Queensland v England at Brisbane, 28-31 Dec 1979

England in Australia, 1979-80
Queensland v England XI
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
28,29,30,31 December 1979 (4-day match)

Result: England XI won by 138 runs

Toss: England XI
Umpires: MW Johnson and R Willmott

Close of play:

Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: England XI 1st innings DW Randall c Langley b Rackemann 0 W Larkins c Langley b Schuller 5 GA Gooch c sub b Rackemann 115 P Willey c Phillips b Rackemann 30 *IT Botham c Parker b Hohns 21 DI Gower c Phillips b Schuller 3 +RW Taylor c Hohns b Cosier 32 JE Emburey b Schuller 50 GB Stevenson c Langley b Balcam 33 GR Dilley c Phillips b Balcam 17 JK Lever not out 4 Extras (b 4, lb 4, w 1, nb 5) 14 Total (all out, 103.4 overs) 324 FoW: 1-0, 2-6, 3-83, 4-120, 5-148, 6-194, 7-253, 8-283, 9-311, 10-324. Bowling O M R W Rackemann 22 5 72 3 Schuller 27 3 74 3 Balcam 9.4 1 41 2 Cosier 8 3 14 1 Hohns 32 8 87 1 Broad 5 1 22 0 Queensland 1st innings *GJ Cosier run out 13 WG Morgan c Taylor b Lever 50 AD Ogilvie b Gooch 5 TV Hohns b Emburey 1 JN Langley c Taylor b Lever 5 WR Broad c Randall b Emburey 53 AD Parker not out 52 +RB Phillips c Taylor b Stevenson 12 DC Schuller c Botham b Emburey 36 LF Balcam b Willey 1 CG Rackemann c Taylor b Willey 5 Extras (nb 4) 4 Total (all out, 76 overs) 237 FoW: 1-19, 2-30, 3-35, 4-67, 5-89, 6-138, 7-163, 8-212, 9-221, 10-237. Bowling O M R W Lever 15 3 39 2 Stevenson 14 4 43 1 Gooch 4 2 6 1 Emburey 28 7 80 3 Willey 15 1 65 2 England XI 2nd innings DW Randall c Phillips b Balcam 42 W Larkins c Phillips b Schuller 19 GA Gooch c Morgan b Cosier 53 P Willey not out 101 *IT Botham c Langley b Hohns 5 DI Gower b Hohns 13 +RW Taylor b Cosier 3 JE Emburey c Langley b Hohns 5 GB Stevenson b Cosier 0 JK Lever not out 16 Extras (b 6, lb 3, w 2, nb 6) 17 Total (8 wickets declared, 70 overs) 274 DNB: GR Dilley. FoW: 1-54, 2-77, 3-169, 4-178, 5-214, 6-225, 7-236, 8-237. Bowling O M R W Rackemann 9 1 35 0 Schuller 7 0 31 1 Balcam 8 1 54 1 Cosier 19 1 43 3 Hohns 26 3 94 3 Broad 1 1 0 0 Queensland 2nd innings (target: 362 runs) *GJ Cosier c Randall b Stevenson 3 WG Morgan c Gooch b Lever 28 AD Ogilvie b Emburey 42 JN Langley c Larkins b Willey 16 WR Broad c Botham b Emburey 45 TV Hohns c Emburey b Willey 10 AD Parker b Willey 9 +RB Phillips c Gower b Emburey 29 DC Schuller c Emburey b Lever 25 CG Rackemann not out 4 LF Balcam absent hurt - Extras (b 10, lb 2) 12 Total (all out, 86.2 overs) 223 FoW: 1-14, 2-41, 3-83, 4-113, 5-140, 6-154, 7-162, 8-201, 9-223. Bowling O M R W Lever 12 5 25 2 Stevenson 4 0 29 1 Emburey 39.2 11 89 3 Willey 31 9 68 3

South Australia v Western Australia at Adelaide, 28-31 Dec 1979

Sheffield Shield, 1979/80
South Australia v Western Australia
Adelaide Oval
28,29,30,31 December 1979 (4-day match)

Result: South Australia won by 52 runs

Toss:
Umpires: BE Martin and MG O'Connell

Close of Play:

Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: South Australia 1st innings WM Darling c Wright b Malone 50 JE Nash c Serjeant b Yardley 134 *IM Chappell b Malone 154 JJ Crowe c Yardley b Penter 31 DW Hookes not out 32 JR Hammond not out 7 Extras (lb 4, nb 11) 15 Total (4 wickets declared, 100 overs) 423 DNB: PR Sleep, +TJ Robertson, AA Mallett, GR Attenborough, W Prior. FoW: 1-124, 2-231, 3-360, 4-398. Bowling O M R W Alderman 27 3 99 0 Malone 34 2 121 2 Wood 6 1 20 0 Yardley 16 0 86 1 Mann 8 2 37 0 O'Neill 3 0 19 0 Penter 6 1 26 1 Western Australia 1st innings GM Wood c Sleep b Prior 36 G Shipperd c Crowe b Attenborough 0 KS McEwan b Prior 80 CS Serjeant lbw b Prior 10 MD O'Neill run out 10 CE Penter lbw b Prior 2 B Yardley c Robertson b Attenborough 25 *AL Mann b Mallett 16 +KJ Wright b Mallett 8 MF Malone c Robertson b Attenborough 4 TM Alderman not out 0 Extras (b 7, lb 4, w 2) 13 Total (all out, 75.4 overs) 204 FoW: 1-4, 2-73, 3-124, 4-144, 5-150, 6-150, 7-188, 8-194, 9-202, 10-204. Bowling O M R W Prior 27 9 85 4 Attenborough 18.4 4 60 3 Mallett 21 10 31 2 Sleep 5 4 6 0 Hammond 4 0 9 0 South Australia 2nd innings WM Darling not out 10 JE Nash b Alderman 0 PR Sleep not out 12 Extras (nb 1) 1 Total (1 wicket declared, 4 overs) 23 DNB: *IM Chappell, JJ Crowe, DW Hookes, JR Hammond, +TJ Robertson, AA Mallett, GR Attenborough, W Prior. FoW: 1-1. Bowling O M R W Alderman 2 0 3 1 Malone 2 0 19 0 Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 243 runs) GM Wood c Prior b Attenborough 24 G Shipperd st Robertson b Sleep 69 KS McEwan c Prior b Mallett 23 CS Serjeant lbw b Sleep 48 MD O'Neill c Robertson b Attenborough 1 CE Penter not out 8 B Yardley b Sleep 0 *AL Mann b Attenborough 1 +KJ Wright c Robertson b Attenborough 2 MF Malone c Robertson b Attenborough 0 TM Alderman lbw b Sleep 5 Extras (b 2, lb 6, nb 1) 9 Total (all out, 55.4 overs) 190 FoW: 1-37, 2-68, 3-157, 4-172, 5-176, 6-176, 7-181, 8-183, 9-183, 10-190. Bowling O M R W Prior 13 1 49 0 Attenborough 17 3 40 5 Mallett 12 1 50 1 Sleep 9.4 2 26 4 Hammond 4 1 16 0

Australia v England at Sydney, 26 Dec 1979

ODI # 82
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1979/80, 8th Match
Australia v England
Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
26 December 1979 (50-overs match)

Result: England won by 4 wickets
Points: England 2, Australia 0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: PM Cronin and RC Isherwood
Man of the Match: G Boycott

Australia innings (47 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
BM Laird                                 b Botham               6  42  27  0 0
JM Wiener             c Bairstow         b Botham               2  14  14  0 0
AR Border             c Gower            b Gooch               22  74  53  2 0
*GS Chappell          run out                                  52 118  82  3 0
KJ Hughes                                b Willis              23  47  39  0 1
IM Chappell           not out                                  60  60  50  6 0
+RW Marsh             c Bairstow         b Dilley              10  26  13  0 1
DK Lillee             not out                                   2   9   4  0 0
Extras                (b 3, lb 10, nb 4)                       17
Total                 (6 wickets, 47 overs)                   194

DNB: RM Hogg, G Dymock, LS Pascoe.

FoW: 1-5 (Wiener), 2-21 (Laird), 3-50 (Border), 4-109 (Hughes),
    5-135 (GS Chappell), 6-179 (Marsh).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Dilley                      10      1     32      1
Botham                       9      1     33      2
Willis                      10      1     38      1
Underwood                   10      2     36      0
Gooch                        8      0     38      1

England innings (target: 195 runs from 47 overs)                R   M   B  4 6
GA Gooch              lbw                b Hogg                29  45  35  4 0
G Boycott             not out                                  86 206 134  6 0
P Willey                                 b Pascoe              51 104  77  5 0
DI Gower              c Marsh            b Hogg                 2   9  12  0 0
DW Randall            c GS Chappell      b Pascoe               1  13   5  0 0
IT Botham             lbw                b Hogg                 6   9  10  0 1
*JM Brearley          c Marsh            b Hogg                 0   2   3  0 0
+DL Bairstow          not out                                   7  12   8  0 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 1, nb 11)                       13
Total                 (6 wickets, 45.1 overs)                 195

DNB: GR Dilley, DL Underwood, RGD Willis.

FoW: 1-41 (Gooch), 2-152 (Willey), 3-157 (Gower),
    4-170 (Randall), 5-179 (Botham), 6-179 (Brearley).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lillee                      10      0     47      0
Pascoe                      10      2     28      2
Hogg                        10      0     46      4
Dymock                      10      1     38      0
GS Chappell                  5.1    0     23      0

Western Australia v Tasmania at Perth, 21-24 Dec 1979

Sheffield Shield, 1979/80
Western Australia v Tasmania
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
21,22,23,24 December 1979 (4-day match)

Result: Western Australia won by 7 wickets

Toss:
Umpires: G Duperouzel and PJ McConnell

Close of Play:

Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Tasmania 1st innings GW Goodman c Alderman b Porter 37 RF Jeffery c & b Malone 6 RL Knight not out 114 DA Smith c Serjeant b Porter 5 DC Boon c Wright b Penter 39 *BF Davison c Malone b Alderman 41 +RD Woolley b Alderman 10 BM Campbell c Wright b Malone 12 RJ Hadlee c Wood b Alderman 3 NJ Majewski c Wright b Alderman 0 GJ Wilson c Porter b Malone 0 Extras (b 2, lb 7, w 1, nb 1) 11 Total (all out, 124.3 overs) 278 FoW: 1-15, 2-56, 3-68, 4-161, 5-212, 6-233, 7-256, 8-261, 9-267, 10-278. Bowling O M R W Alderman 37 15 69 4 Malone 40.3 13 84 3 Porter 21 8 45 2 Mann 13 5 36 0 Penter 13 6 33 1 Western Australia 1st innings GM Wood c Majewski b Wilson 15 G Shipperd c Woolley b Majewski 34 KS McEwan c Woolley b Wilson 3 CS Serjeant b Majewski 20 MD O'Neill lbw b Jeffery 16 CE Penter run out 57 *AL Mann c Hadlee b Jeffery 6 +KJ Wright c Jeffery b Hadlee 51 GD Porter c Woolley b Jeffery 10 MF Malone c Boon b Jeffery 20 TM Alderman not out 1 Extras (b 6, lb 3, w 2, nb 12) 23 Total (all out, 72.2 overs) 256 FoW: 1-33, 2-51, 3-71, 4-74, 5-106, 6-112, 7-224, 8-226, 9-251, 10-256. Bowling O M R W Hadlee 21 5 66 1 Wilson 15 5 41 2 Majewski 13 2 50 2 Jeffery 13.2 5 37 4 Campbell 10 0 39 0 Tasmania 2nd innings GW Goodman c & b Malone 4 RF Jeffery c Wright b Alderman 34 RL Knight c Wright b Alderman 47 DA Smith b Malone 43 DC Boon c Wood b Mann 2 *BF Davison c Penter b Malone 16 +RD Woolley c Penter b Wood 52 BM Campbell c Wright b Mann 2 RJ Hadlee c Wright b Malone 31 NJ Majewski st Wright b Mann 15 GJ Wilson not out 0 Extras (lb 4) 4 Total (all out, 105.1 overs) 250 FoW: 1-5, 2-81, 3-88, 4-93, 5-118, 6-193, 7-203, 8-203, 9-231, 10-250. Bowling O M R W Alderman 29 6 70 2 Malone 14.1 3 30 4 Porter 16 9 21 0 Mann 28 7 64 3 Penter 7 2 28 0 O'Neill 5 1 23 0 Wood 6 1 10 1 Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 273 runs) GM Wood lbw b Hadlee 67 G Shipperd lbw b Wilson 57 KS McEwan c Woolley b Wilson 16 CS Serjeant not out 63 MD O'Neill not out 52 Extras (b 1, lb 14, nb 3) 18 Total (3 wickets, 72.5 overs) 273 DNB: CE Penter, *AL Mann, +KJ Wright, GD Porter, MF Malone, TM Alderman. FoW: 1-130, 2-149, 3-151. Bowling O M R W Hadlee 17 2 73 1 Wilson 16 4 37 2 Majewski 11 1 43 0 Jeffery 17 2 50 0 Campbell 8.5 1 37 0 Goodman 3 0 15 0

Victoria v New South Wales at Melbourne, 21-24 Dec 1979

Sheffield Shield, 1979/80
Victoria v New South Wales
Melbourne Cricket Ground
21,22,23,24 December 1979 (4-day match)

Result: Victoria won by 1 wicket

Toss:
Umpires: KJ Carmody and WJ Copeland

Close of Play:

Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: New South Wales 1st innings *RB McCosker c Higgs b Leehane 4 J Dyson b Higgs 46 TM Chappell c Robinson b Higgs 73 IC Davis c Walker b Higgs 46 PM Toohey lbw b Higgs 18 KD Walters c Whatmore b Walker 24 +SJ Rixon c Laughlin b Leehane 0 GR Beard lbw b Walker 25 GF Lawson b Walker 2 RP Done b Walker 9 RG Holland not out 1 Extras (b 4, lb 8, w 1) 13 Total (all out, 123.4 overs) 261 FoW: 1-4, 2-113, 3-160, 4-185, 5-217, 6-218, 7-232, 8-234, 9-258, 10-261. Bowling O M R W Leehane 30 4 72 2 Walker 46.4 21 67 4 Laughlin 5 2 11 0 Bright 14 7 19 0 Higgs 28 5 79 4 Victoria 1st innings RG Matthews c Davis b Lawson 9 DJ Broad c Rixon b Lawson 3 DF Whatmore lbw b Done 18 *GN Yallop c Done b Holland 51 JK Moss c Lawson b Chappell 80 TJ Laughlin b Beard 30 +RD Robinson b Lawson 8 RJ Bright c Rixon b Beard 3 MHN Walker c & b Lawson 17 JD Higgs not out 8 JF Leehane b Holland 3 Extras (b 2, lb 4, nb 14) 20 Total (all out, 109.2 overs) 250 FoW: 1-13, 2-17, 3-49, 4-125, 5-190, 6-212, 7-218, 8-230, 9-243, 10-250. Bowling O M R W Lawson 27 8 75 4 Done 15 4 25 1 Beard 36 19 49 2 Walters 10 2 23 0 Holland 13.2 2 39 2 Chappell 8 1 19 1 New South Wales 2nd innings *RB McCosker c Bright b Laughlin 20 J Dyson lbw b Walker 71 TM Chappell c Laughlin b Higgs 34 IC Davis run out 9 PM Toohey c & b Higgs 21 KD Walters not out 34 +SJ Rixon b Higgs 25 GF Lawson c Whatmore b Walker 4 GR Beard c Moss b Higgs 0 RP Done c Laughlin b Walker 4 RG Holland not out 0 Extras (b 4, lb 7, nb 1) 12 Total (9 wickets declared, 82 overs) 234 FoW: 1-30, 2-85, 3-127, 4-160, 5-162, 6-205, 7-214, 8-217, 9-233. Bowling O M R W Leehane 4 0 21 0 Walker 27 6 58 3 Laughlin 12 0 38 1 Bright 12 1 27 0 Higgs 27 3 78 4 Victoria 2nd innings (target: 246 runs) RG Matthews c Rixon b Lawson 0 DJ Broad c Done b Beard 37 DF Whatmore c Beard b Holland 88 +RD Robinson b Holland 4 *GN Yallop b Lawson 22 JK Moss lbw b Holland 23 TJ Laughlin not out 25 RJ Bright c Lawson b Beard 16 MHN Walker b Lawson 14 JD Higgs c Davis b Lawson 1 JF Leehane not out 4 Extras (b 2, lb 7, nb 4) 13 Total (9 wickets, 76 overs) 247 FoW: 1-0, 2-100, 3-115, 4-146, 5-182, 6-182, 7-212, 8-235, 9-241. Bowling O M R W Lawson 18 3 47 4 Done 15 1 45 0 Beard 15 0 45 2 Holland 28 1 97 3

England v West Indies at Brisbane, 23 Dec 1979

ODI # 81
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1979/80, 7th Match
England v West Indies
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
23 December 1979 (50-overs match)

Result: West Indies won by 9 wickets
Points: West Indies 2, England 0

Toss: West Indies
Umpires: CE Harvey and MW Johnson
Man of the Match: CG Greenidge

England innings (50 overs maximum)                              R   M   B  4 6
DW Randall            c Lloyd            b Roberts              0   1   1  0 0
G Boycott             c sub              b Holding             68 166 114  3 0
P Willey              run out                                  34  76  51  4 0
DI Gower              c Holding          b Roberts             59  74  74  7 0
GA Gooch                                 b Garner              17  37  23  0 1
IT Botham             lbw                b Holding              4  11   9  0 0
+DL Bairstow          c Lloyd            b Roberts             12  17  18  0 0
*JM Brearley          not out                                   9  10   9  1 0
GR Dilley                                b Garner               0   4   3  0 0
Extras                (lb 8, w 5, nb 1)                        14
Total                 (8 wickets, 50 overs)                   217

DNB: DL Underwood, RGD Willis.

FoW: 1-0 (Randall), 2-70 (Willey), 3-167 (Gower),
    4-174 (Boycott), 5-191 (Botham), 6-205 (Gooch),
    7-209 (Bairstow), 8-217 (Dilley).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Roberts                     10      3     26      3
Holding                     10      1     44      2
Garner                      10      0     37      2
Richards                    10      0     44      0
King                        10      0     52      0

West Indies innings (target: 218 runs from 50 overs)            R   M   B  4 6
CG Greenidge          not out                                  85 186 122  9 1
DL Haynes             c Underwood        b Gooch               41 103  86  4 1
IVA Richards          not out                                  85  81  77 10 2
Extras                (lb 4, nb 3)                              7
Total                 (1 wicket, 46.5 overs)                  218

DNB: AI Kallicharran, LG Rowe, *CH Lloyd, CL King, +DL Murray,
    AME Roberts, J Garner, MA Holding.

FoW: 1-109 (Haynes).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Botham                      10      1     39      0
Dilley                       8      1     25      0
Willis                      10      2     27      0
Underwood                    9      0     43      0
Willey                       6      0     39      0
Gooch                        3.5    0     38      1

Australia v West Indies at Sydney, 21 Dec 1979

ODI # 80
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1979/80, 6th Match
Australia v West Indies
Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
21 December 1979 (50-overs match)

Result: Australia won by 7 runs
Points: Australia 2, West Indies 0

Toss: West Indies
Umpires: RA French and AG Watson
Man of the Match: IM Chappell

Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
JM Wiener             c Lloyd            b Holding              7  35  22  1 0
BM Laird              c Rowe             b Roberts              1  10   9  0 0
AR Border             c Murray           b Garner              17  51  40  0 0
*GS Chappell          c Lloyd            b Richards            24  96  83  0 0
KJ Hughes             c Roberts          b King                13  14  19  1 0
IM Chappell           not out                                  63 114  65  6 0
+RW Marsh             run out                                  33  51  54  1 0
DK Lillee             not out                                  12   7   9  2 0
Extras                (lb 4, nb 2)                              6
Total                 (6 wickets, 50 overs)                   176

DNB: LS Pascoe, RM Hogg, G Dymock.

FoW: 1-1 (Laird), 2-11 (Wiener), 3-28 (Border), 4-44 (Hughes),
    5-94 (GS Chappell), 6-160 (Marsh).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Roberts                     10      1     28      1
Holding                     10      1     33      1
King                        10      0     38      1
Garner                      10      2     34      1
Richards                     8      0     35      1
Lloyd                        2      0      2      0

West Indies innings (target: 177 runs from 50 overs)            R   M   B  4 6
CG Greenidge          c Marsh            b Lillee              33  74  53  5 0
DL Haynes             c IM Chappell      b Lillee               0  11   5  0 0
IVA Richards          c Hogg             b Dymock              62 116  79  5 0
AI Kallicharran                          b Pascoe              19  40  38  2 0
LG Rowe               c Border           b GS Chappell          5  34  18  0 0
*CH Lloyd             c Wiener           b Dymock               0   1   1  0 0
CL King               c Marsh            b GS Chappell          9  25  17  2 0
+DL Murray            not out                                  17  43  25  3 0
AME Roberts           lbw                b Pascoe               8  18  20  1 0
J Garner              c GS Chappell      b Lillee               2  14   7  0 0
MA Holding                               b Lillee               0   1   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 8, nb 6)                             14
Total                 (all out, 42.5 overs)                   169

FoW: 1-7 (Haynes), 2-74 (Greenidge), 3-112 (Kallicharran),
    4-124 (Richards), 5-126 (Lloyd), 6-139 (Rowe),
    7-144 (King), 8-158 (Roberts), 9-169 (Garner),
    10-169 (Holding).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lillee                       8.5    0     28      4
Pascoe                      10      1     38      2
Hogg                        10      3     47      0
Dymock                      10      1     28      2
GS Chappell                  4      0     14      2

1st Test: Australia v England at Perth, 14-19 Dec 1979

Test # 864 (868/237)
Australia v England, 1979/80, 1st Test
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
14,15,16,18,19 December 1979 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 138 runs
Australia leads the 3-Test series 1-0

Toss: England
Umpires: MG O'Connell and DG Weser
Test Debuts: JM Wiener (Aus); GR Dilley (Eng).
Man of the match: IT Botham

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia 232/8 (Lillee 11*, Dymock 1*) Day 2: Australia 244, England 177/7 (Brearley 56*, Dilley 21*) Day 3: England 228, Australia 168/2 (Border 32*, Chappell 43*) Day 4: Australia 337, England 19/1 (Boycott 5*, Willey 9*) Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 JM Wiener run out 11 47 34 0 0 BM Laird lbw b Botham 0 5 4 0 0 AR Border lbw b Botham 4 33 24 0 0 *GS Chappell c Boycott b Botham 19 101 77 2 0 KJ Hughes c Brearley b Underwood 99 235 195 10 0 PM Toohey c Underwood b Dilley 19 52 35 3 0 +RW Marsh c Taylor b Dilley 42 142 112 3 1 RJ Bright c Taylor b Botham 17 65 46 2 0 DK Lillee c Taylor b Botham 18 63 39 1 0 G Dymock b Botham 5 57 35 0 0 JR Thomson not out 1 1 1 0 0 Extras (b 4, lb 3, nb 2) 9 Total (all out, 100 overs) 244 FoW: 1-2 (Laird), 2-17 (Border), 3-20 (Wiener), 4-88 (Chappell), 5-127 (Toohey), 6-186 (Hughes), 7-219 (Marsh), 8-219 (Bright), 9-243 (Dymock), 10-244 (Lillee). Bowling O M R W Dilley 18 1 47 2 Botham 35 9 78 6 Willis 23 7 47 0 Underwood 13 4 33 1 Miller 11 2 30 0 England 1st innings R M B 4 6 DW Randall c Hughes b Lillee 0 1 3 0 0 G Boycott lbw b Lillee 0 30 20 0 0 P Willey c Chappell b Dymock 9 21 18 1 0 DI Gower c Marsh b Lillee 17 37 26 2 0 G Miller c Hughes b Thomson 25 69 53 2 0 *JM Brearley c Marsh b Lillee 64 251 184 6 0 IT Botham c Toohey b Thomson 15 17 16 2 0 +RW Taylor b Chappell 14 54 44 2 0 GR Dilley not out 38 206 157 4 0 DL Underwood lbw b Dymock 13 32 24 1 0 RGD Willis b Dymock 11 35 19 1 0 Extras (lb 7, nb 15) 22 Total (all out, 91.1 overs) 228 FoW: 1-1 (Randall), 2-12 (Willey), 3-14 (Boycott), 4-41 (Gower), 5-74 (Miller), 6-90 (Botham), 7-123 (Taylor), 8-185 (Brearley), 9-203 (Underwood), 10-228 (Willis). Bowling O M R W Lillee 28 11 73 4 Dymock 29.1 14 52 3 Chappell 11 6 5 1 Thomson 21 3 70 2 Bright 2 0 6 0 Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 JM Wiener c Randall b Underwood 58 136 105 6 1 BM Laird c Taylor b Underwood 33 150 115 3 0 AR Border c Taylor b Willis 115 383 296 13 0 *GS Chappell st Taylor b Underwood 43 115 95 4 0 KJ Hughes c Miller b Botham 4 23 13 0 0 PM Toohey c Taylor b Botham 3 13 15 0 0 +RW Marsh c Gower b Botham 4 28 19 0 0 RJ Bright lbw b Botham 12 42 32 1 0 DK Lillee c Willey b Dilley 19 135 105 1 0 G Dymock not out 20 59 39 2 0 JR Thomson b Botham 8 20 25 1 0 Extras (b 4, lb 5, w 2, nb 7) 18 Total (all out, 141.5 overs) 337 FoW: 1-91 (Wiener), 2-100 (Laird), 3-168 (Chappell), 4-183 (Hughes), 5-191 (Toohey), 6-204 (Marsh), 7-225 (Bright), 8-303 (Lillee), 9-323 (Border), 10-337 (Thomson). Bowling O M R W Dilley 18 3 50 1 Botham 45.5 14 98 5 Willis 26 7 52 1 Underwood 41 14 82 3 Miller 10 0 36 0 Willey 1 0 1 0 England 2nd innings (target: 354 runs) R M B 4 6 DW Randall lbw b Dymock 1 11 9 0 0 G Boycott not out 99 337 285 8 0 P Willey lbw b Dymock 12 18 18 1 0 DI Gower c Thomson b Dymock 23 50 42 3 0 G Miller c Chappell b Thomson 8 20 19 1 0 IT Botham c Marsh b Lillee 18 70 44 1 0 *JM Brearley c Marsh b Bright 11 37 24 1 0 +RW Taylor b Lillee 15 51 44 2 0 GR Dilley c Marsh b Dymock 16 56 61 1 0 DL Underwood c Wiener b Dymock 0 2 3 0 0 RGD Willis c Chappell b Dymock 0 5 3 0 0 Extras (lb 3, w 1, nb 8) 12 Total (all out, 90.2 overs) 215 FoW: 1-8 (Randall), 2-26 (Willey), 3-64 (Gower), 4-75 (Miller), 5-115 (Botham), 6-141 (Brearley), 7-182 (Taylor), 8-211 (Dilley), 9-211 (Underwood), 10-215 (Willis). Bowling O M R W Lillee 23 5 74 2 Dymock 17.2 4 34 6 Chappell 6 4 6 0 Thomson 11 3 30 1 Bright 23 11 30 1 Wiener 8 3 22 0 Border 2 0 7 0 DK Lillee faced four balls (from Botham) and scored three runs using an aluminium bat. Ten minutes were lost while the umpire persuaded Lille to change the bat for a standard wooden one. AR Border (2) retired hurt on 109* from 296/7 to 303/8

Queensland Country v West Indians at Toowoomba, 19 Dec 1979

West Indies in Australia, 1979/80
Queensland Country v West Indians
Heritage Oval, Toowoomba
19 December 1979 (?-over match)

Result: West indians won by 3 wickets

Toss: West Indians
Umpires: C Aiken and G Marschke

Queensland Country innings (? overs maximum)
+R Harvey             c DL Murray        b Croft                8
G Zirbell             c DA Murray        b Holding              2
J James               st DA Murray       b Parry               34
*S Ledger             c DA Murray        b Holding              4
P Donovan             c DA Murray        b Gomes                6
B Hartley             c King             b Holding              2
J Bell                c Holding          b Gomes                1
R Wallace             c DA Murray        b Parry                3
R Barker              run out                                   2
R Brownhalls          not out                                   2
PR Charles            c sub (J Garner)   b Gomes               12
Extras                (b 8, lb 8, nb 4)                        20
Total                 (all out, 43 overs)                      96

FoW: 1-14, 2-16, 3-21, 4-55, 5-69, 6-75, 7-79, 8-79, 8-83, 10-96.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Holding                      9      4     11      3
Croft                        5      1     11      1 (4nb)
King                         7      4      6      0
Marshall                     6      3     13      0
Parry                        9      3     19      2
Gomes                        7      2     16      3

West Indians innings (target: 97 runs from ? overs)
CG Greenidge          c Brownhalls       b Charles              0
DL Haynes                                b Brownhalls           2
IVA Richards          c Bell             b Charles              0
CL King                                  b Bell                56
HA Gomes                                 b Charles              9
DR Parry                                 b Barker              17
DA Murray             not out                                  21
MD Marshall           st Zirbell         b James                9
*+DL Murray           not out                                   5
Extras                (lb 5)                                    5
Total                 (7 wickets, 33.1 overs)                 124

DNB: MA Holding, CEH Croft.

FoW: 1-0, 2-0, 3-8, 4-35, 5-78, 6-87, 7-117.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Charles                      9      1     45      3
Brownhalls                   4      1      7      1
Wallace                      7      1     17      0
Bell                         7      1     17      1
Barker                       5.1    0     24      1
James                        1      0      9      1

New South Wales v Queensland at Lismore, 15-18 Dec 1979

Sheffield Shield, 1979/80
New South Wales v Queensland
Oakes Oval, Lismore
15,16,17,18 December 1979 (4-day match)

Result: New South Wales won by 4 wickets

Toss:
Umpires: AS Ward and AG Watson

Close of Play:

Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Queensland 1st innings KC Wessels b Holland 85 *GJ Cosier c Edwards b Lawson 43 AD Ogilvie lbw b Lawson 0 MF Kent c Edwards b Holland 34 WR Broad st Rixon b Holland 6 TV Hohns not out 30 PH Carlson b Lawson 0 +RB Phillips c McCosker b Lawson 8 DC Schuller b Lawson 4 CG Rackemann b Pascoe 1 JN Maguire b Pascoe 4 Extras (b 4, lb 1, w 2, nb 5) 12 Total (all out, 87.1 overs) 227 FoW: 1-100, 2-100, 3-166, 4-177, 5-190, 6-191, 7-207, 8-215, 9-220, 10-227. Bowling O M R W Pascoe 18.1 6 37 2 Lawson 23 7 75 5 Beard 26 9 42 0 Walters 3 0 10 0 Holland 17 2 51 3 New South Wales 1st innings *RB McCosker c Phillips b Maguire 10 J Dyson c Broad b Carlson 13 R Edwards c Ogilvie b Carlson 35 DAH Johnston c Phillips b Carlson 9 KD Walters lbw b Hohns 83 TM Chappell c Ogilvie b Rackemann 12 +SJ Rixon lbw b Schuller 8 GR Beard c Phillips b Schuller 5 GF Lawson run out 3 RG Holland c Phillips b Schuller 3 LS Pascoe not out 11 Extras (lb 5, w 1, nb 2) 8 Total (all out, 77.5 overs) 200 FoW: 1-20, 2-28, 3-55, 4-84, 5-118, 6-136, 7-142, 8-159, 9-172, 10-200. Bowling O M R W Rackemann 19 3 59 1 Schuller 18 2 47 3 Carlson 29 8 61 3 Maguire 6 3 13 1 Hohns 2.5 0 11 1 Cosier 3 2 1 0 Queensland 2nd innings KC Wessels b Beard 45 *GJ Cosier lbw b Lawson 34 AD Ogilvie b Holland 1 MF Kent lbw b Chappell 31 WR Broad st Rixon b Beard 11 TV Hohns lbw b Chappell 4 PH Carlson b Beard 4 +RB Phillips not out 13 DC Schuller c & b Beard 15 CG Rackemann c Lawson b Beard 2 JN Maguire lbw b Pascoe 3 Extras (b 8, lb 5, nb 2) 15 Total (all out, 54.3 overs) 178 FoW: 1-47, 2-48, 3-109, 4-117, 5-131, 6-131, 7-138, 8-160, 9-168, 10-178. Bowling O M R W Pascoe 5.3 0 24 1 Lawson 14 3 44 1 Beard 20 10 33 5 Holland 5 0 37 1 Chappell 10 3 25 2 New South Wales 2nd innings (target: 206 runs) *RB McCosker c Phillips b Cosier 32 J Dyson c Ogilvie b Schuller 27 R Edwards not out 53 DAH Johnston lbw b Broad 0 KD Walters c Phillips b Broad 14 TM Chappell lbw b Broad 40 +SJ Rixon lbw b Cosier 25 GR Beard not out 9 Extras (lb 6) 6 Total (6 wickets, 79 overs) 206 DNB: GF Lawson, RG Holland, LS Pascoe. FoW: 1-54, 2-74, 3-109, 4-109, 5-142, 6-193. Bowling O M R W Rackemann 12 2 30 0 Schuller 16 4 41 1 Carlson 16 5 34 0 Maguire 3 0 10 0 Hohns 9 1 36 0 Cosier 12 1 29 2 Broad 11 1 20 3

Tasmania v West Indians at Launceston, 14-17 Dec 1979

West Indies in Australia, 1979/80
Tasmania v West Indians
North Tasmania C.A. Ground, Launceston
14,15,16,17 December 1979 (4-day match)

Result: West Indians won by an innings and 61 runs

Toss:
Umpires: J Hay and G Summers

Close of Play:

Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Tasmania 1st innings GW Goodman c DL Murray b Roberts 9 RF Jeffery c Greenidge b Croft 5 DA Smith c Greenidge b Croft 0 RL Knight c DL Murray b Croft 14 *BF Davison c Greenidge b Roberts 5 DC Boon st DL Murray b Parry 78 +RD Woolley c Greenidge b Parry 34 BM Campbell c DL Murray b Croft 32 RJ Hadlee b Parry 17 GJ Wilson b Croft 0 NJ Majewski not out 7 Extras (b 5, lb 3, nb 4) 12 Total (all out, 61.5 overs) 213 FoW: 1-15, 2-15, 3-20, 4-27, 5-39, 6-109, 7-174, 8-193, 9-193, 10-213. Bowling O M R W Roberts 14 4 47 2 Croft 20 2 65 5 Garner 7 1 23 0 Parry 20.5 6 66 3 West Indians 1st innings CG Greenidge c Boon b Hadlee 32 LG Rowe c Woolley b Goodman 82 AI Kallicharran st Woolley b Campbell 138 *CH Lloyd c & b Campbell 77 HA Gomes not out 137 DA Murray c Woolley b Wilson 13 +DL Murray not out 44 Extras (b 4, lb 14, w 1, nb 3) 22 Total (5 wickets declared, 126 overs) 545 DNB: AME Roberts, DR Parry, J Garner, CEH Croft. FoW: 1-68, 2-156, 3-293, 4-376, 5-423. Bowling O M R W Hadlee 24 1 83 1 Majewski 26 1 127 0 Wilson 21 2 74 1 Goodman 24 2 83 1 Campbell 19 2 94 2 Jeffery 12 1 62 0 Tasmania 2nd innings GW Goodman lbw b Garner 6 RF Jeffery b Garner 22 DA Smith lbw b Garner 21 RL Knight lbw b Garner 27 *BF Davison b Garner 3 DC Boon c DA Murray b Croft 28 +RD Woolley c DA Murray b Roberts 93 BM Campbell c Garner b Parry 30 RJ Hadlee not out 10 GJ Wilson c Garner b Parry 0 NJ Majewski c Greenidge b Parry 4 Extras (b 2, lb 9, nb 16) 27 Total (all out, 87.1 overs) 271 FoW: 1-27, 2-32, 3-83, 4-87, 5-94, 6-154, 7-249, 8-259, 9-259, 10-271. Bowling O M R W Roberts 16 2 48 1 Croft 19 2 62 1 Garner 18 3 43 5 Parry 29.1 7 74 3 Gomes 2 0 15 0 Kallicharran 3 1 2 0

Victoria v South Australia at Melbourne, 14-17 Dec 1979

Sheffield Shield, 1979/80
Victoria v South Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground
14,15,16,17 December 1979 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss:
Umpires: RC Bailhache and RV Whitehead

Close of Play:

Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: South Australia 1st innings JE Nash lbw b Graf 68 WM Darling c Robinson b Higgs 43 *IM Chappell c Walker b Cox 82 JJ Crowe not out 109 RJ Inverarity c Scholes b Cox 3 PR Sleep not out 32 Extras (b 4, lb 12) 16 Total (4 wickets declared, 111 overs) 353 DNB: JR Hammond, +TJ Robertson, GR Attenborough, AA Mallett, W Prior. FoW: 1-104, 2-128, 3-276, 4-288. Bowling O M R W Walker 37 6 90 0 Graf 26 9 68 1 Laughlin 9 0 42 0 Higgs 23 6 85 1 Cox 16 3 52 2 Victoria 1st innings RG Matthews c Crowe b Mallett 19 *GN Yallop c Chappell b Prior 0 DF Whatmore c Chappell b Attenborough 13 JK Moss b Attenborough 35 WJ Scholes b Attenborough 7 TJ Laughlin c Inverarity b Mallett 37 +RD Robinson c Inverarity b Mallett 16 PJ Cox lbw b Mallett 3 SF Graf c Prior b Mallett 19 MHN Walker c Crowe b Inverarity 3 JD Higgs not out 3 Extras (lb 3) 3 Total (all out, 58 overs) 158 FoW: 1-5, 2-26, 3-47, 4-66, 5-85, 6-110, 7-122, 8-133, 9-142, 10-158. Bowling O M R W Prior 7 1 23 1 Attenborough 22 9 37 3 Mallett 23 3 73 5 Sleep 1 0 2 0 Inverarity 5 1 20 1 Victoria 2nd innings (following on) RG Matthews b Mallett 124 *GN Yallop c Crowe b Mallett 49 DF Whatmore c Prior b Sleep 22 JK Moss b Attenborough 132 WJ Scholes lbw b Attenborough 52 TJ Laughlin b Hammond 1 +RD Robinson st +Chappell b Hammond 7 PJ Cox c Sleep b Attenborough 0 SF Graf not out 0 Extras (b 12, lb 14, w 1, nb 2) 29 Total (8 wickets declared, 162.1 overs) 416 DNB: MHN Walker, JD Higgs. FoW: 1-78, 2-120, 3-305, 4-399, 5-404, 6-408, 7-413, 8-416. Bowling O M R W Prior 23 4 86 0 Attenborough 32 9 73 3 Mallett 38 7 102 2 Sleep 25 4 74 1 Hammond 44.1 20 52 2 South Australia 2nd innings (target: 222 runs) JE Nash c & b Walker 28 WM Darling c Robinson b Graf 19 *IM Chappell b Higgs 26 JJ Crowe b Graf 7 RJ Inverarity b Walker 0 PR Sleep not out 34 JR Hammond not out 6 Extras (b 4, lb 4) 8 Total (5 wickets, 43 overs) 128 DNB: +TJ Robertson, GR Attenborough, AA Mallett, W Prior. FoW: 1-38, 2-52, 3-60, 4-60, 5-119. Bowling O M R W Walker 12 0 47 2 Graf 18 3 39 2 Higgs 9 2 26 1 Cox 4 1 8 0

Australia v England at Sydney, 11 Dec 1979

ODI # 79
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1979/80, 5th Match
Australia v England
Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
11 December 1979 (50-overs match)

Result: England won by 72 runs
Points: England 2, Australia 0

Toss: England
Umpires: JR Collins and LJ Stevens
Man of the Match: G Boycott

England innings (49 overs maximum)                              R   M   B  4 6
DW Randall            run out                                  42  88  76  5 0
G Boycott                                b Lillee             105 194 124  7 0
P Willey              c Walker           b Chappell            64  74  58  8 0
DI Gower              c Wiener           b Lillee               7  18  16  0 0
GA Gooch                                 b Thomson             11  17   9  1 0
IT Botham             c Walters          b Lillee               5   3   4  1 0
+DL Bairstow          c sub              b Lillee              18  10  10  1 1
*JM Brearley          not out                                   2   7   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 6, w 1, nb 3)                        10
Total                 (7 wickets, 49 overs)                   264

DNB: GR Dilley, DL Underwood, RGD Willis.

FoW: 1-78 (Randall), 2-196 (Willey), 3-220 (Gower),
    4-236 (Boycott), 5-242 (Botham), 6-245 (Gooch),
    7-264 (Bairstow).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lillee                      10      0     56      4
Thomson                      9      0     53      1
Walker                      10      1     30      0
Laughlin                     8      0     39      0
Border                       4      0     24      0
Chappell                     5      0     28      1
Walters                      3      0     24      0

Australia innings (target: 265 runs from 49 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
JM Wiener             st Bairstow        b Willey              14  52  38  1 0
WM Darling            c Randall          b Willis              20  38  34  2 0
AR Border                                b Willey               1   5   4  0 0
*GS Chappell          run out                                   0  13   6  0 0
KJ Hughes             c Bairstow         b Willis               1   2   5  0 0
KD Walters            c Bairstow         b Botham              34  72  40  1 0
+RW Marsh                                b Dilley              12  23  20  0 0
TJ Laughlin           c Gooch            b Randall             74 113  97  4 0
DK Lillee                                b Botham              14  27  14  2 0
JR Thomson            run out                                   0   1   1  0 0
MHN Walker            not out                                   9  36  29  0 0
Extras                (lb 10, w 2, nb 1)                       13
Total                 (all out, 47.2 overs)                   192

FoW: 1-33 (Darling), 2-36 (Border), 3-36 (Wiener),
    4-38 (Chappell), 5-39 (Hughes), 6-63 (Marsh),
    7-115 (Walters), 8-146 (Lillee), 9-147 (Thomson),
    10-192 (Laughlin).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Dilley                       9      0     29      1
Botham                      10      1     36      2
Willis                      10      1     32      2
Willey                       5      0     18      2
Underwood                    6      1     29      0
Gooch                        7      0     33      0
Randall                      0.2    0      2      1

Western Australia v New South Wales at Perth, 8-11 Dec 1979

Sheffield Shield, 1979/80
Western Australia v New South Wales
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
8,9,10,11 December 1979 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss:
Umpires: PJ McConnell and DG Weser

Close of Play:

Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: New South Wales 1st innings AMJ Hilditch c Wright b Alderman 8 J Dyson c Serjeant b Yardley 28 *RB McCosker c Wright b Alderman 123 TM Chappell c Charlesworth b Alderman 34 PM Toohey c Wright b Malone 111 R Edwards run out 14 GR Beard c Wright b Michael 14 +SJ Rixon c Wright b Alderman 9 GF Lawson c Serjeant b Malone 5 RP Done c Wood b Michael 13 DW Hourn not out 8 Extras (b 1, lb 6, w 2, nb 7) 16 Total (all out, 122.2 overs) 383 FoW: 1-11, 2-94, 3-157, 4-295, 5-312, 6-330, 7-345, 8-352, 9-373, 10-383. Bowling O M R W Alderman 35 7 83 4 Malone 41 6 123 2 Michael 14.2 2 39 2 Wood 8 0 26 0 Yardley 21 2 76 1 Mann 3 0 20 0 Western Australia 1st innings GM Wood lbw b Done 36 G Shipperd c Rixon b Done 8 KS McEwan c Edwards b Beard 60 CS Serjeant c Hilditch b Lawson 9 B Yardley c & b Lawson 20 *RI Charlesworth c McCosker b Done 46 AL Mann c Done b Beard 67 +KJ Wright c Rixon b Done 31 MF Malone not out 17 TM Alderman not out 26 Extras (b 1, lb 4, w 1, nb 9) 15 Total (8 wickets declared, 112 overs) 335 DNB: CA Michael. FoW: 1-46, 2-49, 3-69, 4-93, 5-153, 6-216, 7-274, 8-289. Bowling O M R W Lawson 31 10 77 2 Done 26 6 93 4 Beard 29 10 62 2 Hourn 26 4 88 0 New South Wales 2nd innings AMJ Hilditch b Alderman 47 J Dyson run out 36 *RB McCosker c Wright b Alderman 0 TM Chappell c McEwan b Alderman 0 PM Toohey c McEwan b Alderman 29 R Edwards c Shipperd b Malone 22 +SJ Rixon not out 101 GR Beard not out 69 Extras (lb 1, nb 5) 6 Total (6 wickets declared, 101.1 overs) 310 DNB: GF Lawson, RP Done, DW Hourn. FoW: 1-73, 2-73, 3-79, 4-96, 5-133, 6-143. Bowling O M R W Alderman 23 7 77 4 Malone 25.1 11 58 1 Michael 16 3 54 0 Yardley 25 5 62 0 Mann 12 1 53 0 Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 359 runs) GM Wood not out 34 G Shipperd c McCosker b Hourn 18 KS McEwan not out 4 Extras (w 1) 1 Total (1 wicket, 31 overs) 57 DNB: CS Serjeant, B Yardley, *RI Charlesworth, AL Mann, +KJ Wright, MF Malone, TM Alderman, CA Michael. FoW: 1-52. Bowling O M R W Done 11 2 29 0 Beard 8 6 7 0 Hourn 7 3 9 1 Chappell 4 2 11 0 Toohey 1 1 0 0

Tasmania v Queensland at Hobart, 8-11 Dec 1979

Sheffield Shield, 1979/80
Tasmania v Queensland
Tasmania C.A. Ground, Hobart
8,9,10,11 December 1979 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss:
Umpires: AC Jones and A Powell

Close of Play:

Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Tasmania 1st innings GW Goodman c Cosier b Hohns 94 RF Jeffery b Schuller 198 DA Smith lbw b Dymock 5 *BF Davison c Ogilvie b Rackemann 73 DC Boon c Phillips b Rackemann 8 +RD Woolley not out 60 TW Docking b Schuller 6 BM Campbell lbw b Schuller 0 RJ Hadlee c Ogilvie b Hohns 4 GJ Wilson c & b Hohns 1 PA Blizzard not out 13 Extras (b 12, lb 14, nb 17) 43 Total (9 wickets declared, 146 overs) 505 FoW: 1-182, 2-237, 3-379, 4-415, 5-415, 6-446, 7-446, 8-466, 9-476. Bowling O M R W Rackemann 27 4 80 2 Dymock 29 5 109 1 Schuller 33 5 93 3 Carlson 15 1 58 0 Francke 13 2 38 0 Cosier 2 0 9 0 Hohns 27 7 75 3 Queensland 1st innings KC Wessels lbw b Hadlee 41 *GJ Cosier c Wilson b Campbell 78 +RB Phillips c Blizzard b Hadlee 20 AD Ogilvie lbw b Hadlee 39 MF Kent lbw b Hadlee 7 TV Hohns b Hadlee 15 PH Carlson st Woolley b Campbell 1 G Dymock st Woolley b Campbell 11 FM Francke lbw b Goodman 5 DC Schuller c Boon b Campbell 25 CG Rackemann not out 1 Extras (lb 10, nb 6) 16 Total (all out, 97.2 overs) 259 FoW: 1-88, 2-130, 3-175, 4-186, 5-201, 6-202, 7-216, 8-223, 9-254, 10-259. Bowling O M R W Hadlee 28.2 7 55 5 Wilson 12 1 42 0 Jeffery 1 0 14 0 Blizzard 9 3 31 0 Davison 3 0 13 0 Campbell 31 15 59 4 Goodman 13 5 29 1 Queensland 2nd innings (following on) KC Wessels c Woolley b Wilson 12 *GJ Cosier not out 81 AD Ogilvie lbw b Wilson 0 MF Kent c Woolley b Boon 19 TV Hohns not out 14 Extras (b 5, lb 1, nb 4) 10 Total (3 wickets, 35 overs) 136 DNB: +RB Phillips, PH Carlson, G Dymock, FM Francke, DC Schuller, CG Rackemann. FoW: 1-32, 2-52, 3-112. Bowling O M R W Wilson 9 2 23 2 Jeffery 6 1 29 0 Blizzard 5 1 35 0 Goodman 8 1 15 0 Boon 4 0 19 1 Smith 2 1 5 0 Docking 1 1 0 0

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 9 Dec 1979

ODI # 78
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1979/80, 4th Match
Australia v West Indies
Melbourne Cricket Ground
9 December 1979 (50-overs match)

Result: West Indies won by 80 runs
Points: West Indies 2, Australia 0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: KJ Carmody and RV Whitehead
Man of the Match: IVA Richards

West Indies innings (48 overs maximum)                          R   M   B  4 6
CG Greenidge          c Marsh            b Lillee              11  35  20  1 0
DL Haynes             c Marsh            b Thomson             80 181 122  5 0
IVA Richards          not out                                 153 173 130 16 1
AI Kallicharran       not out                                  16  26  17  2 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 10)                             11
Total                 (2 wickets, 48 overs)                   271

DNB: LG Rowe, CL King, *+DL Murray, DR Parry, AME Roberts,
    J Garner, MA Holding.

FoW: 1-28 (Greenidge), 2-233 (Haynes).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lillee                      10      1     48      1
Hogg                        10      1     50      0
Chappell                     4      0     24      0
Thomson                      8      0     43      1
Bright                       6      0     29      0
Hookes                       1      0     10      0
Border                       7      0     40      0
Wiener                       2      0     16      0

Australia innings (target: 272 runs from 48 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
BM Laird                                 b Holding              7  28  15  1 0
JM Wiener                            c & b Parry               27  67  64  2 0
AR Border             run out                                  44  90  58  2 0
*GS Chappell          c Richards         b King                31  25  21  3 0
KJ Hughes                                b Holding             12  13  16  1 0
DW Hookes             c Murray           b Roberts              9  33  27  0 0
+RW Marsh             c Rowe             b Roberts             13  13  11  0 1
RJ Bright             not out                                  19  51  43  1 0
DK Lillee                                b King                19  28  24  0 0
RM Hogg               not out                                   3  10   9  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 6)                               7
Total                 (8 wickets, 48 overs)                   191

DNB: JR Thomson.

FoW: 1-16 (Laird), 2-54 (Wiener), 3-102 (Chappell),
    4-119 (Hughes), 5-128 (Border), 6-147 (Hookes),
    7-151 (Marsh), 8-185 (Lillee).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Roberts                      8      1     33      2
Holding                     10      2     29      2
Garner                      10      1     26      0
King                        10      0     40      2
Parry                       10      0     56      1

Australia v England at Melbourne, 8 Dec 1979

ODI # 77
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1979/80, 3rd Match
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
8 December 1979 (50-overs match)

Result: England won by 3 wickets
Points: England 2, Australia 0

Toss: England
Umpires: WJ Copeland and RA French
ODI Debuts: JM Wiener (Aus).
Man of the Match: GS Chappell

Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
JM Wiener                                b Botham               7  32  22  1 0
BM Laird              lbw                b Dilley               7  28  24  1 0
AR Border             c Willey           b Dilley              29  75  54  1 1
*GS Chappell          c Gooch            b Willey              92 170 115 10 0
KJ Hughes             st Bairstow        b Gooch               23  29  24  3 0
KD Walters            c Randall          b Gooch               12  26  22  1 0
+RW Marsh             c Bairstow         b Willey              14  27  23  0 0
RJ Bright             c Gooch            b Willey               1   7   6  0 0
DK Lillee             not out                                  13   7   7  2 0
RM Hogg               c Brearley         b Underwood            1   5   3  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 5, nb 2)                         8
Total                 (9 wickets, 50 overs)                   207

DNB: JR Thomson.

FoW: 1-15 (Laird), 2-15 (Wiener), 3-73 (Border), 4-114 (Hughes),
    5-145 (Walters), 6-184 (Marsh), 7-193 (Chappell),
    8-193 (Bright), 9-207 (Hogg).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Dilley                      10      1     30      2
Botham                       9      2     27      1
Willis                       7      0     28      0
Gooch                        6      0     32      2
Underwood                   10      0     49      1
Willey                       8      0     33      3

England innings (target: 208 runs from 50 overs)                R   M   B  4 6
DW Randall            lbw                b Bright              28  85  69  2 0
G Boycott             c Lillee           b Hogg                68 134  85  7 0
P Willey              c Marsh            b Hogg                37  60  54  2 0
DI Gower              c Marsh            b Lillee              17  53  24  0 1
GA Gooch              run out                                   1   6   2  0 0
IT Botham             c Walters          b Hogg                10   9  10  1 0
*JM Brearley          c Marsh            b Lillee              27  44  39  2 0
+DL Bairstow          not out                                  15  20  15  2 0
GR Dilley             not out                                   0   1   0  0 0
Extras                (lb 3, nb 3)                              6
Total                 (7 wickets, 49 overs)                   209

DNB: DL Underwood, RGD Willis.

FoW: 1-71 (Randall), 2-134 (Boycott), 3-137 (Willey),
    4-138 (Gooch), 5-148 (Botham), 6-183 (Gower),
    7-205 (Brearley).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lillee                      10      1     36      2
Hogg                        10      2     26      3
Thomson                     10      1     49      0
Chappell                     8      0     40      0
Bright                       9      1     40      1
Walters                      2      0     12      0

South Australia v England at Adelaide, 4-6 Dec 1979

England in Australia, 1979-80
South Australia v England XI
Adelaide Oval
4,5,6 December 1979 (3-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss:
Umpires: G McLeod and MG O'Connell

Close of play:

Day 1: Day 2: England XI 1st innings G Boycott c & b Sleep 110 *JM Brearley c Nash b Sleep 81 P Willey not out 32 G Miller not out 26 Extras (lb 2, nb 1) 3 Total (2 wickets declared, 84 overs) 252 DNB: W Larkins, DI Gower, +DL Bairstow, RW Taylor, IT Botham, GB Stevenson, JK Lever. FoW: 1-174, 2-199. Bowling O M R W Prior 11 2 34 0 McLellan 17 2 61 0 Hammond 11 2 15 0 Attenborough 6 0 30 0 Sleep 26 7 82 2 Chappell 1 1 0 0 Mallett 12 3 27 0 South Australia 1st innings WM Darling lbw b Miller 45 JE Nash hit wicket b Botham 48 *IM Chappell c Bairstow b Botham 0 JJ Crowe not out 78 PR Sleep c Boycott b Stevenson 29 JR Hammond not out 17 Extras (lb 9) 9 Total (4 wickets declared, 87 overs) 226 DNB: +TJ Robertson, GR Attenborough, RM McLellan, AA Mallett, W Prior. FoW: 1-93, 2-93, 3-93, 4-153. Bowling O M R W Lever 22 7 44 0 Botham 16 4 43 2 Stevenson 13 2 41 1 Miller 21 7 42 1 Willey 11 4 36 0 Larkins 4 0 11 0 England XI 2nd innings P Willey c Robertson b Prior 13 W Larkins c sub b Mallett 19 DI Gower lbw b Sleep 27 +DL Bairstow lbw b Prior 12 RW Taylor c Nash b Mallett 0 IT Botham lbw b Prior 4 G Miller c Darling b Sleep 71 G Boycott not out 63 GB Stevenson not out 15 Extras (b 3) 3 Total (7 wickets declared, 88.5 overs) 227 DNB: *JM Brearley, JK Lever. FoW: 1-16, 2-54, 3-64, 4-72, 5-76, 6-76, 7-207. Bowling O M R W Prior 13 3 27 3 McLellan 9 4 24 0 Hammond 10 2 27 0 Attenborough 12 2 39 0 Sleep 22.5 8 62 2 Mallett 22 7 45 2 South Australia 2nd innings (target: 254) WM Darling not out 75 JE Nash c Taylor b Lever 0 *IM Chappell b Stevenson 19 JJ Crowe b Willey 55 PR Sleep not out 30 Extras (lb 1, nb 1) 2 Total (3 wickets, 49 overs) 181 DNB: JR Hammond, +TJ Robertson, GR Attenborough, RM McLellan, AA Mallett, W Prior. FoW: 1-1, 2-41, 3-112. Bowling O M R W Lever 11 0 53 1 Botham 4 1 12 0 Stevenson 10 2 31 1 Miller 6 1 19 0 Willey 16 0 60 1 Larkins 2 0 4 0 Bairstow kept wicket in the first innings, Taylor in the second

1st Test: Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, 1-5 Dec 1979

Test # 862 (867/47)
The Frank Worrell Trophy, 1979/80, 1st Test
Australia v West Indies
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
1,2,3,4,5 December 1979 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
3-Test series level 0-0

Toss: West Indies
Umpires: RC Bailhache and AR Crafter
Test Debuts: BM Laird (Aus).
Man of the match: IVA Richards

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia 229/5 (Hookes 33*, Marsh 1*) Day 2: Australia 268, West Indies 233/3 (Richards 80*, Rowe 14*) Day 3: West Indies 441, Australia 30/0 (McCosker 25*, Laird 5*) Day 4: Australia 240/3 (Chappell 97*, Hughes 16*) Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 BM Laird c Murray b Garner 92 303 185 10 0 RB McCosker c Kallicharran b Croft 14 32 26 1 0 AR Border c Murray b Garner 1 21 16 0 0 *GS Chappell c King b Roberts 74 150 115 10 0 KJ Hughes b Croft 3 28 23 0 0 DW Hookes c Holding b Croft 43 85 67 4 0 +RW Marsh c Murray b Garner 3 35 24 0 0 RJ Bright b Holding 13 64 42 2 0 DK Lillee lbw b Garner 0 9 7 0 0 RM Hogg b Roberts 8 37 26 1 0 JR Thomson not out 0 1 1 0 0 Extras (b 1, lb 4, nb 12) 17 Total (all out, 86.1 overs) 268 FoW: 1-19 (McCosker), 2-26 (Border), 3-156 (Chappell), 4-174 (Hughes), 5-228 (Laird), 6-242 (Hookes), 7-246 (Marsh), 8-252 (Lillee), 9-268 (Bright), 10-268 (Hogg). Bowling O M R W Roberts 18.1 5 50 2 Holding 16 3 53 1 Croft 25 6 80 3 Garner 22 5 55 4 King 5 1 13 0 West Indies 1st innings R M B 4 6 CG Greenidge c Marsh b Lillee 34 72 55 5 0 DL Haynes c Marsh b Thomson 42 91 59 6 0 IVA Richards c Marsh b Lillee 140 329 259 20 0 AI Kallicharran c Marsh b Thomson 38 121 92 3 0 LG Rowe b Chappell 50 145 109 7 0 CL King c Marsh b Lillee 0 6 4 0 0 *+DL Murray c McCosker b Thomson 21 70 40 2 0 AME Roberts run out 7 41 22 1 0 J Garner lbw b Lillee 60 113 83 3 4 MA Holding b Bright 11 23 24 2 0 CEH Croft not out 2 80 73 0 0 Extras (b 5, lb 3, nb 28) 36 Total (all out, 132.1 overs) 441 FoW: 1-68 (Greenidge), 2-93 (Haynes), 3-198 (Kallicharran), 4-317 (Rowe), 5-317 (King), 6-341 (Richards), 7-365 (Murray), 8-366 (Roberts), 9-385 (Holding), 10-441 (Garner). Bowling O M R W Lillee 29.1 8 104 4 Hogg 25 6 55 0 Thomson 24 4 90 3 Chappell 12 2 25 1 Bright 32 9 97 1 Border 5 1 19 0 Hookes 5 2 15 0 Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 RB McCosker b Holding 33 59 53 4 0 BM Laird c sub (MD Marshall) b Garner 75 302 218 8 0 AR Border c Richards b Garner 7 33 28 0 0 *GS Chappell b Croft 124 376 299 12 0 KJ Hughes not out 130 378 244 17 1 DW Hookes b Roberts 37 104 75 3 0 +RW Marsh c Kallicharran b King 19 87 76 2 0 RJ Bright not out 2 10 11 0 0 Extras (b 2, lb 11, w 2, nb 6) 21 Total (6 wickets declared, 166 overs) 448 DNB: DK Lillee, RM Hogg, JR Thomson. FoW: 1-40 (McCosker), 2-55 (Border), 3-179 (Laird), 4-297 (Chappell), 5-371 (Hookes), 6-442 (Marsh). Bowling O M R W Roberts 27 5 70 1 Holding 30 4 94 1 Croft 28 3 106 1 Garner 41 13 75 2 King 22 6 50 1 Kallicharran 18 0 32 0 West Indies 2nd innings (target: 276 runs) R M B 4 6 CG Greenidge c McCosker b Thomson 0 5 7 0 0 DL Haynes lbw b Hogg 4 29 16 0 0 LG Rowe b Hogg 3 19 18 0 0 AI Kallicharran not out 10 36 32 1 0 CL King not out 8 33 22 1 0 Extras (b 5, w 1, nb 9) 15 Total (3 wickets, 14 overs) 40 DNB: IVA Richards, *+DL Murray, AME Roberts, J Garner, MA Holding, CEH Croft. FoW: 1-2 (Greenidge), 2-15 (Rowe), 3-16 (Haynes). Bowling O M R W Lillee 2 0 3 0 Hogg 5 2 11 2 Thomson 3 2 3 1 Bright 4 3 8 0

Victoria v Western Australia at Melbourne, 30 Nov-3 Dec 1979

Sheffield Shield, 1979/80
Victoria v Western Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground
30 November, 1,2,3 December 1979 (4-day match)

Result: Victoria won by 6 wickets

Toss:
Umpires: KJ Carmody and RC Isherwood

Close of Play:

Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Western Australia 1st innings *RI Charlesworth c Robinson b Ross 10 G Shipperd run out 106 GR Marsh lbw b Ross 1 CS Serjeant c & b Higgs 31 KS McEwan c Laughlin b Higgs 0 AL Mann c & b Higgs 0 B Yardley c Whatmore b Walker 11 +KJ Wright c Laughlin b Ross 5 MF Malone c Yallop b Higgs 11 TM Alderman c Yallop b Higgs 6 CA Michael not out 0 Extras (b 11, nb 3) 14 Total (all out, 95.4 overs) 195 FoW: 1-34, 2-36, 3-103, 4-103, 5-103, 6-126, 7-140, 8-181, 9-192, 10-195. Bowling O M R W Walker 20.4 4 50 1 Ross 21 10 42 3 Graf 16 7 26 0 Higgs 27 6 50 5 Laughlin 1 0 2 0 Wiener 10 5 11 0 Victoria 1st innings JM Wiener c Michael b Mann 50 PA Hibbert c Shipperd b Yardley 1 DF Whatmore c Shipperd b Mann 58 *GN Yallop c Wright b Malone 0 JK Moss c Wright b Malone 8 TJ Laughlin c & b Mann 4 +RD Robinson c Malone b Michael 75 SF Graf c Marsh b Mann 5 MHN Walker c Charlesworth b Yardley 15 GT Ross c Marsh b Yardley 18 JD Higgs not out 3 Extras (b 2, lb 5, w 1, nb 6) 14 Total (all out, 105.4 overs) 251 FoW: 1-8, 2-102, 3-105, 4-120, 5-126, 6-132, 7-144, 8-173, 9-228, 10-251. Bowling O M R W Alderman 13 1 41 0 Malone 23 6 58 2 Yardley 30 7 69 3 Michael 6.4 2 14 1 Mann 33 13 55 4 Western Australia 2nd innings *RI Charlesworth c Robinson b Higgs 39 G Shipperd lbw b Graf 32 GR Marsh c Robinson b Higgs 0 CS Serjeant c Robinson b Graf 17 KS McEwan lbw b Graf 1 AL Mann c Wiener b Higgs 0 B Yardley st Robinson b Higgs 2 +KJ Wright c Walker b Higgs 43 MF Malone c Whatmore b Higgs 22 TM Alderman c Walker b Higgs 10 CA Michael not out 1 Extras (b 5, lb 5, w 4, nb 1) 15 Total (all out, 99 overs) 182 FoW: 1-62, 2-66, 3-84, 4-86, 5-89, 6-95, 7-99, 8-162, 9-177, 10-182. Bowling O M R W Walker 19 6 43 0 Ross 15 4 27 0 Graf 15 4 24 3 Higgs 39 18 49 7 Laughlin 1 0 4 0 Wiener 8 3 7 0 Yallop 2 0 13 0 Victoria 2nd innings (target: 127 runs) JM Wiener c sub b Michael 15 PA Hibbert c Wright b Alderman 3 DF Whatmore not out 70 *GN Yallop lbw b Michael 2 JK Moss c Mann b Yardley 4 TJ Laughlin not out 25 Extras (b 4, lb 7) 11 Total (4 wickets, 40 overs) 130 DNB: +RD Robinson, SF Graf, MHN Walker, GT Ross, JD Higgs. FoW: 1-14, 2-36, 3-42, 4-59. Bowling O M R W Alderman 6 0 22 1 Malone 12 3 15 0 Yardley 13 0 49 1 Michael 6 0 20 2 Mann 3 0 13 0