Australia vs England, 2nd Test at Perth, Dec 15 1978, England tour of Australia

RESULT
2nd Test, Perth, December 15 - 20, 1978, England tour of Australia
309 & 208
(T:328) 190 & 161

England won by 166 runs

Player Of The Match
5/65 & 5/57
rodney-hogg
England 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
England 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
Match Flow
Info
England 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
lbw b Hurst773374541022.84
c †Maclean b Hogg110190010.00
c Wood b Hogg032000.00
c †Maclean b Dymock171041171016.34
b Hogg1022212549046.15
lbw b Hurst1128441039.28
b Hogg401041454038.46
c Hurst b Yardley1259521020.33
c Cosier b Hurst1440600035.00
c Yallop b Hogg220410010.00
not out 725221028.00
Extras(b 6, lb 9, nb 8, w 3)26
TOTAL117.5 Ov (RR: 2.62)309
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Graham Gooch), 2-3 (Derek Randall), 3-41 (Mike Brearley), 4-199 (David Gower), 5-219 (Ian Botham), 6-224 (Geoff Boycott), 7-253 (Bob Taylor), 8-295 (John Lever), 9-300 (Geoff Miller), 10-309 (Bob Willis)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
30.596551.59---00
3447211.58---00
2677032.01---00
2316212.02---00
421402.62---00
Australia 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
lbw b Lever512120041.66
run out 25631121039.68
b Willis1644431036.36
b Willis317180017.64
not out 811842726044.02
c Gooch b Willis424330016.66
c Gooch b Miller022000.00
c †Taylor b Hendrick1244430027.27
c †Taylor b Willis1867682026.86
b Hendrick1172780015.27
c †Taylor b Willis5661083.33
Extras(lb 7, nb 2, w 1)10
TOTAL66.5 Ov (RR: 2.85)190
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Graeme Wood), 2-34 (Kim Hughes), 3-38 (Graham Yallop), 4-60 (Rick Darling), 5-78 (Gary Cosier), 6-79 (John Maclean), 7-100 (Bruce Yardley), 8-128 (Rodney Hogg), 9-185 (Geoff Dymock), 10-190 (Alan Hurst)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
702012.14---00
1124603.13---00
18.554451.77---00
1413922.08---00
1663111.45---00
England 2nd Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
lbw b Hogg231031280022.33
lbw b Hogg431311745032.82
c Cosier b Yardley4565903069.23
c †Maclean b Hogg011000.00
c †Maclean b Hogg1247680025.53
c Wood b Yardley3039524076.92
c Toohey b Yardley2542793059.52
c †Maclean b Hurst1054450018.51
c †Maclean b Hogg23336006.06
not out 321370014.28
b Dymock1550020.00
Extras(lb 6, nb 8)14
TOTAL66.3 Ov (RR: 3.13)208
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Geoff Boycott), 2-93 (Graham Gooch), 3-93 (Mike Brearley), 4-135 (Derek Randall), 5-151 (David Gower), 6-176 (Ian Botham), 7-201 (John Lever), 8-201 (Geoff Miller), 9-206 (Bob Taylor), 10-208 (Mike Hendrick)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1725752.51---00
16.325312.42---00
1754311.89---00
1614131.92---00
Australia 2nd Innings (T: 328 runs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c †Taylor b Lever641682433038.09
c Boycott b Lever59131055.55
c Gooch b Willis1245541026.66
c †Taylor b Hendrick323430013.04
c †Taylor b Hendrick011000.00
lbw b Miller47741094063.51
c Brearley b Miller11618006.25
c Botham b Lever719241036.84
b Miller088000.00
not out 69141066.66
b Lever55600100.00
Extras(lb 3, nb 4, w 4)11
TOTAL46.1 Ov (RR: 3.49)161
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Rick Darling), 2-36 (Kim Hughes), 3-58 (Graham Yallop), 4-58 (Peter Toohey), 5-141 (Gary Cosier), 6-143 (Graeme Wood), 7-143 (John Maclean), 8-147 (Rodney Hogg), 9-151 (Bruce Yardley), 10-161 (Alan Hurst)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1213612.25---00
8.122842.58---00
1115403.68---00
831121.03---00
742132.25---00
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 15 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 190/3 (Geoff Boycott 63*, David Gower 101*)
Sat, 16 Dec - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 60/4 (Peter Toohey 6*)
Sun, 17 Dec - day 3 - England 2nd innings 58/0 (Geoff Boycott 23*, Graham Gooch 26*)
Mon, 18 Dec - rest day
Tue, 19 Dec - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 11/1 (Graeme Wood 2*, Kim Hughes 1*)
Wed, 20 Dec - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 161 (46.1 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
General
  • G Boycott 50 in 280 minutes, includes an all-run 4
MATCH DETAILS
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
TossAustralia, elected to field first
Series
Season1978/79
Player Of The Match
Series resultEngland led the 6-match series 2-0
Match numberTest no. 836
Match daysday (5-day match)
Umpires
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