Test Match #872 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1979-1980 Australia v England - 3rd Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
1st February, 1980
 
Australia 477 & 103/2
England 306 & 273
Australia won by 8 wickets

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Graham Gooch run out 99  193  10  0 51.30 32.35%
Geoff Boycott c Mallett b Dymock 44  124  2  0 35.48 14.38%
Wayne Larkins c GS Chappell b Pascoe 25  62  2  0 40.32 8.17%
David Gower lbw b Lillee 0  18  0  0 0.00
Peter Willey lbw b Pascoe 1  9  0  0 11.11 0.33%
Ian Botham c †Marsh b Lillee 8  21  1  0 38.10 2.61%
Mike Brearley* not out 60  186  2  0 32.26 19.61%
Robert Taylor b Lillee 23  75  1  0 30.67 7.52%
Derek Underwood c IM Chappell b Lillee 3  18  0  0 16.67 0.98%
John Lever b Lillee 22  68  1  0 32.35 7.19%
Bob Willis c GS Chappell b Lillee 4  10  0  0 40.00 1.31%
Extras (b 1, lb 2, nb 14) 17  
Total All Out   (128.5 overs @ 2.38 rpo) 306
Fall of Wickets
 
1-116 Boycott, 2-170 Larkins, 3-175 Gooch, 4-177 Gower, 5-177 Willey, 6-192 Botham,
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7-238 Taylor, 8-242 Underwood, 9-296 Lever, 10-306 Willis
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Dennis Lillee 33.1 9 60 6 1.81 60.00
Geoffrey Dymock 28.0 6 54 1 1.93 10.00
Ashley Mallett 35.0 9 104 0 2.97
Leonard Pascoe 32.0 7 71 2 2.22 20.00
 
 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Richard McCosker c Botham b Underwood 33  73  2  0 45.21 6.92%
Bruce Laird c Gower b Underwood 74  216  7  0 34.26 15.51%
Ian Chappell c & b Underwood 75  151  6  0 49.67 15.72%
Kim Hughes c Underwood b Botham 15  49  2  0 30.61 3.14%
Allan Border c & b Lever 63  153  6  0 41.18 13.21%
Greg Chappell* c Larkins b Lever 114  212  14  0 53.77 23.90%
Rod Marsh c Botham b Lever 17  75  2  0 22.67 3.56%
Dennis Lillee c Willey b Lever 8  29  1  0 27.59 1.68%
Geoffrey Dymock b Botham 19  74  0  0 25.68 3.98%
Ashley Mallett lbw b Botham 25  54  4  0 46.30 5.24%
Leonard Pascoe not out 1  4  0  0 25.00 0.21%
Extras (b 13, lb 12, w 1, nb 7) 33  
Total All Out   (179.5 overs @ 2.65 rpo) 477
Fall of Wickets
 
1-52 McCosker, 2-179 Laird, 3-196 IM Chappell, 4-219 Hughes, 5-345 Border, 6-411 Marsh,
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7-421 GS Chappell, 8-432 Lillee, 9-465 Dymock, 10-477 Mallett
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
John Lever 53.0 15 111 4 2.09 40.00
Ian Botham 39.5 15 105 3 2.64 30.00
Bob Willis 21.0 4 61 0 2.90
Derek Underwood 53.0 19 131 3 2.47 30.00
Peter Willey 13.0 2 36 0 2.77
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Graham Gooch b Mallett 51  113  6  0 45.13 18.68%
Geoff Boycott b Lillee 7  35  0  0 20.00 2.56%
Wayne Larkins lbw b Pascoe 3  14  0  0 21.43 1.10%
David Gower b Lillee 11  15  1  0 73.33 4.03%
Peter Willey c †Marsh b Lillee 2  5  0  0 40.00 0.73%
Mike Brearley* c Border b Pascoe 10  31  1  0 32.26 3.66%
Ian Botham not out 119  213  15  0 55.87 43.59%
Robert Taylor c Border b Lillee 32  62  3  0 51.61 11.72%
Derek Underwood b Pascoe 0  3  0  0 0.00
John Lever c †Marsh b Lillee 12  65  1  0 18.46 4.40%
Bob Willis c GS Chappell b Pascoe 2  8  0  0 25.00 0.73%
Extras (b 2, lb 12, nb 10) 24  
Total All Out   (91.5 overs @ 2.97 rpo) 273
Fall of Wickets
 
1-25 Boycott, 2-46 Larkins, 3-64 Gower, 4-67 Willey, 5-88 Gooch, 6-92 Brearley,
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7-178 Taylor, 8-179 Underwood, 9-268 Lever, 10-273 Willis
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Dennis Lillee 33.0 6 78 5 2.36 50.00
Geoffrey Dymock 11.0 2 30 0 2.73
Ashley Mallett 14.0 1 45 1 3.21 10.00
Leonard Pascoe 29.5 3 80 4 2.68 40.00
Allan Border 4.0 0 16 0 4.00
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings  (target 103)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Richard McCosker lbw b Botham 2  34  0  0 5.88 1.94%
Bruce Laird c Boycott b Underwood 25  95  1  0 26.32 24.27%
Ian Chappell not out 26  62  0  0 41.94 25.24%
Greg Chappell* not out 40  43  6  0 93.02 38.83%
Extras (lb 8, nb 2) 10  
Total 2 wickets   (38.4 overs @ 2.66 rpo) 103
 
Did not Bat
 
Kim Hughes, Allan Border, Rod Marsh†, Dennis Lillee, Geoffrey Dymock, Ashley Mallett,
 
Leonard Pascoe
Fall of Wickets
 
1-20 McCosker, 2-42 Laird
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
John Lever 7.4 3 18 0 2.35
Ian Botham 12.0 5 18 1 1.50 10.00
Bob Willis 5.0 3 8 0 1.60
Derek Underwood 14.0 2 49 1 3.50 10.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1979-1980 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 3rd Test
Match No. Test #872
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match Dennis Lillee
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 231/6 (JM Brearley 19*, RW Taylor 21*)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 155/1 (BM Laird 63*, IM Chappell 53*)
Day 3 - Australia 1st innings 399/5 (GS Chappell 99*, RW Marsh 13*)
Day 4 - England 2nd innings 157/6 (IT Botham 30*, RW Taylor 28*)
Day 5 - Australia 2nd Innings 103/2, 38.4 overs - end of match

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