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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
Most 50s
Peter Willey
1
Trevor Laughlin
1
Best Average
Derek Randall
2.000000
Peter Willey
9.000000
Dennis Lillee
14.000000
Bob Willis
16.000000
Sir Ian Botham
18.000000
Most Wickets
Dennis Lillee
4
Bob Willis
2
Peter Willey
2
Sir Ian Botham
2
Graham Dilley
1
Best Bowling Fig
Dennis Lillee
4
Bob Willis
2
Peter Willey
2
Sir Ian Botham
2
Graham Dilley
1
Most Runs Conceed
Dennis Lillee
56
Jeff Thomson
53
Trevor Laughlin
39
Sir Ian Botham
36
Graham Gooch
33
Best Economy
Max Walker
3.000000
Bob Willis
3.200000
Graham Dilley
3.222222
Sir Ian Botham
3.600000
Peter Willey
3.600000
Best Strike Rate
David Bairstow
1.800000
Sir Ian Botham
1.250000
Graham Gooch
1.222222
Peter Willey
1.103448
Mike Brearley
1.000000
Best Averages
Geoff Boycott
105.000000
Trevor Laughlin
74.000000
Peter Willey
64.000000
Derek Randall
42.000000
Doug Walters
34.000000
Most Runs
Geoff Boycott
105
Trevor Laughlin
74
Peter Willey
64
Derek Randall
42
Doug Walters
34
Most Fours
Peter Willey
8
Geoff Boycott
7
Derek Randall
5
Trevor Laughlin
4
Dennis Lillee
2
Rick Darling
2
Julien Wiener
1
Highest Score
Geoff Boycott
105
Trevor Laughlin
74
Peter Willey
64
Derek Randall
42
Doug Walters
34
Most Runs Conceed
Bob Willis
32
Max Walker
30
Most Wickets
Greg Chappell
1
Derek Randall
1
Jeff Thomson
1
Best Bowling Fig
Greg Chappell
1
Derek Randall
1
Jeff Thomson
1
Most Not Outs
Mike Brearley
1
Max Walker
1
Best Economy
Graham Gooch
4.714285
Derek Underwood
4.833333
Trevor Laughlin
4.875000
Best Strike Rate
Derek Randall
1.2
Peter Willey
15
Dennis Lillee
15
Greg Chappell
30
Bob Willis
30
Sir Ian Botham
30
Graham Dilley
54
Best Average
Greg Chappell
28.000000
Graham Dilley
29.000000
Best Averages
Rick Darling
20.000000
David Bairstow
18.000000
Most 100s
Geoff Boycott
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Dennis Lillee
56
Jeff Thomson
53
Trevor Laughlin
39
Sir Ian Botham
36
Graham Gooch
33
Bob Willis
32
Max Walker
30
Most Fours
Doug Walters
1
Most Balls Faced
Geoff Boycott
124
Trevor Laughlin
97
Derek Randall
76
Peter Willey
58
Best Strike Rate
Jeff Thomson
54
Best Strike Rate
Dennis Lillee
1.000000
Doug Walters
0.850000
Geoff Boycott
0.846774
Most Runs
Rick Darling
20
David Bairstow
18
Most Ducks
Greg Chappell
1
Jeff Thomson
1
Most Balls Faced
Doug Walters
40
Julien Wiener
38
Rick Darling
34
Highest Score
Rick Darling
20
David Bairstow
18
Most sixes
David Bairstow
1