Australia v West Indies 1st Test
West Indies tour of Australia - 2009 (2009/10) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 26 November 2009
Australia won by an innings and 65 runs
Australia won by an innings and 65 runs. Adrian Barath top-scored with 104 for West Indies.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of Australia - 2009 (2009/10)
- Ground
- Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
- Dates
- 26 November 2009 to 28 November 2009
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by an innings and 65 runs
- Player of the match
- Ben Hilfenhaus
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Chris Gayle (West Indies)
- Debuts
- Adrian Barath (West Indies), Ravi Rampaul (West Indies)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and IJ Gould
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Adrian Barath and Ravi Rampaul played their first Tests.
Australia batted first and made 480 for 8 declared. Simon Katich top-scored with 92 off 135 balls, and Marcus North made 79. Dwayne Bravo took 3 for 118 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the second wicket between Ricky Ponting and Simon Katich.
West Indies replied with 228 all out. Travis Dowlin top-scored with 62 off 150 balls, and Denesh Ramdin made 54. Nathan Hauritz took 3 for 17 for Australia. Australia led by 252 on first innings. West Indies followed on.
West Indies made 187 all out in their second innings. Adrian Barath top-scored with 104 off 138 balls. Ben Hilfenhaus took 3 for 20 for Australia.
Australia won by an innings and 65 runs.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 480 FOR 8 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watson | lbw b Jerome Taylor | 0 | 7 |
| Simon Katich | c Denesh Ramdin b Dwayne Bravo | 92 | 135 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Denesh Ramdin b Kemar Roach | 55 | 79 |
| Michael Hussey | c & b Sulieman Benn | 66 | 132 |
| Michael Clarke | c Chris Gayle b Dwayne Bravo | 41 | 94 |
| Marcus North | c Denesh Ramdin b Dwayne Bravo | 79 | 157 |
| Brad Haddin | c Denesh Ramdin b Ravi Rampaul | 38 | 75 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c Denesh Ramdin b Sulieman Benn | 7 | 28 |
| Nathan Hauritz | not out | 50 | 90 |
| Peter Siddle | not out | 20 | 33 |
Did not bat: Ben Hilfenhaus
Extras 32 · Total 480 for 8 declared
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Taylor | 9 | 2 | 43 | 1 |
| Kemar Roach | 25 | 4 | 76 | 1 |
| Ravi Rampaul | 26 | 4 | 110 | 1 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 32 | 4 | 118 | 3 |
| Sulieman Benn | 34 | 5 | 86 | 2 |
| Chris Gayle | 9 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Shane Watson, 2.1 ov), 2-126 (Ricky Ponting, 27.5 ov), 3-200 (Simon Katich, 48.1 ov), 4-253 (Michael Hussey, 64.6 ov), 5-287 (Michael Clarke, 79.3 ov), 6-371 (Brad Haddin, 104.5 ov), 7-386 (Mitchell Johnson, 111.2 ov), 8-444 (Marcus North, 124.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Simon Katich (0) and Shane Watson (0) | 0 | 13 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (55) and Simon Katich (63) | 126 | 160 |
| third | Michael Hussey (41) and Simon Katich (29) | 74 | 126 |
| fourth | Michael Hussey (25) and Michael Clarke (27) | 53 | 101 |
| fifth | Marcus North (20) and Michael Clarke (14) | 34 | 87 |
| sixth | Brad Haddin (38) and Marcus North (41) | 84 | 157 |
| seventh | Marcus North (5) and Mitchell Johnson (7) | 15 | 41 |
| eighth | Marcus North (13) and Nathan Hauritz (41) | 58 | 83 |
| ninth | Nathan Hauritz (9) and Peter Siddle (20) | 36 | 62 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 228 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | lbw b Ben Hilfenhaus | 31 | 43 |
| Adrian Barath | c Shane Watson b Mitchell Johnson | 15 | 38 |
| Travis Dowlin | c Shane Watson b Nathan Hauritz | 62 | 150 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | lbw b Peter Siddle | 2 | 6 |
| Dwayne Bravo | c Shane Watson b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 2 |
| Brendan Nash | c Brad Haddin b Shane Watson | 18 | 42 |
| Denesh Ramdin | c Marcus North b Mitchell Johnson | 54 | 55 |
| Sulieman Benn | c Peter Siddle b Ben Hilfenhaus | 28 | 32 |
| Jerome Taylor | c Simon Katich b Nathan Hauritz | 8 | 11 |
| Kemar Roach | c Michael Clarke b Nathan Hauritz | 0 | 1 |
| Ravi Rampaul | not out | 1 | 3 |
Extras 9 · Total 228 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 16 | 6 | 50 | 2 |
| Peter Siddle | 13 | 4 | 51 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 19 | 4 | 75 | 3 |
| Shane Watson | 9 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 6 | 3 | 17 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-49 (Chris Gayle, 12.3 ov), 2-49 (Adrian Barath, 13.5 ov), 3-58 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 16.5 ov), 4-63 (Dwayne Bravo, 17.3 ov), 5-96 (Brendan Nash, 29.2 ov), 6-174 (Denesh Ramdin, 46.6 ov), 7-212 (Sulieman Benn, 57.5 ov), 8-221 (Jerome Taylor, 60.5 ov), 9-221 (Kemar Roach, 60.6 ov), 10-228 (Travis Dowlin, 62.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Gayle (31) and Adrian Barath (15) | 49 | 76 |
| second | Travis Dowlin (0) and Adrian Barath (0) | 0 | 8 |
| third | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2) and Travis Dowlin (7) | 9 | 18 |
| fourth | Travis Dowlin (5) and Dwayne Bravo (0) | 5 | 4 |
| fifth | Travis Dowlin (12) and Brendan Nash (18) | 33 | 72 |
| sixth | Travis Dowlin (23) and Denesh Ramdin (54) | 78 | 107 |
| seventh | Travis Dowlin (9) and Sulieman Benn (28) | 38 | 66 |
| eighth | Travis Dowlin (0) and Jerome Taylor (8) | 9 | 19 |
| ninth | Travis Dowlin (0) and Kemar Roach (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Travis Dowlin (6) and Ravi Rampaul (1) | 7 | 12 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 187 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | lbw b Ben Hilfenhaus | 1 | 4 |
| Adrian Barath | lbw b Shane Watson | 104 | 138 |
| Travis Dowlin | b Ben Hilfenhaus | 4 | 11 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c Simon Katich b Ben Hilfenhaus | 2 | 14 |
| Dwayne Bravo | c Ben Hilfenhaus b Michael Hussey | 23 | 42 |
| Brendan Nash | lbw b Nathan Hauritz | 7 | 41 |
| Denesh Ramdin | c Brad Haddin b Nathan Hauritz | 16 | 27 |
| Jerome Taylor | c Ben Hilfenhaus b Shane Watson | 0 | 1 |
| Sulieman Benn | not out | 15 | 24 |
| Kemar Roach | c Michael Hussey b Peter Siddle | 5 | 16 |
| Ravi Rampaul | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 1 |
Extras 10 · Total 187 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 7 | 3 | 20 | 3 |
| Peter Siddle | 10 | 3 | 41 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 9.1 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 10 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 14 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| Michael Hussey | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Chris Gayle, 2.1 ov), 2-18 (Travis Dowlin, 6.1 ov), 3-39 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 10.2 ov), 4-105 (Dwayne Bravo, 27.2 ov), 5-141 (Brendan Nash, 38.6 ov), 6-154 (Adrian Barath, 41.6 ov), 7-158 (Jerome Taylor, 43.1 ov), 8-170 (Denesh Ramdin, 46.5 ov), 9-187 (Kemar Roach, 51.6 ov), 10-187 (Ravi Rampaul, 52.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Gayle (1) and Adrian Barath (5) | 6 | 13 |
| second | Travis Dowlin (4) and Adrian Barath (8) | 12 | 24 |
| third | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2) and Adrian Barath (18) | 21 | 26 |
| fourth | Dwayne Bravo (23) and Adrian Barath (42) | 66 | 102 |
| fifth | Brendan Nash (7) and Adrian Barath (25) | 36 | 73 |
| sixth | Denesh Ramdin (6) and Adrian Barath (6) | 13 | 19 |
| seventh | Jerome Taylor (0) and Denesh Ramdin (4) | 4 | 7 |
| eighth | Sulieman Benn (5) and Denesh Ramdin (6) | 12 | 23 |
| ninth | Sulieman Benn (10) and Kemar Roach (5) | 17 | 31 |
| tenth | Sulieman Benn (0) and Ravi Rampaul (0) | 0 | 1 |
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