RESULT
Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 4 February, 1979, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats
AUS
215/6 (38.6 ov)
ENG
212/6 (40.0 ov)
Australia won by 4 wickets
England Inning
212/6 (40.0 ov)
RR 5.30
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Geoff Boycott
lbw b Laughlin
|
33 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 38.37 |
|
Mike Brearley
c †Wright b Dymock
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Derek Randall
lbw b Dymock
|
4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
|
Graham Gooch
c Hurst b Carlson
|
19 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 38.00 |
|
David Gower
not out
|
101 | 100 | 9 | 0 | 101.00 |
|
Sir Ian Botham
c Wood b Hurst
|
31 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 75.61 |
|
David Bairstow
run out
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
|
Chris Old
not out
|
16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| EXTRAS (b 3, lb 3, w 0, nb 1, p 0) | 7 | ||||
| TOTAL (5.30 RUNS PER OVER) | 212/6 (40.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
89-4 (Geoff Boycott, 0 ov),
0-1 (Mike Brearley, 0 ov),
7-2 (Derek Randall, 0 ov),
50-3 (Graham Gooch, 0 ov),
153-5 (Sir Ian Botham, 0 ov),
158-6 (David Bairstow, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT:
Bob Willis,
Mike Hendrick,
John Lever
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hurst | 8 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Geoff Dymock | 8 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 |
| Phil Carlson | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Gary Cosier | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Trevor Laughlin | 8 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 |
Australia (target 213 runs off 40.0 overs) Inning
215/6 (38.6 ov)
RR 5.57
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Graeme Wood
b Old
|
23 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 42.59 |
|
Rick Darling
c Old b Willis
|
7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
|
Kim Hughes
c Boycott b Lever
|
50 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 50.51 |
|
Graham Yallop
c Gower b Hendrick
|
31 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 46.97 |
|
Peter Toohey
not out
|
54 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 98.18 |
|
Gary Cosier
b Lever
|
28 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 200.00 |
|
Phil Carlson
c Boycott b Lever
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Trevor Laughlin
not out
|
15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 136.36 |
| EXTRAS (b 0, lb 6, w 0, nb 1, p 0) | 7 | ||||
| TOTAL (5.57 RUNS PER OVER) | 215/6 (38.6 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
55-2 (Graeme Wood, 0 ov),
7-1 (Rick Darling, 0 ov),
90-3 (Kim Hughes, 0 ov),
145-4 (Graham Yallop, 0 ov),
185-5 (Gary Cosier, 0 ov),
185-6 (Phil Carlson, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT:
Kevin Wright,
Geoff Dymock,
Alan Hurst
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 8 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 |
| John Lever | 7 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.29 |
| Mike Hendrick | 8 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 |
| Chris Old | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 |
| Sir Ian Botham | 7.6 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.25 |
* = not out
SR = Strike Rate
RR = Run Rate
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs England
- DATE & TIME
- Sunday, February 04, 1979 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to field
- VENUE
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne