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Australia vs England, 8th Match
- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
Australia, England, West Indies in Australia, 1979-80
Venue:
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Date & Time:
Wed, Dec 26, 11:00 AM LOCAL
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England won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Australia
Australia
194-6
(47 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Bruce Laird
b Botham
6
27
0
0
22.22
Julien Wiener
c Bairstow b Botham
2
14
0
0
14.29
Allan Border
c Gower b Gooch
22
53
2
0
41.51
Greg Chappell
run out
52
82
3
0
63.41
Kim Hughes
b Willis
23
39
0
1
58.97
Ian Chappell
not out
60
50
6
0
120.00
Rod Marsh
c Bairstow b Dilley
10
13
0
1
76.92
Dennis Lillee
not out
2
4
0
0
50.00
Extras
17
(b 3, lb 10, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
194-6
(47 Overs, RR: 4.12)
Did not Bat
Rodney Hogg,
Geoff Dymock,
Len Pascoe
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Graham Dilley
10
1
32
1
0
0
3.20
Sir Ian Botham
9
1
33
2
0
0
3.67
Bob Willis
10
1
38
1
0
0
3.80
Derek Underwood
10
2
36
0
0
0
3.60
Graham Gooch
8
0
38
1
0
0
4.75
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
J Wiener
5-1
0
B Laird
21-2
0
A Border
50-3
0
K Hughes
109-4
0
G Chappell
135-5
0
R Marsh
179-6
0
England
England
195-6
(45.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graham Gooch
lbw b Hogg
29
35
4
0
82.86
Sir Geoff Boycott
not out
86
134
6
0
64.18
Peter Willey
b Pascoe
51
77
5
0
66.23
David Gower
c Marsh b Hogg
2
12
0
0
16.67
Derek Randall
c GS Chappell b Pascoe
1
5
0
0
20.00
Sir Ian Botham
lbw b Hogg
6
10
0
1
60.00
Mike Brearley
c Marsh b Hogg
0
3
0
0
0.00
David Bairstow
not out
7
8
0
0
87.50
Extras
13
(b 0, lb 1, w 1, nb 11, p 0)
Total
195-6
(45.1 Overs, RR: 4.31)
Did not Bat
Graham Dilley,
Derek Underwood,
Bob Willis
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
10
0
47
0
0
0
4.70
Len Pascoe
10
2
28
2
0
0
2.80
Rodney Hogg
10
0
46
4
0
0
4.60
Geoff Dymock
10
1
38
0
0
0
3.80
Greg Chappell
5.1
0
23
0
0
0
4.51
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
41-1
0
P Willey
152-2
0
D Gower
157-3
0
D Randall
170-4
0
I Botham
179-5
0
M Brearley
179-6
0
Australia
Australia
194-6
(47 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Bruce Laird
b Botham
6
27
0
0
22.22
Julien Wiener
c Bairstow b Botham
2
14
0
0
14.29
Allan Border
c Gower b Gooch
22
53
2
0
41.51
Greg Chappell
run out
52
82
3
0
63.41
Kim Hughes
b Willis
23
39
0
1
58.97
Ian Chappell
not out
60
50
6
0
120.00
Rod Marsh
c Bairstow b Dilley
10
13
0
1
76.92
Dennis Lillee
not out
2
4
0
0
50.00
Extras
17
(b 3, lb 10, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
194-6
(47 Overs, RR: 4.12)
Did not Bat
Rodney Hogg,
Geoff Dymock,
Len Pascoe
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Graham Dilley
10
1
32
1
0
0
3.20
Sir Ian Botham
9
1
33
2
0
0
3.67
Bob Willis
10
1
38
1
0
0
3.80
Derek Underwood
10
2
36
0
0
0
3.60
Graham Gooch
8
0
38
1
0
0
4.75
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
J Wiener
5-1
0
B Laird
21-2
0
A Border
50-3
0
K Hughes
109-4
0
G Chappell
135-5
0
R Marsh
179-6
0
England
England
195-6
(45.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graham Gooch
lbw b Hogg
29
35
4
0
82.86
Sir Geoff Boycott
not out
86
134
6
0
64.18
Peter Willey
b Pascoe
51
77
5
0
66.23
David Gower
c Marsh b Hogg
2
12
0
0
16.67
Derek Randall
c GS Chappell b Pascoe
1
5
0
0
20.00
Sir Ian Botham
lbw b Hogg
6
10
0
1
60.00
Mike Brearley
c Marsh b Hogg
0
3
0
0
0.00
David Bairstow
not out
7
8
0
0
87.50
Extras
13
(b 0, lb 1, w 1, nb 11, p 0)
Total
195-6
(45.1 Overs, RR: 4.31)
Did not Bat
Graham Dilley,
Derek Underwood,
Bob Willis
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
10
0
47
0
0
0
4.70
Len Pascoe
10
2
28
2
0
0
2.80
Rodney Hogg
10
0
46
4
0
0
4.60
Geoff Dymock
10
1
38
0
0
0
3.80
Greg Chappell
5.1
0
23
0
0
0
4.51
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
41-1
0
P Willey
152-2
0
D Gower
157-3
0
D Randall
170-4
0
I Botham
179-5
0
M Brearley
179-6
0
INFO
Match
AUS vs ENG • 8th Match • Australia, England, West Indies in Australia, 1979-80
Series
Australia, England, West Indies in Australia, 1979-80
Date
Wed, Dec 26
Time
11:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires
Peter Cronin, Raymond Isherwood
Australia squad
Players
Bruce Laird,
Julien Wiener,
Allan Border,
Greg Chappell (c),
Kim Hughes,
Ian Chappell,
Rod Marsh (wk),
Dennis Lillee,
Rodney Hogg,
Geoff Dymock,
Len Pascoe
England squad
Players
Graham Gooch,
Sir Geoff Boycott,
Peter Willey,
David Gower,
Derek Randall,
Sir Ian Botham,
Mike Brearley (c),
David Bairstow (wk),
Graham Dilley,
Derek Underwood,
Bob Willis
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