 | 13 | - | - | |
| MR Whitney | c Gatting b Willis | 0 | 42 | 38 | - | - | |
| Extras | (9 lb, 18 nb, 2 w) | 29 |
| Total | (all out, 135.5 overs) | 402 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-7 (Dyson), 2-24 (Wood), 3-119 (Hughes), 4-198 (Yallop), 5-206 (Kent), 6-296 (Marsh), 7-322 (Bright), 8-373 (Lillee), 9-378 (Alderman), 10-402 (Whitney) |
Notes
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CJ Tavaré (1) passed his previous highest score of 42 in Test matches
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PJW Allott made his debut in Test matches
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PJW Allott (1) passed his previous highest score of 30 in first-class matches
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MF Kent (1) passed his previous highest score of 46 in Test matches
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MR Whitney made his debut in Test matches
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GA Gooch (2) passed 2000 runs in Test matches when he reached 5
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CJ Tavaré (2) 50 in 306 minutes
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CJ Tavaré (2) passed his previous highest score of 69 in Test matches
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MW Gatting (2) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 2
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JE Emburey (2) passed his previous highest score of 42 in Test matches
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RW Marsh (2) passed 9500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 26
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JE Emburey reached 450 wickets in first-class matches when he dismissed
MF Kent, his 1st wicket in the Australia first innings
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