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Australia vs England, 3rd Test at Melbourne, Dec 29 1978 - Full Scorecard

RESULT
3rd Test, Melbourne, December 29, 1978 - January 03, 1979, England tour of Australia
258 & 167
(T:283) 143 & 179

Australia won by 103 runs

Player Of The Match
100 & 34
graeme-wood
Australia 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
Info
Australia 1st Innings 
Batting RBM4s6sSR
c Emburey b Miller1002833926035.33
run out 3371932046.47
c †Taylor b Botham012000.00
c Hendrick b Botham4198834041.83
c Randall b Miller3270791045.71
c Brearley b Hendrick291151054025.21
b Botham847680017.02
c Randall b Miller052000.00
b Hendrick01413000.00
b Hendrick021000.00
not out 11524006.66
Extras(lb 8, nb 6)14
Total
89.1 Ov (RR: 2.89)
258
Fall of wickets: 1-65 (Rick Darling), 2-65 (Kim Hughes), 3-126 (Graham Yallop), 4-189 (Peter Toohey), 5-247 (Allan Border), 6-250 (Graeme Wood), 7-250 (Rodney Hogg), 8-251 (Geoff Dymock), 9-252 (Alan Hurst), 10-258 (John Maclean)
BowlingOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1324702.71---00
20.146832.53---00
2335031.63---00
1414402.35---00
1963531.38---00
England 1st Innings 
Batting RBM4s6sSR
b Hogg11312007.69
lbw b Hogg18160012.50
lbw b Hurst1353881024.52
c Border b Dymock25911101027.47
lbw b Dymock2948594060.41
c Darling b Higgs2280833027.50
b Hogg7101123006.93
b Hogg1430025.00
b Hogg01412000.00
c Darling b Dymock1976870025.00
not out 633311018.18
Extras(b 6, lb 4, nb 9)19
Total
63.6 Ov (RR: 2.24)
143
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Geoff Boycott), 2-3 (Mike Brearley), 3-40 (Derek Randall), 4-52 (Graham Gooch), 5-81 (David Gower), 6-100 (Ian Botham), 7-101 (Bob Taylor), 8-101 (John Emburey), 9-120 (Geoff Miller), 10-143 (Bob Willis)
BowlingOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1773051.32---00
1222411.50---00
15.643831.80---00
1993211.26---00
Australia 2nd Innings 
Batting RBM4s6sSR
b Botham341071360031.77
c Randall b Miller21861000024.41
c Gower b Botham481421534133.80
c †Taylor b Miller1646411034.78
c Botham b Emburey2030331066.66
run out 0129000.00
c Hendrick b Emburey1077911012.98
b Botham12120004.76
c Brearley b Hendrick639410015.38
st †Taylor b Emburey0710000.00
not out 044000.00
Extras(b 4, lb 6, nb 1)11
Total
71.2 Ov (RR: 2.34)
167
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Rick Darling), 2-81 (Graeme Wood), 3-101 (Graham Yallop), 4-136 (Peter Toohey), 5-136 (Allan Border), 6-152 (Kim Hughes), 7-157 (Rodney Hogg), 8-167 (John Maclean), 9-167 (Geoff Dymock), 10-167 (Jim Higgs)
BowlingOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
702102.25---00
1544132.05---00
1442511.33---00
1453922.08---00
21.2123031.05---00
England 2nd Innings (T: 283 runs)
Batting RBM4s6sSR
lbw b Hurst381551971024.51
c †Maclean b Dymock037000.00
lbw b Hogg2850025.00
lbw b Hogg4087955045.97
lbw b Dymock491281673038.28
c †Maclean b Higgs1062760016.12
c Hughes b Higgs11217008.33
c †Maclean b Hogg540340012.50
not out 733440021.21
c Yallop b Hogg312200025.00
b Hogg021000.00
Extras(b 10, lb 7, nb 6, w 1)24
Total
67 Ov (RR: 2.67)
179
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Mike Brearley), 2-6 (Derek Randall), 3-71 (Graham Gooch), 4-122 (Geoff Boycott), 5-163 (Ian Botham), 6-163 (David Gower), 7-167 (Geoff Miller), 8-171 (Bob Taylor), 9-179 (Bob Willis), 10-179 (Mike Hendrick)
BowlingOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1753651.58---00
1843721.54---00
1113912.65---00
1622921.35---00
501402.10---00
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Close of Play
Fri, 29 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 243/4 (Graeme Wood 100*, Allan Border 25*)
Sat, 30 Dec - day 2 - England 1st innings 107/8 (Geoff Miller 3*, Bob Willis 3*)
Sun, 31 Dec - rest day
Mon, 01 Jan - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 163/7 (John Maclean 10*, Geoff Dymock 3*)
Tue, 02 Jan - day 4 - England 2nd innings 171/8 (John Emburey 2*)
Wed, 03 Jan - day 5 - England 2nd innings 179 (67 ov) - end of match
Match Details
Melbourne Cricket Ground
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
Series
Season1978/79
Player Of The Match
Series resultEngland led the 6-match series 2-1
Match numberTest no. 838
Match daysday (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
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