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Australia vs England, 5th Test, England in Australia, 1978-79 - Scorecard
Series:
England in Australia, 1978-79
Venue:
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Date & Time:
Sat, Jan 27, 10:30 AM LOCAL
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England won by 205 runs
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
169-10
(40.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Wright b Hurst
6
21
0
0
28.57
Bob Willis
c Darling b Hogg
24
20
3
1
120.00
Bob Taylor
run out
4
21
0
0
19.05
Mike Hendrick
not out
0
9
0
0
0.00
Graham Gooch
c Hughes b Hogg
1
10
0
0
10.00
Mike Brearley
c Wright b Hogg
2
14
0
0
14.29
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hogg
31
89
3
0
34.83
Derek Randall
c Carlson b Hurst
4
13
0
0
30.77
Sir Ian Botham
c Wright b Higgs
74
97
6
2
76.29
David Gower
lbw b Hurst
9
13
1
0
69.23
John Emburey
b Higgs
4
21
0
0
19.05
Extras
10
(b 1, lb 4, w 3, nb 2, p 0)
Total
169-10
(40.4 Overs, RR: 3.12)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
10.4
1
26
4
0
0
2.50
Alan Hurst
14
1
65
3
0
0
4.64
Phil Carlson
9
1
34
0
0
0
3.78
Bruce Yardley
4
0
25
0
0
0
6.25
Jim Higgs
3
1
9
2
0
0
3.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
10-1
0
M Brearley
12-2
0
G Gooch
16-3
0
D Randall
18-4
0
D Gower
27-5
0
G Miller
80-6
0
B Taylor
113-7
0
J Emburey
136-8
0
I Botham
147-9
0
B Willis
169-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
164-10
(53.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Alan Hurst
not out
17
39
0
0
43.59
Kim Hughes
c Emburey b Hendrick
4
10
1
0
40.00
Rick Darling
c Willis b Botham
15
33
1
1
45.45
Graeme Wood
c Randall b Emburey
35
117
1
0
29.91
Graham Yallop
b Hendrick
0
4
0
0
0.00
Bruce Yardley
b Botham
28
75
4
0
37.33
Allan Border
c Taylor b Botham
11
18
1
0
61.11
Phil Carlson
c Taylor b Botham
0
5
0
0
0.00
Rodney Hogg
b Willis
0
1
0
0
0.00
Kevin Wright
lbw b Emburey
29
69
2
0
42.03
Jim Higgs
run out
16
63
0
0
25.40
Extras
9
(b 1, lb 3, w 0, nb 5, p 0)
Total
164-10
(53.4 Overs, RR: 2.29)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
11
1
55
1
0
0
5.00
Mike Hendrick
19
1
45
2
0
0
2.37
Sir Ian Botham
11.4
0
42
4
0
0
3.68
John Emburey
12
7
13
2
0
0
1.08
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
K Hughes
5-1
0
G Yallop
10-2
0
A Border
22-3
0
P Carlson
24-4
0
B Yardley
72-5
0
R Darling
94-6
0
G Wood
114-7
0
R Hogg
116-8
0
K Wright
133-9
0
J Higgs
164-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
360-10
(142.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Hughes b Hurst
49
212
2
0
23.11
Bob Willis
c Wright b Hogg
12
18
1
0
66.67
Bob Taylor
c Wright b Hogg
97
300
6
0
32.33
Mike Hendrick
not out
3
10
0
0
30.00
Graham Gooch
b Carlson
18
74
2
0
24.32
Mike Brearley
lbw b Carlson
9
65
0
0
13.85
Geoff Miller
c Wright b Hurst
64
203
5
0
31.53
Derek Randall
c Yardley b Hurst
15
50
2
0
30.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Yardley b Hurst
7
29
1
0
24.14
David Gower
lbw b Higgs
21
54
3
0
38.89
John Emburey
b Hogg
42
132
4
0
31.82
Extras
23
(b 1, lb 16, w 2, nb 4, p 0)
Total
360-10
(142.6 Overs, RR: 1.89)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
27.6
7
59
3
0
0
2.14
Alan Hurst
37
9
97
4
0
0
2.62
Phil Carlson
27
8
41
2
0
0
1.52
Bruce Yardley
20
6
60
0
0
0
3.00
Jim Higgs
28
4
75
1
0
0
2.68
Allan Border
3
2
5
0
0
0
1.67
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Brearley
31-1
0
D Randall
57-2
0
G Gooch
97-3
0
G Boycott
106-4
0
I Botham
130-5
0
D Gower
132-6
0
G Miller
267-7
0
B Taylor
336-8
0
J Emburey
347-9
0
B Willis
360-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
160-10
(67 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Alan Hurst
b Willis
13
13
2
0
100.00
Kim Hughes
c Gower b Hendrick
46
176
4
0
26.14
Rick Darling
b Botham
18
37
2
0
48.65
Graeme Wood
run out
9
41
0
0
21.95
Graham Yallop
b Hendrick
36
176
3
0
20.45
Bruce Yardley
c Brearley b Willis
0
2
0
0
0.00
Allan Border
b Willis
1
19
0
0
5.26
Phil Carlson
c Gower b Hendrick
21
51
2
0
41.18
Rodney Hogg
b Miller
2
7
0
0
28.57
Kevin Wright
c Emburey b Miller
0
16
0
0
0.00
Jim Higgs
not out
3
10
0
0
30.00
Extras
11
(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 10, p 0)
Total
160-10
(67 Overs, RR: 1.79)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
12
3
41
3
0
0
3.42
Mike Hendrick
14
6
19
3
0
0
1.36
Sir Ian Botham
14
4
37
1
0
0
2.64
Geoff Miller
18
3
36
2
0
0
2.00
John Emburey
9
5
16
0
0
0
1.78
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Darling
31-1
0
G Wood
36-2
0
G Yallop
115-3
0
K Hughes
120-4
0
A Border
121-5
0
B Yardley
121-6
0
K Wright
124-7
0
R Hogg
130-8
0
P Carlson
147-9
0
A Hurst
160-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
169-10
(40.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Wright b Hurst
6
21
0
0
28.57
Bob Willis
c Darling b Hogg
24
20
3
1
120.00
Bob Taylor
run out
4
21
0
0
19.05
Mike Hendrick
not out
0
9
0
0
0.00
Graham Gooch
c Hughes b Hogg
1
10
0
0
10.00
Mike Brearley
c Wright b Hogg
2
14
0
0
14.29
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hogg
31
89
3
0
34.83
Derek Randall
c Carlson b Hurst
4
13
0
0
30.77
Sir Ian Botham
c Wright b Higgs
74
97
6
2
76.29
David Gower
lbw b Hurst
9
13
1
0
69.23
John Emburey
b Higgs
4
21
0
0
19.05
Extras
10
(b 1, lb 4, w 3, nb 2, p 0)
Total
169-10
(40.4 Overs, RR: 3.12)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
10.4
1
26
4
0
0
2.50
Alan Hurst
14
1
65
3
0
0
4.64
Phil Carlson
9
1
34
0
0
0
3.78
Bruce Yardley
4
0
25
0
0
0
6.25
Jim Higgs
3
1
9
2
0
0
3.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
10-1
0
M Brearley
12-2
0
G Gooch
16-3
0
D Randall
18-4
0
D Gower
27-5
0
G Miller
80-6
0
B Taylor
113-7
0
J Emburey
136-8
0
I Botham
147-9
0
B Willis
169-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
164-10
(53.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Alan Hurst
not out
17
39
0
0
43.59
Kim Hughes
c Emburey b Hendrick
4
10
1
0
40.00
Rick Darling
c Willis b Botham
15
33
1
1
45.45
Graeme Wood
c Randall b Emburey
35
117
1
0
29.91
Graham Yallop
b Hendrick
0
4
0
0
0.00
Bruce Yardley
b Botham
28
75
4
0
37.33
Allan Border
c Taylor b Botham
11
18
1
0
61.11
Phil Carlson
c Taylor b Botham
0
5
0
0
0.00
Rodney Hogg
b Willis
0
1
0
0
0.00
Kevin Wright
lbw b Emburey
29
69
2
0
42.03
Jim Higgs
run out
16
63
0
0
25.40
Extras
9
(b 1, lb 3, w 0, nb 5, p 0)
Total
164-10
(53.4 Overs, RR: 2.29)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
11
1
55
1
0
0
5.00
Mike Hendrick
19
1
45
2
0
0
2.37
Sir Ian Botham
11.4
0
42
4
0
0
3.68
John Emburey
12
7
13
2
0
0
1.08
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
K Hughes
5-1
0
G Yallop
10-2
0
A Border
22-3
0
P Carlson
24-4
0
B Yardley
72-5
0
R Darling
94-6
0
G Wood
114-7
0
R Hogg
116-8
0
K Wright
133-9
0
J Higgs
164-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
360-10
(142.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Hughes b Hurst
49
212
2
0
23.11
Bob Willis
c Wright b Hogg
12
18
1
0
66.67
Bob Taylor
c Wright b Hogg
97
300
6
0
32.33
Mike Hendrick
not out
3
10
0
0
30.00
Graham Gooch
b Carlson
18
74
2
0
24.32
Mike Brearley
lbw b Carlson
9
65
0
0
13.85
Geoff Miller
c Wright b Hurst
64
203
5
0
31.53
Derek Randall
c Yardley b Hurst
15
50
2
0
30.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Yardley b Hurst
7
29
1
0
24.14
David Gower
lbw b Higgs
21
54
3
0
38.89
John Emburey
b Hogg
42
132
4
0
31.82
Extras
23
(b 1, lb 16, w 2, nb 4, p 0)
Total
360-10
(142.6 Overs, RR: 1.89)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
27.6
7
59
3
0
0
2.14
Alan Hurst
37
9
97
4
0
0
2.62
Phil Carlson
27
8
41
2
0
0
1.52
Bruce Yardley
20
6
60
0
0
0
3.00
Jim Higgs
28
4
75
1
0
0
2.68
Allan Border
3
2
5
0
0
0
1.67
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Brearley
31-1
0
D Randall
57-2
0
G Gooch
97-3
0
G Boycott
106-4
0
I Botham
130-5
0
D Gower
132-6
0
G Miller
267-7
0
B Taylor
336-8
0
J Emburey
347-9
0
B Willis
360-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
160-10
(67 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Alan Hurst
b Willis
13
13
2
0
100.00
Kim Hughes
c Gower b Hendrick
46
176
4
0
26.14
Rick Darling
b Botham
18
37
2
0
48.65
Graeme Wood
run out
9
41
0
0
21.95
Graham Yallop
b Hendrick
36
176
3
0
20.45
Bruce Yardley
c Brearley b Willis
0
2
0
0
0.00
Allan Border
b Willis
1
19
0
0
5.26
Phil Carlson
c Gower b Hendrick
21
51
2
0
41.18
Rodney Hogg
b Miller
2
7
0
0
28.57
Kevin Wright
c Emburey b Miller
0
16
0
0
0.00
Jim Higgs
not out
3
10
0
0
30.00
Extras
11
(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 10, p 0)
Total
160-10
(67 Overs, RR: 1.79)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
12
3
41
3
0
0
3.42
Mike Hendrick
14
6
19
3
0
0
1.36
Sir Ian Botham
14
4
37
1
0
0
2.64
Geoff Miller
18
3
36
2
0
0
2.00
John Emburey
9
5
16
0
0
0
1.78
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Darling
31-1
0
G Wood
36-2
0
G Yallop
115-3
0
K Hughes
120-4
0
A Border
121-5
0
B Yardley
121-6
0
K Wright
124-7
0
R Hogg
130-8
0
P Carlson
147-9
0
A Hurst
160-10
0
INFO
Match
AUS vs ENG • 5th Test • England in Australia, 1978-79
Series
England in Australia, 1978-79
Date
Sat, Jan 27
Time
10:30 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires
Robin Bailhache, Max OConnell
Australia squad
Players
Rick Darling,
Graeme Wood,
Kim Hughes,
Graham Yallop (c),
Allan Border,
Phil Carlson,
Bruce Yardley,
Kevin Wright (wk),
Rodney Hogg,
Jim Higgs,
Alan Hurst
England squad
Players
Sir Geoff Boycott,
Mike Brearley (c),
Derek Randall,
Graham Gooch,
David Gower,
Sir Ian Botham,
Geoff Miller,
Bob Taylor (wk),
John Emburey,
Bob Willis,
Mike Hendrick
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