Batting Most Runs Innings - England

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1978/79 - England

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
DW Randall	150	582	498	13	-	30.12	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
DI Gower	102	254	221	9	-	46.15	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
RW Taylor	97	361	300	6	-	32.33	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
G Boycott	77	454	337	1	-	22.84	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DW Randall	75	223	196	10	1	38.26	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DW Randall	74*	210	175	5	-	42.28	England	v Australia	Brisbane	4	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
IT Botham	74	158	97	6	2	76.28	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GA Gooch	74	148	136	7	1	54.41	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
DI Gower	65	141	111	6	-	58.55	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
G Miller	64	235	203	5	-	31.52	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
IT Botham	59	138	108	7	-	54.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JM Brearley	53	216	195	2	-	27.17	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
IT Botham	49	102	73	5	-	67.12	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DI Gower	49	167	128	3	-	38.28	England	v Australia	Melbourne	4	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Boycott	49	265	212	2	-	23.11	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
DI Gower	48*	109	90	4	-	53.33	England	v Australia	Brisbane	4	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
JM Brearley	46	200	148	3	-	31.08	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
DW Randall	45	90	65	3	-	69.23	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DI Gower	44	111	90	5	-	48.88	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GA Gooch	43	174	131	5	-	32.82	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
JE Emburey	42	147	132	4	-	31.81	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
G Miller	40	145	104	4	-	38.46	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
GA Gooch	40	95	87	5	-	45.97	England	v Australia	Melbourne	4	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Boycott	38	197	155	1	-	24.51	England	v Australia	Melbourne	4	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RW Taylor	36*	160	118	2	-	30.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
DI Gower	34	98	68	3	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Miller	31	80	89	3	-	34.83	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
IT Botham	30	52	39	4	-	76.92	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
CM Old	29*	113	102	2	-	28.43	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DI Gower	29	59	48	4	-	60.41	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	27	93	70	1	-	38.57	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
G Miller	25	79	42	3	-	59.52	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
GA Gooch	25	110	91	1	-	27.47	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RGD Willis	24	25	20	3	1	120.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
G Boycott	23	128	103	-	-	22.33	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
IT Botham	23	54	53	2	-	43.39	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
IT Botham	22	83	80	3	-	27.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
GA Gooch	22	128	98	1	-	22.44	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RW Taylor	21*	110	113	1	-	18.58	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
DI Gower	21	72	54	3	-	38.88	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JM Brearley	20*	39	30	2	-	66.66	England	v Australia	Sydney	4	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RW Taylor	20	172	115	-	-	17.39	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RGD Willis	19	87	76	-	-	25.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Boycott	19	91	80	1	-	23.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
GA Gooch	18	102	81	1	-	22.22	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GA Gooch	18	85	74	2	-	24.32	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
G Miller	18	89	84	2	-	21.42	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
JM Brearley	17	117	104	1	-	16.34	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
JM Brearley	17	96	80	-	-	21.25	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Miller	17	96	80	1	-	21.25	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Boycott	16	98	82	-	-	19.51	England	v Australia	Brisbane	4	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DW Randall	15	57	50	2	-	30.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JK Lever	14	60	40	-	-	35.00	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
JE Emburey	14	49	39	1	-	35.89	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Boycott	13	91	67	1	-	19.40	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
JM Brearley	13	54	51	1	-	25.49	England	v Australia	Brisbane	4	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DW Randall	13	88	53	1	-	24.52	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Boycott	13	35	52	-	-	25.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	4	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RW Taylor	12	52	59	1	-	20.33	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DI Gower	12	68	47	-	-	25.53	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
RGD Willis	12	35	18	1	-	66.66	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
IT Botham	11	44	28	1	-	39.28	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
JK Lever	10	45	54	-	-	18.51	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
IT Botham	10	76	62	-	-	16.12	England	v Australia	Melbourne	4	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RW Taylor	10	33	28	1	-	35.71	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
M Hendrick	10	19	24	-	-	41.66	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RGD Willis	10	70	63	-	-	15.87	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
JM Brearley	9	82	65	-	-	13.84	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
DI Gower	9	18	13	1	-	69.23	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
RGD Willis	8	44	20	1	-	40.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
G Boycott	8	54	40	-	-	20.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
M Hendrick	7*	22	25	1	-	28.00	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
JE Emburey	7*	44	33	-	-	21.21	England	v Australia	Melbourne	4	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RGD Willis	7*	62	43	-	-	16.27	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Miller	7	123	101	-	-	6.93	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
M Hendrick	7	8	11	1	-	63.63	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
DI Gower	7	24	10	-	-	70.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
IT Botham	7	30	29	1	-	24.13	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
DW Randall	7	14	9	1	-	77.77	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
M Hendrick	6*	31	33	1	-	18.18	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
JM Brearley	6	19	13	1	-	46.15	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
IT Botham	6	90	88	-	-	6.81	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Boycott	6	22	21	-	-	28.57	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
RW Taylor	5	34	40	-	-	12.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	4	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	4	4	5	1	-	80.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RW Taylor	4	28	21	-	-	19.04	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
DW Randall	4	25	13	-	-	30.76	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JE Emburey	4	25	21	-	-	19.04	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
RGD Willis	3*	37	21	-	-	14.28	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
M Hendrick	3*	16	10	-	-	30.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
RGD Willis	3	20	12	-	-	25.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	4	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
GA Gooch	2	18	13	-	-	15.38	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GA Gooch	2	53	33	-	-	6.06	England	v Australia	Brisbane	4	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RGD Willis	2	41	20	-	-	10.00	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
RW Taylor	2	36	33	-	-	6.06	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DW Randall	2	5	8	-	-	25.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	4	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
JM Brearley	2	28	14	-	-	14.28	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
PH Edmonds	1	15	9	-	-	11.11	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
M Hendrick	1	5	5	-	-	20.00	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
GA Gooch	1	19	10	-	-	10.00	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836

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