MATCH SCORECARD

Australia v England

1978-12-29 · Test · Men · Melbourne Cricket Ground

Australia25889.1 ov & 16771.2 ov

England14363.6 ov & 17967 ov

Australia won by 103 runs

Melbourne Cricket Ground

MATCH CHARTS

Runs by over, wickets and phases

Scoring mix · Australia

Fours68 · 27.9%

Other runs176 · 72.1%

Scoring mix · England

Fours40 · 32.3%

Other runs84 · 67.7%

Scoring mix · Australia

Fours28 · 17.9%

Sixes6 · 3.8%

Other runs122 · 78.2%

Scoring mix · England

Fours36 · 23.2%

Other runs119 · 76.8%

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Geoff Miller

3/35 · 1.38

Mike Hendrick

3/50 · 1.63

Ian Botham

3/68 · 2.53

John Emburey

0/44 · 2.35

Bob Willis

0/47 · 2.71

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Rodney Hogg

5/30 · 1.32

Geoff Dymock

3/38 · 1.80

Alan Hurst

1/24 · 1.50

Jim Higgs

1/32 · 1.26

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

John Emburey

3/30 · 1.05

Ian Botham

3/41 · 2.05

Geoff Miller

2/39 · 2.08

Mike Hendrick

1/25 · 1.33

Bob Willis

0/21 · 2.25

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Rodney Hogg

5/36 · 1.58

Jim Higgs

2/29 · 1.35

Geoff Dymock

2/37 · 1.54

Alan Hurst

1/39 · 2.65

Allan Border

0/14 · 2.10

INNINGS 1

Australia

89.1 overs · run rate 2.89 · all out

258

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Graeme Wood	caught John Emburey	100	283	6	35.33
Rick Darling	run out	33	71	2	46.47
Kim Hughes	caught Bob Taylor	0	1	0	0.00
Graham Yallop	caught Mike Hendrick	41	98	4	41.83
Peter Toohey	caught Derek Randall	32	70	1	45.71
Allan Border	caught Mike Brearley	29	115	4	25.21
John Maclean	bowled	8	47	0	17.02
Rodney Hogg	caught Derek Randall	0	5	0	0.00
Geoff Dymock	bowled	0	14	0	0.00
Alan Hurst	bowled	0	2	0	0.00
Jim Higgs	not out	1*	15	0	6.66

Extras 14 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 14)Total 258 (89.1 ov)Run rate 2.89

Fall of wickets1-65 (Rick Darling)2-65 (Kim Hughes)3-126 (Graham Yallop)4-189 (Peter Toohey)5-247 (Allan Border)6-250 (Graeme Wood)7-250 (Rodney Hogg)8-251 (Geoff Dymock)9-252 (Alan Hurst)10-258 (John Maclean)

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Bob Willis	13	2	47	0	2.71
Ian Botham	20.1	4	68	3	2.53
Mike Hendrick	23	3	50	3	1.63
John Emburey	14	1	44	0	2.35
Geoff Miller	19	6	35	3	1.38

Partnerships · Australia

1st wicket · Graeme Wood & Rick Darling

2nd wicket · Graeme Wood & Kim Hughes

3rd wicket · Graeme Wood & Graham Yallop

4th wicket · Graeme Wood & Peter Toohey

5th wicket · Graeme Wood & Allan Border

6th wicket · Graeme Wood & John Maclean

7th wicket · John Maclean & Rodney Hogg

8th wicket · John Maclean & Geoff Dymock

9th wicket · John Maclean & Alan Hurst

10th wicket · John Maclean & Jim Higgs

INNINGS 2

England

63.6 overs · run rate 2.24 · all out

143

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Geoff Boycott	bowled	1	13	0	7.69
Mike Brearley	lbw	1	8	0	12.50
Derek Randall	lbw	13	53	1	24.52
Graham Gooch	caught Allan Border	25	91	1	27.47
David Gower	lbw	29	48	4	60.41
Ian Botham	caught Rick Darling	22	80	3	27.50
Geoff Miller	bowled	7	101	0	6.93
Bob Taylor	bowled	1	4	0	25.00
John Emburey	bowled	0	14	0	0.00
Bob Willis	caught Rick Darling	19	76	0	25.00
Mike Hendrick	not out	6*	33	1	18.18

Extras 19 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 19)Total 143 (63.6 ov)Run rate 2.24

Fall of wickets1-2 (Geoff Boycott)2-3 (Mike Brearley)3-40 (Derek Randall)4-52 (Graham Gooch)5-81 (David Gower)6-100 (Ian Botham)7-101 (Bob Taylor)8-101 (John Emburey)9-120 (Geoff Miller)10-143 (Bob Willis)

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Rodney Hogg	17	7	30	5	1.32
Alan Hurst	12	2	24	1	1.50
Geoff Dymock	15.6	4	38	3	1.80
Jim Higgs	19	9	32	1	1.26

Partnerships · England

1st wicket · Geoff Boycott & Mike Brearley

2nd wicket · Mike Brearley & Derek Randall

3rd wicket · Derek Randall & Graham Gooch

4th wicket · Graham Gooch & David Gower

5th wicket · David Gower & Ian Botham

6th wicket · Ian Botham & Geoff Miller

7th wicket · Geoff Miller & Bob Taylor

8th wicket · Geoff Miller & John Emburey

9th wicket · Geoff Miller & Bob Willis

10th wicket · Bob Willis & Mike Hendrick

INNINGS 3

Australia

71.2 overs · run rate 2.34 · all out

167

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Wood	bowled	34	107	0	0	31.77
Rick Darling	caught Derek Randall	21	86	0	0	24.41
Kim Hughes	caught David Gower	48	142	4	1	33.80
Graham Yallop	caught Bob Taylor	16	46	1	0	34.78
Peter Toohey	caught Ian Botham	20	30	1	0	66.66
Allan Border	run out	0	12	0	0	0.00
John Maclean	caught Mike Hendrick	10	77	1	0	12.98
Rodney Hogg	bowled	1	21	0	0	4.76
Geoff Dymock	caught Mike Brearley	6	39	0	0	15.38
Jim Higgs	stumped Bob Taylor	0	7	0	0	0.00
Alan Hurst	not out	0*	4	0	0	0.00

Extras 11 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 11)Total 167 (71.2 ov)Run rate 2.34

Fall of wickets1-55 (Rick Darling)2-81 (Graeme Wood)3-101 (Graham Yallop)4-136 (Peter Toohey)5-136 (Allan Border)6-152 (Kim Hughes)7-157 (Rodney Hogg)8-167 (John Maclean)9-167 (Geoff Dymock)10-167 (Jim Higgs)

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Bob Willis	7	0	21	0	2.25
Ian Botham	15	4	41	3	2.05
Mike Hendrick	14	4	25	1	1.33
Geoff Miller	14	5	39	2	2.08
John Emburey	21.2	12	30	3	1.05

Partnerships · Australia

1st wicket · Graeme Wood & Rick Darling

2nd wicket · Graeme Wood & Kim Hughes

3rd wicket · Kim Hughes & Graham Yallop

4th wicket · Kim Hughes & Peter Toohey

5th wicket · Kim Hughes & Allan Border

6th wicket · Kim Hughes & John Maclean

7th wicket · John Maclean & Rodney Hogg

8th wicket · John Maclean & Geoff Dymock

9th wicket · Geoff Dymock & Jim Higgs

10th wicket · Jim Higgs & Alan Hurst

INNINGS 4

England

67 overs · run rate 2.67 · all out

179

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Geoff Boycott	lbw	38	155	1	24.51
Mike Brearley	caught John Maclean	0	3	0	0.00
Derek Randall	lbw	2	8	0	25.00
Graham Gooch	lbw	40	87	5	45.97
David Gower	lbw	49	128	3	38.28
Ian Botham	caught John Maclean	10	62	0	16.12
Geoff Miller	caught Kim Hughes	1	12	0	8.33
Bob Taylor	caught John Maclean	5	40	0	12.50
John Emburey	not out	7*	33	0	21.21
Bob Willis	caught Graham Yallop	3	12	0	25.00
Mike Hendrick	bowled	0	2	0	0.00

Extras 24 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 24)Total 179 (67 ov)Run rate 2.67

Fall of wickets1-1 (Mike Brearley)2-6 (Derek Randall)3-71 (Graham Gooch)4-122 (Geoff Boycott)5-163 (Ian Botham)6-163 (David Gower)7-167 (Geoff Miller)8-171 (Bob Taylor)9-179 (Bob Willis)10-179 (Mike Hendrick)

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Rodney Hogg	17	5	36	5	1.58
Geoff Dymock	18	4	37	2	1.54
Alan Hurst	11	1	39	1	2.65
Jim Higgs	16	2	29	2	1.35
Allan Border	5	0	14	0	2.10

Partnerships · England

1st wicket · Geoff Boycott & Mike Brearley

2nd wicket · Geoff Boycott & Derek Randall

3rd wicket · Geoff Boycott & Graham Gooch

4th wicket · Geoff Boycott & David Gower

5th wicket · David Gower & Ian Botham

6th wicket · David Gower & Geoff Miller

7th wicket · Geoff Miller & Bob Taylor

8th wicket · Bob Taylor & John Emburey

9th wicket · John Emburey & Bob Willis

10th wicket · John Emburey & Mike Hendrick

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