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Nervous nineties is the period of batsman's innings when his or her score is between 90 and 99. During this phase many players bat extremely cautiously in order to avoid being out before they obtain a century.

Wednesday, November 17, 1982

1st Test: Australia v England at Perth, 12-17 Nov 1982

Test # 938 (938/247)
The Ashes, 1982/83, 1st Test
Australia v England
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
12,13,14,16,17 November 1982 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
5-Test series level 0-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: AR Crafter and MW Johnson
Test Debuts: NG Cowans (Eng).
Man of the Match: DW Randall

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 242/4 (Tavare 66*, Randall 32*)
  • Day 2: England 411, Australia 30/0 (Wood 12*, Dyson 12*)
  • Day 3: Australia 333/6 (Hookes 35*, Lawson 4*)
  • Day 4: Australia 424/9d, England 163/5 (Randall 45*, Taylor 3*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    G Cook c Dyson b Lillee 1 35 27 0 0
    CJ Tavare c Hughes b Yardley 89 466 337 9 0
    DI Gower c Dyson b Alderman 72 143 98 9 0
    AJ Lamb c Marsh b Yardley 46 109 89 5 1
    IT Botham c Marsh b Lawson 12 12 7 2 0
    DW Randall c Wood b Yardley 78 218 163 5 0
    G Miller c Marsh b Lillee 30 99 75 4 0
    DR Pringle b Lillee 0 30 19 0 0
    +RW Taylor not out 29 92 61 4 0
    *RGD Willis c Lillee b Yardley 26 68 56 4 0
    NG Cowans b Yardley 4 9 9 1 0
    Extras (b 7, lb 9, w 2, nb 6) 24
    Total (all out, 155.4 overs) 411

    FoW: 1-14 (Cook), 2-109 (Gower), 3-189 (Lamb), 4-204 (Botham),
    5-304 (Tavare), 6-323 (Randall), 7-342 (Pringle),
    8-357 (Miller), 9-406 (Willis), 10-411 (Cowans).

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 38 13 96 3
    Alderman 43 15 84 1
    Lawson 29 6 89 1
    Chappell 3 0 11 0
    Yardley 42.4 15 107 5

    Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
    GM Wood c & b Willis 29 91 70 3 0
    J Dyson lbw b Miller 52 200 145 5 0
    AR Border c Taylor b Botham 8 34 20 1 0
    *GS Chappell c Lamb b Willis 117 259 174 11 2
    KJ Hughes c Willis b Miller 62 118 131 7 0
    DW Hookes lbw b Miller 56 140 113 9 0
    +RW Marsh c Cook b Botham 0 5 5 0 0
    GF Lawson b Miller 50 114 80 5 0
    B Yardley c Lamb b Willis 17 75 62 1 0
    DK Lillee not out 2 28 16 0 0
    Extras (b 4, lb 1, w 1, nb 25) 31
    Total (9 wickets declared, 131.5 overs) 424

    DNB: TM Alderman.

    FoW: 1-63 (Wood), 2-76 (Border), 3-123 (Dyson), 4-264 (Hughes),
    5-311 (Chappell), 6-311 (Marsh), 7-374 (Hookes),
    8-414 (Lawson), 9-424 (Yardley).

    Bowling O M R W
    Willis 31.5 4 95 3
    Botham 40 10 121 2
    Cowans 13 2 54 0
    Pringle 10 1 37 0
    Miller 33 11 70 4
    Cook 4 2 16 0

    England 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    G Cook c Border b Lawson 7 32 23 1 0
    CJ Tavare c Chappell b Yardley 9 127 82 0 0
    DI Gower lbw b Lillee 28 64 52 1 0
    AJ Lamb c Marsh b Lawson 56 125 93 8 0
    IT Botham b Lawson 0 6 2 0 0
    DW Randall b Lawson 115 266 215 13 0
    +RW Taylor b Yardley 31 118 72 4 0
    G Miller c Marsh b Yardley 0 13 6 0 0
    DR Pringle not out 47 131 107 6 0
    *RGD Willis b Lawson 0 7 3 0 0
    NG Cowans lbw b Chappell 36 68 55 5 1
    Extras (b 5, lb 11, w 2, nb 11) 29
    Total (all out, 116.3 overs) 358

    FoW: 1-10 (Cook), 2-51 (Gower), 3-77 (Tavare), 4-80 (Botham),
    5-151 (Lamb), 6-228 (Taylor), 7-242 (Miller),
    8-292 (Randall), 9-292 (Willis), 10-358 (Cowans).

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 33 12 89 1
    Lawson 32 5 108 5
    Chappell 2.3 1 8 1
    Yardley 41 10 101 3
    Border 7 2 21 0
    Hookes 1 0 2 0

    Australia 2nd innings (target: 346 runs) R M B 4 6
    GM Wood c Taylor b Willis 0 6 8 0 0
    J Dyson c Cowans b Willis 12 28 12 1 0
    AR Border not out 32 88 65 4 0
    *GS Chappell not out 22 66 55 3 0
    Extras (lb 1, nb 6) 7
    Total (2 wickets, 22 overs) 73

    DNB: KJ Hughes, DW Hookes, +RW Marsh, GF Lawson, B Yardley,
    DK Lillee, TM Alderman.

    FoW: 1-2 (Wood), 2-22 (Dyson).

    Bowling O M R W
    Willis 6 1 23 2
    Botham 6 1 17 0
    Cowans 3 1 15 0
    Pringle 2 0 3 0
    Miller 4 3 8 0
    Lamb 1 1 0 0

    • Cowans, England's 500th Test representative

    • Eng 1st innings
    • TM Alderman severely dislocated his shoulder after tackling one of two dozen spectators involved in a pitch invasion; this particular spectator had cuffed him from behind. Chappell led his side from the field for 14 minutes - 26 arrests were made.
    • CJ Tavare spent 90 minutes with his score on 66
    • B Yardley passes 100 wickets (28th Test)

    • Aus 1st innings
    • IT Botham passes 3000 runs and 250 wickets in the same match, in his 55th Test (first player to do so).

    • Eng 2nd innings
    • CJ Tavare took 63 min. to get off the mark.
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