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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
Most 50s
Derek Randall
2
Best Average
Rodney Hogg
15.571428
Bob Willis
16.142857
Chris Old
21.000000
Sir Ian Botham
22.500000
Geoff Miller
26.000000
Most Runs Conceed
Sir Ian Botham
135
Bob Willis
113
Alan Hurst
110
Rodney Hogg
109
Chris Old
84
Best Economy
Graham Gooch
1.000000
Geoff Miller
1.529411
Phil Edmonds
2.076923
Trevor Laughlin
2.400000
Gary Cosier
2.625000
Best Bowling Fig
Rodney Hogg
6
Bob Willis
4
Alan Hurst
4
Sir Ian Botham
3
Geoff Miller
2
Most Wickets
Bob Willis
7
Rodney Hogg
7
Sir Ian Botham
6
Alan Hurst
4
Chris Old
4
Best Strike Rate
Sir Ian Botham
0.671232
Trevor Laughlin
0.636363
David Gower
0.511111
Rodney Hogg
0.509803
Derek Randall
0.401617
Best Averages
Derek Randall
149.000000
David Gower
92.000000
Kim Hughes
66.500000
Graham Yallop
54.500000
Sir Ian Botham
49.000000
Highest Score
Kim Hughes
129
Graham Yallop
102
Derek Randall
75
Sir Ian Botham
49
David Gower
48
Most Runs Conceed
Bruce Yardley
75
Trevor Laughlin
60
Most Runs
Derek Randall
149
Kim Hughes
133
Graham Yallop
109
David Gower
92
Rodney Hogg
52
Best Bowling Fig
Chris Old
2
Bruce Yardley
1
Most Not Outs
Derek Randall
2
David Gower
2
Jim Higgs
2
John Maclean
2
Chris Old
1
Best Economy
Rodney Hogg
2.691358
Bob Willis
2.716346
Best Strike Rate
Rodney Hogg
34.7143
Bob Willis
35.6571
Sir Ian Botham
38
Most Wickets
Geoff Miller
2
Bruce Yardley
1
Best Strike Rate
Chris Old
40.05
Alan Hurst
56.1
Geoff Miller
102
Bruce Yardley
120
Most Fours
Derek Randall
15
David Gower
9
Graham Yallop
8
Kim Hughes
8
Rodney Hogg
6
Sir Ian Botham
5
John Maclean
3
Most Runs
Sir Ian Botham
49
John Maclean
48
Most Ducks
Alan Hurst
2
Gary Cosier
2
Best Strike Rate
Bob Willis
0.400000
Geoff Miller
0.385714
Best Averages
John Maclean
48.000000
Geoff Miller
27.000000
Most 100s
Graham Yallop
2
Kim Hughes
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Sir Ian Botham
95
Alan Hurst
93
Rodney Hogg
74
Bob Willis
69
Chris Old
60
Trevor Laughlin
54
Best Average
Alan Hurst
27.500000
Bruce Yardley
75.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Geoff Miller
52
Highest Score
Rodney Hogg
36
John Maclean
33
Most sixes
Kim Hughes
2
Derek Randall
1
Most Balls Faced
Kim Hughes
435
Derek Randall
371
Graham Yallop
347
David Gower
180
Geoff Boycott
149
John Maclean
146
Bob Taylor
115