The Ashes, 1978/79, 1st Test
Australia v England
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
1,2,3,5,6 December 1978 (5-day match)
Result: England won by 7 wickets
England leads the 6-Test series 1-0
Toss: Australia
Umpires: RA French and MG O'Connell
Test Debuts: RM Hogg, JA Maclean (Aus).
Man of the Match: DW Randall
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Day 1: Australia 116, England 60/2 (Randall 43*, Taylor 2*)
Day 2: England 257/8 (Miller 19*, Old 17*)
Day 3: England 286, Australia 157/3 (Yallop 74*, Hughes 51*)
Day 4: Australia 339, England 16/0 (Boycott 9*, Gooch 2*)
Australia 1st innings
GM Wood c Taylor b Old 7
GJ Cosier run out 1
PM Toohey b Willis 1
*GN Yallop c Gooch b Willis 7
KJ Hughes c Taylor b Botham 4
TJ Laughlin c sub b Willis 2
+JA Maclean not out 33
B Yardley c Taylor b Willis 17
RM Hogg c Taylor b Botham 36
AG Hurst c Taylor b Botham 0
JD Higgs b Old 1
Extras (lb 1, nb 6) 7
Total (all out, 37.7 overs) 116
FoW: 1-2, 2-5, 3-14, 4-22, 5-24,
6-26, 7-53, 8-113, 9-113, 10-116.
Bowling O M R W
Willis 14 2 44 4
Old 9.7 1 24 2
Botham 12 1 40 3
Gooch 1 0 1 0
Edmonds 1 1 0 0
England 1st innings
G Boycott c Hughes b Hogg 13
GA Gooch c Laughlin b Hogg 2
DW Randall c Laughlin b Hurst 75
+RW Taylor lbw b Hurst 20
*JM Brearley c Maclean b Hogg 6
DI Gower c Maclean b Hurst 44
IT Botham c Maclean b Hogg 49
G Miller lbw b Hogg 27
PH Edmonds c Maclean b Hogg 1
CM Old not out 29
RGD Willis c Maclean b Hurst 8
Extras (b 7, lb 4, nb 1) 12
Total (all out, 95.4 overs) 286
FoW: 1-2, 2-38, 3-111, 4-120, 5-120,
6-215, 7-219, 8-226, 9-266, 10-286.
Bowling O M R W
Hurst 27.4 6 93 4
Hogg 28 8 74 6
Laughlin 22 6 54 0
Yardley 7 1 34 0
Cosier 5 1 10 0
Higgs 6 2 9 0
Australia 2nd innings
GM Wood lbw b Old 19
GJ Cosier b Willis 0
PM Toohey lbw b Botham 1
*GN Yallop c & b Willis 102
KJ Hughes c Edmonds b Willis 129
TJ Laughlin lbw b Old 5
+JA Maclean lbw b Miller 15
B Yardley c Brearley b Miller 16
RM Hogg b Botham 16
AG Hurst b Botham 0
JD Higgs not out 0
Extras (b 9, lb 5, nb 22) 36
Total (all out, 116.6 overs) 339
FoW: 1-0, 2-2, 3-49, 4-219, 5-228,
6-261, 7-310, 8-339, 9-339, 10-339.
Bowling O M R W
Willis 27.6 3 69 3
Botham 26 5 95 3
Old 17 1 60 2
Miller 34 12 52 2
Edmonds 12 1 27 0
England 2nd innings (target: 170 runs)
G Boycott run out 16
GA Gooch c Yardley b Hogg 2
DW Randall not out 74
*JM Brearley c Maclean b Yardley 13
DI Gower not out 48
Extras (b 12, lb 3, nb 2) 17
Total (3 wickets, 53.5 overs) 170
DNB: +RW Taylor, IT Botham, G Miller, PH Edmonds, CM Old,
RGD Willis.
FoW: 1-16, 2-37, 3-74.
Bowling O M R W
Hogg 12.5 2 35 1
Hurst 10 4 17 0
Yardley 13 1 41 1
Laughlin 3 0 6 0
Higgs 12 1 43 0
Cosier 3 0 11 0
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