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Test Championship
5th Test
Sat, 27 January 1979, Starts from 00:00
Adelaide Oval
Australia - 164/10 (53.4) , 160/10 (67)
vs
England - 169/10 (40.4) , 360/10 (142.6)
The Ashes (England in Australia)
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Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
innigs
innigs
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Rick Darling
c Willis b Botham
15
35
33
1
1
45.45
In 1979
Career
Graeme Wood
c Randall b Emburey
35
210
117
1
0
29.91
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
c Emburey b Hendrick
4
7
10
1
0
40.00
In 1979
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
b Hendrick
0
9
4
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
c (wk)Taylor b Botham
11
20
18
1
0
61.11
In 1979
Career
Phil Carlson
c (wk)Taylor b Botham
0
8
5
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Bruce Yardley
b Botham
28
79
75
4
0
37.33
In 1979
Career
Kevin Wright (wk)
lbw b Emburey
29
76
69
2
0
42.02
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
b Willis
0
2
1
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Jim Higgs
run out
16
79
63
0
0
25.39
In 1979
Career
Alan Hurst
not out
17
47
39
0
0
43.58
In 1979
Career
Fall of wickets: 0-0, 1-5 (Kim Hughes), 2-10 (Graham Yallop), 3-22 (Allan Border), 4-24 (Phil Carlso
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 3, nb 5)
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
164(53.4 Ov, RR: 3.06)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
innigs
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Geoff Boycott
c Hughes b Hurst
49
265
212
2
0
23.11
In 1979
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
lbw b Carlson
9
82
65
0
0
13.84
In 1979
Career
Derek Randall
c Yardley b Hurst
15
57
50
2
0
30.00
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
b Carlson
18
85
74
2
0
24.32
In 1979
Career
David Gower
lbw b Higgs
21
72
54
3
0
38.88
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
c Yardley b Hurst
7
30
29
1
0
24.13
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
c (wk)Wright b Hurst
64
235
203
5
0
31.52
In 1979
Career
Bob Taylor (wk)
c (wk)Wright b Hogg
97
361
300
6
0
32.33
In 1979
Career
John Emburey
b Hogg
42
147
132
4
0
31.81
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
c (wk)Wright b Hogg
12
35
18
1
0
66.66
In 1979
Career
Mike Hendrick
not out
3
16
10
0
0
30.00
In 1979
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Mike Brearley), 2-57 (Derek Randall), 3-97 (Graham Gooch), 4-106 (Geoff Boyco
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 16, nb 4, w 2)
23
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
360(142.6 Ov, RR: 2.52)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
innigs
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Rick Darling
b Botham
18
49
37
2
0
48.64
In 1979
Career
Graeme Wood
run out
9
63
41
0
0
21.95
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
c Gower b Hendrick
46
208
176
4
0
26.13
In 1979
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
b Hendrick
36
182
176
3
0
20.45
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
b Willis
1
30
19
0
0
5.26
In 1979
Career
Phil Carlson
c Gower b Hendrick
21
74
51
2
0
41.17
In 1979
Career
Bruce Yardley
c Brearley b Willis
0
1
2
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Kevin Wright (wk)
c Emburey b Miller
0
16
16
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
b Miller
2
10
7
0
0
28.57
In 1979
Career
Jim Higgs
not out
3
30
10
0
0
30.00
In 1979
Career
Alan Hurst
b Willis
13
9
13
2
0
100.00
In 1979
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Rick Darling), 2-36 (Graeme Wood), 3-115 (Graham Yallop), 4-120 (Kim Hughes),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 1, nb 10)
11
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
160(67 Ov, RR: 2.38)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career