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Australia v England @ W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
15, 16, 17, 19, 20 December 1978 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, TF Brooks
Match Result: England won by 166 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | lbw b Alan Hurst | 77 | 0 | 454 | 1 | - |
| 2. Graham Gooch | c Jock Maclean b Rodney Hogg | 1 | 10 | 19 | - | - |
| 3. Derek Randall | c Graeme Wood b Rodney Hogg | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| *4. Mike Brearley | c Jock Maclean b Geoff Dymock | 17 | 104 | 117 | 1 | - |
| 5. David Gower | b Rodney Hogg | 102 | 221 | 254 | 9 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | lbw b Alan Hurst | 11 | 28 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 7. Geoff Miller | b Rodney Hogg | 40 | 104 | 145 | 4 | - |
| +8. Bob Taylor | c Alan Hurst b Bruce Yardley | 12 | 59 | 52 | 1 | - |
| 9. John Lever | c Gary Cosier b Alan Hurst | 14 | 40 | 60 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | c Graham Yallop b Rodney Hogg | 2 | 20 | 41 | - | - |
| 11. Mike Hendrick | not out | 7 | 25 | 22 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Graham Gooch), 2-3 (Derek Randall), 3-41 (Mike Brearley), 4-199 (David Gower), 5-219 (Ian Botham), 6-224 (Geoff Boycott), 7-253 (Bob Taylor), 8-295 (John Lever), 9-300 (Geoff Miller), 309 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 6b, 9lb, 3w, 8nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 117.5 ovs) 309 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rodney Hogg | 30.5 | 9 | 65 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 34 | 4 | 72 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Hurst | 26 | 7 | 70 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 23 | 1 | 62 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Cosier | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | lbw b John Lever | 5 | 12 | 12 | - | - |
| 2. Rick Darling | run out ( > > ) | 25 | 0 | 112 | 1 | - |
| 3. Kim Hughes | b Bob Willis | 16 | 0 | 43 | 1 | - |
| *4. Graham Yallop | b Bob Willis | 3 | 17 | 18 | - | - |
| 5. Peter Toohey | not out | 81 | 184 | 272 | 6 | - |
| 6. Gary Cosier | c Graham Gooch b Bob Willis | 4 | 24 | 33 | - | - |
| +7. Jock Maclean | c Graham Gooch b Geoff Miller | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 8. Bruce Yardley | c Bob Taylor b Mike Hendrick | 12 | 44 | 43 | - | - |
| 9. Rodney Hogg | c Bob Taylor b Bob Willis | 18 | 67 | 68 | 2 | - |
| 10. Geoff Dymock | b Mike Hendrick | 11 | 72 | 78 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Hurst | c Bob Taylor b Bob Willis | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Graeme Wood), 2-34 (Kim Hughes), 3-38 (Graham Yallop), 4-60 (Rick Darling), 5-78 (Gary Cosier), 6-79 (Jock Maclean), 7-100 (Bruce Yardley), 8-128 (Rodney Hogg), 9-185 (Geoff Dymock), 190 (Alan Hurst). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 66.5 ovs) 190 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Lever | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 11 | 2 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 18.5 | 5 | 44 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 14 | 1 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 16 | 6 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 23 | 0 | 128 | - | - |
| 2. Graham Gooch | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 43 | 131 | 174 | 5 | - |
| 3. Derek Randall | c Gary Cosier b Bruce Yardley | 45 | 65 | 90 | 3 | - |
| *4. Mike Brearley | c Jock Maclean b Rodney Hogg | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 5. David Gower | c Jock Maclean b Rodney Hogg | 12 | 47 | 68 | - | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Graeme Wood b Bruce Yardley | 30 | 39 | 52 | 4 | - |
| 7. Geoff Miller | c Peter Toohey b Bruce Yardley | 25 | 42 | 79 | 3 | - |
| 8. John Lever | c Jock Maclean b Alan Hurst | 10 | 54 | 45 | - | - |
| +9. Bob Taylor | c Jock Maclean b Rodney Hogg | 2 | 33 | 36 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | not out | 3 | 21 | 37 | - | - |
| 11. Mike Hendrick | b Geoff Dymock | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-58 (Geoff Boycott), 2-93 (Graham Gooch), 3-93 (Mike Brearley), 4-135 (Derek Randall), 5-151 (David Gower), 6-176 (Ian Botham), 7-201 (John Lever), 8-201 (Geoff Miller), 9-206 (Bob Taylor), 208 (Mike Hendrick). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 66.3 ovs) 208 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rodney Hogg | 17 | 2 | 57 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 16.3 | 2 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Hurst | 17 | 5 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 16 | 1 | 41 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | c Bob Taylor b John Lever | 64 | 168 | 243 | 3 | - |
| 2. Rick Darling | c Geoff Boycott b John Lever | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | - |
| 3. Kim Hughes | c Graham Gooch b Bob Willis | 12 | 0 | 54 | 1 | - |
| *4. Graham Yallop | c Bob Taylor b Mike Hendrick | 3 | 23 | 43 | - | - |
| 5. Peter Toohey | c Bob Taylor b Mike Hendrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 6. Gary Cosier | lbw b Geoff Miller | 47 | 74 | 109 | 4 | - |
| +7. Jock Maclean | c Mike Brearley b Geoff Miller | 1 | 16 | 18 | - | - |
| 8. Bruce Yardley | c Ian Botham b John Lever | 7 | 19 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 9. Rodney Hogg | b Geoff Miller | 0 | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| 10. Geoff Dymock | not out | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 11. Alan Hurst | b John Lever | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Rick Darling), 2-36 (Kim Hughes), 3-58 (Graham Yallop), 4-58 (Peter Toohey), 5-141 (Gary Cosier), 6-143 (Graeme Wood), 7-143 (Jock Maclean), 8-147 (Rodney Hogg), 9-151 (Bruce Yardley), 161 (Alan Hurst). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 4w, 4nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 46.1 ovs) 161 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 12 | 1 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Lever | 8.1 | 2 | 28 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 11 | 1 | 54 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 7 | 4 | 21 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Graeme Wood, Rick Darling, Kim Hughes, Graham Yallop, Peter Toohey, Gary Cosier, Jock Maclean, Bruce Yardley, Rodney Hogg, Geoff Dymock, Alan Hurst