3rd Test-The Ashes (England in Australia) 1978 Match Stats

RESULTTESTMelbourne Cricket GroundFri, 29 Dec - Wed, 03 Jan 1979
AUS
Australia
429/10 (47.00) & 167/10 (71.2)
VS
England
396/8 (20.00) & 179/10 (67)
ENG
Australia won by 103 runs
PREVIEWSUMMARYSCORECARDMATCH STATSPERFORMANCE

Category kings

Who led the match
49
Most runs
DGDavid Gower
49 off 128
5
Most fours
GGGraham Gooch
40 (87)
1
Most sixes
KHKim Hughes
48 (142)
66.7
Fastest scoring
PTPeter Toohey
20 off 30
155
Most balls faced
GBGeoff Boycott
38 runs
5
Most wickets
RHRodney Hogg
5/36 in 17 ov
1.4
Best economy
JEJohn Emburey
3/30 in 21.2 ov
12
Most maidens
JEJohn Emburey
3/30 in 21.2 ov

Team battle

England ahead
Australia 3categories led4 England
156▲Kim Hughes 48Runs155David Gower 49
1.64Run rate▲1.72
7Kim Hughes 4Fours▲9Graham Gooch 5
1▲Kim Hughes 1Sixes0
22%Runs in boundaries▲23%
10▲Rodney Hogg 5/36Wickets taken9Ian Botham 3/41
2.31Jim Higgs 1.81Economy▲2.19John Emburey 1.41
0Dot balls0

Bowler vs batter

Career record
Allan BorderBATVSSir Ian BothamBWL
BATTERBOWLER
1007 balls · 448 runs · 14 outsBATTER
Graham YallopBATVSMike HendrickBWL
BATTERBOWLER
678 balls · 228 runs · 11 outsBATTER
Kim HughesBATVSSir Ian BothamBWL
BATTERBOWLER
725 balls · 334 runs · 11 outsBATTER
Graeme WoodBATVSSir Ian BothamBWL
BATTERBOWLER
907 balls · 402 runs · 11 outsBATTER
Graham GoochBATVSRodney HoggBWL
BATTERBOWLER
344 balls · 129 runs · 8 outsBATTER
Mike BrearleyBATVSRodney HoggBWL
BATTERBOWLER
131 balls · 26 runs · 7 outsEVEN
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