Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Boycott	lbw b Clark	4	-	-	-	-	-
Graham Gooch	c †Wright b Alderman	3	-	-	-	-	-
Clive Radley	b Alderman	2	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Brearley (c)	c †Wright b Porter	11	-	-	-	-	-
David Gower	c †Wright b Alderman	0	-	-	-	-	-
Roger Tolchard †	not out	61	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Botham	c Charlesworth b Porter	4	-	-	-	-	-
Phil Edmonds	lbw b Porter	21	-	-	-	-	-
John Emburey	c †Wright b Clark	22	-	-	-	-	-
John Lever	c †Wright b Mann	2	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Hendrick	c Charlesworth b Mann	6	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 4, w 1)	8
Total	55.3 Ov (RR: 2.60)	144
Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-7, 3-13, 4-17, 5-25, 6-31, 7-69, 8-115, 9-121, 10-144

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Terry Alderman	12	4	18	3	1.12	-	-	-
Wayne Clark	16	4	50	2	2.34	-	-	-
Graeme Porter	17	4	37	3	1.63	-	-	-
Bruce Yardley	2	0	7	0	2.62	-	-	-
Tony Mann	8.3	2	24	2	2.14	-	-	-

Western Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Wood	b Lever	2	-	-	-	-	-
Ric Charlesworth	c †Tolchard b Botham	3	-	-	-	-	-
Kim Hughes	b Botham	8	-	-	-	-	-
Geoff Marsh	c †Tolchard b Botham	0	-	-	-	-	-
John Inverarity (c)	c †Tolchard b Hendrick	9	-	-	-	-	-
Tony Mann	c Botham b Hendrick	3	-	-	-	-	-
Graeme Porter	c Brearley b Hendrick	8	-	-	-	-	-
Bruce Yardley	c †Tolchard b Hendrick	8	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Wright †	c Brearley b Botham	0	-	-	-	-	-
Wayne Clark	not out	2	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Alderman	c Botham b Hendrick	1	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(lb 3, nb 4, w 1)	8
Total	24.4 Ov (RR: 2.12)	52
Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-6, 3-10, 4-16, 5-28, 6-39, 7-48, 8-49, 9-49, 10-52

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
John Lever	8	3	10	1	0.93	-	-	-
Ian Botham	9	3	16	4	1.33	-	-	-
Mike Hendrick	5.4	2	11	5	1.50	-	-	-
Graham Gooch	2	0	7	0	2.62	-	-	-

England XI 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Boycott	c Marsh b Yardley	13	-	-	-	-	-
Graham Gooch	c †Wright b Porter	15	-	-	-	-	-
Clive Radley	c Marsh b Yardley	18	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Brearley (c)	b Yardley	18	-	-	-	-	-
David Gower	c †Wright b Porter	4	-	-	-	-	-
Roger Tolchard †	b Yardley	3	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Botham	c Marsh b Yardley	4	-	-	-	-	-
Phil Edmonds	c †Wright b Alderman	27	-	-	-	-	-
John Emburey	not out	7	-	-	-	-	-
John Lever	b Alderman	1	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Hendrick	b Clark	8	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 7, nb 1)	8
Total	50 Ov (RR: 2.52)	126
Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-41, 3-58, 4-63, 5-69, 6-73, 7-98, 8-115, 9-117, 10-126

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Terry Alderman	9	2	26	2	2.16	-	-	-
Wayne Clark	12	2	22	1	1.37	-	-	-
Graeme Porter	16	9	16	2	0.75	-	-	-
Bruce Yardley	13	1	54	5	3.11	-	-	-

Western Australia 2nd Innings (T: 219 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Wood	lbw b Botham	15	-	-	-	-	-
Ric Charlesworth	lbw b Lever	6	-	-	-	-	-
Kim Hughes	lbw b Botham	1	-	-	-	-	-
Geoff Marsh	c †Tolchard b Hendrick	9	-	-	-	-	-
John Inverarity (c)	lbw b Botham	2	-	-	-	-	-
Tony Mann	c †Tolchard b Botham	0	-	-	-	-	-
Graeme Porter	c †Tolchard b Hendrick	2	-	-	-	-	-
Bruce Yardley	not out	38	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Wright †	b Hendrick	0	-	-	-	-	-
Wayne Clark	run out	1	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Alderman	run out	2	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(lb 2)	2
Total	27.5 Ov (RR: 2.82)	78
Fall of wickets: 1-22, 2-22, 3-28, 4-32, 5-32, 6-35, 7-48, 8-64, 9-69, 10-78

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
John Lever	7	3	16	1	1.71	-	-	-
Ian Botham	13.5	4	37	4	2.03	-	-	-
Mike Hendrick	7	2	23	3	2.46	-	-	-

Close of Play

Sat, 09 Dec - day 1 - West Aust 1st innings 48/7 (Bruce Yardley 8*)

Sun, 10 Dec - day 2 - West Aust 2nd innings 46/6 (Geoff Marsh 8*, Bruce Yardley 10*)

Mon, 11 Dec - day 3 - West Aust 2nd innings 78 (27.5 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Toss	England XI, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	1978/79
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	Donald Hawks Donald Weser

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West Aust Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JK Lever	7	3	16	1	1.71
IT Botham	13.5	4	37	4	2.03
M Hendrick	7	2	23	3	2.46

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