Australia Vs England 5Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, England, West Indies in Australia - 1979 (1979/80) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 11 December 1979 · England won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 72 runs · Man of the Match: Geoff Boycott
England won by 72 runs. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 105 for England. Dennis Lillee took 4/56. Man of the Match: Geoff Boycott.
England, 264/7
| Geoff Boycott | bowled | 105 | 124 |
| Derek Randall | run out | 42 | 76 |
| Peter Willey | caught (Max Walker) | 64 | 58 |
| David Gower | caught (Julien Wiener) | 7 | 16 |
| Graham Gooch | bowled | 11 | 9 |
| Ian Botham | caught (Doug Walters) | 5 | 4 |
| David Bairstow | caught | 18 | 10 |
| Mike Brearley | not out | 2 | 2 |
Did not bat: Graham Dilley, Derek Underwood, Bob Willis
Extras: 10
Dennis Lillee 10.00-0-56-4Jeff Thomson 9.00-0-53-1Max Walker 10.00-1-30-0Trevor Laughlin 8.00-0-39-0Allan Border 4.00-0-24-0Greg Chappell 5.00-0-28-1Doug Walters 3.00-0-24-0
Australia, 192/10
| Rick Darling | caught (Derek Randall) | 20 | 34 |
| Julien Wiener | stumped (David Bairstow) | 14 | 38 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Chappell | run out | 0 | 6 |
| Kim Hughes | caught (David Bairstow) | 1 | 5 |
| Doug Walters | caught (David Bairstow) | 34 | 40 |
| Rod Marsh | bowled | 12 | 20 |
| Trevor Laughlin | caught (Graham Gooch) | 74 | 97 |
| Dennis Lillee | bowled | 14 | 14 |
| Jeff Thomson | run out | 0 | 1 |
| Max Walker | not out | 9 | 29 |
Extras: 13
Graham Dilley 9.00-0-29-1Ian Botham 10.00-1-36-2Bob Willis 10.00-1-32-2Peter Willey 5.00-0-18-2Derek Underwood 6.00-1-29-0Graham Gooch 7.00-0-33-0Derek Randall 0.20-0-2-1
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