RESULT
Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 29 December, 1978, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats
AUS
258/10 (89.1 ov) & 167/10 (71.2 ov)
ENG
143/10 (63.6 ov) & 179/10 (67.0 ov)
Australia won by 103 runs
Australia 1st Innings
258/10 (89.1 ov)
RR 2.90
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Graeme Wood
c Emburey b Miller
|
100 | 283 | 6 | 0 | 35.34 |
|
Rick Darling
run out
|
33 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 46.48 |
|
Kim Hughes
c †Taylor b Botham
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Graham Yallop
c Hendrick b Botham
|
41 | 98 | 4 | 0 | 41.84 |
|
Peter Toohey
c Randall b Miller
|
32 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 45.71 |
|
Allan Border
c Brearley b Hendrick
|
29 | 115 | 4 | 0 | 25.22 |
|
John Maclean
b Botham
|
8 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 17.02 |
|
Rodney Hogg
c Randall b Miller
|
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Geoff Dymock
b Hendrick
|
0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Alan Hurst
b Hendrick
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Jim Higgs
not out
|
1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| EXTRAS (b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 6, p 0) | 14 | ||||
| TOTAL (2.90 RUNS PER OVER) | 258/10 (89.1 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
250-6 (Graeme Wood, 0 ov),
65-1 (Rick Darling, 0 ov),
65-2 (Kim Hughes, 0 ov),
126-3 (Graham Yallop, 0 ov),
189-4 (Peter Toohey, 0 ov),
247-5 (Allan Border, 0 ov),
258-10 (John Maclean, 0 ov),
250-7 (Rodney Hogg, 0 ov),
251-8 (Geoff Dymock, 0 ov),
252-9 (Alan Hurst, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 13 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.62 |
| Sir Ian Botham | 20.1 | 4 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.37 |
| Mike Hendrick | 23 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 |
| John Emburey | 14 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 |
| Geoff Miller | 19 | 6 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 |
England 1st Innings
143/10 (63.6 ov)
RR 2.25
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Geoff Boycott
b Hogg
|
1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 |
|
Mike Brearley
lbw b Hogg
|
1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
|
Derek Randall
lbw b Hurst
|
13 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 24.53 |
|
Graham Gooch
c Border b Dymock
|
25 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 27.47 |
|
David Gower
lbw b Dymock
|
29 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 60.42 |
|
Sir Ian Botham
c Darling b Higgs
|
22 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 27.50 |
|
Geoff Miller
b Hogg
|
7 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 |
|
Bob Taylor
b Hogg
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
|
John Emburey
b Hogg
|
0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Bob Willis
c Darling b Dymock
|
19 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
|
Mike Hendrick
not out
|
6 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 18.18 |
| EXTRAS (b 6, lb 4, w 0, nb 9, p 0) | 19 | ||||
| TOTAL (2.25 RUNS PER OVER) | 143/10 (63.6 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
2-1 (Geoff Boycott, 0 ov),
3-2 (Mike Brearley, 0 ov),
40-3 (Derek Randall, 0 ov),
52-4 (Graham Gooch, 0 ov),
81-5 (David Gower, 0 ov),
100-6 (Sir Ian Botham, 0 ov),
120-9 (Geoff Miller, 0 ov),
101-7 (Bob Taylor, 0 ov),
101-8 (John Emburey, 0 ov),
143-10 (Bob Willis, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 17 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.76 |
| Alan Hurst | 12 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Geoff Dymock | 15.6 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.38 |
| Jim Higgs | 19 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.68 |
Australia 2nd Innings
167/10 (71.2 ov)
RR 2.35
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Graeme Wood
b Botham
|
34 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 31.78 |
|
Rick Darling
c Randall b Miller
|
21 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 24.42 |
|
Kim Hughes
c Gower b Botham
|
48 | 142 | 4 | 1 | 33.80 |
|
Graham Yallop
c †Taylor b Miller
|
16 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 34.78 |
|
Peter Toohey
c Botham b Emburey
|
20 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
|
Allan Border
run out
|
0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
John Maclean
c Hendrick b Emburey
|
10 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 12.99 |
|
Rodney Hogg
b Botham
|
1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 |
|
Geoff Dymock
c Brearley b Hendrick
|
6 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
|
Jim Higgs
st †Taylor b Emburey
|
0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Alan Hurst
not out
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 4, lb 6, w 0, nb 1, p 0) | 11 | ||||
| TOTAL (2.35 RUNS PER OVER) | 167/10 (71.2 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
81-2 (Graeme Wood, 0 ov),
55-1 (Rick Darling, 0 ov),
152-6 (Kim Hughes, 0 ov),
101-3 (Graham Yallop, 0 ov),
136-4 (Peter Toohey, 0 ov),
136-5 (Allan Border, 0 ov),
167-8 (John Maclean, 0 ov),
157-7 (Rodney Hogg, 0 ov),
167-9 (Geoff Dymock, 0 ov),
167-10 (Jim Higgs, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Sir Ian Botham | 15 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.73 |
| Mike Hendrick | 14 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.79 |
| Geoff Miller | 14 | 5 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 |
| John Emburey | 21.2 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 |
England 2nd Innings (target 283)
179/10 (67.0 ov)
RR 2.67
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Geoff Boycott
lbw b Hurst
|
38 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 24.52 |
|
Mike Brearley
c †Maclean b Dymock
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Derek Randall
lbw b Hogg
|
2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
|
Graham Gooch
lbw b Hogg
|
40 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 45.98 |
|
David Gower
lbw b Dymock
|
49 | 128 | 3 | 0 | 38.28 |
|
Sir Ian Botham
c †Maclean b Higgs
|
10 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 16.13 |
|
Geoff Miller
c Hughes b Higgs
|
1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
|
Bob Taylor
c †Maclean b Hogg
|
5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
|
John Emburey
not out
|
7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 21.21 |
|
Bob Willis
c Yallop b Hogg
|
3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
|
Mike Hendrick
b Hogg
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 10, lb 7, w 1, nb 6, p 0) | 24 | ||||
| TOTAL (2.67 RUNS PER OVER) | 179/10 (67.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
122-4 (Geoff Boycott, 0 ov),
1-1 (Mike Brearley, 0 ov),
6-2 (Derek Randall, 0 ov),
71-3 (Graham Gooch, 0 ov),
163-6 (David Gower, 0 ov),
163-5 (Sir Ian Botham, 0 ov),
167-7 (Geoff Miller, 0 ov),
171-8 (Bob Taylor, 0 ov),
179-9 (Bob Willis, 0 ov),
179-10 (Mike Hendrick, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 17 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 |
| Geoff Dymock | 18 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.06 |
| Alan Hurst | 11 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 |
| Jim Higgs | 16 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.81 |
| Allan Border | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.80 |
* = not out
SR = Strike Rate
RR = Run Rate
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs England
- DATE & TIME
- Friday, December 29, 1978 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- VENUE
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne