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Saturday, February 3, 1979

Tasmania v England XI at Melbourne, 3 Feb 1979

England in Australia, 1978/79
Tasmania v England XI
Melbourne Cricket Ground
3 February 1979 (50-over match)

Result: England XI won by 3 wickets

Toss: England XI
Umpires: KJ Carmody and RC Isherwood
Man of the Match: RJ Sherriff

Tasmania innings (48 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
MJ Norman c Bairstow b Willis 0 3 6 0 0
GW Goodman c Willis b Old 36 118 106 3 0
DA Smith c Willis b Edmonds 25 78 70 2 0
JH Hampshire c Randall b Old 14 44 42 0 0
DC Boon c Randall b Emburey 8 20 15 1 0
TW Docking c Bairstow b Willis 17 29 19 2 0
+RD Woolley not out 11 29 21 2 0
*J Simmons not out 6 12 11 0 0
Extras (lb 13, nb 1) 14
Total (6 wickets, 48 overs, 169 mins) 131

DNB: GJ Cowmeadow, GJ Wilson, RJ Sherriff.

FoW: 1-0 (Norman), 2-42 (Smith), 3-79 (Goodman),
4-84 (Hampshire), 5-98 (Boon), 6-114 (Docking).

Bowling O M R W
Willis 9 3 20 2 (1nb)
Old 10 4 17 2
Lever 9 1 25 0
Edmonds 10 3 18 1
Emburey 10 1 37 1

England XI innings (target: 132 runs from 48 overs) R M B 4 6
G Boycott c Simmons b Sherriff 1 14 9 0 0
GA Gooch lbw b Simmons 29 95 90 2 0
CT Radley b Cowmeadow 6 46 26 0 0
DW Randall b Wilson 22 58 48 1 0
DI Gower c Woolley b Cowmeadow 20 43 33 2 0
+DL Bairstow b Sherriff 17 33 35 1 0
PH Edmonds not out 14 33 11 2 0
CM Old c Woolley b Sherriff 3 9 9 0 0
JE Emburey not out 0 8 8 0 0
Extras (b 10, lb 10, nb 2) 22
Total (7 wickets, 43.3 overs, 173 mins) 134

DNB: *RGD Willis, JK Lever.

FoW: 1-5 (Boycott), 2-34 (Radley), 3-62 (Gooch), 4-90 (Randall),
5-107 (Gower), 6-121 (Bairstow), 7-129 (Old).

Bowling O M R W
Cowmeadow 10 2 30 2
Sherriff 10 3 16 3
Wilson 10 3 19 1 (2nb)
Simmons 9 1 23 1
Smith 4 0 20 0
Goodman 0.3 0 4 0

  • Scorers: MP Ringham (Tasmania) and GGA Saulez (England XI)
  • 12th Men: GR Whitney (Tasmania) and G Miller (England XI)
  • Attendance: 1,971

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