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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
29, 30 December 1978, 1, 2, 3 January 1979 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RA French, MG O'Connell
Match Result: Australia won by 103 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | c John Emburey b Geoff Miller | 100 | 283 | 392 | 6 | - |
| 2. Rick Darling | run out ( > > ) | 33 | 0 | 93 | 2 | - |
| 3. Kim Hughes | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| *4. Graham Yallop | c Mike Hendrick b Ian Botham | 41 | 98 | 83 | 4 | - |
| 5. Peter Toohey | c Derek Randall b Geoff Miller | 32 | 70 | 79 | 1 | - |
| 6. Allan Border | c Mike Brearley b Mike Hendrick | 29 | 0 | 105 | 4 | - |
| +7. Jock Maclean | b Ian Botham | 8 | 47 | 68 | - | - |
| 8. Rodney Hogg | c Derek Randall b Geoff Miller | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| 9. Geoff Dymock | b Mike Hendrick | 0 | 14 | 13 | - | - |
| 10. Alan Hurst | b Mike Hendrick | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Jim Higgs | not out | 1 | 15 | 24 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-65 (Rick Darling), 2-65 (Kim Hughes), 3-126 (Graham Yallop), 4-189 (Peter Toohey), 5-247 (Allan Border), 6-250 (Graeme Wood), 7-250 (Rodney Hogg), 8-251 (Geoff Dymock), 9-252 (Alan Hurst), 258 (Jock Maclean). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.1 ovs) 258 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 13 | 2 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 20.1 | 4 | 68 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 23 | 3 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 14 | 1 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 19 | 6 | 35 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | b Rodney Hogg | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| *2. Mike Brearley | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 1 | 8 | 16 | - | - |
| 3. Derek Randall | lbw b Alan Hurst | 13 | 53 | 88 | 1 | - |
| 4. Graham Gooch | c Allan Border b Geoff Dymock | 25 | 91 | 110 | 1 | - |
| 5. David Gower | lbw b Geoff Dymock | 29 | 48 | 59 | 4 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Rick Darling b Jim Higgs | 22 | 80 | 83 | 3 | - |
| 7. Geoff Miller | b Rodney Hogg | 7 | 101 | 123 | - | - |
| +8. Bob Taylor | b Rodney Hogg | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 9. John Emburey | b Rodney Hogg | 0 | 14 | 12 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | c Rick Darling b Geoff Dymock | 19 | 76 | 87 | - | - |
| 11. Mike Hendrick | not out | 6 | 33 | 31 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Geoff Boycott), 2-3 (Mike Brearley), 3-40 (Derek Randall), 4-52 (Graham Gooch), 5-81 (David Gower), 6-100 (Ian Botham), 7-101 (Bob Taylor), 8-101 (John Emburey), 9-120 (Geoff Miller), 143 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 6b, 4lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 63.6 ovs) 143 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rodney Hogg | 17 | 7 | 30 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Hurst | 12 | 2 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 15.6 | 4 | 38 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 19 | 9 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | b Ian Botham | 34 | 107 | 136 | - | - |
| 2. Rick Darling | c Derek Randall b Geoff Miller | 21 | 0 | 100 | - | - |
| 3. Kim Hughes | c David Gower b Ian Botham | 48 | 0 | 153 | 4 | 1 |
| *4. Graham Yallop | c Bob Taylor b Geoff Miller | 16 | 46 | 41 | 1 | - |
| 5. Peter Toohey | c Ian Botham b John Emburey | 20 | 30 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 6. Allan Border | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| +7. Jock Maclean | c Mike Hendrick b John Emburey | 10 | 77 | 91 | 1 | - |
| 8. Rodney Hogg | b Ian Botham | 1 | 21 | 20 | - | - |
| 9. Geoff Dymock | c Mike Brearley b Mike Hendrick | 6 | 39 | 41 | - | - |
| 10. Jim Higgs | st Bob Taylor b John Emburey | 0 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Hurst | not out | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-55 (Rick Darling), 2-81 (Graeme Wood), 3-101 (Graham Yallop), 4-136 (Peter Toohey), 5-136 (Allan Border), 6-152 (Kim Hughes), 7-157 (Rodney Hogg), 8-167 (Jock Maclean), 9-167 (Geoff Dymock), 167 (Jim Higgs). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 71.2 ovs) 167 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 15 | 4 | 41 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 14 | 4 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 14 | 5 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 21.2 | 12 | 30 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | lbw b Alan Hurst | 38 | 0 | 197 | 1 | - |
| *2. Mike Brearley | c Jock Maclean b Geoff Dymock | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| 3. Derek Randall | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 2 | 8 | 5 | - | - |
| 4. Graham Gooch | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 40 | 87 | 95 | 5 | - |
| 5. David Gower | lbw b Geoff Dymock | 49 | 128 | 167 | 3 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Jock Maclean b Jim Higgs | 10 | 62 | 76 | - | - |
| 7. Geoff Miller | c Kim Hughes b Jim Higgs | 1 | 12 | 17 | - | - |
| +8. Bob Taylor | c Jock Maclean b Rodney Hogg | 5 | 40 | 34 | - | - |
| 9. John Emburey | not out | 7 | 33 | 44 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | c Graham Yallop b Rodney Hogg | 3 | 12 | 20 | - | - |
| 11. Mike Hendrick | b Rodney Hogg | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Mike Brearley), 2-6 (Derek Randall), 3-71 (Graham Gooch), 4-122 (Geoff Boycott), 5-163 (Ian Botham), 6-163 (David Gower), 7-167 (Geoff Miller), 8-171 (Bob Taylor), 9-179 (Bob Willis), 179 (Mike Hendrick). |
| Extras | 10b, 7lb, 1w, 6nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 67 ovs) 179 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rodney Hogg | 17 | 5 | 36 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 18 | 4 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Hurst | 11 | 1 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 16 | 2 | 29 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Graeme Wood, Rick Darling, Kim Hughes, Graham Yallop, Peter Toohey, Allan Border, Jock Maclean, Rodney Hogg, Geoff Dymock, Jim Higgs, Alan Hurst