Australia v England
Australia won by 4 wickets
4 February 1979Melbourne
Australiawon by 4 wickets
215/638.6 ov
England
212/640 ov
Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it
Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.
England innings
212/640 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | lbw | 33 | 86 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 38.4 |
| Mike Brearley | caught | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Derek Randall | lbw | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| Graham Gooch | caught | 19 | 50 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 38.0 |
| David Gower | not out | 101* | 100 | 120 | 9 | 0 | 101.0 |
| Ian Botham | caught | 31 | 41 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 75.6 |
| David Bairstow | run out | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Chris Old | not out | 16* | 24 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Extras | b 3, lb 3, nb 1 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 6 wickets, 40 overs (8-ball) | 212 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 220
1-0 Mike Brearley2-7 Derek Randall3-50 Graham Gooch4-89 Geoff Boycott5-153 Ian Botham6-158 David Bairstow
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hurst | 8 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Dymock | 8 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 3.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Carlson | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Cosier | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Laughlin | 8 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 7.88 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings chasing 213
215/638.6 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | bowled | 23 | 54 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 42.6 |
| Rick Darling | caught | 7 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 58.3 |
| Kim Hughes | caught | 50 | 99 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 50.5 |
| Graham Yallop | caught | 31 | 66 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 47.0 |
| Peter Toohey | not out | 54* | 55 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 98.2 |
| Gary Cosier | bowled | 28 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 200.0 |
| Phil Carlson | caught | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Trevor Laughlin | not out | 15* | 11 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 136.4 |
| Extras | lb 6, nb 1 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 6 wickets, 38.6 overs (8-ball) | 215 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 220
1-7 Rick Darling2-55 Graeme Wood3-90 Kim Hughes4-145 Graham Yallop5-185 Gary Cosier6-185 Phil Carlson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 8 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lever | 7 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 7.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 8 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 5.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Old | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 7.6 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 7.48 | 0 | 0 |