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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:
Fri, Dec 29, 11:00 AM LOCAL
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Australia won by 103 runs
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
258-10
(89.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Geoff Dymock
b Hendrick
0
14
0
0
0.00
Alan Hurst
b Hendrick
0
2
0
0
0.00
Kim Hughes
c Taylor b Botham
0
1
0
0
0.00
Rick Darling
run out
33
71
2
0
46.48
Peter Toohey
c Randall b Miller
32
70
1
0
45.71
Graeme Wood
c Emburey b Miller
100
283
6
0
35.34
Graham Yallop
c Hendrick b Botham
41
98
4
0
41.84
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
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
(89.1 Overs, RR: 2.17)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Darling
65-1
0
K Hughes
65-2
0
G Yallop
126-3
0
P Toohey
189-4
0
A Border
247-5
0
G Wood
250-6
0
R Hogg
250-7
0
G Dymock
251-8
0
A Hurst
252-9
0
J Maclean
258-10
0
England 1st Innings
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
Bob Willis
c Darling b Dymock
19
76
0
0
25.00
Bob Taylor
b Hogg
1
4
0
0
25.00
Mike Hendrick
not out
6
33
1
0
18.18
Graham Gooch
c Border b Dymock
25
91
1
0
27.47
Mike Brearley
lbw b Hogg
1
8
0
0
12.50
Geoff Miller
b Hogg
7
101
0
0
6.93
Derek Randall
lbw b Hurst
13
53
1
0
24.53
Sir Ian Botham
c Darling b Higgs
22
80
3
0
27.50
David Gower
lbw b Dymock
29
48
4
0
60.42
John Emburey
b Hogg
0
14
0
0
0.00
Extras
19
(b 6, lb 4, w 0, nb 9, p 0)
Total
143-10
(63.6 Overs, RR: 1.68)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
2-1
0
M Brearley
3-2
0
D Randall
40-3
0
G Gooch
52-4
0
D Gower
81-5
0
I Botham
100-6
0
B Taylor
101-7
0
J Emburey
101-8
0
G Miller
120-9
0
B Willis
143-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
167-10
(71.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Geoff Dymock
c Brearley b Hendrick
6
39
0
0
15.38
Alan Hurst
not out
0
4
0
0
0.00
Kim Hughes
c Gower b Botham
48
142
4
1
33.80
Rick Darling
c Randall b Miller
21
86
0
0
24.42
Peter Toohey
c Botham b Emburey
20
30
1
0
66.67
Graeme Wood
b Botham
34
107
0
0
31.78
Graham Yallop
c Taylor b Miller
16
46
1
0
34.78
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
Jim Higgs
st Taylor b Emburey
0
7
0
0
0.00
Extras
11
(b 4, lb 6, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
167-10
(71.2 Overs, RR: 1.75)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Darling
55-1
0
G Wood
81-2
0
G Yallop
101-3
0
P Toohey
136-4
0
A Border
136-5
0
K Hughes
152-6
0
R Hogg
157-7
0
J Maclean
167-8
0
G Dymock
167-9
0
J Higgs
167-10
0
England 2nd Innings
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
Bob Willis
c Yallop b Hogg
3
12
0
0
25.00
Bob Taylor
c Maclean b Hogg
5
40
0
0
12.50
Mike Hendrick
b Hogg
0
2
0
0
0.00
Graham Gooch
lbw b Hogg
40
87
5
0
45.98
Mike Brearley
c Maclean b Dymock
0
3
0
0
0.00
Geoff Miller
c Hughes b Higgs
1
12
0
0
8.33
Derek Randall
lbw b Hogg
2
8
0
0
25.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Maclean b Higgs
10
62
0
0
16.13
David Gower
lbw b Dymock
49
128
3
0
38.28
John Emburey
not out
7
33
0
0
21.21
Extras
24
(b 10, lb 7, w 1, nb 6, p 0)
Total
179-10
(67 Overs, RR: 2)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Brearley
1-1
0
D Randall
6-2
0
G Gooch
71-3
0
G Boycott
122-4
0
I Botham
163-5
0
D Gower
163-6
0
G Miller
167-7
0
B Taylor
171-8
0
B Willis
179-9
0
M Hendrick
179-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
258-10
(89.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Geoff Dymock
b Hendrick
0
14
0
0
0.00
Alan Hurst
b Hendrick
0
2
0
0
0.00
Kim Hughes
c Taylor b Botham
0
1
0
0
0.00
Rick Darling
run out
33
71
2
0
46.48
Peter Toohey
c Randall b Miller
32
70
1
0
45.71
Graeme Wood
c Emburey b Miller
100
283
6
0
35.34
Graham Yallop
c Hendrick b Botham
41
98
4
0
41.84
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
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
(89.1 Overs, RR: 2.17)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Darling
65-1
0
K Hughes
65-2
0
G Yallop
126-3
0
P Toohey
189-4
0
A Border
247-5
0
G Wood
250-6
0
R Hogg
250-7
0
G Dymock
251-8
0
A Hurst
252-9
0
J Maclean
258-10
0
England 1st Innings
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
Bob Willis
c Darling b Dymock
19
76
0
0
25.00
Bob Taylor
b Hogg
1
4
0
0
25.00
Mike Hendrick
not out
6
33
1
0
18.18
Graham Gooch
c Border b Dymock
25
91
1
0
27.47
Mike Brearley
lbw b Hogg
1
8
0
0
12.50
Geoff Miller
b Hogg
7
101
0
0
6.93
Derek Randall
lbw b Hurst
13
53
1
0
24.53
Sir Ian Botham
c Darling b Higgs
22
80
3
0
27.50
David Gower
lbw b Dymock
29
48
4
0
60.42
John Emburey
b Hogg
0
14
0
0
0.00
Extras
19
(b 6, lb 4, w 0, nb 9, p 0)
Total
143-10
(63.6 Overs, RR: 1.68)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
2-1
0
M Brearley
3-2
0
D Randall
40-3
0
G Gooch
52-4
0
D Gower
81-5
0
I Botham
100-6
0
B Taylor
101-7
0
J Emburey
101-8
0
G Miller
120-9
0
B Willis
143-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
167-10
(71.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Geoff Dymock
c Brearley b Hendrick
6
39
0
0
15.38
Alan Hurst
not out
0
4
0
0
0.00
Kim Hughes
c Gower b Botham
48
142
4
1
33.80
Rick Darling
c Randall b Miller
21
86
0
0
24.42
Peter Toohey
c Botham b Emburey
20
30
1
0
66.67
Graeme Wood
b Botham
34
107
0
0
31.78
Graham Yallop
c Taylor b Miller
16
46
1
0
34.78
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
Jim Higgs
st Taylor b Emburey
0
7
0
0
0.00
Extras
11
(b 4, lb 6, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
167-10
(71.2 Overs, RR: 1.75)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Darling
55-1
0
G Wood
81-2
0
G Yallop
101-3
0
P Toohey
136-4
0
A Border
136-5
0
K Hughes
152-6
0
R Hogg
157-7
0
J Maclean
167-8
0
G Dymock
167-9
0
J Higgs
167-10
0
England 2nd Innings
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
Bob Willis
c Yallop b Hogg
3
12
0
0
25.00
Bob Taylor
c Maclean b Hogg
5
40
0
0
12.50
Mike Hendrick
b Hogg
0
2
0
0
0.00
Graham Gooch
lbw b Hogg
40
87
5
0
45.98
Mike Brearley
c Maclean b Dymock
0
3
0
0
0.00
Geoff Miller
c Hughes b Higgs
1
12
0
0
8.33
Derek Randall
lbw b Hogg
2
8
0
0
25.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Maclean b Higgs
10
62
0
0
16.13
David Gower
lbw b Dymock
49
128
3
0
38.28
John Emburey
not out
7
33
0
0
21.21
Extras
24
(b 10, lb 7, w 1, nb 6, p 0)
Total
179-10
(67 Overs, RR: 2)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Brearley
1-1
0
D Randall
6-2
0
G Gooch
71-3
0
G Boycott
122-4
0
I Botham
163-5
0
D Gower
163-6
0
G Miller
167-7
0
B Taylor
171-8
0
B Willis
179-9
0
M Hendrick
179-10
0
INFO
Match
AUS vs ENG • 3rd Test • England in Australia, 1978-79
Series
England in Australia, 1978-79
Date
Fri, Dec 29
Time
11:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires
Dick French, Max OConnell
Australia squad
Players
Graeme Wood,
Rick Darling,
Kim Hughes,
Graham Yallop (c),
Peter Toohey,
Allan Border,
John Maclean (wk),
Rodney Hogg,
Geoff Dymock,
Alan Hurst,
Jim Higgs
England squad
Players
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
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