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England v Australia @ Headingley, Leeds
11, 12, 13, 15 August 1977 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: WE Alley, WL Budd
Match Result: England won by an innings and 85 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mike Brearley | c Rod Marsh b Jeff Thomson | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | c Greg Chappell b Len Pascoe | 191 | 0 | 629 | 23 | - |
| 3. Bob Woolmer | c Greg Chappell b Jeff Thomson | 37 | 100 | 133 | 6 | - |
| 4. Derek Randall | lbw b Len Pascoe | 20 | 26 | 26 | 3 | - |
| 5. Tony Greig | b Jeff Thomson | 43 | 80 | 102 | 4 | 1 |
| 6. Graham Roope | c Doug Walters b Jeff Thomson | 34 | 92 | 121 | 4 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | lbw b Ray Bright | 57 | 0 | 177 | 7 | - |
| 8. Ian Botham | b Ray Bright | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Derek Underwood | c Ray Bright b Len Pascoe | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 10. Mike Hendrick | c Richie Robinson b Len Pascoe | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 5 | 12 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Mike Brearley), 2-82 (Bob Woolmer), 3-105 (Derek Randall), 4-201 (Tony Greig), 5-275 (Graham Roope), 6-398 (Alan Knott), 7-398 (Ian Botham), 8-412 (Derek Underwood), 9-422 (Mike Hendrick), 436 (Geoff Boycott). |
| Extras | 5b, 9lb, 3w, 22nb, 0pen) 39 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 155.4 ovs) 436 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 34 | 7 | 113 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 48 | 21 | 97 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Pascoe | 34.4 | 10 | 91 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 26 | 9 | 66 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 10 | 2 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick McCosker | run out ( > > ) | 27 | 39 | 50 | 3 | 1 |
| 2. Ian Davis | lbw b Mike Hendrick | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | c Mike Brearley b Mike Hendrick | 4 | 11 | 15 | - | - |
| 4. David Hookes | lbw b Ian Botham | 24 | 26 | 30 | 4 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Mike Hendrick b Ian Botham | 4 | 0 | 20 | - | - |
| 6. Richie Robinson | c Tony Greig b Mike Hendrick | 20 | 41 | 51 | 3 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Alan Knott b Ian Botham | 2 | 0 | 21 | - | - |
| 8. Ray Bright | not out | 9 | 22 | 34 | 1 | - |
| 9. Max Walker | c Alan Knott b Ian Botham | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 10. Jeff Thomson | b Ian Botham | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Len Pascoe | b Mike Hendrick | 0 | 6 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Ian Davis), 2-26 (Greg Chappell), 3-52 (Rick McCosker), 4-57 (David Hookes), 5-66 (Doug Walters), 6-77 (Rod Marsh), 7-87 (Richie Robinson), 8-100 (Max Walker), 9-100 (Jeff Thomson), 103 (Len Pascoe). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 31.3 ovs) 103 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 15.3 | 2 | 41 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 11 | 3 | 21 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick McCosker | c Alan Knott b Tony Greig | 12 | 48 | 63 | - | - |
| 2. Ian Davis | c Alan Knott b Tony Greig | 19 | 33 | 45 | 4 | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | c Tony Greig b Bob Willis | 36 | 146 | 190 | 4 | - |
| 4. David Hookes | lbw b Mike Hendrick | 21 | 35 | 34 | 1 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | lbw b Bob Woolmer | 15 | 0 | 44 | 2 | - |
| 6. Richie Robinson | b Mike Hendrick | 20 | 96 | 121 | 2 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Derek Randall b Mike Hendrick | 63 | 0 | 131 | 9 | - |
| 8. Ray Bright | c Tony Greig b Mike Hendrick | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 9. Max Walker | b Bob Willis | 30 | 54 | 63 | 4 | - |
| 10. Jeff Thomson | b Bob Willis | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Len Pascoe | not out | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-31 (Ian Davis), 2-35 (Rick McCosker), 3-63 (David Hookes), 4-97 (Doug Walters), 5-130 (Greg Chappell), 6-167 (Richie Robinson), 7-179 (Ray Bright), 8-244 (Max Walker), 9-245 (Jeff Thomson), 248 (Rod Marsh). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 4w, 18nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.5 ovs) 248 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 14 | 7 | 32 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 22.5 | 6 | 54 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 20 | 7 | 64 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 17 | 3 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Woolmer | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 8 | 3 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Mike Brearley, Geoff Boycott, Bob Woolmer, Derek Randall, Tony Greig, Graham Roope, Alan Knott, Ian Botham, Derek Underwood, Mike Hendrick, Bob Willis