Australia Vs England 3Rd Odi
England tour of Australia - 1978 (1978/79) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 24 January 1979 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 7 wickets (with 94 balls remaining) · Man of the Match: Mike Hendrick
England won by 7 wickets (with 94 balls remaining). Geoff Boycott top-scored with 39* for England. Mike Hendrick took 4/25. Man of the Match: Mike Hendrick.
Australia, 101/10
| Graeme Wood | caught (David Gower) | 28 | 66 |
| Andrew Hilditch | caught (David Bairstow) | 10 | 39 |
| Allan Border | caught (Bob Willis) | 11 | 18 |
| Graham Yallop | run out | 9 | 36 |
| Kim Hughes | lbw | 0 | 5 |
| Phil Carlson | caught (Derek Randall) | 11 | 27 |
| Trevor Laughlin | caught (Bob Willis) | 6 | 26 |
| John Maclean | caught (Phil Edmonds) | 11 | 33 |
| Rodney Hogg | caught (Ian Botham) | 4 | 6 |
| Geoff Dymock | caught (Ian Botham) | 1 | 14 |
| Alan Hurst | not out | 0 | 4 |
Extras: 10
Bob Willis 8.00-4-15-1John Lever 5.00-2-7-0Mike Hendrick 8.00-1-25-4Ian Botham 4.50-2-16-3Phil Edmonds 7.00-0-26-1Graham Gooch 1.00-0-2-0
England, 102/3
| Geoff Boycott | not out | 39 | 107 |
| Mike Brearley | bowled | 0 | 12 |
| Derek Randall | caught (Graham Yallop) | 12 | 37 |
| Graham Gooch | bowled | 23 | 45 |
| David Gower | not out | 19 | 29 |
Did not bat: Ian Botham, Phil Edmonds, David Bairstow, John Lever, Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick
Extras: 9
Rodney Hogg 6.00-1-20-1Geoff Dymock 6.00-1-16-1Trevor Laughlin 5.00-1-13-0Phil Carlson 5.00-0-21-1Alan Hurst 5.20-1-14-0Allan Border 1.00-0-9-0
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