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Test # 843 (838/235)
The Ashes, 1978/79, 5th Test
Australia v England
Adelaide Oval
27,28,29,31 January, 1 February 1979 (5-day match)

Result: England won by 205 runs
England leads the 6-Test series 4-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RC Bailhache and MG O'Connell
Test Debuts: PH Carlson, KJ Wright (Aus).
Man of the Match: IT Botham

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 169, Australia 69/4 (Wood 19*, Yardley 28*)
  • Day 2: Australia 164, England 82/2 (Boycott 38*, Gooch 11*)
  • Day 3: England 272/7 (Taylor 69*, Emburey 0*)
  • Day 4: England 360, Australia 82/2 (Hughes 30*, Yallop 16*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    G Boycott             c Wright           b Hurst                6  22  21  0 0
    *JM Brearley          c Wright           b Hogg                 2  28  14  0 0
    DW Randall            c Carlson          b Hurst                4  25  13  0 0
    GA Gooch              c Hughes           b Hogg                 1  10  10  0 0
    DI Gower              lbw                b Hurst                9  18  13  1 0
    IT Botham             c Wright           b Higgs               74 158  97  6 2
    G Miller              lbw                b Hogg                31  80  89  3 0
    +RW Taylor            run out                                   4  28  21  0 0
    JE Emburey                               b Higgs                4  25  21  0 0
    RGD Willis            c Darling          b Hogg                24  25  20  3 1
    M Hendrick            not out                                   0  13   9  0 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 4, w 3, nb 2)                   10
    Total                 (all out, 40.4 overs)                   169
    
    FoW: 1-10 (Boycott), 2-12 (Brearley), 3-16 (Gooch),
         4-18 (Randall), 5-27 (Gower), 6-80 (Miller), 7-113 (Taylor),
         8-136 (Emburey), 9-147 (Botham), 10-169 (Willis).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Hogg                        10.4    1     26      4
    Hurst                       14      1     65      3
    Carlson                      9      1     34      0
    Yardley                      4      0     25      0
    Higgs                        3      1      9      2
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    WM Darling            c Willis           b Botham              15  35  33  1 1
    GM Wood               c Randall          b Emburey             35 210 117  1 0
    KJ Hughes             c Emburey          b Hendrick             4   7  10  1 0
    *GN Yallop                               b Hendrick             0   9   4  0 0
    AR Border             c Taylor           b Botham              11  20  18  1 0
    PH Carlson            c Taylor           b Botham               0   8   5  0 0
    B Yardley                                b Botham              28  79  75  4 0
    +KJ Wright            lbw                b Emburey             29  76  69  2 0
    RM Hogg                                  b Willis               0   2   1  0 0
    JD Higgs              run out                                  16  79  63  0 0
    AG Hurst              not out                                  17  47  39  0 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 3, nb 5)                         9
    Total                 (all out, 53.4 overs)                   164
    
    FoW: 1-5 (Hughes), 2-10 (Yallop), 3-22 (Border), 4-24 (Carlson),
         5-72 (Yardley), 6-94 (Darling), 7-114 (Wood), 8-116 (Hogg),
         9-133 (Wright), 10-164 (Higgs).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Willis                      11      1     55      1
    Hendrick                    19      1     45      2
    Botham                      11.4    0     42      4
    Emburey                     12      7     13      2
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    G Boycott             c Hughes           b Hurst               49 265 212  2 0
    *JM Brearley          lbw                b Carlson              9  82  65  0 0
    DW Randall            c Yardley          b Hurst               15  57  50  2 0
    GA Gooch                                 b Carlson             18  85  74  2 0
    DI Gower              lbw                b Higgs               21  72  54  3 0
    IT Botham             c Yardley          b Hurst                7  30  29  1 0
    G Miller              c Wright           b Hurst               64 235 203  5 0
    +RW Taylor            c Wright           b Hogg                97 361 300  6 0
    JE Emburey                               b Hogg                42 147 132  4 0
    RGD Willis            c Wright           b Hogg                12  35  18  1 0
    M Hendrick            not out                                   3  16  10  0 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 16, w 2, nb 4)                  23
    Total                 (all out, 142.6 overs)                  360
    
    FoW: 1-31 (Brearley), 2-57 (Randall), 3-97 (Gooch),
         4-106 (Boycott), 5-130 (Botham), 6-132 (Gower),
         7-267 (Miller), 8-336 (Taylor), 9-347 (Emburey),
         10-360 (Willis).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Hogg                        27.6    7     59      3
    Hurst                       37      9     97      4
    Carlson                     27      8     41      2
    Yardley                     20      6     60      0
    Higgs                       28      4     75      1
    Border                       3      2      5      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 366 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
    WM Darling                               b Botham              18  49  37  2 0
    GM Wood               run out                                   9  63  41  0 0
    KJ Hughes             c Gower            b Hendrick            46 208 176  4 0
    *GN Yallop                               b Hendrick            36 182 176  3 0
    AR Border                                b Willis               1  30  19  0 0
    PH Carlson            c Gower            b Hendrick            21  74  51  2 0
    B Yardley             c Brearley         b Willis               0   1   2  0 0
    +KJ Wright            c Emburey          b Miller               0  16  16  0 0
    RM Hogg                                  b Miller               2  10   7  0 0
    JD Higgs              not out                                   3  30  10  0 0
    AG Hurst                                 b Willis              13   9  13  2 0
    Extras                (lb 1, nb 10)                            11
    Total                 (all out, 67 overs)                     160
    
    FoW: 1-31 (Darling), 2-36 (Wood), 3-115 (Yallop), 4-120 (Hughes),
         5-121 (Border), 6-121 (Yardley), 7-124 (Wright),
         8-130 (Hogg), 9-147 (Carlson), 10-160 (Hurst).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Willis                      12      3     41      3
    Hendrick                    14      6     19      3
    Botham                      14      4     37      1
    Miller                      18      3     36      2
    Emburey                      9      5     16      0
    

    • WM Darling (1) retired hurt on 0* from 0/0 to 72/5




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    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Adelaide Oval

    England Player Pages: G Boycott, JM Brearley, DW Randall, GA Gooch, DI Gower, IT Botham, G Miller, RW Taylor, JE Emburey, RGD Willis, M Hendrick.

    Australia Player Pages: WM Darling, GM Wood, KJ Hughes, GN Yallop, AR Border, PH Carlson, B Yardley, KJ Wright, RM Hogg, JD Higgs, AG Hurst.

    Match Officials' Pages: RC Bailhache, MG O'Connell.

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