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Full scorecard -
Partnerships -
Career averages -
Almanack report
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Played at
Sydney Cricket Ground on 10,11,12,14 February 1979 (5-day match)
Result England won by 9 wickets
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Australia 1st innings |
R |
M |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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GM Wood |
c Botham b Hendrick |
15 |
30 |
25 |
2 |
0 |
60.00 |
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AMJ Hilditch |
run out |
3 |
18 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
37.50 |
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KJ Hughes |
c Botham b Willis |
16 |
99 |
86 |
2 |
0 |
18.60 |
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GN Yallop |
c Gower b Botham |
121 |
267 |
212 |
13 |
0 |
57.07 |
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PM Toohey |
c Taylor b Botham |
8 |
46 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
21.62 |
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PH Carlson |
c Gooch b Botham |
2 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
40.00 |
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B Yardley |
b Emburey |
7 |
14 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
46.66 |
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KJ Wright |
st Taylor b Emburey |
3 |
9 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
27.27 |
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RM Hogg |
c Emburey b Miller |
9 |
47 |
46 |
1 |
0 |
19.56 |
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JD Higgs |
not out |
9 |
52 |
45 |
1 |
0 |
20.00 |
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AG Hurst |
b Botham |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Extras |
(lb 3, nb 2) |
5 |
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Total |
(all out; 60.7 overs) |
198 |
(2.43 runs per 6 balls) |
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England 1st innings |
R |
M |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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G Boycott |
c Hilditch b Hurst |
19 |
91 |
80 |
1 |
0 |
23.75 |
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JM Brearley |
c Toohey b Higgs |
46 |
200 |
148 |
3 |
0 |
31.08 |
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DW Randall |
lbw b Hogg |
7 |
14 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
77.77 |
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GA Gooch |
st Wright b Higgs |
74 |
148 |
136 |
7 |
1 |
54.41 |
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DI Gower |
c Wright b Higgs |
65 |
141 |
111 |
6 |
0 |
58.55 |
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IT Botham |
c Carlson b Yardley |
23 |
54 |
53 |
2 |
0 |
43.39 |
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G Miller |
lbw b Hurst |
18 |
89 |
84 |
2 |
0 |
21.42 |
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RW Taylor |
not out |
36 |
160 |
118 |
2 |
0 |
30.50 |
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JE Emburey |
c Hilditch b Hurst |
0 |
20 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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RGD Willis |
b Higgs |
10 |
70 |
63 |
0 |
0 |
15.87 |
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M Hendrick |
c & b Yardley |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Extras |
(b 3, lb 5, nb 2) |
10 |
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Total |
(all out; 103 overs) |
308 |
(2.24 runs per 6 balls) |
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Australia 2nd innings |
R |
M |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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GM Wood |
c Willis b Miller |
29 |
96 |
78 |
3 |
0 |
37.17 |
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AMJ Hilditch |
c Taylor b Hendrick |
1 |
19 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
5.88 |
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KJ Hughes |
c Gooch b Emburey |
7 |
26 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
43.75 |
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GN Yallop |
c Taylor b Miller |
17 |
107 |
120 |
0 |
0 |
14.16 |
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PM Toohey |
c Gooch b Emburey |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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PH Carlson |
c Botham b Emburey |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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B Yardley |
not out |
61 |
160 |
147 |
3 |
0 |
41.49 |
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KJ Wright |
c Boycott b Miller |
5 |
55 |
62 |
0 |
0 |
8.06 |
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RM Hogg |
b Miller |
7 |
24 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
28.00 |
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JD Higgs |
c Botham b Emburey |
2 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
50.00 |
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AG Hurst |
c & b Miller |
4 |
16 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
23.52 |
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Extras |
(b 3, lb 6, nb 1) |
10 |
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Total |
(all out; 61.1 overs) |
143 |
(1.75 runs per 6 balls) |
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England 2nd innings (target: 34 runs) |
R |
M |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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G Boycott |
c Hughes b Higgs |
13 |
35 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
25.00 |
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JM Brearley |
not out |
20 |
39 |
30 |
2 |
0 |
66.66 |
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DW Randall |
not out |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Extras |
(nb 2) |
2 |
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Total |
(1 wicket; 10.2 overs) |
35 |
(2.56 runs per 6 balls) |
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Balls per over 8
Toss Australia, who chose to bat first
Series England won the 6-match series 5-1
Test debut
AMJ Hilditch
(Australia)
Player of the match
GN Yallop (Australia)
Umpires
AR Crafter and DG Weser
Close of play
10 Feb day 1 - England 1st innings 24/0 (G Boycott 6*, JM Brearley 18*)
11 Feb day 2 - England 1st innings 216/4 (DI Gower 47*, IT Botham 17*)
12 Feb day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 70/5 (GN Yallop 13*, B Yardley 16*)
13 Feb rest day
14 Feb day 4 - England 2nd innings 35/1 (10.2 ov) - end of match
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