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Test Championship
3rd
Sat, 08 December 1979, Starts from 00:00
Melbourne
Australia - 207/9 (47.00)
vs
England - 209/7 (49.00)
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia)
England won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
innigs
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Extras
(b 1, lb 5, nb 2)
8
Julien Wiener
b Botham
7
32
22
1
0
31.81
In 1979
Career
Bruce Laird
lbw b Dilley
7
28
24
1
0
29.16
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
c Willey b Dilley
29
75
54
1
1
53.70
In 1979
Career
Greg Chappell (c)
c Gooch b Willey
92
170
115
10
0
80.00
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
st †Bairstow b Gooch
23
29
24
3
0
95.83
In 1979
Career
Doug Walters
c Randall b Gooch
12
26
22
1
0
54.54
In 1979
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c †Bairstow b Willey
14
27
23
0
0
60.86
In 1979
Career
Ray Bright
c Gooch b Willey
1
7
6
0
0
16.66
In 1979
Career
Dennis Lillee
not out
13
7
7
2
0
185.71
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
c Brearley b Underwood
1
5
3
0
0
33.33
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 5, nb 2)
8
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Graham Dilley
10.00
1
30
2
3.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
9.00
2
27
1
3.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
7.00
0
28
0
4.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
6.00
0
32
2
5.33
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Derek Underwood
10.00
0
49
1
4.90
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Peter Willey
8.00
0
33
3
4.12
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
innigs
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Derek Randall
lbw b Bright
28
85
69
2
0
40.57
In 1979
Career
Geoff Boycott
c Lillee b Hogg
68
134
85
7
0
80.00
In 1979
Career
Peter Willey
c †Marsh b Hogg
37
60
54
2
0
68.51
In 1979
Career
David Gower
c †Marsh b Lillee
17
53
24
0
1
70.83
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
run out
1
6
2
0
0
50.00
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
c Walters b Hogg
10
9
10
1
0
100.00
In 1979
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c †Marsh b Lillee
27
44
39
2
0
69.23
In 1979
Career
David Bairstow (WK)
not out
15
20
15
2
0
100.00
In 1979
Career
Graham Dilley
not out
0
1
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 3, nb 3)
6
0
0
0
0
0.00
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