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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
Most 50s
Mike Brearley
2
Sir Ian Botham
2
Rick Darling
2
Allan Border
2
Best Average
Alan Hurst
14.200000
Mike Hendrick
16.750000
Rodney Hogg
17.166666
Geoff Miller
18.750000
Bob Willis
20.500000
Best Bowling Fig
Alan Hurst
5
Jim Higgs
5
Rodney Hogg
4
John Emburey
4
Geoff Miller
3
Most Wickets
Jim Higgs
8
Rodney Hogg
6
John Emburey
5
Alan Hurst
5
Mike Hendrick
4
Most Runs Conceed
Jim Higgs
190
Rodney Hogg
103
John Emburey
103
Sir Ian Botham
87
Geoff Miller
75
Best Economy
Allan Border
1.347826
Mike Hendrick
1.970588
John Emburey
2.229437
Geoff Miller
2.272727
Geoff Dymock
2.300000
Best Strike Rate
David Gower
0.525641
Mike Hendrick
0.485714
Rick Darling
0.438818
Graeme Wood
0.391304
Sir Ian Botham
0.331632
Most Runs
Derek Randall
150
Allan Border
105
Rick Darling
104
Mike Brearley
70
Sir Ian Botham
65
Most Fours
Derek Randall
13
Allan Border
13
Rick Darling
10
Kim Hughes
7
Sir Ian Botham
7
Graham Yallop
5
David Gower
3
Best Averages
Derek Randall
75.000000
Rick Darling
52.000000
Mike Brearley
35.000000
Sir Ian Botham
32.500000
Kim Hughes
31.500000
Highest Score
Derek Randall
150
Rick Darling
91
Allan Border
60
Sir Ian Botham
59
Mike Brearley
53
Most Runs Conceed
Alan Hurst
71
Geoff Dymock
69
Mike Hendrick
67
Best Bowling Fig
Sir Ian Botham
2
Bob Willis
2
Mike Hendrick
2
Allan Border
1
Most Not Outs
Bob Willis
2
Most Wickets
Geoff Miller
4
Sir Ian Botham
2
Bob Willis
2
Allan Border
1
Best Average
John Emburey
20.600000
Jim Higgs
23.750000
Most Not Outs
Bob Taylor
2
Allan Border
2
Best Averages
Bob Taylor
31.000000
Graham Yallop
22.500000
Most 100s
Derek Randall
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Jim Higgs
148
Sir Ian Botham
87
Best Economy
Alan Hurst
2.398648
Jim Higgs
2.448453
Best Strike Rate
Bob Willis
33
Alan Hurst
35.52
Rodney Hogg
39
Worst Bowling Fig
Rodney Hogg
67
John Emburey
57
Mike Hendrick
50
Alan Hurst
43
Geoff Miller
38
Best Strike Rate
Allan Border
0.330188
Kim Hughes
0.304347
Most Runs
Kim Hughes
63
Graham Yallop
45
Most Ducks
Geoff Boycott
2
Bob Willis
2
Derek Randall
2
John Emburey
2
Geoff Dymock
2
Alan Hurst
2
Graeme Wood
2
Most Fours
John Emburey
1
Most Balls Faced
Derek Randall
500
Allan Border
318
Mike Brearley
275
Rick Darling
237
Most Ducks
John Maclean
2
Best Strike Rate
Geoff Miller
49.5
Mike Hendrick
51
John Emburey
55.44
Jim Higgs
58.2
Most Balls Faced
Kim Hughes
207
Sir Ian Botham
196
Graham Gooch
179
Highest Score
Kim Hughes
48
Graham Yallop
44