Australia Vs West Indies 2Nd Match
Carlton & United Series Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1996 (1996/97) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 8 December 1996
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 48 balls remaining)
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 48 balls remaining). Mark Waugh top-scored with 83* for Australia. Shane Warne took 5/33.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 8 December 1996
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 8 wickets (with 48 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Shane Warne
- Captains
- Courtney Walsh (West Indies), Mark Taylor (Australia)
- Debut
- Adrian Griffith (West Indies)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and TA Prue
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. It was Adrian Griffith's first ODI.
West Indies batted first and made 161 all out. Carl Hooper top-scored with 41 off 58 balls, and Sherwin Campbell made 38. Shane Warne took 5 for 33 for Australia. From 142 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 19 runs, to 161 for 10. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 213 across 40 ODIs.
Chasing 162, Australia made 162 for 2. Mark Waugh top-scored with 83 not out off 135 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 44. The innings was built on a 98-run stand for the second wicket between Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting, 60% of the total.
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 48 balls remaining).
WEST INDIES: 161 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin Campbell | lbw | 38 | 86 |
| Adrian Griffith | c Mark Taylor | 1 | 13 |
| Brian Lara | c Ian Healy | 26 | 48 |
| Carl Hooper | c Ian Healy | 41 | 58 |
| Jimmy Adams | c Ian Healy | 22 | 43 |
| Roland Holder | bowled | 7 | 19 |
| Junior Murray | c Michael Bevan | 8 | 17 |
| Nixon McLean | c Paul Reiffel | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Benjamin | lbw | 3 | 5 |
| Curtly Ambrose | not out | 5 | 3 |
| Courtney Walsh | bowled | 0 | 6 |
Extras 10 · Total 161 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Tom Moody | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 9.3 | 1 | 33 | 5 |
| Greg Blewett | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Adrian Griffith), 2-62 (Brian Lara), 3-91 (Sherwin Campbell), 4-124 (Carl Hooper), 5-142 (Jimmy Adams), 6-147 (Roland Holder), 7-147 (Nixon McLean), 8-155 (Junior Murray), 9-155 (Kenny Benjamin), 10-161 (Courtney Walsh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sherwin Campbell and Adrian Griffith | 8 |
| second | Brian Lara and Sherwin Campbell | 54 |
| third | Carl Hooper and Sherwin Campbell | 29 |
| fourth | Carl Hooper and Jimmy Adams | 33 |
| fifth | Jimmy Adams and Roland Holder | 18 |
| sixth | Junior Murray and Roland Holder | 5 |
| seventh | Junior Murray and Nixon McLean | 0 |
| eighth | Kenny Benjamin and Junior Murray | 8 |
| ninth | Curtly Ambrose and Kenny Benjamin | 0 |
| tenth | Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose | 6 |
AUSTRALIA: 162 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | c Roland Holder | 17 | 35 |
| Mark Waugh | not out | 83 | 135 |
| Ricky Ponting | bowled | 44 | 76 |
| Greg Blewett | not out | 12 | 14 |
Did not bat: Michael Bevan, Stuart Law, Tom Moody, Ian Healy, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath
Extras 6 · Total 162 for 2
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Walsh | 8 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Kenny Benjamin | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Curtly Ambrose | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Nixon McLean | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Carl Hooper | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jimmy Adams | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (Mark Taylor), 2-137 (Ricky Ponting)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 39 |
| second | Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 98 |
| third | Mark Waugh and Greg Blewett | 25 |
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