- Test no. 807 | 1977 season
- Played at Headingley, Leeds
- 11,12,13,15 August 1977 (5-day match)
| England 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| JM Brearley* | c †Marsh b Thomson | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| G Boycott | c Chappell b Pascoe | 191 | 629 | 471 | 23 | 0 | 40.55 | |
| RA Woolmer | c Chappell b Thomson | 37 | 133 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 37.00 | |
| DW Randall | lbw b Pascoe | 20 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 76.92 | |
| AW Greig | b Thomson | 43 | 102 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 53.75 | |
| GRJ Roope | c Walters b Thomson | 34 | 121 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 36.95 | |
| APE Knott† | lbw b Bright | 57 | 177 | 135 | 7 | 0 | 42.22 | |
| IT Botham | b Bright | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| DL Underwood | c Bright b Pascoe | 6 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24.00 | |
| M Hendrick | c Robinson b Pascoe | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| RGD Willis | not out | 5 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.66 | |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 9, w 3, nb 22) | 39 | ||||||
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| Total | (all out; 155.4 overs) | 436 | (2.80 runs per over) | |||||
| Fall of wickets1-0 (Brearley), 2-82 (Woolmer), 3-105 (Randall), 4-201 (Greig), 5-275 (Roope), 6-398 (Knott), 7-398 (Botham), 8-412 (Underwood), 9-422 (Hendrick), 10-436 (Boycott) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| JR Thomson | 34 | 7 | 113 | 4 | 3.32 | |||
| MHN Walker | 48 | 21 | 97 | 0 | 2.02 | |||
| LS Pascoe | 34.4 | 10 | 91 | 4 | 2.62 | |||
| KD Walters | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.66 | |||
| RJ Bright | 26 | 9 | 66 | 2 | 2.53 | |||
| GS Chappell | 10 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Australia 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| RB McCosker | run out | 27 | 50 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 69.23 | |
| IC Davis | lbw b Hendrick | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| GS Chappell* | c Brearley b Hendrick | 4 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| DW Hookes | lbw b Botham | 24 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 92.30 | |
| KD Walters | c Hendrick b Botham | 4 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 | |
| RD Robinson | c Greig b Hendrick | 20 | 51 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 48.78 | |
| RW Marsh† | c †Knott b Botham | 2 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | |
| RJ Bright | not out | 9 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 40.90 | |
| MHN Walker | c †Knott b Botham | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 | |
| JR Thomson | b Botham | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| LS Pascoe | b Hendrick | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extras | (lb 3, w 1, nb 2) | 6 | ||||||
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| Total | (all out; 31.3 overs) | 103 | (3.26 runs per over) | |||||
| Fall of wickets1-8 (Davis), 2-26 (Chappell), 3-52 (McCosker), 4-57 (Hookes), 5-66 (Walters), 6-77 (Marsh), 7-87 (Robinson), 8-100 (Walker), 9-100 (Thomson), 10-103 (Pascoe) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| RGD Willis | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 7.00 | |||
| M Hendrick | 15.3 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 2.64 | |||
| IT Botham | 11 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 1.90 |
| Australia 2nd innings (following on) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| RB McCosker | c †Knott b Greig | 12 | 63 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| IC Davis | c †Knott b Greig | 19 | 45 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 57.57 | |
| GS Chappell* | c Greig b Willis | 36 | 190 | 146 | 4 | 0 | 24.65 | |
| DW Hookes | lbw b Hendrick | 21 | 34 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| KD Walters | lbw b Woolmer | 15 | 44 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 46.87 | |
| RD Robinson | b Hendrick | 20 | 121 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 20.83 | |
| RW Marsh† | c Randall b Hendrick | 63 | 131 | 87 | 9 | 0 | 72.41 | |
| RJ Bright | c Greig b Hendrick | 5 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 27.77 | |
| MHN Walker | b Willis | 30 | 63 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 55.55 | |
| JR Thomson | b Willis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| LS Pascoe | not out | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 4, w 4, nb 18) | 27 | ||||||
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| Total | (all out; 89.5 overs) | 248 | (2.76 runs per over) | |||||
| Fall of wickets1-31 (Davis), 2-35 (McCosker), 3-63 (Hookes), 4-97 (Walters), 5-130 (Chappell), 6-167 (Robinson), 7-179 (Bright), 8-244 (Walker), 9-245 (Thomson), 10-248 (Marsh) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| RGD Willis | 14 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 2.28 | |||
| M Hendrick | 22.5 | 6 | 54 | 4 | 2.36 | |||
| AW Greig | 20 | 7 | 64 | 2 | 3.20 | |||
| IT Botham | 17 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 2.76 | |||
| RA Woolmer | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1.00 | |||
| DL Underwood | 8 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Match details |
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Toss England, who chose to bat Series England led the 5-match series 3-0 |
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Umpires
WE Alley and WL Budd |
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Close of play 11 Aug day 1 - England 1st innings 252/4 (G Boycott 110*, GRJ Roope 19*) 12 Aug day 2 - Australia 1st innings 67/5 (RD Robinson 6*, RW Marsh 0*) 13 Aug day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 120/4 (GS Chappell 29*, RD Robinson 11*) 14 Aug rest day 15 Aug day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 248 (89.5 ov) - end of match |
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Match Coverage
Photos
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Aug 11, 1977 
Geoff Boycott is mobbed by fans after making his 100th first-class hundred © PA Photos |
Aug 11, 1977 
Geoff Boycott is interviewed by BBC anchorman Peter West © The Cricketer International |
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