Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 3rd Match, 4 February, 1979, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia vs England | February 4, 1979, 07:30 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground
*215/6 (38.6 ov)
*212/6 (40.0 ov)
Australia won by 4 wickets
England Inning Inning
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Geoff Boycott
lbw b Laughlin
|
33 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 38.37 |
|
Mike Brearley
c †Wright b Dymock
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Derek Randall
lbw b Dymock
|
4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
|
Graham Gooch
c Hurst b Carlson
|
19 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 38.00 |
|
David Gower
not out
|
101 | 100 | 9 | 0 | 101.00 |
|
Sir Ian Botham
c Wood b Hurst
|
31 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 75.61 |
|
David Bairstow
run out
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
|
Chris Old
not out
|
16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| EXTRAS ( b 3, lb 3, w 0, nb 1, p 0) | 7 | ||||
| TOTAL (5.30 RUNS PER OVER) | 212/6 (40.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS
89-4 (Geoff Boycott, 0 ov), 0-1 (Mike Brearley, 0 ov), 7-2 (Derek Randall, 0 ov), 50-3 (Graham Gooch, 0 ov), 153-5 (Sir Ian Botham, 0 ov), 158-6 (David Bairstow, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT
Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick, John Lever
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hurst | 8 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Geoff Dymock | 8 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 |
| Phil Carlson | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Gary Cosier | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Trevor Laughlin | 8 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 |
Australia (target 213 runs off 40.0 overs) Inning Inning
Match Information
SERIES
DATE & TIME
Sunday, February 04, 1979 - 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to field
VENUE
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
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