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Result of 1979
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia)
8th -Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia) 1979
Wed, 26 Dec 1979 - 00:00 – 8th • Sydney Cricket Ground
England won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Australia
194/6 (47.00)
England
195/6 (45.10)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
194/6 (47.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Bruce Laird
b Botham
6
27
42
0
0
22.22
In 1979
Career
Julien Wiener
c (wk)Bairstow b Botham
2
14
14
0
0
14.28
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
c Gower b Gooch
22
53
74
2
0
41.50
In 1979
Career
Greg Chappell (c)
run out
52
82
118
3
0
63.41
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
b Willis
23
39
47
0
1
58.97
In 1979
Career
Ian Chappell
not out
60
50
60
6
0
120.00
In 1979
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c (wk)Bairstow b Dilley
10
13
26
0
1
76.92
In 1979
Career
Dennis Lillee
not out
2
4
9
0
0
50.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 10, nb 4)
17
Total
194/6 47 Ov (RR: 4.12)
194
282
11
2
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Graham Dilley
10.00
1
32
1
3.20
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
9.00
1
33
2
3.66
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
10.00
1
38
1
3.80
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Derek Underwood
10.00
2
36
0
3.60
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
8.00
0
38
1
4.75
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
England innigs
195/6 (45.10)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graham Gooch
lbw b Hogg
29
35
45
4
0
82.85
In 1979
Career
Geoff Boycott
not out
86
134
206
6
0
64.17
In 1979
Career
Peter Willey
b Pascoe
51
77
104
5
0
66.23
In 1979
Career
David Gower
c (wk)Marsh b Hogg
2
12
9
0
0
16.66
In 1979
Career
Derek Randall
c GS Chappell b Pascoe
1
5
13
0
0
20.00
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
lbw b Hogg
6
10
9
0
1
60.00
In 1979
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c (wk)Marsh b Hogg
0
3
2
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
David Bairstow (WK)
not out
7
8
12
0
0
87.50
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 1, nb 11, w 1)
13
Total
195/6 45.1 Ov (RR: 4.31)
195
284
15
1
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
10.00
0
47
0
4.70
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Len Pascoe
10.00
2
28
2
2.80
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
10.00
0
46
4
4.60
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
10.00
1
38
0
3.80
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Greg Chappell
5.10
0
23
0
4.45
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
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