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England v West Indies @ Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
23 December 1979
Toss: West Indies (field)
Umpires: CE Harvey, MW Johnson
Match Result: West Indies won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Derek Randall | c Clive Lloyd b Andy Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | c sub b Michael Holding | 68 | 114 | 166 | 3 | - |
| 3. Peter Willey | run out | 34 | 51 | 76 | 4 | - |
| 4. David Gower | c Michael Holding b Andy Roberts | 59 | 74 | 74 | 7 | - |
| 5. Graham Gooch | b Joel Garner | 17 | 23 | 37 | - | 1 |
| 6. Ian Botham | lbw b Michael Holding | 4 | 9 | 11 | - | - |
| +7. David Bairstow | c Clive Lloyd b Andy Roberts | 12 | 18 | 17 | - | - |
| *8. Mike Brearley | not out | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 9. Graham Dilley | b Joel Garner | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 10. Derek Underwood | ||||||
| 11. Bob Willis |
| FOW | 1-0 (Derek Randall), 2-70 (Peter Willey), 3-167 (David Gower), 4-174 (Geoff Boycott), 5-191 (Ian Botham), 6-205 (Graham Gooch), 7-209 (David Bairstow), 8-217 (Graham Dilley). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 5w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs) 217 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andy Roberts | 10 | 3 | 26 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Holding | 10 | 1 | 44 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joel Garner | 10 | 0 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sir Viv Richards | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Collis King | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | not out | 85 | 122 | 186 | 9 | 1 |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | c Derek Underwood b Graham Gooch | 41 | 86 | 103 | 4 | 1 |
| 3. Sir Viv Richards | not out | 85 | 77 | 81 | 10 | 2 |
| 4. Alvin Kallicharran | ||||||
| 5. Lawrence Rowe | ||||||
| *6. Clive Lloyd | ||||||
| 7. Collis King | ||||||
| +8. Deryck Murray | ||||||
| 9. Andy Roberts | ||||||
| 10. Joel Garner | ||||||
| 11. Michael Holding |
| FOW | 1-109 (Desmond Haynes). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 46.5 ovs) 218 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ian Botham | 10 | 1 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Dilley | 8 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 10 | 2 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Willey | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Gooch | 3.5 | 0 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Derek Randall, Geoff Boycott, Peter Willey, David Gower, Graham Gooch, Ian Botham, David Bairstow, Mike Brearley, Graham Dilley, Derek Underwood, Bob Willis