The Ashes, 1978/79, 5th Test
Australia v England
Adelaide Oval
27,28,29,31 January, 1 February 1979 (5-day match)
Result: England won by 205 runs
England leads the 6-Test series 4-1
Toss: Australia
Umpires: RC Bailhache and MG O'Connell
Test Debuts: PH Carlson, KJ Wright (Aus).
Man of the Match: IT Botham
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Day 1: England 169, Australia 69/4 (Wood 19*, Yardley 28*)
Day 2: Australia 164, England 82/2 (Boycott 38*, Gooch 11*)
Day 3: England 272/7 (Taylor 69*, Emburey 0*)
Day 4: England 360, Australia 82/2 (Hughes 30*, Yallop 16*)
England 1st innings
G Boycott c Wright b Hurst 6
*JM Brearley c Wright b Hogg 2
DW Randall c Carlson b Hurst 4
GA Gooch c Hughes b Hogg 1
DI Gower lbw b Hurst 9
IT Botham c Wright b Higgs 74
G Miller lbw b Hogg 31
+RW Taylor run out 4
JE Emburey b Higgs 4
RGD Willis c Darling b Hogg 24
M Hendrick not out 0
Extras (b 1, lb 4, w 3, nb 2) 10
Total (all out, 40.4 overs) 169
FoW: 1-10, 2-12, 3-16, 4-18, 5-27,
6-80, 7-113, 8-136, 9-147, 10-169.
Bowling O M R W
Hogg 10.4 1 26 4
Hurst 14 1 65 3
Carlson 9 1 34 0
Yardley 4 0 25 0
Higgs 3 1 9 2
Australia 1st innings
WM Darling c Willis b Botham 15
GM Wood c Randall b Emburey 35
KJ Hughes c Emburey b Hendrick 4
*GN Yallop b Hendrick 0
AR Border c Taylor b Botham 11
PH Carlson c Taylor b Botham 0
B Yardley b Botham 28
+KJ Wright lbw b Emburey 29
RM Hogg b Willis 0
JD Higgs run out 16
AG Hurst not out 17
Extras (b 1, lb 3, nb 5) 9
Total (all out, 53.4 overs) 164
FoW: 1-5, 2-10, 3-22, 4-24, 5-72,
6-94, 7-114, 8-116, 9-133, 10-164.
Bowling O M R W
Willis 11 1 55 1
Hendrick 19 1 45 2
Botham 11.4 0 42 4
Emburey 12 7 13 2
England 2nd innings
G Boycott c Hughes b Hurst 49
*JM Brearley lbw b Carlson 9
DW Randall c Yardley b Hurst 15
GA Gooch b Carlson 18
DI Gower lbw b Higgs 21
IT Botham c Yardley b Hurst 7
G Miller c Wright b Hurst 64
+RW Taylor c Wright b Hogg 97
JE Emburey b Hogg 42
RGD Willis c Wright b Hogg 12
M Hendrick not out 3
Extras (b 1, lb 16, w 2, nb 4) 23
Total (all out, 142.6 overs) 360
FoW: 1-31, 2-57, 3-97, 4-106, 5-130,
6-132, 7-267, 8-336, 9-347, 10-360.
Bowling O M R W
Hogg 27.6 7 59 3
Hurst 37 9 97 4
Carlson 27 8 41 2
Yardley 20 6 60 0
Higgs 28 4 75 1
Border 3 2 5 0
Australia 2nd innings (target: 366 runs)
WM Darling b Botham 18
GM Wood run out 9
KJ Hughes c Gower b Hendrick 46
*GN Yallop b Hendrick 36
AR Border b Willis 1
PH Carlson c Gower b Hendrick 21
B Yardley c Brearley b Willis 0
+KJ Wright c Emburey b Miller 0
RM Hogg b Miller 2
JD Higgs not out 3
AG Hurst b Willis 13
Extras (lb 1, nb 10) 11
Total (all out, 67 overs) 160
FoW: 1-31, 2-36, 3-115, 4-120, 5-121,
6-121, 7-124, 8-130, 9-147, 10-160.
Bowling O M R W
Willis 12 3 41 3
Hendrick 14 6 19 3
Botham 14 4 37 1
Miller 18 3 36 2
Emburey 9 5 16 0
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