England tour of Australia 1979/80 Schedule &amp; Results

Brisbane, November 12 - 14, 1979, England tour of Australia

England XI

176 & 226/5d

Queensland

(T:184) 219/9d & 97/1

Match drawn

Wed, 28 Nov '79

2nd Match (D/N) • Sydney, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup

England

211/8

West Indies

(47/47 ov, T:199) 196

England won by 2 runs (revised target)

Sat, 08 Dec '79

3rd Match • Melbourne, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup

Australia

207/9

England

(49/50 ov, T:208) 209/7

England won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Tue, 11 Dec '79

5th Match (D/N) • Sydney, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup

England

(49/49 ov) 264/7

Australia

(47.2/49 ov, T:265) 192

England won by 72 runs

Fri, 14 Dec '79

1st Test • Perth, December 14 - 19, 1979, England tour of Australia

Australia

244 & 337

England

(T:354) 228 & 215

Australia won by 138 runs

Sun, 23 Dec '79

7th Match • Brisbane, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup

England

217/8

West Indies

(46.5/50 ov, T:218) 218/1

West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)

Wed, 26 Dec '79

8th Match (D/N) • Sydney, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup

Australia

(47/47 ov) 194/6

England

(45.1/47 ov, T:195) 195/6

England won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

Fri, 28 Dec '79

Brisbane, December 28 - 31, 1979, England tour of Australia

England XI

324 & 274/8d

Queensland

(T:362) 237 & 223

England XI won by 138 runs

Fri, 04 Jan '80

2nd Test • Sydney, January 04 - 08, 1980, England tour of Australia

England

123 & 237

Australia

(T:216) 145 & 219/4

Australia won by 6 wickets

9th Match • Melbourne, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup

Sat, 12 Jan '80

ABANDONED •

England

West Indies

Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Mon, 14 Jan '80

10th Match (D/N) • Sydney, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup

Australia

163

England

(48.5/50 ov, T:164) 164/8

England won by 2 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Wed, 16 Jan '80

11th Match • Adelaide, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup

West Indies

246/5

England

(42.5/50 ov, T:247) 139

West Indies won by 107 runs

Sun, 20 Jan '80

1st Final • Melbourne, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup

West Indies

215/8

England

(50 ov, T:216) 213/7

West Indies won by 2 runs

Tue, 22 Jan '80

2nd Final (D/N) • Sydney, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup

England

208/8

West Indies

(47.3/50 ov, T:209) 209/2

West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Fri, 01 Feb '80

3rd Test • Melbourne, February 01 - 06, 1980, England tour of Australia

England

306 & 273

Australia

(T:103) 477 & 103/2

Australia won by 8 wickets

England tour of Australia 1979 Matches

England tour of Australia 1979 Teams

ENGXI|QLD|WI|AUS|

Top Wicket Takers

Tests

ODIs

Dennis Lillee

AUS, Rf

Innings: 6Average: 16.86

Ian Botham

ENG, Rfm

Innings: 6Average: 19.52

Geoff Dymock

AUS, Lfm

Innings: 6Average: 15.29

Andy Roberts

WI, Rf

Innings: 5Average: 10.42

Ian Botham

ENG, Rfm

Innings: 9Average: 24.16

Dennis Lillee

AUS, Rf

Innings: 4Average: 15.10

Carl Rackemann

QLD, Rf

Innings: 4Average: 16.70

Denis Schuller

QLD, Lfm

Innings: 4Average: 24.75

John Lever

ENG, Lfm

Innings: 4Average: 20.16

Top Run Scorers

Tests

ODIs

Greg Chappell

AUS, Rhb

317

Innings: 6Average: 79.25

Allan Border

AUS, Lhb

199

Innings: 5Average: 49.75

Ian Botham

ENG, Rhb

187

Innings: 6Average: 37.40

Geoff Boycott

ENG, Rhb

425

Innings: 6Average: 85.00

Gordon Greenidge

WI, Rhb

355

Innings: 5Average: 118.33

Peter Willey

ENG, Rhb

303

Innings: 9Average: 37.87