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

Teams: Australia v/s England
Match Date: February 10, 1979
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
Toss: Australia , elected to bat
Result: England won by 9 wickets
Match Player: Graham Yallop

Australia 1st Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Peter Toohey84637
Bruce Yardley71415
Andrew Hilditch3188
Kevin Wright3911
Phil Carlson265
Alan Hurst011
Graham Yallop121267212
Kim Hughes169986
Graeme Wood153025
Jim Higgs9*5245
Rodney Hogg94746
198 All Out (60.7 overs @ 3.24 rpo)
England 1st Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Geoffrey Boycott1.0060
Geoff Miller9.03131
Ian Botham9.71574
John Emburey18.03482
Mike Hendrick12.02211
Bob Willis11.04481
England 1st Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Graham Gooch74148136
David Gower65141111
Mike Brearley46200148
Bob Taylor36*160118
Ian Botham235453
Geoffrey Boycott199180
Geoff Miller188984
Bob Willis107063
Derek Randall7149
John Emburey02018
Mike Hendrick037
308 All Out (103.0 overs @ 2.99 rpo)
Australia 1st Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Jim Higgs30.08694
Phil Carlson10.01240
Rodney Hogg18.06421
Alan Hurst20.04583
Bruce Yardley25.021052
Australia 2nd Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Bruce Yardley61*160147
Graeme Wood299678
Graham Yallop17107120
Kim Hughes72616
Rodney Hogg72425
Kevin Wright55562
Alan Hurst41617
Jim Higgs254
Andrew Hilditch11917
Phil Carlson012
Peter Toohey032
143 All Out (61.1 overs @ 2.34 rpo)
England 2nd Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Geoff Miller27.16445
John Emburey24.04524
Mike Hendrick7.03221
Bob Willis3.00150
England 2nd Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Mike Brearley20*3930
Geoffrey Boycott133552
Derek Randall0*22
35 1 wickets (10.2 overs @ 3.39 rpo)
Australia 2nd Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Bruce Yardley5.20210
Jim Higgs5.01121

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