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England in Australia, 1978/79
Tasmania v England XI
Melbourne Cricket Ground
3 February 1979 (50-over match)

Result: England XI won by 3 wickets

Toss: England XI
Umpires: KJ Carmody and RC Isherwood
Man of the Match: RJ Sherriff

Tasmania innings (48 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
MJ Norman             c Bairstow         b Willis               0   3   6  0 0
GW Goodman            c Willis           b Old                 36 118 106  3 0
DA Smith              c Willis           b Edmonds             25  78  70  2 0
JH Hampshire          c Randall          b Old                 14  44  42  0 0
DC Boon               c Randall          b Emburey              8  20  15  1 0
TW Docking            c Bairstow         b Willis              17  29  19  2 0
+RD Woolley           not out                                  11  29  21  2 0
*J Simmons            not out                                   6  12  11  0 0
Extras                (lb 13, nb 1)                            14
Total                 (6 wickets, 48 overs, 169 mins)         131

DNB: GJ Cowmeadow, GJ Wilson, RJ Sherriff.

FoW: 1-0 (Norman), 2-42 (Smith), 3-79 (Goodman),
     4-84 (Hampshire), 5-98 (Boon), 6-114 (Docking).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Willis                       9      3     20      2 (1nb)
Old                         10      4     17      2
Lever                        9      1     25      0
Edmonds                     10      3     18      1
Emburey                     10      1     37      1

England XI innings (target: 132 runs from 48 overs)             R   M   B  4 6
G Boycott             c Simmons          b Sherriff             1  14   9  0 0
GA Gooch              lbw                b Simmons             29  95  90  2 0
CT Radley                                b Cowmeadow            6  46  26  0 0
DW Randall                               b Wilson              22  58  48  1 0
DI Gower              c Woolley          b Cowmeadow           20  43  33  2 0
+DL Bairstow                             b Sherriff            17  33  35  1 0
PH Edmonds            not out                                  14  33  11  2 0
CM Old                c Woolley          b Sherriff             3   9   9  0 0
JE Emburey            not out                                   0   8   8  0 0
Extras                (b 10, lb 10, nb 2)                      22
Total                 (7 wickets, 43.3 overs, 173 mins)       134

DNB: *RGD Willis, JK Lever.

FoW: 1-5 (Boycott), 2-34 (Radley), 3-62 (Gooch), 4-90 (Randall),
     5-107 (Gower), 6-121 (Bairstow), 7-129 (Old).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Cowmeadow                   10      2     30      2
Sherriff                    10      3     16      3
Wilson                      10      3     19      1 (2nb)
Simmons                      9      1     23      1
Smith                        4      0     20      0
Goodman                      0.3    0      4      0

  • Scorers: MP Ringham (Tasmania) and GGA Saulez (England XI)
  • 12th Men: GR Whitney (Tasmania) and G Miller (England XI)
  • Attendance: 1,971




Tour Index

Team Pages: Tasmania, England XI.

Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

Tasmania Player Pages: MJ Norman, GW Goodman, DA Smith, JH Hampshire, DC Boon, TW Docking, RD Woolley, J Simmons, GJ Cowmeadow, GJ Wilson, RJ Sherriff.

England XI Player Pages: G Boycott, GA Gooch, CT Radley, DW Randall, DI Gower, DL Bairstow, PH Edmonds, CM Old, JE Emburey, RGD Willis, JK Lever.

Match Officials' Pages: KJ Carmody, RC Isherwood.

Thanks: Warwick Torrens
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