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TESTBrisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, BrisbaneFri, 01 Dec - Wed, 06 Dec 1978

AUS

Australia

429/10 (47.00) & 339/10 (116.6)

VS

England

452/8 (20.00) & 170/3 (53.5)

ENG

England won by 7 wickets

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AUS vs ENG — 1st Test

Match No: 1st Test
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 1978
Teams: Australia vs England
Series: The Ashes (England in Australia)
Ground: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Toss: Australia, elected to bat first
Umpires: Dick FrenchMax O'Connell
Result: England won by 7 wickets
Season: 1978/79

Australia

Australia innings

429/10 (47.00)

BATTING

Total 116 37.7 Ov (RR: 3.06)	116 (116)
Rodney Hogg	36 (36)
John Maclean (WK)	33 (33)

BOWLING

Bob Willis	4/44
Ian Botham	3/40
Chris Old	2/24

England

England innings

452/8 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 286 95.4 Ov (RR: 2.99)	286 (286)
Derek Randall	75 (75)
Ian Botham	49 (49)

BOWLING

Rodney Hogg	6/74
Alan Hurst	4/93
Jim Higgs	0/9

Australia

Australia innings

339/10 (116.6)

BATTING

Total 339 116.6 Ov (RR: 2.90)	339 (339)
Kim Hughes	129 (129)
Graham Yallop (c)	102 (102)

BOWLING

Bob Willis	3/69
Ian Botham	3/95
Chris Old	2/60

England

England innings

170/3 (53.5)

BATTING

Total 170/3 53.5 Ov (RR: 3.17)	170 (170)
Derek Randall	74 (74)
David Gower	48 (48)

BOWLING

Bruce Yardley	1/41
Rodney Hogg	1/35
Jim Higgs	0/43

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