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Result of 1978
The Ashes (England in Australia)
2nd Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1978
Fri, 15 Dec - Wed, 20 Dec 1978 - 00:00 – 2nd Test • Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
England won by 166 runs
Australia
429/10 (47.00) & 161/10 (46.1)
England
396/8 (20.00) & 208/10 (66.3)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
England innigs
396/8 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Geoff Boycott
lbw b Hurst
77
337
454
1
0
22.84
In 1978
Career
Graham Gooch
c (wk)Maclean b Hogg
1
10
19
0
0
10.00
In 1978
Career
Derek Randall
c Wood b Hogg
0
3
2
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c (wk)Maclean b Dymock
17
104
117
1
0
16.34
In 1978
Career
David Gower
b Hogg
102
221
254
9
0
46.15
In 1978
Career
Ian Botham
lbw b Hurst
11
28
44
1
0
39.28
In 1978
Career
Geoff Miller
b Hogg
40
104
145
4
0
38.46
In 1978
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
c Hurst b Yardley
12
59
52
1
0
20.33
In 1978
Career
John Lever
c Cosier b Hurst
14
40
60
0
0
35.00
In 1978
Career
Bob Willis
c Yallop b Hogg
2
20
41
0
0
10.00
In 1978
Career
Mike Hendrick
not out
7
25
22
1
0
28.00
In 1978
Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 9, nb 8, w 3)
26
Total
309 117.5 Ov (RR: 2.62)
309
951
18
0
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Rodney Hogg
30.50
9
65
5
1.59
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Geoff Dymock
34.00
4
72
1
1.58
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Alan Hurst
26.00
7
70
3
2.01
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Bruce Yardley
23.00
1
62
1
2.02
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Gary Cosier
4.00
2
14
0
2.62
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Australia innigs
429/10 (47.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graeme Wood
lbw b Lever
5
12
12
0
0
41.66
In 1978
Career
Rick Darling
run out
25
63
112
1
0
39.68
In 1978
Career
Kim Hughes
b Willis
16
44
43
1
0
36.36
In 1978
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
b Willis
3
17
18
0
0
17.64
In 1978
Career
Peter Toohey
not out
81
184
272
6
0
44.02
In 1978
Career
Gary Cosier
c Gooch b Willis
4
24
33
0
0
16.66
In 1978
Career
John Maclean (WK)
c Gooch b Miller
0
2
2
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Bruce Yardley
c (wk)Taylor b Hendrick
12
44
43
0
0
27.27
In 1978
Career
Rodney Hogg
c (wk)Taylor b Willis
18
67
68
2
0
26.86
In 1978
Career
Geoff Dymock
b Hendrick
11
72
78
0
0
15.27
In 1978
Career
Alan Hurst
c (wk)Taylor b Willis
5
6
6
1
0
83.33
In 1978
Career
Extras
(lb 7, nb 2, w 1)
10
Total
190 66.5 Ov (RR: 2.85)
190
535
11
0
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
John Lever
7.00
0
20
1
2.14
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Ian Botham
11.00
2
46
0
3.13
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Bob Willis
18.50
5
44
5
1.77
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Mike Hendrick
14.00
1
39
2
2.08
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Geoff Miller
16.00
6
31
1
1.45
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
England innigs
161/10 (46.1)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Geoff Boycott
lbw b Hogg
23
103
128
0
0
22.33
In 1978
Career
Graham Gooch
lbw b Hogg
43
131
174
5
0
32.82
In 1978
Career
Derek Randall
c Cosier b Yardley
45
65
90
3
0
69.23
In 1978
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c (wk)Maclean b Hogg
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
David Gower
c (wk)Maclean b Hogg
12
47
68
0
0
25.53
In 1978
Career
Ian Botham
c Wood b Yardley
30
39
52
4
0
76.92
In 1978
Career
Geoff Miller
c Toohey b Yardley
25
42
79
3
0
59.52
In 1978
Career
John Lever
c (wk)Maclean b Hurst
10
54
45
0
0
18.51
In 1978
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
c (wk)Maclean b Hogg
2
33
36
0
0
6.06
In 1978
Career
Bob Willis
not out
3
21
37
0
0
14.28
In 1978
Career
Mike Hendrick
b Dymock
1
5
5
0
0
20.00
In 1978
Career
Extras
(lb 6, nb 8)
14
Total
208 66.3 Ov (RR: 3.13)
208
541
15
0
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Rodney Hogg
17.00
2
57
5
2.51
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Geoff Dymock
16.30
2
53
1
2.42
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Alan Hurst
17.00
5
43
1
1.89
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Bruce Yardley
16.00
1
41
3
1.92
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Australia innigs
208/10 (66.3)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graeme Wood
c (wk)Taylor b Lever
64
168
243
3
0
38.09
In 1978
Career
Rick Darling
c Boycott b Lever
5
9
13
1
0
55.55
In 1978
Career
Kim Hughes
c Gooch b Willis
12
45
54
1
0
26.66
In 1978
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
c (wk)Taylor b Hendrick
3
23
43
0
0
13.04
In 1978
Career
Peter Toohey
c (wk)Taylor b Hendrick
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Gary Cosier
lbw b Miller
47
74
109
4
0
63.51
In 1978
Career
John Maclean (WK)
c Brearley b Miller
1
16
18
0
0
6.25
In 1978
Career
Bruce Yardley
c Botham b Lever
7
19
24
1
0
36.84
In 1978
Career
Rodney Hogg
b Miller
0
8
8
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Geoff Dymock
not out
6
9
14
1
0
66.66
In 1978
Career
Alan Hurst
b Lever
5
5
6
0
0
100.00
In 1978
Career
Extras
(lb 3, nb 4, w 4)
11
Total
161 46.1 Ov (RR: 3.49)
161
377
11
0
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Willis
12.00
1
36
1
2.25
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
John Lever
8.10
2
28
4
2.58
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Ian Botham
11.00
1
54
0
3.68
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Mike Hendrick
8.00
3
11
2
1.03
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Geoff Miller
7.00
4
21
3
2.25
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
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