RESULT
Australia vs England Live Score, 27 January, 1979, AUS vs ENG, Adelaide Oval, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
ENG
169/10 (40.4 ov) & 360/10 (142.6 ov)
AUS
164/10 (53.4 ov) & 160/10 (67.0 ov)
England won by 205 runs
Best Performance
England
Batting
RW Taylor
SR 32.33 • 64s 06s
97
(300)
IT Botham
SR 76.29 • 64s 26s
74
(97)
Bowling
IT Botham
11.4 Overs • ECO 3.60
4/42
M Hendrick
14 Overs • ECO 1.36
3/19
Australia
Batting
KJ Hughes
SR 26.14 • 44s 06s
46
(176)
GN Yallop
SR 20.45 • 34s 06s
36
(176)
Bowling
RM Hogg
10.4 Overs • ECO 2.44
4/26
Alan Hurst
37 Overs • ECO 2.62
4/97
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
169/10 (40.4 ov)
- Top Scorer IT Botham 74 (97)
- Top Wicket-taker RM Hogg 4/26
- Boundaries 13 4s • 3 6s
- Extras 10
164/10 (53.4 ov)
- Top Scorer GM Wood 35 (117)
- Top Wicket-taker IT Botham 4/42
- Boundaries 10 4s • 1 6s
- Extras 9
360/10 (142.6 ov)
- Top Scorer RW Taylor 97 (300)
- Top Wicket-taker Alan Hurst 4/97
- Boundaries 26 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 23
160/10 (67.0 ov)
- Top Scorer KJ Hughes 46 (176)
- Top Wicket-taker M Hendrick 3/19
- Boundaries 13 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 11
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs England
- DATE & TIME
- Saturday, January 27, 1979 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to field
- Venue
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Playing XI
Venue
Adelaide Oval
Adelaide, Australia
Matches played
65
Avg 1st Inn Score
367
Highest total
674
Bat-first win
63%
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