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TESTSydney Cricket GroundSat, 06 Jan - Thu, 11 Jan 1979

AUS

Australia

566/10 (47.00) & 111/10 (49.2)

VS

England

396/8 (20.00) & 346/10 (146.6)

ENG

England won by 93 runs

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AUS vs ENG — 4th Test

Match No: 4th Test
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 1979
Teams: Australia vs England
Series: The Ashes (England in Australia)
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground
Toss: England, elected to bat first
Umpires: Dick FrenchRobin Bailhache
Result: England won by 93 runs
Season: 1978/79
Player of Match: Derek Randall

England

England innings

396/8 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 152 52.6 Ov (RR: 2.88)	152 (152)
Ian Botham	59 (59)
Graham Gooch	18 (18)

BOWLING

Alan Hurst	5/28
Jim Higgs	3/42
Rodney Hogg	2/36

Australia

Australia innings

566/10 (47.00)

BATTING

Total 294 108 Ov (RR: 2.72)	294 (294)
Rick Darling	91 (91)
Allan Border	60 (60)

BOWLING

Mike Hendrick	2/50
Bob Willis	2/33
Ian Botham	2/87

England

England innings

111/10 (49.2)

BATTING

Total 346 146.6 Ov (RR: 2.35)	346 (346)
Derek Randall	150 (150)
Mike Brearley (c)	53 (53)

BOWLING

Jim Higgs	5/148
Rodney Hogg	4/67
Allan Border	1/31

Australia

Australia innings

346/10 (146.6)

BATTING

Total 111 49.2 Ov (RR: 2.25)	111 (111)
Allan Border	45 (45)
Graeme Wood	27 (27)

BOWLING

John Emburey	4/46
Geoff Miller	3/38
Mike Hendrick	2/17

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