Australia vs England Scorecard, Commonwealth Bank Series, 3rd Match, 8 December, 1979, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Benson Hedges World Series Cup | December 8, 1979, 07:30 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground
*209/7 (49.0 ov)
*207/9 (50.0 ov)
England won by 3 wickets
Australia Inning Inning
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Julien Wiener
b Botham
|
7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 31.82 |
|
Bruce Laird
lbw b Dilley
|
7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 29.17 |
|
Allan Border
c Willey b Dilley
|
29 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 53.70 |
|
Greg Chappell
c Gooch b Willey
|
92 | 115 | 10 | 0 | 80.00 |
|
Kim Hughes
st †Bairstow b Gooch
|
23 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 95.83 |
|
Doug Walters
c Randall b Gooch
|
12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
|
Rod Marsh
c †Bairstow b Willey
|
14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 60.87 |
|
Ray Bright
c Gooch b Willey
|
1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
|
Dennis Lillee
not out
|
13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 185.71 |
|
Rodney Hogg
c Brearley b Underwood
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| EXTRAS ( b 1, lb 5, w 0, nb 2, p 0) | 8 | ||||
| TOTAL (4.14 RUNS PER OVER) | 207/9 (50.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS
15-1 (Julien Wiener, 0 ov), 15-2 (Bruce Laird, 0 ov), 73-3 (Allan Border, 0 ov), 193-7 (Greg Chappell, 0 ov), 114-4 (Kim Hughes, 0 ov), 145-5 (Doug Walters, 0 ov), 184-6 (Rod Marsh, 0 ov), 193-8 (Ray Bright, 0 ov), 207-9 (Rodney Hogg, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT
Jeff Thomson
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Dilley | 10 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Sir Ian Botham | 9 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Bob Willis | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Graham Gooch | 6 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Derek Underwood | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.90 |
| Peter Willey | 8 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.13 |
England (target 208 runs off 50.0 overs) Inning Inning
Match Information
SERIES
DATE & TIME
Saturday, December 08, 1979 - 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss England won the toss and elected to field
VENUE
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
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