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Test Match #864 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard       
1979-1980 Australia v England - 1st Test
WACA Ground, Perth
14th December, 1979
 
 Australia 244 & 337
England 228 & 215
 
Australia won by 138 runs

Australia 1st Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Julien Wiener run out 11  34  0  0 32.35  4.51%
Bruce Laird lbw b Botham 0  4  0  0 0.00
Allan Border lbw b Botham 4  24  0  0 16.67  1.64%
Greg Chappell* c Boycott b Botham 19  77  2  0 24.68  7.79%
Kim Hughes c Brearley b Underwood 99  195  10  0 50.77  40.57%
Peter Toohey c Underwood b Dilley 19  35  3  0 54.29  7.79%
Rod Marsh† c †Taylor b Dilley 42  112  3  1 37.50  17.21%
Raymond Bright c †Taylor b Botham 17  46  2  0 36.96  6.97%
Dennis Lillee c †Taylor b Botham 18  39  1  0 46.15  7.38%
Geoffrey Dymock b Botham 5  35  0  0 14.29  2.05%
Jeff Thomson not out 1  1  0  0 100.00  0.41%
Extras (b 4, lb 3, nb 2) 9  
Total All Out   (100.0 overs @ 2.44 rpo) 244  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-2  Laird   2-17  Border   3-20  Wiener   4-88  Chappell   
5-127  Toohey   6-186  Hughes   7-219  Marsh   8-219  Bright   
9-243  Dymock   10-244  Lillee   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Graham Dilley 18.0 1 47 2 2.61  20.00%
Ian Botham 35.0 9 78 6 2.23  60.00%
Bob Willis 23.0 7 47 0 2.04
Derek Underwood 13.0 4 33 1 2.54  10.00%
Geoff Miller 11.0 2 30 0 2.73
 
England 1st Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Derek Randall c Hughes b Lillee 0  3  0  0 0.00
Geoff Boycott lbw b Lillee 0  20  0  0 0.00
Peter Willey c Chappell b Dymock 9  18  1  0 50.00  3.95%
David Gower c †Marsh b Lillee 17  26  2  0 65.38  7.46%
Geoff Miller c Hughes b Thomson 25  53  2  0 47.17  10.96%
Mike Brearley* c †Marsh b Lillee 64  184  6  0 34.78  28.07%
Ian Botham c Toohey b Thomson 15  16  2  0 93.75  6.58%
Robert Taylor† b Chappell 14  44  2  0 31.82  6.14%
Graham Dilley not out 38  157  4  0 24.20  16.67%
Derek Underwood lbw b Dymock 13  24  1  0 54.17  5.70%
Bob Willis b Dymock 11  19  1  0 57.89  4.82%
Extras (lb 7, nb 15) 22  
Total All Out   (91.1 overs @ 2.50 rpo) 228  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-1  Randall   2-12  Willey   3-14  Boycott   4-41  Gower   
5-74  Miller   6-90  Botham   7-123  Taylor   8-185  Brearley   
9-203  Underwood   10-228  Willis   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Dennis Lillee 28.0 11 73 4 2.61  40.00%
Geoffrey Dymock 29.1 14 52 3 1.78  30.00%
Greg Chappell 11.0 6 5 1 0.45  10.00%
Jeff Thomson 21.0 3 70 2 3.33  20.00%
Raymond Bright 2.0 0 6 0 3.00
 
Australia 2nd Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Julien Wiener c Randall b Underwood 58  105  6  1 55.24  17.21%
Bruce Laird c †Taylor b Underwood 33  115  3  0 28.70  9.79%
Allan Border c †Taylor b Willis 115  296  13  0 38.85  34.12%
Greg Chappell* st †Taylor b Underwood 43  95  4  0 45.26  12.76%
Kim Hughes c Miller b Botham 4  13  0  0 30.77  1.19%
Peter Toohey c †Taylor b Botham 3  15  0  0 20.00  0.89%
Rod Marsh† c Gower b Botham 4  19  0  0 21.05  1.19%
Raymond Bright lbw b Botham 12  32  1  0 37.50  3.56%
Dennis Lillee c Willey b Dilley 19  105  1  0 18.10  5.64%
Geoffrey Dymock not out 20  39  2  0 51.28  5.93%
Jeff Thomson b Botham 8  25  1  0 32.00  2.37%
Extras (b 4, lb 5, w 2, nb 7) 18  
Total All Out   (141.5 overs @ 2.38 rpo) 337  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-91  Wiener   2-100  Laird   3-168  Chappell   4-183  Hughes   
5-191  Toohey   6-204  Marsh   7-225  Bright   8-303  Lillee   
9-323  Border   10-337  Thomson   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Graham Dilley 18.0 3 50 1 2.78  10.00%
Ian Botham 45.5 14 98 5 2.14  50.00%
Bob Willis 26.0 7 52 1 2.00  10.00%
Derek Underwood 41.0 14 82 3 2.00  30.00%
Geoff Miller 10.0 0 36 0 3.60
Peter Willey 1.0 0 1 0 1.00
 
England 2nd Innings (target 354) R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Derek Randall lbw b Dymock 1  9  0  0 11.11  0.47%
Geoff Boycott not out 99  285  8  0 34.74  46.05%
Peter Willey lbw b Dymock 12  18  1  0 66.67  5.58%
David Gower c Thomson b Dymock 23  42  3  0 54.76  10.70%
Geoff Miller c Chappell b Thomson 8  19  1  0 42.11  3.72%
Ian Botham c †Marsh b Lillee 18  44  1  0 40.91  8.37%
Mike Brearley* c †Marsh b Bright 11  24  1  0 45.83  5.12%
Robert Taylor† b Lillee 15  44  2  0 34.09  6.98%
Graham Dilley c †Marsh b Dymock 16  61  1  0 26.23  7.44%
Derek Underwood c Wiener b Dymock 0  3  0  0 0.00
Bob Willis c Chappell b Dymock 0  3  0  0 0.00
Extras (lb 3, w 1, nb 8) 12  
Total All Out   (90.2 overs @ 2.38 rpo) 215  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-8  Randall   2-26  Willey   3-64  Gower   4-75  Miller   
5-115  Botham   6-141  Brearley   7-182  Taylor   8-211  Dilley   
9-211  Underwood   10-215  Willis   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Dennis Lillee 23.0 5 74 2 3.22  20.00%
Geoffrey Dymock 17.2 4 34 6 1.96  60.00%
Greg Chappell 6.0 4 6 0 1.00
Jeff Thomson 11.0 3 30 1 2.73  10.00%
Raymond Bright 23.0 11 30 1 1.30  10.00%
Julien Wiener 8.0 3 22 0 2.75
Allan Border 2.0 0 7 0 3.50
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue WACA Ground, Perth
Toss England won the toss and elected to field
Series 1979-1980 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 1st Test
Match No. Test #864
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match Ian Botham
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - Australia 1st innings 232/8 (DK Lillee 11*, G Dymock 1*)
Day 2 - England 1st innings 177/7 (JM Brearley 56*, GR Dilley 21*)
Day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 168/2 (AR Border 32*, GS Chappell 43*)
Day 4 - England 2nd innings 19/1 (G Boycott 5*, P Willey 9*)
Day 5 - England 2nd Innings 215, 90.2 overs - end of match

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