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Wed, 28 Nov 1979 - 00:00 – 2nd • Sydney Cricket Ground
England won by 2 runs (revised target)
England
211/8 (47.00)
West Indies
196/10 (47.00)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
England innigs
211/8 (47.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Derek Randall
c Parry b Garner
49
80
94
2
0
61.25
In 1979
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c Greenidge b Parry
25
63
81
2
0
39.68
In 1979
Career
David Gower
b Croft
44
58
71
4
0
75.86
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
c & b Parry
2
5
4
0
0
40.00
In 1979
Career
Peter Willey
not out
58
67
92
3
0
86.56
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
b Garner
11
19
20
1
0
57.89
In 1979
Career
David Bairstow (WK)
c †Murray b Garner
0
2
1
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
b Roberts
4
6
9
0
0
66.66
In 1979
Career
Graham Dilley
run out
1
2
1
0
0
50.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 13)
17
Total
211/8 50 Ov (RR: 4.22)
4009
5738
0
228
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Andy Roberts
9.00
0
37
1
4.11
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Michael Holding
9.00
0
47
0
5.22
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Colin Croft
10.00
0
34
1
3.40
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Joel Garner
10.00
0
31
3
3.10
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Derick Parry
10.00
0
35
2
3.50
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Alvin Kallicharran
2.00
0
10
0
5.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
West Indies innigs
196/10 (47.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Gordon Greenidge
c Willis b Miller
42
52
70
6
1
80.76
In 1979
Career
Desmond Haynes
b Dilley
4
24
27
0
0
16.66
In 1979
Career
Lawrence Rowe
lbw b Willis
60
89
147
5
0
67.41
In 1979
Career
Alvin Kallicharran
run out
44
67
100
3
0
65.67
In 1979
Career
Clive Lloyd (c)
c Brearley b Willis
4
5
6
1
0
80.00
In 1979
Career
Deryck Murray (WK)
c Gower b Underwood
3
6
5
0
0
50.00
In 1979
Career
Derick Parry
b Underwood
4
5
7
0
0
80.00
In 1979
Career
Andy Roberts
c Randall b Underwood
16
16
14
1
0
100.00
In 1979
Career
Joel Garner
not out
8
13
21
0
1
61.53
In 1979
Career
Michael Holding
c Gower b Underwood
0
1
3
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Colin Croft
b Botham
3
3
7
0
0
100.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 7)
8
Total
196 47 Ov (RR: 4.17)
3724
5339
0
304
38
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Graham Dilley
6.00
2
21
1
3.50
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
7.00
1
26
1
3.71
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Derek Underwood
10.00
0
44
4
4.40
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
10.00
0
33
1
3.30
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Peter Willey
8.00
0
29
0
3.62
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
6.00
0
35
2
5.83
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
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