RESULT
Australia vs England Live Score, 6 January, 1979, AUS vs ENG, Sydney Cricket Ground, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
ENG
152/10 (52.6 ov) & 346/10 (146.6 ov)
AUS
294/10 (108.0 ov) & 111/10 (49.2 ov)
England won by 93 runs
Best Performance
England
Batting
DW Randall
SR 30.12 • 134s 06s
150
(498)
IT Botham
SR 54.63 • 74s 06s
59
(108)
Bowling
JE Emburey
17.2 Overs • ECO 2.65
4/46
G Miller
20 Overs • ECO 1.90
3/38
Australia
Batting
WM Darling
SR 45.50 • 94s 06s
91
(200)
AR Border
SR 29.56 • 44s 06s
60*
(203)
Bowling
Alan Hurst
10.6 Overs • ECO 2.55
5/28
Jim Higgs
59.6 Overs • ECO 2.47
5/148
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
152/10 (52.6 ov)
- Top Scorer IT Botham 59 (108)
- Top Wicket-taker Alan Hurst 5/28
- Boundaries 10 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 12
294/10 (108.0 ov)
- Top Scorer WM Darling 91 (200)
- Top Wicket-taker B Willis 2/33
- Boundaries 26 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 16
346/10 (146.6 ov)
- Top Scorer DW Randall 150 (498)
- Top Wicket-taker Jim Higgs 5/148
- Boundaries 23 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 22
111/10 (49.2 ov)
- Top Scorer AR Border 45 (115)
- Top Wicket-taker JE Emburey 4/46
- Boundaries 13 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 2
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs England
- DATE & TIME
- Saturday, January 06, 1979 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Playing XI
Venue
Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney, Australia
Matches played
96
Avg 1st Inn Score
311
Highest total
659
Bat-first win
52%
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