Format: CricInfo Version 1t
Test # 834 (834/231)
The Ashes, 1978/79, 1st Test
Australia v England
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
1,2,3,5,6 December 1978 (5-day match)
Result: England won by 7 wickets
England leads the 6-Test series 1-0
Toss: Australia
Umpires: RA French and MG O'Connell
Test Debuts: RM Hogg, JA Maclean (Aus).
Man of the Match: DW Randall
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Day 1: Australia 116, England 60/2 (Randall 43*, Taylor 2*)
Day 2: England 257/8 (Miller 19*, Old 17*)
Day 3: England 286, Australia 157/3 (Yallop 74*, Hughes 51*)
Day 4: Australia 339, England 16/0 (Boycott 9*, Gooch 2*)
Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
GM Wood c Taylor b Old 7 45 30 0 0
GJ Cosier run out 1 3 2 0 0
PM Toohey b Willis 1 9 12 0 0
*GN Yallop c Gooch b Willis 7 59 40 0 0
KJ Hughes c Taylor b Botham 4 34 24 0 0
TJ Laughlin c sub (JK Lever) b Willis 2 8 3 0 0
+JA Maclean not out 33 135 83 2 0
B Yardley c Taylor b Willis 17 40 40 2 0
RM Hogg c Taylor b Botham 36 78 67 5 0
AG Hurst c Taylor b Botham 0 2 4 0 0
JD Higgs b Old 1 5 5 0 0
Extras (lb 1, nb 6) 7
Total (all out, 37.7 overs) 116
FoW: 1-2 (Cosier), 2-5 (Toohey), 3-14 (Wood), 4-22 (Yallop),
5-24 (Hughes), 6-26 (Laughlin), 7-53 (Yardley),
8-113 (Hogg), 9-113 (Hurst), 10-116 (Higgs).
Bowling O M R W
Willis 14 2 44 4
Old 9.7 1 24 2
Botham 12 1 40 3
Gooch 1 0 1 0
Edmonds 1 1 0 0
England 1st innings R M B 4 6
G Boycott c Hughes b Hogg 13 91 67 1 0
GA Gooch c Laughlin b Hogg 2 18 13 0 0
DW Randall c Laughlin b Hurst 75 223 196 10 1
+RW Taylor lbw b Hurst 20 172 115 0 0
*JM Brearley c Maclean b Hogg 6 19 13 1 0
DI Gower c Maclean b Hurst 44 111 90 5 0
IT Botham c Maclean b Hogg 49 102 73 5 0
G Miller lbw b Hogg 27 93 70 1 0
PH Edmonds c Maclean b Hogg 1 15 9 0 0
CM Old not out 29 113 102 2 0
RGD Willis c Maclean b Hurst 8 44 20 1 0
Extras (b 7, lb 4, nb 1) 12
Total (all out, 95.4 overs) 286
FoW: 1-2 (Gooch), 2-38 (Boycott), 3-111 (Randall),
4-120 (Brearley), 5-120 (Taylor), 6-215 (Botham),
7-219 (Gower), 8-226 (Edmonds), 9-266 (Miller),
10-286 (Willis).
Bowling O M R W
Hurst 27.4 6 93 4
Hogg 28 8 74 6
Laughlin 22 6 54 0
Yardley 7 1 34 0
Cosier 5 1 10 0
Higgs 6 2 9 0
Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6
GM Wood lbw b Old 19 88 50 1 0
GJ Cosier b Willis 0 1 1 0 0
PM Toohey lbw b Botham 1 7 9 0 0
*GN Yallop c & b Willis 102 347 307 8 0
KJ Hughes c Edmonds b Willis 129 481 411 8 2
TJ Laughlin lbw b Old 5 13 8 0 0
+JA Maclean lbw b Miller 15 63 63 1 0
B Yardley c Brearley b Miller 16 79 70 1 0
RM Hogg b Botham 16 41 35 1 0
AG Hurst b Botham 0 1 2 0 0
JD Higgs not out 0 4 2 0 0
Extras (b 9, lb 5, nb 22) 36
Total (all out, 116.6 overs) 339
FoW: 1-0 (Cosier), 2-2 (Toohey), 3-49 (Wood), 4-219 (Yallop),
5-228 (Laughlin), 6-261 (Maclean), 7-310 (Yardley),
8-339 (Hogg), 9-339 (Hurst), 10-339 (Hughes).
Bowling O M R W
Willis 27.6 3 69 3
Botham 26 5 95 3
Old 17 1 60 2
Miller 34 12 52 2
Edmonds 12 1 27 0
England 2nd innings (target: 170 runs) R M B 4 6
G Boycott run out 16 98 82 0 0
GA Gooch c Yardley b Hogg 2 53 33 0 0
DW Randall not out 74 210 175 5 0
*JM Brearley c Maclean b Yardley 13 54 51 1 0
DI Gower not out 48 109 90 4 0
Extras (b 12, lb 3, nb 2) 17
Total (3 wickets, 53.5 overs) 170
DNB: +RW Taylor, IT Botham, G Miller, PH Edmonds, CM Old,
RGD Willis.
FoW: 1-16 (Gooch), 2-37 (Boycott), 3-74 (Brearley).
Bowling O M R W
Hogg 12.5 2 35 1
Hurst 10 4 17 0
Yardley 13 1 41 1
Laughlin 3 0 6 0
Higgs 12 1 43 0
Cosier 3 0 11 0
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