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Australia vs England, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
England in Australia Test Series, 1979-80
Venue:
Melbourne Cricket Ground,
Melbourne
Date & Time:
Feb 01
-
Feb 06
,
11:00 AM
LOCAL
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Australia won by 8 wickets
England 1st Innings
306-10 (128.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graham Gooch
run out
99
193
10
0
51.30
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Mallett b Dymock
44
124
2
0
35.48
Wayne Larkins
c GS Chappell b Pascoe
25
62
2
0
40.32
David Gower
lbw b Lillee
0
18
0
0
0.00
Peter Willey
lbw b Pascoe
1
9
0
0
11.11
Sir Ian Botham
c Marsh b Lillee
8
21
1
0
38.10
Mike Brearley
not out
60
186
2
0
32.26
Bob Taylor
b Lillee
23
75
1
0
30.67
Derek Underwood
c IM Chappell b Lillee
3
18
0
0
16.67
John Lever
b Lillee
22
68
1
0
32.35
Bob Willis
c GS Chappell b Lillee
4
10
0
0
40.00
Extras
17
(b 1, lb 2, w 0, nb 14, p 0)
Total
306
(10 wkts, 128.1 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
116-1 (
G Boycott
, 0),
170-2 (
W Larkins
, 0),
175-3 (
G Gooch
, 0),
177-4 (
D Gower
, 0),
177-5 (
P Willey
, 0),
192-6 (
I Botham
, 0),
238-7 (
B Taylor
, 0),
242-8 (
D Underwood
, 0),
296-9 (
J Lever
, 0),
306-10 (
B Willis
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
33.1
9
60
6
0
0
1.81
Geoff Dymock
28
6
54
1
0
0
1.93
Ashley Mallett
35
9
104
0
0
0
2.97
Len Pascoe
32
7
71
2
0
0
2.22
Australia 1st Innings
477-10 (179.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Rick McCosker
c Botham b Underwood
33
73
2
0
45.21
Bruce Laird
c Gower b Underwood
74
216
7
0
34.26
Ian Chappell
c & b Underwood
75
151
6
0
49.67
Kim Hughes
c Underwood b Botham
15
49
2
0
30.61
Allan Border
c & b Lever
63
153
6
0
41.18
Greg Chappell
c Larkins b Lever
114
212
14
0
53.77
Rod Marsh
c Botham b Lever
17
75
2
0
22.67
Dennis Lillee
c Willey b Lever
8
29
1
0
27.59
Geoff Dymock
b Botham
19
74
0
0
25.68
Ashley Mallett
lbw b Botham
25
54
4
0
46.30
Len Pascoe
not out
1
4
0
0
25.00
Extras
33
(b 13, lb 12, w 1, nb 7, p 0)
Total
477
(10 wkts, 179.5 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
52-1 (
R McCosker
, 0),
179-2 (
B Laird
, 0),
196-3 (
I Chappell
, 0),
219-4 (
K Hughes
, 0),
345-5 (
A Border
, 0),
411-6 (
R Marsh
, 0),
421-7 (
G Chappell
, 0),
432-8 (
D Lillee
, 0),
465-9 (
G Dymock
, 0),
477-10 (
A Mallett
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
John Lever
53
15
111
4
0
0
2.09
Sir Ian Botham
39.5
15
105
3
0
0
2.66
Bob Willis
21
4
61
0
0
0
2.90
Derek Underwood
53
19
131
3
0
0
2.47
Peter Willey
13
2
36
0
0
0
2.77
England 2nd Innings
273-10 (91.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graham Gooch
b Mallett
51
113
6
0
45.13
Sir Geoff Boycott
b Lillee
7
35
0
0
20.00
Wayne Larkins
lbw b Pascoe
3
14
0
0
21.43
David Gower
b Lillee
11
15
1
0
73.33
Peter Willey
c Marsh b Lillee
2
5
0
0
40.00
Mike Brearley
c Border b Pascoe
10
31
1
0
32.26
Sir Ian Botham
not out
119
213
15
0
55.87
Bob Taylor
c Border b Lillee
32
62
3
0
51.61
Derek Underwood
b Pascoe
0
3
0
0
0.00
John Lever
c Marsh b Lillee
12
65
1
0
18.46
Bob Willis
c GS Chappell b Pascoe
2
8
0
0
25.00
Extras
24
(b 2, lb 12, w 0, nb 10, p 0)
Total
273
(10 wkts, 91.5 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
25-1 (
G Boycott
, 0),
46-2 (
W Larkins
, 0),
64-3 (
D Gower
, 0),
67-4 (
P Willey
, 0),
88-5 (
G Gooch
, 0),
92-6 (
M Brearley
, 0),
178-7 (
B Taylor
, 0),
179-8 (
D Underwood
, 0),
268-9 (
J Lever
, 0),
273-10 (
B Willis
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dennis Lillee
33
6
78
5
0
0
2.36
Geoff Dymock
11
2
30
0
0
0
2.73
Ashley Mallett
14
1
45
1
0
0
3.21
Len Pascoe
29.5
3
80
4
0
0
2.71
Allan Border
4
0
16
0
0
0
4.00
Australia 2nd Innings
103-2 (38.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Rick McCosker
lbw b Botham
2
34
0
0
5.88
Bruce Laird
c Boycott b Underwood
25
95
1
0
26.32
Ian Chappell
not out
26
62
0
0
41.94
Greg Chappell
not out
40
43
6
0
93.02
Extras
10
(b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total
103
(2 wkts, 38.4 Ov)
Did not Bat
Kim Hughes
,
Allan Border
,
Rod Marsh
,
Dennis Lillee
,
Geoff Dymock
,
Ashley Mallett
,
Len Pascoe
Fall of Wickets
20-1 (
R McCosker
, 0),
42-2 (
B Laird
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
John Lever
7.4
3
18
0
0
0
2.43
Sir Ian Botham
12
5
18
1
0
0
1.50
Bob Willis
5
3
8
0
0
0
1.60
Derek Underwood
14
2
49
1
0
0
3.50
Match Info
Match
AUS vs ENG, 3rd Test, England in Australia Test Series, 1979-80
Date
-
Time
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires
Robin Bailhache, Peter Cronin
Australia Squad
Playing
Rick McCosker
,
Bruce Laird
,
Ian Chappell
,
Kim Hughes
,
Allan Border
,
Greg Chappell (c)
,
Rod Marsh (wk)
,
Dennis Lillee
,
Geoff Dymock
,
Ashley Mallett
,
Len Pascoe
Bench
Support Staff
England Squad
Playing
Graham Gooch
,
Sir Geoff Boycott
,
Wayne Larkins
,
David Gower
,
Peter Willey
,
Sir Ian Botham
,
Mike Brearley (c)
,
Bob Taylor (wk)
,
Derek Underwood
,
John Lever
,
Bob Willis
Bench
Support Staff
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