Australia v West Indies 3rd Test
West Indies tour of Australia - 1996 (1996/97) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 December 1996
West Indies won by 6 wickets
West Indies won by 6 wickets. Jimmy Adams top-scored with 74* for West Indies. Glenn McGrath took 5/50.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of Australia - 1996 (1996/97)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Dates
- 26 December 1996 to 28 December 1996
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- West Indies won by 6 wickets
- Player of the match
- Curtly Ambrose
- Captains
- Mark Taylor (Australia), Courtney Walsh (West Indies)
- Umpires
- PD Parker and S Venkataraghavan
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 219 all out. Greg Blewett top-scored with 62 off 154 balls, and Steve Waugh made 58. Curtly Ambrose took 5 for 55 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the fifth wicket between Steve Waugh and Greg Blewett, 47% of the total. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 27 for 4. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 323 across 11 Tests.
West Indies replied with 255 all out. Jimmy Adams top-scored with 74 not out off 188 balls, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul made 58. Glenn McGrath took 5 for 50 for Australia. West Indies led by 36 on first innings.
Australia made 122 all out in their second innings. Steve Waugh top-scored with 37 off 87 balls. Curtly Ambrose took 4 for 17 for West Indies.
Set 87 to win, West Indies made 87 for 4. Shivnarine Chanderpaul top-scored with 40 off 82 balls. Glenn McGrath took 3 for 41 for Australia.
West Indies won by 6 wickets.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 219 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | bowled | 7 | 40 |
| Matthew Hayden | c Carl Hooper | 5 | 19 |
| Justin Langer | run out (Jimmy Adams) | 12 | 20 |
| Mark Waugh | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Waugh | c Junior Murray | 58 | 131 |
| Greg Blewett | run out (Adrian Griffith) | 62 | 154 |
| Ian Healy | c Carl Hooper | 36 | 47 |
| Paul Reiffel | c Robert Samuels | 0 | 4 |
| Shane Warne | c Sherwin Campbell | 10 | 28 |
| Jason Gillespie | not out | 4 | 23 |
| Glenn McGrath | c Carl Hooper | 0 | 3 |
Extras 25 · Total 219 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 24.5 | 7 | 55 | 5 |
| Ian Bishop | 11 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Kenny Benjamin | 19 | 2 | 64 | 1 |
| Courtney Walsh | 14 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Jimmy Adams | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Carl Hooper | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Matthew Hayden), 2-26 (Mark Taylor), 3-26 (Mark Waugh), 4-27 (Justin Langer), 5-129 (Steve Waugh), 6-195 (Ian Healy), 7-200 (Paul Reiffel), 8-203 (Greg Blewett), 9-217 (Shane Warne), 10-219 (Glenn McGrath)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Matthew Hayden | 5 |
| second | Mark Taylor and Justin Langer | 21 |
| third | Mark Waugh and Justin Langer | 0 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Justin Langer | 1 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh and Greg Blewett | 102 |
| sixth | Ian Healy and Greg Blewett | 66 |
| seventh | Paul Reiffel and Greg Blewett | 5 |
| eighth | Shane Warne and Greg Blewett | 3 |
| ninth | Shane Warne and Jason Gillespie | 14 |
| tenth | Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie | 2 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 255 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin Campbell | lbw | 7 | 31 |
| Robert Samuels | c Mark Taylor | 17 | 82 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c Glenn McGrath | 58 | 147 |
| Brian Lara | c Shane Warne | 2 | 18 |
| Carl Hooper | run out (Glenn McGrath) | 7 | 25 |
| Jimmy Adams | not out | 74 | 188 |
| Junior Murray | c Paul Reiffel | 53 | 117 |
| Ian Bishop | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Curtly Ambrose | bowled | 8 | 19 |
| Kenny Benjamin | bowled | 11 | 13 |
| Courtney Walsh | c Mark Waugh | 4 | 17 |
Extras 14 · Total 255 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 30 | 11 | 50 | 5 |
| Paul Reiffel | 29 | 8 | 76 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 28.1 | 3 | 72 | 3 |
| Jason Gillespie | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Greg Blewett | 9 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Sherwin Campbell), 2-62 (Robert Samuels), 3-71 (Brian Lara), 4-86 (Carl Hooper), 5-107 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul), 6-197 (Junior Murray), 7-197 (Ian Bishop), 8-215 (Curtly Ambrose), 9-230 (Kenny Benjamin), 10-255 (Courtney Walsh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sherwin Campbell and Robert Samuels | 12 |
| second | Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Robert Samuels | 50 |
| third | Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 9 |
| fourth | Carl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 15 |
| fifth | Jimmy Adams and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 21 |
| sixth | Jimmy Adams and Junior Murray | 90 |
| seventh | Ian Bishop and Jimmy Adams | 0 |
| eighth | Curtly Ambrose and Jimmy Adams | 18 |
| ninth | Jimmy Adams and Kenny Benjamin | 15 |
| tenth | Courtney Walsh and Jimmy Adams | 25 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 122 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | bowled | 0 | 5 |
| Mark Taylor | c Carl Hooper | 10 | 48 |
| Justin Langer | c Carl Hooper | 0 | 7 |
| Mark Waugh | lbw | 19 | 54 |
| Steve Waugh | bowled | 37 | 87 |
| Greg Blewett | c Junior Murray | 7 | 17 |
| Ian Healy | bowled | 0 | 5 |
| Paul Reiffel | lbw | 8 | 11 |
| Shane Warne | c Jimmy Adams | 18 | 28 |
| Jason Gillespie | lbw | 2 | 20 |
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 5 | 9 |
Extras 16 · Total 122 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 12 | 4 | 17 | 4 |
| Ian Bishop | 10 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Kenny Benjamin | 12.5 | 5 | 34 | 3 |
| Courtney Walsh | 11 | 4 | 41 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Matthew Hayden), 2-3 (Justin Langer), 3-28 (Mark Taylor), 4-47 (Mark Waugh), 5-64 (Greg Blewett), 6-65 (Ian Healy), 7-76 (Paul Reiffel), 8-107 (Shane Warne), 9-113 (Jason Gillespie), 10-122 (Steve Waugh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Matthew Hayden | 0 |
| second | Mark Taylor and Justin Langer | 3 |
| third | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 25 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh | 19 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh and Greg Blewett | 17 |
| sixth | Steve Waugh and Ian Healy | 1 |
| seventh | Steve Waugh and Paul Reiffel | 11 |
| eighth | Steve Waugh and Shane Warne | 31 |
| ninth | Steve Waugh and Jason Gillespie | 6 |
| tenth | Steve Waugh and Glenn McGrath | 9 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 87 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin Campbell | c Matthew Hayden | 0 | 4 |
| Robert Samuels | lbw | 13 | 12 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | bowled | 40 | 82 |
| Brian Lara | c Matthew Hayden | 2 | 9 |
| Carl Hooper | not out | 27 | 36 |
| Jimmy Adams | not out | 1 | 3 |
Did not bat: Junior Murray, Ian Bishop, Curtly Ambrose, Kenny Benjamin, Courtney Walsh
Extras 4 · Total 87 for 4
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 1 | 41 | 3 |
| Paul Reiffel | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Greg Blewett | 2.5 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Sherwin Campbell), 2-25 (Robert Samuels), 3-32 (Brian Lara), 4-82 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sherwin Campbell and Robert Samuels | 0 |
| second | Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Robert Samuels | 25 |
| third | Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 7 |
| fourth | Carl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 50 |
| fifth | Carl Hooper and Jimmy Adams | 5 |
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