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Tue, 11 Dec 1979 - 00:00 – 5th • Sydney Cricket Ground
England won by 72 runs
Australia
264/7 (49.00)
England
192/10 (47.20)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
England innigs
192/10 (47.20)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Derek Randall
run out
42
76
88
5
0
55.26
In 1979
Career
Geoff Boycott
b Lillee
105
124
194
7
0
84.67
In 1979
Career
Peter Willey
c Walker b Chappell
64
58
74
8
0
110.34
In 1979
Career
David Gower
c Wiener b Lillee
7
16
18
0
0
43.75
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
b Thomson
11
9
17
1
0
122.22
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
c Walters b Lillee
5
4
3
1
0
125.00
In 1979
Career
David Bairstow (WK)
c sub b Lillee
18
10
10
1
1
180.00
In 1979
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
not out
2
2
7
0
0
100.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 6, nb 3, w 1)
10
Total
264/7 49 Ov (RR: 5.38)
264
299
0
23
1
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
10.00
0
56
4
5.60
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Jeff Thomson
9.00
0
53
1
5.88
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Max Walker
10.00
1
30
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Trevor Laughlin
8.00
0
39
0
4.87
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
4.00
0
24
0
6.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Greg Chappell
5.00
0
28
1
5.60
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Doug Walters
3.00
0
24
0
8.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Australia innigs
264/7 (49.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Julien Wiener
st †Bairstow b Willey
14
38
52
1
0
36.84
In 1979
Career
Rick Darling
c Randall b Willis
20
34
38
2
0
58.82
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
b Willey
1
4
5
0
0
25.00
In 1979
Career
Greg Chappell (c)
run out
0
6
13
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
c †Bairstow b Willis
1
5
2
0
0
20.00
In 1979
Career
Doug Walters
c †Bairstow b Botham
34
40
72
1
0
85.00
In 1979
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
b Dilley
12
20
23
0
0
60.00
In 1979
Career
Trevor Laughlin
c Gooch b Randall
74
97
113
4
0
76.28
In 1979
Career
Dennis Lillee
b Botham
14
14
27
2
0
100.00
In 1979
Career
Jeff Thomson
run out
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Max Walker
not out
9
29
36
0
0
31.03
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 10, nb 1, w 2)
13
Total
192 47.2 Ov (RR: 4.05)
192
288
0
10
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Graham Dilley
9.00
0
29
1
3.22
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
10.00
1
36
2
3.60
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
10.00
1
32
2
3.20
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Peter Willey
5.00
0
18
2
3.60
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Derek Underwood
6.00
1
29
0
4.83
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
7.00
0
33
0
4.71
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Derek Randall
0.20
0
2
1
6.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
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