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Played at
Headingley, Leeds , on 16,17,18,20,21 July 1981 (5-day match)
Result England won by 18 runs
Australia 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
J Dyson b Dilley
102 294
234
14
0
43.58
GM Wood lbw b Botham
34 71
55
4
0
61.81
TM Chappell c
27 161
135
2
0
20.00
KJ Hughes c & b Botham
89 270
208
8
0
42.78
RJ Bright b Dilley
7 48
36
1
0
19.44
GN Yallop c
58 208
167
5
0
34.73
AR Border lbw b Botham
8 35
20
1
0
40.00
RW Marsh b Botham
28 65
50
5
0
56.00
GF Lawson c
13 45
35
2
0
37.14
DK Lillee not out
3 8
6
0
0
50.00
TM Alderman not out
0 0
0
0
0
-
Extras
(b 4, lb 13, w 3, nb 12)
32
Total
(9 wickets dec; 155.2 overs)
401 (2.58 runs per over)
England 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
GA Gooch lbw b Alderman
2 17
7
0
0
28.57
G Boycott b Lawson
12 89
58
0
0
20.68
JM Brearley c
10 64
53
0
0
18.86
DI Gower c
24 58
50
3
0
48.00
MW Gatting lbw b Lillee
15 58
29
2
0
51.72
P Willey b Lawson
8 29
22
0
0
36.36
IT Botham c
50 80
54
8
0
92.59
RW Taylor c
5 36
23
1
0
21.73
GR Dilley c & b Lillee
13 30
17
2
0
76.47
CM Old c Border b Alderman
0 4
4
0
0
0.00
RGD Willis not out
1 5
4
0
0
25.00
Extras
(b 6, lb 11, w 6, nb 11)
34
Total
(all out; 50.5 overs)
174 (3.42 runs per over)
England 2nd innings (following on)R M B 4s 6s SR
GA Gooch c Alderman b Lillee
0 2
3
0
0
0.00
G Boycott lbw b Alderman
46 215
141
1
0
32.62
JM Brearley c Alderman b Lillee
14 33
29
3
0
48.27
DI Gower c Border b Alderman
9 36
22
1
0
40.90
MW Gatting lbw b Alderman
1 10
10
0
0
10.00
P Willey c Dyson b Lillee
33 84
56
6
0
58.92
IT Botham not out
149 219
148
27
1
100.67
RW Taylor c Bright b Alderman
1 9
9
0
0
11.11
GR Dilley b Alderman
56 80
75
9
0
74.66
CM Old b Lawson
29 54
31
6
0
93.54
RGD Willis c Border b Alderman
2 31
9
0
0
22.22
Extras
(b 5, lb 3, w 3, nb 5)
16
Total
(all out; 87.3 overs)
356 (4.06 runs per over)
Australia 2nd innings (target: 130 runs)R M B 4s 6s SR
J Dyson c
34 119
83
3
0
40.96
GM Wood c
10 9
10
2
0
100.00
TM Chappell c
8 68
56
0
0
14.28
KJ Hughes c Botham b Willis
0 14
9
0
0
0.00
GN Yallop c Gatting b Willis
0 2
3
0
0
0.00
AR Border b Old
0 13
8
0
0
0.00
RW Marsh c Dilley b Willis
4 18
9
0
0
44.44
RJ Bright b Willis
19 49
32
2
0
59.37
GF Lawson c
1 2
2
0
0
50.00
DK Lillee c Gatting b Willis
17 22
15
3
0
113.33
TM Alderman not out
0 6
5
0
0
0.00
Extras
(lb 3, w 1, nb 14)
18
Total
(all out; 36.1 overs)
111 (3.06 runs per over)
Toss Australia, who chose to bat firstSeries 6-match series level 1-1
Player of the match
IT Botham (England)
Umpires
DGL Evans and BJ Meyer
Close of play 16 Jul day 1 - Australia 1st innings 203/3 (KJ Hughes 24* , RJ Bright 1* )17 Jul day 2 - England 1st innings 7/0 (GA Gooch 2* , G Boycott 0* )18 Jul day 3 - England 2nd innings 6/1 (G Boycott 0* , JM Brearley 4* )19 Jul rest day20 Jul day 4 - England 2nd innings 351/9 (IT Botham 145* , RGD Willis 1* )21 Jul day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 111 (36.1 ov ) - end of match
Match notes
Only the second time in Test match history that the side following on has won.
Taylor b Willey
