Test Match #840 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1978-1979 Australia v England - 4th Test
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
6th January, 1979
 
Australia 294 & 111
England 152 & 346
England won by 93 runs

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Geoff Boycott c Border b Hurst 8  40  0  0 20.00 5.26%
Mike Brearley* b Hogg 17  80  0  0 21.25 11.18%
Derek Randall c Wood b Hurst 0  2  0  0 0.00
Graham Gooch c Toohey b Higgs 18  81  1  0 22.22 11.84%
David Gower c †Maclean b Hurst 7  10  0  0 70.00 4.61%
Ian Botham c †Yallop b Hogg 59  108  7  0 54.63 38.82%
Geoff Miller c †Maclean b Hurst 4  5  1  0 80.00 2.63%
Robert Taylor c Border b Higgs 10  28  1  0 35.71 6.58%
John Emburey c Wood b Higgs 0  11  0  0 0.00
Bob Willis not out 7  43  0  0 16.28 4.61%
Mike Hendrick b Hurst 10  24  0  0 41.67 6.58%
Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 2, nb 8) 12  
Total All Out   (52.6 overs @ 2.87 rpo) 152
Fall of Wickets
 
1-18 Boycott, 2-18 Randall, 3-35 Brearley, 4-51 Gower, 5-66 Gooch, 6-70 Miller,
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7-94 Taylor, 8-98 Emburey, 9-141 Botham, 10-152 Hendrick
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Rodney Hogg 11.0 3 36 2 3.27 20.00
Geoffrey Dymock 13.0 1 34 0 2.62
Alan Hurst 10.6 2 28 5 2.55 50.00
James Higgs 18.0 4 42 3 2.33 30.00
 
 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Graeme Wood b Willis 0  5  0  0 0.00
Rick Darling c Botham b Miller 91  200  9  0 45.50 30.95%
Kim Hughes c Emburey b Willis 48  167  6  0 28.74 16.33%
Graham Yallop* c Botham b Hendrick 44  136  5  0 32.35 14.97%
Peter Toohey c Gooch b Botham 1  4  0  0 25.00 0.34%
Allan Border not out 60  203  4  0 29.56 20.41%
John Maclean lbw b Emburey 12  58  1  0 20.69 4.08%
Rodney Hogg run out 6  17  1  0 35.29 2.04%
Geoffrey Dymock b Botham 5  54  0  0 9.26 1.70%
James Higgs c Botham b Hendrick 11  32  0  0 34.38 3.74%
Alan Hurst run out 0  2  0  0 0.00
Extras (b 2, lb 3, nb 11) 16  
Total All Out   (108.0 overs @ 2.72 rpo) 294
Fall of Wickets
 
1-1 Wood, 2-126 Hughes, 3-178 Darling, 4-179 Toohey, 5-210 Yallop, 6-235 Maclean,
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7-245 Hogg, 8-276 Dymock, 9-290 Higgs, 10-294 Hurst
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Bob Willis 9.0 2 33 2 3.67 20.00
Ian Botham 28.0 3 87 2 3.11 20.00
Mike Hendrick 24.0 4 50 2 2.08 20.00
Geoff Miller 13.0 2 37 1 2.85 10.00
John Emburey 29.0 10 57 1 1.97 10.00
Graham Gooch 5.0 1 14 0 2.80
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Geoff Boycott lbw b Hogg 0  1  0  0 0.00
Mike Brearley* b Border 53  195  2  0 27.18 15.32%
Derek Randall lbw b Hogg 150  498  13  0 30.12 43.35%
Graham Gooch c Wood b Higgs 22  98  1  0 22.45 6.36%
David Gower c †Maclean b Hogg 34  68  3  0 50.00 9.83%
Ian Botham c Wood b Higgs 6  88  0  0 6.82 1.73%
Geoff Miller lbw b Hogg 17  80  1  0 21.25 4.91%
Robert Taylor not out 21  113  1  0 18.58 6.07%
John Emburey c Darling b Higgs 14  39  1  0 35.90 4.05%
Bob Willis c Toohey b Higgs 0  1  0  0 0.00
Mike Hendrick c Toohey b Higgs 7  11  1  0 63.64 2.02%
Extras (b 5, lb 3, nb 14) 22  
Total All Out   (146.6 overs @ 2.35 rpo) 346
Fall of Wickets
 
1-0 Boycott, 2-111 Brearley, 3-169 Gooch, 4-237 Gower, 5-267 Botham, 6-292 Randall,
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7-307 Miller, 8-334 Emburey, 9-334 Willis, 10-346 Hendrick
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Rodney Hogg 28.0 10 67 4 2.39 40.00
Geoffrey Dymock 17.0 4 35 0 2.06
Alan Hurst 19.0 3 43 0 2.26
James Higgs 59.6 15 148 5 2.47 50.00
Allan Border 23.0 11 31 1 1.35 10.00
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings  (target 205)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Graeme Wood run out 27  64  2  0 42.19 24.32%
Rick Darling c Gooch b Hendrick 13  37  1  0 35.14 11.71%
Kim Hughes c Emburey b Miller 15  40  1  0 37.50 13.51%
Graham Yallop* c & b Hendrick 1  12  0  0 8.33 0.90%
Peter Toohey b Miller 5  50  0  0 10.00 4.50%
Allan Border not out 45  115  9  0 39.13 40.54%
John Maclean c Botham b Miller 0  11  0  0 0.00
Geoffrey Dymock b Emburey 0  12  0  0 0.00
Rodney Hogg c Botham b Emburey 0  4  0  0 0.00
James Higgs lbw b Emburey 3  29  0  0 10.34 2.70%
Alan Hurst b Emburey 0  21  0  0 0.00
Extras (lb 1, nb 1) 2  
Total All Out   (49.2 overs @ 2.25 rpo) 111
Fall of Wickets
 
1-38 Darling, 2-44 Wood, 3-45 Yallop, 4-59 Hughes, 5-74 Toohey, 6-76 Maclean,
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7-85 Dymock, 8-85 Hogg, 9-105 Higgs, 10-111 Hurst
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Bob Willis 2.0 0 8 0 4.00
Mike Hendrick 10.0 3 17 2 1.70 20.00
John Emburey 17.2 7 46 4 2.65 40.00
Geoff Miller 20.0 7 38 3 1.90 30.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1978-1979 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 4th Test
Match No. Test #840
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match Derek Randall
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - Australia 1st innings 56/1 (WM Darling 35*, KJ Hughes 15*)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 248/7 (AR Border 31*, G Dymock 0*)
Day 3 - England 2nd innings 133/2 (DW Randall 65*, GA Gooch 6*)
Day 4 - England 2nd innings 304/6 (G Miller 16*, RW Taylor 3*)
Day 5 - Australia 2nd Innings 111, 49.2 overs - end of match

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