Australia Vs England 3Rd Odi
England tour of Australia - 1978 (1978/79) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 24 January 1979
England won by 7 wickets (with 94 balls remaining)
England won by 7 wickets (with 94 balls remaining). Geoff Boycott top-scored with 39* for England. Mike Hendrick took 4/25.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 24 January 1979
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 7 wickets (with 94 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mike Hendrick
- Captains
- Graham Yallop (Australia), Mike Brearley (England)
- Debuts
- Andrew Hilditch (Australia), Rodney Hogg (Australia), David Bairstow (England)
- Umpires
- CE Harvey and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Andrew Hilditch, Rodney Hogg and David Bairstow played their first ODIs.
Australia batted first and made 101 all out. Graeme Wood top-scored with 28 off 66 balls. Mike Hendrick took 4 for 25 for England. From 76 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 25 runs, to 101 for 10. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 181 across 7 ODIs.
Chasing 102, England made 102 for 3. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 39 not out off 107 balls.
England won by 7 wickets (with 94 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 101 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | c David Gower | 28 | 66 |
| Andrew Hilditch | c David Bairstow | 10 | 39 |
| Allan Border | c Bob Willis | 11 | 18 |
| Graham Yallop | run out | 9 | 36 |
| Kim Hughes | lbw | 0 | 5 |
| Phil Carlson | c Derek Randall | 11 | 27 |
| Trevor Laughlin | c Bob Willis | 6 | 26 |
| John Maclean | c Phil Edmonds | 11 | 33 |
| Rodney Hogg | c Ian Botham | 4 | 6 |
| Geoff Dymock | c Ian Botham | 1 | 14 |
| Alan Hurst | not out | 0 | 4 |
Extras 10 · Total 101 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 8 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| John Lever | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 8 | 1 | 25 | 4 |
| Ian Botham | 4.5 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
| Phil Edmonds | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Graham Gooch | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-27 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-52 (Allan Border), 3-54 (Graeme Wood), 4-55 (Kim Hughes), 5-76 (Graham Yallop), 6-78 (Phil Carlson), 7-94 (Trevor Laughlin), 8-99 (Rodney Hogg), 9-101 (John Maclean), 10-101 (Geoff Dymock)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Andrew Hilditch | 27 |
| second | Graeme Wood and Allan Border | 25 |
| third | Graham Yallop and Graeme Wood | 2 |
| fourth | Graham Yallop and Kim Hughes | 1 |
| fifth | Graham Yallop and Phil Carlson | 21 |
| sixth | Trevor Laughlin and Phil Carlson | 2 |
| seventh | Trevor Laughlin and John Maclean | 16 |
| eighth | Rodney Hogg and John Maclean | 5 |
| ninth | Geoff Dymock and John Maclean | 2 |
| tenth | Geoff Dymock and Alan Hurst | 0 |
ENGLAND: 102 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | not out | 39 | 107 |
| Mike Brearley | bowled | 0 | 12 |
| Derek Randall | c 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 · Total 102 for 3
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Geoff Dymock | 6 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Trevor Laughlin | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Phil Carlson | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Alan Hurst | 5.2 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Mike Brearley), 2-29 (Derek Randall), 3-69 (Graham Gooch)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Boycott and Mike Brearley | 7 |
| second | Geoff Boycott and Derek Randall | 22 |
| third | Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch | 40 |
| fourth | Geoff Boycott and David Gower | 33 |
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