West Indies Vs Australia 2Nd Odi
Australia tour of West Indies - 1978 (1977/78) · Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries · 12 April 1978
Australia won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
Australia won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining). Alvin Kallicharran top-scored with 34 for West Indies.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries
- Date
- 12 April 1978
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Bob Simpson
- Captains
- Alvin Kallicharran (West Indies), Bob Simpson (Australia)
- Debuts
- Alvin Greenidge (West Indies), Larry Gomes (West Indies), Sew Shivnarine (West Indies), Norbert Phillip (West Indies), Derick Parry (West Indies), Sylvester Clarke (West Indies), Bruce Yardley (Australia)
- Umpires
- P Alleyne and RG Gosein
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. Alvin Greenidge, Larry Gomes, Sew Shivnarine, Norbert Phillip, Derick Parry, Sylvester Clarke and Bruce Yardley played their first ODIs.
West Indies batted first and made 139 all out. Alvin Kallicharran top-scored with 34 off 52 balls, and Vanburn Holder made 30. Ian Callen took 3 for 24 for Australia. From 69 for 2 they lost 6 wickets for 23 runs, to 92 for 8.
Chasing 140, Australia made 140 for 8. Peter Toohey top-scored with 30 off 44 balls.
Australia won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining). West Indies's 139 all out is the lowest completed total at Mindoo Phillip Park.
WEST INDIES: 139 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kallicharran | c Bob Simpson | 34 | 52 |
| Alvin Greenidge | run out | 23 | 33 |
| Larry Gomes | c Rick Darling | 7 | 15 |
| Faoud Bacchus | c Bob Simpson | 0 | 4 |
| Irvine Shillingford | c Graeme Wood | 6 | 17 |
| David Murray | bowled | 2 | 12 |
| Sew Shivnarine | not out | 20 | 43 |
| Norbert Phillip | c Steve Rixon | 0 | 5 |
| Derick Parry | c Ian Callen | 5 | 7 |
| Vanburn Holder | bowled | 30 | 30 |
| Sylvester Clarke | bowled | 0 | 1 |
Extras 12 · Total 139 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Thomson | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Ian Callen | 7 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| Wayne Clark | 6.4 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Bob Simpson | 7 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Bruce Yardley | 7 | 3 | 14 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Alvin Greenidge), 2-69 (Larry Gomes), 3-69 (Faoud Bacchus), 4-69 (Alvin Kallicharran), 5-74 (David Murray), 6-80 (Irvine Shillingford), 7-85 (Norbert Phillip), 8-92 (Derick Parry), 9-139 (Vanburn Holder), 10-139 (Sylvester Clarke)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Alvin Kallicharran and Alvin Greenidge | 48 |
| second | Alvin Kallicharran and Larry Gomes | 21 |
| third | Alvin Kallicharran and Faoud Bacchus | 0 |
| fourth | Alvin Kallicharran and Irvine Shillingford | 0 |
| fifth | Irvine Shillingford and David Murray | 5 |
| sixth | Irvine Shillingford and Sew Shivnarine | 6 |
| seventh | Norbert Phillip and Sew Shivnarine | 5 |
| eighth | Derick Parry and Sew Shivnarine | 7 |
| ninth | Vanburn Holder and Sew Shivnarine | 47 |
| tenth | Sylvester Clarke and Sew Shivnarine | 0 |
AUSTRALIA: 140 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Darling | c Derick Parry | 21 | 57 |
| Graeme Wood | c David Murray | 9 | 22 |
| Peter Toohey | c Sylvester Clarke | 30 | 44 |
| Craig Serjeant | run out | 25 | 32 |
| Graham Yallop | c Irvine Shillingford | 7 | 13 |
| Bob Simpson | c Derick Parry | 23 | 29 |
| Steve Rixon | c David Murray | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Yardley | run out | 7 | 12 |
| Ian Callen | not out | 3 | 4 |
| Jeff Thomson | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Wayne Clark
Extras 14 · Total 140 for 8
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvester Clarke | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Norbert Phillip | 7 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Larry Gomes | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Vanburn Holder | 7 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Derick Parry | 7 | 1 | 27 | 2 |
| Sew Shivnarine | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Graeme Wood), 2-61 (Rick Darling), 3-80 (Peter Toohey), 4-95 (Graham Yallop), 5-119 (Craig Serjeant), 6-120 (Steve Rixon), 7-133 (Bob Simpson), 8-138 (Bruce Yardley)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rick Darling and Graeme Wood | 25 |
| second | Peter Toohey and Rick Darling | 36 |
| third | Craig Serjeant and Peter Toohey | 19 |
| fourth | Graham Yallop and Craig Serjeant | 15 |
| fifth | Bob Simpson and Craig Serjeant | 24 |
| sixth | Bob Simpson and Steve Rixon | 1 |
| seventh | Bob Simpson and Bruce Yardley | 13 |
| eighth | Ian Callen and Bruce Yardley | 5 |
| ninth | Jeff Thomson and Ian Callen | 2 |
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