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Australia v England @ Adelaide Oval
27, 28, 29, 31 January, 1 February 1979 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, MG O'Connell
Match Result: England won by 205 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Kevin Wright b Alan Hurst | 6 | 0 | 22 | - | - |
| *2. Mike Brearley | c Kevin Wright b Rodney Hogg | 2 | 14 | 28 | - | - |
| 3. Derek Randall | c Phil Carlson b Alan Hurst | 4 | 13 | 25 | - | - |
| 4. Graham Gooch | c Kim Hughes b Rodney Hogg | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 5. David Gower | lbw b Alan Hurst | 9 | 13 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Kevin Wright b Jim Higgs | 74 | 97 | 158 | 6 | 2 |
| 7. Geoff Miller | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 31 | 89 | 80 | 3 | - |
| +8. Bob Taylor | run out ( > > ) | 4 | 21 | 28 | - | - |
| 9. John Emburey | b Jim Higgs | 4 | 21 | 25 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | c Rick Darling b Rodney Hogg | 24 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| 11. Mike Hendrick | not out | 0 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Geoff Boycott), 2-12 (Mike Brearley), 3-16 (Graham Gooch), 4-18 (Derek Randall), 5-27 (David Gower), 6-80 (Geoff Miller), 7-113 (Bob Taylor), 8-136 (John Emburey), 9-147 (Ian Botham), 169 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 3w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 40.4 ovs) 169 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rodney Hogg | 10.4 | 1 | 26 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Hurst | 14 | 1 | 65 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Carlson | 9 | 1 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick Darling | c Bob Willis b Ian Botham | 15 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. Graeme Wood | c Derek Randall b John Emburey | 35 | 117 | 210 | 1 | - |
| 3. Kim Hughes | c John Emburey b Mike Hendrick | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - |
| *4. Graham Yallop | b Mike Hendrick | 0 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| 5. Allan Border | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 11 | 0 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 6. Phil Carlson | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 0 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| 7. Bruce Yardley | b Ian Botham | 28 | 75 | 79 | 4 | - |
| +8. Kevin Wright | lbw b John Emburey | 29 | 69 | 76 | 2 | - |
| 9. Rodney Hogg | b Bob Willis | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Jim Higgs | run out ( > > ) | 16 | 63 | 79 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Hurst | not out | 17 | 39 | 47 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Kim Hughes), 2-10 (Graham Yallop), 3-22 (Allan Border), 4-24 (Phil Carlson), 5-72 (Bruce Yardley), 6-94 (Rick Darling), 7-114 (Graeme Wood), 8-116 (Rodney Hogg), 9-133 (Kevin Wright), 164 (Jim Higgs). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 53.4 ovs) 164 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 11 | 1 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 19 | 1 | 45 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 11.4 | 0 | 42 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 12 | 7 | 13 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Kim Hughes b Alan Hurst | 49 | 0 | 265 | 2 | - |
| *2. Mike Brearley | lbw b Phil Carlson | 9 | 65 | 82 | - | - |
| 3. Derek Randall | c Bruce Yardley b Alan Hurst | 15 | 50 | 57 | 2 | - |
| 4. Graham Gooch | b Phil Carlson | 18 | 74 | 85 | 2 | - |
| 5. David Gower | lbw b Jim Higgs | 21 | 54 | 72 | 3 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Bruce Yardley b Alan Hurst | 7 | 29 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 7. Geoff Miller | c Kevin Wright b Alan Hurst | 64 | 203 | 235 | 5 | - |
| +8. Bob Taylor | c Kevin Wright b Rodney Hogg | 97 | 300 | 361 | 6 | - |
| 9. John Emburey | b Rodney Hogg | 42 | 132 | 147 | 4 | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | c Kevin Wright b Rodney Hogg | 12 | 18 | 35 | 1 | - |
| 11. Mike Hendrick | not out | 3 | 10 | 16 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-31 (Mike Brearley), 2-57 (Derek Randall), 3-97 (Graham Gooch), 4-106 (Geoff Boycott), 5-130 (Ian Botham), 6-132 (David Gower), 7-267 (Geoff Miller), 8-336 (Bob Taylor), 9-347 (John Emburey), 360 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 1b, 16lb, 2w, 4nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 142.6 ovs) 360 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rodney Hogg | 27.6 | 7 | 59 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Hurst | 37 | 9 | 97 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Carlson | 27 | 8 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 20 | 6 | 60 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 28 | 4 | 75 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick Darling | b Ian Botham | 18 | 0 | 49 | 2 | - |
| 2. Graeme Wood | run out ( > > ) | 9 | 41 | 63 | - | - |
| 3. Kim Hughes | c David Gower b Mike Hendrick | 46 | 0 | 208 | 4 | - |
| *4. Graham Yallop | b Mike Hendrick | 36 | 176 | 182 | 3 | - |
| 5. Allan Border | b Bob Willis | 1 | 0 | 30 | - | - |
| 6. Phil Carlson | c David Gower b Mike Hendrick | 21 | 51 | 74 | 2 | - |
| 7. Bruce Yardley | c Mike Brearley b Bob Willis | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| +8. Kevin Wright | c John Emburey b Geoff Miller | 0 | 16 | 16 | - | - |
| 9. Rodney Hogg | b Geoff Miller | 2 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| 10. Jim Higgs | not out | 3 | 10 | 30 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Hurst | b Bob Willis | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-31 (Rick Darling), 2-36 (Graeme Wood), 3-115 (Graham Yallop), 4-120 (Kim Hughes), 5-121 (Allan Border), 6-121 (Bruce Yardley), 7-124 (Kevin Wright), 8-130 (Rodney Hogg), 9-147 (Phil Carlson), 160 (Alan Hurst). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 67 ovs) 160 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 12 | 3 | 41 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 14 | 6 | 19 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 14 | 4 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 18 | 3 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 9 | 5 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Rick Darling, Graeme Wood, Kim Hughes, Graham Yallop, Allan Border, Phil Carlson, Bruce Yardley, Kevin Wright, Rodney Hogg, Jim Higgs, Alan Hurst