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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
10, 11, 12, 14 February 1979 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: AR Crafter, DG Weser
Match Result: England won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | c Ian Botham b Mike Hendrick | 15 | 25 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 2. Andrew Hilditch | run out ( > > ) | 3 | 0 | 18 | - | - |
| 3. Kim Hughes | c Ian Botham b Bob Willis | 16 | 0 | 99 | 2 | - |
| *4. Graham Yallop | c David Gower b Ian Botham | 121 | 212 | 267 | 13 | - |
| 5. Peter Toohey | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 8 | 37 | 46 | - | - |
| 6. Phil Carlson | c Graham Gooch b Ian Botham | 2 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| 7. Bruce Yardley | b John Emburey | 7 | 15 | 14 | 1 | - |
| +8. Kevin Wright | st Bob Taylor b John Emburey | 3 | 11 | 9 | - | - |
| 9. Rodney Hogg | c John Emburey b Geoff Miller | 9 | 46 | 47 | 1 | - |
| 10. Jim Higgs | not out | 9 | 45 | 52 | 1 | - |
| 11. Alan Hurst | b Ian Botham | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-19 (Graeme Wood), 3-67 (Kim Hughes), 4-101 (Peter Toohey), 5-109 (Phil Carlson), 6-116 (Bruce Yardley), 7-124 (Kevin Wright), 8-159 (Rodney Hogg), 9-198 (Graham Yallop), 198 (Alan Hurst). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 60.7 ovs) 198 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 11 | 4 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 12 | 2 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 9.7 | 1 | 57 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 18 | 3 | 48 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 9 | 3 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Boycott | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Andrew Hilditch b Alan Hurst | 19 | 0 | 91 | 1 | - |
| *2. Mike Brearley | c Peter Toohey b Jim Higgs | 46 | 148 | 200 | 3 | - |
| 3. Derek Randall | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 7 | 9 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 4. Graham Gooch | st Kevin Wright b Jim Higgs | 74 | 136 | 148 | 7 | 1 |
| 5. David Gower | c Kevin Wright b Jim Higgs | 65 | 111 | 141 | 6 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Phil Carlson b Bruce Yardley | 23 | 53 | 54 | 2 | - |
| 7. Geoff Miller | lbw b Alan Hurst | 18 | 84 | 89 | 2 | - |
| +8. Bob Taylor | not out | 36 | 118 | 160 | 2 | - |
| 9. John Emburey | c Andrew Hilditch b Alan Hurst | 0 | 18 | 20 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | b Jim Higgs | 10 | 63 | 70 | - | - |
| 11. Mike Hendrick | c & b Bruce Yardley | 0 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-37 (Geoff Boycott), 2-46 (Derek Randall), 3-115 (Mike Brearley), 4-182 (Graham Gooch), 5-233 (Ian Botham), 6-247 (David Gower), 7-270 (Geoff Miller), 8-280 (John Emburey), 9-306 (Bob Willis), 308 (Mike Hendrick). |
| Extras | 3b, 5lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 103 ovs) 308 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rodney Hogg | 18 | 6 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Hurst | 20 | 4 | 58 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 25 | 2 | 105 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Carlson | 10 | 1 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 30 | 8 | 69 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | c Bob Willis b Geoff Miller | 29 | 78 | 96 | 3 | - |
| 2. Andrew Hilditch | c Bob Taylor b Mike Hendrick | 1 | 0 | 19 | - | - |
| 3. Kim Hughes | c Graham Gooch b John Emburey | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | - |
| *4. Graham Yallop | c Bob Taylor b Geoff Miller | 17 | 120 | 107 | - | - |
| 5. Peter Toohey | c Graham Gooch b John Emburey | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 6. Phil Carlson | c Ian Botham b John Emburey | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 7. Bruce Yardley | not out | 61 | 147 | 160 | 3 | - |
| +8. Kevin Wright | c Geoff Boycott b Geoff Miller | 5 | 62 | 55 | - | - |
| 9. Rodney Hogg | b Geoff Miller | 7 | 25 | 24 | - | - |
| 10. Jim Higgs | c Ian Botham b John Emburey | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Hurst | c & b Geoff Miller | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-28 (Kim Hughes), 3-48 (Graeme Wood), 4-48 (Peter Toohey), 5-48 (Phil Carlson), 6-82 (Graham Yallop), 7-114 (Kevin Wright), 8-130 (Rodney Hogg), 9-136 (Jim Higgs), 143 (Alan Hurst). |
| Extras | 3b, 6lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 61.1 ovs) 143 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 7 | 3 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 24 | 4 | 52 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 27.1 | 6 | 44 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Kim Hughes b Jim Higgs | 13 | 0 | 35 | - | - |
| *2. Mike Brearley | not out | 20 | 30 | 39 | 2 | - |
| 3. Derek Randall | not out | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 4. Graham Gooch | ||||||
| 5. David Gower | ||||||
| 6. Ian Botham | ||||||
| 7. Geoff Miller | ||||||
| +8. Bob Taylor | ||||||
| 9. John Emburey | ||||||
| 10. Bob Willis | ||||||
| 11. Mike Hendrick |
| FOW | 1-31 (Geoff Boycott). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 10.2 ovs) 35 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bruce Yardley | 5.2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Graeme Wood, Andrew Hilditch, Kim Hughes, Graham Yallop, Peter Toohey, Phil Carlson, Bruce Yardley, Kevin Wright, Rodney Hogg, Jim Higgs, Alan Hurst