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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
Best Average
Alan Hurst
3.500000
Gary Cosier
7.333333
Bob Willis
8.000000
Trevor Laughlin
8.500000
Geoff Dymock
10.500000
Best Bowling Fig
Gary Cosier
3
Trevor Laughlin
2
Geoff Dymock
2
Alan Hurst
2
Bob Willis
2
Most Wickets
Gary Cosier
3
Trevor Laughlin
2
Geoff Dymock
2
Alan Hurst
2
Bob Willis
2
Most Runs Conceed
Mike Hendrick
32
Sir Ian Botham
30
Gary Cosier
22
Phil Carlson
22
Geoff Dymock
21
Best Economy
Alan Hurst
1.400000
Phil Carlson
2.750000
Trevor Laughlin
2.982456
John Lever
3.000000
Gary Cosier
3.142857
Best Strike Rate
Gary Cosier
0.800000
Graeme Wood
0.789473
Sir Ian Botham
0.684210
Rick Darling
0.666666
Peter Toohey
0.571428
Most Runs
Mike Brearley
46
Graeme Wood
30
Graham Yallop
25
Peter Toohey
16
Phil Edmonds
15
Highest Score
Mike Brearley
46
Graeme Wood
30
Graham Yallop
25
Peter Toohey
16
Phil Edmonds
15
Most Fours
Mike Brearley
3
Sir Ian Botham
3
Rick Darling
3
Graeme Wood
2
Gary Cosier
1
Best Bowling Fig
John Lever
1
Sir Ian Botham
1
Most Not Outs
Mike Hendrick
1
Gary Cosier
1
Peter Toohey
1
Most Wickets
John Lever
1
Sir Ian Botham
1
Best Economy
Bob Willis
3.200000
Geoff Dymock
3.500000
Best Strike Rate
Gary Cosier
14
Bob Willis
15
Alan Hurst
15
Most Runs Conceed
Trevor Laughlin
17
Bob Willis
16
John Lever
15
Best Strike Rate
Trevor Laughlin
17.1
Geoff Dymock
18
John Lever
30
Sir Ian Botham
33
Best Strike Rate
Mike Brearley
0.410714
Graham Yallop
0.362318
Most Runs
Rick Darling
14
Sir Ian Botham
13
Most Ducks
Derek Randall
1
Kim Hughes
1
Most Fours
Graham Yallop
1
Graham Gooch
1
Phil Edmonds
1
Most Balls Faced
Mike Brearley
112
Graham Yallop
69
Phil Edmonds
42
Graeme Wood
38
Peter Toohey
28
David Bairstow
28
Rick Darling
21
Best Averages
Mike Brearley
46.000000
Graeme Wood
30.000000
Graham Yallop
25.000000
Phil Edmonds
15.000000
Rick Darling
14.000000
Best Average
John Lever
15.000000
Sir Ian Botham
30.000000
Highest Score
Rick Darling
14
Sir Ian Botham
13
Most Balls Faced
Sir Ian Botham
19
Best Averages
Sir Ian Botham
13.000000
Graham Gooch
4.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Mike Hendrick
32
Sir Ian Botham
30
Gary Cosier
22
Phil Carlson
22
Geoff Dymock
21
Trevor Laughlin
17
Bob Willis
16