Australia Vs West Indies 3Rd Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1995 (1995/96) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 19 December 1995
Australia won by 24 runs
Australia won by 24 runs. Stuart Law top-scored with 74 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 19 December 1995
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 24 runs
- Player of the match
- Michael Bevan
- Captains
- Mark Taylor (Australia), Richie Richardson (West Indies)
- Debut
- Michael Kasprowicz (Australia)
- Umpires
- PD Parker and SG Randell
- Match referee
- GT Dowling
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Michael Kasprowicz's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 249 for 6. Stuart Law top-scored with 74 off 86 balls, and Mark Taylor made 63. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mark Taylor and Stuart Law, 47% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 206 across 38 ODIs.
Chasing 250, West Indies made 225 all out. Shivnarine Chanderpaul top-scored with 73 off 116 balls, and Stuart Williams made 44. The innings was built on a 79-run stand for the second wicket between Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Stuart Williams.
Australia won by 24 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 249 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | c Carl Hooper | 63 | 90 |
| Michael Slater | c Richie Richardson | 2 | 7 |
| Mark Waugh | run out (Courtney Browne) | 15 | 38 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Courtney Browne | 6 | 11 |
| Stuart Law | st Courtney Browne | 74 | 86 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 44 | 41 |
| Shane Lee | c Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 3 | 4 |
| Ian Healy | not out | 34 | 27 |
Did not bat: Shane Warne, Craig McDermott, Michael Kasprowicz
Extras 8 · Total 249 for 6
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 10 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| Courtney Walsh | 9 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Anderson Cummins | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Roger Harper | 10 | 1 | 46 | 0 |
| Carl Hooper | 9 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| Phil Simmons | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Michael Slater), 2-39 (Mark Waugh), 3-46 (Ricky Ponting), 4-164 (Stuart Law), 5-172 (Mark Taylor), 6-181 (Shane Lee)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Michael Slater | 6 |
| second | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 33 |
| third | Mark Taylor and Ricky Ponting | 7 |
| fourth | Mark Taylor and Stuart Law | 118 |
| fifth | Mark Taylor and Michael Bevan | 8 |
| sixth | Michael Bevan and Shane Lee | 9 |
| seventh | Ian Healy and Michael Bevan | 68 |
WEST INDIES: 225 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Williams | lbw | 44 | 56 |
| Sherwin Campbell | c Ricky Ponting | 2 | 5 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c Michael Bevan | 73 | 116 |
| Phil Simmons | c Craig McDermott | 24 | 39 |
| Carl Hooper | c Ian Healy | 10 | 15 |
| Richie Richardson | c Stuart Law | 15 | 20 |
| Roger Harper | st Ian Healy | 15 | 12 |
| Anderson Cummins | not out | 26 | 25 |
| Courtney Browne | run out | 2 | 3 |
| Curtly Ambrose | bowled | 1 | 4 |
| Courtney Walsh | c Ian Healy | 1 | 3 |
Extras 12 · Total 225 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Shane Lee | 10 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 9.1 | 1 | 41 | 2 |
| Mark Waugh | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Michael Bevan | 8 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Sherwin Campbell), 2-84 (Stuart Williams), 3-125 (Phil Simmons), 4-147 (Carl Hooper), 5-166 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul), 6-177 (Richie Richardson), 7-209 (Roger Harper), 8-213 (Courtney Browne), 9-224 (Curtly Ambrose), 10-225 (Courtney Walsh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Williams and Sherwin Campbell | 5 |
| second | Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Stuart Williams | 79 |
| third | Phil Simmons and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 41 |
| fourth | Carl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 22 |
| fifth | Richie Richardson and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 19 |
| sixth | Richie Richardson and Roger Harper | 11 |
| seventh | Roger Harper and Anderson Cummins | 32 |
| eighth | Anderson Cummins and Courtney Browne | 4 |
| ninth | Curtly Ambrose and Anderson Cummins | 11 |
| tenth | Courtney Walsh and Anderson Cummins | 1 |
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