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Sat, 27 Jan - Sat, 27 Jan 1979 - 00:00 – 5th Test • Adelaide Oval
England won by 205 runs
Australia
644/10 (47.00) & 160/10 (67)
England
452/8 (20.00) & 360/10 (142.6)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most Runs Conceed
Alan Hurst
162
Bob Willis
96
Bruce Yardley
85
Rodney Hogg
85
Jim Higgs
84
Most Wickets
Alan Hurst
7
Rodney Hogg
7
Mike Hendrick
5
Sir Ian Botham
5
Bob Willis
4
Best Economy
John Emburey
1.380952
Allan Border
1.666666
Mike Hendrick
1.939393
Geoff Miller
2.000000
Phil Carlson
2.083333
Best Average
Rodney Hogg
12.142857
Mike Hendrick
12.800000
John Emburey
14.500000
Sir Ian Botham
15.800000
Geoff Miller
18.000000
Best Bowling Fig
Sir Ian Botham
4
Alan Hurst
4
Rodney Hogg
4
Bob Willis
3
Mike Hendrick
3
Best Strike Rate
Bob Willis
0.947368
Sir Ian Botham
0.642857
Alan Hurst
0.576923
Rick Darling
0.471428
David Gower
0.447761
Most 50s
Bob Taylor
2
Geoff Miller
2
Sir Ian Botham
2
Highest Score
Bob Taylor
97
Sir Ian Botham
74
Geoff Miller
64
Geoff Boycott
49
Kim Hughes
46
Most Runs
Bob Taylor
101
Geoff Miller
95
Sir Ian Botham
81
Geoff Boycott
55
Kim Hughes
50
Most Fours
Geoff Miller
8
Sir Ian Botham
7
Bob Taylor
6
Kim Hughes
5
Bruce Yardley
4
Best Averages
Bob Taylor
50.500000
Geoff Miller
47.500000
Sir Ian Botham
40.500000
Alan Hurst
30.000000
Geoff Boycott
27.500000
Most Fours
David Gower
4
John Emburey
4
Bob Willis
4
Rick Darling
3
Graham Yallop
3
Phil Carlson
2
Kevin Wright
2
Most Wickets
Jim Higgs
3
John Emburey
2
Geoff Miller
2
Phil Carlson
2
Most Runs Conceed
Sir Ian Botham
79
Phil Carlson
75
Mike Hendrick
64
Best Economy
Rodney Hogg
2.236842
Jim Higgs
2.709677
Best Strike Rate
Sir Ian Botham
30.48
Rodney Hogg
32.5714
Bob Willis
34.5
Most Runs
John Emburey
46
Graeme Wood
44
Most Ducks
Graham Yallop
2
Bruce Yardley
2
Rodney Hogg
2
Best Averages
Kim Hughes
25.000000
John Emburey
23.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Alan Hurst
97
Jim Higgs
75
Bruce Yardley
60
Most Ducks
Phil Carlson
2
Kevin Wright
2
Best Bowling Fig
Geoff Miller
2
John Emburey
2
Jim Higgs
2
Phil Carlson
2
Most Not Outs
Mike Hendrick
2
Best Strike Rate
Mike Hendrick
39.6
Alan Hurst
43.7143
Geoff Miller
54
Jim Higgs
62
Best Strike Rate
Phil Carlson
0.375000
Bruce Yardley
0.363636
Most Not Outs
Alan Hurst
2
Jim Higgs
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Rodney Hogg
59
Bob Willis
55
Mike Hendrick
45
Sir Ian Botham
42
Most Fours
Graham Gooch
2
Most Balls Faced
Bob Taylor
321
Geoff Miller
292
Geoff Boycott
233
Kim Hughes
186
Highest Score
John Emburey
42
Graham Yallop
36
Most sixes
Sir Ian Botham
2
Bob Willis
1
Rick Darling
1
Best Average
Alan Hurst
23.142857
Bob Willis
24.000000
Most Balls Faced
Graham Yallop
180
Graeme Wood
158
John Emburey
153