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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
Player of the Match: Graham Yallop
Result: England won by 9 wickets
Australia 1st Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Phil Carlson265
Graham Yallop121267212
Andrew Hilditch3188
Peter Toohey84637
Jim Higgs9*5245
Alan Hurst011
Kim Hughes169986
Kevin Wright3911
Bruce Yardley71415
Rodney Hogg94746
Graeme Wood153025
198 All Out (60.7 overs @ 3.24 rpo)
England 1st Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Ian Botham9.71574
Geoffrey Boycott1.0060
Mike Hendrick12.02211
John Emburey18.03482
Geoff Miller9.03131
Bob Willis11.04481
England 1st Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Bob Taylor36*160118
Mike Hendrick037
David Gower65141111
Derek Randall7149
Geoff Miller188984
Ian Botham235453
Mike Brearley46200148
John Emburey02018
Graham Gooch74148136
Bob Willis107063
Geoffrey Boycott199180
308 All Out (103.0 overs @ 2.99 rpo)
Australia 1st Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Phil Carlson10.01240
Bruce Yardley25.021052
Alan Hurst20.04583
Jim Higgs30.08694
Rodney Hogg18.06421
Australia 2nd Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Rodney Hogg72425
Graham Yallop17107120
Phil Carlson012
Bruce Yardley61*160147
Jim Higgs254
Kevin Wright55562
Kim Hughes72616
Peter Toohey032
Graeme Wood299678
Andrew Hilditch11917
Alan Hurst41617
143 All Out (61.1 overs @ 2.34 rpo)
England 2nd Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Bob Willis3.00150
Mike Hendrick7.03221
John Emburey24.04524
Geoff Miller27.16445
England 2nd Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Geoffrey Boycott133552
Derek Randall0*22
Mike Brearley20*3930
35 1 wickets (10.2 overs @ 3.39 rpo)
Australia 2nd Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Bruce Yardley5.20210
Jim Higgs5.01121

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