Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 2nd Test, 15 December, 1978, W.A.C.A. Ground
Australia vs England | December 15, 1978, 07:30 PM | W.A.C.A. Ground
*309/10 (117.5 ov) & *208/10 (66.3 ov)
*190/10 (66.5 ov) & *161/10 (46.1 ov)
England won by 166 runs
England 1st Innings Inning
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Geoff Boycott
lbw b Hurst
|
77 | 337 | 1 | 0 | 22.85 |
|
Graham Gooch
c †Maclean b Hogg
|
1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
|
Derek Randall
c Wood b Hogg
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Mike Brearley
c †Maclean b Dymock
|
17 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 16.35 |
|
David Gower
b Hogg
|
102 | 221 | 9 | 0 | 46.15 |
|
Sir Ian Botham
lbw b Hurst
|
11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 39.29 |
|
Geoff Miller
b Hogg
|
40 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 38.46 |
|
Bob Taylor
c Hurst b Yardley
|
12 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 20.34 |
|
John Lever
c Cosier b Hurst
|
14 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 35.00 |
|
Bob Willis
c Yallop b Hogg
|
2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
|
Mike Hendrick
not out
|
7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 28.00 |
| EXTRAS ( b 6, lb 9, w 3, nb 8, p 0) | 26 | ||||
| TOTAL (2.63 RUNS PER OVER) | 309/10 (117.5 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS
224-6 (Geoff Boycott, 0 ov), 3-1 (Graham Gooch, 0 ov), 3-2 (Derek Randall, 0 ov), 41-3 (Mike Brearley, 0 ov), 199-4 (David Gower, 0 ov), 219-5 (Sir Ian Botham, 0 ov), 300-9 (Geoff Miller, 0 ov), 253-7 (Bob Taylor, 0 ov), 295-8 (John Lever, 0 ov), 309-10 (Bob Willis, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 30.5 | 9 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.11 |
| Geoff Dymock | 34 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 |
| Alan Hurst | 26 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.69 |
| Bruce Yardley | 23 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Gary Cosier | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
Australia 1st Innings Inning
England 2nd Innings Inning
Australia 2nd Innings (target 328) Inning
Match Information
SERIES
DATE & TIME
Friday, December 15, 1978 - 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to field
VENUE
W.A.C.A. Ground , Perth
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