RESULT
Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 1 December, 1978, The Gabba & Match Stats
ENG
286/10 (95.4 ov) & 170/3 (53.5 ov)
AUS
116/10 (37.7 ov) & 339/10 (116.6 ov)
England won by 7 wickets
Australia 1st Innings
116/10 (37.7 ov)
RR 3.08
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Graeme Wood
c †Taylor b Old
|
7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 23.33 |
|
Gary Cosier
run out
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
Peter Toohey
b Willis
|
1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
|
Graham Yallop
c Gooch b Willis
|
7 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 17.50 |
|
Kim Hughes
c †Taylor b Botham
|
4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
|
Trevor Laughlin
c sub b Willis
|
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
|
John Maclean
not out
|
33 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 39.76 |
|
Bruce Yardley
c †Taylor b Willis
|
17 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 42.50 |
|
Rodney Hogg
c †Taylor b Botham
|
36 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 53.73 |
|
Alan Hurst
c †Taylor b Botham
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Jim Higgs
b Old
|
1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 6, p 0) | 7 | ||||
| TOTAL (3.08 RUNS PER OVER) | 116/10 (37.7 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
14-3 (Graeme Wood, 0 ov),
2-1 (Gary Cosier, 0 ov),
5-2 (Peter Toohey, 0 ov),
22-4 (Graham Yallop, 0 ov),
24-5 (Kim Hughes, 0 ov),
26-6 (Trevor Laughlin, 0 ov),
53-7 (Bruce Yardley, 0 ov),
113-8 (Rodney Hogg, 0 ov),
113-9 (Alan Hurst, 0 ov),
116-10 (Jim Higgs, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 14 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 |
| Chris Old | 9.7 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.36 |
| Sir Ian Botham | 12 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 |
| Graham Gooch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Phil Edmonds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
England 1st Innings
286/10 (95.4 ov)
RR 3.00
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Geoff Boycott
c Hughes b Hogg
|
13 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 19.40 |
|
Graham Gooch
c Laughlin b Hogg
|
2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
|
Derek Randall
c Laughlin b Hurst
|
75 | 196 | 10 | 1 | 38.27 |
|
Bob Taylor
lbw b Hurst
|
20 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 17.39 |
|
Mike Brearley
c †Maclean b Hogg
|
6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
|
David Gower
c †Maclean b Hurst
|
44 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 48.89 |
|
Sir Ian Botham
c †Maclean b Hogg
|
49 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 67.12 |
|
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hogg
|
27 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 38.57 |
|
Phil Edmonds
c †Maclean b Hogg
|
1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
|
Chris Old
not out
|
29 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 28.43 |
|
Bob Willis
c †Maclean b Hurst
|
8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 7, lb 4, w 0, nb 1, p 0) | 12 | ||||
| TOTAL (3.00 RUNS PER OVER) | 286/10 (95.4 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
38-2 (Geoff Boycott, 0 ov),
2-1 (Graham Gooch, 0 ov),
111-3 (Derek Randall, 0 ov),
120-5 (Bob Taylor, 0 ov),
120-4 (Mike Brearley, 0 ov),
219-7 (David Gower, 0 ov),
215-6 (Sir Ian Botham, 0 ov),
266-9 (Geoff Miller, 0 ov),
226-8 (Phil Edmonds, 0 ov),
286-10 (Bob Willis, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hurst | 27.4 | 6 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.36 |
| Rodney Hogg | 28 | 8 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.64 |
| Trevor Laughlin | 22 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Bruce Yardley | 7 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.86 |
| Gary Cosier | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Jim Higgs | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Australia 2nd Innings
339/10 (116.6 ov)
RR 2.91
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Graeme Wood
lbw b Old
|
19 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 38.00 |
|
Gary Cosier
b Willis
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Peter Toohey
lbw b Botham
|
1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
|
Graham Yallop
c & b Willis
|
102 | 307 | 8 | 0 | 33.22 |
|
Kim Hughes
c Edmonds b Willis
|
129 | 411 | 8 | 2 | 31.39 |
|
Trevor Laughlin
lbw b Old
|
5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
|
John Maclean
lbw b Miller
|
15 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 23.81 |
|
Bruce Yardley
c Brearley b Miller
|
16 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 22.86 |
|
Rodney Hogg
b Botham
|
16 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 45.71 |
|
Alan Hurst
b Botham
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Jim Higgs
not out
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 9, lb 5, w 0, nb 22, p 0) | 36 | ||||
| TOTAL (2.91 RUNS PER OVER) | 339/10 (116.6 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
49-3 (Graeme Wood, 0 ov),
0-1 (Gary Cosier, 0 ov),
2-2 (Peter Toohey, 0 ov),
219-4 (Graham Yallop, 0 ov),
339-10 (Kim Hughes, 0 ov),
228-5 (Trevor Laughlin, 0 ov),
261-6 (John Maclean, 0 ov),
310-7 (Bruce Yardley, 0 ov),
339-8 (Rodney Hogg, 0 ov),
339-9 (Alan Hurst, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 27.6 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.46 |
| Sir Ian Botham | 26 | 5 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 |
| Chris Old | 17 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.53 |
| Geoff Miller | 34 | 12 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 |
| Phil Edmonds | 12 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 |
England 2nd Innings (target 170)
170/3 (53.5 ov)
RR 3.18
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Geoff Boycott
run out
|
16 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 19.51 |
|
Graham Gooch
c Yardley b Hogg
|
2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6.06 |
|
Derek Randall
not out
|
74 | 175 | 5 | 0 | 42.29 |
|
Mike Brearley
c †Maclean b Yardley
|
13 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 25.49 |
|
David Gower
not out
|
48 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 53.33 |
| EXTRAS (b 12, lb 3, w 0, nb 2, p 0) | 17 | ||||
| TOTAL (3.18 RUNS PER OVER) | 170/3 (53.5 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
37-2 (Geoff Boycott, 0 ov),
16-1 (Graham Gooch, 0 ov),
74-3 (Mike Brearley, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT:
Bob Taylor,
Sir Ian Botham,
Geoff Miller,
Phil Edmonds,
Chris Old,
Bob Willis
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 12.5 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.73 |
| Alan Hurst | 10 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.70 |
| Bruce Yardley | 13 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 |
| Trevor Laughlin | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Jim Higgs | 12 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.58 |
| Gary Cosier | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 |
* = not out
SR = Strike Rate
RR = Run Rate
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs England
- DATE & TIME
- Friday, December 01, 1978 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- Venue
- The Gabba, Brisbane
