Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mike Brearley (c)	c †Marsh b Malone	39	146	176	2	0	26.71
Geoff Boycott	c McCosker b Walker	39	128	171	3	0	30.46
Bob Woolmer	lbw b Thomson	15	49	53	1	0	30.61
Derek Randall	c †Marsh b Malone	3	31	47	0	0	9.67
Tony Greig	c Bright b Malone	0	4	7	0	0	0.00
Graham Roope	b Thomson	38	85	110	2	0	44.70
Alan Knott †	c McCosker b Malone	6	18	23	0	0	33.33
John Lever	lbw b Malone	3	25	28	0	0	12.00
Derek Underwood	b Thomson	20	43	58	1	0	46.51
Mike Hendrick	b Thomson	15	46	63	3	0	32.60
Bob Willis	not out	24	40	54	4	0	60.00
Extras	(lb 6, nb 5, w 1)	12
Total	101.2 Ov (RR: 2.11)	214
Fall of wickets: 1-86 (Geoff Boycott), 2-88 (Mike Brearley), 3-104 (Derek Randall), 4-104 (Bob Woolmer), 5-106 (Tony Greig), 6-122 (Alan Knott), 7-130 (John Lever), 8-169 (Graham Roope), 9-174 (Derek Underwood), 10-214 (Mike Hendrick)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Jeff Thomson	23.2	3	87	4	3.72	-	-	-
Mick Malone	47	20	63	5	1.34	-	-	-
Max Walker	28	11	51	1	1.82	-	-	-
Ray Bright	3	2	1	0	0.33	-	-	-

Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Craig Serjeant	lbw b Willis	0	6	4	0	0	0.00
Rick McCosker	lbw b Willis	32	147	199	2	0	21.76
Greg Chappell (c)	c & b Underwood	39	78	111	3	0	50.00
Kim Hughes	c Willis b Hendrick	1	37	53	0	0	2.70
David Hookes	c †Knott b Greig	85	113	153	12	0	75.22
Doug Walters	b Willis	4	14	18	1	0	28.57
Rod Marsh †	lbw b Hendrick	57	151	194	4	1	37.74
Ray Bright	lbw b Willis	16	62	107	0	0	25.80
Max Walker	not out	78	84	153	10	0	92.85
Mick Malone	b Lever	46	81	105	6	0	56.79
Jeff Thomson	b Willis	17	19	25	2	0	89.47
Extras	(b 1, lb 6, nb 3)	10
Total	131.3 Ov (RR: 2.92)	385
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Craig Serjeant), 2-54 (Greg Chappell), 3-67 (Kim Hughes), 4-84 (Rick McCosker), 5-104 (Doug Walters), 6-184 (David Hookes), 7-236 (Rod Marsh), 8-252 (Ray Bright), 9-352 (Mick Malone), 10-385 (Jeff Thomson)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	29.3	5	102	5	3.45	-	-	-
Mike Hendrick	37	5	93	2	2.51	-	-	-
John Lever	22	6	61	1	2.77	-	-	-
Derek Underwood	35	9	102	1	2.91	-	-	-
Tony Greig	8	2	17	1	2.12	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mike Brearley (c)	c Serjeant b Thomson	4	10	11	1	0	40.00
Geoff Boycott	not out	25	78	101	2	0	32.05
Bob Woolmer	c †Marsh b Malone	6	13	19	0	0	46.15
Derek Randall	not out	20	55	68	2	0	36.36
Extras	(w 2)	2
Total	26 Ov (RR: 2.19)	57/2
Did not bat: Tony Greig, Graham Roope, Alan Knott †, John Lever, Derek Underwood, Mike Hendrick, Bob Willis
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Mike Brearley), 2-16 (Bob Woolmer)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Jeff Thomson	5	1	22	1	4.40	-	-	-
Mick Malone	10	4	14	1	1.40	-	-	-
Max Walker	8	2	14	0	1.75	-	-	-
Ray Bright	3	2	5	0	1.66	-	-	-

Close of Play

Thu, 25 Aug - day 1 - no play

Fri, 26 Aug - day 2 - England 1st innings 181/9 (Mike Hendrick 1*, Bob Willis 6*)

Sat, 27 Aug - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 11/1 (Rick McCosker 2*, Greg Chappell 7*)

Sun, 28 Aug - rest day

Mon, 29 Aug - day 4 - Australia 1st innings 226/6 (Rod Marsh 53*, Ray Bright 6*)

Tue, 30 Aug - day 5 - England 2nd innings 57/2 (26 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

JR Thomson takes 100 wickets in 22 Tests
G Boycott passes 5000 runs, and achieved the highest series average in Aus/Eng tests
The final Test before World Series Cricket.

Match Details

Kennington Oval, London
Toss	Australia, elected to field first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1977
Series result	England won the 5-match series 3-0
Match number	Test no. 808
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Kim Hughes Mick Malone
Umpires	David Constant Tom Spencer

Match Coverage

England v Australia

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England Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JR Thomson	5	1	22	1	4.4
MF Malone	10	4	14	1	1.4
MHN Walker	8	2	14	0	1.75
RJ Bright	3	2	5	0	1.66

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