Fri, 29 Dec - Fri, 29 Dec 1978 - 00:00 – 3rd Test • Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia won by 103 runs
AustraliaAustralia
429/10 (47.00) & 167/10 (71.2)
EnglandEngland
396/8 (20.00) & 179/10 (67)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Best Average 6.6 Rodney Hogg 14.8 Geoff Miller 15 Geoff Dymock 18.17 Sir Ian Botham 18.75 Mike Hendrick
Best Bowling Fig 5 Rodney Hogg 3 Mike Hendrick 3 Geoff Miller
Most Wickets 10 Rodney Hogg 6 Sir Ian Botham 5 Geoff Dymock 5 Geoff Miller 4 Mike Hendrick
Best Bowling Fig 3 Sir Ian Botham 3 John Emburey 3 Geoff Dymock
Most Wickets 3 Jim Higgs 2 Alan Hurst
Most Runs Conceed 109 Sir Ian Botham 75 Mike Hendrick 75 Geoff Dymock 74 Geoff Miller 74 John Emburey
Best Economy 1.74 Jim Higgs 1.94 Rodney Hogg 2.03 Mike Hendrick 2.1 John Emburey
Best Averages 67 Graeme Wood 39 David Gower 32.5 Graham Gooch
Highest Score 100 Graeme Wood 49 David Gower 48 Kim Hughes
Best Averages 28.5 Graham Yallop 27 Rick Darling 26 Peter Toohey
Best Economy 2.23 Geoff Dymock 2.24 Geoff Miller 2.74 Alan Hurst
Highest Score 41 Graham Yallop 40 Graham Gooch 38 Geoff Boycott
Best Strike Rate 0.52 Peter Toohey 0.44 David Gower 0.4 Graham Yallop 0.37 Graham Gooch 0.34 Rick Darling
Best Bowling Fig 2 Jim Higgs 1 Alan Hurst
Most Not Outs 2 Mike Hendrick 2 John Emburey 2 Alan Hurst 2 Jim Higgs
Most Runs 134 Graeme Wood 78 David Gower 65 Graham Gooch 57 Graham Yallop 54 Rick Darling
Most Fours 7 David Gower 6 Graham Gooch 6 Graeme Wood 5 Graham Yallop 4 Kim Hughes
Best Strike Rate 0.34 Kim Hughes
Most Runs 48 Kim Hughes
Most Ducks 2 Mike Hendrick 2 Mike Brearley 2 John Emburey 2 Geoff Dymock 2 Alan Hurst
Best Average 24.67 John Emburey
Best Averages 24 Kim Hughes
Most 100s 2 Graeme Wood
Worst Bowling Fig 68 Sir Ian Botham 50 Mike Hendrick 47 Bob Willis 44 John Emburey 39 Geoff Miller
Best Strike Rate 20.4 Rodney Hogg 35.1 Sir Ian Botham 39.6 Geoff Miller 40.32 Geoff Dymock 55.5 Mike Hendrick
Highest Score 33 Rick Darling
Most sixes 1 Kim Hughes
Best Strike Rate 70 Jim Higgs
Allan Border vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 14
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 71.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Graham Yallop vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 11
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 61.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Kim Hughes vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 11
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 65.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Graeme Wood vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 11
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 82.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Graham Gooch vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Brearley vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.7
Balanced matchup
Geoff Miller vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 67.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Border vs John Emburey
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 90.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Boycott vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 39.4
✔ Batsman advantage
David Gower vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 96.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Boycott vs Alan Hurst
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 140.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Derek Randall vs Alan Hurst
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 52.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 40.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Bob Willis vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.2
⚠ Bowler dominance
Kim Hughes vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 50.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Rodney Hogg vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.2
Balanced matchup
Geoff Dymock vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Graham Yallop vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 127.8
✔ Batsman advantage
John Maclean vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
Peter Toohey vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.3
Balanced matchup
Bob Taylor vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 94.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Bob Willis vs Geoff Dymock
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.5
Balanced matchup
David Gower vs Alan Hurst
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Derek Randall vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 129.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Jim Higgs
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 81.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Derek Randall vs Geoff Dymock
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.3
Balanced matchup
Mike Brearley vs Geoff Dymock
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 38.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Miller vs Alan Hurst
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 97.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Graham Gooch vs Jim Higgs
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 105.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Alan Hurst
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 32.7
✔ Batsman advantage
David Gower vs Geoff Dymock
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 72.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Boycott vs Geoff Dymock
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 49.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Rodney Hogg vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 41.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Border vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 54.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Jim Higgs vs John Emburey
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 13.3
⚠ Bowler dominance
Graham Yallop vs John Emburey
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 97.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Kim Hughes vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 95.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Alan Hurst vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.3
⚠ Bowler dominance
Geoff Dymock vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 41.7
✔ Batsman advantage
John Emburey vs Jim Higgs
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.7
Balanced matchup
John Emburey vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 59.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Graham Yallop vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 83.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Kim Hughes vs John Emburey
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 67.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Peter Toohey vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 60.0
✔ Batsman advantage
John Maclean vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 40.0
✔ Batsman advantage
John Maclean vs John Emburey
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 67.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Peter Toohey vs John Emburey
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.0
Balanced matchup
Rick Darling vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 143.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Graeme Wood vs John Emburey
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 206.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Rick Darling vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 35.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Graeme Wood vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 180.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Graeme Wood vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 35.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Bob Willis vs Jim Higgs
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 32.0
✔ Batsman advantage
David Gower vs Jim Higgs
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 82.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Hendrick vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Graham Gooch vs Geoff Dymock
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 49.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Graham Gooch vs Alan Hurst
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 13.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Mike Brearley vs Jim Higgs
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 148.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Miller vs Jim Higgs
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Bob Taylor vs Alan Hurst
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 115.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bob Taylor vs Jim Higgs
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.0
Balanced matchup
Mike Hendrick vs Geoff Dymock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 5.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Mike Hendrick vs Alan Hurst
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.0
Balanced matchup
Mike Hendrick vs Jim Higgs
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Rodney Hogg vs John Emburey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Bob Willis vs Alan Hurst
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.0
Balanced matchup
Geoff Boycott vs Jim Higgs
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 52.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jim Higgs vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 32.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Rick Darling vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Border vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Rodney Hogg vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Peter Toohey vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Alan Hurst vs John Emburey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Geoff Dymock vs John Emburey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Alan Hurst vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Alan Hurst vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
John Emburey vs Geoff Dymock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.0
Balanced matchup
John Emburey vs Alan Hurst
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.0
Balanced matchup