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Wed, 07 Feb 1979 - 00:00 – 5th ODI • Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 147 balls remaining)
Australia
94/10 (7.20)
England
95/4 (21.50)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
England innigs
95/4 (21.50)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Geoff Boycott
c Cosier b Dymock
2
11
18
0
0
18.18
In 1979
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c †Wright b Cosier
46
112
148
3
0
41.07
In 1979
Career
Derek Randall
c Hughes b Dymock
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Graham Gooch
c Hughes b Hurst
4
13
15
1
0
30.76
In 1979
Career
David Gower
c Wood b Hurst
3
10
11
0
0
30.00
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
b Cosier
13
19
28
3
0
68.42
In 1979
Career
David Bairstow (WK)
run out
3
28
26
0
0
10.71
In 1979
Career
Phil Edmonds
lbw b Laughlin
15
42
47
1
0
35.71
In 1979
Career
John Lever
b Laughlin
1
14
17
0
0
7.14
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
c †Wright b Cosier
2
8
7
0
0
25.00
In 1979
Career
Mike Hendrick
not out
0
1
4
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 2, nb 3)
5
Total
94 31.7 Ov (RR: 2.94)
1786
4921
0
152
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Alan Hurst
5.00
3
7
2
1.05
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
6.00
1
21
2
2.62
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Phil Carlson
8.00
2
22
0
2.06
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Gary Cosier
7.00
1
22
3
2.35
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Trevor Laughlin
5.70
0
17
2
2.17
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Australia innigs
94/10 (7.20)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graeme Wood
c †Bairstow b Botham
30
38
67
2
0
78.94
In 1979
Career
Rick Darling
c Brearley b Willis
14
21
25
3
0
66.66
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
c Brearley b Willis
0
9
12
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Graham Yallop (c)
b Lever
25
69
78
1
0
36.23
In 1979
Career
Peter Toohey
not out
16
28
59
0
0
57.14
In 1979
Career
Gary Cosier
not out
8
10
9
1
0
80.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(nb 2)
2
Total
95/4 21.5 Ov (RR: 4.39)
1805
3325
0
133
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Willis
5.00
2
16
2
2.40
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Mike Hendrick
6.00
0
32
0
4.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
5.50
0
30
1
4.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
John Lever
5.00
0
15
1
2.25
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
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