Test Match #846 Standard Scorecard     
1978-1979 Australia v England - 6th Test
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
10th February, 1979
 
 Australia 198 & 143
England 308 & 35/1
England won by 9 wickets

 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Graeme Wood c Botham b Hendrick 15  25  2  0 60.00 7.58%
Andrew Hilditch run out 3  8  0  0 37.50 1.52%
Kim Hughes c Botham b Willis 16  86  2  0 18.60 8.08%
Graham Yallop* c Gower b Botham 121  212  13  0 57.08 61.11%
Peter Toohey c †Taylor b Botham 8  37  0  0 21.62 4.04%
Philip Carlson c Gooch b Botham 2  5  0  0 40.00 1.01%
Bruce Yardley b Emburey 7  15  1  0 46.67 3.54%
Kevin Wright† st †Taylor b Emburey 3  11  0  0 27.27 1.52%
Rodney Hogg c Emburey b Miller 9  46  1  0 19.57 4.55%
James Higgs not out 9  45  1  0 20.00 4.55%
Alan Hurst b Botham 0  1  0  0 0.00
Extras (lb 3, nb 2) 5  
Total All Out   (60.7 overs @ 3.24 rpo) 198
Fall of Wickets
 
1-18 Hilditch, 2-19 Wood, 3-67 Hughes, 4-101 Toohey, 5-109 Carlson, 6-116 Yardley,
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7-124 Wright, 8-159 Hogg, 9-198 Yallop, 10-198 Hurst
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Bob Willis 11.0 4 48 1 4.36 10.00
Mike Hendrick 12.0 2 21 1 1.75 10.00
Ian Botham 9.7 1 57 4 5.61 40.00
John Emburey 18.0 3 48 2 2.67 20.00
Geoff Miller 9.0 3 13 1 1.44 10.00
Geoff Boycott 1.0 0 6 0 6.00
 
 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Geoff Boycott c Hilditch b Hurst 19  80  1  0 23.75 6.17%
Mike Brearley* c Toohey b Higgs 46  148  3  0 31.08 14.94%
Derek Randall lbw b Hogg 7  9  1  0 77.78 2.27%
Graham Gooch st †Wright b Higgs 74  136  7  1 54.41 24.03%
David Gower c †Wright b Higgs 65  111  6  0 58.56 21.10%
Ian Botham c Carlson b Yardley 23  53  2  0 43.40 7.47%
Geoff Miller lbw b Hurst 18  84  2  0 21.43 5.84%
Robert Taylor† not out 36  118  2  0 30.51 11.69%
John Emburey c Hilditch b Hurst 0  18  0  0 0.00
Bob Willis b Higgs 10  63  0  0 15.87 3.25%
Mike Hendrick c & b Yardley 0  7  0  0 0.00
Extras (b 3, lb 5, nb 2) 10  
Total All Out   (103.0 overs @ 2.99 rpo) 308
Fall of Wickets
 
1-37 Boycott, 2-46 Randall, 3-115 Brearley, 4-182 Gooch, 5-233 Botham, 6-247 Gower,
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7-270 Miller, 8-280 Emburey, 9-306 Willis, 10-308 Hendrick
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Rodney Hogg 18.0 6 42 1 2.33 10.00
Alan Hurst 20.0 4 58 3 2.90 30.00
Bruce Yardley 25.0 2 105 2 4.20 20.00
Philip Carlson 10.0 1 24 0 2.40
James Higgs 30.0 8 69 4 2.30 40.00
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Graeme Wood c Willis b Miller 29  78  3  0 37.18 20.28%
Andrew Hilditch c †Taylor b Hendrick 1  17  0  0 5.88 0.70%
Kim Hughes c Gooch b Emburey 7  16  1  0 43.75 4.90%
Graham Yallop* c †Taylor b Miller 17  120  0  0 14.17 11.89%
Peter Toohey c Gooch b Emburey 0  2  0  0 0.00
Philip Carlson c Botham b Emburey 0  2  0  0 0.00
Bruce Yardley not out 61  147  3  0 41.50 42.66%
Kevin Wright† c Boycott b Miller 5  62  0  0 8.06 3.50%
Rodney Hogg b Miller 7  25  0  0 28.00 4.90%
James Higgs c Botham b Emburey 2  4  0  0 50.00 1.40%
Alan Hurst c & b Miller 4  17  1  0 23.53 2.80%
Extras (b 3, lb 6, nb 1) 10  
Total All Out   (61.1 overs @ 2.34 rpo) 143
Fall of Wickets
 
1-8 Hilditch, 2-28 Hughes, 3-48 Wood, 4-48 Toohey, 5-48 Carlson, 6-82 Yallop,
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7-114 Wright, 8-130 Hogg, 9-136 Higgs, 10-143 Hurst
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Bob Willis 3.0 0 15 0 5.00
Mike Hendrick 7.0 3 22 1 3.14 10.00
John Emburey 24.0 4 52 4 2.17 40.00
Geoff Miller 27.1 6 44 5 1.62 50.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings  (target 34)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Geoff Boycott c Hughes b Higgs 13  52  0  0 25.00 37.14%
Mike Brearley* not out 20  30  2  0 66.67 57.14%
Derek Randall not out 0  2  0  0 0.00
Extras (nb 2) 2  
Total 1 wickets   (10.2 overs @ 3.39 rpo) 35
 
Did not Bat
 
Graham Gooch, David Gower, Ian Botham, Geoff Miller, Robert Taylor†, John Emburey,
 
Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick
Fall of Wickets
 
1-31 Boycott
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Bruce Yardley 5.2 0 21 0 3.94
James Higgs 5.0 1 12 1 2.40 10.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1978-1979 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 6th Test
Match No. Test #846
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match Graham Yallop
Partnerships View
 
END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 24/0 (G Boycott 6*, JM Brearley 18*)
Day 2 - England 1st innings 216/4 (DI Gower 47*, IT Botham 17*)
Day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 70/5 (GN Yallop 13*, B Yardley 16*)
Day 4 - England 2nd Innings 35/1, 10.2 overs - end of match