Australia v West Indies 3rd Test
West Indies tour of Australia - 1988 (1988/89) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 24 December 1988 · Australia won the toss and chose to bowl
West Indies won by 285 runs · Man of the Match: Curtly Ambrose
West Indies won by 285 runs. Richie Richardson top-scored with 122 for West Indies. Man of the Match: Curtly Ambrose.
West Indies, 272 (10 wkts)
| Gordon Greenidge | caught (Ian Healy) | 49 | 83 |
| Desmond Haynes | caught (David Boon) | 17 | 69 |
| Richie Richardson | caught (Peter Taylor) | 26 | 40 |
| Carl Hooper | caught (Allan Border) | 38 | 86 |
| Viv Richards | caught (Allan Border) | 12 | 25 |
| Gus Logie | lbw | 10 | 35 |
| Jeff Dujon | caught (Ian Healy) | 26 | 60 |
| Malcolm Marshall | caught (Dean Jones) | 7 | 15 |
| Curtly Ambrose | lbw | 44 | 65 |
| Courtney Walsh | not out | 30 | 72 |
| Patrick Patterson | lbw | 13 | 15 |
Merv Hughes 14.00-3-52-0Terry Alderman 32.10-9-68-4Craig McDermott 19.00-3-62-3Steve Waugh 21.00-3-77-3Peter Taylor 7.00-3-16-0
Australia, 211 (10 wkts)
| David Boon | run out | 23 | 48 |
| Geoff Marsh | bowled | 36 | 122 |
| Dean Jones | bowled | 28 | 106 |
| Graeme Wood | caught (Desmond Haynes) | 12 | 76 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 0 | 5 |
| Steve Waugh | caught (Gordon Greenidge) | 42 | 105 |
| Ian Healy | lbw | 4 | 6 |
| Peter Taylor | caught (Gordon Greenidge) | 14 | 31 |
| Craig McDermott | caught (Malcolm Marshall) | 28 | 44 |
| Merv Hughes | not out | 21 | 37 |
| Terry Alderman | bowled | 3 | 8 |
Malcolm Marshall 30.00-8-68-0Curtly Ambrose 27.00-7-60-4Courtney Walsh 17.30-3-49-1Patrick Patterson 20.00-2-49-4
West Indies, 344 (9 wkts)
| Gordon Greenidge | not out | 36 | 129 |
| Desmond Haynes | lbw | 23 | 51 |
| Richie Richardson | caught (Steve Waugh) | 122 | 287 |
| Carl Hooper | lbw | 4 | 42 |
| Jeff Dujon | caught (Graeme Wood) | 46 | 89 |
| Viv Richards | lbw | 63 | 70 |
| Malcolm Marshall | caught (Terry Alderman) | 19 | 23 |
| Curtly Ambrose | caught (Geoff Marsh) | 5 | 7 |
| Courtney Walsh | caught (Geoff Marsh) | 6 | 15 |
| Gus Logie | caught (Allan Border) | 17 | 21 |
| Patrick Patterson | not out | 3 | 4 |
Merv Hughes 24.00-8-71-0Terry Alderman 36.00-12-78-3Steve Waugh 24.00-5-92-5Craig McDermott 26.00-3-78-1Allan Border 1.00-1-0-0Peter Taylor 9.00-1-41-0
Australia, 99 (10 wkts)
| David Boon | lbw | 20 | 26 |
| Geoff Marsh | bowled | 1 | 12 |
| Dean Jones | caught (Roger Harper) | 18 | 48 |
| Graeme Wood | caught (Curtly Ambrose) | 7 | 33 |
| Allan Border | caught (Desmond Haynes) | 20 | 111 |
| Steve Waugh | caught (Roger Harper) | 3 | 14 |
| Ian Healy | caught (Carl Hooper) | 8 | 20 |
| Peter Taylor | not out | 18 | 73 |
| Craig McDermott | caught (Keith Arthurton) | 0 | 2 |
| Merv Hughes | caught (Jeff Dujon) | 4 | 8 |
| Terry Alderman | caught (Jeff Dujon) | 0 | 2 |
Malcolm Marshall 9.00-3-12-1Patrick Patterson 15.10-3-39-5Curtly Ambrose 13.00-5-21-2Courtney Walsh 16.00-7-21-2Viv Richards 4.00-1-12-0
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