RESULT
2nd Test, Perth, December 15 - 20, 1978, England tour of Australia
England 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | lbw b Hurst | 77 | 337 | 454 | 1 | 0 | 22.84 | ||
| Graham Gooch | c †Maclean b Hogg | 1 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| Derek Randall | c Wood b Hogg | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Mike Brearley (c) | c †Maclean b Dymock | 17 | 104 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 16.34 | ||
| David Gower | b Hogg | 102 | 221 | 254 | 9 | 0 | 46.15 | ||
| Ian Botham | lbw b Hurst | 11 | 28 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 39.28 | ||
| Geoff Miller | b Hogg | 40 | 104 | 145 | 4 | 0 | 38.46 | ||
| Bob Taylor † | c Hurst b Yardley | 12 | 59 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 20.33 | ||
| John Lever | c Cosier b Hurst | 14 | 40 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 35.00 | ||
| Bob Willis | c Yallop b Hogg | 2 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| Mike Hendrick | not out | 7 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 28.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 6, lb 9, nb 8, w 3) | 26 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 117.5 Ov (RR: 2.62) | 309 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Graham Gooch), 2-3 (Derek Randall), 3-41 (Mike Brearley), 4-199 (David Gower), 5-219 (Ian Botham), 6-224 (Geoff Boycott), 7-253 (Bob Taylor), 8-295 (John Lever), 9-300 (Geoff Miller), 10-309 (Bob Willis) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 30.5 | 9 | 65 | 5 | 1.59 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Dymock | 34 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 1.58 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Hurst | 26 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 2.01 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Yardley | 23 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 2.02 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Cosier | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | lbw b Lever | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.66 | ||
| Rick Darling | run out | 25 | 63 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 39.68 | ||
| Kim Hughes | b Willis | 16 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 | ||
| Graham Yallop (c) | b Willis | 3 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 17.64 | ||
| Peter Toohey | not out | 81 | 184 | 272 | 6 | 0 | 44.02 | ||
| Gary Cosier | c Gooch b Willis | 4 | 24 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | ||
| John Maclean † | c Gooch b Miller | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Bruce Yardley | c †Taylor b Hendrick | 12 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 | ||
| Rodney Hogg | c †Taylor b Willis | 18 | 67 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 26.86 | ||
| Geoff Dymock | b Hendrick | 11 | 72 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 15.27 | ||
| Alan Hurst | c †Taylor b Willis | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | ||
| Extras | (lb 7, nb 2, w 1) | 10 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 66.5 Ov (RR: 2.85) | 190 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Graeme Wood), 2-34 (Kim Hughes), 3-38 (Graham Yallop), 4-60 (Rick Darling), 5-78 (Gary Cosier), 6-79 (John Maclean), 7-100 (Bruce Yardley), 8-128 (Rodney Hogg), 9-185 (Geoff Dymock), 10-190 (Alan Hurst) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lever | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2.14 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 11 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 3.13 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Willis | 18.5 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 1.77 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 14 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 2.08 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Miller | 16 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 1.45 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | lbw b Hogg | 23 | 103 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 22.33 | ||
| Graham Gooch | lbw b Hogg | 43 | 131 | 174 | 5 | 0 | 32.82 | ||
| Derek Randall | c Cosier b Yardley | 45 | 65 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 69.23 | ||
| Mike Brearley (c) | c †Maclean b Hogg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| David Gower | c †Maclean b Hogg | 12 | 47 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 25.53 | ||
| Ian Botham | c Wood b Yardley | 30 | 39 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 76.92 | ||
| Geoff Miller | c Toohey b Yardley | 25 | 42 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 59.52 | ||
| John Lever | c †Maclean b Hurst | 10 | 54 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 18.51 | ||
| Bob Taylor † | c †Maclean b Hogg | 2 | 33 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 6.06 | ||
| Bob Willis | not out | 3 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 | ||
| Mike Hendrick | b Dymock | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 6, nb 8) | 14 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 66.3 Ov (RR: 3.13) | 208 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Geoff Boycott), 2-93 (Graham Gooch), 3-93 (Mike Brearley), 4-135 (Derek Randall), 5-151 (David Gower), 6-176 (Ian Botham), 7-201 (John Lever), 8-201 (Geoff Miller), 9-206 (Bob Taylor), 10-208 (Mike Hendrick) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 17 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 2.51 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Dymock | 16.3 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 2.42 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Hurst | 17 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 1.89 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Yardley | 16 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 1.92 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings (T: 328 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | c †Taylor b Lever | 64 | 168 | 243 | 3 | 0 | 38.09 | ||
| Rick Darling | c Boycott b Lever | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 55.55 | ||
| Kim Hughes | c Gooch b Willis | 12 | 45 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 26.66 | ||
| Graham Yallop (c) | c †Taylor b Hendrick | 3 | 23 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 13.04 | ||
| Peter Toohey | c †Taylor b Hendrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Gary Cosier | lbw b Miller | 47 | 74 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 63.51 | ||
| John Maclean † | c Brearley b Miller | 1 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | ||
| Bruce Yardley | c Botham b Lever | 7 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 | ||
| Rodney Hogg | b Miller | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Geoff Dymock | not out | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
| Alan Hurst | b Lever | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 3, nb 4, w 4) | 11 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 46.1 Ov (RR: 3.49) | 161 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Rick Darling), 2-36 (Kim Hughes), 3-58 (Graham Yallop), 4-58 (Peter Toohey), 5-141 (Gary Cosier), 6-143 (Graeme Wood), 7-143 (John Maclean), 8-147 (Rodney Hogg), 9-151 (Bruce Yardley), 10-161 (Alan Hurst) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 12 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Lever | 8.1 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 2.58 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 11 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 3.68 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1.03 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Miller | 7 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1978/79 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | England led the 6-match series 2-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 836 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Umpires | |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 15 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 190/3 (Geoff Boycott 63*, David Gower 101*)
Sat, 16 Dec - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 60/4 (Peter Toohey 6*)
Sun, 17 Dec - day 3 - England 2nd innings 58/0 (Geoff Boycott 23*, Graham Gooch 26*)
Mon, 18 Dec - rest day
Tue, 19 Dec - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 11/1 (Graeme Wood 2*, Kim Hughes 1*)
Wed, 20 Dec - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 161 (46.1 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
General
- G Boycott 50 in 280 minutes, includes an all-run 4
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