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Australia vs England, 1st Test, England in Australia, 1978-79 - Scorecard
Series:
England in Australia, 1978-79
Venue:
The Gabba, Brisbane
Date & Time:
Fri, Dec 1, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Info
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England won by 7 wickets
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
116-10
(37.7 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Alan Hurst
c Taylor b Botham
0
4
0
0
0.00
Gary Cosier
run out
1
2
0
0
50.00
Kim Hughes
c Taylor b Botham
4
24
0
0
16.67
Trevor Laughlin
c sub (JK Lever) b Willis
2
3
0
0
66.67
Peter Toohey
b Willis
1
12
0
0
8.33
Graeme Wood
c Taylor b Old
7
30
0
0
23.33
Graham Yallop
c Gooch b Willis
7
40
0
0
17.50
Bruce Yardley
c Taylor b Willis
17
40
2
0
42.50
John Maclean
not out
33
83
2
0
39.76
Rodney Hogg
c Taylor b Botham
36
67
5
0
53.73
Jim Higgs
b Old
1
5
0
0
20.00
Extras
7
(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 6, p 0)
Total
116-10
(37.7 Overs, RR: 2.29)
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
2.47
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Cosier
2-1
0
P Toohey
5-2
0
G Wood
14-3
0
G Yallop
22-4
0
K Hughes
24-5
0
T Laughlin
26-6
0
B Yardley
53-7
0
R Hogg
113-8
0
A Hurst
113-9
0
J Higgs
116-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
286-10
(95.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Hughes b Hogg
13
67
1
0
19.40
Bob Willis
c Maclean b Hurst
8
20
1
0
40.00
Bob Taylor
lbw b Hurst
20
115
0
0
17.39
Chris Old
not out
29
102
2
0
28.43
Graham Gooch
c Laughlin b Hogg
2
13
0
0
15.38
Phil Edmonds
c Maclean b Hogg
1
9
0
0
11.11
Mike Brearley
c Maclean b Hogg
6
13
1
0
46.15
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hogg
27
70
1
0
38.57
Derek Randall
c Laughlin b Hurst
75
196
10
1
38.27
Sir Ian Botham
c Maclean b Hogg
49
73
5
0
67.12
David Gower
c Maclean b Hurst
44
90
5
0
48.89
Extras
12
(b 7, lb 4, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
286-10
(95.4 Overs, RR: 2.24)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Alan Hurst
27.4
6
93
4
0
0
3.39
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
2-1
0
G Boycott
38-2
0
D Randall
111-3
0
M Brearley
120-4
0
B Taylor
120-5
0
I Botham
215-6
0
D Gower
219-7
0
P Edmonds
226-8
0
G Miller
266-9
0
B Willis
286-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
339-10
(116.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Alan Hurst
b Botham
0
2
0
0
0.00
Gary Cosier
b Willis
0
1
0
0
0.00
Kim Hughes
c Edmonds b Willis
129
411
8
2
31.39
Trevor Laughlin
lbw b Old
5
8
0
0
62.50
Peter Toohey
lbw b Botham
1
9
0
0
11.11
Graeme Wood
lbw b Old
19
50
1
0
38.00
Graham Yallop
c & b Willis
102
307
8
0
33.22
Bruce Yardley
c Brearley b Miller
16
70
1
0
22.86
John Maclean
lbw b Miller
15
63
1
0
23.81
Rodney Hogg
b Botham
16
35
1
0
45.71
Jim Higgs
not out
0
2
0
0
0.00
Extras
36
(b 9, lb 5, w 0, nb 22, p 0)
Total
339-10
(116.6 Overs, RR: 2.17)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
27.6
3
69
3
0
0
2.50
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Cosier
0-1
0
P Toohey
2-2
0
G Wood
49-3
0
G Yallop
219-4
0
T Laughlin
228-5
0
J Maclean
261-6
0
B Yardley
310-7
0
R Hogg
339-8
0
A Hurst
339-9
0
K Hughes
339-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
170-3
(53.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
run out
16
82
0
0
19.51
Graham Gooch
c Yardley b Hogg
2
33
0
0
6.06
Mike Brearley
c Maclean b Yardley
13
51
1
0
25.49
Derek Randall
not out
74
175
5
0
42.29
David Gower
not out
48
90
4
0
53.33
Extras
17
(b 12, lb 3, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total
170-3
(53.5 Overs, RR: 2.37)
Did not Bat
Bob Willis,
Bob Taylor,
Chris Old,
Phil Edmonds,
Geoff Miller,
Sir Ian Botham
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
12.5
2
35
1
0
0
2.80
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
16-1
0
G Boycott
37-2
0
M Brearley
74-3
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
116-10
(37.7 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Alan Hurst
c Taylor b Botham
0
4
0
0
0.00
Gary Cosier
run out
1
2
0
0
50.00
Kim Hughes
c Taylor b Botham
4
24
0
0
16.67
Trevor Laughlin
c sub (JK Lever) b Willis
2
3
0
0
66.67
Peter Toohey
b Willis
1
12
0
0
8.33
Graeme Wood
c Taylor b Old
7
30
0
0
23.33
Graham Yallop
c Gooch b Willis
7
40
0
0
17.50
Bruce Yardley
c Taylor b Willis
17
40
2
0
42.50
John Maclean
not out
33
83
2
0
39.76
Rodney Hogg
c Taylor b Botham
36
67
5
0
53.73
Jim Higgs
b Old
1
5
0
0
20.00
Extras
7
(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 6, p 0)
Total
116-10
(37.7 Overs, RR: 2.29)
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
2.47
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Cosier
2-1
0
P Toohey
5-2
0
G Wood
14-3
0
G Yallop
22-4
0
K Hughes
24-5
0
T Laughlin
26-6
0
B Yardley
53-7
0
R Hogg
113-8
0
A Hurst
113-9
0
J Higgs
116-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
286-10
(95.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Hughes b Hogg
13
67
1
0
19.40
Bob Willis
c Maclean b Hurst
8
20
1
0
40.00
Bob Taylor
lbw b Hurst
20
115
0
0
17.39
Chris Old
not out
29
102
2
0
28.43
Graham Gooch
c Laughlin b Hogg
2
13
0
0
15.38
Phil Edmonds
c Maclean b Hogg
1
9
0
0
11.11
Mike Brearley
c Maclean b Hogg
6
13
1
0
46.15
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hogg
27
70
1
0
38.57
Derek Randall
c Laughlin b Hurst
75
196
10
1
38.27
Sir Ian Botham
c Maclean b Hogg
49
73
5
0
67.12
David Gower
c Maclean b Hurst
44
90
5
0
48.89
Extras
12
(b 7, lb 4, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
286-10
(95.4 Overs, RR: 2.24)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Alan Hurst
27.4
6
93
4
0
0
3.39
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
2-1
0
G Boycott
38-2
0
D Randall
111-3
0
M Brearley
120-4
0
B Taylor
120-5
0
I Botham
215-6
0
D Gower
219-7
0
P Edmonds
226-8
0
G Miller
266-9
0
B Willis
286-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
339-10
(116.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Alan Hurst
b Botham
0
2
0
0
0.00
Gary Cosier
b Willis
0
1
0
0
0.00
Kim Hughes
c Edmonds b Willis
129
411
8
2
31.39
Trevor Laughlin
lbw b Old
5
8
0
0
62.50
Peter Toohey
lbw b Botham
1
9
0
0
11.11
Graeme Wood
lbw b Old
19
50
1
0
38.00
Graham Yallop
c & b Willis
102
307
8
0
33.22
Bruce Yardley
c Brearley b Miller
16
70
1
0
22.86
John Maclean
lbw b Miller
15
63
1
0
23.81
Rodney Hogg
b Botham
16
35
1
0
45.71
Jim Higgs
not out
0
2
0
0
0.00
Extras
36
(b 9, lb 5, w 0, nb 22, p 0)
Total
339-10
(116.6 Overs, RR: 2.17)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
27.6
3
69
3
0
0
2.50
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Cosier
0-1
0
P Toohey
2-2
0
G Wood
49-3
0
G Yallop
219-4
0
T Laughlin
228-5
0
J Maclean
261-6
0
B Yardley
310-7
0
R Hogg
339-8
0
A Hurst
339-9
0
K Hughes
339-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
170-3
(53.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
run out
16
82
0
0
19.51
Graham Gooch
c Yardley b Hogg
2
33
0
0
6.06
Mike Brearley
c Maclean b Yardley
13
51
1
0
25.49
Derek Randall
not out
74
175
5
0
42.29
David Gower
not out
48
90
4
0
53.33
Extras
17
(b 12, lb 3, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total
170-3
(53.5 Overs, RR: 2.37)
Did not Bat
Bob Willis,
Bob Taylor,
Chris Old,
Phil Edmonds,
Geoff Miller,
Sir Ian Botham
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
12.5
2
35
1
0
0
2.80
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
16-1
0
G Boycott
37-2
0
M Brearley
74-3
0
INFO
Match
AUS vs ENG • 1st Test • England in Australia, 1978-79
Series
England in Australia, 1978-79
Date
Fri, Dec 1
Time
10:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires
Dick French, Max OConnell
Australia squad
Players
Graeme Wood,
Gary Cosier,
Peter Toohey,
Graham Yallop (c),
Kim Hughes,
Trevor Laughlin,
John Maclean (wk),
Bruce Yardley,
Rodney Hogg,
Alan Hurst,
Jim Higgs
England squad
Players
Sir Geoff Boycott,
Graham Gooch,
Derek Randall,
Bob Taylor (wk),
Mike Brearley (c),
David Gower,
Sir Ian Botham,
Geoff Miller,
Phil Edmonds,
Chris Old,
Bob Willis
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