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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 1022 (1022/257)
The Ashes, 1985, 6th Test
England v Australia
Kennington Oval, London
29,30,31 August, 2 September 1985 (5-day match)

Result: England won by an innings and 94 runs
England wins the 6-Test series 3-1

Toss: England
Umpires: HD Bird and KE Palmer
Test Debuts: DR Gilbert (Aus).
Man of the Match: GA Gooch
Man of the Series: DI Gower

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 376/3 (Gooch 179*, Emburey 0*)
  • Day 2: England 464, Australia 145/6 (Ritchie 20*, Bennett 0*)
  • Day 3: Australia 241 and 62/4 (Border 26*, Ritchie 6*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    GA Gooch                             c & b McDermott          196 423 310 27 0
    RT Robinson                              b McDermott            3  35  21  0 0
    *DI Gower             c Bennett          b McDermott          157 335 216 20 0
    MW Gatting            c Border           b Bennett              4  25  27  0 0
    JE Emburey            c Wellham          b Lawson               9  27  17  1 0
    AJ Lamb               c McDermott        b Lawson               1  28  15  0 0
    IT Botham             c Phillips         b Lawson              12  34  23  2 0
    +PR Downton                              b McDermott           16  75  46  1 0
    RM Ellison            c Phillips         b Gilbert              3  43  32  0 0
    PH Edmonds            lbw                b Lawson              12  34  26  2 0
    LB Taylor             not out                                   1  15  10  0 0
    Extras                (b 13, lb 11, nb 26)                     50
    Total                 (all out, 118.2 overs)                  464
    
    FoW: 1-20 (Robinson), 2-371 (Gower), 3-376 (Gatting),
         4-403 (Gooch), 5-405 (Emburey), 6-418 (Lamb),
         7-425 (Botham), 8-447 (Ellison), 9-452 (Downton),
         10-464 (Edmonds).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lawson                      29.2    6    101      4
    McDermott                   31      2    108      4
    Gilbert                     21      2     96      1
    Bennett                     32      8    111      1
    Border                       2      0      8      0
    Wessels                      3      0     16      0
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    GM Wood               lbw                b Botham              22  31  27  3 0
    AMJ Hilditch          c Gooch            b Botham              17  60  32  1 0
    KC Wessels                               b Emburey             12  56  51  0 0
    *AR Border                               b Edmonds             38 105  67  4 0
    DM Wellham            c Downton          b Ellison             13  52  41  2 0
    GM Ritchie            not out                                  64 195 156  5 0
    +WB Phillips                             b Edmonds             18  38  29  2 0
    MJ Bennett            c Robinson         b Ellison             12  49  46  1 0
    GF Lawson             c Botham           b Taylor              14  29  26  1 0
    CJ McDermott          run out                                  25  34  23  2 1
    DR Gilbert                               b Botham               1  13   9  0 0
    Extras                (lb 3, w 2)                               5
    Total                 (all out, 84 overs)                     241
    
    FoW: 1-35 (Wood), 2-52 (Hilditch), 3-56 (Wessels),
         4-101 (Wellham), 5-109 (Border), 6-144 (Phillips),
         7-171 (Bennett), 8-192 (Lawson), 9-235 (McDermott),
         10-241 (Gilbert).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Botham                      20      3     64      3
    Taylor                      13      1     39      1
    Ellison                     18      5     35      2
    Emburey                     19      7     48      1
    Edmonds                     14      2     52      2
    
    Australia 2nd innings (following on)                            R   M   B  4 6
    GM Wood                                  b Botham               6  27  18  1 0
    AMJ Hilditch          c Gower            b Taylor               9  36  27  0 0
    KC Wessels            c Downton          b Botham               7  34  21  0 0
    *AR Border            c Botham           b Ellison             58 157  92  7 0
    DM Wellham            lbw                b Ellison              5  19  17  0 0
    GM Ritchie            c Downton          b Ellison              6  58  42  0 0
    +WB Phillips          c Downton          b Botham              10  30  24  1 0
    MJ Bennett                           c & b Taylor              11  43  29  1 0
    GF Lawson             c Downton          b Ellison              7  16  10  1 0
    CJ McDermott          c Botham           b Ellison              2   3   4  0 0
    DR Gilbert            not out                                   0   2   0  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, nb 4)                               8
    Total                 (all out, 46.3 overs)                   129
    
    FoW: 1-13 (Wood), 2-16 (Hilditch), 3-37 (Wessels),
         4-51 (Wellham), 5-71 (Ritchie), 6-96 (Phillips),
         7-114 (Border), 8-127 (Lawson), 9-129 (McDermott),
         10-129 (Bennett).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Botham                      17      3     44      3
    Taylor                      11.3    1     34      2
    Ellison                     17      3     46      5
    Emburey                      1      0      1      0
    


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    Team Pages: England, Australia.

    Ground Page: Kennington Oval, London

    England Player Pages: GA Gooch, RT Robinson, DI Gower, MW Gatting, JE Emburey, AJ Lamb, IT Botham, PR Downton, RM Ellison, PH Edmonds, LB Taylor.

    Australia Player Pages: GM Wood, AMJ Hilditch, KC Wessels, AR Border, DM Wellham, GM Ritchie, WB Phillips, MJ Bennett, GF Lawson, CJ McDermott, DR Gilbert.

    Match Officials' Pages: HD Bird, KE Palmer.

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