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Sat, 10 Feb - Sat, 10 Feb 1979 - 00:00 – 6th Test • Sydney Cricket Ground
England won by 9 wickets
Australia
644/10 (47.00) & 143/10 (61.1)
England
452/8 (20.00) & 35/1 (10.2)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Bruce Yardley
2
Graham Gooch
1
David Gower
1
Best Average
Geoff Miller
9.500000
Sir Ian Botham
14.250000
Jim Higgs
16.200000
John Emburey
16.666666
Alan Hurst
19.333333
Best Bowling Fig
Geoff Miller
5
Sir Ian Botham
4
John Emburey
4
Jim Higgs
4
Alan Hurst
3
Most Runs Conceed
Bruce Yardley
126
John Emburey
100
Jim Higgs
81
Bob Willis
63
Alan Hurst
58
Most Wickets
Geoff Miller
6
John Emburey
6
Jim Higgs
5
Sir Ian Botham
4
Alan Hurst
3
Best Economy
Geoff Miller
1.578947
Mike Hendrick
2.263157
Jim Higgs
2.314285
Rodney Hogg
2.333333
John Emburey
2.380952
Most Runs Conceed
Geoff Miller
57
Sir Ian Botham
57
Mike Hendrick
43
Most Wickets
Bruce Yardley
2
Mike Hendrick
2
Rodney Hogg
1
Bob Willis
1
Highest Score
Graham Yallop
121
Graham Gooch
74
David Gower
65
Bruce Yardley
61
Mike Brearley
46
Most Fours
Graham Yallop
13
Graham Gooch
7
David Gower
6
Graeme Wood
5
Mike Brearley
5
Bruce Yardley
4
Kim Hughes
3
Most Runs
Graham Yallop
138
Graham Gooch
74
Bruce Yardley
68
Mike Brearley
66
David Gower
65
Best Bowling Fig
Bruce Yardley
2
Rodney Hogg
1
Bob Willis
1
Mike Hendrick
1
Most Not Outs
Mike Brearley
2
Best Averages
Graham Gooch
74.000000
Graham Yallop
69.000000
Bruce Yardley
68.000000
Mike Brearley
66.000000
David Gower
65.000000
Best Strike Rate
Derek Randall
0.636363
David Gower
0.585585
Graham Gooch
0.544117
Sir Ian Botham
0.433962
Graeme Wood
0.427184
Most Not Outs
Derek Randall
2
Bruce Yardley
2
Jim Higgs
2
Bob Taylor
1
Best Economy
Phil Carlson
2.400000
Alan Hurst
2.900000
Best Strike Rate
Sir Ian Botham
14.55
Geoff Miller
36.1
Alan Hurst
40
Jim Higgs
42
John Emburey
42
Mike Hendrick
57
Bob Willis
84
Most Runs
Graeme Wood
44
Bob Taylor
36
Most Ducks
Alan Hurst
2
Peter Toohey
2
Phil Carlson
2
Mike Hendrick
1
John Emburey
1
Best Strike Rate
Bruce Yardley
0.419753
Graham Yallop
0.415662
Best Averages
Sir Ian Botham
23.000000
Graeme Wood
22.000000
Most 100s
Graham Yallop
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Bruce Yardley
105
Jim Higgs
69
Alan Hurst
58
Sir Ian Botham
57
John Emburey
52
Bob Willis
48
Geoff Miller
44
Best Average
Mike Hendrick
21.500000
Rodney Hogg
42.000000
Most Balls Faced
Graham Yallop
332
Mike Brearley
178
Bruce Yardley
162
Graham Gooch
136
Geoff Boycott
132
Highest Score
Bob Taylor
36
Graeme Wood
29
Most sixes
Graham Gooch
1
Most Balls Faced
Bob Taylor
118
David Gower
111