South Aust vs England XI, Tour Match at Adelaide, Dec 22 1978 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

Tour Match, Adelaide, December 22 - 24, 1978, England tour of Australia

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South Australia

241/7d & 231/6d

England XI

(T:239) 234/5d & 238/9

Match drawn

Summary

Scorecard

South Aust 1st Innings

England XI 1st Innings

South Aust 2nd Innings

England XI 2nd Innings

Info

South Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Nash	c †Tolchard b Old	10	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Darling	c †Tolchard b Old	19	-	-	-	-	-
Ian McLean	c †Tolchard b Gooch	7	-	-	-	-	-
Barry Causby	b Old	87	-	-	-	-	-
Russell Parker	c & b Edmonds	51	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Blewett (c)	c Old b Emburey	19	-	-	-	-	-
Peter Sleep	not out	31	-	-	-	-	-
Steven Gentle †	lbw b Lever	1	-	-	-	-	-
Andrew Sincock	not out	12	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(lb 3, nb 1)	4
Total	74 Ov (RR: 3.25)	241/7d
Did not bat: Geoffrey Attenborough, David Johnston
Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-36, 3-38, 4-129, 5-174, 6-220, 7-221

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
John Lever	16	1	63	1	2.95	-	-	-
Chris Old	18	2	55	3	2.29	-	-	-
Graham Gooch	6	1	16	1	2.00	-	-	-
John Emburey	17	3	48	1	2.11	-	-	-
Phil Edmonds	17	3	55	1	2.42	-	-	-

England XI 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Boycott	c †Gentle b Sincock	4	-	-	-	-	-
Graham Gooch	st †Gentle b Causby	20	-	-	-	-	-
Clive Radley	c †Gentle b Attenborough	60	-	-	-	-	-
Roger Tolchard †	run out	72	-	-	-	-	-
Derek Randall	c †Gentle b Attenborough	47	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Brearley (c)	not out	18	-	-	-	-	-
Geoff Miller	not out	2	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 3, lb 4, nb 4)	11
Total	53 Ov (RR: 4.41)	234/5d
Did not bat: Chris Old, Phil Edmonds, John Emburey, John Lever
Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-32, 3-138, 4-186, 5-231

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Geoffrey Attenborough	13	5	41	2	2.36	-	-	-
David Johnston	8	2	21	0	1.96	-	-	-
Andrew Sincock	5	0	27	1	4.05	-	-	-
Barry Causby	6	0	34	1	4.25	-	-	-
Peter Sleep	12	1	58	0	3.62	-	-	-
Bob Blewett	8	1	41	0	3.84	-	-	-
Jack Nash	1	0	1	0	0.75	-	-	-

South Australia 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Nash	lbw b Emburey	25	-	-	-	-	-
Ian McLean	c & b Emburey	25	-	-	-	-	-
Barry Causby	c Randall b Emburey	7	-	-	-	-	-
Russell Parker	c Randall b Emburey	42	-	-	-	-	-
Peter Sleep	c †Tolchard b Old	18	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Blewett (c)	c Brearley b Emburey	51	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Darling	not out	41	-	-	-	-	-
Steven Gentle †	not out	21	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(lb 1)	1
Total	78 Ov (RR: 2.96)	231/6d
Did not bat: Andrew Sincock, Geoffrey Attenborough, David Johnston
Fall of wickets: 1-45, 2-57, 3-58, 4-96, 5-140, 6-184

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
John Lever	10	1	33	0	2.47	-	-	-
Chris Old	5	0	21	1	3.15	-	-	-
Graham Gooch	4	0	11	0	2.06	-	-	-
John Emburey	26	3	67	5	1.93	-	-	-
Phil Edmonds	28	9	91	0	2.43	-	-	-
Geoff Miller	4	1	6	0	1.12	-	-	-
Geoff Boycott	1	0	1	0	0.75	-	-	-

England XI 2nd Innings (T: 239 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mike Brearley (c)	c Parker b Johnston	26	-	-	-	-	-
Derek Randall	c Blewett b Johnston	45	-	-	-	-	-
Clive Radley	lbw b Attenborough	1	-	-	-	-	-
Roger Tolchard †	lbw b Johnston	6	-	-	-	-	-
Graham Gooch	st †Gentle b Blewett	64	-	-	-	-	-
Geoff Miller	not out	68	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Old	b Attenborough	2	-	-	-	-	-
Phil Edmonds	lbw b Blewett	2	-	-	-	-	-
John Emburey	b Blewett	0	-	-	-	-	-
John Lever	c Darling b Attenborough	11	-	-	-	-	-
Geoff Boycott	not out	7	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 3)	6
Total	37 Ov (RR: 6.43)	238/9
Fall of wickets: 1-65, 2-68, 3-74, 4-91, 5-180, 6-187, 7-196, 8-202, 9-223

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Geoffrey Attenborough	16	1	92	3	4.31	-	-	-
David Johnston	7	0	44	3	4.71	-	-	-
Andrew Sincock	5	0	39	0	5.85	-	-	-
Peter Sleep	2	0	22	0	8.25	-	-	-
Bob Blewett	7	0	35	3	3.75	-	-	-

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Close of Play

Fri, 22 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 1/0 (Geoff Boycott 0*, Graham Gooch 0*)

Sat, 23 Dec - day 2 - South Aus 2nd innings 74/3 (Russell Parker 7*, Peter Sleep 9*)

Sun, 24 Dec - day 3 - England 2nd innings 238/9 (37 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Adelaide Oval
Toss	South Australia, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	1978/79
Match days	day (3-day match)
Umpires	Dick French Max O'Connell

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England XI Innings

Player Name		R
JM Brearley	caught	26
DW Randall	caught	45
CT Radley	lbw	1
RW Tolchard	lbw	6
GA Gooch	stumped	64
G Miller	not out	68
CM Old	bowled	2
PH Edmonds	lbw	2
JE Emburey	bowled	0
JK Lever	caught	11
G Boycott	not out	7
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 3)
Total	238(9 wkts; 37 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
GR Attenborough	16	1	92	3	4.31
DA Johnston	7	0	44	3	4.71
AT Sincock	5	0	39	0	5.85
PR Sleep	2	0	22	0	8.25
RK Blewett	7	0	35	3	3.75

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	15	Geoff Boycott	Geoff Miller

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