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England v Pakistan @ Edgbaston, Birmingham
1, 2, 3, 5 June 1978 (five-day match)
Toss: Pakistan (bat)
Umpires: HD Bird, KE Palmer
Match Result: England won by an innings and 57 runs
1st Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mudassar Nazar | c & b Ian Botham | 14 | 30 | 34 | - | - |
| 2. Sadiq Mohammad | c Clive Radley b Chris Old | 23 | 49 | 75 | 3 | - |
| 3. Mohsin Khan | b Bob Willis | 35 | 100 | 125 | 4 | - |
| 4. Javed Miandad | c Bob Taylor b Chris Old | 15 | 58 | 69 | 2 | - |
| 5. Haroon Rasheed | c Graham Roope b Bob Willis | 3 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| 6. Wasim Raja | c Bob Taylor b Chris Old | 17 | 0 | 42 | 2 | - |
| 7. Sarfraz Nawaz | not out | 32 | 0 | 87 | 5 | - |
| *+8. Wasim Bari | b Chris Old | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Iqbal Qasim | c Bob Taylor b Chris Old | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Sikander Bakht | c Graham Roope b Chris Old | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Liaqat Ali | c Mike Brearley b Chris Old | 9 | 56 | 49 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-20 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-56 (Sadiq Mohammad), 3-91 (Javed Miandad), 4-94 (Haroon Rasheed), 5-103 (Mohsin Khan), 6-125 (Wasim Raja), 7-125 (Wasim Bari), 8-126 (Iqbal Qasim), 9-126 (Sikander Bakht), 164 (Liaqat Ali). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 13nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 60.4 ovs) 164 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 16 | 2 | 42 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 22.4 | 6 | 50 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 15 | 4 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Barry Wood | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mike Brearley | run out ( > > ) | 38 | 121 | 164 | 2 | - |
| 2. Barry Wood | lbw b Sikander Bakht | 14 | 52 | 64 | 1 | - |
| 3. Clive Radley | lbw b Sikander Bakht | 106 | 234 | 310 | 11 | - |
| 4. David Gower | c Javed Miandad b Sikander Bakht | 58 | 102 | 103 | 9 | - |
| 5. Graham Roope | b Sikander Bakht | 32 | 83 | 120 | 3 | - |
| 6. Geoff Miller | c Wasim Bari b Mudassar Nazar | 48 | 124 | 160 | 5 | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | c Iqbal Qasim b Liaqat Ali | 100 | 140 | 195 | 11 | - |
| 8. Chris Old | c Mudassar Nazar b Iqbal Qasim | 5 | 22 | 40 | - | - |
| 9. Phil Edmonds | not out | 4 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| +10. Bob Taylor | ||||||
| 11. Bob Willis |
| FOW | 1-36 (Barry Wood), 2-101 (Mike Brearley), 3-190 (David Gower), 4-275 (Clive Radley), 5-276 (Graham Roope), 6-399 (Geoff Miller), 7-448 (Chris Old), 8-452 (Ian Botham). |
| Extras | 0b, 26lb, 5w, 16nb, 0pen) 47 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 144 ovs) 452 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Liaqat Ali | 42 | 9 | 114 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mudassar Nazar | 27 | 7 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Iqbal Qasim | 14 | 2 | 56 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sikander Bakht | 45 | 13 | 132 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wasim Raja | 10 | 1 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mudassar Nazar | b Phil Edmonds | 30 | 112 | 110 | 3 | - |
| 2. Sadiq Mohammad | b Chris Old | 79 | 123 | 164 | 9 | - |
| 3. Iqbal Qasim | retired hurt | 5 | 32 | 49 | - | - |
| 4. Mohsin Khan | c Chris Old b Geoff Miller | 38 | 115 | 157 | 3 | - |
| 5. Javed Miandad | c Mike Brearley b Phil Edmonds | 39 | 65 | 64 | 4 | - |
| 6. Haroon Rasheed | b Bob Willis | 4 | 35 | 41 | - | - |
| 7. Wasim Raja | b Phil Edmonds | 9 | 0 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 8. Sarfraz Nawaz | not out | 6 | 0 | 66 | - | - |
| *+9. Wasim Bari | c Geoff Miller b Phil Edmonds | 3 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 10. Sikander Bakht | c Graham Roope b Geoff Miller | 2 | 25 | 15 | - | - |
| 11. Liaqat Ali | b Bob Willis | 3 | 19 | 17 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-94 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-123 (Sadiq Mohammad), 3-176 (Javed Miandad), 4-193 (Haroon Rasheed), 5-214 (Wasim Raja), 6-220 (Mohsin Khan), 7-224 (Wasim Bari), 8-227 (Sikander Bakht), 9-231 (Liaqat Ali). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 103.4 ovs) 231 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 23.4 | 3 | 70 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 25 | 12 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 17 | 3 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 26 | 10 | 44 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 12 | 4 | 19 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Mike Brearley, Barry Wood, Clive Radley, David Gower, Graham Roope, Geoff Miller, Ian Botham, Chris Old, Phil Edmonds, Bob Taylor, Bob Willis