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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 1982 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: AR Crafter, RV Whitehead
Match Result: England won by 3 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Cook | c Greg Chappell b Jeff Thomson | 10 | 53 | 79 | - | - |
| 2. Graeme Fowler | c Greg Chappell b Rodney Hogg | 4 | 15 | 24 | - | - |
| 3. Chris Tavare | c Bruce Yardley b Jeff Thomson | 89 | 165 | 247 | 15 | - |
| 4. David Gower | c Rod Marsh b Rodney Hogg | 18 | 26 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 5. Allan Lamb | c John Dyson b Bruce Yardley | 83 | 115 | 160 | 13 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Kepler Wessels b Bruce Yardley | 27 | 23 | 38 | 5 | - |
| 7. Geoff Miller | c Allan Border b Bruce Yardley | 10 | 15 | 36 | - | - |
| 8. Derek Pringle | c Kepler Wessels b Rodney Hogg | 9 | 48 | 59 | 1 | - |
| +9. Bob Taylor | c Rod Marsh b Bruce Yardley | 1 | 13 | 23 | - | - |
| *10. Bob Willis | not out | 6 | 21 | 37 | - | - |
| 11. Norman Cowans | c Geoff Lawson b Rodney Hogg | 3 | 12 | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Graeme Fowler), 2-25 (Geoff Cook), 3-56 (David Gower), 4-217 (Chris Tavare), 5-227 (Allan Lamb), 6-259 (Ian Botham), 7-262 (Geoff Miller), 8-268 (Bob Taylor), 9-278 (Derek Pringle), 284 (Norman Cowans). |
| Extras | 3b, 6lb, 3w, 12nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 81.3 ovs) 284 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Lawson | 17 | 6 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 23.3 | 6 | 69 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 27 | 9 | 89 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 13 | 2 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Kepler Wessels | b Bob Willis | 47 | 64 | 104 | 4 | - |
| 2. John Dyson | lbw b Norman Cowans | 21 | 40 | 60 | 3 | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | c Allan Lamb b Norman Cowans | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 4. Kim Hughes | b Bob Willis | 66 | 0 | 251 | 9 | - |
| 5. Allan Border | b Ian Botham | 2 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| 6. David Hookes | c Bob Taylor b Derek Pringle | 53 | 69 | 102 | 7 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | b Bob Willis | 53 | 0 | 121 | 6 | - |
| 8. Bruce Yardley | b Geoff Miller | 9 | 17 | 19 | 2 | - |
| 9. Geoff Lawson | c Graeme Fowler b Geoff Miller | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 10. Rodney Hogg | not out | 8 | 12 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 11. Jeff Thomson | b Geoff Miller | 1 | 9 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-55 (John Dyson), 2-55 (Greg Chappell), 3-83 (Kepler Wessels), 4-89 (Allan Border), 5-180 (David Hookes), 6-261 (Kim Hughes), 7-276 (Rod Marsh), 8-276 (Bruce Yardley), 9-278 (Geoff Lawson), 287 (Jeff Thomson). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 0w, 19nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 79 ovs) 287 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 15 | 2 | 38 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 18 | 3 | 69 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Cowans | 16 | 0 | 69 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Pringle | 15 | 2 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 15 | 5 | 44 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Cook | c Bruce Yardley b Jeff Thomson | 26 | 44 | 57 | 2 | - |
| 2. Graeme Fowler | b Rodney Hogg | 65 | 99 | 160 | 8 | - |
| 3. Chris Tavare | b Rodney Hogg | 0 | 8 | 9 | - | - |
| 4. David Gower | c Rod Marsh b Geoff Lawson | 3 | 9 | 10 | - | - |
| 5. Allan Lamb | c Rod Marsh b Rodney Hogg | 26 | 46 | 91 | 5 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Greg Chappell b Jeff Thomson | 46 | 46 | 89 | 8 | - |
| 7. Geoff Miller | lbw b Geoff Lawson | 14 | 29 | 37 | 2 | - |
| 8. Derek Pringle | c Rod Marsh b Geoff Lawson | 42 | 118 | 170 | 6 | - |
| +9. Bob Taylor | lbw b Jeff Thomson | 37 | 54 | 85 | 5 | - |
| *10. Bob Willis | not out | 8 | 32 | 49 | - | - |
| 11. Norman Cowans | b Geoff Lawson | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (Geoff Cook), 2-41 (Chris Tavare), 3-45 (David Gower), 4-128 (Graeme Fowler), 5-129 (Allan Lamb), 6-160 (Geoff Miller), 7-201 (Ian Botham), 8-262 (Bob Taylor), 9-280 (Derek Pringle), 294 (Norman Cowans). |
| Extras | 2b, 9lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 80.4 ovs) 294 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Lawson | 21.4 | 6 | 66 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 22 | 5 | 64 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 15 | 2 | 67 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 21 | 3 | 74 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Kepler Wessels | b Norman Cowans | 14 | 30 | 47 | 3 | - |
| 2. John Dyson | c Chris Tavare b Ian Botham | 31 | 77 | 104 | 5 | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | c sub b Norman Cowans | 2 | 8 | 9 | - | - |
| 4. Kim Hughes | c Bob Taylor b Geoff Miller | 48 | 0 | 158 | 4 | - |
| 5. David Hookes | c Bob Willis b Norman Cowans | 68 | 87 | 119 | 9 | - |
| 6. Allan Border | not out | 62 | 0 | 230 | 7 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | lbw b Norman Cowans | 13 | 0 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 8. Bruce Yardley | b Norman Cowans | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 9. Geoff Lawson | c Norman Cowans b Derek Pringle | 7 | 0 | 28 | - | - |
| 10. Rodney Hogg | lbw b Norman Cowans | 4 | 8 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 11. Jeff Thomson | c Geoff Miller b Ian Botham | 21 | 62 | 129 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-37 (Kepler Wessels), 2-39 (Greg Chappell), 3-71 (John Dyson), 4-171 (Kim Hughes), 5-173 (David Hookes), 6-190 (Rod Marsh), 7-190 (Bruce Yardley), 8-202 (Geoff Lawson), 9-218 (Rodney Hogg), 288 (Jeff Thomson). |
| Extras | 5b, 9lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 96.1 ovs) 288 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 17 | 0 | 57 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 25.1 | 4 | 80 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Cowans | 26 | 6 | 77 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Pringle | 12 | 4 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 16 | 6 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Kepler Wessels, John Dyson, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, David Hookes, Allan Border, Rod Marsh, Bruce Yardley, Geoff Lawson, Rodney Hogg, Jeff Thomson