Sat, 08 Dec 1979 - 00:00 – 3rd • Melbourne Cricket Ground
England won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
AustraliaAustralia
207/9 (47.00)
EnglandEngland
209/7 (49.00)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most 50s 1 Geoff Boycott 1 Greg Chappell
Best Average 8.67 Rodney Hogg 11 Peter Willey 15 Graham Dilley 16 Graham Gooch 18 Dennis Lillee
Most Runs Conceed 49 Derek Underwood 49 Jeff Thomson 40 Ray Bright 40 Greg Chappell 36 Dennis Lillee
Most Wickets 3 Peter Willey 3 Rodney Hogg 2 Graham Gooch 2 Graham Dilley 2 Dennis Lillee
Best Bowling Fig 3 Peter Willey 3 Rodney Hogg 2 Graham Gooch 2 Graham Dilley 2 Dennis Lillee
Best Economy 2.6 Rodney Hogg 3 Sir Ian Botham 3 Graham Dilley 3.6 Dennis Lillee 4 Bob Willis
Best Averages 92 Greg Chappell 68 Geoff Boycott 37 Peter Willey 29 Allan Border 28 Derek Randall
Most Wickets 1 Derek Underwood 1 Ray Bright
Best Strike Rate 1.86 Dennis Lillee 1 Sir Ian Botham 1 David Bairstow 0.96 Kim Hughes 0.8 Greg Chappell
Most Runs 92 Greg Chappell 68 Geoff Boycott 37 Peter Willey 29 Allan Border 28 Derek Randall
Most Fours 10 Greg Chappell 7 Geoff Boycott 3 Kim Hughes 2 Dennis Lillee 2 David Bairstow
Best Bowling Fig 1 Derek Underwood 1 Ray Bright
Most Not Outs 1 David Bairstow
Highest Score 92 Greg Chappell 68 Geoff Boycott 37 Peter Willey 29 Allan Border 28 Derek Randall
Best Strike Rate 16 Peter Willey 18 Graham Gooch 20 Rodney Hogg 30 Graham Dilley 30 Dennis Lillee
Best Average 40 Ray Bright
Most Not Outs 1 Graham Dilley 1 Dennis Lillee
Best Strike Rate 54 Sir Ian Botham 60 Derek Underwood
Best Averages 23 Kim Hughes
Worst Bowling Fig 49 Derek Underwood 49 Jeff Thomson 40 Ray Bright 40 Greg Chappell 36 Dennis Lillee
Most Runs 23 Kim Hughes
Worst Bowling Fig 28 Bob Willis
Highest Score 23 Kim Hughes
Most sixes 1 David Gower 1 Allan Border
Most Fours 1 Julien Wiener
Greg Chappell vs Derek Underwood
Dismissals 14
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 86.1
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Border vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 14
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 71.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Doug Walters vs Derek Underwood
Dismissals 13
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 74.8
✔ Batsman advantage
David Gower vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 13
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 48.3
✔ 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
Geoff Boycott vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 11
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 102.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 11
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.6
Balanced matchup
Graham Gooch vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 9
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.3
Balanced matchup
Rod Marsh vs Derek Underwood
Dismissals 9
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 32.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Graham Gooch vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Brearley vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 90.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Boycott vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 39.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Brearley vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.7
Balanced matchup
David Gower vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 96.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Ray Bright vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 34.1
✔ Batsman advantage
Dennis Lillee vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
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
Peter Willey vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.6
Balanced matchup
Derek Randall vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 129.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Greg Chappell vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 45.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Border vs Graham Dilley
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 98.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Bruce Laird vs Derek Underwood
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 142.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Doug Walters vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.7
Balanced matchup
Rodney Hogg vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 41.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Peter Willey vs Ray Bright
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Derek Randall vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Derek Randall vs Ray Bright
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 72.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Ray Bright
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Peter Willey vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 60.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Julien Wiener vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.0
Balanced matchup
Graham Gooch vs Ray Bright
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 68.0
✔ Batsman advantage
David Bairstow vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Allan Border vs Graham Gooch
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 56.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Kim Hughes vs Graham Gooch
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 54.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Kim Hughes vs Graham Dilley
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bruce Laird vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.5
Balanced matchup
Julien Wiener vs Derek Underwood
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 76.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Dennis Lillee vs Graham Dilley
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 76.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Ray Bright vs Derek Underwood
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Ray Bright vs Peter Willey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Dennis Lillee vs Derek Underwood
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.0
Balanced matchup
Ray Bright vs Graham Dilley
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Kim Hughes vs Derek Underwood
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 195.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Greg Chappell vs Peter Willey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 115.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Rod Marsh vs Graham Gooch
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.0
Balanced matchup
Rod Marsh vs Peter Willey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
Doug Walters vs Graham Gooch
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.0
Balanced matchup
Julien Wiener vs Peter Willey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 38.0
✔ 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
Rodney Hogg vs Derek Underwood
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Allan Border vs Peter Willey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Rodney Hogg vs Graham Dilley
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 7.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Graham Dilley vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Graham Dilley vs Rodney Hogg
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 49.0
✔ Batsman advantage
David Gower vs Ray Bright
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 59.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Brearley vs Ray Bright
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.0
Balanced matchup
Geoff Boycott vs Ray Bright
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 136.0
✔ Batsman advantage