West Indies v Australia 4th Test

Australia tour of West Indies - 1999 (1998/99) · Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's · 3 April 1999

Australia won by 176 runs

Australia won by 176 runs. Justin Langer top-scored with 127 for Australia. Curtly Ambrose took 5/94.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of West Indies - 1999 (1998/99)
Ground: Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's
Dates: 3 April 1999 to 7 April 1999
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 176 runs
Player of the match: Justin Langer
Captains: Steve Waugh (Australia), Brian Lara (West Indies)
Debut: Corey Collymore (West Indies)
Umpires: DL Orchard and SA Bucknor
Match referee: R Subba Row

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Corey Collymore's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 303 all out. Steve Waugh top-scored with 72 not out off 166 balls, and Justin Langer made 51. Curtly Ambrose took 5 for 94 for West Indies.

West Indies replied with 222 all out. Brian Lara top-scored with 100 off 84 balls, and Carl Hooper made 47. Glenn McGrath took 3 for 64 for Australia. The innings was built on a 116-run stand for the third wicket between Brian Lara and Dave Joseph, 52% of the total. From 176 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 206 for 8. Australia led by 81 on first innings.

Australia made 306 all out in their second innings. Justin Langer top-scored with 127 off 308 balls, and Mark Waugh made 65. Courtney Walsh took 4 for 78 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 147-run stand for the third wicket between Mark Waugh and Justin Langer, 48% of the total.

Set 388 to win, West Indies made 211 all out. Adrian Griffith top-scored with 56 off 218 balls. Glenn McGrath took 3 for 50 for Australia.

Australia won by 176 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 303 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Michael Slater	c Dave Joseph	33	84
Greg Blewett	c Ridley Jacobs	32	117
Justin Langer	run out (Nehemiah Perry, Carl Hooper)	51	102
Mark Waugh	c Carl Hooper	11	33
Steve Waugh	not out	72	166
Ricky Ponting	lbw	21	72
Ian Healy	c Carl Hooper	6	32
Adam Dale	c Carl Hooper	1	7
Stuart MacGill	c Dave Joseph	4	20
Colin Miller	c Dave Joseph	43	38
Glenn McGrath	c Ridley Jacobs	5	18

Extras 24 · Total 303 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Curtly Ambrose	29.5	6	94	5
Courtney Walsh	26	1	67	1
Corey Collymore	25	6	49	1
Nehemiah Perry	15	5	36	1
Jimmy Adams	6	1	18	1
Carl Hooper	10	1	34	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-60 (Michael Slater, 27.1 ov), 2-76 (Greg Blewett, 34.4 ov), 3-96 (Mark Waugh, 44.6 ov), 4-155 (Justin Langer, 63.5 ov), 5-211 (Ricky Ponting, 85.3 ov), 6-226 (Ian Healy, 93.5 ov), 7-232 (Adam Dale, 95.3 ov), 8-242 (Stuart MacGill, 99.6 ov), 9-295 (Colin Miller, 107.6 ov), 10-303 (Glenn McGrath, 111.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Michael Slater and Greg Blewett	60	163
second	Justin Langer and Greg Blewett	16	45
third	Mark Waugh and Justin Langer	20	62
fourth	Steve Waugh and Justin Langer	59	113
fifth	Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting	56	130
sixth	Steve Waugh and Ian Healy	15	50
seventh	Steve Waugh and Adam Dale	6	10
eighth	Steve Waugh and Stuart MacGill	10	27
ninth	Steve Waugh and Colin Miller	53	48
tenth	Steve Waugh and Glenn McGrath	8	23

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 222 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Sherwin Campbell	c Mark Waugh	8	46
Adrian Griffith	c Ian Healy	9	37
Dave Joseph	lbw	28	104
Brian Lara	c Ian Healy	100	84
Carl Hooper	run out (Glenn McGrath, Ian Healy)	47	99
Jimmy Adams	c Ian Healy	0	11
Ridley Jacobs	lbw	4	29
Nehemiah Perry	bowled	6	27
Curtly Ambrose	c Ricky Ponting	0	4
Corey Collymore	not out	11	15
Courtney Walsh	lbw	3	8

Extras 6 · Total 222 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	27.2	9	64	3
Adam Dale	18	7	67	2
Colin Miller	17	5	39	2
Stuart MacGill	14	3	52	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Adrian Griffith, 12.5 ov), 2-20 (Sherwin Campbell, 14.4 ov), 3-136 (Brian Lara, 38.2 ov), 4-176 (Dave Joseph, 50.1 ov), 5-178 (Jimmy Adams, 52.2 ov), 6-192 (Ridley Jacobs, 61.3 ov), 7-205 (Nehemiah Perry, 70.4 ov), 8-206 (Curtly Ambrose, 71.6 ov), 9-213 (Carl Hooper, 73.2 ov), 10-222 (Courtney Walsh, 76.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Sherwin Campbell and Adrian Griffith	19	77
second	Sherwin Campbell and Dave Joseph	1	11
third	Brian Lara and Dave Joseph	116	142
fourth	Carl Hooper and Dave Joseph	40	71
fifth	Carl Hooper and Jimmy Adams	2	13
sixth	Carl Hooper and Ridley Jacobs	14	55
seventh	Carl Hooper and Nehemiah Perry	13	55
eighth	Carl Hooper and Curtly Ambrose	1	8
ninth	Carl Hooper and Corey Collymore	7	8
tenth	Courtney Walsh and Corey Collymore	9	18

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 306 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Greg Blewett	lbw	7	42
Michael Slater	bowled	44	103
Justin Langer	bowled	127	308
Mark Waugh	c Ridley Jacobs	65	139
Steve Waugh	c Ridley Jacobs	4	27
Ricky Ponting	not out	21	82
Ian Healy	c Jimmy Adams	16	25
Colin Miller	c Brian Lara	1	3
Adam Dale	c Carl Hooper	0	3
Stuart MacGill	c Nehemiah Perry	2	6
Glenn McGrath	bowled	2	3

Extras 17 · Total 306 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Curtly Ambrose	27	10	55	3
Courtney Walsh	32.4	6	78	4
Carl Hooper	30.4	7	69	3
Jimmy Adams	8.2	2	13	0
Corey Collymore	16	1	60	0
Nehemiah Perry	7	0	28	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Greg Blewett, 12.2 ov), 2-76 (Michael Slater, 37.1 ov), 3-223 (Mark Waugh, 85.4 ov), 4-241 (Steve Waugh, 93.5 ov), 5-265 (Justin Langer, 108.1 ov), 6-287 (Ian Healy, 116.1 ov), 7-288 (Colin Miller, 117.1 ov), 8-288 (Adam Dale, 117.4 ov), 9-296 (Stuart MacGill, 120.3 ov), 10-306 (Glenn McGrath, 121.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Michael Slater and Greg Blewett	15	74
second	Justin Langer and Michael Slater	61	149
third	Mark Waugh and Justin Langer	147	291
fourth	Steve Waugh and Justin Langer	18	49
fifth	Justin Langer and Ricky Ponting	24	86
sixth	Ian Healy and Ricky Ponting	22	48
seventh	Ricky Ponting and Colin Miller	1	6
eighth	Ricky Ponting and Adam Dale	0	3
ninth	Ricky Ponting and Stuart MacGill	8	17
tenth	Glenn McGrath and Ricky Ponting	10	7

WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 211 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Sherwin Campbell	c Ian Healy	29	74
Adrian Griffith	lbw	56	218
Dave Joseph	c Colin Miller	17	23
Brian Lara	lbw	7	26
Carl Hooper	lbw	12	55
Jimmy Adams	st Ian Healy	18	60
Ridley Jacobs	lbw	16	71
Nehemiah Perry	c Michael Slater	26	35
Curtly Ambrose	bowled	4	4
Corey Collymore	c Stuart MacGill	6	45
Courtney Walsh	not out	0	9

Extras 20 · Total 211 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	35.5	15	50	3
Adam Dale	12	5	28	1
Stuart MacGill	26	8	80	3
Colin Miller	21	10	27	1
Greg Blewett	8	3	9	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-56 (Dave Joseph, 20.2 ov), 2-58 (Sherwin Campbell, 22.2 ov), 3-69 (Brian Lara, 30.2 ov), 4-87 (Carl Hooper, 40.4 ov), 5-105 (Jimmy Adams, 49.1 ov), 6-145 (Ridley Jacobs, 74.2 ov), 7-184 (Nehemiah Perry, 85.4 ov), 8-190 (Curtly Ambrose, 87.2 ov), 9-209 (Adrian Griffith, 99.3 ov), 10-211 (Corey Collymore, 102.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Sherwin Campbell and Adrian Griffith	25	86
second	Sherwin Campbell and Dave Joseph	31	36
third	Brian Lara and Sherwin Campbell	2	12
fourth	Carl Hooper and Brian Lara	11	48
fifth	Carl Hooper and Jimmy Adams	18	62
sixth	Jimmy Adams and Adrian Griffith	18	51
seventh	Ridley Jacobs and Adrian Griffith	40	151
eighth	Adrian Griffith and Nehemiah Perry	39	68
ninth	Curtly Ambrose and Adrian Griffith	6	10
tenth	Adrian Griffith and Corey Collymore	19	73
11th	Courtney Walsh and Corey Collymore	2	20

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