Australia v West Indies 4th Test

West Indies tour of Australia - 2000 (2000/01) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 December 2000

Australia won by 352 runs

Australia won by 352 runs. Steve Waugh top-scored with 121* for Australia. Jason Gillespie took 6/40.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: West Indies tour of Australia - 2000 (2000/01)
Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Dates: 26 December 2000 to 29 December 2000
Toss: West Indies, chose to field
Result: Australia won by 352 runs
Player of the match: Steve Waugh
Captains: Steve Waugh (Australia), Jimmy Adams (West Indies)
Debut: Colin Stuart (West Indies)
Umpires: SJA Taufel and S Venkataraghavan
Match referee: AC Smith

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to field. It was Colin Stuart's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 364 all out. Steve Waugh top-scored with 121 not out off 237 balls. Mervyn Dillon took 4 for 76 for West Indies.

West Indies replied with 165 all out. Marlon Samuels top-scored with 60 not out off 123 balls, and Ridley Jacobs made 42. Andy Bichel took 5 for 60 for Australia. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 28 runs, to 28 for 5. Australia led by 199 on first innings.

Australia made 262 for 5 in their second innings. Justin Langer top-scored with 80 off 164 balls, and Mark Waugh made 78. The innings was built on a 116-run stand for the third wicket between Mark Waugh and Justin Langer, 44% of the total.

Set 462 to win, West Indies made 109 all out. Marlon Samuels top-scored with 46 off 108 balls. Jason Gillespie took 6 for 40 for Australia. From 0 for 0 they lost 6 wickets for 23 runs, to 23 for 6.

Australia won by 352 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 364 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Michael Slater	c Ridley Jacobs b Nixon McLean	30	65
Matthew Hayden	c Ridley Jacobs b Courtney Walsh	13	37
Justin Langer	c Ridley Jacobs b Colin Stuart	31	49
Mark Waugh	c Jimmy Adams b Mervyn Dillon	25	46
Steve Waugh	not out	121	237
Ricky Ponting	c Wavell Hinds b Nixon McLean	23	30
Adam Gilchrist	c Sherwin Campbell b Colin Stuart	37	58
Andy Bichel	c Ridley Jacobs b Mervyn Dillon	3	18
Jason Gillespie	c Ridley Jacobs b Courtney Walsh	19	95
Colin Miller	c Ridley Jacobs b Mervyn Dillon	29	35
Glenn McGrath	c Ridley Jacobs b Mervyn Dillon	11	31

Extras 22 · Total 364 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Courtney Walsh	33	6	62	2
Mervyn Dillon	21	2	76	4
Nixon McLean	27	5	95	2
Colin Stuart	15	4	52	2
Marlon Samuels	14	0	56	0
Jimmy Adams	4	0	19	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-41 (Matthew Hayden, 15.4 ov), 2-47 (Michael Slater, 18.3 ov), 3-101 (Justin Langer, 30.2 ov), 4-105 (Mark Waugh, 33.5 ov), 5-149 (Ricky Ponting, 43.2 ov), 6-210 (Adam Gilchrist, 61.2 ov), 7-225 (Andy Bichel, 67.4 ov), 8-306 (Jason Gillespie, 96.5 ov), 9-347 (Colin Miller, 107.1 ov), 10-364 (Glenn McGrath, 113.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Michael Slater (27) and Matthew Hayden (13)	41	95
second	Justin Langer (3) and Michael Slater (3)	6	17
third	Mark Waugh (22) and Justin Langer (28)	54	75
fourth	Steve Waugh (1) and Mark Waugh (3)	4	21
fifth	Steve Waugh (15) and Ricky Ponting (23)	44	61
sixth	Steve Waugh (21) and Adam Gilchrist (37)	61	111
seventh	Steve Waugh (11) and Andy Bichel (3)	15	39
eighth	Steve Waugh (56) and Jason Gillespie (19)	81	179
ninth	Steve Waugh (12) and Colin Miller (29)	41	62
tenth	Steve Waugh (5) and Glenn McGrath (11)	17	41

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 165 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Sherwin Campbell	c Matthew Hayden b Colin Miller	5	63
Daren Ganga	c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie	4	22
Wavell Hinds	c Michael Slater b Jason Gillespie	0	10
Brian Lara	c Mark Waugh b Andy Bichel	16	33
Jimmy Adams	c Adam Gilchrist b Andy Bichel	0	6
Marlon Samuels	not out	60	123
Ridley Jacobs	c Mark Waugh b Andy Bichel	42	69
Nixon McLean	b Andy Bichel	17	15
Mervyn Dillon	b Jason Gillespie	0	1
Colin Stuart	b Andy Bichel	1	11
Courtney Walsh	run out (Glenn McGrath, Andy Bichel)	4	3

Extras 16 · Total 165 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	13	7	15	0
Jason Gillespie	18	6	48	3
Andy Bichel	13.3	2	60	5
Colin Miller	13	5	37	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Daren Ganga, 7.4 ov), 2-6 (Wavell Hinds, 11.1 ov), 3-28 (Brian Lara, 20.4 ov), 4-28 (Sherwin Campbell, 21.1 ov), 5-28 (Jimmy Adams, 22.4 ov), 6-103 (Ridley Jacobs, 45.2 ov), 7-144 (Nixon McLean, 51.6 ov), 8-150 (Mervyn Dillon, 52.5 ov), 9-157 (Colin Stuart, 55.6 ov), 10-165 (Courtney Walsh, 57.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Sherwin Campbell (0) and Daren Ganga (4)	5	47
second	Sherwin Campbell (0) and Wavell Hinds (0)	1	22
third	Brian Lara (16) and Sherwin Campbell (5)	22	58
fourth	Jimmy Adams (0) and Sherwin Campbell (0)	0	3
fifth	Jimmy Adams (0) and Marlon Samuels (0)	0	9
sixth	Ridley Jacobs (42) and Marlon Samuels (27)	75	138
seventh	Nixon McLean (17) and Marlon Samuels (18)	41	45
eighth	Mervyn Dillon (0) and Marlon Samuels (0)	6	5
ninth	Marlon Samuels (6) and Colin Stuart (1)	7	19
tenth	Courtney Walsh (2) and Marlon Samuels (4)	8	8

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 262 FOR 5

Batter	How out	R	B
Matthew Hayden	c Wavell Hinds b Nixon McLean	30	53
Michael Slater	c Brian Lara b Mervyn Dillon	4	5
Justin Langer	c Daren Ganga b Jimmy Adams	80	164
Mark Waugh	not out	78	164
Steve Waugh	c Ridley Jacobs b Colin Stuart	20	42
Colin Miller	st Ridley Jacobs b Jimmy Adams	11	13
Ricky Ponting	not out	26	24

Did not bat: Adam Gilchrist, Andy Bichel, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath

Extras 13 · Total 262 for 5

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Courtney Walsh	18	3	46	0
Mervyn Dillon	17	1	68	1
Nixon McLean	9	1	30	1
Colin Stuart	15	2	66	1
Jimmy Adams	18	8	43	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Michael Slater, 1.5 ov), 2-49 (Matthew Hayden, 17.1 ov), 3-165 (Justin Langer, 49.2 ov), 4-212 (Steve Waugh, 66.3 ov), 5-228 (Colin Miller, 71.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Michael Slater (4) and Matthew Hayden (4)	8	11
second	Justin Langer (14) and Matthew Hayden (26)	41	92
third	Mark Waugh (42) and Justin Langer (66)	116	193
fourth	Steve Waugh (20) and Mark Waugh (25)	47	104
fifth	Mark Waugh (4) and Colin Miller (11)	16	29
sixth	Mark Waugh (7) and Ricky Ponting (26)	34	36

WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 109 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Sherwin Campbell	c Ricky Ponting b Jason Gillespie	6	46
Daren Ganga	lbw b Jason Gillespie	0	4
Wavell Hinds	c Andy Bichel b Jason Gillespie	4	8
Brian Lara	b Jason Gillespie	0	7
Colin Stuart	lbw b Jason Gillespie	4	53
Jimmy Adams	c Mark Waugh b Jason Gillespie	0	1
Marlon Samuels	c Jason Gillespie b Colin Miller	46	108
Ridley Jacobs	c Adam Gilchrist b Colin Miller	23	40
Nixon McLean	run out (Andy Bichel)	1	3
Mervyn Dillon	b Colin Miller	15	30
Courtney Walsh	not out	0	6

Extras 10 · Total 109 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	12	6	10	0
Jason Gillespie	17	5	40	6
Colin Miller	14.3	2	40	3
Andy Bichel	6	0	18	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Daren Ganga, 1.3 ov), 2-6 (Wavell Hinds, 3.5 ov), 3-7 (Brian Lara, 5.5 ov), 4-17 (Sherwin Campbell, 17.3 ov), 5-17 (Jimmy Adams, 17.4 ov), 6-23 (Colin Stuart, 19.5 ov), 7-77 (Ridley Jacobs, 35.4 ov), 8-78 (Nixon McLean, 37.4 ov), 9-108 (Mervyn Dillon, 47.2 ov), 10-109 (Marlon Samuels, 49.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Sherwin Campbell (0) and Daren Ganga (0)	1	10
second	Sherwin Campbell (0) and Wavell Hinds (4)	5	15
third	Brian Lara (0) and Sherwin Campbell (0)	1	13
fourth	Sherwin Campbell (6) and Colin Stuart (3)	10	71
fifth	Jimmy Adams (0) and Colin Stuart (0)	0	1
sixth	Marlon Samuels (4) and Colin Stuart (1)	6	14
seventh	Ridley Jacobs (23) and Marlon Samuels (29)	54	97
eighth	Nixon McLean (1) and Marlon Samuels (0)	1	12
ninth	Mervyn Dillon (15) and Marlon Samuels (12)	30	60
tenth	Courtney Walsh (0) and Marlon Samuels (1)	1	13

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