1st ODI: Australia v England at Sydney, 13 Jan 1979

ODI # 57
Australia v England, 1978/79, 1st One-day International
Sydney Cricket Ground
13 January 1979 (40-overs match)

Result: No result
4-ODI series level 0-0

Toss: England
Umpires: AR Crafter and CE Harvey
ODI Debuts: AR Border, PH Carlson, JA Maclean (Aus); RW Tolchard (Eng).

Balls per over: 8

Australia innings (40 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
GM Wood               c Tolchard         b Old                  6  40  24  0 0
WM Darling            not out                                   7  46  32  0 0
KJ Hughes             not out                                   0   6   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 4)                                    4
Total                 (1 wicket, 7.2 overs)                    17

DNB: *GN Yallop, GJ Cosier, PM Toohey, AR Border, PH Carlson,
    +JA Maclean, G Dymock, AG Hurst.

FoW: 1-17 (Wood).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lever                        3      0      8      0
Old                          3.2    1      5      1
Hendrick                     1      1      0      0

England team:
*JM Brearley, G Boycott, DW Randall, DI Gower, GA Gooch,
IT Botham, +RW Tolchard, PH Edmonds, CM Old, M Hendrick,
JK Lever.