RESULT
Australia vs England Live Score, 29 December, 1978, AUS vs ENG, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
AUS
258/10 (89.1 ov) & 167/10 (71.2 ov)
ENG
143/10 (63.6 ov) & 179/10 (67.0 ov)
Australia won by 103 runs
Best Performance
Australia
Batting
GM Wood
SR 35.34 • 64s 06s
100
(283)
KJ Hughes
SR 33.80 • 44s 16s
48
(142)
Bowling
RM Hogg
17 Overs • ECO 1.76
5/30
RM Hogg
17 Overs • ECO 2.12
5/36
England
Batting
DI Gower
SR 38.28 • 34s 06s
49
(128)
GA Gooch
SR 45.98 • 54s 06s
40
(87)
Bowling
JE Emburey
21.2 Overs • ECO 1.41
3/30
G Miller
19 Overs • ECO 1.84
3/35
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
258/10 (89.1 ov)
- Top Scorer GM Wood 100 (283)
- Top Wicket-taker G Miller 3/35
- Boundaries 17 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 14
143/10 (63.6 ov)
- Top Scorer DI Gower 29 (48)
- Top Wicket-taker RM Hogg 5/30
- Boundaries 10 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 19
167/10 (71.2 ov)
- Top Scorer KJ Hughes 48 (142)
- Top Wicket-taker JE Emburey 3/30
- Boundaries 7 4s • 1 6s
- Extras 11
179/10 (67.0 ov)
- Top Scorer DI Gower 49 (128)
- Top Wicket-taker RM Hogg 5/36
- Boundaries 9 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 24
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs England
- DATE & TIME
- Friday, December 29, 1978 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Playing XI
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia
Matches played
104
Avg 1st Inn Score
301
Highest total
624
Bat-first win
57%
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