09/06Result

3rd Match, Prudential World Cup at London, Jun 9 1979

AustraliaAustraliaAUS
159/9
EnglandEnglandENG
160/4 (47.1/60 ov)

England won by 6 wickets (with 77 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Graham GoochEngland

09/06Result

3rd Match, Prudential World Cup at London, Jun 9 1979

AustraliaAustraliaAUS
159/9
EnglandEnglandENG
160/4 (47.1/60 ov)

England won by 6 wickets (with 77 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Graham GoochEngland

Australia Innings
BATSMEN
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
AMJ Hilditch
b Boycott
47
108
136
2
0
43.51
WM Darling
lbw b Willis
25
61
82
3
0
40.98
AR Border
c †Taylor b Edmonds
34
74
87
4
0
45.94
KJ Hughes (c)
c Hendrick b Boycott
6
13
13
1
0
46.15
GN Yallop
run out
10
20
23
1
0
50.00
GJ Cosier
run out
6
20
19
0
0
30.00
TJ Laughlin
run out
8
22
40
0
0
36.36
KJ Wright †
lbw b Old
6
15
20
0
0
40.00
RM Hogg
run out
0
5
24
0
0
0.00
AG Hurst
not out
3
10
4
0
0
30.00
G Dymock
not out
4
12
13
0
0
33.33
Extras
10 (b 4, lb 5, w 1)
TOTAL
159/9 (60 Overs, RR: 2.65)
Fall of wickets: 1-56 (WM Darling), 2-97 (AMJ Hilditch), 3-111 (KJ Hughes), 4-131 (AR Border), 5-132 (GN Yallop), 6-137 (GJ Cosier), 7-150 (KJ Wright), 8-153 (TJ Laughlin), 9-153 (RM Hogg)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
RGD Willis 11 2 20 1 1.81 0 0
M Hendrick 12 2 24 0 2.00 0 0
CM Old 12 2 33 1 2.75 0 0
IT Botham 8 0 32 0 4.00 0 0
PH Edmonds 11 1 25 1 2.27 0 0
G Boycott 6 0 15 2 2.50 0 0

England Innings
BATSMEN
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
JM Brearley (c)
c †Wright b Laughlin
44
147
169
2
0
29.93
G Boycott
lbw b Hogg
1
5
11
0
0
20.00
DW Randall
c †Wright b Hurst
1
3
5
0
0
33.33
GA Gooch
lbw b Laughlin
53
96
131
6
0
55.20
DI Gower
not out
22
30
44
2
0
73.33
IT Botham
not out
18
14
31
2
0
128.57
Extras
21 (lb 10, nb 11)
TOTAL
160/4 (47.1 Overs, RR: 3.39)
Did not bat: PH Edmonds, RW Taylor †, CM Old, M Hendrick, RGD Willis
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (G Boycott), 2-5 (DW Randall), 3-113 (GA Gooch), 4-124 (JM Brearley)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
RM Hogg 9 1 25 1 2.77 0 0
AG Hurst 10 3 33 1 3.30 0 0
G Dymock 11 2 19 0 1.72 0 0
GJ Cosier 8 1 24 0 3.00 0 0
TJ Laughlin 9.1 0 38 2 4.14 0 0

Match Details

Lord's, London

Series

Toss

England , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Match days

9 June 1979 (60-over match)

Umpires

Points

England 4, Australia 0

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