West Indies v Australia 3rd Test

Australia tour of West Indies - 1995 (1994/95) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 21 April 1995

West Indies won by 9 wickets

West Indies won by 9 wickets. Steve Waugh top-scored with 63* for Australia. Glenn McGrath took 6/47.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of West Indies - 1995 (1994/95)
Ground: Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Dates: 21 April 1995 to 23 April 1995
Toss: West Indies, chose to field
Result: West Indies won by 9 wickets
Player of the match: Curtly Ambrose
Captains: Mark Taylor (Australia), Richie Richardson (West Indies)
Umpires: CE Cumberbatch and DR Shepherd
Match referee: Majid Khan

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to field.

Australia batted first and made 128 all out. Steve Waugh top-scored with 63 not out off 101 balls. Curtly Ambrose took 5 for 45 for West Indies. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Queen's Park Oval, 215 across 9 Tests.

West Indies replied with 136 all out. Jimmy Adams top-scored with 42 off 101 balls. Glenn McGrath took 6 for 47 for Australia. From 87 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 114 for 8. West Indies led by 8 on first innings.

Australia made 105 all out in their second innings. Mark Taylor top-scored with 30 off 62 balls. Curtly Ambrose took 4 for 20 for West Indies. From 85 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 20 runs, to 105 for 10.

Set 98 to win, West Indies made 98 for 1. Stuart Williams top-scored with 42 off 56 balls.

West Indies won by 9 wickets.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 128 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Mark Taylor	c Jimmy Adams	2	8
Michael Slater	c Junior Murray	0	3
David Boon	c Richie Richardson	18	42
Mark Waugh	c Junior Murray	2	20
Steve Waugh	not out	63	101
Greg Blewett	c Junior Murray	17	24
Ian Healy	c Richie Richardson	8	29
Brendon Julian	c Jimmy Adams	0	2
Paul Reiffel	c Brian Lara	11	39
Shane Warne	bowled	0	4
Glenn McGrath	c Junior Murray	0	2

Extras 7 · Total 128 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Curtly Ambrose	16	5	45	5
Courtney Walsh	17	4	50	3
Winston Benjamin	6	3	13	1
Kenny Benjamin	8	2	14	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Michael Slater), 2-2 (Mark Taylor), 3-14 (Mark Waugh), 4-37 (David Boon), 5-62 (Greg Blewett), 6-95 (Ian Healy), 7-98 (Brendon Julian), 8-121 (Paul Reiffel), 9-128 (Shane Warne), 10-128 (Glenn McGrath)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Mark Taylor and Michael Slater	2
second	David Boon and Mark Taylor	0
third	David Boon and Mark Waugh	12
fourth	David Boon and Steve Waugh	23
fifth	Steve Waugh and Greg Blewett	25
sixth	Steve Waugh and Ian Healy	33
seventh	Steve Waugh and Brendon Julian	3
eighth	Steve Waugh and Paul Reiffel	23
ninth	Steve Waugh and Shane Warne	7
tenth	Steve Waugh and Glenn McGrath	0

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 136 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Stuart Williams	c Mark Taylor	0	13
Richie Richardson	c Ian Healy	2	29
Brian Lara	c Mark Taylor	24	54
Jimmy Adams	c Mark Waugh	42	101
Carl Hooper	c Paul Reiffel	21	39
Keith Arthurton	c Mark Waugh	5	27
Junior Murray	c Ian Healy	13	48
Winston Benjamin	c Michael Slater	7	15
Curtly Ambrose	c Michael Slater	1	3
Courtney Walsh	c Greg Blewett	14	30
Kenny Benjamin	not out	1	4

Extras 6 · Total 136 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	21.5	11	47	6
Paul Reiffel	16	7	26	2
Brendon Julian	7	1	24	0
Steve Waugh	3	1	19	1
Shane Warne	12	5	16	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Stuart Williams), 2-6 (Richie Richardson), 3-42 (Brian Lara), 4-87 (Carl Hooper), 5-95 (Keith Arthurton), 6-106 (Jimmy Adams), 7-113 (Winston Benjamin), 8-114 (Curtly Ambrose), 9-129 (Junior Murray), 10-136 (Courtney Walsh)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Richie Richardson and Stuart Williams	1
second	Richie Richardson and Brian Lara	5
third	Brian Lara and Jimmy Adams	36
fourth	Carl Hooper and Jimmy Adams	45
fifth	Keith Arthurton and Jimmy Adams	8
sixth	Jimmy Adams and Junior Murray	11
seventh	Winston Benjamin and Junior Murray	7
eighth	Curtly Ambrose and Junior Murray	1
ninth	Courtney Walsh and Junior Murray	15
tenth	Courtney Walsh and Kenny Benjamin	7

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 105 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Michael Slater	c Richie Richardson	15	38
Mark Taylor	c Junior Murray	30	62
David Boon	caught	9	24
Mark Waugh	lbw	7	27
Steve Waugh	c Carl Hooper	21	19
Greg Blewett	c Junior Murray	2	4
Ian Healy	bowled	0	4
Brendon Julian	bowled	0	3
Paul Reiffel	c Carl Hooper	6	18
Shane Warne	c Carl Hooper	11	18
Glenn McGrath	not out	0	2

Extras 4 · Total 105 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Curtly Ambrose	10.1	1	20	4
Courtney Walsh	13	4	35	3
Winston Benjamin	5	0	15	0
Kenny Benjamin	8	1	32	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-26 (Michael Slater), 2-52 (Mark Taylor), 3-56 (David Boon), 4-85 (Steve Waugh), 5-85 (Mark Waugh), 6-85 (Ian Healy), 7-87 (Greg Blewett), 8-87 (Brendon Julian), 9-105 (Shane Warne), 10-105 (Paul Reiffel)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Mark Taylor and Michael Slater	26
second	David Boon and Mark Taylor	26
third	David Boon and Mark Waugh	4
fourth	Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh	29
fifth	Mark Waugh and Greg Blewett	0
sixth	Ian Healy and Greg Blewett	0
seventh	Brendon Julian and Greg Blewett	2
eighth	Paul Reiffel and Brendon Julian	0
ninth	Shane Warne and Paul Reiffel	18
tenth	Paul Reiffel and Glenn McGrath	0

WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 98 FOR 1

Batter	How out	R	B
Stuart Williams	c Shane Warne	42	56
Richie Richardson	not out	38	57
Brian Lara	not out	14	12

Did not bat: Jimmy Adams, Carl Hooper, Keith Arthurton, Junior Murray, Winston Benjamin, Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Kenny Benjamin

Extras 4 · Total 98 for 1

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	6	1	22	0
Paul Reiffel	6	2	21	0
Brendon Julian	3	0	16	0
Shane Warne	3.5	0	26	0
Mark Waugh	2	0	9	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-81 (Stuart Williams)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Richie Richardson and Stuart Williams	81
second	Richie Richardson and Brian Lara	17

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