player of the match

England
Australia 1st INNINGS
England 1st INNINGS
Australia 2nd INNINGS
England 2nd INNINGS (target: 463 runs)
MATCH DETAILS
Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Toss | England, elected to field first |
Series | England tour of Australia |
Season | 1976/77 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Derek Randall |
Match number | Test no. 800 |
Match days | day(5-day match) |
Test debut | ![]() David Hookes |
Umpires | ![]() Max O'Connell![]() Tom Brooks |
Balls per over | 8 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 12 Mar - day 1 -England 1st innings 29/1 (Mike Brearley 12*, Derek Underwood 5*, null ov)
Sun, 13 Mar - day 2 -Australia 2nd innings 104/3 (Ian Davis 45*, Doug Walters 32*, null ov)
Mon, 14 Mar - day 3 -Australia 2nd innings 387/8 (Rod Marsh 95*, Rick McCosker 17*, null ov)
Tue, 15 Mar - rest day
Wed, 16 Mar - day 4 -England 2nd innings 191/2 (Derek Randall 87*, Dennis Amiss 34*, null ov)
Thu, 17 Mar - day 5 -England 2nd innings 417/10 (112.4 ov) - end of match