f33546	Somerset v Australians
	Australia in British Isles 1981
Venue	County Ground, Taunton on 23rd, 24th, 25th May 1981 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	RS Herman, BJ Meyer
Scorers	D Beckett (Somerset), DK Sherwood (Australians)
Close of play day 1	Australians (1) 114/3 (Hughes 14*, Wellham 14*)
Close of play day 2	Somerset (1) 25/0 (Rose 11*, Lloyds 11*; 9 overs)

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Australians first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
J Dyson	c Richards b Breakwell	46
GM Wood	c Taylor b Botham	0
TM Chappell	c Taylor b Botham	47
*KJ Hughes	c Breakwell b Marks	33
DM Wellham	c Botham b Marks	22
GN Yallop	not out	49
GR Beard	c Lloyds b Garner	4
+SJ Rixon	c Roebuck b Breakwell	18
RM Hogg	run out	5
TM Alderman	did not bat
RJ Bright	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 4 lb, 3 w)	8
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 115.4 overs)	232
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-83, 3-109, 4-151, 5-159, 6-175, 7-222, 8-232 (115.4 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Garner	22	9	37	1	-	-
Botham	22	9	36	2	-	-
Dredge	17	6	34	0	-	-
Marks	30.4	6	59	2	-	-
Breakwell	17	3	37	2	-	-
Richards	2	0	7	0	-	-
Lloyds	5	1	14	0	-	-

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*BC Rose	not out	11
JW Lloyds	not out	11
IVA Richards	did not bat
PW Denning	did not bat
PM Roebuck	did not bat
IT Botham	did not bat
VJ Marks	did not bat
+DJS Taylor	did not bat
D Breakwell	did not bat
J Garner	did not bat
CH Dredge	did not bat
Extras	(2 nb, 1 w)	3
Total	(no wicket, 9 overs)	25

Australians bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hogg	4	0	17	0	-	-
Alderman	4	4	0	0	-	-
Beard	1	0	5	0	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> SJ Rixon made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> GR Beard made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> TM Chappell made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> DM Wellham made his debut in England in First-Class matches

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