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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 808 (808/230)
The Ashes, 1977, 5th Test
England v Australia
Kennington Oval, London
25,26,27,29,30 August 1977 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
England wins the 5-Test series 3-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: DJ Constant and TW Spencer
Test Debuts: KJ Hughes, MF Malone (Aus).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: No play
  • Day 2: England 181/9 (Hendrick 1*, Willis 6*)
  • Day 3: England 214, Australia 11/1 (McCosker 2*, Chappell 7*)
  • Day 4: Australia 226/6 (Marsh 53*, Bright 6*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    *JM Brearley          c Marsh            b Malone              39 176 146  2 0
    G Boycott             c McCosker         b Walker              39 171 128  3 0
    RA Woolmer            lbw                b Thomson             15  53  49  1 0
    DW Randall            c Marsh            b Malone               3  47  31  0 0
    AW Greig              c Bright           b Malone               0   7   4  0 0
    GRJ Roope                                b Thomson             38 110  85  2 0
    +APE Knott            c McCosker         b Malone               6  23  18  0 0
    JK Lever              lbw                b Malone               3  28  25  0 0
    DL Underwood                             b Thomson             20  58  43  1 0
    M Hendrick                               b Thomson             15  63  46  3 0
    RGD Willis            not out                                  24  54  40  4 0
    Extras                (lb 6, w 1, nb 5)                        12
    Total                 (all out, 101.2 overs)                  214
    
    FoW: 1-86 (Boycott), 2-88 (Brearley), 3-104 (Randall),
         4-104 (Woolmer), 5-106 (Greig), 6-122 (Knott),
         7-130 (Lever), 8-169 (Roope), 9-174 (Underwood),
         10-214 (Hendrick).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Thomson                     23.2    3     87      4
    Malone                      47     20     63      5
    Walker                      28     11     51      1
    Bright                       3      2      1      0
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    CS Serjeant           lbw                b Willis               0   4   6  0 0
    RB McCosker           lbw                b Willis              32 199 147  2 0
    *GS Chappell                         c & b Underwood           39 111  78  3 0
    KJ Hughes             c Willis           b Hendrick             1  53  37  0 0
    DW Hookes             c Knott            b Greig               85 153 113 12 0
    KD Walters                               b Willis               4  18  14  1 0
    +RW Marsh             lbw                b Hendrick            57 194 151  4 1
    RJ Bright             lbw                b Willis              16 107  62  0 0
    MHN Walker            not out                                  78 153  84 10 0
    MF Malone                                b Lever               46 105  81  6 0
    JR Thomson                               b Willis              17  25  19  2 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 6, nb 3)                        10
    Total                 (all out, 131.3 overs)                  385
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Serjeant), 2-54 (Chappell), 3-67 (Hughes),
         4-84 (McCosker), 5-104 (Walters), 6-184 (Hookes),
         7-236 (Marsh), 8-252 (Bright), 9-352 (Malone),
         10-385 (Thomson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Willis                      29.3    5    102      5
    Hendrick                    37      5     93      2
    Lever                       22      6     61      1
    Underwood                   35      9    102      1
    Greig                        8      2     17      1
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    *JM Brearley          c Serjeant         b Thomson              4  11  10  1 0
    G Boycott             not out                                  25 101  78  2 0
    RA Woolmer            c Marsh            b Malone               6  19  13  0 0
    DW Randall            not out                                  20  68  55  2 0
    Extras                (w 2)                                     2
    Total                 (2 wickets, 26 overs)                    57
    
    DNB: AW Greig, GRJ Roope, +APE Knott, JK Lever, DL Underwood,
         M Hendrick, RGD Willis.
    
    FoW: 1-5 (Brearley), 2-16 (Woolmer).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Thomson                      5      1     22      1
    Malone                      10      4     14      1
    Walker                       8      2     14      0
    Bright                       3      2      5      0
    

    • JR Thomson takes 100 wickets in 22 Tests
    • G Boycott passes 5000 runs, and achieved the highest series average in Aus/Eng tests

    • The final Test before World Series Cricket.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, Australia.

    Ground Page: Kennington Oval, London

    England Player Pages: JM Brearley, G Boycott, RA Woolmer, DW Randall, AW Greig, GRJ Roope, APE Knott, JK Lever, DL Underwood, M Hendrick, RGD Willis.

    Australia Player Pages: CS Serjeant, RB McCosker, GS Chappell, KJ Hughes, DW Hookes, KD Walters, RW Marsh, RJ Bright, MHN Walker, MF Malone, JR Thomson.

    Match Officials' Pages: DJ Constant, TW Spencer.

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