Australia Vs England 3Rd Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, England, West Indies in Australia - 1979 (1979/80) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 8 December 1979 · England won the toss and chose to bowl
England won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) · Man of the Match: Greg Chappell
England won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining). Greg Chappell top-scored with 92 for Australia. Rodney Hogg took 3/26. Man of the Match: Greg Chappell.
Australia, 207/9
| Bruce Laird | lbw | 7 | 24 |
| Julien Wiener | bowled | 7 | 22 |
| Allan Border | caught (Peter Willey) | 29 | 54 |
| Greg Chappell | caught (Graham Gooch) | 92 | 115 |
| Kim Hughes | stumped (David Bairstow) | 23 | 24 |
| Doug Walters | caught (Derek Randall) | 12 | 22 |
| Rod Marsh | caught (David Bairstow) | 14 | 23 |
| Ray Bright | caught (Graham Gooch) | 1 | 6 |
| Dennis Lillee | not out | 13 | 7 |
| Rodney Hogg | caught (Mike Brearley) | 1 | 3 |
Did not bat: Jeff Thomson
Extras: 8
Graham Dilley 10.00-1-30-2Ian Botham 9.00-2-27-1Bob Willis 7.00-0-28-0Graham Gooch 6.00-0-32-2Derek Underwood 10.00-0-49-1Peter Willey 8.00-0-33-3
England, 209/7
| Geoff Boycott | caught (Dennis Lillee) | 68 | 85 |
| Derek Randall | lbw | 28 | 69 |
| Peter Willey | caught (Rod Marsh) | 37 | 54 |
| David Gower | caught (Rod Marsh) | 17 | 24 |
| Graham Gooch | run out | 1 | 2 |
| Ian Botham | caught (Doug Walters) | 10 | 10 |
| Mike Brearley | caught (Rod Marsh) | 27 | 39 |
| David Bairstow | not out | 15 | 15 |
| Graham Dilley | not out | 0 | 0 |
Did not bat: Derek Underwood, Bob Willis
Extras: 6
Dennis Lillee 10.00-1-36-2Rodney Hogg 10.00-2-26-3Jeff Thomson 10.00-1-49-0Greg Chappell 8.00-0-40-0Ray Bright 9.00-1-40-1Doug Walters 2.00-0-12-0
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