RESULT
Australia vs England Live Score, 24 January, 1979, AUS vs ENG, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
ENG
102/3 (28.2 ov)
AUS
101/10 (33.5 ov)
England won by 7 wickets
Best Performance
England
Batting
G Boycott
SR 36.45 • 34s 06s
39*
(107)
GA Gooch
SR 51.11 • 24s 06s
23
(45)
Bowling
M Hendrick
8 Overs • ECO 3.13
4/25
IT Botham
4.5 Overs • ECO 3.31
3/16
Australia
Batting
GM Wood
SR 42.42 • 44s 06s
28
(66)
John Maclean
SR 33.33 • 24s 06s
11
(33)
Bowling
G Dymock
6 Overs • ECO 2.67
1/16
RM Hogg
6 Overs • ECO 3.33
1/20
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
101/10 (33.5 ov)
- Top Scorer GM Wood 28 (66)
- Top Wicket-taker M Hendrick 4/25
- Boundaries 12 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 10
102/3 (28.2 ov)
- Top Scorer G Boycott 39 (107)
- Top Wicket-taker G Dymock 1/16
- Boundaries 8 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 9
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs England
- DATE & TIME
- Wednesday, January 24, 1979 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Playing XI
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia
Matches played
148
Avg 1st Inn Score
223
Highest total
355
Bat-first win
49%
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