Full Scorecard of England vs Australia 2nd Test 1978/79 - Score Report

result

2nd Test, Perth, Dec 15 - Dec 20 1978, England tour of Australia

England

309 & 208

Australia

(46.1 ov, target 328)190 & 161

England won by 166 runs

player of the match

Rodney Hogg

Australia

England 1st INNINGS

BATSMEN		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Boycott	lbw b Hurst	77	337	454	1	0	22.85

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	16.35

David Gower	b Hogg	102	221	254	9	0	46.15

Ian Botham	lbw b Hurst	11	28	44	1	0	39.29

Geoff Miller	b Hogg	40	104	145	4	0	38.46

Bob Taylor †	c Hurst b Yardley	12	59	52	1	0	20.34

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
Rodney Hogg	30.5	9	65	5	1.59	-	-	-
Geoff Dymock	34	4	72	1	1.59	-	-	-
Alan Hurst	26	7	70	3	2.02	-	-	-
Bruce Yardley	23	1	62	1	2.02	-	-	-
Gary Cosier	4	2	14	0	2.63	-	-	-

Australia 1st INNINGS

BATSMEN		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Wood	lbw b Lever	5	12	12	0	0	41.67

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	17.65

Peter Toohey	not out	81	184	272	6	0	44.02

Gary Cosier	c Gooch b Willis	4	24	33	0	0	16.67

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	26.87

Geoff Dymock	b Hendrick	11	72	78	0	0	15.28

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
John Lever	7	0	20	1	2.14	-	-	-
Ian Botham	11	2	46	0	3.14	-	-	-
Bob Willis	18.5	5	44	5	1.77	-	-	-
Mike Hendrick	14	1	39	2	2.09	-	-	-
Geoff Miller	16	6	31	1	1.45	-	-	-

England 2nd INNINGS

BATSMEN		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	18.52

Bob Taylor †	c †Maclean b Hogg	2	33	36	0	0	6.06

Bob Willis	not out	3	21	37	0	0	14.29

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
Rodney Hogg	17	2	57	5	2.51	-	-	-
Geoff Dymock	16.3	2	53	1	2.43	-	-	-
Alan Hurst	17	5	43	1	1.90	-	-	-
Bruce Yardley	16	1	41	3	1.92	-	-	-

Australia 2nd INNINGS (target: 328 runs)

BATSMEN		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Wood	c †Taylor b Lever	64	168	243	3	0	38.10

Rick Darling	c Boycott b Lever	5	9	13	1	0	55.56

Kim Hughes	c Gooch b Willis	12	45	54	1	0	26.67

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	66.67

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
Bob Willis	12	1	36	1	2.25	-	-	-
John Lever	8.1	2	28	4	2.58	-	-	-
Ian Botham	11	1	54	0	3.68	-	-	-
Mike Hendrick	8	3	11	2	1.03	-	-	-
Geoff Miller	7	4	21	3	2.25	-	-	-

MATCH DETAILS

W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
Toss	Australia, elected to field first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	1978/79
Player Of The Match	Rodney Hogg
Series result	England led the 6-match series 2-0
Match number	TEST No. 836
Match days	- day match (5-day match)
Umpires	Robin Bailhache Tom Brooks
Balls per over	8

CLOSE OF PLAY

Fri, 15 Dec - day 1 -England 1st innings 190/3 (Geoff Boycott 63*, David Gower 101*, null ov)

Sat, 16 Dec - day 2 -Australia 1st innings 60/4 (Peter Toohey 6*, null ov)

Sun, 17 Dec - day 3 -England 2nd innings 58 (Geoff Boycott 23*, Graham Gooch 26*, null ov)

Mon, 18 Dec - rest day

Tue, 19 Dec - day 4 -Australia 2nd innings 11/1 (Graeme Wood 2*, Kim Hughes 1*, null ov)

Wed, 20 Dec - day 5 -Australia 2nd innings 161/10 (46.1 ov) - end of match

MATCH NOTES

General

G Boycott 50 in 280 minutes, includes an all-run 4

Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
GM Wood	caught	64	168
WM Darling	caught	5	9
KJ Hughes	caught	12	45
GN Yallop	caught	3	23
PM Toohey	caught	0	1
GJ Cosier	lbw	47	74
JA Maclean	caught	1	16
B Yardley	caught	7	19
RM Hogg	bowled	0	8
G Dymock	not out	6	9
AG Hurst	bowled	5	5
Extras	(lb 3, nb 4, w 4)
Total	161(10 wkts; 46.1 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
RGD Willis	12	1	36	1	2.25
JK Lever	8.1	2	28	4	2.58
IT Botham	11	1	54	0	3.68
M Hendrick	8	3	11	2	1.03
G Miller	7	4	21	3	2.25

WKT	RUNS	Players
1st	8	Rick Darling	Graeme Wood
2nd	28	Kim Hughes	Graeme Wood
3rd	22	Graham Yallop	Graeme Wood
4th	0	Peter Toohey	Graeme Wood
5th	83	Gary Cosier	Graeme Wood
6th	2	Graeme Wood	John Maclean
7th	0	Bruce Yardley	John Maclean
8th	4	Bruce Yardley	Rodney Hogg
9th	4	Geoff Dymock	Bruce Yardley
10th	10	Geoff Dymock	Alan Hurst