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Sat, 06 Jan - Sat, 06 Jan 1979 - 00:00 – 4th Test • Sydney Cricket Ground
England won by 93 runs
Australia
566/10 (47.00) & 111/10 (49.2)
England
396/8 (20.00) & 346/10 (146.6)
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
c Border b Hurst
8
40
54
0
0
20.00
In 1979
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
b Hogg
17
80
96
0
0
21.25
In 1979
Career
Derek Randall
c Wood b Hurst
0
2
1
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
c Toohey b Higgs
18
81
102
1
0
22.22
In 1979
Career
David Gower
c †Maclean b Hurst
7
10
24
0
0
70.00
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
c Yallop b Hogg
59
108
138
7
0
54.62
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
c †Maclean b Hurst
4
5
4
1
0
80.00
In 1979
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
c Border b Higgs
10
28
33
1
0
35.71
In 1979
Career
John Emburey
c Wood b Higgs
0
11
9
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
not out
7
43
62
0
0
16.27
In 1979
Career
Mike Hendrick
b Hurst
10
24
19
0
0
41.66
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 1, nb 8, w 2)
12
Total
152 52.6 Ov (RR: 2.88)
2888
8208
0
190
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Rodney Hogg
11.00
3
36
2
2.45
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
13.00
1
34
0
1.96
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Alan Hurst
10.60
2
28
5
1.95
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Jim Higgs
18.00
4
42
3
1.75
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Australia innigs
566/10 (47.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graeme Wood
b Willis
0
5
3
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Rick Darling
c Botham b Miller
91
200
276
9
0
45.50
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
c Emburey b Willis
48
167
184
6
0
28.74
In 1979
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
c Botham b Hendrick
44
136
141
5
0
32.35
In 1979
Career
Peter Toohey
c Gooch b Botham
1
4
5
0
0
25.00
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
not out
60
203
245
4
0
29.55
In 1979
Career
John Maclean (WK)
lbw b Emburey
12
58
63
1
0
20.68
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
run out
6
17
13
1
0
35.29
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
b Botham
5
54
66
0
0
9.25
In 1979
Career
Jim Higgs
c Botham b Hendrick
11
32
40
0
0
34.37
In 1979
Career
Alan Hurst
run out
0
2
5
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 3, nb 11)
16
Total
294 108 Ov (RR: 2.72)
5586
16682
0
494
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Willis
9.00
2
33
2
2.75
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
28.00
3
87
2
2.33
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Mike Hendrick
24.00
4
50
2
1.56
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
13.00
2
37
1
2.13
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
John Emburey
29.00
10
57
1
1.47
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
5.00
1
14
0
2.10
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
England innigs
111/10 (49.2)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Geoff Boycott
lbw b Hogg
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
b Border
53
195
216
2
0
27.17
In 1979
Career
Derek Randall
lbw b Hogg
150
498
582
13
0
30.12
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
c Wood b Higgs
22
98
128
1
0
22.44
In 1979
Career
David Gower
c †Maclean b Hogg
34
68
98
3
0
50.00
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
c Wood b Higgs
6
88
90
0
0
6.81
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hogg
17
80
96
1
0
21.25
In 1979
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
not out
21
113
110
1
0
18.58
In 1979
Career
John Emburey
c Darling b Higgs
14
39
49
1
0
35.89
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
c Toohey b Higgs
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Mike Hendrick
c Toohey b Higgs
7
11
8
1
0
63.63
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 3, nb 14)
22
Total
346 146.6 Ov (RR: 2.35)
6574
22648
0
437
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Rodney Hogg
28.00
10
67
4
1.79
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
17.00
4
35
0
1.54
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Alan Hurst
19.00
3
43
0
1.69
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Jim Higgs
59.60
15
148
5
1.85
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
23.00
11
31
1
1.01
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Australia innigs
346/10 (146.6)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graeme Wood
run out
27
64
75
2
0
42.18
In 1979
Career
Rick Darling
c Gooch b Hendrick
13
37
51
1
0
35.13
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
c Emburey b Miller
15
40
55
1
0
37.50
In 1979
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
c & b Hendrick
1
12
8
0
0
8.33
In 1979
Career
Peter Toohey
b Miller
5
50
50
0
0
10.00
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
not out
45
115
101
9
0
39.13
In 1979
Career
John Maclean (WK)
c Botham b Miller
0
11
7
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
b Emburey
0
12
9
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
c Botham b Emburey
0
4
5
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Jim Higgs
lbw b Emburey
3
29
24
0
0
10.34
In 1979
Career
Alan Hurst
b Emburey
0
21
20
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 1, nb 1)
2
Total
111 49.2 Ov (RR: 2.25)
2109
7505
0
247
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Willis
2.00
0
8
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Mike Hendrick
10.00
3
17
2
1.27
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
John Emburey
17.20
7
46
4
2.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
20.00
7
38
3
1.42
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
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