MATCH SCORECARD
Australia v England
1979-02-04 · ODI · Men · Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia won by 4 wickets
MATCH CHARTS
Runs by over, wickets and phases
Fours60 · 29.3%
Other runs145 · 70.7%
Fours52 · 25.0%
Sixes12 · 5.8%
Other runs144 · 69.2%
INNINGS 1
212/6England
40 overs · run rate 5.30| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | lbw | 33 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 38.37 |
| Mike Brearley | caught Kevin Wright | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Derek Randall | lbw | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Graham Gooch | caught Alan Hurst | 19 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 38.00 |
| David Gower | not out | 101* | 100 | 9 | 0 | 101.00 |
| Ian Botham | caught Graeme Wood | 31 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 75.60 |
| David Bairstow | run out | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Chris Old | not out | 16* | 24 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
Extras 7 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 7)Total 212/6 (40 ov)Run rate 5.30
Did not bat: Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick, John Lever
Fall of wickets1-0 (Mike Brearley)2-7 (Derek Randall)3-50 (Graham Gooch)4-89 (Geoff Boycott)5-153 (Ian Botham)6-158 (David Bairstow)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hurst | 8 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Dymock | 8 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 2.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Carlson | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Cosier | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Laughlin | 8 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 5.90 | 0 | 0 |
INNINGS 2
215/6Australia
38.6 overs · run rate 5.54| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | bowled | 23 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 42.59 |
| Rick Darling | caught Chris Old | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Kim Hughes | caught Geoff Boycott | 50 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 50.50 |
| Graham Yallop | caught David Gower | 31 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 46.96 |
| Peter Toohey | not out | 54* | 55 | 2 | 0 | 98.18 |
| Gary Cosier | bowled | 28 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Phil Carlson | caught Geoff Boycott | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Trevor Laughlin | not out | 15* | 11 | 1 | 1 | 136.36 |
Extras 7 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 7)Total 215/6 (38.6 ov)Run rate 5.54
Did not bat: Kevin Wright, Geoff Dymock, Alan Hurst
Fall of wickets1-7 (Rick Darling)2-55 (Graeme Wood)3-90 (Kim Hughes)4-145 (Graham Yallop)5-185 (Gary Cosier)6-185 (Phil Carlson)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 8 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lever | 7 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 5.46 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 8 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 4.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Old | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 7.6 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 5.61 | 0 | 0 |