RESULT
5th Test, Adelaide, January 27 - February 01, 1979, England tour of Australia
England 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | c †Wright b Hurst | 6 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | ||
| Mike Brearley (c) | c †Wright b Hogg | 2 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 | ||
| Derek Randall | c Carlson b Hurst | 4 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 30.76 | ||
| Graham Gooch | c Hughes b Hogg | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| David Gower | lbw b Hurst | 9 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 | ||
| Ian Botham | c †Wright b Higgs | 74 | 97 | 158 | 6 | 2 | 76.28 | ||
| Geoff Miller | lbw b Hogg | 31 | 89 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 34.83 | ||
| Bob Taylor † | run out | 4 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 19.04 | ||
| John Emburey | b Higgs | 4 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 19.04 | ||
| Bob Willis | c Darling b Hogg | 24 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 120.00 | ||
| Mike Hendrick | not out | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 4, nb 2, w 3) | 10 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 40.4 Ov (RR: 4.17) | 169 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Geoff Boycott), 2-12 (Mike Brearley), 3-16 (Graham Gooch), 4-18 (Derek Randall), 5-27 (David Gower), 6-80 (Geoff Miller), 7-113 (Bob Taylor), 8-136 (John Emburey), 9-147 (Ian Botham), 10-169 (Bob Willis) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 10.4 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1.85 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Hurst | 14 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 3.48 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Carlson | 9 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 2.83 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Yardley | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4.68 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Higgs | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Darling | c Willis b Botham | 15 | 33 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 45.45 | ||
| Graeme Wood | c Randall b Emburey | 35 | 117 | 210 | 1 | 0 | 29.91 | ||
| Kim Hughes | c Emburey b Hendrick | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Graham Yallop (c) | b Hendrick | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Allan Border | c †Taylor b Botham | 11 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 | ||
| Phil Carlson | c †Taylor b Botham | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Bruce Yardley | b Botham | 28 | 75 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 37.33 | ||
| Kevin Wright † | lbw b Emburey | 29 | 69 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 42.02 | ||
| Rodney Hogg | b Willis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Jim Higgs | run out | 16 | 63 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 25.39 | ||
| Alan Hurst | not out | 17 | 39 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 43.58 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, nb 5) | 9 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 53.4 Ov (RR: 3.06) | 164 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 0-0 (Rick Darling), 1-5 (Kim Hughes), 2-10 (Graham Yallop), 3-22 (Allan Border), 4-24 (Phil Carlson), 5-72 (Bruce Yardley), 6-94, 7-114 (Graeme Wood), 8-116 (Rodney Hogg), 9-133 (Kevin Wright), 10-164 (Jim Higgs) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 11 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 3.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 19 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 1.77 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 11.4 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 2.73 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Emburey | 12 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0.81 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | c Hughes b Hurst | 49 | 212 | 265 | 2 | 0 | 23.11 | ||
| Mike Brearley (c) | lbw b Carlson | 9 | 65 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 13.84 | ||
| Derek Randall | c Yardley b Hurst | 15 | 50 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 30.00 | ||
| Graham Gooch | b Carlson | 18 | 74 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 24.32 | ||
| David Gower | lbw b Higgs | 21 | 54 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 38.88 | ||
| Ian Botham | c Yardley b Hurst | 7 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 24.13 | ||
| Geoff Miller | c †Wright b Hurst | 64 | 203 | 235 | 5 | 0 | 31.52 | ||
| Bob Taylor † | c †Wright b Hogg | 97 | 300 | 361 | 6 | 0 | 32.33 | ||
| John Emburey | b Hogg | 42 | 132 | 147 | 4 | 0 | 31.81 | ||
| Bob Willis | c †Wright b Hogg | 12 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
| Mike Hendrick | not out | 3 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 16, nb 4, w 2) | 23 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 142.6 Ov (RR: 2.52) | 360 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Mike Brearley), 2-57 (Derek Randall), 3-97 (Graham Gooch), 4-106 (Geoff Boycott), 5-130 (Ian Botham), 6-132 (David Gower), 7-267 (Geoff Miller), 8-336 (Bob Taylor), 9-347 (John Emburey), 10-360 (Bob Willis) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 27.6 | 7 | 59 | 3 | 1.59 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Hurst | 37 | 9 | 97 | 4 | 1.96 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Carlson | 27 | 8 | 41 | 2 | 1.13 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Yardley | 20 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Higgs | 28 | 4 | 75 | 1 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings (T: 366 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Darling | b Botham | 18 | 37 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 48.64 | ||
| Graeme Wood | run out | 9 | 41 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 21.95 | ||
| Kim Hughes | c Gower b Hendrick | 46 | 176 | 208 | 4 | 0 | 26.13 | ||
| Graham Yallop (c) | b Hendrick | 36 | 176 | 182 | 3 | 0 | 20.45 | ||
| Allan Border | b Willis | 1 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5.26 | ||
| Phil Carlson | c Gower b Hendrick | 21 | 51 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 41.17 | ||
| Bruce Yardley | c Brearley b Willis | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Kevin Wright † | c Emburey b Miller | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Rodney Hogg | b Miller | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | ||
| Jim Higgs | not out | 3 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | ||
| Alan Hurst | b Willis | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 10) | 11 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 67 Ov (RR: 2.38) | 160 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Rick Darling), 2-36 (Graeme Wood), 3-115 (Graham Yallop), 4-120 (Kim Hughes), 5-121 (Allan Border), 6-121 (Bruce Yardley), 7-124 (Kevin Wright), 8-130 (Rodney Hogg), 9-147 (Phil Carlson), 10-160 (Alan Hurst) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 12 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 2.56 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 14 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 1.01 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 14 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 1.98 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Miller | 18 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Emburey | 9 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Adelaide Oval | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1978/79 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | England led the 6-match series 4-1 |
| Match number | Test no. 843 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | Kevin Wright Phil Carlson |
| Umpires | |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 27 Jan - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 69/4 (Graeme Wood 19*, Bruce Yardley 28*)
Sun, 28 Jan - day 2 - England 2nd innings 82/2 (Geoff Boycott 38*, Graham Gooch 11*)
Mon, 29 Jan - day 3 - England 2nd innings 272/7 (Bob Taylor 69*, John Emburey 0*)
Tue, 30 Jan - rest day
Wed, 31 Jan - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 82/2 (Kim Hughes 30*, Graham Yallop 16*)
Thu, 01 Feb - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 160 (67 ov) - end of match
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- WM Darling (1) retired hurt on 0* from 0/0 to 72/5
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