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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 903 (903/241)
The Ashes, 1981, 1st Test
England v Australia
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
18,19,20,21 June 1981 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 4 wickets
Australia leads the 6-Test series 1-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: WE Alley and DJ Constant
Test Debuts: TM Alderman, TM Chappell (Aus).
Man of the Match: DK Lillee

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 185, Australia 33/4 (Chappell 5*)
  • Day 2: Australia 166/9 (Border 57*, Alderman 7*)
  • Day 3: Australia 179, England 94/6 (Botham 21*, Downton 0*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    GA Gooch              c Wood             b Lillee              10  18  18  2 0
    G Boycott             c Border           b Alderman            27  82  53  1 0
    RA Woolmer            c Wood             b Lillee               0   9   9  0 0
    DI Gower              c Yallop           b Lillee              26  65  39  4 0
    MW Gatting            lbw                b Hogg                52 154 117  6 0
    P Willey              c Border           b Alderman            10  35  22  1 0
    *IT Botham                               b Alderman             1  15   8  0 0
    +PR Downton           c Yallop           b Alderman             8  35  23  0 0
    GR Dilley                                b Hogg                34  71  49  6 0
    RGD Willis            c Marsh            b Hogg                 0   1   1  0 0
    M Hendrick            not out                                   6  19   8  1 0
    Extras                (lb 6, w 1, nb 4)                        11
    Total                 (all out, 56.4 overs)                   185
    
    FoW: 1-13 (Gooch), 2-13 (Woolmer), 3-57 (Boycott), 4-67 (Gower),
         5-92 (Willey), 6-96 (Botham), 7-116 (Downton),
         8-159 (Gatting), 9-159 (Willis), 10-185 (Dilley).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lillee                      13      3     34      3
    Alderman                    24      7     68      4
    Hogg                        11.4    1     47      3
    Lawson                       8      3     25      0
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    GM Wood               lbw                b Dilley               0   1   2  0 0
    J Dyson               c Woolmer          b Willis               5  61  45  0 0
    GN Yallop                                b Hendrick            13  64  47  0 0
    *KJ Hughes            lbw                b Willis               7  42  34  1 0
    TM Chappell                              b Hendrick            17 122  80  1 0
    AR Border                            c & b Botham              63 266 204  7 0
    +RW Marsh             c Boycott          b Willis              19  21  13  3 0
    GF Lawson             c Gower            b Botham              14  30  18  1 0
    DK Lillee             c Downton          b Dilley              12  57  48  1 0
    RM Hogg               c Boycott          b Dilley               0  10   7  0 0
    TM Alderman           not out                                  12  51  31  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 8, w 1, nb 4)                   17
    Total                 (all out, 86.5 overs)                   179
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Wood), 2-21 (Dyson), 3-21 (Yallop), 4-33 (Hughes),
         5-64 (Chappell), 6-89 (Marsh), 7-110 (Lawson),
         8-147 (Lillee), 9-153 (Hogg), 10-179 (Border).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Dilley                      20      7     38      3
    Willis                      30     14     47      3
    Hendrick                    20      7     43      2
    Botham                      16.5    6     34      2
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    GA Gooch              c Yallop           b Lillee               6  10   9  1 0
    G Boycott             c Marsh            b Alderman             4  16   9  1 0
    RA Woolmer            c Marsh            b Alderman             0   7   4  0 0
    DI Gower              c sub (MF Kent)    b Lillee              28 117  72  3 0
    MW Gatting            lbw                b Alderman            15  42  34  2 0
    P Willey              lbw                b Lillee              13  30  27  2 0
    *IT Botham            c Border           b Lillee              33  65  38  4 0
    +PR Downton           lbw                b Alderman             3  19  12  0 0
    GR Dilley             c Marsh            b Alderman            13  20  18  2 0
    RGD Willis            c Chappell         b Lillee               1  20  10  0 0
    M Hendrick            not out                                   0   5   2  0 0
    Extras                (lb 8, nb 1)                              9
    Total                 (all out, 38.4 overs)                   125
    
    FoW: 1-12 (Gooch), 2-12 (Boycott), 3-13 (Woolmer), 4-39 (Gatting),
         5-61 (Willey), 6-94 (Gower), 7-109 (Downton),
         8-113 (Botham), 9-125 (Dilley), 10-125 (Willis).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lillee                      16.4    2     46      5
    Alderman                    19      3     62      5
    Hogg                         3      1      8      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 132 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
    GM Wood               c Woolmer          b Willis               8  31  28  1 0
    J Dyson               c Downton          b Dilley              38 145  89  1 0
    GN Yallop             c Gatting          b Botham               6  42  34  0 0
    *KJ Hughes            lbw                b Dilley              22  58  53  3 0
    TM Chappell           not out                                  20  94  65  0 0
    AR Border                                b Dilley              20  65  49  2 0
    +RW Marsh             lbw                b Dilley               0   2   2  0 0
    GF Lawson             not out                                   5  15  11  1 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 6, nb 6)                        13
    Total                 (6 wickets, 54.1 overs)                 132
    
    DNB: DK Lillee, RM Hogg, TM Alderman.
    
    FoW: 1-20 (Wood), 2-40 (Yallop), 3-77 (Hughes), 4-80 (Dyson),
         5-122 (Border), 6-122 (Marsh).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Dilley                      11.1    4     24      4
    Willis                      13      2     28      1
    Hendrick                    20      7     33      0
    Botham                      10      1     34      1
    

    • Australia's first win at Trent Bridge since 1948.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, Australia.

    Ground Page: Trent Bridge, Nottingham

    England Player Pages: GA Gooch, G Boycott, RA Woolmer, DI Gower, MW Gatting, P Willey, IT Botham, PR Downton, GR Dilley, RGD Willis, M Hendrick.

    Australia Player Pages: GM Wood, J Dyson, GN Yallop, KJ Hughes, TM Chappell, AR Border, RW Marsh, GF Lawson, DK Lillee, RM Hogg, TM Alderman.

    Match Officials' Pages: WE Alley, DJ Constant.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by Paul Withey (WITHEYPA@*.birmingham.ac.uk)  
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