Full Scorecard of England vs Australia 4th ODI 1978/79 - Score Report

result

4th ODI, Melbourne, Feb 4 1979, England tour of Australia

England

212/6

Australia

(38.6/40 ov, target 213)215/6

Australia won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

player of the match

England

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Boycott	lbw b Laughlin	33	86	117	1	0	38.37

Mike Brearley (c)	c †Wright b Dymock	0	2	6	0	0	0.00

Derek Randall	lbw b Dymock	4	14	14	0	0	28.57

Graham Gooch	c Hurst b Carlson	19	50	63	2	0	38.00

David Gower	not out	101	100	120	9	0	101.00

Ian Botham	c Wood b Hurst	31	41	46	3	0	75.60

David Bairstow †	run out	1	4	4	0	0	25.00

Chris Old	not out	16	24	37	0	0	66.66

Extras	(b 3, lb 3, nb 1)	7
TOTAL	(40 Ov, RR: 5.30)	212/6
Did not bat: Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick, John Lever
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Mike Brearley), 2-7 (Derek Randall), 3-50 (Graham Gooch), 4-89 (Geoff Boycott), 5-153 (Ian Botham), 6-158 (David Bairstow)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Alan Hurst	8	1	36	1	3.37	-	-	-
Geoff Dymock	8	1	31	2	2.90	-	-	-
Phil Carlson	8	1	27	1	2.53	-	-	-
Gary Cosier	8	0	48	0	4.50	-	-	-
Trevor Laughlin	8	0	63	1	5.90	-	-	-

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Wood	b Old	23	54	85	2	0	42.59

Rick Darling	c Old b Willis	7	12	14	1	0	58.33

Kim Hughes	c Boycott b Lever	50	99	114	4	0	50.50

Graham Yallop (c)	c Gower b Hendrick	31	66	94	1	0	46.96

Peter Toohey	not out	54	55	100	2	0	98.18

Gary Cosier	b Lever	28	14	24	2	1	200.00

Phil Carlson	c Boycott b Lever	0	3	3	0	0	0.00

Trevor Laughlin	not out	15	11	21	1	1	136.36

Extras	(lb 6, nb 1)	7
TOTAL	(38.6 Ov, RR: 5.54)	215/6
Did not bat: Kevin Wright †, Geoff Dymock, Alan Hurst
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Rick Darling), 2-55 (Graeme Wood), 3-90 (Kim Hughes), 4-145 (Graham Yallop), 5-185 (Gary Cosier), 6-185 (Phil Carlson)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	8	1	21	1	1.96	-	-	-
John Lever	7	1	51	3	5.46	-	-	-
Mike Hendrick	8	0	47	1	4.40	-	-	-
Chris Old	8	1	31	1	2.90	-	-	-
Ian Botham	7.6	0	58	0	5.61	-	-	-

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to field first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	1978/79
Player Of The Match	David Gower
Series result	5-match series level 1-1
Match number	ODI no. 59
Match days	day(40-over match)
ODI debut	Kevin Wright
Umpires	Donald Weser Robin Bailhache
Balls per over	8

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
RGD Willis	8	1	21	1	1.96
JK Lever	7	1	51	3	5.46
M Hendrick	8	0	47	1	4.4
CM Old	8	1	31	1	2.9
IT Botham	7.6	0	58	0	5.61