RESULT
Australia vs England Live Score, 26 December, 1979, Commonwealth Bank Series, Sydney Cricket Ground, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
ENG
195/6 (45.1 ov)
AUS
194/6 (47.0 ov)
England won by 4 wickets
Best Performance
England
Batting
G Boycott
SR 64.18 • 64s 06s
86*
(134)
P Willey
SR 66.23 • 54s 06s
51
(77)
Bowling
IT Botham
9 Overs • ECO 3.67
2/33
GR Dilley
10 Overs • ECO 3.20
1/32
Australia
Batting
Ian Chappell
SR 120.00 • 64s 06s
60*
(50)
G Chappell
SR 63.41 • 34s 06s
52
(82)
Bowling
RM Hogg
10 Overs • ECO 4.60
4/46
Len Pascoe
10 Overs • ECO 2.80
2/28
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
194/6 (47.0 ov)
- Top Scorer Ian Chappell 60 (50)
- Top Wicket-taker IT Botham 2/33
- Boundaries 11 4s • 2 6s
- Extras 17
195/6 (45.1 ov)
- Top Scorer G Boycott 86 (134)
- Top Wicket-taker RM Hogg 4/46
- Boundaries 15 4s • 1 6s
- Extras 13
Match Information
- SERIES
- Commonwealth Bank Series
- DATE & TIME
- Wednesday, December 26, 1979 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- VENUE
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Playing XI
ENG
VENUE
Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney, Australia
Matches played
155
Avg 1st Inn Score
230
Highest total
408
Bat-first win
59%
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
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