England vs Australia, 3rd Match at London, Jun 09 1979 - Match Result

RESULT

3rd Match, Lord's, June 09, 1979, Prudential World Cup

159/9

(47.1/60 ov, T:160) 160/4

England won by 6 wickets (with 77 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

, ENG

53 (96)

Constant has broken the record for officiating the most ODIs (12) as an umpire, going past Dickie Bird

Chris Old has broken the record for playing the most ODIs (23), going past Tony Greig

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Scorecard summary

Australia • 159/9(60 overs)

Andrew Hilditch

47 (108)

2/15 (6)

34 (74)

1/20 (11)

England • 160/4(47.1 overs)

53 (96)

Trevor Laughlin

2/38 (9.1)

44 (147)

1/25 (9)

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Match details

Lord's, London
Toss	England, elected to field first
Series	Prudential World Cup
Season	1979
Player Of The Match	Graham Gooch
Match number	ODI no. 63
Match days	day (60-over match)
Umpires	Barrie Meyer David Constant
Points	England 4, Australia 0

Match Coverage

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ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA

At Lord's, June 9

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
JM Brearley	caught	44	147
G Boycott	lbw	1	5
DW Randall	caught	1	3
GA Gooch	lbw	53	96
DI Gower	not out	22	30
IT Botham	not out	18	14
Extras	(lb 10, nb 11)
Total	160(4 wkts; 47.1 ovs)

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Prudential World Cup

Group A

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
ENG	3	3	0	12	-
PAK	3	2	1	8	-
AUS	3	1	2	4	-
CAN	3	0	3	0	-

Group B

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
WI	3	2	0	10	-
NZ	3	2	1	8	-
SL	3	1	1	6	-
IND	3	0	3	0	-