TestNo. 836MenScorecard

Australia v England

England won by 166 runs

15 to 20 December 1978W.A.C.A

Australia

190 & 16146.1 ov

Englandwon by 166 runs

309 & 20866.3 ov

Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it

Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.

England innings

309117.5 ov

England batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Boycott	lbw	77	337	454	1	0	22.8
Graham Gooch	caught	1	10	19	0	0	10.0
Derek Randall	caught	0	3	2	0	0	0.0
Mike Brearley	caught	17	104	117	1	0	16.3
David Gower	bowled	102	221	254	9	0	46.2
Ian Botham	lbw	11	28	44	1	0	39.3
Geoff Miller	bowled	40	104	145	4	0	38.5
Bob Taylor	caught	12	59	52	1	0	20.3
John Lever	caught	14	40	60	0	0	35.0
Bob Willis	caught	2	20	41	0	0	10.0
Mike Hendrick	not out	7*	25	22	1	0	28.0
Extras	b 6, lb 9, w 3, nb 8	26
Total	all out, 117.5 overs (8-ball)	309

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 310

1-3 Graham Gooch2-3 Derek Randall3-41 Mike Brearley4-199 David Gower5-219 Ian Botham6-224 Geoff Boycott7-253 Bob Taylor8-295 John Lever9-300 Geoff Miller10-309 Bob Willis

Bowling to England
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Rodney Hogg	30.5	9	65	5	2.12
Geoff Dymock	34	4	72	1	2.12
Alan Hurst	26	7	70	3	2.69
Bruce Yardley	23	1	62	1	2.70
Gary Cosier	4	2	14	0	3.50

Australia innings

19066.5 ov

Australia batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Wood	lbw	5	12	12	0	0	41.7
Rick Darling	run out	25	63	112	1	0	39.7
Kim Hughes	bowled	16	44	43	1	0	36.4
Graham Yallop	bowled	3	17	18	0	0	17.6
Peter Toohey	not out	81*	184	272	6	0	44.0
Gary Cosier	caught	4	24	33	0	0	16.7
John Maclean	caught	0	2	2	0	0	0.0
Bruce Yardley	caught	12	44	43	0	0	27.3
Rodney Hogg	caught	18	67	68	2	0	26.9
Geoff Dymock	bowled	11	72	78	0	0	15.3
Alan Hurst	caught	5	6	6	1	0	83.3
Extras	lb 7, w 1, nb 2	10
Total	all out, 66.5 overs (8-ball)	190

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 310

1-8 Graeme Wood2-34 Kim Hughes3-38 Graham Yallop4-60 Rick Darling5-78 Gary Cosier6-79 John Maclean7-100 Bruce Yardley8-128 Rodney Hogg9-185 Geoff Dymock10-190 Alan Hurst

Bowling to Australia
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
John Lever	7	0	20	1	2.86
Ian Botham	11	2	46	0	4.18
Bob Willis	18.5	5	44	5	2.36
Mike Hendrick	14	1	39	2	2.79
Geoff Miller	16	6	31	1	1.94

England innings

20866.3 ov

England batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Boycott	lbw	23	103	128	0	0	22.3
Graham Gooch	lbw	43	131	174	5	0	32.8
Derek Randall	caught	45	65	90	3	0	69.2
Mike Brearley	caught	0	1	1	0	0	0.0
David Gower	caught	12	47	68	0	0	25.5
Ian Botham	caught	30	39	52	4	0	76.9
Geoff Miller	caught	25	42	79	3	0	59.5
John Lever	caught	10	54	45	0	0	18.5
Bob Taylor	caught	2	33	36	0	0	6.1
Bob Willis	not out	3*	21	37	0	0	14.3
Mike Hendrick	bowled	1	5	5	0	0	20.0
Extras	lb 6, nb 8	14
Total	all out, 66.3 overs (8-ball)	208

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 310

1-58 Geoff Boycott2-93 Graham Gooch3-93 Mike Brearley4-135 Derek Randall5-151 David Gower6-176 Ian Botham7-201 John Lever8-201 Geoff Miller9-206 Bob Taylor10-208 Mike Hendrick

Bowling to England
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Rodney Hogg	17	2	57	5	3.35
Geoff Dymock	16.3	2	53	1	3.24
Alan Hurst	17	5	43	1	2.53
Bruce Yardley	16	1	41	3	2.56

Australia innings chasing 328

16146.1 ov

Australia batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Wood	caught	64	168	243	3	0	38.1
Rick Darling	caught	5	9	13	1	0	55.6
Kim Hughes	caught	12	45	54	1	0	26.7
Graham Yallop	caught	3	23	43	0	0	13.0
Peter Toohey	caught	0	1	1	0	0	0.0
Gary Cosier	lbw	47	74	109	4	0	63.5
John Maclean	caught	1	16	18	0	0	6.3
Bruce Yardley	caught	7	19	24	1	0	36.8
Rodney Hogg	bowled	0	8	8	0	0	0.0
Geoff Dymock	not out	6*	9	14	1	0	66.7
Alan Hurst	bowled	5	5	6	0	0	100.0
Extras	lb 3, w 4, nb 4	11
Total	all out, 46.1 overs (8-ball)	161

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 310

1-8 Rick Darling2-36 Kim Hughes3-58 Graham Yallop4-58 Peter Toohey5-141 Gary Cosier6-143 Graeme Wood7-143 John Maclean8-147 Rodney Hogg9-151 Bruce Yardley10-161 Alan Hurst

Bowling to Australia
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Bob Willis	12	1	36	1	3.00
John Lever	8.1	2	28	4	3.45
Ian Botham	11	1	54	0	4.91
Mike Hendrick	8	3	11	2	1.38
Geoff Miller	7	4	21	3	3.00

Tests in December 1978

6 matches

TestScorecardIndia424 & 224/284.5West Indies493161Match drawnWankhede, 1 December TestScorecardAustralia116 & 339116.6England286 & 170/353.5England won by 7 wicketsBrisbane, 1 December TestScorecardWest Indies437 & 200/882India371116.2Match drawnBengaluru, 15 December TestScorecardEngland309 & 20866.3Australia190 & 16146.1England won by 166 runsW.A.C.A, 15 December TestScorecardIndia300 & 361/1d93West Indies327 & 197/9105.1Match drawnEden Gardens, 29 December TestScorecardAustralia258 & 16771.2England143 & 17967Australia won by 103 runsMelbourne, 29 December

Match facts

Format: Test No. 836
Dates: 15 to 20 December 1978
Ground: W.A.C.A
Result: England won by 166 runs
Overs: 8 balls an over
In the database: Scorecard

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Australia v England

Previous meetingTest, England won by 7 wickets, 1 December 1978 Next meetingTest, Australia won by 103 runs, 29 December 1978