Centenary Test in England

1st Match - Lord's, London, August 28th - September 2nd, 1980, England

1980 was the Centenary match held at Lord's to celebrate the first test played 100 years earlier at the Oval in 1880. Ian Botham was captain for the second centeary match.

Unfortunately what had been hoped to be a celebration of cricket, ended in a damp festival as rain spoiled the first two days play. Australia batted first and centuries by Wood and Hughes, saw them to 385, where they declared loosing only 5 wickets. England then scored 205, Boycott top scoring with 62. The Lord's crowd grew restless because of the lack of play and when Botham and the umpires returned from a pitch inspection on the Saturday afternoon, MCC members jostled them as they entered the pavilion. Australia declared their second innings on 189, leaving England to score 370 in only 350minutes. Boycott remained not out (128) at the end and the game ended in a draw, England finishing on 3 for 244.