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Nervous nineties is the period of batsman's innings when his or her score is between 90 and 99. During this phase many players bat extremely cautiously in order to avoid being out before they obtain a century.

Sunday, February 4, 1979

3rd ODI: Australia v England at Melbourne, 4 Feb 1979

ODI # 59
Australia v England, 1978/79, 3rd One-day International
Melbourne Cricket Ground
4 February 1979 (40-overs match)

Result: Australia won by 4 wickets
4-ODI series level 1-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RC Bailhache and DG Weser
ODI Debuts: KJ Wright (Aus).
Man of the Match: DI Gower

Balls per over: 8

England innings (40 overs maximum)                              R   M   B  4 6
G Boycott lbw b Laughlin 33 117 86 1 0
*JM Brearley c Wright b Dymock 0 6 2 0 0
DW Randall lbw b Dymock 4 14 14 0 0
GA Gooch c Hurst b Carlson 19 63 50 2 0
DI Gower not out 101 120 100 9 0
IT Botham c Wood b Hurst 31 46 41 3 0
+DL Bairstow run out 1 4 4 0 0
CM Old not out 16 37 24 0 0
Extras (b 3, lb 3, nb 1) 7
Total (6 wickets, 40 overs) 212

DNB: RGD Willis, M Hendrick, JK Lever.

FoW: 1-0 (Brearley), 2-7 (Randall), 3-50 (Gooch), 4-89 (Boycott),
5-153 (Botham), 6-158 (Bairstow).

Bowling O M R W
Hurst 8 1 36 1
Dymock 8 1 31 2
Carlson 8 1 27 1
Cosier 8 0 48 0
Laughlin 8 0 63 1

Australia innings (target: 213 runs from 40 overs) R M B 4 6
GM Wood b Old 23 85 54 2 0
WM Darling c Old b Willis 7 14 12 1 0
KJ Hughes c Boycott b Lever 50 114 99 4 0
*GN Yallop c Gower b Hendrick 31 94 66 1 0
PM Toohey not out 54 100 55 2 0
GJ Cosier b Lever 28 24 14 2 1
PH Carlson c Boycott b Lever 0 3 3 0 0
TJ Laughlin not out 15 21 11 1 1
Extras (lb 6, nb 1) 7
Total (6 wickets, 38.6 overs) 215

DNB: +KJ Wright, G Dymock, AG Hurst.

FoW: 1-7 (Darling), 2-55 (Wood), 3-90 (Hughes), 4-145 (Yallop),
5-185 (Cosier), 6-185 (Carlson).

Bowling O M R W
Willis 8 1 21 1
Lever 7 1 51 3
Hendrick 8 0 47 1
Old 8 1 31 1
Botham 7.6 0 58 0

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