Australia Vs England 8Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, England, West Indies in Australia - 1979 (1979/80) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 26 December 1979 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) · Man of the Match: Geoff Boycott
England won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining). Geoff Boycott top-scored with 86* for England. Rodney Hogg took 4/46. Man of the Match: Geoff Boycott.
Australia, 194/6
| Bruce Laird | bowled | 6 | 27 |
| Julien Wiener | caught (David Bairstow) | 2 | 14 |
| Allan Border | caught (David Gower) | 22 | 53 |
| Greg Chappell | run out | 52 | 82 |
| Kim Hughes | bowled | 23 | 39 |
| Ian Chappell | not out | 60 | 50 |
| Rod Marsh | caught (David Bairstow) | 10 | 13 |
| Dennis Lillee | not out | 2 | 4 |
Did not bat: Rodney Hogg, Geoff Dymock, Len Pascoe
Extras: 17
Graham Dilley 10.00-1-32-1Ian Botham 9.00-1-33-2Bob Willis 10.00-1-38-1Derek Underwood 10.00-2-36-0Graham Gooch 8.00-0-38-1
England, 195/6
| Geoff Boycott | not out | 86 | 134 |
| Graham Gooch | lbw | 29 | 35 |
| Peter Willey | bowled | 51 | 77 |
| David Gower | caught (Rod Marsh) | 2 | 12 |
| Derek Randall | caught (Greg Chappell) | 1 | 5 |
| Ian Botham | lbw | 6 | 10 |
| Mike Brearley | caught (Rod Marsh) | 0 | 3 |
| David Bairstow | not out | 7 | 8 |
Did not bat: Graham Dilley, Derek Underwood, Bob Willis
Extras: 13
Dennis Lillee 10.00-0-47-0Len Pascoe 10.00-2-28-2Rodney Hogg 10.00-0-46-4Geoff Dymock 10.00-1-38-0Greg Chappell 5.10-0-23-0
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