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Australia vs England, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
England in Australia, 1978-79
Venue:
Melbourne Cricket Ground,
Melbourne
Date & Time:
Dec 29
-
Jan 03
,
11:00 AM
LOCAL
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Australia won by 103 runs
Australia 1st Innings
258-10 (89.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Wood
c Emburey b Miller
100
283
6
0
35.34
Rick Darling
run out
33
71
2
0
46.48
Kim Hughes
c Taylor b Botham
0
1
0
0
0.00
Graham Yallop
c Hendrick b Botham
41
98
4
0
41.84
Peter Toohey
c Randall b Miller
32
70
1
0
45.71
Allan Border
c Brearley b Hendrick
29
115
4
0
25.22
John Maclean
b Botham
8
47
0
0
17.02
Rodney Hogg
c Randall b Miller
0
5
0
0
0.00
Geoff Dymock
b Hendrick
0
14
0
0
0.00
Alan Hurst
b Hendrick
0
2
0
0
0.00
Jim Higgs
not out
1
15
0
0
6.67
Extras
14
(b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 6, p 0)
Total
258
(10 wkts, 89.1 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
65-1 (
R Darling
, 0),
65-2 (
K Hughes
, 0),
126-3 (
G Yallop
, 0),
189-4 (
P Toohey
, 0),
247-5 (
A Border
, 0),
250-6 (
G Wood
, 0),
250-7 (
R Hogg
, 0),
251-8 (
G Dymock
, 0),
252-9 (
A Hurst
, 0),
258-10 (
J Maclean
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
13
2
47
0
0
0
3.62
Sir Ian Botham
20.1
4
68
3
0
0
3.38
Mike Hendrick
23
3
50
3
0
0
2.17
John Emburey
14
1
44
0
0
0
3.14
Geoff Miller
19
6
35
3
0
0
1.84
England 1st Innings
143-10 (63.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
b Hogg
1
13
0
0
7.69
Mike Brearley
lbw b Hogg
1
8
0
0
12.50
Derek Randall
lbw b Hurst
13
53
1
0
24.53
Graham Gooch
c Border b Dymock
25
91
1
0
27.47
David Gower
lbw b Dymock
29
48
4
0
60.42
Sir Ian Botham
c Darling b Higgs
22
80
3
0
27.50
Geoff Miller
b Hogg
7
101
0
0
6.93
Bob Taylor
b Hogg
1
4
0
0
25.00
John Emburey
b Hogg
0
14
0
0
0.00
Bob Willis
c Darling b Dymock
19
76
0
0
25.00
Mike Hendrick
not out
6
33
1
0
18.18
Extras
19
(b 6, lb 4, w 0, nb 9, p 0)
Total
143
(10 wkts, 63.6 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
2-1 (
G Boycott
, 0),
3-2 (
M Brearley
, 0),
40-3 (
D Randall
, 0),
52-4 (
G Gooch
, 0),
81-5 (
D Gower
, 0),
100-6 (
I Botham
, 0),
101-7 (
B Taylor
, 0),
101-8 (
J Emburey
, 0),
120-9 (
G Miller
, 0),
143-10 (
B Willis
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
17
7
30
5
0
0
1.76
Alan Hurst
12
2
24
1
0
0
2.00
Geoff Dymock
15.6
4
38
3
0
0
2.44
Jim Higgs
19
9
32
1
0
0
1.68
Australia 2nd Innings
167-10 (71.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Wood
b Botham
34
107
0
0
31.78
Rick Darling
c Randall b Miller
21
86
0
0
24.42
Kim Hughes
c Gower b Botham
48
142
4
1
33.80
Graham Yallop
c Taylor b Miller
16
46
1
0
34.78
Peter Toohey
c Botham b Emburey
20
30
1
0
66.67
Allan Border
run out
0
12
0
0
0.00
John Maclean
c Hendrick b Emburey
10
77
1
0
12.99
Rodney Hogg
b Botham
1
21
0
0
4.76
Geoff Dymock
c Brearley b Hendrick
6
39
0
0
15.38
Jim Higgs
st Taylor b Emburey
0
7
0
0
0.00
Alan Hurst
not out
0
4
0
0
0.00
Extras
11
(b 4, lb 6, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
167
(10 wkts, 71.2 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
55-1 (
R Darling
, 0),
81-2 (
G Wood
, 0),
101-3 (
G Yallop
, 0),
136-4 (
P Toohey
, 0),
136-5 (
A Border
, 0),
152-6 (
K Hughes
, 0),
157-7 (
R Hogg
, 0),
167-8 (
J Maclean
, 0),
167-9 (
G Dymock
, 0),
167-10 (
J Higgs
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
7
0
21
0
0
0
3.00
Sir Ian Botham
15
4
41
3
0
0
2.73
Mike Hendrick
14
4
25
1
0
0
1.79
Geoff Miller
14
5
39
2
0
0
2.79
John Emburey
21.2
12
30
3
0
0
1.42
England 2nd Innings
179-10 (67 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Hurst
38
155
1
0
24.52
Mike Brearley
c Maclean b Dymock
0
3
0
0
0.00
Derek Randall
lbw b Hogg
2
8
0
0
25.00
Graham Gooch
lbw b Hogg
40
87
5
0
45.98
David Gower
lbw b Dymock
49
128
3
0
38.28
Sir Ian Botham
c Maclean b Higgs
10
62
0
0
16.13
Geoff Miller
c Hughes b Higgs
1
12
0
0
8.33
Bob Taylor
c Maclean b Hogg
5
40
0
0
12.50
John Emburey
not out
7
33
0
0
21.21
Bob Willis
c Yallop b Hogg
3
12
0
0
25.00
Mike Hendrick
b Hogg
0
2
0
0
0.00
Extras
24
(b 10, lb 7, w 1, nb 6, p 0)
Total
179
(10 wkts, 67 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
1-1 (
M Brearley
, 0),
6-2 (
D Randall
, 0),
71-3 (
G Gooch
, 0),
122-4 (
G Boycott
, 0),
163-5 (
I Botham
, 0),
163-6 (
D Gower
, 0),
167-7 (
G Miller
, 0),
171-8 (
B Taylor
, 0),
179-9 (
B Willis
, 0),
179-10 (
M Hendrick
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
17
5
36
5
0
0
2.12
Geoff Dymock
18
4
37
2
0
0
2.06
Alan Hurst
11
1
39
1
0
0
3.55
Jim Higgs
16
2
29
2
0
0
1.81
Allan Border
5
0
14
0
0
0
2.80
Match Info
Match
AUS vs ENG, 3rd Test, England in Australia, 1978-79
Date
-
Time
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires
Dick French, Max OConnell
Australia Squad
Playing
Graeme Wood
,
Rick Darling
,
Kim Hughes
,
Graham Yallop (c)
,
Peter Toohey
,
Allan Border
,
John Maclean (wk)
,
Rodney Hogg
,
Geoff Dymock
,
Alan Hurst
,
Jim Higgs
Bench
Support Staff
England Squad
Playing
Sir Geoff Boycott
,
Mike Brearley (c)
,
Derek Randall
,
Graham Gooch
,
David Gower
,
Sir Ian Botham
,
Geoff Miller
,
Bob Taylor (wk)
,
John Emburey
,
Bob Willis
,
Mike Hendrick
Bench
Support Staff
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