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Australia vs England, 1st Test, England in Australia, 1978-79 - ScorecardAUS vs ENG, 1st Test, England in Australia, 1978-79 - Scorecard

England won by 7 wickets
AUS (1st Inn)
ENG (1st Inn)
AUS (2nd Inn)
ENG (2nd Inn)
ENG 2nd Innings
170-3 (53.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
run out
16
82
0
0
19.51
Graham Gooch
c Yardley b Hogg
2
33
0
0
6.06
Derek Randall
not out
74
175
5
0
42.29
Mike Brearley
c Maclean b Yardley
13
51
1
0
25.49
David Gower
not out
48
90
4
0
53.33
Extras
17 (b 12, lb 3, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total
170-3 (53.5 Overs, RR: 2.37)
Did not Bat
Bob Taylor, Sir Ian Botham, Geoff Miller, Phil Edmonds, Chris Old, Bob Willis
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
Rodney Hogg
12.5
2
35
1
2.80
Alan Hurst
10
4
17
0
1.70
Bruce Yardley
13
1
41
1
3.15
Trevor Laughlin
3
0
6
0
2.00
Jim Higgs
12
1
43
0
3.58
Gary Cosier
3
0
11
0
3.67
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
16-1
0
G Boycott
37-2
0
M Brearley
74-3
0
INFO
Match
AUS vs ENG • 1st Test • England in Australia, 1978-79
Series
England in Australia, 1978-79
Date
Friday, December 1
Time
10:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT, 4:00 PM PT, 7:00 PM ET
Venue
The Gabba, Brisbane