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Wed, 24 Jan 1979 - 00:00 – 3rd ODI • Melbourne Cricket Ground
England won by 7 wickets (with 94 balls remaining)
Australia
101/10 (7.20)
England
102/3 (28.20)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Best Average
Sir Ian Botham
5.333333
Mike Hendrick
6.250000
Bob Willis
15.000000
Geoff Dymock
16.000000
Rodney Hogg
20.000000
Most Wickets
Mike Hendrick
4
Sir Ian Botham
3
Geoff Dymock
1
Phil Edmonds
1
Rodney Hogg
1
Best Bowling Fig
Mike Hendrick
4
Sir Ian Botham
3
Geoff Dymock
1
Phil Edmonds
1
Rodney Hogg
1
Best Economy
John Lever
1.400000
Bob Willis
1.875000
Graham Gooch
2.000000
Trevor Laughlin
2.600000
Geoff Dymock
2.666666
Most Runs Conceed
Phil Edmonds
26
Mike Hendrick
25
Phil Carlson
21
Rodney Hogg
20
Sir Ian Botham
16
Most Fours
Graeme Wood
4
Geoff Boycott
3
David Gower
3
Graham Gooch
2
John Maclean
2
Highest Score
Geoff Boycott
39
Graeme Wood
28
Graham Gooch
23
David Gower
19
Derek Randall
12
Best Strike Rate
Rodney Hogg
0.666666
David Gower
0.655172
Allan Border
0.611111
Graham Gooch
0.511111
Graeme Wood
0.424242
Most Runs
Geoff Boycott
39
Graeme Wood
28
Graham Gooch
23
David Gower
19
Derek Randall
12
Best Averages
Graeme Wood
28.000000
Graham Gooch
23.000000
Derek Randall
12.000000
John Maclean
11.000000
Allan Border
11.000000
Most Wickets
Bob Willis
1
Phil Carlson
1
Most Runs Conceed
Geoff Dymock
16
Bob Willis
15
Alan Hurst
14
Best Economy
Alan Hurst
2.692307
Mike Hendrick
3.125000
Best Strike Rate
Sir Ian Botham
9
Mike Hendrick
12
Phil Carlson
30
Best Bowling Fig
Bob Willis
1
Phil Carlson
1
Most Not Outs
Geoff Boycott
1
David Gower
1
Alan Hurst
1
Best Average
Phil Carlson
21.000000
Phil Edmonds
26.000000
Best Strike Rate
Phil Carlson
0.407407
Geoff Boycott
0.364485
Best Strike Rate
Geoff Dymock
36
Rodney Hogg
36
Phil Edmonds
42
Bob Willis
48
Most Runs
John Maclean
11
Allan Border
11
Phil Carlson
11
Andrew Hilditch
10
Most Ducks
Mike Brearley
1
Kim Hughes
1
Most Fours
Allan Border
2
Phil Carlson
2
Andrew Hilditch
1
Trevor Laughlin
1
Most Balls Faced
Geoff Boycott
107
Graeme Wood
66
Graham Gooch
45
Andrew Hilditch
39
Derek Randall
37
Graham Yallop
36
Best Averages
Phil Carlson
11.000000
Andrew Hilditch
10.000000
Graham Yallop
9.000000
Trevor Laughlin
6.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Phil Edmonds
26
Mike Hendrick
25
Phil Carlson
21
Rodney Hogg
20
Sir Ian Botham
16
Geoff Dymock
16
Highest Score
John Maclean
11
Allan Border
11
Phil Carlson
11
Andrew Hilditch
10
Worst Bowling Fig
Bob Willis
15
Alan Hurst
14
Most Balls Faced
John Maclean
33