Australia vs England, 3rd Match at Melbourne, Dec 08 1979 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
3rd Match, Melbourne, December 08, 1979, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup
Australia  (50 ovs maximum)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Botham | 7 | 22 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 31.81 | |||
| lbw b Dilley | 7 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 29.16 | |||
| c Willey b Dilley | 29 | 54 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 53.70 | |||
| c Gooch b Willey | 92 | 115 | 170 | 10 | 0 | 80.00 | |||
| st †Bairstow b Gooch | 23 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 95.83 | |||
| c Randall b Gooch | 12 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 54.54 | |||
| c †Bairstow b Willey | 14 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 60.86 | |||
| c Gooch b Willey | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | |||
| not out | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 185.71 | |||
| c Brearley b Underwood | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 5, nb 2) | 8 | |||||||
| Total | 50 Ov (RR: 4.14)  | 207/9 | |||||||
Did not bat:   | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Bruce Laird), 2-15 (Julien Wiener), 3-73 (Allan Border), 4-114 (Kim Hughes), 5-145 (Doug Walters), 6-184 (Rod Marsh), 7-193 (Ray Bright), 8-193 (Greg Chappell), 9-207 (Rodney Hogg)  | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 5.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 4.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 4.12 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 
England  (T: 208 runs from 50 ovs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lbw b Bright | 28 | 69 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 40.57 | |||
| c Lillee b Hogg | 68 | 85 | 134 | 7 | 0 | 80.00 | |||
| c †Marsh b Hogg | 37 | 54 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 68.51 | |||
| c †Marsh b Lillee | 17 | 24 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 70.83 | |||
| run out | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |||
| c Walters b Hogg | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| c †Marsh b Lillee | 27 | 39 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 69.23 | |||
| not out | 15 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| not out | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (lb 3, nb 3) | 6 | |||||||
| Total | 49 Ov (RR: 4.26)  | 209/7 | |||||||
Did not bat:   | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-71 (Derek Randall), 2-134 (Geoff Boycott), 3-137 (Peter Willey), 4-138 (Graham Gooch), 5-148 (Ian Botham), 6-183 (David Gower), 7-205 (Mike Brearley)  | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 3.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 2.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 4.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 4.44 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 
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Match Details
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | England, elected to field first | 
| Series | |
| Season | 1979/80 | 
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match number | ODI no. 77 | 
| Match days | day (50-over match) | 
| ODI debut | |
| Umpires | |
| Points | England 2, Australia 0 | 
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