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Australia 1st innings
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
RB McCosker
c Brearley b Hendrick
51
139
126
8
0
40.47
IC Davis
c Botham b Underwood
33
98
74
3
1
44.59
GS Chappell
b Botham
19
81
64
3
0
29.68
DW Hookes
c Hendrick b Willis
17
46
26
1
0
65.38
KD Walters
c Hendrick b Botham
11
26
22
1
0
50.00
RD Robinson
c Brearley b Greig
11
26
16
2
0
68.75
RW Marsh
lbw b Botham
0
8
7
0
0
0.00
KJ O'Keeffe
not out
48
110
81
5
0
59.25
MHN Walker
c Hendrick b Botham
0
7
8
0
0
0.00
JR Thomson
c Knott b Botham
21
36
32
4
0
65.62
LS Pascoe
c Greig b Hendrick
20
57
46
4
0
43.47
Extras
(b 4, lb 2, nb 6)
12
Total
(all out; 82.2 overs)
243
(2.95 runs per over)
England 1st innings
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
JM Brearley
c Hookes b Pascoe
15
84
65
0
0
23.07
G Boycott
c McCosker b Thomson
107
419
315
11
0
33.96
RA Woolmer
lbw b Pascoe
0
1
3
0
0
0.00
DW Randall
run out
13
28
23
2
0
56.52
AW Greig
b Thomson
11
22
17
2
0
64.70
G Miller
c Robinson b Pascoe
13
24
18
2
0
72.22
APE Knott
c Davis b Thomson
135
293
210
18
0
64.28
IT Botham
b Walker
25
93
61
3
0
40.98
DL Underwood
b Pascoe
7
44
37
1
0
18.91
M Hendrick
b Walker
1
10
6
0
0
16.66
RGD Willis
not out
2
7
7
0
0
28.57
Extras
(b 9, lb 7, w 3, nb 16)
35
Total
(all out; 124.2 overs)
364
(2.92 runs per over)
Australia 2nd innings
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
RB McCosker
c Brearley b Willis
107
368
307
10
1
34.85
IC Davis
c Greig b Willis
9
26
20
1
0
45.00
GS Chappell
b Hendrick
27
37
39
5
0
69.23
DW Hookes
lbw b Hendrick
42
184
128
4
0
32.81
KD Walters
c Randall b Greig
28
77
74
3
0
37.83
RD Robinson
lbw b Underwood
34
96
73
5
0
46.57
RW Marsh
c Greig b Willis
0
7
5
0
0
0.00
KJ O'Keeffe
not out
21
120
81
4
0
25.92
MHN Walker
b Willis
17
53
43
4
0
39.53
JR Thomson
b Willis
0
6
5
0
0
0.00
LS Pascoe
c Hendrick b Underwood
0
5
5
0
0
0.00
Extras
(b 1, lb 5, w 1, nb 17)
24
Total
(all out; 127 overs)
309
(2.43 runs per over)
England 2nd innings (target: 189 runs)
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
JM Brearley
b Walker
81
258
211
13
0
38.38
G Boycott
not out
80
311
231
9
0
34.63
APE Knott
c O'Keeffe b Walker
2
2
3
0
0
66.66
AW Greig
b Walker
0
5
2
0
0
0.00
DW Randall
not out
19
40
43
3
0
44.18
Extras
(b 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 2)
7
Total
(3 wickets; 81.2 overs)
189
(2.32 runs per over)
Toss Australia, who chose to bat first
Series England led the 5-match series 2-0
Test debut
IT Botham
(England)
Umpires
HD Bird and DJ Constant
Close of play
28 Jul day 1 - England 1st innings 9/0 (JM Brearley 5* , G Boycott 1* )
29 Jul day 2 - England 1st innings 242/5 (G Boycott 88* , APE Knott 87* )
30 Jul day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 112/2 (RB McCosker 40* , DW Hookes 31* )
31 Jul rest day
1 Aug day 4 - England 2nd innings 17/0 (JM Brearley 5* , G Boycott 12* )
2 Aug day 5 - England 2nd innings 189/3 (81.2 ov ) - end of match
Match notes
Eng 1st innings
APE Knott passes 4000 runs, the first 'keeper to do so
G Boycott became the second player after ML Jaisamha to bat on every day of a 5 day Test