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Result of 1979
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England in Australia Test Series
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2nd Test-England in Australia Test Series 1979
2nd Test-England in Australia Test Series 1979
RESULT
TEST
Sydney Cricket Ground
Fri, 04 Jan - Tue, 08 Jan 1980
AUS
Australia
270/10 (34.00)
VS
England
223/6 (20.00)
ENG
Australia won by 6 wickets
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
ENG
England innings
223/6 (20.00)
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Graham Gooch
b Lillee
18
72
87
0
0
25.00
In 1980
Career
Geoff Boycott
b Dymock
8
12
15
1
0
66.66
In 1980
Career
Derek Randall
c GS Chappell b Lillee
0
10
9
0
0
0.00
In 1980
Career
Peter Willey
c Wiener b Dymock
8
24
32
1
0
33.33
In 1980
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c Pascoe b Dymock
7
45
64
0
0
15.55
In 1980
Career
David Gower
b GS Chappell
3
3
3
0
0
100.00
In 1980
Career
Ian Botham
c GS Chappell b Pascoe
27
22
27
1
1
122.72
In 1980
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
c (wk)Marsh b Lillee
10
20
30
0
0
50.00
In 1980
Career
Graham Dilley
not out
22
45
52
2
0
48.88
In 1980
Career
Bob Willis
c Wiener b Dymock
3
8
6
0
0
37.50
In 1980
Career
Derek Underwood
c Border b Lillee
12
11
19
1
0
109.09
In 1980
Career
Extras
(nb 5)
5
Total
123 44.3 Ov (RR: 2.76)
123
272
6
1
BOWLING
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
In Season
W
0s
Best
Career
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
13.30
4
40
4
2.96
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Geoff Dymock
17.00
6
42
4
2.47
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Len Pascoe
9.00
4
14
1
1.55
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Greg Chappell
4.00
1
19
1
4.75
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Jim Higgs
1.00
0
3
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
AUS
Australia innings
270/10 (34.00)
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Rick McCosker
c Gower b Willis
1
16
22
0
0
6.25
In 1980
Career
Julien Wiener
run out
22
50
66
2
0
44.00
In 1980
Career
Ian Chappell
c Brearley b Gooch
42
84
105
3
0
50.00
In 1980
Career
Greg Chappell (c)
c (wk)Taylor b Underwood
3
27
35
0
0
11.11
In 1980
Career
Kim Hughes
c (wk)Taylor b Botham
18
40
44
1
0
45.00
In 1980
Career
Allan Border
c Gooch b Botham
15
60
79
0
0
25.00
In 1980
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c Underwood b Gooch
7
20
21
0
0
35.00
In 1980
Career
Dennis Lillee
c Brearley b Botham
5
18
17
0
0
27.77
In 1980
Career
Geoff Dymock
c (wk)Taylor b Botham
4
6
7
1
0
66.66
In 1980
Career
Len Pascoe
not out
10
15
29
2
0
66.66
In 1980
Career
Jim Higgs
b Underwood
2
14
20
0
0
14.28
In 1980
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 12, w 2)
16
Total
145 58.2 Ov (RR: 2.48)
145
350
9
0
BOWLING
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
In Season
W
0s
Best
Career
W
0s
Best
Ian Botham
17.00
7
29
4
1.70
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Bob Willis
11.00
3
30
1
2.72
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Derek Underwood
13.20
3
39
2
2.92
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Graham Dilley
5.00
1
13
0
2.60
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Peter Willey
1.00
0
2
0
2.00
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Graham Gooch
11.00
4
16
2
1.45
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
ENG
England innings
-
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Graham Gooch
c GS Chappell b Dymock
4
8
7
1
0
50.00
In 1980
Career
Geoff Boycott
c McCosker b Pascoe
18
42
59
1
0
42.85
In 1980
Career
Peter Willey
b Pascoe
3
28
32
0
0
10.71
In 1980
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c (wk)Marsh b Pascoe
19
85
116
0
0
22.35
In 1980
Career
Derek Underwood
c Border b Dymock
43
111
135
1
0
38.73
In 1980
Career
Derek Randall
c (wk)Marsh b GS Chappell
25
71
103
1
0
35.21
In 1980
Career
David Gower
not out
98
141
184
13
0
69.50
In 1980
Career
Ian Botham
c Wiener b GS Chappell
0
20
20
0
0
0.00
In 1980
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
b Lillee
8
52
57
0
0
15.38
In 1980
Career
Graham Dilley
b Dymock
4
12
13
1
0
33.33
In 1980
Career
Bob Willis
c GS Chappell b Lillee
1
12
20
0
0
8.33
In 1980
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 10, nb 2, w 1)
14
Total
237 96.3 Ov (RR: 2.45)
237
582
18
0
BOWLING
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
In Season
W
0s
Best
Career
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
24.30
6
63
2
2.57
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Geoff Dymock
28.00
8
48
3
1.71
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Len Pascoe
23.00
3
76
3
3.30
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Greg Chappell
21.00
10
36
2
1.71
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
AUS
Australia innings
-
BATTING
Batsman
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
In Season
R
4s
6s
Career
R
4s
6s
Julien Wiener
b Underwood
13
48
55
1
0
27.08
In 1980
Career
Rick McCosker
c (wk)Taylor b Underwood
41
134
174
2
0
30.59
In 1980
Career
Ian Chappell
c Botham b Underwood
9
24
30
0
0
37.50
In 1980
Career
Greg Chappell (c)
not out
98
202
236
10
0
48.51
In 1980
Career
Kim Hughes
c Dilley b Willis
47
97
137
4
0
48.45
In 1980
Career
Allan Border
not out
2
8
10
0
0
25.00
In 1980
Career
Extras
(lb 8, w 1)
9
Total
219/4 85.3 Ov (RR: 2.56)
219
513
17
0
BOWLING
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
In Season
W
0s
Best
Career
W
0s
Best
Ian Botham
23.30
12
43
0
1.82
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Bob Willis
12.00
2
26
1
2.16
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Derek Underwood
26.00
6
71
3
2.73
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Graham Dilley
12.00
0
33
0
2.75
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Peter Willey
4.00
0
17
0
4.25
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
Graham Gooch
8.00
2
20
0
2.50
0
0
0
In 1980
Career
MILESTONES
Dennis Lillee
brought up 500 Test runs
AUS
REACHED
Now on 502.
Allan Border
took their 10th Test catch
AUS
REACHED
Now on 10.
Sir Ian Botham
reached 200 Test maidens
ENG
REACHED
Now on 210.
Dennis Lillee
reached 300 Test maidens
AUS
REACHED
Now on 305.
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