RESULT
1st Test, Perth, December 14 - 19, 1979, England tour of Australia
Australia 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julien Wiener | run out | 11 | 34 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 32.35 | ||
| Bruce Laird | lbw b Botham | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Allan Border | lbw b Botham | 4 | 24 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | ||
| Greg Chappell (c) | c Boycott b Botham | 19 | 77 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 24.67 | ||
| Kim Hughes | c Brearley b Underwood | 99 | 195 | 235 | 10 | 0 | 50.76 | ||
| Peter Toohey | c Underwood b Dilley | 19 | 35 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 54.28 | ||
| Rod Marsh † | c †Taylor b Dilley | 42 | 112 | 142 | 3 | 1 | 37.50 | ||
| Ray Bright | c †Taylor b Botham | 17 | 46 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 36.95 | ||
| Dennis Lillee | c †Taylor b Botham | 18 | 39 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 | ||
| Geoff Dymock | b Botham | 5 | 35 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 | ||
| Jeff Thomson | not out | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 3, nb 2) | 9 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 100 Ov (RR: 2.44) | 244 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Bruce Laird), 2-17 (Allan Border), 3-20 (Julien Wiener), 4-88 (Greg Chappell), 5-127 (Peter Toohey), 6-186 (Kim Hughes), 7-219 (Rod Marsh), 8-219 (Ray Bright), 9-243 (Geoff Dymock), 10-244 (Dennis Lillee) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Dilley | 18 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 2.61 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 35 | 9 | 78 | 6 | 2.22 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Willis | 23 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 2.04 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 13 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 2.53 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Miller | 11 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 2.72 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Randall | c Hughes b Lillee | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Geoff Boycott | lbw b Lillee | 0 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Peter Willey | c Chappell b Dymock | 9 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| David Gower | c †Marsh b Lillee | 17 | 26 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 65.38 | ||
| Geoff Miller | c Hughes b Thomson | 25 | 53 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 47.16 | ||
| Mike Brearley (c) | c †Marsh b Lillee | 64 | 184 | 251 | 6 | 0 | 34.78 | ||
| Ian Botham | c Toohey b Thomson | 15 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 93.75 | ||
| Bob Taylor † | b Chappell | 14 | 44 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 31.81 | ||
| Graham Dilley | not out | 38 | 157 | 206 | 4 | 0 | 24.20 | ||
| Derek Underwood | lbw b Dymock | 13 | 24 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 54.16 | ||
| Bob Willis | b Dymock | 11 | 19 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 57.89 | ||
| Extras | (lb 7, nb 15) | 22 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 91.1 Ov (RR: 2.50) | 228 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Derek Randall), 2-12 (Peter Willey), 3-14 (Geoff Boycott), 4-41 (David Gower), 5-74 (Geoff Miller), 6-90 (Ian Botham), 7-123 (Bob Taylor), 8-185 (Mike Brearley), 9-203 (Derek Underwood), 10-228 (Bob Willis) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 28 | 11 | 73 | 4 | 2.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Dymock | 29.1 | 14 | 52 | 3 | 1.78 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Chappell | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.45 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Thomson | 21 | 3 | 70 | 2 | 3.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Bright | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julien Wiener | c Randall b Underwood | 58 | 105 | 136 | 6 | 1 | 55.23 | ||
| Bruce Laird | c †Taylor b Underwood | 33 | 115 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 28.69 | ||
| Allan Border | c †Taylor b Willis | 115 | 296 | 383 | 13 | 0 | 38.85 | ||
| Greg Chappell (c) | st †Taylor b Underwood | 43 | 95 | 115 | 4 | 0 | 45.26 | ||
| Kim Hughes | c Miller b Botham | 4 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 30.76 | ||
| Peter Toohey | c †Taylor b Botham | 3 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
| Rod Marsh † | c Gower b Botham | 4 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 | ||
| Ray Bright | lbw b Botham | 12 | 32 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 | ||
| Dennis Lillee | c Willey b Dilley | 19 | 105 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 18.09 | ||
| Geoff Dymock | not out | 20 | 39 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 51.28 | ||
| Jeff Thomson | b Botham | 8 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 32.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 5, nb 7, w 2) | 18 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 141.5 Ov (RR: 2.37) | 337 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-91 (Julien Wiener), 2-100 (Bruce Laird), 3-168 (Greg Chappell), 4-183 (Kim Hughes), 5-191 (Peter Toohey), 6-204 (Rod Marsh), 7-225 (Ray Bright), 7-296 (Allan Border), 8-303 (Dennis Lillee), 9-323, 10-337 (Jeff Thomson) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Dilley | 18 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 2.77 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 45.5 | 14 | 98 | 5 | 2.13 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Willis | 26 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 41 | 14 | 82 | 3 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Miller | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Willey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings (T: 354 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Randall | lbw b Dymock | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | ||
| Geoff Boycott | not out | 99 | 285 | 337 | 8 | 0 | 34.73 | ||
| Peter Willey | lbw b Dymock | 12 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
| David Gower | c Thomson b Dymock | 23 | 42 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 54.76 | ||
| Geoff Miller | c Chappell b Thomson | 8 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 42.10 | ||
| Ian Botham | c †Marsh b Lillee | 18 | 44 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 40.90 | ||
| Mike Brearley (c) | c †Marsh b Bright | 11 | 24 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 45.83 | ||
| Bob Taylor † | b Lillee | 15 | 44 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 34.09 | ||
| Graham Dilley | c †Marsh b Dymock | 16 | 61 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 26.22 | ||
| Derek Underwood | c Wiener b Dymock | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Bob Willis | c Chappell b Dymock | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 3, nb 8, w 1) | 12 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 90.2 Ov (RR: 2.38) | 215 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Derek Randall), 2-26 (Peter Willey), 3-64 (David Gower), 4-75 (Geoff Miller), 5-115 (Ian Botham), 6-141 (Mike Brearley), 7-182 (Bob Taylor), 8-211 (Graham Dilley), 9-211 (Derek Underwood), 10-215 (Bob Willis) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 23 | 5 | 74 | 2 | 3.21 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Dymock | 17.2 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 1.96 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Chappell | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Thomson | 11 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 2.72 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Bright | 23 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 1.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Julien Wiener | 8 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 2.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | |
| Toss | England, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1979/80 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | Australia led the 3-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 864 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | Julien Wiener Graham Dilley |
| Umpires | |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 14 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 232/8 (Dennis Lillee 11*, Geoff Dymock 1*)
Sat, 15 Dec - day 2 - England 1st innings 177/7 (Mike Brearley 56*, Graham Dilley 21*)
Sun, 16 Dec - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 168/2 (Allan Border 32*, Greg Chappell 43*)
Mon, 17 Dec - rest day
Tue, 18 Dec - day 4 - England 2nd innings 19/1 (Geoff Boycott 5*, Peter Willey 9*)
Wed, 19 Dec - day 5 - England 2nd innings 215 (90.2 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
General
- DK Lillee faced four balls (from Botham) and scored three runs using an aluminium bat. Ten minutes were lost while the umpire persuaded Lille to change the bat for a standard wooden one.
- AR Border (2) retired hurt on 109* from 296/7 to 303/8
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