RESULT

5th Test, The Oval, August 25 - 30, 1977, Australia tour of England

214 & 57/2

Australia

385

Match drawn

England 1st INNINGS

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	-	-	-

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

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 NOTES

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 Coverage

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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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