1979 Prudential World Cup3rd Match · ODI
England beat Australia by 6 wickets in the 3rd Match
Lord's, London, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardEngland won the toss and chose to bowl. Australia made 159 for 9 in 60 overs, Andrew Hilditch 47 from 108 balls and Allan Border 34 from 74 balls. Geoff Boycott took 2 for 15.
England reached 160 for 4 in 47.1 overs, Graham Gooch 53 from 96 balls and Mike Brearley 44 from 147 balls. Trevor Laughlin took 2 for 38.
England won by 6 wickets (with 77 balls remaining).
Key performers
Australia innings
159/9(60 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hilditchb G Boycott | b G Boycott | 47 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 43.52 |
| Rick Darlinglbw b RGD Willis | lbw b RGD Willis | 25 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 40.98 |
| Allan Borderc †RW Taylor b PH Edmonds | c †RW Taylor b PH Edmonds | 34 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 45.95 |
| Kim Hughes (c)c M Hendrick b G Boycott | c M Hendrick b G Boycott | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Graham Yalloprun out | run out | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Gary Cosierrun out | run out | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Trevor Laughlinrun out | run out | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Kevin Wright †lbw b CM Old | lbw b CM Old | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Rodney Hoggrun out | run out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alan Hurstnot out | not out | 3* | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Geoff Dymocknot out | not out | 4* | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 5, w 1) | (b 4, lb 5, w 1) | 10 | ||||
| Total60 Ov (RR 2.65) | 60 Ov (RR 2.65) | 159/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 56-1 (WM Darling), 97-2 (AMJ Hilditch), 111-3 (KJ Hughes), 131-4 (AR Border), 132-5 (GN Yallop), 137-6 (GJ Cosier), 150-7 (KJ Wright), 153-8 (TJ Laughlin), 153-9 (RM Hogg)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 11 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1.82 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 12 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Old | 12 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 2.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Edmonds | 11 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2.27 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Boycott | 6 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England innings
160/4(47.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Brearley (c)c †KJ Wright b TJ Laughlin | c †KJ Wright b TJ Laughlin | 44 | 147 | 2 | 0 | 29.93 |
| Geoff Boycottlbw b RM Hogg | lbw b RM Hogg | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Derek Randallc †KJ Wright b AG Hurst | c †KJ Wright b AG Hurst | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Graham Goochlbw b TJ Laughlin | lbw b TJ Laughlin | 53 | 96 | 6 | 0 | 55.21 |
| David Gowernot out | not out | 22* | 30 | 2 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Ian Bothamnot out | not out | 18* | 14 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Extras(lb 10, nb 11) | (lb 10, nb 11) | 21 | ||||
| Total47.1 Ov (RR 3.39) | 47.1 Ov (RR 3.39) · Target 160 | 160/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (G Boycott), 5-2 (DW Randall), 113-3 (GA Gooch), 124-4 (JM Brearley)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 9 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2.78 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Hurst | 10 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 3.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Dymock | 11 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1.73 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Cosier | 8 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Laughlin | 9.1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 4.15 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |