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4th ODI-England in Australia ODI Series 1978

ODIMelbourne Cricket GroundSun, 04 Feb 1979

AUS

Australia

212/6 (7.20)

England

215/6 (38.60)

ENG

Australia won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

ENGEngland innings

215/6 (38.60)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	Career
Geoff Boycott lbw b Laughlin	33	86	117	1	0	38.37	In 1979	Career
Mike Brearley (c) c (wk)Wright b Dymock	0	2	6	0	0	0.00	In 1979	Career
Derek Randall lbw b Dymock	4	14	14	0	0	28.57	In 1979	Career
Graham Gooch c Hurst b Carlson	19	50	63	2	0	38.00	In 1979	Career
David Gower not out	101	100	120	9	0	101.00	In 1979	Career
Ian Botham c Wood b Hurst	31	41	46	3	0	75.60	In 1979	Career
David Bairstow (WK) run out	1	4	4	0	0	25.00	In 1979	Career
Chris Old not out	16	24	37	0	0	66.66	In 1979	Career
Extras (b 3, lb 3, nb 1)	7
Total 212/6 40 Ov (RR: 5.30)	212	321		15	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	Career
Alan Hurst	8.00	1	36	1	3.37	In 1979	Career
Geoff Dymock	8.00	1	31	2	2.90	In 1979	Career
Phil Carlson	8.00	1	27	1	2.53	In 1979	Career
Gary Cosier	8.00	0	48	0	4.50	In 1979	Career
Trevor Laughlin	8.00	0	63	1	5.90	In 1979	Career

AUSAustralia innings

212/6 (7.20)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	Career
Graeme Wood b Old	23	54	85	2	0	42.59	In 1979	Career
Rick Darling c Old b Willis	7	12	14	1	0	58.33	In 1979	Career
Kim Hughes c Boycott b Lever	50	99	114	4	0	50.50	In 1979	Career
Graham Yallop (c) c Gower b Hendrick	31	66	94	1	0	46.96	In 1979	Career
Peter Toohey not out	54	55	100	2	0	98.18	In 1979	Career
Gary Cosier b Lever	28	14	24	2	1	200.00	In 1979	Career
Phil Carlson c Boycott b Lever	0	3	3	0	0	0.00	In 1979	Career
Trevor Laughlin not out	15	11	21	1	1	136.36	In 1979	Career
Extras (lb 6, nb 1)	7
Total 215/6 38.6 Ov (RR: 5.54)	215	314		13	2

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	Career
Bob Willis	8.00	1	21	1	1.96	In 1979	Career
John Lever	7.00	1	51	3	5.46	In 1979	Career
Mike Hendrick	8.00	0	47	1	4.40	In 1979	Career
Chris Old	8.00	1	31	1	2.90	In 1979	Career
Ian Botham	7.60	0	58	0	5.61	In 1979	Career

MILESTONES

Kevin Wright played their 1st ODIAUSREACHED

Now on 1.