Australia Vs England 2Nd Odi
England tour of Australia - 1978 (1978/79) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 13 January 1979
No result
No result. Rick Darling top-scored with 7* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 13 January 1979
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- No result
- Captains
- Graham Yallop (Australia), Mike Brearley (England)
- Debuts
- Allan Border (Australia), Phil Carlson (Australia), John Maclean (Australia), Roger Tolchard (England)
- Umpires
- CE Harvey and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field. Allan Border, Phil Carlson, John Maclean and Roger Tolchard played their first ODIs.
Australia batted first and made 17 for 1. Rick Darling top-scored with 7 not out off 32 balls. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 176 across 6 ODIs.
No result.
AUSTRALIA: 17 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Darling | not out | 7 | 32 |
| Graeme Wood | c Roger Tolchard | 6 | 24 |
| Kim Hughes | not out | 0 | 2 |
Did not bat: Graham Yallop, Gary Cosier, Peter Toohey, Allan Border, Phil Carlson, John Maclean, Geoff Dymock, Alan Hurst
Extras 4 · Total 17 for 1
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lever | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chris Old | 3.2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike Hendrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Graeme Wood)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rick Darling and Graeme Wood | 17 |
| second | Kim Hughes and Rick Darling | 0 |
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