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Test Championship
7th
Sun, 23 December 1979, Starts from 00:00
Brisbane
England - 217/8 (49.00)
vs
West Indies - 218/1 (46.50)
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia)
West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
England innigs
217/8 (49.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
David Bairstow (WK)
c Lloyd b Roberts
12
17
18
0
0
66.66
In 1979
Career
Geoff Boycott
c sub b Holding
68
166
114
3
0
59.64
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
b Garner
17
37
23
0
1
73.91
In 1979
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
not out
9
10
9
1
0
100.00
In 1979
Career
Peter Willey
run out
34
76
51
4
0
66.66
In 1979
Career
Derek Randall
c Lloyd b Roberts
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
lbw b Holding
4
11
9
0
0
44.44
In 1979
Career
David Gower
c Holding b Roberts
59
74
74
7
0
79.72
In 1979
Career
Graham Dilley
b Garner
0
4
3
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 8, nb 1, w 5)
14
0
0
0
0
0.00
Extras
(lb 8, nb 1, w 5)
14
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
217/8(50 Ov, RR: 4.34)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Derek Randall), 2-70 (Peter Willey), 3-167 (David Gower), 4-174 (Geoff Boycott
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Did not bat: Derek Underwood, Bob Willis
Did not bat
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
West Indies innigs
218/1 (46.50)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Gordon Greenidge
not out
85
186
122
9
1
69.67
In 1979
Career
Viv Richards
not out
85
81
77
10
2
110.38
In 1979
Career
Desmond Haynes
c Underwood b Gooch
41
103
86
4
1
47.67
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 4, nb 3)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
Extras
(lb 4, nb 3)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
218/1(46.5 Ov, RR: 4.65)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-109 (Desmond Haynes)
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Did not bat: Alvin Kallicharran, Lawrence Rowe, Clive Lloyd (c), Collis King, Deryck Murray †, Andy
Did not bat
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career