Australia Vs West Indies 12Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1984 (1983/84) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 29 January 1984
West Indies won by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
West Indies won by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining). Steve Smith top-scored with 55 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1984 (1983/84)
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 29 January 1984
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- West Indies won by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Gus Logie
- Captains
- Kim Hughes (Australia), Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
- Umpires
- MW Johnson and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 165 for 7. Steve Smith top-scored with 55 off 111 balls, and Rod Marsh made 34. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Adelaide Oval, 227 across 24 ODIs.
Chasing 166, West Indies made 169 for 4. Gus Logie top-scored with 49 not out off 62 balls, and Richard Gabriel made 41. The innings was built on a 80-run stand for the fifth wicket between Clive Lloyd and Gus Logie, 47% of the total.
West Indies won by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 165 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler Wessels | c Jeff Dujon | 4 | 8 |
| Steve Smith | bowled | 55 | 111 |
| Greg Ritchie | run out | 0 | 2 |
| Kim Hughes | c Jeff Dujon | 10 | 34 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 17 | 40 |
| Wayne Phillips | st Jeff Dujon | 2 | 14 |
| Rod Marsh | not out | 34 | 59 |
| Geoff Lawson | c Wayne Daniel | 18 | 28 |
| John Maguire | not out | 9 | 9 |
Did not bat: Rodney Hogg, Carl Rackemann
Extras 16 · Total 165 for 7
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Holding | 7 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Wayne Daniel | 8 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Malcolm Marshall | 10 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| Eldine Baptiste | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Larry Gomes | 10 | 1 | 42 | 0 |
| Viv Richards | 10 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Kepler Wessels), 2-14 (Greg Ritchie), 3-34 (Kim Hughes), 4-71 (Allan Border), 5-85 (Wayne Phillips), 6-115 (Steve Smith), 7-149 (Geoff Lawson)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Kepler Wessels and Steve Smith | 14 |
| second | Greg Ritchie and Steve Smith | 0 |
| third | Kim Hughes and Steve Smith | 20 |
| fourth | Allan Border and Steve Smith | 37 |
| fifth | Wayne Phillips and Steve Smith | 14 |
| sixth | Rod Marsh and Steve Smith | 30 |
| seventh | Rod Marsh and Geoff Lawson | 34 |
| eighth | Rod Marsh and John Maguire | 16 |
WEST INDIES: 169 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Haynes | c Rod Marsh | 4 | 17 |
| Richard Gabriel | c Geoff Lawson | 41 | 72 |
| Larry Gomes | run out | 27 | 69 |
| Viv Richards | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Clive Lloyd | not out | 38 | 53 |
| Gus Logie | not out | 49 | 62 |
Did not bat: Jeff Dujon, Malcolm Marshall, Eldine Baptiste, Michael Holding, Wayne Daniel
Extras 10 · Total 169 for 4
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Carl Rackemann | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Rodney Hogg | 10 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| John Maguire | 8 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Kepler Wessels | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 7 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kim Hughes | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Desmond Haynes), 2-67 (Richard Gabriel), 3-68 (Viv Richards), 4-89 (Larry Gomes)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Desmond Haynes and Richard Gabriel | 14 |
| second | Larry Gomes and Richard Gabriel | 53 |
| third | Viv Richards and Larry Gomes | 1 |
| fourth | Clive Lloyd and Larry Gomes | 21 |
| fifth | Clive Lloyd and Gus Logie | 80 |
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