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Test Championship
1st Test
Fri, 14 December 1979, Starts from 00:00
Perth
Australia - 633/10 (34.00) , 337/10 (141.5)
vs
England - 419/6 (20.00) , 215/10 (90.2)
England in Australia Test Series
Australia won by 138 runs
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Greg Chappell (c)
c Boycott b Botham
19
101
77
2
0
24.67
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 3, nb 2)
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
Ray Bright
c †Taylor b Botham
17
65
46
2
0
36.95
In 1979
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Bruce Laird), 2-17 (Allan Border), 3-20 (Julien Wiener), 4-88 (Greg Chappell),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c †Taylor b Dilley
42
142
112
3
1
37.50
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
b Botham
5
57
35
0
0
14.28
In 1979
Career
TOTAL
244(100 Ov, RR: 2.44)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Dennis Lillee
c †Taylor b Botham
18
63
39
1
0
46.15
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
c Brearley b Underwood
99
235
195
10
0
50.76
In 1979
Career
Peter Toohey
c Underwood b Dilley
19
52
35
3
0
54.28
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
lbw b Botham
4
33
24
0
0
16.66
In 1979
Career
Julien Wiener
run out
11
47
34
0
0
32.35
In 1979
Career
Bruce Laird
lbw b Botham
0
5
4
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 3, nb 2)
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
Jeff Thomson
not out
1
1
1
0
0
100.00
In 1979
Career
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Derek Underwood
lbw b Dymock
13
32
24
1
0
54.16
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
c Toohey b Thomson
15
17
16
2
0
93.75
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 7, nb 15)
22
0
0
0
0
0.00
Derek Randall
c Hughes b Lillee
0
1
3
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
TOTAL
228(91.1 Ov, RR: 2.50)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Geoff Boycott
lbw b Lillee
0
30
20
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
c Hughes b Thomson
25
69
53
2
0
47.16
In 1979
Career
David Gower
c †Marsh b Lillee
17
37
26
2
0
65.38
In 1979
Career
Peter Willey
c Chappell b Dymock
9
21
18
1
0
50.00
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
b Dymock
11
35
19
1
0
57.89
In 1979
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c †Marsh b Lillee
64
251
184
6
0
34.78
In 1979
Career
Graham Dilley
not out
38
206
157
4
0
24.20
In 1979
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
b Chappell
14
54
44
2
0
31.81
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 7, nb 15)
22
0
0
0
0
0.00
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Derek Randall), 2-12 (Peter Willey), 3-14 (Geoff Boycott), 4-41 (David Gower),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career