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1978-1979 - Australia v. England - Test Match Summary

Teams: Australia v/s England
Match Date: January 27, 1979
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Toss: Australia , elected to field
Result: England won by 205 runs
Match Player: Ian Botham

England 1st Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Ian Botham7415897
Geoff Miller318089
Bob Willis242520
David Gower91813
Geoffrey Boycott62221
Derek Randall42513
John Emburey42521
Bob Taylor42821
Mike Brearley22814
Graham Gooch11010
Mike Hendrick0*139
169 All Out (40.4 overs @ 4.16 rpo)
Australia 1st Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Bruce Yardley4.00250
Jim Higgs3.0192
Phil Carlson9.01340
Rodney Hogg10.41264
Alan Hurst14.01653
Australia 1st Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Graeme Wood35210117
Kevin Wright297669
Bruce Yardley287975
Alan Hurst17*4739
Jim Higgs167963
Rick Darling153533
Allan Border112018
Kim Hughes4710
Graham Yallop094
Phil Carlson085
Rodney Hogg021
164 All Out (53.4 overs @ 3.06 rpo)
England 1st Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Ian Botham11.40424
John Emburey12.07132
Mike Hendrick19.01452
Bob Willis11.01551
England 2nd Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Geoffrey Boycott49265212
John Emburey42147132
David Gower217254
Graham Gooch188574
Derek Randall155750
Bob Willis123518
Mike Brearley98265
Ian Botham73029
Mike Hendrick3*1610
Bob Taylor97361300
Geoff Miller64235203
360 All Out (142.6 overs @ 2.52 rpo)
Australia 2nd Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Alan Hurst37.09974
Allan Border3.0250
Bruce Yardley20.06600
Jim Higgs28.04751
Phil Carlson27.08412
Rodney Hogg27.67593
Australia 2nd Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Kim Hughes46208176
Graham Yallop36182176
Phil Carlson217451
Rick Darling184937
Alan Hurst13913
Graeme Wood96341
Jim Higgs3*3010
Rodney Hogg2107
Allan Border13019
Bruce Yardley012
Kevin Wright01616
160 All Out (67.0 overs @ 2.39 rpo)
England 2nd Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Geoff Miller18.03362
Ian Botham14.04371
John Emburey9.05160
Mike Hendrick14.06193
Bob Willis12.03413

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