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England in Australia, 1978/79
Western Australia v England XI
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
9,10,11 December 1978 (4-day match)

Result: England XI won by 140 runs

Toss: England XI
Umpires: DL Hawks and DG Weser

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England XI 144, Western Australia 48/7 (Yardley 8*)
  • Day 2:
    England XI 1st innings
    G Boycott             lbw                b Clark                4
    GA Gooch              c Wright           b Alderman             3
    CT Radley                                b Alderman             2
    *JM Brearley          c Wright           b Porter              11
    DI Gower              c Wright           b Alderman             0
    +RW Tolchard          not out                                  61
    IT Botham             c Charlesworth     b Porter               4
    PH Edmonds            lbw                b Porter              21
    JE Emburey            c Wright           b Clark               22
    JK Lever              c Wright           b Mann                 2
    M Hendrick            c Charlesworth     b Mann                 6
    Extras                (b 1, lb 2, w 1, nb 4)                    8
    Total                 (all out, 55.3 overs)                   144
    
    FoW: 1-7, 2-7, 3-13, 4-17, 5-25, 6-31, 7-69, 8-115, 9-121,
         10-144.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Alderman                    12      4     18      3
    Clark                       16      4     50      2
    Porter                      17      4     37      3
    Yardley                      2      0      7      0
    Mann                         8.3    2     24      2
    
    Western Australia 1st innings
    GM Wood                                  b Lever                2
    RI Charlesworth       c Tolchard         b Botham               3
    KJ Hughes                                b Botham               8
    GR Marsh              c Tolchard         b Botham               0
    *RJ Inverarity        c Tolchard         b Hendrick             9
    AL Mann               c Botham           b Hendrick             3
    GD Porter             c Brearley         b Hendrick             8
    B Yardley             c Tolchard         b Hendrick             8
    +KJ Wright            c Brearley         b Botham               0
    WM Clark              not out                                   2
    TM Alderman           c Botham           b Hendrick             1
    Extras                (lb 3, w 1, nb 4)                         8
    Total                 (all out, 24.4 overs)                    52
    
    FoW: 1-4, 2-6, 3-10, 4-16, 5-28, 6-39, 7-48, 8-49, 9-49, 10-52.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lever                        8      3     10      1
    Botham                       9      3     16      4
    Hendrick                     5.4    2     11      5
    Gooch                        2      0      7      0
    
    England XI 2nd innings
    G Boycott             c Marsh            b Yardley             13
    GA Gooch              c Wright           b Porter              15
    CT Radley             c Marsh            b Yardley             18
    *JM Brearley                             b Yardley             18
    DI Gower              c Wright           b Porter               4
    +RW Tolchard                             b Yardley              3
    IT Botham             c Marsh            b Yardley              4
    PH Edmonds            c Wright           b Alderman            27
    JE Emburey            not out                                   7
    JK Lever                                 b Alderman             1
    M Hendrick                               b Clark                8
    Extras                (b 7, nb 1)                               8
    Total                 (all out, 50 overs)                     126
    
    FoW: 1-23, 2-41, 3-58, 4-63, 5-69, 6-73, 7-98, 8-115, 9-117,
         10-126.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Alderman                     9      2     26      2
    Clark                       12      2     22      1
    Porter                      16      9     16      2
    Yardley                     13      1     54      5
    
    Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 219 runs)
    GM Wood               lbw                b Botham              15
    RI Charlesworth       lbw                b Lever                6
    KJ Hughes             lbw                b Botham               1
    GR Marsh              c Tolchard         b Hendrick             9
    *RJ Inverarity        lbw                b Botham               2
    AL Mann               c Tolchard         b Botham               0
    GD Porter             c Tolchard         b Hendrick             2
    B Yardley             not out                                  38
    +KJ Wright                               b Hendrick             0
    WM Clark              run out                                   1
    TM Alderman           run out                                   2
    Extras                (lb 2)                                    2
    Total                 (all out, 27.5 overs)                    78
    
    FoW: 1-22, 2-22, 3-28, 4-32, 5-32, 6-35, 7-48, 8-64, 9-69, 10-78.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lever                        7      3     16      1
    Botham                      13.5    4     37      4
    Hendrick                     7      2     23      3
    


  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: Western Australia, England XI.

    Ground Page: Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

    England XI Player Pages: G Boycott, GA Gooch, CT Radley, JM Brearley, DI Gower, RW Tolchard, IT Botham, PH Edmonds, JE Emburey, JK Lever, M Hendrick.

    Western Australia Player Pages: GM Wood, RI Charlesworth, KJ Hughes, GR Marsh, RJ Inverarity, AL Mann, GD Porter, B Yardley, KJ Wright, WM Clark, TM Alderman.

    Match Officials' Pages: DL Hawks, DG Weser.

     
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