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England in Australia, 1979-80
South Australia v England XI
Adelaide Oval
4,5,6 December 1979 (3-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss:
Umpires: G McLeod and MG O'Connell

Close of play:

  • Day 1:
  • Day 2:
    England XI 1st innings
    G Boycott                            c & b Sleep             110
    *JM Brearley          c Nash             b Sleep              81
    P Willey              not out                                 32
    G Miller              not out                                 26
    Extras                (lb 2, nb 1)                             3
    Total                 (2 wickets declared, 84 overs)         252
    
    DNB: W Larkins, DI Gower, +DL Bairstow, RW Taylor, IT Botham,
         GB Stevenson, JK Lever.
    
    FoW: 1-174, 2-199.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Prior                       11      2     34      0
    McLellan                    17      2     61      0
    Hammond                     11      2     15      0
    Attenborough                 6      0     30      0
    Sleep                       26      7     82      2
    Chappell                     1      1      0      0
    Mallett                     12      3     27      0
    
    South Australia 1st innings
    WM Darling            lbw                b Miller             45
    JE Nash               hit wicket         b Botham             48
    *IM Chappell          c Bairstow         b Botham              0
    JJ Crowe              not out                                 78
    PR Sleep              c Boycott          b Stevenson          29
    JR Hammond            not out                                 17
    Extras                (lb 9)                                   9
    Total                 (4 wickets declared, 87 overs)         226
    
    DNB: +TJ Robertson, GR Attenborough, RM McLellan, AA Mallett,
         W Prior.
    
    FoW: 1-93, 2-93, 3-93, 4-153.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lever                       22      7     44      0
    Botham                      16      4     43      2
    Stevenson                   13      2     41      1
    Miller                      21      7     42      1
    Willey                      11      4     36      0
    Larkins                      4      0     11      0
    
    England XI 2nd innings
    P Willey              c Robertson        b Prior              13
    W Larkins             c sub              b Mallett            19
    DI Gower              lbw                b Sleep              27
    +DL Bairstow          lbw                b Prior              12
    RW Taylor             c Nash             b Mallett             0
    IT Botham             lbw                b Prior               4
    G Miller              c Darling          b Sleep              71
    G Boycott             not out                                 63
    GB Stevenson          not out                                 15
    Extras                (b 3)                                    3
    Total                 (7 wickets declared, 88.5 overs)       227
    
    DNB: *JM Brearley, JK Lever.
    
    FoW: 1-16, 2-54, 3-64, 4-72, 5-76,
         6-76, 7-207.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Prior                       13      3     27      3
    McLellan                     9      4     24      0
    Hammond                     10      2     27      0
    Attenborough                12      2     39      0
    Sleep                       22.5    8     62      2
    Mallett                     22      7     45      2
    
    South Australia 2nd innings (target: 254)
    WM Darling            not out                                 75
    JE Nash               c Taylor           b Lever               0
    *IM Chappell                             b Stevenson          19
    JJ Crowe                                 b Willey             55
    PR Sleep              not out                                 30
    Extras                (lb 1, nb 1)                             2
    Total                 (3 wickets, 49 overs)                  181
    
    DNB: JR Hammond, +TJ Robertson, GR Attenborough, RM McLellan,
         AA Mallett, W Prior.
    
    FoW: 1-1, 2-41, 3-112.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lever                       11      0     53      1
    Botham                       4      1     12      0
    Stevenson                   10      2     31      1
    Miller                       6      1     19      0
    Willey                      16      0     60      1
    Larkins                      2      0      4      0
    

    • Bairstow kept wicket in the first innings, Taylor in the second




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England XI.

    Ground Page: Adelaide Oval

    England XI Player Pages: G Boycott, JM Brearley, P Willey, G Miller, W Larkins, DI Gower, DL Bairstow, RW Taylor, IT Botham, GB Stevenson, JK Lever.

    South Australia Player Pages: WM Darling, JE Nash, IM Chappell, JJ Crowe, PR Sleep, JR Hammond, TJ Robertson, GR Attenborough, RM McLellan, AA Mallett, W Prior.

    Match Officials' Pages: G McLeod, MG O'Connell.

    Contributed by Louis van Dompselaar (louis@cricinfo.com)  
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