Australia Vs West Indies 4Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, England, West Indies in Australia - 1979 (1979/80) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 9 December 1979
West Indies won by 80 runs
West Indies won by 80 runs. Viv Richards top-scored with 153* for West Indies.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, England, West Indies in Australia - 1979 (1979/80)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 9 December 1979
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- West Indies won by 80 runs
- Player of the match
- Viv Richards
- Captains
- Deryck Murray (West Indies), Greg Chappell (Australia)
- Umpires
- KJ Carmody and RV Whitehead
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
West Indies batted first and made 271 for 2. Viv Richards top-scored with 153 not out off 130 balls, and Desmond Haynes made 80. The innings was built on a 205-run stand for the second wicket between Viv Richards and Desmond Haynes, 76% of the total. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 181 across 7 ODIs.
Chasing 272, Australia made 191 for 8. Allan Border top-scored with 44 off 58 balls, and Greg Chappell made 31.
West Indies won by 80 runs.
WEST INDIES: 271 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Greenidge | c Rod Marsh | 11 | 20 |
| Desmond Haynes | c Rod Marsh | 80 | 122 |
| Viv Richards | not out | 153 | 130 |
| Alvin Kallicharran | not out | 16 | 17 |
Did not bat: Lawrence Rowe, Collis King, Deryck Murray, Derick Parry, Andy Roberts, Joel Garner, Michael Holding
Extras 11 · Total 271 for 2
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 10 | 1 | 48 | 1 |
| Rodney Hogg | 10 | 1 | 50 | 0 |
| Greg Chappell | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jeff Thomson | 8 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Ray Bright | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| David Hookes | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Julien Wiener | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-233 (Desmond Haynes)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes | 28 |
| second | Viv Richards and Desmond Haynes | 205 |
| third | Alvin Kallicharran and Viv Richards | 38 |
AUSTRALIA: 191 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Laird | bowled | 7 | 15 |
| Julien Wiener | c Derick Parry | 27 | 64 |
| Allan Border | run out | 44 | 58 |
| Greg Chappell | c Viv Richards | 31 | 21 |
| Kim Hughes | bowled | 12 | 16 |
| David Hookes | c Deryck Murray | 9 | 27 |
| Rod Marsh | c Lawrence Rowe | 13 | 11 |
| Ray Bright | not out | 19 | 43 |
| Dennis Lillee | bowled | 19 | 24 |
| Rodney Hogg | not out | 3 | 9 |
Did not bat: Jeff Thomson
Extras 7 · Total 191 for 8
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Roberts | 8 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| Michael Holding | 10 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
| Joel Garner | 10 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Collis King | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Derick Parry | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Bruce Laird), 2-54 (Julien Wiener), 3-102 (Greg Chappell), 4-119 (Kim Hughes), 5-128 (Allan Border), 6-147 (Rod Marsh), 7-151 (David Hookes), 8-185 (Dennis Lillee)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bruce Laird and Julien Wiener | 16 |
| second | Allan Border and Julien Wiener | 38 |
| third | Greg Chappell and Allan Border | 48 |
| fourth | Kim Hughes and Allan Border | 17 |
| fifth | David Hookes and Allan Border | 9 |
| sixth | Rod Marsh and David Hookes | 19 |
| seventh | David Hookes and Ray Bright | 4 |
| eighth | Dennis Lillee and Ray Bright | 34 |
| ninth | Ray Bright and Rodney Hogg | 6 |
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