Australia v West Indies 5th Test
West Indies tour of Australia - 1960 (1960/61) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 10 February 1961 · Australia won the toss and chose to bowl
Australia won by 2 wickets
Australia won by 2 wickets. Bob Simpson top-scored with 92 for Australia.
West Indies, 283 (10 wkts)
| Cammie Smith | caught (Norm O'Neill) | 11 | 21 |
| Conrad Hunte | caught (Bob Simpson) | 31 | 84 |
| Rohan Kanhai | caught (Neil Harvey) | 38 | 65 |
| Garry Sobers | caught (Wally Grout) | 64 | 179 |
| Frank Worrell | caught (Wally Grout) | 10 | 27 |
| Peter Lashley | caught (Frank Misson) | 41 | 107 |
| Gerry Alexander | caught (Colin McDonald) | 11 | 36 |
| Joe Solomon | run out | 45 | 143 |
| Lance Gibbs | caught (Peter Burge) | 11 | 13 |
| Wes Hall | bowled | 21 | 40 |
| Alf Valentine | not out | 0 | 4 |
Alan Davidson 27.00-4-89-1Frank Misson 14.00-3-58-4Ken Mackay 1.00-0-1-0Richie Benaud 21.70-5-55-2Johnny Martin 8.00-0-29-1Bob Simpson 18.00-3-51-1
Australia, 336 (10 wkts)
| Bob Simpson | caught (Lance Gibbs) | 75 | 237 |
| Colin McDonald | lbw | 91 | 175 |
| Norm O'Neill | bowled | 10 | 31 |
| Peter Burge | caught (Garry Sobers) | 68 | 194 |
| Ken Mackay | caught (Gerry Alexander) | 19 | 109 |
| Neil Harvey | caught (Gerry Alexander) | 5 | 22 |
| Alan Davidson | caught (Gerry Alexander) | 24 | 57 |
| Richie Benaud | bowled | 3 | 20 |
| Johnny Martin | caught (Rohan Kanhai) | 15 | 54 |
| Frank Misson | not out | 12 | 61 |
| Wally Grout | caught (Conrad Hunte) | 14 | 23 |
Wes Hall 15.00-1-56-1Frank Worrell 11.00-2-44-0Garry Sobers 44.00-7-120-5Lance Gibbs 38.40-18-74-4Alf Valentine 13.00-3-42-0
West Indies, 307 (10 wkts)
| Cammie Smith | lbw | 37 | 63 |
| Conrad Hunte | caught (Wally Grout) | 52 | 166 |
| Rohan Kanhai | caught (Frank Misson) | 31 | 41 |
| Joe Solomon | run out | 36 | 175 |
| Garry Sobers | caught (Wally Grout) | 21 | 50 |
| Gerry Alexander | caught (Ken Mackay) | 73 | 126 |
| Frank Worrell | caught (Wally Grout) | 7 | 27 |
| Peter Lashley | lbw | 18 | 44 |
| Lance Gibbs | caught (Norm O'Neill) | 8 | 36 |
| Wes Hall | caught (Wally Grout) | 21 | 29 |
| Alf Valentine | not out | 3 | 12 |
Alan Davidson 24.70-4-84-5Frank Misson 10.00-1-58-0Ken Mackay 10.00-2-21-0Richie Benaud 23.00-4-53-1Johnny Martin 10.00-1-36-1Bob Simpson 18.00-4-55-2
Australia, 243 (8 wkts)
| Bob Simpson | bowled | 92 | 231 |
| Colin McDonald | caught (Cammie Smith) | 11 | 52 |
| Richie Benaud | bowled | 6 | 36 |
| Norm O'Neill | caught (Gerry Alexander) | 48 | 197 |
| Peter Burge | bowled | 53 | 195 |
| Neil Harvey | caught (Cammie Smith) | 12 | 49 |
| Alan Davidson | caught (Garry Sobers) | 12 | 58 |
| Ken Mackay | not out | 3 | 51 |
| Wally Grout | caught (Cammie Smith) | 5 | 25 |
| Johnny Martin | not out | 1 | 5 |
| Frank Misson | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Wes Hall 5.00-0-40-0Frank Worrell 31.00-16-43-3Garry Sobers 13.00-2-32-0Lance Gibbs 41.00-19-68-2Alf Valentine 21.70-4-60-3
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