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England vs Australia, 5th Test, Australia in England, 1985 - Scorecard
Series:
Australia in England, 1985
Venue:
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Date & Time:
Thu, Aug 15, 1:00 AM LOCAL
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England won by an innings and 118 runs
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
335-10
(113.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Kepler Wessels
c Downton b Ellison
83
205
8
0
40.49
Jeff Thomson
not out
28
43
2
1
65.12
Graeme Wood
c Edmonds b Botham
19
45
3
0
42.22
Allan Border
c Edmonds b Ellison
45
111
5
0
40.54
Andrew Hilditch
c Downton b Edmonds
39
71
5
0
54.93
Geoff Lawson
run out
53
93
7
0
56.99
Greg Ritchie
c Botham b Ellison
8
22
1
0
36.36
Wayne Phillips
c Robinson b Ellison
15
42
3
0
35.71
Craig McDermott
c Gower b Ellison
35
51
4
0
68.63
Simon ODonnell
c Downton b Taylor
1
3
0
0
33.33
Bob Holland
c Edmonds b Ellison
0
4
0
0
0.00
Extras
9
(b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 4, p 0)
Total
335-10
(113.5 Overs, RR: 2.94)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Ian Botham
27
1
108
1
0
0
4.00
Les Taylor
26
5
78
1
0
0
3.00
Richard Ellison
31.5
9
77
6
0
0
2.44
Phil Edmonds
20
4
47
1
0
0
2.35
John Emburey
9
2
21
0
0
0
2.33
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Wood
44-1
0
A Hilditch
92-2
0
A Border
189-3
0
K Wessels
191-4
0
G Ritchie
207-5
0
S ODonnell
208-6
0
W Phillips
218-7
0
C McDermott
276-8
0
G Lawson
335-9
0
B Holland
335-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
595-5
(134 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graham Gooch
c Phillips b Thomson
19
28
4
0
67.86
Sir Ian Botham
c Thomson b McDermott
18
7
1
2
257.14
Mike Gatting
not out
100
127
12
0
78.74
David Gower
c Border b Lawson
215
314
25
1
68.47
Paul Downton
not out
0
0
0
0
0.00
Allan Lamb
c Wood b McDermott
46
62
5
0
74.19
Tim Robinson
b Lawson
148
294
18
0
50.34
Extras
49
(b 7, lb 20, w 0, nb 22, p 0)
Total
595-5
(134 Overs, RR: 4.44)
Did not Bat
Phil Edmonds,
John Emburey,
Richard Ellison,
Les Taylor
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Geoff Lawson
37
1
135
2
0
0
3.65
Craig McDermott
31
2
155
2
0
0
5.00
Jeff Thomson
19
1
101
1
0
0
5.32
Bob Holland
25
4
95
0
0
0
3.80
Simon ODonnell
16
3
69
0
0
0
4.31
Allan Border
6
1
13
0
0
0
2.17
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
38-1
0
T Robinson
369-2
0
D Gower
463-3
0
A Lamb
572-4
0
I Botham
592-5
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
142-10
(64.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Kepler Wessels
c Downton b Ellison
10
36
1
0
27.78
Jeff Thomson
not out
4
5
1
0
80.00
Graeme Wood
c Robinson b Ellison
10
51
1
0
19.61
Allan Border
b Ellison
2
17
0
0
11.76
Andrew Hilditch
c Ellison b Botham
10
14
1
0
71.43
Geoff Lawson
c Gower b Edmonds
3
8
0
0
37.50
Greg Ritchie
c Lamb b Emburey
20
102
0
0
19.61
Wayne Phillips
c Gower b Edmonds
59
90
11
0
65.56
Craig McDermott
c Edmonds b Botham
8
22
1
0
36.36
Simon ODonnell
b Botham
11
39
1
0
28.21
Bob Holland
lbw b Ellison
0
1
0
0
0.00
Extras
5
(b 1, lb 3, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
142-10
(64.1 Overs, RR: 2.21)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Ian Botham
14.1
2
52
3
0
0
3.69
Les Taylor
13
4
27
0
0
0
2.08
Richard Ellison
9
3
27
4
0
0
3.00
Phil Edmonds
15
9
13
2
0
0
0.87
John Emburey
13
5
19
1
0
0
1.46
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
A Hilditch
10-1
0
K Wessels
32-2
0
B Holland
32-3
0
G Wood
35-4
0
A Border
36-5
0
W Phillips
113-6
0
G Ritchie
117-7
0
G Lawson
120-8
0
S ODonnell
137-9
0
C McDermott
142-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
335-10
(113.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Kepler Wessels
c Downton b Ellison
83
205
8
0
40.49
Jeff Thomson
not out
28
43
2
1
65.12
Graeme Wood
c Edmonds b Botham
19
45
3
0
42.22
Allan Border
c Edmonds b Ellison
45
111
5
0
40.54
Andrew Hilditch
c Downton b Edmonds
39
71
5
0
54.93
Geoff Lawson
run out
53
93
7
0
56.99
Greg Ritchie
c Botham b Ellison
8
22
1
0
36.36
Wayne Phillips
c Robinson b Ellison
15
42
3
0
35.71
Craig McDermott
c Gower b Ellison
35
51
4
0
68.63
Simon ODonnell
c Downton b Taylor
1
3
0
0
33.33
Bob Holland
c Edmonds b Ellison
0
4
0
0
0.00
Extras
9
(b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 4, p 0)
Total
335-10
(113.5 Overs, RR: 2.94)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Ian Botham
27
1
108
1
0
0
4.00
Les Taylor
26
5
78
1
0
0
3.00
Richard Ellison
31.5
9
77
6
0
0
2.44
Phil Edmonds
20
4
47
1
0
0
2.35
John Emburey
9
2
21
0
0
0
2.33
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Wood
44-1
0
A Hilditch
92-2
0
A Border
189-3
0
K Wessels
191-4
0
G Ritchie
207-5
0
S ODonnell
208-6
0
W Phillips
218-7
0
C McDermott
276-8
0
G Lawson
335-9
0
B Holland
335-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
595-5
(134 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graham Gooch
c Phillips b Thomson
19
28
4
0
67.86
Sir Ian Botham
c Thomson b McDermott
18
7
1
2
257.14
Mike Gatting
not out
100
127
12
0
78.74
David Gower
c Border b Lawson
215
314
25
1
68.47
Paul Downton
not out
0
0
0
0
0.00
Allan Lamb
c Wood b McDermott
46
62
5
0
74.19
Tim Robinson
b Lawson
148
294
18
0
50.34
Extras
49
(b 7, lb 20, w 0, nb 22, p 0)
Total
595-5
(134 Overs, RR: 4.44)
Did not Bat
Phil Edmonds,
John Emburey,
Richard Ellison,
Les Taylor
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Geoff Lawson
37
1
135
2
0
0
3.65
Craig McDermott
31
2
155
2
0
0
5.00
Jeff Thomson
19
1
101
1
0
0
5.32
Bob Holland
25
4
95
0
0
0
3.80
Simon ODonnell
16
3
69
0
0
0
4.31
Allan Border
6
1
13
0
0
0
2.17
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
38-1
0
T Robinson
369-2
0
D Gower
463-3
0
A Lamb
572-4
0
I Botham
592-5
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
142-10
(64.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Kepler Wessels
c Downton b Ellison
10
36
1
0
27.78
Jeff Thomson
not out
4
5
1
0
80.00
Graeme Wood
c Robinson b Ellison
10
51
1
0
19.61
Allan Border
b Ellison
2
17
0
0
11.76
Andrew Hilditch
c Ellison b Botham
10
14
1
0
71.43
Geoff Lawson
c Gower b Edmonds
3
8
0
0
37.50
Greg Ritchie
c Lamb b Emburey
20
102
0
0
19.61
Wayne Phillips
c Gower b Edmonds
59
90
11
0
65.56
Craig McDermott
c Edmonds b Botham
8
22
1
0
36.36
Simon ODonnell
b Botham
11
39
1
0
28.21
Bob Holland
lbw b Ellison
0
1
0
0
0.00
Extras
5
(b 1, lb 3, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
142-10
(64.1 Overs, RR: 2.21)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Ian Botham
14.1
2
52
3
0
0
3.69
Les Taylor
13
4
27
0
0
0
2.08
Richard Ellison
9
3
27
4
0
0
3.00
Phil Edmonds
15
9
13
2
0
0
0.87
John Emburey
13
5
19
1
0
0
1.46
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
A Hilditch
10-1
0
K Wessels
32-2
0
B Holland
32-3
0
G Wood
35-4
0
A Border
36-5
0
W Phillips
113-6
0
G Ritchie
117-7
0
G Lawson
120-8
0
S ODonnell
137-9
0
C McDermott
142-10
0
INFO
Match
ENG vs AUS • 5th Test • Australia in England, 1985
Series
Australia in England, 1985
Date
Thu, Aug 15
Time
1:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires
David Constant, David Shepherd
England squad
Players
Graham Gooch,
Tim Robinson,
David Gower (c),
Mike Gatting,
Allan Lamb,
Sir Ian Botham,
Paul Downton (wk),
John Emburey,
Richard Ellison,
Phil Edmonds,
Les Taylor
Australia squad
Players
Graeme Wood,
Andrew Hilditch,
Kepler Wessels,
Allan Border (c),
Greg Ritchie,
Wayne Phillips (wk),
Simon ODonnell,
Geoff Lawson,
Craig McDermott,
Jeff Thomson,
Bob Holland
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