Australia v West Indies 2nd Test

West Indies tour of Australia - 1981 (1981/82) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 2 January 1982

Match drawn

Match drawn. John Dyson top-scored with 127* for Australia. Bruce Yardley took 7/98.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: West Indies tour of Australia - 1981 (1981/82)
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Dates: 2 January 1982 to 6 January 1982
Toss: West Indies, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Bruce Yardley
Captains: Clive Lloyd (West Indies), Greg Chappell (Australia)
Umpires: RA French and MW Johnson

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat.

West Indies batted first and made 384 all out. Larry Gomes top-scored with 126 off 252 balls, and Gordon Greenidge made 66. Dennis Lillee took 4 for 119 for Australia.

Australia replied with 267 all out. Graeme Wood top-scored with 63 off 163 balls, and Allan Border made 53. Michael Holding took 5 for 64 for West Indies. West Indies led by 117 on first innings.

West Indies made 255 all out in their second innings. Clive Lloyd top-scored with 57 off 92 balls, and Desmond Haynes made 51. Bruce Yardley took 7 for 98 for Australia.

Set 373 to win, Australia made 200 for 4. John Dyson top-scored with 127 not out off 321 balls. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the first wicket between John Dyson and Bruce Laird, 52% of the total.

Match drawn.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 384 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gordon Greenidge	c Bruce Laird	66	116
Desmond Haynes	lbw	15	43
Viv Richards	c Rod Marsh	44	59
Larry Gomes	c Greg Chappell	126	252
Clive Lloyd	c Rod Marsh	40	92
Jeff Dujon	c Jeff Thomson	44	87
David Murray	bowled	13	17
Michael Holding	lbw	9	14
Sylvester Clarke	bowled	14	22
Joel Garner	c Rod Marsh	1	5
Colin Croft	not out	0	5

Extras 12 · Total 384 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	39	6	119	4
Terry Alderman	30	9	73	0
Jeff Thomson	20	1	93	3
Bruce Yardley	26.2	3	87	3
Allan Border	1	1	0	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-37 (Desmond Haynes), 2-128 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-133 (Viv Richards), 4-229 (Clive Lloyd), 5-325 (Jeff Dujon), 6-346 (David Murray), 7-363 (Michael Holding), 8-379 (Larry Gomes), 9-380 (Joel Garner), 10-384 (Sylvester Clarke)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes	37
second	Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards	91
third	Viv Richards and Larry Gomes	5
fourth	Clive Lloyd and Larry Gomes	96
fifth	Larry Gomes and Jeff Dujon	96
sixth	Larry Gomes and David Murray	21
seventh	Michael Holding and Larry Gomes	17
eighth	Larry Gomes and Sylvester Clarke	16
ninth	Joel Garner and Sylvester Clarke	1
tenth	Colin Croft and Sylvester Clarke	4

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 267 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Bruce Laird	c Jeff Dujon	14	51
Graeme Wood	c David Murray	63	163
John Dyson	lbw	28	102
Greg Chappell	c Jeff Dujon	12	34
Terry Alderman	bowled	0	11
Kim Hughes	bowled	16	38
Allan Border	not out	53	138
Rod Marsh	c Michael Holding	17	50
Bruce Yardley	bowled	45	33
Dennis Lillee	c Joel Garner	4	13
Jeff Thomson	run out	8	27

Extras 7 · Total 267 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Michael Holding	29	9	64	5
Sylvester Clarke	16	4	51	1
Joel Garner	20	4	52	2
Colin Croft	20	7	53	0
Viv Richards	13	7	21	0
Larry Gomes	9	1	19	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-38 (Bruce Laird), 2-108 (Graeme Wood), 3-111 (John Dyson), 4-112 (Terry Alderman), 5-128 (Greg Chappell), 6-141 (Kim Hughes), 7-172 (Rod Marsh), 8-242 (Bruce Yardley), 9-246 (Dennis Lillee), 10-267 (Jeff Thomson)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Graeme Wood and Bruce Laird	38
second	John Dyson and Graeme Wood	70
third	Greg Chappell and John Dyson	3
fourth	Greg Chappell and Terry Alderman	1
fifth	Greg Chappell and Kim Hughes	16
sixth	Kim Hughes and Allan Border	13
seventh	Rod Marsh and Allan Border	31
eighth	Bruce Yardley and Allan Border	70
ninth	Dennis Lillee and Allan Border	4
tenth	Jeff Thomson and Allan Border	21

WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 255 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gordon Greenidge	c Bruce Yardley	8	24
Desmond Haynes	lbw	51	92
Viv Richards	c Allan Border	22	16
Larry Gomes	c Allan Border	43	122
Clive Lloyd	c Kim Hughes	57	92
Jeff Dujon	c Bruce Yardley	48	82
David Murray	c Bruce Laird	1	6
Michael Holding	c John Dyson	5	9
Sylvester Clarke	c John Dyson	5	21
Colin Croft	not out	4	11
Joel Garner	bowled	0	2

Extras 11 · Total 255 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	20	6	50	2
Terry Alderman	12	2	46	1
Jeff Thomson	15	3	50	0
Bruce Yardley	31.4	6	98	7

FALL OF WICKETS

1-29 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-52 (Viv Richards), 3-112 (Desmond Haynes), 4-179 (Larry Gomes), 5-208 (Clive Lloyd), 6-225 (David Murray), 7-231 (Michael Holding), 8-246 (Sylvester Clarke), 9-255 (Jeff Dujon), 10-255 (Joel Garner)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes	29
second	Viv Richards and Desmond Haynes	23
third	Larry Gomes and Desmond Haynes	60
fourth	Clive Lloyd and Larry Gomes	67
fifth	Clive Lloyd and Jeff Dujon	29
sixth	David Murray and Jeff Dujon	17
seventh	Michael Holding and Jeff Dujon	6
eighth	Sylvester Clarke and Jeff Dujon	15
ninth	Colin Croft and Jeff Dujon	9
tenth	Colin Croft and Joel Garner	0

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 200 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
Bruce Laird	c David Murray	38	137
John Dyson	not out	127	321
Greg Chappell	c David Murray	0	1
Kim Hughes	lbw	13	65
Allan Border	bowled	9	47
Graeme Wood	not out	7	44

Did not bat: Terry Alderman, Rod Marsh, Bruce Yardley, Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson

Extras 6 · Total 200 for 4

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Michael Holding	19	6	31	0
Sylvester Clarke	16	9	25	0
Joel Garner	12	3	27	0
Colin Croft	27	5	58	2
Viv Richards	13	3	33	0
Larry Gomes	15	7	20	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-104 (Bruce Laird), 2-104 (Greg Chappell), 3-149 (Kim Hughes), 4-169 (Allan Border)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Dyson and Bruce Laird	104
second	Greg Chappell and John Dyson	0
third	Kim Hughes and John Dyson	45
fourth	John Dyson and Allan Border	20
fifth	John Dyson and Graeme Wood	31

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