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ODI # 77
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1979/80, 3rd Match
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
8 December 1979 (50-overs match)

Result: England won by 3 wickets
Points: England 2, Australia 0

Toss: England
Umpires: WJ Copeland and RA French
ODI Debuts: JM Wiener (Aus).
Man of the Match: GS Chappell

Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
JM Wiener                                b Botham               7  32  22  1 0
BM Laird              lbw                b Dilley               7  28  24  1 0
AR Border             c Willey           b Dilley              29  75  54  1 1
*GS Chappell          c Gooch            b Willey              92 170 115 10 0
KJ Hughes             st Bairstow        b Gooch               23  29  24  3 0
KD Walters            c Randall          b Gooch               12  26  22  1 0
+RW Marsh             c Bairstow         b Willey              14  27  23  0 0
RJ Bright             c Gooch            b Willey               1   7   6  0 0
DK Lillee             not out                                  13   7   7  2 0
RM Hogg               c Brearley         b Underwood            1   5   3  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 5, nb 2)                         8
Total                 (9 wickets, 50 overs)                   207

DNB: JR Thomson.

FoW: 1-15 (Laird), 2-15 (Wiener), 3-73 (Border), 4-114 (Hughes),
     5-145 (Walters), 6-184 (Marsh), 7-193 (Chappell),
     8-193 (Bright), 9-207 (Hogg).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Dilley                      10      1     30      2
Botham                       9      2     27      1
Willis                       7      0     28      0
Gooch                        6      0     32      2
Underwood                   10      0     49      1
Willey                       8      0     33      3

England innings (target: 208 runs from 50 overs)                R   M   B  4 6
DW Randall            lbw                b Bright              28  85  69  2 0
G Boycott             c Lillee           b Hogg                68 134  85  7 0
P Willey              c Marsh            b Hogg                37  60  54  2 0
DI Gower              c Marsh            b Lillee              17  53  24  0 1
GA Gooch              run out                                   1   6   2  0 0
IT Botham             c Walters          b Hogg                10   9  10  1 0
*JM Brearley          c Marsh            b Lillee              27  44  39  2 0
+DL Bairstow          not out                                  15  20  15  2 0
GR Dilley             not out                                   0   1   0  0 0
Extras                (lb 3, nb 3)                              6
Total                 (7 wickets, 49 overs)                   209

DNB: DL Underwood, RGD Willis.

FoW: 1-71 (Randall), 2-134 (Boycott), 3-137 (Willey),
     4-138 (Gooch), 5-148 (Botham), 6-183 (Gower),
     7-205 (Brearley).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lillee                      10      1     36      2
Hogg                        10      2     26      3
Thomson                     10      1     49      0
Chappell                     8      0     40      0
Bright                       9      1     40      1
Walters                      2      0     12      0

Tournament Index

Team Pages: Australia, England.

Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

Australia Player Pages: JM Wiener, BM Laird, AR Border, GS Chappell, KJ Hughes, KD Walters, RW Marsh, RJ Bright, DK Lillee, RM Hogg, JR Thomson.

England Player Pages: DW Randall, G Boycott, P Willey, DI Gower, GA Gooch, IT Botham, JM Brearley, DL Bairstow, GR Dilley, DL Underwood, RGD Willis.

Match Officials' Pages: WJ Copeland, RA French.