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Test Championship
1st Test
Fri, 01 December 1978, Starts from 00:00
Brisbane
Australia - 429/10 (47.00) , 339/10 (116.6)
vs
England - 452/8 (20.00) , 170/3 (53.5)
The Ashes (England in Australia)
England won by 7 wickets
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
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
Extras
(lb 1, nb 6)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
116(37.7 Ov, RR: 3.06)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Graeme Wood
c †Taylor b Old
7
45
30
0
0
23.33
In 1978
Career
Gary Cosier
run out
1
3
2
0
0
50.00
In 1978
Career
Peter Toohey
b Willis
1
9
12
0
0
8.33
In 1978
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
c Gooch b Willis
7
59
40
0
0
17.50
In 1978
Career
Kim Hughes
c †Taylor b Botham
4
34
24
0
0
16.66
In 1978
Career
Trevor Laughlin
c sub (JK Lever) b Willis
2
8
3
0
0
66.66
In 1978
Career
John Maclean (WK)
not out
33
135
83
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
78
67
5
0
53.73
In 1978
Career
Alan Hurst
c †Taylor b Botham
0
2
4
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
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
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
Ian Botham
c †Maclean b Hogg
49
102
73
5
0
67.12
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
Extras
(b 7, lb 4, nb 1)
12
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
286(95.4 Ov, RR: 2.99)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Geoff Boycott
c Hughes b Hogg
13
91
67
1
0
19.40
In 1978
Career
Graham Gooch
c Laughlin b Hogg
2
18
13
0
0
15.38
In 1978
Career
Derek Randall
c Laughlin b Hurst
75
223
196
10
1
38.26
In 1978
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
lbw b Hurst
20
172
115
0
0
17.39
In 1978
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c †Maclean b Hogg
6
19
13
1
0
46.15
In 1978
Career
David Gower
c †Maclean b Hurst
44
111
90
5
0
48.88
In 1978
Career
Ian Botham
c †Maclean b Hogg
49
102
73
5
0
67.12
In 1978
Career
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hogg
27
93
70
1
0
38.57
In 1978
Career
Phil Edmonds
c †Maclean b Hogg
1
15
9
0
0
11.11
In 1978
Career
Chris Old
not out
29
113
102
2
0
28.43
In 1978
Career
Bob Willis
c †Maclean b Hurst
8
44
20
1
0
40.00
In 1978
Career
Extras
(b 7, lb 4, nb 1)
12
0
0
0
0
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
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Gary Cosier), 2-2 (Peter Toohey), 3-49 (Graeme Wood), 4-219 (Graham Yallop), 5
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Extras
(b 9, lb 5, nb 22)
36
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
339(116.6 Ov, RR: 2.90)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Graeme Wood
lbw b Old
19
88
50
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
7
9
0
0
11.11
In 1978
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
c & b Willis
102
347
307
8
0
33.22
In 1978
Career
Kim Hughes
c Edmonds b Willis
129
481
411
8
2
31.38
In 1978
Career
Trevor Laughlin
lbw b Old
5
13
8
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
79
70
1
0
22.85
In 1978
Career
Rodney Hogg
b Botham
16
41
35
1
0
45.71
In 1978
Career
Alan Hurst
b Botham
0
1
2
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Jim Higgs
not out
0
4
2
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Extras
(b 9, lb 5, nb 22)
36
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
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
Did not bat: Bob Taylor †, Ian Botham, Geoff Miller, Phil Edmonds, Chris Old, Bob Willis
Did not bat
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Graham Gooch), 2-37 (Geoff Boycott), 3-74 (Mike Brearley)
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Extras
(b 12, lb 3, nb 2)
17
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
170/3(53.5 Ov, RR: 3.17)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1978
Career
Geoff Boycott
run out
16
98
82
0
0
19.51
In 1978
Career
Graham Gooch
c Yardley b Hogg
2
53
33
0
0
6.06
In 1978
Career
Derek Randall
not out
74
210
175
5
0
42.28
In 1978
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c †Maclean b Yardley
13
54
51
1
0
25.49
In 1978
Career
David Gower
not out
48
109
90
4
0
53.33
In 1978
Career
Extras
(b 12, lb 3, nb 2)
17
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
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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