Australia Vs West Indies 1St Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1984 (1983/84) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 8 January 1984
West Indies won by 27 runs
West Indies won by 27 runs. Allan Border top-scored with 84* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1984 (1983/84)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 8 January 1984
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to bat
- Result
- West Indies won by 27 runs
- Player of the match
- Viv Richards
- Captains
- Clive Lloyd (West Indies), Kim Hughes (Australia)
- Debuts
- Richard Gabriel (West Indies), Greg Matthews (Australia)
- Umpires
- RC Isherwood and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. Richard Gabriel and Greg Matthews played their first ODIs.
West Indies batted first and made 221 for 7. Clive Lloyd top-scored with 65 off 78 balls, and Viv Richards made 53. Rodney Hogg took 3 for 29 for Australia. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the third wicket between Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards, 47% of the total.
Chasing 222, Australia made 194 all out. Allan Border top-scored with 84 not out off 109 balls, and Rod Marsh made 31.
West Indies won by 27 runs.
WEST INDIES: 221 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Haynes | c Kim Hughes | 17 | 61 |
| Richard Gabriel | c Rod Marsh | 13 | 30 |
| Viv Richards | c Rod Marsh | 53 | 62 |
| Clive Lloyd | c Carl Rackemann | 65 | 78 |
| Jeff Dujon | c Kepler Wessels | 5 | 12 |
| Malcolm Marshall | run out | 9 | 7 |
| Eldine Baptiste | not out | 28 | 27 |
| Larry Gomes | bowled | 21 | 24 |
| Michael Holding | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Joel Garner, Wayne Daniel
Extras 9 · Total 221 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 10 | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| Carl Rackemann | 10 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| Rodney Hogg | 10 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| John Maguire | 10 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| Greg Matthews | 10 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Richard Gabriel), 2-34 (Desmond Haynes), 3-137 (Viv Richards), 4-153 (Jeff Dujon), 5-167 (Malcolm Marshall), 6-173 (Clive Lloyd), 7-220 (Larry Gomes)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Desmond Haynes and Richard Gabriel | 28 |
| second | Viv Richards and Desmond Haynes | 6 |
| third | Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards | 103 |
| fourth | Clive Lloyd and Jeff Dujon | 16 |
| fifth | Clive Lloyd and Malcolm Marshall | 14 |
| sixth | Clive Lloyd and Eldine Baptiste | 6 |
| seventh | Larry Gomes and Eldine Baptiste | 47 |
| eighth | Michael Holding and Eldine Baptiste | 1 |
AUSTRALIA: 194 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler Wessels | bowled | 7 | 24 |
| Wayne Phillips | c Malcolm Marshall | 10 | 26 |
| Kim Hughes | run out | 5 | 10 |
| Allan Border | not out | 84 | 109 |
| Greg Matthews | c Jeff Dujon | 2 | 5 |
| Rod Marsh | run out | 31 | 56 |
| Geoff Lawson | bowled | 2 | 4 |
| John Maguire | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Rodney Hogg | lbw | 21 | 18 |
| Graham Yallop | c Clive Lloyd | 13 | 28 |
| Carl Rackemann | run out | 2 | 3 |
Extras 17 · Total 194 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Garner | 8 | 2 | 28 | 1 |
| Malcolm Marshall | 9 | 2 | 25 | 2 |
| Wayne Daniel | 6 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Michael Holding | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Eldine Baptiste | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Viv Richards | 6 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Kepler Wessels), 2-28 (Kim Hughes), 3-31 (Wayne Phillips), 4-44 (Greg Matthews), 5-108 (Rod Marsh), 6-114 (Geoff Lawson), 7-115 (John Maguire), 8-153 (Rodney Hogg), 9-191 (Graham Yallop), 10-194 (Carl Rackemann)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Kepler Wessels and Wayne Phillips | 12 |
| second | Kim Hughes and Wayne Phillips | 16 |
| third | Allan Border and Wayne Phillips | 3 |
| fourth | Allan Border and Greg Matthews | 13 |
| fifth | Rod Marsh and Allan Border | 64 |
| sixth | Allan Border and Geoff Lawson | 6 |
| seventh | Allan Border and John Maguire | 1 |
| eighth | Rodney Hogg and Allan Border | 38 |
| ninth | Graham Yallop and Allan Border | 38 |
| tenth | Allan Border and Carl Rackemann | 3 |
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