Australia v England 1st Test
England tour of Australia - 1979 (1979/80) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 14 December 1979 · England won the toss and chose to bowl
Australia won by 138 runs · Man of the Match: Ian Botham
Australia won by 138 runs. Allan Border top-scored with 115 for Australia. Man of the Match: Ian Botham.
Australia, 235 (10 wkts)
| Julien Wiener | run out | 11 | 34 |
| Bruce Laird | lbw | 0 | 4 |
| Allan Border | lbw | 4 | 24 |
| Greg Chappell | caught (Geoff Boycott) | 19 | 77 |
| Kim Hughes | caught (Mike Brearley) | 99 | 195 |
| Peter Toohey | caught (Derek Underwood) | 19 | 35 |
| Rod Marsh | caught (Bob Taylor) | 42 | 112 |
| Ray Bright | caught (Bob Taylor) | 17 | 46 |
| Dennis Lillee | caught (Bob Taylor) | 18 | 39 |
| Geoff Dymock | bowled | 5 | 35 |
| Jeff Thomson | not out | 1 | 1 |
Graham Dilley 18.00-1-47-2Ian Botham 35.00-9-78-6Bob Willis 23.00-7-47-0Derek Underwood 13.00-4-33-1Geoff Miller 11.00-2-30-0
England, 206 (10 wkts)
| Derek Randall | caught (Kim Hughes) | 0 | 3 |
| Geoff Boycott | lbw | 0 | 20 |
| Peter Willey | caught (Greg Chappell) | 9 | 18 |
| David Gower | caught (Rod Marsh) | 17 | 26 |
| Geoff Miller | caught (Kim Hughes) | 25 | 53 |
| Mike Brearley | caught (Rod Marsh) | 64 | 184 |
| Ian Botham | caught (Peter Toohey) | 15 | 16 |
| Bob Taylor | bowled | 14 | 44 |
| Graham Dilley | not out | 38 | 157 |
| Derek Underwood | lbw | 13 | 24 |
| Bob Willis | bowled | 11 | 19 |
Dennis Lillee 28.00-11-73-4Geoff Dymock 29.10-14-52-3Greg Chappell 11.00-6-5-1Jeff Thomson 21.00-3-70-2Ray Bright 2.00-0-6-0
Australia, 319 (10 wkts)
| Julien Wiener | caught (Derek Randall) | 58 | 105 |
| Bruce Laird | caught (Bob Taylor) | 33 | 115 |
| Allan Border | caught (Bob Taylor) | 115 | 296 |
| Greg Chappell | stumping (Bob Taylor) | 43 | 95 |
| Kim Hughes | caught (Geoff Miller) | 4 | 13 |
| Peter Toohey | caught (Bob Taylor) | 3 | 15 |
| Rod Marsh | caught (David Gower) | 4 | 19 |
| Ray Bright | lbw | 12 | 32 |
| Dennis Lillee | caught (Peter Willey) | 19 | 105 |
| Geoff Dymock | not out | 20 | 39 |
| Jeff Thomson | bowled | 8 | 25 |
Graham Dilley 18.00-3-50-1Ian Botham 45.50-14-98-5Bob Willis 26.00-7-52-1Derek Underwood 41.00-14-82-3Geoff Miller 10.00-0-36-0Peter Willey 1.00-0-1-0
England, 203 (10 wkts)
| Derek Randall | lbw | 1 | 9 |
| Geoff Boycott | not out | 99 | 285 |
| Peter Willey | lbw | 12 | 18 |
| David Gower | caught (Jeff Thomson) | 23 | 42 |
| Geoff Miller | caught (Greg Chappell) | 8 | 19 |
| Ian Botham | caught (Rod Marsh) | 18 | 44 |
| Mike Brearley | caught (Rod Marsh) | 11 | 24 |
| Bob Taylor | bowled | 15 | 44 |
| Graham Dilley | caught (Rod Marsh) | 16 | 61 |
| Derek Underwood | caught (Julien Wiener) | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Willis | caught (Greg Chappell) | 0 | 3 |
Dennis Lillee 23.00-5-74-2Geoff Dymock 17.20-4-34-6Greg Chappell 6.00-4-6-0Jeff Thomson 11.00-3-30-1Ray Bright 23.00-11-30-1Julien Wiener 8.00-3-22-0Allan Border 2.00-0-7-0
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