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Test Match #836 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1978-1979 Australia v England - 2nd Test
WACA Ground, Perth
15th December, 1978
 
 Australia 190 & 161
England 309 & 208
England won by 166 runs

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Geoff Boycott lbw b Hurst 77  337  1  0 22.85 24.92%
Graham Gooch c †Maclean b Hogg 1  10  0  0 10.00 0.32%
Derek Randall c Wood b Hogg 0  3  0  0 0.00
Mike Brearley* c †Maclean b Dymock 17  104  1  0 16.35 5.50%
David Gower b Hogg 102  221  9  0 46.15 33.01%
Ian Botham lbw b Hurst 11  28  1  0 39.29 3.56%
Geoff Miller b Hogg 40  104  4  0 38.46 12.94%
Robert Taylor† c Hurst b Yardley 12  59  1  0 20.34 3.88%
John Lever c Cosier b Hurst 14  40  0  0 35.00 4.53%
Bob Willis c Yallop b Hogg 2  20  0  0 10.00 0.65%
Mike Hendrick not out 7  25  1  0 28.00 2.27%
Extras (b 6, lb 9, w 3, nb 8) 26  
Total All Out   (117.5 overs @ 2.62 rpo) 309
Fall of Wickets
 
1-3 Graham Gooch, 2-3 Derek Randall, 3-41 Mike Brearley, 4-199 David Gower,
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5-219 Ian Botham, 6-224 Geoff Boycott, 7-253 Robert Taylor, 8-295 John Lever,
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9-300 Geoff Miller, 10-309 Bob Willis
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Rodney Hogg 30.5 9 65 5 2.11 50.00
Geoffrey Dymock 34.0 4 72 1 2.12 10.00
Alan Hurst 26.0 7 70 3 2.69 30.00
Bruce Yardley 23.0 1 62 1 2.70 10.00
Gary Cosier 4.0 2 14 0 3.50
 
 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Graeme Wood lbw b Lever 5  12  0  0 41.67 2.63%
Rick Darling run out 25  63  1  0 39.68 13.16%
Kim Hughes b Willis 16  44  1  0 36.36 8.42%
Graham Yallop* b Willis 3  17  0  0 17.65 1.58%
Peter Toohey not out 81  184  6  0 44.02 42.63%
Gary Cosier c Gooch b Willis 4  24  0  0 16.67 2.11%
John Maclean† c Gooch b Miller 0  2  0  0 0.00
Bruce Yardley c †Taylor b Hendrick 12  44  0  0 27.27 6.32%
Rodney Hogg c †Taylor b Willis 18  67  2  0 26.87 9.47%
Geoffrey Dymock b Hendrick 11  72  0  0 15.28 5.79%
Alan Hurst c †Taylor b Willis 5  6  1  0 83.33 2.63%
Extras (lb 7, w 1, nb 2) 10  
Total All Out   (66.5 overs @ 2.84 rpo) 190
Fall of Wickets
 
1-8 Graeme Wood, 2-34 Kim Hughes, 3-38 Graham Yallop, 4-60 Rick Darling,
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5-78 Gary Cosier, 6-79 John Maclean, 7-100 Bruce Yardley, 8-128 Rodney Hogg,
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9-185 Geoffrey Dymock, 10-190 Alan Hurst
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
John Lever 7.0 0 20 1 2.86 10.00
Ian Botham 11.0 2 46 0 4.18
Bob Willis 18.5 5 44 5 2.34 50.00
Mike Hendrick 14.0 1 39 2 2.79 20.00
Geoff Miller 16.0 6 31 1 1.94 10.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Geoff Boycott lbw b Hogg 23  103  0  0 22.33 11.06%
Graham Gooch lbw b Hogg 43  131  5  0 32.82 20.67%
Derek Randall c Cosier b Yardley 45  65  3  0 69.23 21.63%
Mike Brearley* c †Maclean b Hogg 0  1  0  0 0.00
David Gower c †Maclean b Hogg 12  47  0  0 25.53 5.77%
Ian Botham c Wood b Yardley 30  39  4  0 76.92 14.42%
Geoff Miller c Toohey b Yardley 25  42  3  0 59.52 12.02%
John Lever c †Maclean b Hurst 10  54  0  0 18.52 4.81%
Robert Taylor† c †Maclean b Hogg 2  33  0  0 6.06 0.96%
Bob Willis not out 3  21  0  0 14.29 1.44%
Mike Hendrick b Dymock 1  5  0  0 20.00 0.48%
Extras (lb 6, nb 8) 14  
Total All Out   (66.3 overs @ 3.13 rpo) 208
Fall of Wickets
 
1-58 Geoff Boycott, 2-93 Graham Gooch, 3-93 Mike Brearley, 4-135 Derek Randall,
nbsp;
5-151 David Gower, 6-176 Ian Botham, 7-201 John Lever, 8-201 Geoff Miller,
nbsp;
9-206 Robert Taylor, 10-208 Mike Hendrick
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Rodney Hogg 17.0 2 57 5 3.35 50.00
Geoffrey Dymock 16.3 2 53 1 3.21 10.00
Alan Hurst 17.0 5 43 1 2.53 10.00
Bruce Yardley 16.0 1 41 3 2.56 30.00
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings  (target 328)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Graeme Wood c †Taylor b Lever 64  168  3  0 38.10 39.75%
Rick Darling c Boycott b Lever 5  9  1  0 55.56 3.11%
Kim Hughes c Gooch b Willis 12  45  1  0 26.67 7.45%
Graham Yallop* c †Taylor b Hendrick 3  23  0  0 13.04 1.86%
Peter Toohey c †Taylor b Hendrick 0  1  0  0 0.00
Gary Cosier lbw b Miller 47  74  4  0 63.51 29.19%
John Maclean† c Brearley b Miller 1  16  0  0 6.25 0.62%
Bruce Yardley c Botham b Lever 7  19  1  0 36.84 4.35%
Rodney Hogg b Miller 0  8  0  0 0.00
Geoffrey Dymock not out 6  9  1  0 66.67 3.73%
Alan Hurst b Lever 5  5  0  0 100.00 3.11%
Extras (lb 3, w 4, nb 4) 11  
Total All Out   (46.1 overs @ 3.49 rpo) 161
Fall of Wickets
 
1-8 Rick Darling, 2-36 Kim Hughes, 3-58 Graham Yallop, 4-58 Peter Toohey,
nbsp;
5-141 Gary Cosier, 6-143 Graeme Wood, 7-143 John Maclean, 8-147 Rodney Hogg,
nbsp;
9-151 Bruce Yardley, 10-161 Alan Hurst
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Bob Willis 12.0 1 36 1 3.00 10.00
John Lever 8.1 2 28 4 3.43 40.00
Ian Botham 11.0 1 54 0 4.91
Mike Hendrick 8.0 3 11 2 1.38 20.00
Geoff Miller 7.0 4 21 3 3.00 30.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue WACA Ground, Perth
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to field
Series 1978-1979 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 2nd Test
Match No. Test #836
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match Rodney Hogg
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 190/3 (G Boycott 63*, DI Gower 101*)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 60/4 (PM Toohey 6*)
Day 3 - England 2nd innings 58/0 (G Boycott 23*, GA Gooch 26*)
Day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 11/1 (GM Wood 2*, KJ Hughes 1*)
Day 5 - Australia 2nd Innings 161, 46.1 overs - end of match

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