Australia Vs West Indies 3Rd Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1981 (1981/82) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 24 November 1981
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining). Bruce Laird top-scored with 117* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1981 (1981/82)
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 24 November 1981
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Bruce Laird
- Captains
- Clive Lloyd (West Indies), Greg Chappell (Australia)
- Umpires
- MW Johnson and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to bat.
West Indies batted first and made 236 for 8. Clive Lloyd top-scored with 63 off 59 balls, and Viv Richards made 47. Jeff Thomson took 3 for 55 for Australia.
Chasing 237, Australia made 237 for 3. Bruce Laird top-scored with 117 not out off 159 balls, and Kim Hughes made 62. The innings was built on a 147-run stand for the fourth wicket between Kim Hughes and Bruce Laird, 62% of the total.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining).
WEST INDIES: 236 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Greenidge | bowled | 39 | 74 |
| Desmond Haynes | c Jeff Thomson | 30 | 51 |
| Viv Richards | run out | 47 | 58 |
| Faoud Bacchus | c Kim Hughes | 4 | 9 |
| Clive Lloyd | c Jeff Thomson | 63 | 59 |
| David Murray | c Shaun Graf | 5 | 14 |
| Malcolm Marshall | not out | 16 | 22 |
| Andy Roberts | run out | 15 | 11 |
| Joel Garner | lbw | 1 | 3 |
| Michael Holding | not out | 2 | 2 |
Did not bat: Colin Croft
Extras 14 · Total 236 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 10 | 2 | 28 | 2 |
| Terry Alderman | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Jeff Thomson | 10 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
| Shaun Graf | 9 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Greg Chappell | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-64 (Desmond Haynes), 2-89 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-98 (Faoud Bacchus), 4-170 (Viv Richards), 5-197 (David Murray), 6-197 (Clive Lloyd), 7-229 (Andy Roberts), 8-232 (Joel Garner)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes | 64 |
| second | Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards | 25 |
| third | Viv Richards and Faoud Bacchus | 9 |
| fourth | Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards | 72 |
| fifth | Clive Lloyd and David Murray | 27 |
| sixth | Clive Lloyd and Malcolm Marshall | 0 |
| seventh | Andy Roberts and Malcolm Marshall | 32 |
| eighth | Joel Garner and Malcolm Marshall | 3 |
| ninth | Michael Holding and Malcolm Marshall | 4 |
AUSTRALIA: 237 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Darling | c David Murray | 5 | 9 |
| Bruce Laird | not out | 117 | 159 |
| Greg Chappell | lbw | 1 | 5 |
| Allan Border | run out | 29 | 45 |
| Kim Hughes | not out | 62 | 74 |
Did not bat: Graeme Wood, Rod Marsh, Shaun Graf, Geoff Lawson, Jeff Thomson, Terry Alderman
Extras 23 · Total 237 for 3
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Holding | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Andy Roberts | 9 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Malcolm Marshall | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Joel Garner | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Colin Croft | 9 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Rick Darling), 2-8 (Greg Chappell), 3-90 (Allan Border)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rick Darling and Bruce Laird | 7 |
| second | Greg Chappell and Bruce Laird | 1 |
| third | Allan Border and Bruce Laird | 82 |
| fourth | Kim Hughes and Bruce Laird | 147 |
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