Australia vs England, 2nd Test, December 15, 1978 - Live Scorecard

AUS vs ENG, 2nd Test, Cricket Scorecard

🏟️ W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth•🏏 TEST•🏅 England in Australia, 1978-79•Date & Time : Dec 15-Dec 20, 12:00 AM (IST)

England won by 166 runs

★ Player of the Match: R Hogg

England 1st Innings - 309/10 (117.5 overs)

Extras: 26(w 3, nb 8, lb 9, b 6)

Run Rate: 1.97

Australia 1st Innings - 190/10 (66.5 overs)

Extras: 10(w 1, nb 2, lb 7, b 0)

Run Rate: 2.13

England 2nd Innings - 208/10 (66.3 overs)

Extras: 14(w 0, nb 8, lb 6, b 0)

Run Rate: 2.35

Australia 2nd Innings - 161/10 (46.1 overs)

Extras: 11(w 4, nb 4, lb 3, b 0)

Run Rate: 2.61

England 1st Innings - 309/10 (117.5 overs)

Extras: 26(w 3, nb 8, lb 9, b 6)

Run Rate: 1.97

Batting

Batsman	Runs	Balls	4s	SR	Dismissal
Sir Geoff Boycott	77	337	1	22.85	lbw b Hurst
Graham Gooch	1	10	0	10.00	c Maclean b Hogg
Derek Randall	0	3	0	0.00	c Wood b Hogg
Mike Brearley	17	104	1	16.35	c Maclean b Dymock
David Gower	102	221	9	46.15	b Hogg
Sir Ian Botham	11	28	1	39.29	lbw b Hurst
Geoff Miller	40	104	4	38.46	b Hogg
Bob Taylor	12	59	1	20.34	c Hurst b Yardley
John Lever	14	40	0	35.00	c Cosier b Hurst
Bob Willis	2	20	0	10.00	c Yallop b Hogg
Mike Hendrick	7	25	1	28.00	not out

Fall of Wickets

3-1 (G Gooch, 0), 3-2 (D Randall, 0), 41-3 (M Brearley, 0), 199-4 (D Gower, 0), 219-5 (I Botham, 0), 224-6 (G Boycott, 0), 253-7 (B Taylor, 0), 295-8 (J Lever, 0), 300-9 (G Miller, 0), 309-10 (B Willis, 0)

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Rodney Hogg	30.5	9	65	5	2.13
Geoff Dymock	34	4	72	1	2.12
Alan Hurst	26	7	70	3	2.69
Bruce Yardley	23	1	62	1	2.70
Gary Cosier	4	2	14	0	3.50

Partnerships

Partners	Runs	Balls

Australia 1st Innings - 190/10 (66.5 overs)

Extras: 10(w 1, nb 2, lb 7, b 0)

Run Rate: 2.13

Batting

Batsman	Runs	Balls	4s	SR	Dismissal
Graeme Wood	5	12	0	41.67	lbw b Lever
Rick Darling	25	63	1	39.68	run out
Kim Hughes	16	44	1	36.36	b Willis
Graham Yallop	3	17	0	17.65	b Willis
Peter Toohey	81	184	6	44.02	not out
Gary Cosier	4	24	0	16.67	c Gooch b Willis
John Maclean	0	2	0	0.00	c Gooch b Miller
Bruce Yardley	12	44	0	27.27	c Taylor b Hendrick
Rodney Hogg	18	67	2	26.87	c Taylor b Willis
Geoff Dymock	11	72	0	15.28	b Hendrick
Alan Hurst	5	6	1	83.33	c Taylor b Willis

Fall of Wickets

8-1 (G Wood, 0), 34-2 (K Hughes, 0), 38-3 (G Yallop, 0), 60-4 (R Darling, 0), 78-5 (G Cosier, 0), 79-6 (J Maclean, 0), 100-7 (B Yardley, 0), 128-8 (R Hogg, 0), 185-9 (G Dymock, 0), 190-10 (A Hurst, 0)

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
John Lever	7	0	20	1	2.86
Sir Ian Botham	11	2	46	0	4.18
Bob Willis	18.5	5	44	5	2.38
Mike Hendrick	14	1	39	2	2.79
Geoff Miller	16	6	31	1	1.94

Partnerships

Partners	Runs	Balls

England 2nd Innings - 208/10 (66.3 overs)

Extras: 14(w 0, nb 8, lb 6, b 0)

Run Rate: 2.35

Batting

Batsman	Runs	Balls	4s	SR	Dismissal
Sir Geoff Boycott	23	103	0	22.33	lbw b Hogg
Graham Gooch	43	131	5	32.82	lbw b Hogg
Derek Randall	45	65	3	69.23	c Cosier b Yardley
Mike Brearley	0	1	0	0.00	c Maclean b Hogg
David Gower	12	47	0	25.53	c Maclean b Hogg
Sir Ian Botham	30	39	4	76.92	c Wood b Yardley
Geoff Miller	25	42	3	59.52	c Toohey b Yardley
John Lever	10	54	0	18.52	c Maclean b Hurst
Bob Taylor	2	33	0	6.06	c Maclean b Hogg
Bob Willis	3	21	0	14.29	not out
Mike Hendrick	1	5	0	20.00	b Dymock

Fall of Wickets

58-1 (G Boycott, 0), 93-2 (G Gooch, 0), 93-3 (M Brearley, 0), 135-4 (D Randall, 0), 151-5 (D Gower, 0), 176-6 (I Botham, 0), 201-7 (J Lever, 0), 201-8 (G Miller, 0), 206-9 (B Taylor, 0), 208-10 (M Hendrick, 0)

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Rodney Hogg	17	2	57	5	3.35
Geoff Dymock	16.3	2	53	1	3.25
Alan Hurst	17	5	43	1	2.53
Bruce Yardley	16	1	41	3	2.56

Partnerships

Partners	Runs	Balls

Australia 2nd Innings - 161/10 (46.1 overs)

Extras: 11(w 4, nb 4, lb 3, b 0)

Run Rate: 2.61

Batting

Batsman	Runs	Balls	4s	SR	Dismissal
Graeme Wood	64	168	3	38.10	c Taylor b Lever
Rick Darling	5	9	1	55.56	c Boycott b Lever
Kim Hughes	12	45	1	26.67	c Gooch b Willis
Graham Yallop	3	23	0	13.04	c Taylor b Hendrick
Peter Toohey	0	1	0	0.00	c Taylor b Hendrick
Gary Cosier	47	74	4	63.51	lbw b Miller
John Maclean	1	16	0	6.25	c Brearley b Miller
Bruce Yardley	7	19	1	36.84	c Botham b Lever
Rodney Hogg	0	8	0	0.00	b Miller
Geoff Dymock	6	9	1	66.67	not out
Alan Hurst	5	5	0	100.00	b Lever

Fall of Wickets

8-1 (R Darling, 0), 36-2 (K Hughes, 0), 58-3 (G Yallop, 0), 58-4 (P Toohey, 0), 141-5 (G Cosier, 0), 143-6 (G Wood, 0), 143-7 (J Maclean, 0), 147-8 (R Hogg, 0), 151-9 (B Yardley, 0), 161-10 (A Hurst, 0)

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Bob Willis	12	1	36	1	3.00
John Lever	8.1	2	28	4	3.46
Sir Ian Botham	11	1	54	0	4.91
Mike Hendrick	8	3	11	2	1.38
Geoff Miller	7	4	21	3	3.00

Partnerships

Partners	Runs	Balls

Match Officials

Umpires

Robin Bailhache (AUS)

Tom Brooks (AUS)

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Stadium Details

Name: W.A.C.A. Ground

Location: Perth, Australia

Capacity: 22,000 (24,500 with temporary seating)

Established: 1890