RESULT
Australia vs England Live Score, 10 February, 1979, AUS vs ENG, Sydney Cricket Ground, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
ENG
308/10 (103.0 ov) & 35/1 (10.2 ov)
AUS
198/10 (60.7 ov) & 143/10 (61.1 ov)
England won by 9 wickets
Best Performance
England
Batting
GA Gooch
SR 54.41 • 74s 16s
74
(136)
DI Gower
SR 58.56 • 64s 06s
65
(111)
Bowling
G Miller
27.1 Overs • ECO 1.62
5/44
JE Emburey
24 Overs • ECO 2.17
4/52
Australia
Batting
GN Yallop
SR 57.08 • 134s 06s
121
(212)
B Yardley
SR 41.50 • 34s 06s
61*
(147)
Bowling
Jim Higgs
30 Overs • ECO 2.30
4/69
Alan Hurst
20 Overs • ECO 2.90
3/58
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
198/10 (60.7 ov)
- Top Scorer GN Yallop 121 (212)
- Top Wicket-taker IT Botham 4/57
- Boundaries 20 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 5
308/10 (103.0 ov)
- Top Scorer GA Gooch 74 (136)
- Top Wicket-taker Jim Higgs 4/69
- Boundaries 24 4s • 1 6s
- Extras 10
143/10 (61.1 ov)
- Top Scorer B Yardley 61 (147)
- Top Wicket-taker G Miller 5/44
- Boundaries 8 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 10
35/1 (10.2 ov)
- Top Scorer M Brearley 20 (30)
- Top Wicket-taker Jim Higgs 1/12
- Boundaries 2 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 2
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs England
- DATE & TIME
- Saturday, February 10, 1979 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Playing XI
ENG
AUS
Peter Toohey
Phil Carlson
Bruce Yardley
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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