Australia Vs West Indies 9Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1984 (1983/84) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 22 January 1984
West Indies won by 26 runs
West Indies won by 26 runs. Viv Richards top-scored with 106 for West Indies.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1984 (1983/84)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 22 January 1984
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to bat
- Result
- West Indies won by 26 runs
- Player of the match
- Viv Richards
- Captains
- Clive Lloyd (West Indies), Kim Hughes (Australia)
- Umpires
- RA French and RC Isherwood
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to bat.
West Indies batted first and made 252 for 6. Viv Richards top-scored with 106 off 95 balls, and Desmond Haynes made 64. The innings was built on a 90-run stand for the third wicket between Viv Richards and Desmond Haynes. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 209 across 55 ODIs.
Chasing 253, Australia made 226 all out. Kim Hughes top-scored with 71 off 73 balls, and Kepler Wessels made 60. Michael Holding took 3 for 35 for West Indies.
West Indies won by 26 runs.
WEST INDIES: 252 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Haynes | bowled | 64 | 108 |
| Richard Gabriel | c John Maguire | 8 | 28 |
| Larry Gomes | lbw | 7 | 18 |
| Viv Richards | c Steve Smith | 106 | 95 |
| Clive Lloyd | bowled | 27 | 27 |
| Jeff Dujon | not out | 21 | 20 |
| Malcolm Marshall | bowled | 1 | 3 |
| Gus Logie | not out | 9 | 4 |
Did not bat: Eldine Baptiste, Michael Holding, Wayne Daniel
Extras 9 · Total 252 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 10 | 2 | 28 | 1 |
| Carl Rackemann | 9 | 3 | 43 | 2 |
| Rodney Hogg | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Kepler Wessels | 8 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Allan Border | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| John Maguire | 8 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Richard Gabriel), 2-50 (Larry Gomes), 3-140 (Desmond Haynes), 4-199 (Clive Lloyd), 5-230 (Viv Richards), 6-238 (Malcolm Marshall)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Desmond Haynes and Richard Gabriel | 24 |
| second | Larry Gomes and Desmond Haynes | 26 |
| third | Viv Richards and Desmond Haynes | 90 |
| fourth | Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards | 59 |
| fifth | Viv Richards and Jeff Dujon | 31 |
| sixth | Malcolm Marshall and Jeff Dujon | 8 |
| seventh | Jeff Dujon and Gus Logie | 14 |
AUSTRALIA: 226 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Ritchie | c Michael Holding | 28 | 61 |
| Kepler Wessels | bowled | 60 | 98 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Kim Hughes | bowled | 71 | 73 |
| David Hookes | c Gus Logie | 6 | 13 |
| Steve Smith | c Larry Gomes | 26 | 28 |
| Wayne Phillips | not out | 18 | 17 |
| Geoff Lawson | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| John Maguire | bowled | 3 | 4 |
| Carl Rackemann | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Rodney Hogg | bowled | 2 | 2 |
Extras 12 · Total 226 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Holding | 9.5 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| Wayne Daniel | 10 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Eldine Baptiste | 7 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Malcolm Marshall | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Viv Richards | 10 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Larry Gomes | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-62 (Greg Ritchie), 2-63 (Allan Border), 3-119 (Kepler Wessels), 4-146 (David Hookes), 5-186 (Steve Smith), 6-203 (Kim Hughes), 7-216 (Geoff Lawson), 8-223 (John Maguire), 9-224 (Carl Rackemann), 10-226 (Rodney Hogg)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Greg Ritchie and Kepler Wessels | 62 |
| second | Allan Border and Kepler Wessels | 1 |
| third | Kim Hughes and Kepler Wessels | 56 |
| fourth | David Hookes and Kim Hughes | 27 |
| fifth | Kim Hughes and Steve Smith | 40 |
| sixth | Kim Hughes and Wayne Phillips | 17 |
| seventh | Geoff Lawson and Wayne Phillips | 13 |
| eighth | Wayne Phillips and John Maguire | 7 |
| ninth | Carl Rackemann and Wayne Phillips | 1 |
| tenth | Rodney Hogg and Wayne Phillips | 2 |
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