Australia Vs West Indies 1St Match
Carlton & United Series Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1996 (1996/97) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 6 December 1996
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining). Greg Blewett top-scored with 57* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 6 December 1996
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Greg Blewett
- Captains
- Courtney Walsh (West Indies), Mark Taylor (Australia)
- Debuts
- Robert Samuels (West Indies), Nixon McLean (West Indies)
- Umpires
- PD Parker and SG Randell
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. Robert Samuels and Nixon McLean played their first ODIs.
West Indies batted first and made 172 all out. Shivnarine Chanderpaul top-scored with 54 off 100 balls, and Sherwin Campbell made 31.
Chasing 173, Australia made 173 for 5. Greg Blewett top-scored with 57 not out off 90 balls.
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining).
WEST INDIES: 172 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin Campbell | c Ian Healy | 31 | 57 |
| Robert Samuels | c Mark Waugh | 7 | 15 |
| Brian Lara | c Shane Warne | 5 | 21 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c Ian Healy | 54 | 100 |
| Carl Hooper | run out (Mark Taylor) | 7 | 17 |
| Jimmy Adams | lbw | 5 | 15 |
| Junior Murray | c Greg Blewett | 24 | 32 |
| Nixon McLean | c Mark Waugh | 7 | 20 |
| Kenny Benjamin | bowled | 8 | 13 |
| Curtly Ambrose | run out (Mark Taylor) | 2 | 2 |
| Courtney Walsh | not out | 8 | 8 |
Extras 14 · Total 172 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Tom Moody | 10 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Greg Blewett | 6.2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Mark Waugh | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Robert Samuels), 2-38 (Brian Lara), 3-64 (Sherwin Campbell), 4-73 (Carl Hooper), 5-81 (Jimmy Adams), 6-120 (Junior Murray), 7-135 (Nixon McLean), 8-150 (Kenny Benjamin), 9-153 (Curtly Ambrose), 10-172 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sherwin Campbell and Robert Samuels | 11 |
| second | Brian Lara and Sherwin Campbell | 27 |
| third | Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Sherwin Campbell | 26 |
| fourth | Carl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 9 |
| fifth | Jimmy Adams and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 8 |
| sixth | Junior Murray and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 39 |
| seventh | Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Nixon McLean | 15 |
| eighth | Kenny Benjamin and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 15 |
| ninth | Curtly Ambrose and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 3 |
| tenth | Courtney Walsh and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 19 |
AUSTRALIA: 173 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | bowled | 29 | 67 |
| Mark Waugh | c Junior Murray | 27 | 56 |
| Ricky Ponting | lbw | 5 | 27 |
| Greg Blewett | not out | 57 | 90 |
| Michael Bevan | st Junior Murray | 3 | 16 |
| Stuart Law | bowled | 21 | 38 |
| Tom Moody | not out | 3 | 9 |
Did not bat: Ian Healy, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie
Extras 28 · Total 173 for 5
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 10 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Courtney Walsh | 9 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Kenny Benjamin | 9.4 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Nixon McLean | 10 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| Carl Hooper | 10 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-59 (Mark Waugh), 2-70 (Mark Taylor), 3-78 (Ricky Ponting), 4-90 (Michael Bevan), 5-161 (Stuart Law)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 59 |
| second | Mark Taylor and Ricky Ponting | 11 |
| third | Greg Blewett and Ricky Ponting | 8 |
| fourth | Michael Bevan and Greg Blewett | 12 |
| fifth | Greg Blewett and Stuart Law | 71 |
| sixth | Tom Moody and Greg Blewett | 12 |
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