RESULT
Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 7 February, 1979, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats
AUS
95/4 (21.5 ov)
ENG
94/10 (31.7 ov)
Australia won by 6 wickets
England Inning
94/10 (31.7 ov)
RR 2.97
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Geoff Boycott
c Cosier b Dymock
|
2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
|
Mike Brearley
c †Wright b Cosier
|
46 | 112 | 3 | 0 | 41.07 |
|
Derek Randall
c Hughes b Dymock
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Graham Gooch
c Hughes b Hurst
|
4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
|
David Gower
c Wood b Hurst
|
3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
|
Sir Ian Botham
b Cosier
|
13 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 68.42 |
|
David Bairstow
run out
|
3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10.71 |
|
Phil Edmonds
lbw b Laughlin
|
15 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
|
John Lever
b Laughlin
|
1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
|
Bob Willis
c †Wright b Cosier
|
2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
|
Mike Hendrick
not out
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 3, p 0) | 5 | ||||
| TOTAL (2.97 RUNS PER OVER) | 94/10 (31.7 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
10-1 (Geoff Boycott, 0 ov),
91-7 (Mike Brearley, 0 ov),
10-2 (Derek Randall, 0 ov),
17-3 (Graham Gooch, 0 ov),
22-4 (David Gower, 0 ov),
42-5 (Sir Ian Botham, 0 ov),
56-6 (David Bairstow, 0 ov),
91-8 (Phil Edmonds, 0 ov),
94-10 (John Lever, 0 ov),
94-9 (Bob Willis, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hurst | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 |
| Geoff Dymock | 6 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Phil Carlson | 8 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Gary Cosier | 7 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 |
| Trevor Laughlin | 5.7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.76 |
Australia (target 95 runs off 40.0 overs) Inning
95/4 (21.5 ov)
RR 4.42
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Graeme Wood
c †Bairstow b Botham
|
30 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 78.95 |
|
Rick Darling
c Brearley b Willis
|
14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 66.67 |
|
Kim Hughes
c Brearley b Willis
|
0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Graham Yallop
b Lever
|
25 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 36.23 |
|
Peter Toohey
not out
|
16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
|
Gary Cosier
not out
|
8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 2, p 0) | 2 | ||||
| TOTAL (4.42 RUNS PER OVER) | 95/4 (21.5 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
54-3 (Graeme Wood, 0 ov),
29-1 (Rick Darling, 0 ov),
37-2 (Kim Hughes, 0 ov),
87-4 (Graham Yallop, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT:
Philip Carlson,
Trevor Laughlin,
Kevin Wright,
Geoff Dymock,
Alan Hurst
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 5 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.20 |
| Mike Hendrick | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Sir Ian Botham | 5.5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 |
| John Lever | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
* = not out
SR = Strike Rate
RR = Run Rate
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs England
- DATE & TIME
- Wednesday, February 07, 1979 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to field
- VENUE
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne