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Australia vs England, 5th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
England in Australia, 1978-79
Venue:
Adelaide Oval,
Adelaide
Date & Time:
Jan 27
-
Feb 01
,
10:30 AM
LOCAL
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England won by 205 runs
England 1st Innings
169-10 (40.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Wright b Hurst
6
21
0
0
28.57
Mike Brearley
c Wright b Hogg
2
14
0
0
14.29
Derek Randall
c Carlson b Hurst
4
13
0
0
30.77
Graham Gooch
c Hughes b Hogg
1
10
0
0
10.00
David Gower
lbw b Hurst
9
13
1
0
69.23
Sir Ian Botham
c Wright b Higgs
74
97
6
2
76.29
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hogg
31
89
3
0
34.83
Bob Taylor
run out
4
21
0
0
19.05
John Emburey
b Higgs
4
21
0
0
19.05
Bob Willis
c Darling b Hogg
24
20
3
1
120.00
Mike Hendrick
not out
0
9
0
0
0.00
Extras
10
(b 1, lb 4, w 3, nb 2, p 0)
Total
169
(10 wkts, 40.4 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
10-1 (
G Boycott
, 0),
12-2 (
M Brearley
, 0),
16-3 (
G Gooch
, 0),
18-4 (
D Randall
, 0),
27-5 (
D Gower
, 0),
80-6 (
G Miller
, 0),
113-7 (
B Taylor
, 0),
136-8 (
J Emburey
, 0),
147-9 (
I Botham
, 0),
169-10 (
B Willis
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
10.4
1
26
4
0
0
2.50
Alan Hurst
14
1
65
3
0
0
4.64
Phil Carlson
9
1
34
0
0
0
3.78
Bruce Yardley
4
0
25
0
0
0
6.25
Jim Higgs
3
1
9
2
0
0
3.00
Australia 1st Innings
164-10 (53.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Rick Darling
c Willis b Botham
15
33
1
1
45.45
Graeme Wood
c Randall b Emburey
35
117
1
0
29.91
Kim Hughes
c Emburey b Hendrick
4
10
1
0
40.00
Graham Yallop
b Hendrick
0
4
0
0
0.00
Allan Border
c Taylor b Botham
11
18
1
0
61.11
Phil Carlson
c Taylor b Botham
0
5
0
0
0.00
Bruce Yardley
b Botham
28
75
4
0
37.33
Kevin Wright
lbw b Emburey
29
69
2
0
42.03
Rodney Hogg
b Willis
0
1
0
0
0.00
Jim Higgs
run out
16
63
0
0
25.40
Alan Hurst
not out
17
39
0
0
43.59
Extras
9
(b 1, lb 3, w 0, nb 5, p 0)
Total
164
(10 wkts, 53.4 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
5-1 (
K Hughes
, 0),
10-2 (
G Yallop
, 0),
22-3 (
A Border
, 0),
24-4 (
P Carlson
, 0),
72-5 (
B Yardley
, 0),
94-6 (
R Darling
, 0),
114-7 (
G Wood
, 0),
116-8 (
R Hogg
, 0),
133-9 (
K Wright
, 0),
164-10 (
J Higgs
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
11
1
55
1
0
0
5.00
Mike Hendrick
19
1
45
2
0
0
2.37
Sir Ian Botham
11.4
0
42
4
0
0
3.68
John Emburey
12
7
13
2
0
0
1.08
England 2nd Innings
360-10 (142.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Hughes b Hurst
49
212
2
0
23.11
Mike Brearley
lbw b Carlson
9
65
0
0
13.85
Derek Randall
c Yardley b Hurst
15
50
2
0
30.00
Graham Gooch
b Carlson
18
74
2
0
24.32
David Gower
lbw b Higgs
21
54
3
0
38.89
Sir Ian Botham
c Yardley b Hurst
7
29
1
0
24.14
Geoff Miller
c Wright b Hurst
64
203
5
0
31.53
Bob Taylor
c Wright b Hogg
97
300
6
0
32.33
John Emburey
b Hogg
42
132
4
0
31.82
Bob Willis
c Wright b Hogg
12
18
1
0
66.67
Mike Hendrick
not out
3
10
0
0
30.00
Extras
23
(b 1, lb 16, w 2, nb 4, p 0)
Total
360
(10 wkts, 142.6 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
31-1 (
M Brearley
, 0),
57-2 (
D Randall
, 0),
97-3 (
G Gooch
, 0),
106-4 (
G Boycott
, 0),
130-5 (
I Botham
, 0),
132-6 (
D Gower
, 0),
267-7 (
G Miller
, 0),
336-8 (
B Taylor
, 0),
347-9 (
J Emburey
, 0),
360-10 (
B Willis
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
27.6
7
59
3
0
0
2.14
Alan Hurst
37
9
97
4
0
0
2.62
Phil Carlson
27
8
41
2
0
0
1.52
Bruce Yardley
20
6
60
0
0
0
3.00
Jim Higgs
28
4
75
1
0
0
2.68
Allan Border
3
2
5
0
0
0
1.67
Australia 2nd Innings
160-10 (67 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Rick Darling
b Botham
18
37
2
0
48.65
Graeme Wood
run out
9
41
0
0
21.95
Kim Hughes
c Gower b Hendrick
46
176
4
0
26.14
Graham Yallop
b Hendrick
36
176
3
0
20.45
Allan Border
b Willis
1
19
0
0
5.26
Phil Carlson
c Gower b Hendrick
21
51
2
0
41.18
Bruce Yardley
c Brearley b Willis
0
2
0
0
0.00
Kevin Wright
c Emburey b Miller
0
16
0
0
0.00
Rodney Hogg
b Miller
2
7
0
0
28.57
Jim Higgs
not out
3
10
0
0
30.00
Alan Hurst
b Willis
13
13
2
0
100.00
Extras
11
(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 10, p 0)
Total
160
(10 wkts, 67 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
31-1 (
R Darling
, 0),
36-2 (
G Wood
, 0),
115-3 (
G Yallop
, 0),
120-4 (
K Hughes
, 0),
121-5 (
A Border
, 0),
121-6 (
B Yardley
, 0),
124-7 (
K Wright
, 0),
130-8 (
R Hogg
, 0),
147-9 (
P Carlson
, 0),
160-10 (
A Hurst
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
12
3
41
3
0
0
3.42
Mike Hendrick
14
6
19
3
0
0
1.36
Sir Ian Botham
14
4
37
1
0
0
2.64
Geoff Miller
18
3
36
2
0
0
2.00
John Emburey
9
5
16
0
0
0
1.78
Match Info
Match
AUS vs ENG, 5th Test, England in Australia, 1978-79
Date
-
Time
Venue
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires
Robin Bailhache, Max OConnell
Australia Squad
Playing
Rick Darling
,
Graeme Wood
,
Kim Hughes
,
Graham Yallop (c)
,
Allan Border
,
Phil Carlson
,
Bruce Yardley
,
Kevin Wright (wk)
,
Rodney Hogg
,
Jim Higgs
,
Alan Hurst
Bench
Support Staff
England Squad
Playing
Sir Geoff Boycott
,
Mike Brearley (c)
,
Derek Randall
,
Graham Gooch
,
David Gower
,
Sir Ian Botham
,
Geoff Miller
,
Bob Taylor (wk)
,
John Emburey
,
Bob Willis
,
Mike Hendrick
Bench
Support Staff
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