Australia v England 2nd Test
England tour of Australia - 1978 (1978/79) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 15 December 1978 · Australia won the toss and chose to bowl
England won by 166 runs · Man of the Match: Rodney Hogg
England won by 166 runs. David Gower top-scored with 102 for England. Man of the Match: Rodney Hogg.
England, 283 (10 wkts)
| Geoff Boycott | lbw | 77 | 337 |
| Graham Gooch | caught (John Maclean) | 1 | 10 |
| Derek Randall | caught (Graeme Wood) | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Brearley | caught (John Maclean) | 17 | 104 |
| David Gower | bowled | 102 | 221 |
| Ian Botham | lbw | 11 | 28 |
| Geoff Miller | bowled | 40 | 104 |
| Bob Taylor | caught (Alan Hurst) | 12 | 59 |
| John Lever | caught (Gary Cosier) | 14 | 40 |
| Bob Willis | caught (Graham Yallop) | 2 | 20 |
| Mike Hendrick | not out | 7 | 25 |
Rodney Hogg 30.50-9-65-5Geoff Dymock 34.00-4-72-1Alan Hurst 26.00-7-70-3Bruce Yardley 23.00-1-62-1Gary Cosier 4.00-2-14-0
Australia, 180 (10 wkts)
| Graeme Wood | lbw | 5 | 12 |
| Rick Darling | run out | 25 | 63 |
| Kim Hughes | bowled | 16 | 44 |
| Graham Yallop | bowled | 3 | 17 |
| Peter Toohey | not out | 81 | 184 |
| Gary Cosier | caught (Graham Gooch) | 4 | 24 |
| John Maclean | caught (Graham Gooch) | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Yardley | caught (Bob Taylor) | 12 | 44 |
| Rodney Hogg | caught (Bob Taylor) | 18 | 67 |
| Geoff Dymock | bowled | 11 | 72 |
| Alan Hurst | caught (Bob Taylor) | 5 | 6 |
John Lever 7.00-0-20-1Ian Botham 11.00-2-46-0Bob Willis 18.50-5-44-5Mike Hendrick 14.00-1-39-2Geoff Miller 16.00-6-31-1
England, 194 (10 wkts)
| Geoff Boycott | lbw | 23 | 103 |
| Graham Gooch | lbw | 43 | 131 |
| Derek Randall | caught (Gary Cosier) | 45 | 65 |
| Mike Brearley | caught (John Maclean) | 0 | 1 |
| David Gower | caught (John Maclean) | 12 | 47 |
| Ian Botham | caught (Graeme Wood) | 30 | 39 |
| Geoff Miller | caught (Peter Toohey) | 25 | 42 |
| John Lever | caught (John Maclean) | 10 | 54 |
| Bob Taylor | caught (John Maclean) | 2 | 33 |
| Bob Willis | not out | 3 | 21 |
| Mike Hendrick | bowled | 1 | 5 |
Rodney Hogg 17.00-2-57-5Geoff Dymock 16.30-2-53-1Alan Hurst 17.00-5-43-1Bruce Yardley 16.00-1-41-3
Australia, 150 (10 wkts)
| Graeme Wood | caught (Bob Taylor) | 64 | 168 |
| Rick Darling | caught (Geoff Boycott) | 5 | 9 |
| Kim Hughes | caught (Graham Gooch) | 12 | 45 |
| Graham Yallop | caught (Bob Taylor) | 3 | 23 |
| Peter Toohey | caught (Bob Taylor) | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Cosier | lbw | 47 | 74 |
| John Maclean | caught (Mike Brearley) | 1 | 16 |
| Bruce Yardley | caught (Ian Botham) | 7 | 19 |
| Rodney Hogg | bowled | 0 | 8 |
| Geoff Dymock | not out | 6 | 9 |
| Alan Hurst | bowled | 5 | 5 |
Bob Willis 12.00-1-36-1John Lever 8.10-2-28-4Ian Botham 11.00-1-54-0Mike Hendrick 8.00-3-11-2Geoff Miller 7.00-4-21-3
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