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Australia vs England, 2nd Test
- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
England in Australia, 1978-79
Venue:
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
Date & Time:
Fri, Dec 15, 8:00 AM LOCAL
Info
Live
Scorecard
Squads
News
England won by 166 runs
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
309-10
(117.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Hurst
77
337
1
0
22.85
Graham Gooch
c Maclean b Hogg
1
10
0
0
10.00
Derek Randall
c Wood b Hogg
0
3
0
0
0.00
Mike Brearley
c Maclean b Dymock
17
104
1
0
16.35
David Gower
b Hogg
102
221
9
0
46.15
Sir Ian Botham
lbw b Hurst
11
28
1
0
39.29
Geoff Miller
b Hogg
40
104
4
0
38.46
Bob Taylor
c Hurst b Yardley
12
59
1
0
20.34
John Lever
c Cosier b Hurst
14
40
0
0
35.00
Bob Willis
c Yallop b Hogg
2
20
0
0
10.00
Mike Hendrick
not out
7
25
1
0
28.00
Extras
26
(b 6, lb 9, w 3, nb 8, p 0)
Total
309-10
(117.5 Overs, RR: 1.97)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
30.5
9
65
5
0
0
2.13
Geoff Dymock
34
4
72
1
0
0
2.12
Alan Hurst
26
7
70
3
0
0
2.69
Bruce Yardley
23
1
62
1
0
0
2.70
Gary Cosier
4
2
14
0
0
0
3.50
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
3-1
0
D Randall
3-2
0
M Brearley
41-3
0
D Gower
199-4
0
I Botham
219-5
0
G Boycott
224-6
0
B Taylor
253-7
0
J Lever
295-8
0
G Miller
300-9
0
B Willis
309-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
190-10
(66.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Wood
lbw b Lever
5
12
0
0
41.67
Rick Darling
run out
25
63
1
0
39.68
Kim Hughes
b Willis
16
44
1
0
36.36
Graham Yallop
b Willis
3
17
0
0
17.65
Peter Toohey
not out
81
184
6
0
44.02
Gary Cosier
c Gooch b Willis
4
24
0
0
16.67
John Maclean
c Gooch b Miller
0
2
0
0
0.00
Bruce Yardley
c Taylor b Hendrick
12
44
0
0
27.27
Rodney Hogg
c Taylor b Willis
18
67
2
0
26.87
Geoff Dymock
b Hendrick
11
72
0
0
15.28
Alan Hurst
c Taylor b Willis
5
6
1
0
83.33
Extras
10
(b 0, lb 7, w 1, nb 2, p 0)
Total
190-10
(66.5 Overs, RR: 2.13)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
John Lever
7
0
20
1
0
0
2.86
Sir Ian Botham
11
2
46
0
0
0
4.18
Bob Willis
18.5
5
44
5
0
0
2.38
Mike Hendrick
14
1
39
2
0
0
2.79
Geoff Miller
16
6
31
1
0
0
1.94
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Wood
8-1
0
K Hughes
34-2
0
G Yallop
38-3
0
R Darling
60-4
0
G Cosier
78-5
0
J Maclean
79-6
0
B Yardley
100-7
0
R Hogg
128-8
0
G Dymock
185-9
0
A Hurst
190-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
208-10
(66.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Hogg
23
103
0
0
22.33
Graham Gooch
lbw b Hogg
43
131
5
0
32.82
Derek Randall
c Cosier b Yardley
45
65
3
0
69.23
Mike Brearley
c Maclean b Hogg
0
1
0
0
0.00
David Gower
c Maclean b Hogg
12
47
0
0
25.53
Sir Ian Botham
c Wood b Yardley
30
39
4
0
76.92
Geoff Miller
c Toohey b Yardley
25
42
3
0
59.52
John Lever
c Maclean b Hurst
10
54
0
0
18.52
Bob Taylor
c Maclean b Hogg
2
33
0
0
6.06
Bob Willis
not out
3
21
0
0
14.29
Mike Hendrick
b Dymock
1
5
0
0
20.00
Extras
14
(b 0, lb 6, w 0, nb 8, p 0)
Total
208-10
(66.3 Overs, RR: 2.35)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
17
2
57
5
0
0
3.35
Geoff Dymock
16.3
2
53
1
0
0
3.25
Alan Hurst
17
5
43
1
0
0
2.53
Bruce Yardley
16
1
41
3
0
0
2.56
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
58-1
0
G Gooch
93-2
0
M Brearley
93-3
0
D Randall
135-4
0
D Gower
151-5
0
I Botham
176-6
0
J Lever
201-7
0
G Miller
201-8
0
B Taylor
206-9
0
M Hendrick
208-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
161-10
(46.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Wood
c Taylor b Lever
64
168
3
0
38.10
Rick Darling
c Boycott b Lever
5
9
1
0
55.56
Kim Hughes
c Gooch b Willis
12
45
1
0
26.67
Graham Yallop
c Taylor b Hendrick
3
23
0
0
13.04
Peter Toohey
c Taylor b Hendrick
0
1
0
0
0.00
Gary Cosier
lbw b Miller
47
74
4
0
63.51
John Maclean
c Brearley b Miller
1
16
0
0
6.25
Bruce Yardley
c Botham b Lever
7
19
1
0
36.84
Rodney Hogg
b Miller
0
8
0
0
0.00
Geoff Dymock
not out
6
9
1
0
66.67
Alan Hurst
b Lever
5
5
0
0
100.00
Extras
11
(b 0, lb 3, w 4, nb 4, p 0)
Total
161-10
(46.1 Overs, RR: 2.61)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
12
1
36
1
0
0
3.00
John Lever
8.1
2
28
4
0
0
3.46
Sir Ian Botham
11
1
54
0
0
0
4.91
Mike Hendrick
8
3
11
2
0
0
1.38
Geoff Miller
7
4
21
3
0
0
3.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Darling
8-1
0
K Hughes
36-2
0
G Yallop
58-3
0
P Toohey
58-4
0
G Cosier
141-5
0
G Wood
143-6
0
J Maclean
143-7
0
R Hogg
147-8
0
B Yardley
151-9
0
A Hurst
161-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
309-10
(117.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Hurst
77
337
1
0
22.85
Graham Gooch
c Maclean b Hogg
1
10
0
0
10.00
Derek Randall
c Wood b Hogg
0
3
0
0
0.00
Mike Brearley
c Maclean b Dymock
17
104
1
0
16.35
David Gower
b Hogg
102
221
9
0
46.15
Sir Ian Botham
lbw b Hurst
11
28
1
0
39.29
Geoff Miller
b Hogg
40
104
4
0
38.46
Bob Taylor
c Hurst b Yardley
12
59
1
0
20.34
John Lever
c Cosier b Hurst
14
40
0
0
35.00
Bob Willis
c Yallop b Hogg
2
20
0
0
10.00
Mike Hendrick
not out
7
25
1
0
28.00
Extras
26
(b 6, lb 9, w 3, nb 8, p 0)
Total
309-10
(117.5 Overs, RR: 1.97)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
30.5
9
65
5
0
0
2.13
Geoff Dymock
34
4
72
1
0
0
2.12
Alan Hurst
26
7
70
3
0
0
2.69
Bruce Yardley
23
1
62
1
0
0
2.70
Gary Cosier
4
2
14
0
0
0
3.50
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
3-1
0
D Randall
3-2
0
M Brearley
41-3
0
D Gower
199-4
0
I Botham
219-5
0
G Boycott
224-6
0
B Taylor
253-7
0
J Lever
295-8
0
G Miller
300-9
0
B Willis
309-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
190-10
(66.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Wood
lbw b Lever
5
12
0
0
41.67
Rick Darling
run out
25
63
1
0
39.68
Kim Hughes
b Willis
16
44
1
0
36.36
Graham Yallop
b Willis
3
17
0
0
17.65
Peter Toohey
not out
81
184
6
0
44.02
Gary Cosier
c Gooch b Willis
4
24
0
0
16.67
John Maclean
c Gooch b Miller
0
2
0
0
0.00
Bruce Yardley
c Taylor b Hendrick
12
44
0
0
27.27
Rodney Hogg
c Taylor b Willis
18
67
2
0
26.87
Geoff Dymock
b Hendrick
11
72
0
0
15.28
Alan Hurst
c Taylor b Willis
5
6
1
0
83.33
Extras
10
(b 0, lb 7, w 1, nb 2, p 0)
Total
190-10
(66.5 Overs, RR: 2.13)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
John Lever
7
0
20
1
0
0
2.86
Sir Ian Botham
11
2
46
0
0
0
4.18
Bob Willis
18.5
5
44
5
0
0
2.38
Mike Hendrick
14
1
39
2
0
0
2.79
Geoff Miller
16
6
31
1
0
0
1.94
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Wood
8-1
0
K Hughes
34-2
0
G Yallop
38-3
0
R Darling
60-4
0
G Cosier
78-5
0
J Maclean
79-6
0
B Yardley
100-7
0
R Hogg
128-8
0
G Dymock
185-9
0
A Hurst
190-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
208-10
(66.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Hogg
23
103
0
0
22.33
Graham Gooch
lbw b Hogg
43
131
5
0
32.82
Derek Randall
c Cosier b Yardley
45
65
3
0
69.23
Mike Brearley
c Maclean b Hogg
0
1
0
0
0.00
David Gower
c Maclean b Hogg
12
47
0
0
25.53
Sir Ian Botham
c Wood b Yardley
30
39
4
0
76.92
Geoff Miller
c Toohey b Yardley
25
42
3
0
59.52
John Lever
c Maclean b Hurst
10
54
0
0
18.52
Bob Taylor
c Maclean b Hogg
2
33
0
0
6.06
Bob Willis
not out
3
21
0
0
14.29
Mike Hendrick
b Dymock
1
5
0
0
20.00
Extras
14
(b 0, lb 6, w 0, nb 8, p 0)
Total
208-10
(66.3 Overs, RR: 2.35)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
17
2
57
5
0
0
3.35
Geoff Dymock
16.3
2
53
1
0
0
3.25
Alan Hurst
17
5
43
1
0
0
2.53
Bruce Yardley
16
1
41
3
0
0
2.56
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
58-1
0
G Gooch
93-2
0
M Brearley
93-3
0
D Randall
135-4
0
D Gower
151-5
0
I Botham
176-6
0
J Lever
201-7
0
G Miller
201-8
0
B Taylor
206-9
0
M Hendrick
208-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
161-10
(46.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Wood
c Taylor b Lever
64
168
3
0
38.10
Rick Darling
c Boycott b Lever
5
9
1
0
55.56
Kim Hughes
c Gooch b Willis
12
45
1
0
26.67
Graham Yallop
c Taylor b Hendrick
3
23
0
0
13.04
Peter Toohey
c Taylor b Hendrick
0
1
0
0
0.00
Gary Cosier
lbw b Miller
47
74
4
0
63.51
John Maclean
c Brearley b Miller
1
16
0
0
6.25
Bruce Yardley
c Botham b Lever
7
19
1
0
36.84
Rodney Hogg
b Miller
0
8
0
0
0.00
Geoff Dymock
not out
6
9
1
0
66.67
Alan Hurst
b Lever
5
5
0
0
100.00
Extras
11
(b 0, lb 3, w 4, nb 4, p 0)
Total
161-10
(46.1 Overs, RR: 2.61)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
12
1
36
1
0
0
3.00
John Lever
8.1
2
28
4
0
0
3.46
Sir Ian Botham
11
1
54
0
0
0
4.91
Mike Hendrick
8
3
11
2
0
0
1.38
Geoff Miller
7
4
21
3
0
0
3.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Darling
8-1
0
K Hughes
36-2
0
G Yallop
58-3
0
P Toohey
58-4
0
G Cosier
141-5
0
G Wood
143-6
0
J Maclean
143-7
0
R Hogg
147-8
0
B Yardley
151-9
0
A Hurst
161-10
0
INFO
Match
AUS vs ENG • 2nd Test • England in Australia, 1978-79
Series
England in Australia, 1978-79
Date
Fri, Dec 15
Time
8:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
Umpires
Robin Bailhache, Tom Brooks
Australia squad
Players
Graeme Wood,
Rick Darling,
Kim Hughes,
Graham Yallop (c),
Peter Toohey,
Gary Cosier,
John Maclean (wk),
Bruce Yardley,
Rodney Hogg,
Geoff Dymock,
Alan Hurst
England squad
Players
Sir Geoff Boycott,
Graham Gooch,
Derek Randall,
Mike Brearley (c),
David Gower,
Sir Ian Botham,
Geoff Miller,
Bob Taylor (wk),
John Lever,
Bob Willis,
Mike Hendrick
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