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Fri, 01 Dec - Wed, 06 Dec 1978 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
England won by 7 wickets
Australia
429/10 (47.00) & 339/10 (116.6)
England
452/8 (20.00) & 170/3 (53.5)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
429/10 (47.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graeme Wood
c †Taylor b Old
7
30
45
0
0
23.33
In 1978
Career
Gary Cosier
run out
1
2
3
0
0
50.00
In 1978
Career
Peter Toohey
b Willis
1
12
9
0
0
8.33
In 1978
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
c Gooch b Willis
7
40
59
0
0
17.50
In 1978
Career
Kim Hughes
c †Taylor b Botham
4
24
34
0
0
16.66
In 1978
Career
Trevor Laughlin
c sub (JK Lever) b Willis
2
3
8
0
0
66.66
In 1978
Career
John Maclean (WK)
not out
33
83
135
2
0
39.75
In 1978
Career
Bruce Yardley
c †Taylor b Willis
17
40
40
2
0
42.50
In 1978
Career
Rodney Hogg
c †Taylor b Botham
36
67
78
5
0
53.73
In 1978
Career
Alan Hurst
c †Taylor b Botham
0
4
2
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Jim Higgs
b Old
1
5
5
0
0
20.00
In 1978
Career
Extras
(lb 1, nb 6)
7
Total
116 37.7 Ov (RR: 3.06)
2204
5890
0
171
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Willis
14.00
2
44
4
2.35
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Chris Old
9.70
1
24
2
1.82
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Ian Botham
12.00
1
40
3
2.50
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Graham Gooch
1.00
0
1
0
0.75
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Phil Edmonds
1.00
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
England innigs
452/8 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Geoff Boycott
c Hughes b Hogg
13
67
91
1
0
19.40
In 1978
Career
Graham Gooch
c Laughlin b Hogg
2
13
18
0
0
15.38
In 1978
Career
Derek Randall
c Laughlin b Hurst
75
196
223
10
1
38.26
In 1978
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
lbw b Hurst
20
115
172
0
0
17.39
In 1978
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c †Maclean b Hogg
6
13
19
1
0
46.15
In 1978
Career
David Gower
c †Maclean b Hurst
44
90
111
5
0
48.88
In 1978
Career
Ian Botham
c †Maclean b Hogg
49
73
102
5
0
67.12
In 1978
Career
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hogg
27
70
93
1
0
38.57
In 1978
Career
Phil Edmonds
c †Maclean b Hogg
1
9
15
0
0
11.11
In 1978
Career
Chris Old
not out
29
102
113
2
0
28.43
In 1978
Career
Bob Willis
c †Maclean b Hurst
8
20
44
1
0
40.00
In 1978
Career
Extras
(b 7, lb 4, nb 1)
12
Total
286 95.4 Ov (RR: 2.99)
5434
14592
0
494
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Alan Hurst
27.40
6
93
4
2.53
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Rodney Hogg
28.00
8
74
6
1.98
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Trevor Laughlin
22.00
6
54
0
1.84
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Bruce Yardley
7.00
1
34
0
3.64
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Gary Cosier
5.00
1
10
0
1.50
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Jim Higgs
6.00
2
9
0
1.12
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Australia innigs
339/10 (116.6)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graeme Wood
lbw b Old
19
50
88
1
0
38.00
In 1978
Career
Gary Cosier
b Willis
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Peter Toohey
lbw b Botham
1
9
7
0
0
11.11
In 1978
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
c & b Willis
102
307
347
8
0
33.22
In 1978
Career
Kim Hughes
c Edmonds b Willis
129
411
481
8
2
31.38
In 1978
Career
Trevor Laughlin
lbw b Old
5
8
13
0
0
62.50
In 1978
Career
John Maclean (WK)
lbw b Miller
15
63
63
1
0
23.80
In 1978
Career
Bruce Yardley
c Brearley b Miller
16
70
79
1
0
22.85
In 1978
Career
Rodney Hogg
b Botham
16
35
41
1
0
45.71
In 1978
Career
Alan Hurst
b Botham
0
2
1
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Jim Higgs
not out
0
2
4
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Extras
(b 9, lb 5, nb 22)
36
Total
339 116.6 Ov (RR: 2.90)
6441
18202
0
380
38
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Willis
27.60
3
69
3
1.86
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Ian Botham
26.00
5
95
3
2.74
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Chris Old
17.00
1
60
2
2.64
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Geoff Miller
34.00
12
52
2
1.14
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Phil Edmonds
12.00
1
27
0
1.68
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
England innigs
170/3 (53.5)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Geoff Boycott
run out
16
82
98
0
0
19.51
In 1978
Career
Graham Gooch
c Yardley b Hogg
2
33
53
0
0
6.06
In 1978
Career
Derek Randall
not out
74
175
210
5
0
42.28
In 1978
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c †Maclean b Yardley
13
51
54
1
0
25.49
In 1978
Career
David Gower
not out
48
90
109
4
0
53.33
In 1978
Career
Extras
(b 12, lb 3, nb 2)
17
Total
170/3 53.5 Ov (RR: 3.17)
3230
8189
0
190
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Rodney Hogg
12.50
2
35
1
2.07
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Alan Hurst
10.00
4
17
0
1.27
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Bruce Yardley
13.00
1
41
1
2.36
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Trevor Laughlin
3.00
0
6
0
1.50
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Jim Higgs
12.00
1
43
0
2.68
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
Gary Cosier
3.00
0
11
0
2.75
0
0
0
In 1978
Career
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