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Nervous nineties is the period of batsman's innings when his or her score is between 90 and 99. During this phase many players bat extremely cautiously in order to avoid being out before they obtain a century.

Wednesday, December 6, 1978

1st TEST: Australia v England at Brisbane, 1-6 Dec 1978

Test # 834 (834/231)
The Ashes, 1978/79, 1st Test
Australia v England
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
1,2,3,5,6 December 1978 (5-day match)

Result: England won by 7 wickets
England leads the 6-Test series 1-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RA French and MG O'Connell
Test Debuts: RM Hogg, JA Maclean (Aus).
Man of the Match: DW Randall

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 116, England 60/2 (Randall 43*, Taylor 2*)
  • Day 2: England 257/8 (Miller 19*, Old 17*)
  • Day 3: England 286, Australia 157/3 (Yallop 74*, Hughes 51*)
  • Day 4: Australia 339, England 16/0 (Boycott 9*, Gooch 2*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    GM Wood c Taylor b Old 7 45 30 0 0
    GJ Cosier run out 1 3 2 0 0
    PM Toohey b Willis 1 9 12 0 0
    *GN Yallop c Gooch b Willis 7 59 40 0 0
    KJ Hughes c Taylor b Botham 4 34 24 0 0
    TJ Laughlin c sub (JK Lever) b Willis 2 8 3 0 0
    +JA Maclean not out 33 135 83 2 0
    B Yardley c Taylor b Willis 17 40 40 2 0
    RM Hogg c Taylor b Botham 36 78 67 5 0
    AG Hurst c Taylor b Botham 0 2 4 0 0
    JD Higgs b Old 1 5 5 0 0
    Extras (lb 1, nb 6) 7
    Total (all out, 37.7 overs) 116

    FoW: 1-2 (Cosier), 2-5 (Toohey), 3-14 (Wood), 4-22 (Yallop),
    5-24 (Hughes), 6-26 (Laughlin), 7-53 (Yardley),
    8-113 (Hogg), 9-113 (Hurst), 10-116 (Higgs).

    Bowling O M R W
    Willis 14 2 44 4
    Old 9.7 1 24 2
    Botham 12 1 40 3
    Gooch 1 0 1 0
    Edmonds 1 1 0 0

    England 1st innings R M B 4 6
    G Boycott c Hughes b Hogg 13 91 67 1 0
    GA Gooch c Laughlin b Hogg 2 18 13 0 0
    DW Randall c Laughlin b Hurst 75 223 196 10 1
    +RW Taylor lbw b Hurst 20 172 115 0 0
    *JM Brearley c Maclean b Hogg 6 19 13 1 0
    DI Gower c Maclean b Hurst 44 111 90 5 0
    IT Botham c Maclean b Hogg 49 102 73 5 0
    G Miller lbw b Hogg 27 93 70 1 0
    PH Edmonds c Maclean b Hogg 1 15 9 0 0
    CM Old not out 29 113 102 2 0
    RGD Willis c Maclean b Hurst 8 44 20 1 0
    Extras (b 7, lb 4, nb 1) 12
    Total (all out, 95.4 overs) 286

    FoW: 1-2 (Gooch), 2-38 (Boycott), 3-111 (Randall),
    4-120 (Brearley), 5-120 (Taylor), 6-215 (Botham),
    7-219 (Gower), 8-226 (Edmonds), 9-266 (Miller),
    10-286 (Willis).

    Bowling O M R W
    Hurst 27.4 6 93 4
    Hogg 28 8 74 6
    Laughlin 22 6 54 0
    Yardley 7 1 34 0
    Cosier 5 1 10 0
    Higgs 6 2 9 0

    Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    GM Wood lbw b Old 19 88 50 1 0
    GJ Cosier b Willis 0 1 1 0 0
    PM Toohey lbw b Botham 1 7 9 0 0
    *GN Yallop c & b Willis 102 347 307 8 0
    KJ Hughes c Edmonds b Willis 129 481 411 8 2
    TJ Laughlin lbw b Old 5 13 8 0 0
    +JA Maclean lbw b Miller 15 63 63 1 0
    B Yardley c Brearley b Miller 16 79 70 1 0
    RM Hogg b Botham 16 41 35 1 0
    AG Hurst b Botham 0 1 2 0 0
    JD Higgs not out 0 4 2 0 0
    Extras (b 9, lb 5, nb 22) 36
    Total (all out, 116.6 overs) 339

    FoW: 1-0 (Cosier), 2-2 (Toohey), 3-49 (Wood), 4-219 (Yallop),
    5-228 (Laughlin), 6-261 (Maclean), 7-310 (Yardley),
    8-339 (Hogg), 9-339 (Hurst), 10-339 (Hughes).

    Bowling O M R W
    Willis 27.6 3 69 3
    Botham 26 5 95 3
    Old 17 1 60 2
    Miller 34 12 52 2
    Edmonds 12 1 27 0

    England 2nd innings (target: 170 runs) R M B 4 6
    G Boycott run out 16 98 82 0 0
    GA Gooch c Yardley b Hogg 2 53 33 0 0
    DW Randall not out 74 210 175 5 0
    *JM Brearley c Maclean b Yardley 13 54 51 1 0
    DI Gower not out 48 109 90 4 0
    Extras (b 12, lb 3, nb 2) 17
    Total (3 wickets, 53.5 overs) 170

    DNB: +RW Taylor, IT Botham, G Miller, PH Edmonds, CM Old,
    RGD Willis.

    FoW: 1-16 (Gooch), 2-37 (Boycott), 3-74 (Brearley).

    Bowling O M R W
    Hogg 12.5 2 35 1
    Hurst 10 4 17 0
    Yardley 13 1 41 1
    Laughlin 3 0 6 0
    Higgs 12 1 43 0
    Cosier 3 0 11 0
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