Australia Vs England 5Th Odi
England tour of Australia - 1978 (1978/79) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 7 February 1979
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 147 balls remaining)
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 147 balls remaining). Mike Brearley top-scored with 46 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 7 February 1979
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 6 wickets (with 147 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Geoff Dymock
- Captains
- Mike Brearley (England), Graham Yallop (Australia)
- Umpires
- DG Weser and RC Bailhache
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
England batted first and made 94 all out. Mike Brearley top-scored with 46 off 112 balls. Gary Cosier took 3 for 22 for Australia. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 22 runs, to 22 for 4. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 181 across 7 ODIs.
Chasing 95, Australia made 95 for 4. Graeme Wood top-scored with 30 off 38 balls.
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 147 balls remaining). England's 94 all out is the lowest completed total at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
ENGLAND: 94 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | c Gary Cosier | 2 | 11 |
| Mike Brearley | c Kevin Wright | 46 | 112 |
| Derek Randall | c Kim Hughes | 0 | 1 |
| Graham Gooch | c Kim Hughes | 4 | 13 |
| David Gower | c Graeme Wood | 3 | 10 |
| Ian Botham | bowled | 13 | 19 |
| David Bairstow | run out | 3 | 28 |
| Phil Edmonds | lbw | 15 | 42 |
| John Lever | bowled | 1 | 14 |
| Bob Willis | c Kevin Wright | 2 | 8 |
| Mike Hendrick | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 5 · Total 94 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hurst | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Geoff Dymock | 6 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Phil Carlson | 8 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Gary Cosier | 7 | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| Trevor Laughlin | 5.7 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Geoff Boycott), 2-10 (Derek Randall), 3-17 (Graham Gooch), 4-22 (David Gower), 5-42 (Ian Botham), 6-56 (David Bairstow), 7-91 (Mike Brearley), 8-91 (Phil Edmonds), 9-94 (Bob Willis), 10-94 (John Lever)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Boycott and Mike Brearley | 10 |
| second | Mike Brearley and Derek Randall | 0 |
| third | Graham Gooch and Mike Brearley | 7 |
| fourth | Mike Brearley and David Gower | 5 |
| fifth | Mike Brearley and Ian Botham | 20 |
| sixth | Mike Brearley and David Bairstow | 14 |
| seventh | Phil Edmonds and Mike Brearley | 35 |
| eighth | Phil Edmonds and John Lever | 0 |
| ninth | Bob Willis and John Lever | 3 |
| tenth | Mike Hendrick and John Lever | 0 |
AUSTRALIA: 95 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Darling | c Mike Brearley | 14 | 21 |
| Graeme Wood | c David Bairstow | 30 | 38 |
| Kim Hughes | c Mike Brearley | 0 | 9 |
| Graham Yallop | bowled | 25 | 69 |
| Peter Toohey | not out | 16 | 28 |
| Gary Cosier | not out | 8 | 10 |
Did not bat: Phil Carlson, Trevor Laughlin, Kevin Wright, Geoff Dymock, Alan Hurst
Extras 2 · Total 95 for 4
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 5 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| Mike Hendrick | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 5.5 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| John Lever | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (Rick Darling), 2-37 (Kim Hughes), 3-54 (Graeme Wood), 4-87 (Graham Yallop)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rick Darling and Graeme Wood | 29 |
| second | Kim Hughes and Graeme Wood | 8 |
| third | Graham Yallop and Graeme Wood | 17 |
| fourth | Graham Yallop and Peter Toohey | 33 |
| fifth | Gary Cosier and Peter Toohey | 8 |
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