player of the match

Australia
Australia 1st INNINGS
England 1st INNINGS
Australia 2nd INNINGS
England 2nd INNINGS (target: 283 runs)
MATCH DETAILS
Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
Series | England tour of Australia |
Season | 1978/79 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Graeme Wood |
Series result | England led the 6-match series 2-1 |
Match number | TEST No. 838 |
Match days | - day match (5-day match) |
Test debut | ![]() Allan Border |
Umpires | ![]() Dick French![]() Max O'Connell |
Balls per over | 8 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 29 Dec - day 1 -Australia 1st innings 243/4 (Graeme Wood 100*, Allan Border 25*, null ov)
Sat, 30 Dec - day 2 -England 1st innings 107/8 (Geoff Miller 3*, Bob Willis 3*, null ov)
Sun, 31 Dec - rest day
Mon, 01 Jan - day 3 -Australia 2nd innings 163/7 (John Maclean 10*, Geoff Dymock 3*, null ov)
Tue, 02 Jan - day 4 -England 2nd innings 171/8 (John Emburey 2*, null ov)
Wed, 03 Jan - day 5 -England 2nd innings 179/10 (67 ov) - end of match