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Test Championship
6th Test
Sat, 10 February 1979, Starts from 00:00
Sydney
Australia - 644/10 (47.00) , 143/10 (61.1)
vs
England - 452/8 (20.00) , 35/1 (10.2)
The Ashes (England in Australia)
England won by 9 wickets
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
644/10 (47.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
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
Extras
(lb 3, nb 2)
5
0
0
0
0
0.00
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
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
Graham Yallop (c)
c Gower b Botham
121
267
212
13
0
57.07
In 1979
Career
Peter Toohey
c †Taylor b Botham
8
46
37
0
0
21.62
In 1979
Career
Phil Carlson
c Gooch b Botham
2
6
5
0
0
40.00
In 1979
Career
Bruce Yardley
b Emburey
7
14
15
1
0
46.66
In 1979
Career
Kevin Wright (WK)
st †Taylor b Emburey
3
9
11
0
0
27.27
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
c Emburey b Miller
9
47
46
1
0
19.56
In 1979
Career
Jim Higgs
not out
9
52
45
1
0
20.00
In 1979
Career
Alan Hurst
b Botham
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 3, nb 2)
5
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Willis
11.00
4
48
1
3.27
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Mike Hendrick
12.00
2
21
1
1.31
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
9.70
1
57
4
4.32
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
John Emburey
18.00
3
48
2
2.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
9.00
3
13
1
1.08
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Boycott
1.00
0
6
0
4.50
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
England innigs
452/8 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Ian Botham
c Carlson b Yardley
23
54
53
2
0
43.39
In 1979
Career
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
Extras
(b 3, lb 5, nb 2)
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
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
Mike Brearley (c)
c Toohey b Higgs
46
200
148
3
0
31.08
In 1979
Career
Derek Randall
lbw b Hogg
7
14
9
1
0
77.77
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
st †Wright b Higgs
74
148
136
7
1
54.41
In 1979
Career
David Gower
c †Wright b Higgs
65
141
111
6
0
58.55
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
c Carlson b Yardley
23
54
53
2
0
43.39
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hurst
18
89
84
2
0
21.42
In 1979
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
not out
36
160
118
2
0
30.50
In 1979
Career
John Emburey
c Hilditch b Hurst
0
20
18
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
b Higgs
10
70
63
0
0
15.87
In 1979
Career
Mike Hendrick
c & b Yardley
0
3
7
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 5, nb 2)
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Rodney Hogg
18.00
6
42
1
1.75
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Alan Hurst
20.00
4
58
3
2.17
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Bruce Yardley
25.00
2
105
2
3.15
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Phil Carlson
10.00
1
24
0
1.80
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Jim Higgs
30.00
8
69
4
1.72
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Australia innigs
143/10 (61.1)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-28 (Kim Hughes), 3-48 (Graeme Wood), 4-48 (Peter Toohey),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 6, nb 1)
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
143(61.1 Ov, RR: 2.33)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Graeme Wood
c Willis b Miller
29
96
78
3
0
37.17
In 1979
Career
Andrew Hilditch
c †Taylor b Hendrick
1
19
17
0
0
5.88
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
c Gooch b Emburey
7
26
16
1
0
43.75
In 1979
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
c †Taylor b Miller
17
107
120
0
0
14.16
In 1979
Career
Peter Toohey
c Gooch b Emburey
0
3
2
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Phil Carlson
c Botham b Emburey
0
1
2
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Bruce Yardley
not out
61
160
147
3
0
41.49
In 1979
Career
Kevin Wright (WK)
c Boycott b Miller
5
55
62
0
0
8.06
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
b Miller
7
24
25
0
0
28.00
In 1979
Career
Jim Higgs
c Botham b Emburey
2
5
4
0
0
50.00
In 1979
Career
Alan Hurst
c & b Miller
4
16
17
1
0
23.52
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 6, nb 1)
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Willis
3.00
0
15
0
3.75
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Mike Hendrick
7.00
3
22
1
2.35
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
John Emburey
24.00
4
52
4
1.62
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
27.10
6
44
5
1.21
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
England innigs
35/1 (10.2)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Did not bat: Graham Gooch, David Gower, Ian Botham, Geoff Miller, Bob Taylor †, John Emburey, Bob Wi
Did not bat
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Geoff Boycott)
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(nb 2)
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
35/1(10.2 Ov, RR: 3.41)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Geoff Boycott
c Hughes b Higgs
13
35
52
0
0
25.00
In 1979
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
not out
20
39
30
2
0
66.66
In 1979
Career
Derek Randall
not out
0
2
2
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(nb 2)
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bruce Yardley
5.20
0
21
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Jim Higgs
5.00
1
12
1
1.80
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
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