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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
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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