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Result of 1978
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England in Australia ODI Series
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3rd ODI-England in Australia ODI Series 1978
3rd ODI-England in Australia ODI Series 1978
RESULT
ODI
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Wed, 24 Jan 1979
AUS
Australia
101/10 (7.20)
VS
England
102/3 (28.20)
ENG
England won by 7 wickets (with 94 balls remaining)
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
AUS
Australia innings
101/10 (7.20)
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Graeme Wood
c Gower b Edmonds
28
66
94
4
0
42.42
In 1979
Career
Andrew Hilditch
c (wk)Bairstow b Botham
10
39
59
1
0
25.64
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
c Willis b Hendrick
11
18
25
2
0
61.11
In 1979
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
run out
9
36
43
0
0
25.00
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
lbw b Hendrick
0
5
5
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Phil Carlson
c Randall b Willis
11
27
38
2
0
40.74
In 1979
Career
Trevor Laughlin
c Willis b Hendrick
6
26
41
1
0
23.07
In 1979
Career
John Maclean (WK)
c Edmonds b Botham
11
33
38
2
0
33.33
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
c Botham b Hendrick
4
6
17
0
0
66.66
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
c & b Botham
1
14
17
0
0
7.14
In 1979
Career
Alan Hurst
not out
0
4
6
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 2, nb 4)
10
Total
101 33.5 Ov (RR: 3.00)
101
BOWLING
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
In Season
W
0s
Best
Career
W
0s
Best
Bob Willis
8.00
4
15
1
1.40
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
John Lever
5.00
2
7
0
1.05
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Mike Hendrick
8.00
1
25
4
2.34
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
4.50
2
16
3
2.59
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Phil Edmonds
7.00
0
26
1
2.78
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
1.00
0
2
0
1.50
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
ENG
England innings
102/3 (28.20)
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Geoff Boycott
not out
39
107
154
3
0
36.44
In 1979
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
b Hogg
0
12
14
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Derek Randall
c Yallop b Dymock
12
37
38
0
0
32.43
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
b Carlson
23
45
55
2
0
51.11
In 1979
Career
David Gower
not out
19
29
43
3
0
65.51
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 5, nb 4)
9
Total
102/3 28.2 Ov (RR: 3.61)
102
BOWLING
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
In Season
W
0s
Best
Career
W
0s
Best
Rodney Hogg
6.00
1
20
1
2.50
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
6.00
1
16
1
2.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Trevor Laughlin
5.00
1
13
0
1.95
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Phil Carlson
5.00
0
21
1
3.15
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Alan Hurst
5.20
1
14
0
2.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
1.00
0
9
0
6.75
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
MILESTONES
Rodney Hogg
played their 1st ODI
AUS
REACHED
Now on 1.
Andrew Hilditch
played their 1st ODI
AUS
REACHED
Now on 1.
David Bairstow
played their 1st ODI
ENG
REACHED
Now on 1.
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