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3rd Test
29-12-1978

THE ASHES (ENGLAND IN AUSTRALIA) -

Test

Australia 258/10 (89.1) & 167/10 (71.2)

England 143/10 (63.6) & 179/10 (67)

Summary

Scorecard

Statistics

Performance

Australia 1st INNINGS

Batting Card	R	B	4s'	SR
Rick Darling run out	33	71	2	46.47
Allan Border c Brearley b Hendrick	29	115	4	25.21
Peter Toohey c Randall b Miller	32	70	1	45.71
John Maclean b Botham	8	47	0	17.02
Geoff Dymock b Hendrick	0	14	0	0.00
Rodney Hogg c Randall b Miller	0	5	0	0.00
Alan Hurst b Hendrick	0	2	0	0.00
Total 258(89.1 Ov, RR: 2.89)	0	0	0	0.00
Graeme Wood c Emburey b Miller	100	283	6	35.33
Kim Hughes c †Taylor b Botham	0	1	0	0.00
Jim Higgs not out	1	15	0	6.66
FOW FOW	0	0	0	0.00
Extras (lb 8, nb 6)	14	0	0	0.00
Graham Yallop c Hendrick b Botham	41	98	4	41.83

Fall of Wickets :

Summary

Australia 1st INNINGS

258/10 (89.1)

Graeme Wood	100
Graham Yallop	41
Rick Darling	33

Fours : 17

Sixes : 0

England 1st INNINGS

Batting Card	R	B	4s'	SR
Mike Hendrick not out	6	33	1	18.18
Bob Willis c Darling b Dymock	19	76	0	25.00
FOW FOW	0	0	0	0.00
John Emburey b Hogg	0	14	0	0.00
Extras (b 6, lb 4, nb 9)	19	0	0	0.00
Mike Brearley lbw b Hogg	1	8	0	12.50
Geoff Boycott b Hogg	1	13	0	7.69
Total 143(63.6 Ov, RR: 2.24)	0	0	0	0.00
Graham Gooch c Border b Dymock	25	91	1	27.47
Derek Randall lbw b Hurst	13	53	1	24.52
Geoff Miller b Hogg	7	101	0	6.93
David Gower lbw b Dymock	29	48	4	60.41
Bob Taylor b Hogg	1	4	0	25.00
Sir Ian Botham c Darling b Higgs	22	80	3	27.50

Fall of Wickets :

Summary

England 1st INNINGS

143/10 (63.6)

David Gower	29
Graham Gooch	25
Sir Ian Botham	22

Fours : 10

Sixes : 0

Australia 2nd INNINGS

Batting Card	R	B	4s'	6s'	SR
Graham Yallop c †Taylor b Miller	16	46	1	0	34.78
Kim Hughes c Gower b Botham	48	142	4	1	33.80
Jim Higgs st †Taylor b Emburey	0	7	0	0	0.00
Alan Hurst not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extras (b 4, lb 6, nb 1)	11	0	0	0	0.00
Graeme Wood b Botham	34	107	0	0	31.77
Rodney Hogg b Botham	1	21	0	0	4.76
FOW FOW	0	0	0	0	0.00
John Maclean c Hendrick b Emburey	10	77	1	0	12.98
Allan Border run out	0	12	0	0	0.00
Total 167(71.2 Ov, RR: 2.34)	0	0	0	0	0.00
Peter Toohey c Botham b Emburey	20	30	1	0	66.66
Geoff Dymock c Brearley b Hendrick	6	39	0	0	15.38
Rick Darling c Randall b Miller	21	86	0	0	24.41

Fall of Wickets :

Summary

Australia 2nd INNINGS

167/10 (71.2)

Kim Hughes	48
Graeme Wood	34
Rick Darling	21

Fours : 7

Sixes : 1

England 2nd INNINGS (target: 283 runs)

Batting Card	R	B	4s'	SR
Geoff Boycott lbw b Hurst	38	155	1	24.51
Sir Ian Botham c †Maclean b Higgs	10	62	0	16.12
Derek Randall lbw b Hogg	2	8	0	25.00
Geoff Miller c Hughes b Higgs	1	12	0	8.33
Bob Willis c Yallop b Hogg	3	12	0	25.00
Extras (b 10, lb 7, nb 6, w 1)	24	0	0	0.00
Mike Brearley c †Maclean b Dymock	0	3	0	0.00
Bob Taylor c †Maclean b Hogg	5	40	0	12.50
Mike Hendrick b Hogg	0	2	0	0.00
FOW FOW	0	0	0	0.00
Graham Gooch lbw b Hogg	40	87	5	45.97
Total 179(67 Ov, RR: 2.67)	0	0	0	0.00
John Emburey not out	7	33	0	21.21
David Gower lbw b Dymock	49	128	3	38.28

Fall of Wickets :

Summary

England 2nd INNINGS (target: 283 runs)

179/10 (67)

David Gower	49
Graham Gooch	40
Geoff Boycott	38

Fours : 9

Sixes : 0

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