Wed, 26 Dec 1979 - 00:00 – 8th • Sydney Cricket Ground
England won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
AustraliaAustralia
194/6 (47.00)
EnglandEngland
195/6 (45.10)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most 50s 1 Geoff Boycott 1 Peter Willey 1 Ian Chappell
Best Average 11.5 Rodney Hogg 14 Len Pascoe 16.5 Sir Ian Botham 32 Graham Dilley 38 Bob Willis
Most Wickets 4 Rodney Hogg 2 Sir Ian Botham 2 Len Pascoe 1 Bob Willis 1 Graham Gooch
Most 50s 1 Greg Chappell
Most Runs Conceed 47 Dennis Lillee 46 Rodney Hogg 38 Geoff Dymock
Best Bowling Fig 4 Rodney Hogg 2 Sir Ian Botham 2 Len Pascoe
Most Runs Conceed 38 Bob Willis 38 Graham Gooch 36 Derek Underwood
Best Bowling Fig 1 Bob Willis 1 Graham Gooch 1 Graham Dilley
Most Runs Conceed 33 Sir Ian Botham 32 Graham Dilley 28 Len Pascoe
Best Economy 2.8 Len Pascoe 3.2 Graham Dilley 3.6 Derek Underwood 3.67 Sir Ian Botham 3.8 Geoff Dymock
Best Strike Rate 1.2 Ian Chappell 0.88 David Bairstow 0.83 Graham Gooch 0.77 Rod Marsh 0.66 Peter Willey
Highest Score 86 Geoff Boycott 60 Ian Chappell 52 Greg Chappell 51 Peter Willey 29 Graham Gooch
Most Runs 86 Geoff Boycott 60 Ian Chappell 52 Greg Chappell
Most Fours 6 Geoff Boycott 6 Ian Chappell 5 Peter Willey
Most Runs 51 Peter Willey 29 Graham Gooch 23 Kim Hughes
Most Fours 4 Graham Gooch 3 Greg Chappell 2 Allan Border
Best Averages 52 Greg Chappell 51 Peter Willey 29 Graham Gooch 23 Kim Hughes 22 Allan Border
Most Not Outs 1 Geoff Boycott 1 David Bairstow 1 Ian Chappell
Best Economy 4.51 Greg Chappell 4.6 Rodney Hogg
Best Strike Rate 15 Rodney Hogg 27 Sir Ian Botham 30 Len Pascoe 48 Graham Gooch
Most Not Outs 1 Dennis Lillee
Best Strike Rate 60 Bob Willis 60 Graham Dilley
Best Strike Rate 0.63 Greg Chappell
Most Balls Faced 134 Geoff Boycott 82 Greg Chappell 77 Peter Willey 53 Allan Border 50 Ian Chappell
Best Averages 6 Sir Ian Botham 6 Bruce Laird
Worst Bowling Fig 47 Dennis Lillee 46 Rodney Hogg 38 Geoff Dymock 38 Bob Willis 38 Graham Gooch
Most Runs 22 Allan Border
Most Ducks 1 Mike Brearley
Highest Score 22 Allan Border
Most sixes 1 Sir Ian Botham 1 Kim Hughes
Most Balls Faced 35 Graham Gooch
Worst Bowling Fig 32 Graham Dilley 28 Len Pascoe
Kim Hughes vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 15
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 75.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Border vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 14
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 71.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Rod Marsh vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 12
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.5
Balanced matchup
Kim Hughes vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 11
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 65.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Greg Chappell vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 9
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 121.1
✔ Batsman advantage
Rod Marsh vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 9
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Graham Gooch vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Brearley vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.7
Balanced matchup
Geoff Boycott vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 39.4
✔ Batsman advantage
David Gower vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 96.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Border vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 64.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Dennis Lillee vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
Ian Chappell vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 73.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Rod Marsh vs Graham Dilley
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 52.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 40.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Greg Chappell vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 45.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Dennis Lillee vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.3
Balanced matchup
Allan Border vs Graham Dilley
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 98.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Peter Willey vs Len Pascoe
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Derek Randall vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 129.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Len Pascoe
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.7
⚠ Bowler dominance
Mike Brearley vs Len Pascoe
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 60.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Peter Willey vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 60.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Derek Randall vs Len Pascoe
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.5
Balanced matchup
Bruce Laird vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.5
Balanced matchup
Julien Wiener vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.0
Balanced matchup
Geoff Boycott vs Len Pascoe
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 256.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Dennis Lillee vs Graham Dilley
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 76.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Kim Hughes vs Graham Gooch
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 54.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Border vs Graham Gooch
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 56.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Kim Hughes vs Graham Dilley
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Ian Chappell vs Graham Gooch
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 84.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Rod Marsh vs Graham Gooch
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.0
Balanced matchup
Graham Gooch vs Len Pascoe
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 123.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bruce Laird vs Graham Dilley
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.0
Balanced matchup
Bruce Laird vs Graham Gooch
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.0
✔ Batsman advantage
David Bairstow vs Len Pascoe
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.0
Balanced matchup