England v Pakistan 3rd Test
Pakistan tour of England - 1978 (1978) · Headingley, Leeds · 29 June 1978
Match drawn
Match drawn. Sadiq Mohammad top-scored with 97 for Pakistan. Sarfraz Nawaz took 5/39.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pakistan tour of England - 1978 (1978)
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Dates
- 29 June 1978 to 4 July 1978
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Sadiq Mohammad
- Captains
- Wasim Bari (Pakistan), Mike Brearley (England)
- Umpires
- HD Bird and KE Palmer
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Pakistan batted first and made 201 all out. Sadiq Mohammad top-scored with 97 off 282 balls, and Mohsin Khan made 41. Chris Old took 4 for 41 for England. From 182 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 19 runs, to 201 for 10. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Headingley, 296 across 9 Tests.
England replied with 119 for 7. David Gower top-scored with 39 off 99 balls. Sarfraz Nawaz took 5 for 39 for Pakistan. Pakistan led by 82 on first innings.
Match drawn.
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 201 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | c Ian Botham | 31 | 116 |
| Sadiq Mohammad | c Mike Brearley | 97 | 282 |
| Mohsin Khan | lbw | 41 | 116 |
| Talat Ali | c Graham Gooch | 0 | 1 |
| Haroon Rasheed | c Mike Brearley | 7 | 56 |
| Javed Miandad | bowled | 1 | 19 |
| Wasim Raja | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | c Bob Taylor | 4 | 7 |
| Wasim Bari | not out | 7 | 19 |
| Sikander Bakht | bowled | 4 | 16 |
| Iqbal Qasim | lbw | 0 | 2 |
Extras 9 · Total 201 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 26 | 8 | 48 | 2 |
| Chris Old | 41.4 | 22 | 41 | 4 |
| Ian Botham | 18 | 2 | 59 | 4 |
| Phil Edmonds | 11 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Geoff Miller | 9 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-75 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-147 (Mohsin Khan), 3-147 (Talat Ali), 4-169 (Haroon Rasheed), 5-182 (Javed Miandad), 6-183 (Wasim Raja), 7-189 (Sarfraz Nawaz), 8-190 (Sadiq Mohammad), 9-201 (Sikander Bakht), 10-201 (Iqbal Qasim)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sadiq Mohammad and Mudassar Nazar | 75 |
| second | Sadiq Mohammad and Mohsin Khan | 72 |
| third | Sadiq Mohammad and Talat Ali | 0 |
| fourth | Sadiq Mohammad and Haroon Rasheed | 22 |
| fifth | Sadiq Mohammad and Javed Miandad | 13 |
| sixth | Sadiq Mohammad and Wasim Raja | 1 |
| seventh | Sarfraz Nawaz and Sadiq Mohammad | 6 |
| eighth | Wasim Bari and Sadiq Mohammad | 1 |
| ninth | Wasim Bari and Sikander Bakht | 11 |
| tenth | Wasim Bari and Iqbal Qasim | 0 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 119 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Brearley | c Wasim Bari | 0 | 2 |
| Graham Gooch | lbw | 20 | 67 |
| Clive Radley | bowled | 7 | 27 |
| David Gower | lbw | 39 | 99 |
| Graham Roope | c Sadiq Mohammad | 11 | 39 |
| Geoff Miller | not out | 18 | 53 |
| Bob Taylor | c Wasim Bari | 2 | 30 |
| Ian Botham | lbw | 4 | 6 |
| Phil Edmonds | not out | 1 | 14 |
Did not bat: Chris Old, Bob Willis
Extras 17 · Total 119 for 7
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 20 | 6 | 39 | 5 |
| Sikander Bakht | 15 | 4 | 26 | 1 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Iqbal Qasim | 11 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| Javed Miandad | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Mike Brearley), 2-24 (Clive Radley), 3-51 (Graham Gooch), 4-77 (Graham Roope), 5-102 (David Gower), 6-110 (Bob Taylor), 7-116 (Ian Botham)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Mike Brearley | 0 |
| second | Graham Gooch and Clive Radley | 24 |
| third | Graham Gooch and David Gower | 27 |
| fourth | Graham Roope and David Gower | 26 |
| fifth | Geoff Miller and David Gower | 25 |
| sixth | Bob Taylor and Geoff Miller | 8 |
| seventh | Geoff Miller and Ian Botham | 6 |
| eighth | Phil Edmonds and Geoff Miller | 3 |
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