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Australia vs England, 4th Test
- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
England in Australia, 1978-79
Venue:
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Date & Time:
Sat, Jan 6, 11:00 AM LOCAL
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England won by 93 runs
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
152-10
(52.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Border b Hurst
8
40
0
0
20.00
Bob Willis
not out
7
43
0
0
16.28
Bob Taylor
c Border b Higgs
10
28
1
0
35.71
Mike Hendrick
b Hurst
10
24
0
0
41.67
Graham Gooch
c Toohey b Higgs
18
81
1
0
22.22
Mike Brearley
b Hogg
17
80
0
0
21.25
Geoff Miller
c Maclean b Hurst
4
5
1
0
80.00
Derek Randall
c Wood b Hurst
0
2
0
0
0.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Yallop b Hogg
59
108
7
0
54.63
David Gower
c Maclean b Hurst
7
10
0
0
70.00
John Emburey
c Wood b Higgs
0
11
0
0
0.00
Extras
12
(b 1, lb 1, w 2, nb 8, p 0)
Total
152-10
(52.6 Overs, RR: 2.16)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
11
3
36
2
0
0
3.27
Geoff Dymock
13
1
34
0
0
0
2.62
Alan Hurst
10.6
2
28
5
0
0
2.64
Jim Higgs
18
4
42
3
0
0
2.33
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
18-1
0
D Randall
18-2
0
M Brearley
35-3
0
D Gower
51-4
0
G Gooch
66-5
0
G Miller
70-6
0
B Taylor
94-7
0
J Emburey
98-8
0
I Botham
141-9
0
M Hendrick
152-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
294-10
(108 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Geoff Dymock
b Botham
5
54
0
0
9.26
Alan Hurst
run out
0
2
0
0
0.00
Kim Hughes
c Emburey b Willis
48
167
6
0
28.74
Rick Darling
c Botham b Miller
91
200
9
0
45.50
Peter Toohey
c Gooch b Botham
1
4
0
0
25.00
Graeme Wood
b Willis
0
5
0
0
0.00
Graham Yallop
c Botham b Hendrick
44
136
5
0
32.35
Allan Border
not out
60
203
4
0
29.56
John Maclean
lbw b Emburey
12
58
1
0
20.69
Rodney Hogg
run out
6
17
1
0
35.29
Jim Higgs
c Botham b Hendrick
11
32
0
0
34.38
Extras
16
(b 2, lb 3, w 0, nb 11, p 0)
Total
294-10
(108 Overs, RR: 2.04)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
9
2
33
2
0
0
3.67
Sir Ian Botham
28
3
87
2
0
0
3.11
Mike Hendrick
24
4
50
2
0
0
2.08
Geoff Miller
13
2
37
1
0
0
2.85
John Emburey
29
10
57
1
0
0
1.97
Graham Gooch
5
1
14
0
0
0
2.80
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Wood
1-1
0
K Hughes
126-2
0
R Darling
178-3
0
P Toohey
179-4
0
G Yallop
210-5
0
J Maclean
235-6
0
R Hogg
245-7
0
G Dymock
276-8
0
J Higgs
290-9
0
A Hurst
294-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
346-10
(146.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Hogg
0
1
0
0
0.00
Bob Willis
c Toohey b Higgs
0
1
0
0
0.00
Bob Taylor
not out
21
113
1
0
18.58
Mike Hendrick
c Toohey b Higgs
7
11
1
0
63.64
Graham Gooch
c Wood b Higgs
22
98
1
0
22.45
Mike Brearley
b Border
53
195
2
0
27.18
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hogg
17
80
1
0
21.25
Derek Randall
lbw b Hogg
150
498
13
0
30.12
Sir Ian Botham
c Wood b Higgs
6
88
0
0
6.82
David Gower
c Maclean b Hogg
34
68
3
0
50.00
John Emburey
c Darling b Higgs
14
39
1
0
35.90
Extras
22
(b 5, lb 3, w 0, nb 14, p 0)
Total
346-10
(146.6 Overs, RR: 1.76)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
28
10
67
4
0
0
2.39
Geoff Dymock
17
4
35
0
0
0
2.06
Alan Hurst
19
3
43
0
0
0
2.26
Jim Higgs
59.6
15
148
5
0
0
2.48
Allan Border
23
11
31
1
0
0
1.35
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
0-1
0
M Brearley
111-2
0
G Gooch
169-3
0
D Gower
237-4
0
I Botham
267-5
0
D Randall
292-6
0
G Miller
307-7
0
J Emburey
334-8
0
B Willis
334-9
0
M Hendrick
346-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
111-10
(49.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Geoff Dymock
b Emburey
0
12
0
0
0.00
Alan Hurst
b Emburey
0
21
0
0
0.00
Kim Hughes
c Emburey b Miller
15
40
1
0
37.50
Rick Darling
c Gooch b Hendrick
13
37
1
0
35.14
Peter Toohey
b Miller
5
50
0
0
10.00
Graeme Wood
run out
27
64
2
0
42.19
Graham Yallop
c & b Hendrick
1
12
0
0
8.33
Allan Border
not out
45
115
9
0
39.13
John Maclean
c Botham b Miller
0
11
0
0
0.00
Rodney Hogg
c Botham b Emburey
0
4
0
0
0.00
Jim Higgs
lbw b Emburey
3
29
0
0
10.34
Extras
2
(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
111-10
(49.2 Overs, RR: 1.69)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
2
0
8
0
0
0
4.00
Mike Hendrick
10
3
17
2
0
0
1.70
John Emburey
17.2
7
46
4
0
0
2.67
Geoff Miller
20
7
38
3
0
0
1.90
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Darling
38-1
0
G Wood
44-2
0
G Yallop
45-3
0
K Hughes
59-4
0
P Toohey
74-5
0
J Maclean
76-6
0
G Dymock
85-7
0
R Hogg
85-8
0
J Higgs
105-9
0
A Hurst
111-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
152-10
(52.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Border b Hurst
8
40
0
0
20.00
Bob Willis
not out
7
43
0
0
16.28
Bob Taylor
c Border b Higgs
10
28
1
0
35.71
Mike Hendrick
b Hurst
10
24
0
0
41.67
Graham Gooch
c Toohey b Higgs
18
81
1
0
22.22
Mike Brearley
b Hogg
17
80
0
0
21.25
Geoff Miller
c Maclean b Hurst
4
5
1
0
80.00
Derek Randall
c Wood b Hurst
0
2
0
0
0.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Yallop b Hogg
59
108
7
0
54.63
David Gower
c Maclean b Hurst
7
10
0
0
70.00
John Emburey
c Wood b Higgs
0
11
0
0
0.00
Extras
12
(b 1, lb 1, w 2, nb 8, p 0)
Total
152-10
(52.6 Overs, RR: 2.16)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
11
3
36
2
0
0
3.27
Geoff Dymock
13
1
34
0
0
0
2.62
Alan Hurst
10.6
2
28
5
0
0
2.64
Jim Higgs
18
4
42
3
0
0
2.33
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
18-1
0
D Randall
18-2
0
M Brearley
35-3
0
D Gower
51-4
0
G Gooch
66-5
0
G Miller
70-6
0
B Taylor
94-7
0
J Emburey
98-8
0
I Botham
141-9
0
M Hendrick
152-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
294-10
(108 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Geoff Dymock
b Botham
5
54
0
0
9.26
Alan Hurst
run out
0
2
0
0
0.00
Kim Hughes
c Emburey b Willis
48
167
6
0
28.74
Rick Darling
c Botham b Miller
91
200
9
0
45.50
Peter Toohey
c Gooch b Botham
1
4
0
0
25.00
Graeme Wood
b Willis
0
5
0
0
0.00
Graham Yallop
c Botham b Hendrick
44
136
5
0
32.35
Allan Border
not out
60
203
4
0
29.56
John Maclean
lbw b Emburey
12
58
1
0
20.69
Rodney Hogg
run out
6
17
1
0
35.29
Jim Higgs
c Botham b Hendrick
11
32
0
0
34.38
Extras
16
(b 2, lb 3, w 0, nb 11, p 0)
Total
294-10
(108 Overs, RR: 2.04)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
9
2
33
2
0
0
3.67
Sir Ian Botham
28
3
87
2
0
0
3.11
Mike Hendrick
24
4
50
2
0
0
2.08
Geoff Miller
13
2
37
1
0
0
2.85
John Emburey
29
10
57
1
0
0
1.97
Graham Gooch
5
1
14
0
0
0
2.80
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Wood
1-1
0
K Hughes
126-2
0
R Darling
178-3
0
P Toohey
179-4
0
G Yallop
210-5
0
J Maclean
235-6
0
R Hogg
245-7
0
G Dymock
276-8
0
J Higgs
290-9
0
A Hurst
294-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
346-10
(146.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Hogg
0
1
0
0
0.00
Bob Willis
c Toohey b Higgs
0
1
0
0
0.00
Bob Taylor
not out
21
113
1
0
18.58
Mike Hendrick
c Toohey b Higgs
7
11
1
0
63.64
Graham Gooch
c Wood b Higgs
22
98
1
0
22.45
Mike Brearley
b Border
53
195
2
0
27.18
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hogg
17
80
1
0
21.25
Derek Randall
lbw b Hogg
150
498
13
0
30.12
Sir Ian Botham
c Wood b Higgs
6
88
0
0
6.82
David Gower
c Maclean b Hogg
34
68
3
0
50.00
John Emburey
c Darling b Higgs
14
39
1
0
35.90
Extras
22
(b 5, lb 3, w 0, nb 14, p 0)
Total
346-10
(146.6 Overs, RR: 1.76)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
28
10
67
4
0
0
2.39
Geoff Dymock
17
4
35
0
0
0
2.06
Alan Hurst
19
3
43
0
0
0
2.26
Jim Higgs
59.6
15
148
5
0
0
2.48
Allan Border
23
11
31
1
0
0
1.35
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
0-1
0
M Brearley
111-2
0
G Gooch
169-3
0
D Gower
237-4
0
I Botham
267-5
0
D Randall
292-6
0
G Miller
307-7
0
J Emburey
334-8
0
B Willis
334-9
0
M Hendrick
346-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
111-10
(49.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Geoff Dymock
b Emburey
0
12
0
0
0.00
Alan Hurst
b Emburey
0
21
0
0
0.00
Kim Hughes
c Emburey b Miller
15
40
1
0
37.50
Rick Darling
c Gooch b Hendrick
13
37
1
0
35.14
Peter Toohey
b Miller
5
50
0
0
10.00
Graeme Wood
run out
27
64
2
0
42.19
Graham Yallop
c & b Hendrick
1
12
0
0
8.33
Allan Border
not out
45
115
9
0
39.13
John Maclean
c Botham b Miller
0
11
0
0
0.00
Rodney Hogg
c Botham b Emburey
0
4
0
0
0.00
Jim Higgs
lbw b Emburey
3
29
0
0
10.34
Extras
2
(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
111-10
(49.2 Overs, RR: 1.69)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
2
0
8
0
0
0
4.00
Mike Hendrick
10
3
17
2
0
0
1.70
John Emburey
17.2
7
46
4
0
0
2.67
Geoff Miller
20
7
38
3
0
0
1.90
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Darling
38-1
0
G Wood
44-2
0
G Yallop
45-3
0
K Hughes
59-4
0
P Toohey
74-5
0
J Maclean
76-6
0
G Dymock
85-7
0
R Hogg
85-8
0
J Higgs
105-9
0
A Hurst
111-10
0
INFO
Match
AUS vs ENG • 4th Test • England in Australia, 1978-79
Series
England in Australia, 1978-79
Date
Sat, Jan 6
Time
11:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires
Robin Bailhache, Dick French
Australia squad
Players
Graeme Wood,
Rick Darling,
Kim Hughes,
Graham Yallop (c),
Peter Toohey,
Allan Border,
John Maclean (wk),
Rodney Hogg,
Geoff Dymock,
Jim Higgs,
Alan Hurst
England squad
Players
Sir Geoff Boycott,
Mike Brearley (c),
Derek Randall,
Graham Gooch,
David Gower,
Sir Ian Botham,
Geoff Miller,
Bob Taylor (wk),
John Emburey,
Bob Willis,
Mike Hendrick
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