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Test Championship
1st Test
Fri, 01 December 1978, Starts from 00:00
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Australia - 116/10 (37.7) , 339/10 (116.6)
vs
England - 286/10 (95.4) , 170/3 (53.5)
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
Gary Cosier
run out
1
3
2
0
0
50.00
In 1978
Career
TOTAL
116(37.7 Ov, RR: 3.06)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Extras
(lb 1, nb 6)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
Peter Toohey
b Willis
1
9
12
0
0
8.33
In 1978
Career
John Maclean †
not out
33
135
83
2
0
39.75
In 1978
Career
Alan Hurst
c †Taylor b Botham
0
2
4
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Kim Hughes
c †Taylor b Botham
4
34
24
0
0
16.66
In 1978
Career
Bruce Yardley
c †Taylor b Willis
17
40
40
2
0
42.50
In 1978
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
c Gooch b Willis
7
59
40
0
0
17.50
In 1978
Career
Rodney Hogg
c †Taylor b Botham
36
78
67
5
0
53.73
In 1978
Career
Graeme Wood
c †Taylor b Old
7
45
30
0
0
23.33
In 1978
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Gary Cosier), 2-5 (Peter Toohey), 3-14 (Graeme Wood), 4-22 (Graham Yallop), 5-
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Jim Higgs
b Old
1
5
5
0
0
20.00
In 1978
Career
Trevor Laughlin
c sub (JK Lever) b Willis
2
8
3
0
0
66.66
In 1978
Career
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Bob Taylor †
lbw b Hurst
20
172
115
0
0
17.39
In 1978
Career
Graham Gooch
c Laughlin b Hogg
2
18
13
0
0
15.38
In 1978
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c †Maclean b Hogg
6
19
13
1
0
46.15
In 1978
Career
Phil Edmonds
c †Maclean b Hogg
1
15
9
0
0
11.11
In 1978
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Graham Gooch), 2-38 (Geoff Boycott), 3-111 (Derek Randall), 4-120 (Mike Brearl
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Ian Botham
c †Maclean b Hogg
49
102
73
5
0
67.12
In 1978
Career
Chris Old
not out
29
113
102
2
0
28.43
In 1978
Career
David Gower
c †Maclean b Hurst
44
111
90
5
0
48.88
In 1978
Career
Bob Willis
c †Maclean b Hurst
8
44
20
1
0
40.00
In 1978
Career
Derek Randall
c Laughlin b Hurst
75
223
196
10
1
38.26
In 1978
Career
TOTAL
286(95.4 Ov, RR: 2.99)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Extras
(b 7, lb 4, nb 1)
12
0
0
0
0
0.00
Geoff Boycott
c Hughes b Hogg
13
91
67
1
0
19.40
In 1978
Career
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hogg
27
93
70
1
0
38.57
In 1978
Career