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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
6, 7, 8, 10, 11 January 1979 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, RA French
Match Result: England won by 93 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Allan Border b Alan Hurst | 8 | 0 | 54 | - | - |
| *2. Mike Brearley | b Rodney Hogg | 17 | 80 | 96 | - | - |
| 3. Derek Randall | c Graeme Wood b Alan Hurst | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Graham Gooch | c Peter Toohey b Jim Higgs | 18 | 81 | 102 | 1 | - |
| 5. David Gower | c Jock Maclean b Alan Hurst | 7 | 10 | 24 | - | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Graham Yallop b Rodney Hogg | 59 | 108 | 138 | 7 | - |
| 7. Geoff Miller | c Jock Maclean b Alan Hurst | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| +8. Bob Taylor | c Allan Border b Jim Higgs | 10 | 28 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 9. John Emburey | c Graeme Wood b Jim Higgs | 0 | 11 | 9 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | not out | 7 | 43 | 62 | - | - |
| 11. Mike Hendrick | b Alan Hurst | 10 | 24 | 19 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Geoff Boycott), 2-18 (Derek Randall), 3-35 (Mike Brearley), 4-51 (David Gower), 5-66 (Graham Gooch), 6-70 (Geoff Miller), 7-94 (Bob Taylor), 8-98 (John Emburey), 9-141 (Ian Botham), 152 (Mike Hendrick). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 2w, 8nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 52.6 ovs) 152 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rodney Hogg | 11 | 3 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 13 | 1 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Hurst | 10.6 | 2 | 28 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 18 | 4 | 42 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | b Bob Willis | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| 2. Rick Darling | c Ian Botham b Geoff Miller | 91 | 0 | 276 | 9 | - |
| 3. Kim Hughes | c John Emburey b Bob Willis | 48 | 0 | 184 | 6 | - |
| *4. Graham Yallop | c Ian Botham b Mike Hendrick | 44 | 136 | 141 | 5 | - |
| 5. Peter Toohey | c Graham Gooch b Ian Botham | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 6. Allan Border | not out | 60 | 0 | 245 | 4 | - |
| +7. Jock Maclean | lbw b John Emburey | 12 | 58 | 63 | 1 | - |
| 8. Rodney Hogg | run out ( > > ) | 6 | 17 | 13 | 1 | - |
| 9. Geoff Dymock | b Ian Botham | 5 | 54 | 66 | - | - |
| 10. Jim Higgs | c Ian Botham b Mike Hendrick | 11 | 32 | 40 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Hurst | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Graeme Wood), 2-126 (Kim Hughes), 3-178 (Rick Darling), 4-179 (Peter Toohey), 5-210 (Graham Yallop), 6-235 (Jock Maclean), 7-245 (Rodney Hogg), 8-276 (Geoff Dymock), 9-290 (Jim Higgs), 294 (Alan Hurst). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 108 ovs) 294 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 9 | 2 | 33 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 28 | 3 | 87 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 24 | 4 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 13 | 2 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 29 | 10 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Gooch | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| *2. Mike Brearley | b Allan Border | 53 | 195 | 216 | 2 | - |
| 3. Derek Randall | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 150 | 498 | 582 | 13 | - |
| 4. Graham Gooch | c Graeme Wood b Jim Higgs | 22 | 98 | 128 | 1 | - |
| 5. David Gower | c Jock Maclean b Rodney Hogg | 34 | 68 | 98 | 3 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Graeme Wood b Jim Higgs | 6 | 88 | 90 | - | - |
| 7. Geoff Miller | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 17 | 80 | 96 | 1 | - |
| +8. Bob Taylor | not out | 21 | 113 | 110 | 1 | - |
| 9. John Emburey | c Rick Darling b Jim Higgs | 14 | 39 | 49 | 1 | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | c Peter Toohey b Jim Higgs | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Mike Hendrick | c Peter Toohey b Jim Higgs | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Geoff Boycott), 2-111 (Mike Brearley), 3-169 (Graham Gooch), 4-237 (David Gower), 5-267 (Ian Botham), 6-292 (Derek Randall), 7-307 (Geoff Miller), 8-334 (John Emburey), 9-334 (Bob Willis), 346 (Mike Hendrick). |
| Extras | 5b, 3lb, 0w, 14nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 146.6 ovs) 346 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rodney Hogg | 28 | 10 | 67 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 17 | 4 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Hurst | 19 | 3 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 59.6 | 15 | 148 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 23 | 11 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | run out ( > > ) | 27 | 64 | 75 | 2 | - |
| 2. Rick Darling | c Graham Gooch b Mike Hendrick | 13 | 0 | 51 | 1 | - |
| 3. Kim Hughes | c John Emburey b Geoff Miller | 15 | 0 | 55 | 1 | - |
| *4. Graham Yallop | c & b Mike Hendrick | 1 | 12 | 8 | - | - |
| 5. Peter Toohey | b Geoff Miller | 5 | 50 | 50 | - | - |
| 6. Allan Border | not out | 45 | 0 | 101 | 9 | - |
| +7. Jock Maclean | c Ian Botham b Geoff Miller | 0 | 11 | 7 | - | - |
| 8. Geoff Dymock | b John Emburey | 0 | 12 | 9 | - | - |
| 9. Rodney Hogg | c Ian Botham b John Emburey | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 10. Jim Higgs | lbw b John Emburey | 3 | 29 | 24 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Hurst | b John Emburey | 0 | 21 | 20 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-38 (Rick Darling), 2-44 (Graeme Wood), 3-45 (Graham Yallop), 4-59 (Kim Hughes), 5-74 (Peter Toohey), 6-76 (Jock Maclean), 7-85 (Geoff Dymock), 8-85 (Rodney Hogg), 9-105 (Jim Higgs), 111 (Alan Hurst). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49.2 ovs) 111 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 10 | 3 | 17 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 17.2 | 7 | 46 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 20 | 7 | 38 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Graeme Wood, Rick Darling, Kim Hughes, Graham Yallop, Peter Toohey, Allan Border, Jock Maclean, Geoff Dymock, Rodney Hogg, Jim Higgs, Alan Hurst