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TESTMelbourne 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

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AUS vs ENG — 3rd Test

Match No: 3rd Test
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1978
Teams: Australia vs England
Series: The Ashes (England in Australia)
Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss: Australia, elected to bat first
Umpires: Dick FrenchMax O'Connell
Result: Australia won by 103 runs
Season: 1978/79

Australia

Australia innings

429/10 (47.00)

BATTING

Total 258 89.1 Ov (RR: 2.89)	258 (258)
Graeme Wood	100 (100)
Graham Yallop (c)	41 (41)

BOWLING

Ian Botham	3/68
Geoff Miller	3/35
Mike Hendrick	3/50

England

England innings

396/8 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 143 63.6 Ov (RR: 2.24)	143 (143)
David Gower	29 (29)
Graham Gooch	25 (25)

BOWLING

Rodney Hogg	5/30
Geoff Dymock	3/38
Jim Higgs	1/32

Australia

Australia innings

167/10 (71.2)

BATTING

Total 167 71.2 Ov (RR: 2.34)	167 (167)
Kim Hughes	48 (48)
Graeme Wood	34 (34)

BOWLING

Ian Botham	3/41
John Emburey	3/30
Geoff Miller	2/39

England

England innings

179/10 (67)

BATTING

Total 179 67 Ov (RR: 2.67)	179 (179)
David Gower	49 (49)
Graham Gooch	40 (40)

BOWLING

Rodney Hogg	5/36
Geoff Dymock	2/37
Jim Higgs	2/29

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