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Result of 1979
England in Australia Test Series
3rd Test-England in Australia Test Series 1979
Fri, 01 Feb - Wed, 06 Feb 1980 - 00:00 – 3rd Test • Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia won by 8 wickets
Australia
566/10 (34.00) & 103/2 (38.4)
England
272/6 (20.00) & 273/10 (91.5)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
England innigs
272/6 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graham Gooch
run out
99
193
238
10
0
51.29
In 1980
Career
Geoff Boycott
c Mallett b Dymock
44
124
147
2
0
35.48
In 1980
Career
Wayne Larkins
c GS Chappell b Pascoe
25
62
79
2
0
40.32
In 1980
Career
David Gower
lbw b Lillee
0
18
19
0
0
0.00
In 1980
Career
Peter Willey
lbw b Pascoe
1
9
16
0
0
11.11
In 1980
Career
Ian Botham
c (wk)Marsh b Lillee
8
21
29
1
0
38.09
In 1980
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
not out
60
186
233
2
0
32.25
In 1980
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
b Lillee
23
75
85
1
0
30.66
In 1980
Career
Derek Underwood
c IM Chappell b Lillee
3
18
14
0
0
16.66
In 1980
Career
John Lever
b Lillee
22
68
90
1
0
32.35
In 1980
Career
Bob Willis
c GS Chappell b Lillee
4
10
13
0
0
40.00
In 1980
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 2, nb 14)
17
Total
306 128.1 Ov (RR: 2.38)
306
784
19
0
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
33.10
9
60
6
1.80
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Geoff Dymock
28.00
6
54
1
1.92
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Ashley Mallett
35.00
9
104
0
2.97
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Len Pascoe
32.00
7
71
2
2.21
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Australia innigs
566/10 (34.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Rick McCosker
c Botham b Underwood
33
73
88
2
0
45.20
In 1980
Career
Bruce Laird
c Gower b Underwood
74
216
259
7
0
34.25
In 1980
Career
Ian Chappell
c & b Underwood
75
151
194
6
0
49.66
In 1980
Career
Kim Hughes
c Underwood b Botham
15
49
68
2
0
30.61
In 1980
Career
Allan Border
c & b Lever
63
153
208
6
0
41.17
In 1980
Career
Greg Chappell (c)
c Larkins b Lever
114
212
288
14
0
53.77
In 1980
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c Botham b Lever
17
75
92
2
0
22.66
In 1980
Career
Dennis Lillee
c Willey b Lever
8
29
55
1
0
27.58
In 1980
Career
Geoff Dymock
b Botham
19
74
91
0
0
25.67
In 1980
Career
Ashley Mallett
lbw b Botham
25
54
74
4
0
46.29
In 1980
Career
Len Pascoe
not out
1
4
8
0
0
25.00
In 1980
Career
Extras
(b 13, lb 12, nb 7, w 1)
33
Total
477 179.5 Ov (RR: 2.65)
477
1090
44
0
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
John Lever
53.00
15
111
4
2.09
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Ian Botham
39.50
15
105
3
2.63
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Bob Willis
21.00
4
61
0
2.90
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Derek Underwood
53.00
19
131
3
2.47
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Peter Willey
13.00
2
36
0
2.76
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
England innigs
103/2 (38.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graham Gooch
b Mallett
51
113
126
6
0
45.13
In 1980
Career
Geoff Boycott
b Lillee
7
35
37
0
0
20.00
In 1980
Career
Wayne Larkins
lbw b Pascoe
3
14
24
0
0
21.42
In 1980
Career
David Gower
b Lillee
11
15
19
1
0
73.33
In 1980
Career
Peter Willey
c (wk)Marsh b Lillee
2
5
7
0
0
40.00
In 1980
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c Border b Pascoe
10
31
40
1
0
32.25
In 1980
Career
Ian Botham
not out
119
213
224
15
0
55.86
In 1980
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
c Border b Lillee
32
62
90
3
0
51.61
In 1980
Career
Derek Underwood
b Pascoe
0
3
3
0
0
0.00
In 1980
Career
John Lever
c (wk)Marsh b Lillee
12
65
105
1
0
18.46
In 1980
Career
Bob Willis
c GS Chappell b Pascoe
2
8
11
0
0
25.00
In 1980
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 12, nb 10)
24
Total
273 91.5 Ov (RR: 2.97)
273
564
27
0
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
33.00
6
78
5
2.36
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Geoff Dymock
11.00
2
30
0
2.72
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Ashley Mallett
14.00
1
45
1
3.21
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Len Pascoe
29.50
3
80
4
2.68
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Allan Border
4.00
0
16
0
4.00
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Australia innigs
273/10 (91.5)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Rick McCosker
lbw b Botham
2
34
49
0
0
5.88
In 1980
Career
Bruce Laird
c Boycott b Underwood
25
95
96
1
0
26.31
In 1980
Career
Ian Chappell
not out
26
62
99
0
0
41.93
In 1980
Career
Greg Chappell (c)
not out
40
43
52
6
0
93.02
In 1980
Career
Extras
(lb 8, nb 2)
10
Total
103/2 38.4 Ov (RR: 2.66)
103
234
7
0
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
John Lever
7.40
3
18
0
2.34
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Ian Botham
12.00
5
18
1
1.50
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Bob Willis
5.00
3
8
0
1.60
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Derek Underwood
14.00
2
49
1
3.50
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
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