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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
25, 26, 27, 29, 30 August 1977 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: DJ Constant, TW Spencer
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mike Brearley | c Rod Marsh b Mick Malone | 39 | 146 | 176 | 2 | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | c Rick McCosker b Max Walker | 39 | 0 | 171 | 3 | - |
| 3. Bob Woolmer | lbw b Jeff Thomson | 15 | 49 | 53 | 1 | - |
| 4. Derek Randall | c Rod Marsh b Mick Malone | 3 | 31 | 47 | - | - |
| 5. Tony Greig | c Ray Bright b Mick Malone | 0 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| 6. Graham Roope | b Jeff Thomson | 38 | 85 | 110 | 2 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | c Rick McCosker b Mick Malone | 6 | 0 | 23 | - | - |
| 8. John Lever | lbw b Mick Malone | 3 | 25 | 28 | - | - |
| 9. Derek Underwood | b Jeff Thomson | 20 | 0 | 58 | 1 | - |
| 10. Mike Hendrick | b Jeff Thomson | 15 | 46 | 63 | 3 | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 24 | 40 | 54 | 4 | - |
| FOW | 1-86 (Geoff Boycott), 2-88 (Mike Brearley), 3-104 (Derek Randall), 4-104 (Bob Woolmer), 5-106 (Tony Greig), 6-122 (Alan Knott), 7-130 (John Lever), 8-169 (Graham Roope), 9-174 (Derek Underwood), 214 (Mike Hendrick). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 101.2 ovs) 214 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 23.2 | 3 | 87 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mick Malone | 47 | 20 | 63 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 28 | 11 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Craig Serjeant | lbw b Bob Willis | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| 2. Rick McCosker | lbw b Bob Willis | 32 | 147 | 199 | 2 | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | c & b Derek Underwood | 39 | 78 | 111 | 3 | - |
| 4. Kim Hughes | c Bob Willis b Mike Hendrick | 1 | 0 | 53 | - | - |
| 5. David Hookes | c Alan Knott b Tony Greig | 85 | 113 | 153 | 12 | - |
| 6. Doug Walters | b Bob Willis | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | lbw b Mike Hendrick | 57 | 0 | 194 | 4 | 1 |
| 8. Ray Bright | lbw b Bob Willis | 16 | 62 | 107 | - | - |
| 9. Max Walker | not out | 78 | 84 | 153 | 10 | - |
| 10. Mick Malone | b John Lever | 46 | 81 | 105 | 6 | - |
| 11. Jeff Thomson | b Bob Willis | 17 | 19 | 25 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Craig Serjeant), 2-54 (Greg Chappell), 3-67 (Kim Hughes), 4-84 (Rick McCosker), 5-104 (Doug Walters), 6-184 (David Hookes), 7-236 (Rod Marsh), 8-252 (Ray Bright), 9-352 (Mick Malone), 385 (Jeff Thomson). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 131.3 ovs) 385 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 29.3 | 5 | 102 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 37 | 5 | 93 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Lever | 22 | 6 | 61 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 35 | 9 | 102 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 8 | 2 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mike Brearley | c Craig Serjeant b Jeff Thomson | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | not out | 25 | 0 | 101 | 2 | - |
| 3. Bob Woolmer | c Rod Marsh b Mick Malone | 6 | 13 | 19 | - | - |
| 4. Derek Randall | not out | 20 | 55 | 68 | 2 | - |
| 5. Tony Greig | ||||||
| 6. Graham Roope | ||||||
| +7. Alan Knott | ||||||
| 8. John Lever | ||||||
| 9. Derek Underwood | ||||||
| 10. Mike Hendrick | ||||||
| 11. Bob Willis |
| FOW | 1-5 (Mike Brearley), 2-16 (Bob Woolmer). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 26 ovs) 57 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mick Malone | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Mike Brearley, Geoff Boycott, Bob Woolmer, Derek Randall, Tony Greig, Graham Roope, Alan Knott, John Lever, Derek Underwood, Mike Hendrick, Bob Willis