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Test Championship
6th Test
Sat, 10 February 1979, Starts from 00:00
Sydney Cricket Ground
Australia - 198/10 (60.7) , 143/10 (61.1)
vs
England - 308/10 (103) , 35/1 (10.2)
The Ashes (England in Australia)
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Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Andrew Hilditch
run out
3
18
8
0
0
37.50
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
c Botham b Willis
16
99
86
2
0
18.60
In 1979
Career
Kevin Wright †
st †Taylor b Emburey
3
9
11
0
0
27.27
In 1979
Career
Alan Hurst
b Botham
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Phil Carlson
c Gooch b Botham
2
6
5
0
0
40.00
In 1979
Career
Peter Toohey
c †Taylor b Botham
8
46
37
0
0
21.62
In 1979
Career
Bruce Yardley
b Emburey
7
14
15
1
0
46.66
In 1979
Career
Jim Higgs
not out
9
52
45
1
0
20.00
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
c Emburey b Miller
9
47
46
1
0
19.56
In 1979
Career
TOTAL
198(60.7 Ov, RR: 3.25)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Graeme Wood
c Botham b Hendrick
15
30
25
2
0
60.00
In 1979
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
c Gower b Botham
121
267
212
13
0
57.07
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 3, nb 2)
5
0
0
0
0
0.00
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-19 (Graeme Wood), 3-67 (Kim Hughes), 4-101 (Peter Toohey)
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Mike Brearley (c)
c Toohey b Higgs
46
200
148
3
0
31.08
In 1979
Career
David Gower
c †Wright b Higgs
65
141
111
6
0
58.55
In 1979
Career
TOTAL
308(103 Ov, RR: 2.99)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Geoff Boycott
c Hilditch b Hurst
19
91
80
1
0
23.75
In 1979
Career
Bob Taylor †
not out
36
160
118
2
0
30.50
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hurst
18
89
84
2
0
21.42
In 1979
Career
John Emburey
c Hilditch b Hurst
0
20
18
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
st †Wright b Higgs
74
148
136
7
1
54.41
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 5, nb 2)
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Geoff Boycott), 2-46 (Derek Randall), 3-115 (Mike Brearley), 4-182 (Graham Go
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Mike Hendrick
c & b Yardley
0
3
7
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Derek Randall
lbw b Hogg
7
14
9
1
0
77.77
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
c Carlson b Yardley
23
54
53
2
0
43.39
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
b Higgs
10
70
63
0
0
15.87
In 1979
Career