Australia Vs Canada 11Th Match
Prudential World Cup in England - 1979 (1979) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 16 June 1979
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 204 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 204 balls remaining). John Vaughan top-scored with 29 for Canada. Alan Hurst took 5/21.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Date
- 16 June 1979
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 204 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Alan Hurst
- Captains
- Bryan Mauricette (Canada), Kim Hughes (Australia)
- Debut
- Charles Baksh (Canada)
- Umpires
- DJ Constant and JG Langridge
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field. It was Charles Baksh's first ODI.
Canada batted first and made 105 all out. John Vaughan top-scored with 29 off 43 balls. Alan Hurst took 5 for 21 for Australia. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 202 across 9 ODIs.
Chasing 106, Australia made 106 for 3. Kim Hughes top-scored with 27 not out off 40 balls.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 204 balls remaining).
CANADA: 105 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Chappell | lbw | 19 | 42 |
| Glenroy Sealy | c Graeme Porter | 25 | 30 |
| Franklyn Dennis | lbw | 1 | 8 |
| Tariq Javed | c Kevin Wright | 8 | 30 |
| Charles Baksh | bowled | 0 | 6 |
| John Vaughan | bowled | 29 | 43 |
| Bryan Mauricette | c Andrew Hilditch | 5 | 22 |
| Jitendra Patel | bowled | 2 | 4 |
| Robert Callender | c Kevin Wright | 0 | 2 |
| Cornelius Henry | c Kim Hughes | 5 | 11 |
| John Valentine | not out | 0 | 6 |
Extras 11 · Total 105 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Alan Hurst | 10 | 3 | 21 | 5 |
| Geoff Dymock | 8 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Graeme Porter | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Gary Cosier | 7.2 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-44 (Glenroy Sealy), 2-50 (Franklyn Dennis), 3-51 (Christopher Chappell), 4-51 (Charles Baksh), 5-78 (Tariq Javed), 6-97 (John Vaughan), 7-97 (Bryan Mauricette), 8-98 (Robert Callender), 9-104 (Cornelius Henry), 10-105 (Jitendra Patel)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Christopher Chappell and Glenroy Sealy | 44 |
| second | Christopher Chappell and Franklyn Dennis | 6 |
| third | Christopher Chappell and Tariq Javed | 1 |
| fourth | Tariq Javed and Charles Baksh | 0 |
| fifth | John Vaughan and Tariq Javed | 27 |
| sixth | John Vaughan and Bryan Mauricette | 19 |
| seventh | Bryan Mauricette and Jitendra Patel | 0 |
| eighth | Jitendra Patel and Robert Callender | 1 |
| ninth | Jitendra Patel and Cornelius Henry | 6 |
| tenth | Jitendra Patel and John Valentine | 1 |
AUSTRALIA: 106 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Darling | lbw | 13 | 16 |
| Andrew Hilditch | c John Valentine | 24 | 30 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 25 | 53 |
| Kim Hughes | not out | 27 | 40 |
| Graham Yallop | not out | 13 | 20 |
Did not bat: Gary Cosier, Kevin Wright, Graeme Porter, Rodney Hogg, Geoff Dymock, Alan Hurst
Extras 4 · Total 106 for 3
| Bowler (Canada) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Valentine | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Robert Callender | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cornelius Henry | 10 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| John Vaughan | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jitendra Patel | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-23 (Rick Darling), 2-53 (Andrew Hilditch), 3-72 (Allan Border)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rick Darling and Andrew Hilditch | 23 |
| second | Allan Border and Andrew Hilditch | 30 |
| third | Kim Hughes and Allan Border | 19 |
| fourth | Graham Yallop and Kim Hughes | 34 |
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