Australia v West Indies 5th Test

West Indies tour of Australia - 1984 (1984/85) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 30 December 1984

Australia won by an innings and 55 runs

Australia won by an innings and 55 runs. Kepler Wessels top-scored with 173 for Australia. Bob Holland took 6/54.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: West Indies tour of Australia - 1984 (1984/85)
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Dates: 30 December 1984 to 2 January 1985
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
Player of the match: Bob Holland
Captains: Allan Border (Australia), Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
Umpires: MW Johnson and RC Isherwood

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 471 for 9. Kepler Wessels top-scored with 173 off 352 balls, and Allan Border made 69. Michael Holding took 3 for 74 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 144-run stand for the fourth wicket between Allan Border and Kepler Wessels. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 332 across 11 Tests.

West Indies replied with 163 all out. Desmond Haynes top-scored with 34 off 82 balls. Bob Holland took 6 for 54 for Australia. Australia led by 308 on first innings. West Indies followed on.

West Indies made 253 all out in their second innings. Clive Lloyd top-scored with 72 off 133 balls, and Viv Richards made 58. Bob Holland took 4 for 90 for Australia.

Australia won by an innings and 55 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 471 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Andrew Hilditch	c Jeff Dujon	2	17
Graeme Wood	c Desmond Haynes	45	114
Kepler Wessels	bowled	173	352
Greg Ritchie	run out	37	68
Allan Border	c Gordon Greenidge	69	149
David Boon	bowled	49	123
Steve Rixon	c Joel Garner	20	64
Murray Bennett	c Gordon Greenidge	23	49
Geoff Lawson	not out	5	13
Craig McDermott	c Gordon Greenidge	4	8

Did not bat: Bob Holland

Extras 44 · Total 471 for 9

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Malcolm Marshall	37	2	111	0
Joel Garner	31	5	101	2
Michael Holding	31	7	74	3
Courtney Walsh	38.2	1	118	2
Larry Gomes	12	2	29	1
Viv Richards	7	2	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-126 (Graeme Wood), 2-194 (Greg Ritchie), 3-338 (Allan Border), 4-342 (Kepler Wessels), 6-392 (Steve Rixon), 7-450 (Murray Bennett), 8-463 (David Boon), 9-471 (Craig McDermott)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Graeme Wood and Andrew Hilditch	12
second	Graeme Wood and Kepler Wessels	114
third	Greg Ritchie and Kepler Wessels	68
fourth	Allan Border and Kepler Wessels	144
fifth	Kepler Wessels and David Boon	4
sixth	Greg Ritchie and David Boon	8
seventh	Steve Rixon and David Boon	42
eighth	David Boon and Murray Bennett	58
ninth	Geoff Lawson and David Boon	13
tenth	Geoff Lawson and Craig McDermott	8

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 163 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gordon Greenidge	c Steve Rixon	18	25
Desmond Haynes	c Kepler Wessels	34	82
Richie Richardson	bowled	2	8
Larry Gomes	c Murray Bennett	28	105
Viv Richards	c Kepler Wessels	15	39
Clive Lloyd	c Graeme Wood	33	55
Jeff Dujon	c Andrew Hilditch	22	46
Malcolm Marshall	st Steve Rixon	0	3
Michael Holding	c Craig McDermott	0	10
Joel Garner	c Steve Rixon	0	9
Courtney Walsh	not out	1	2

Extras 10 · Total 163 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Geoff Lawson	9	1	27	0
Craig McDermott	9	0	34	2
Murray Bennett	22.5	7	45	2
Bob Holland	22	7	54	6

FALL OF WICKETS

1-26 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-34 (Richie Richardson), 3-72 (Desmond Haynes), 4-103 (Larry Gomes), 5-106 (Viv Richards), 6-160 (Clive Lloyd), 7-160 (Malcolm Marshall), 8-160 (Jeff Dujon), 9-161 (Joel Garner), 10-163 (Michael Holding)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes	26
second	Desmond Haynes and Richie Richardson	8
third	Larry Gomes and Desmond Haynes	38
fourth	Viv Richards and Larry Gomes	31
fifth	Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards	3
sixth	Clive Lloyd and Jeff Dujon	54
seventh	Malcolm Marshall and Jeff Dujon	0
eighth	Michael Holding and Jeff Dujon	0
ninth	Michael Holding and Joel Garner	1
tenth	Michael Holding and Courtney Walsh	2

WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 253 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gordon Greenidge	bowled	12	43
Desmond Haynes	lbw	3	7
Richie Richardson	c Graeme Wood	26	86
Larry Gomes	c Graeme Wood	8	17
Viv Richards	bowled	58	88
Clive Lloyd	c Allan Border	72	133
Jeff Dujon	c Bob Holland	8	25
Malcolm Marshall	not out	32	85
Michael Holding	c Kepler Wessels	0	4
Joel Garner	c Steve Rixon	8	26
Courtney Walsh	c Murray Bennett	4	10

Extras 22 · Total 253 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Geoff Lawson	6	1	14	1
Craig McDermott	12	0	56	2
Murray Bennett	33	9	79	3
Bob Holland	33	8	90	4

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Desmond Haynes), 2-31 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-46 (Larry Gomes), 4-93 (Richie Richardson), 5-153 (Viv Richards), 6-180 (Jeff Dujon), 7-231 (Clive Lloyd), 8-231 (Michael Holding), 9-244 (Joel Garner), 10-253 (Courtney Walsh)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes	7
second	Gordon Greenidge and Richie Richardson	24
third	Larry Gomes and Richie Richardson	15
fourth	Viv Richards and Richie Richardson	47
fifth	Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards	60
sixth	Clive Lloyd and Jeff Dujon	27
seventh	Clive Lloyd and Malcolm Marshall	51
eighth	Michael Holding and Malcolm Marshall	0
ninth	Joel Garner and Malcolm Marshall	13
tenth	Malcolm Marshall and Courtney Walsh	9

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