MATCH SCORECARD

Australia v West Indies

1979-12-29 · Test · Men · Melbourne Cricket Ground

Australia15656.3 ov & 25986.4 ov

West Indies397112.4 ov & 22/07.2 ov

West Indies won by 10 wickets

Melbourne Cricket Ground

MATCH CHARTS

Runs by over, wickets and phases

Scoring mix · Australia

Fours36 · 25.9%

Other runs103 · 74.1%

Scoring mix · West Indies

Fours152 · 39.4%

Sixes6 · 1.6%

Other runs228 · 59.1%

Scoring mix · Australia

Fours68 · 28.1%

Other runs174 · 71.9%

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Michael Holding

4/40 · 2.85

Colin Croft

3/27 · 2.00

Joel Garner

3/33 · 2.20

Andy Roberts

0/39 · 2.78

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Geoff Dymock

4/106 · 3.41

Dennis Lillee

3/96 · 2.66

Jim Higgs

3/122 · 3.51

Greg Chappell

0/3 · 0.60

Rodney Hogg

0/59 · 9.83

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Colin Croft

3/61 · 2.77

Andy Roberts

3/64 · 3.04

Joel Garner

2/56 · 2.70

Michael Holding

2/61 · 2.65

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy

Kim Hughes

0/0 · 0.00

Peter Toohey

0/4 · 12.00

Geoff Dymock

0/5 · 1.66

Dennis Lillee

0/9 · 3.00

INNINGS 1

Australia

56.3 overs · run rate 2.76 · all out

156

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Julien Wiener	lbw	40	90	3	44.44
Bruce Laird	caught Clive Lloyd	16	41	0	39.02
Allan Border	caught Viv Richards	17	64	1	26.56
Greg Chappell	caught Deryck Murray	19	46	2	41.30
Kim Hughes	caught Lawrence Rowe	4	9	0	44.44
Peter Toohey	caught Andy Roberts	10	16	1	62.50
Rod Marsh	caught Alvin Kallicharran	0	8	0	0.00
Dennis Lillee	caught Clive Lloyd	12	21	0	57.14
Geoff Dymock	caught Alvin Kallicharran	7	14	0	50.00
Rodney Hogg	caught Gordon Greenidge	14	25	2	56.00
Jim Higgs	not out	0*	7	0	0.00

Extras 17 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 17)Total 156 (56.3 ov)Run rate 2.76

Fall of wickets1-38 (Bruce Laird)2-69 (Julien Wiener)3-97 (Allan Border)4-108 (Greg Chappell)5-112 (Kim Hughes)6-118 (Rod Marsh)7-123 (Peter Toohey)8-133 (Dennis Lillee)9-143 (Geoff Dymock)10-156 (Rodney Hogg)

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Andy Roberts	14	1	39	0	2.78
Michael Holding	14	3	40	4	2.85
Colin Croft	13.3	4	27	3	2.00
Joel Garner	15	7	33	3	2.20

Partnerships · Australia

1st wicket · Julien Wiener & Bruce Laird

2nd wicket · Julien Wiener & Allan Border

3rd wicket · Allan Border & Greg Chappell

4th wicket · Greg Chappell & Kim Hughes

5th wicket · Kim Hughes & Peter Toohey

6th wicket · Peter Toohey & Rod Marsh

7th wicket · Peter Toohey & Dennis Lillee

8th wicket · Dennis Lillee & Geoff Dymock

9th wicket · Geoff Dymock & Rodney Hogg

10th wicket · Rodney Hogg & Jim Higgs

INNINGS 2

West Indies

112.4 overs · run rate 3.52 · all out

397

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Gordon Greenidge	caught Jim Higgs	48	94	5	0	51.06
Desmond Haynes	caught Kim Hughes	29	24	4	0	120.83
Viv Richards	caught Peter Toohey	96	110	9	1	87.27
Alvin Kallicharran	caught Bruce Laird	39	63	4	0	61.90
Lawrence Rowe	bowled	26	68	2	0	38.23
Clive Lloyd	caught Rod Marsh	40	113	2	0	35.39
Deryck Murray	bowled	24	80	1	0	30.00
Andy Roberts	lbw	54	88	6	0	61.36
Joel Garner	caught Geoff Dymock	29	38	5	0	76.31
Michael Holding	not out	1*	7	0	0	14.28
Colin Croft	lbw	0	4	0	0	0.00

Extras 11 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 11)Total 397 (112.4 ov)Run rate 3.52

Fall of wickets1-46 (Desmond Haynes)2-156 (Gordon Greenidge)3-215 (Viv Richards)4-226 (Alvin Kallicharran)5-250 (Lawrence Rowe)6-305 (Deryck Murray)7-320 (Clive Lloyd)8-390 (Joel Garner)9-396 (Andy Roberts)10-397 (Colin Croft)

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Dennis Lillee	36	7	96	3	2.66
Rodney Hogg	6	0	59	0	9.83
Geoff Dymock	31	2	106	4	3.41
Jim Higgs	34.4	4	122	3	3.51
Greg Chappell	5	2	3	0	0.60

Partnerships · West Indies

1st wicket · Gordon Greenidge & Desmond Haynes

2nd wicket · Gordon Greenidge & Viv Richards

110

3rd wicket · Viv Richards & Alvin Kallicharran

4th wicket · Alvin Kallicharran & Lawrence Rowe

5th wicket · Lawrence Rowe & Clive Lloyd

6th wicket · Clive Lloyd & Deryck Murray

7th wicket · Clive Lloyd & Andy Roberts

8th wicket · Andy Roberts & Joel Garner

9th wicket · Andy Roberts & Michael Holding

10th wicket · Michael Holding & Colin Croft

INNINGS 3

Australia

86.4 overs · run rate 2.98 · all out

259

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Julien Wiener	caught Deryck Murray	24	47	1	51.06
Bruce Laird	caught Joel Garner	69	176	3	39.20
Allan Border	lbw	15	51	2	29.41
Greg Chappell	caught Deryck Murray	22	19	1	115.78
Kim Hughes	lbw	70	102	6	68.62
Peter Toohey	caught Deryck Murray	7	26	1	26.92
Rod Marsh	bowled	7	21	0	33.33
Dennis Lillee	caught Andy Roberts	0	9	0	0.00
Geoff Dymock	caught Clive Lloyd	17	35	3	48.57
Rodney Hogg	caught Michael Holding	11	38	0	28.94
Jim Higgs	not out	0*	1	0	0.00

Extras 17 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 17)Total 259 (86.4 ov)Run rate 2.98

Fall of wickets1-43 (Julien Wiener)2-88 (Allan Border)3-121 (Greg Chappell)4-187 (Bruce Laird)5-205 (Peter Toohey)6-228 (Kim Hughes)7-228 (Rod Marsh)8-233 (Dennis Lillee)9-258 (Geoff Dymock)10-259 (Rodney Hogg)

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Andy Roberts	21	1	64	3	3.04
Michael Holding	23	7	61	2	2.65
Colin Croft	22	2	61	3	2.77
Joel Garner	20.4	2	56	2	2.70

Partnerships · Australia

1st wicket · Julien Wiener & Bruce Laird

2nd wicket · Bruce Laird & Allan Border

3rd wicket · Bruce Laird & Greg Chappell

4th wicket · Bruce Laird & Kim Hughes

5th wicket · Kim Hughes & Peter Toohey

6th wicket · Kim Hughes & Rod Marsh

7th wicket · Rod Marsh & Dennis Lillee

8th wicket · Dennis Lillee & Geoff Dymock

9th wicket · Geoff Dymock & Rodney Hogg

10th wicket · Rodney Hogg & Jim Higgs

INNINGS 4

West Indies

7.2 overs · run rate 3.00

22/0

Batting scorecard
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Gordon Greenidge	not out	9*	21	0	0	42.85
Desmond Haynes	not out	9*	24	0	0	37.50

Extras 4 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 4)Total 22/0 (7.2 ov)Run rate 3.00

Did not bat: Viv Richards, Alvin Kallicharran, Lawrence Rowe, Clive Lloyd, Deryck Murray, Andy Roberts, Joel Garner, Michael Holding, Colin Croft

Bowling scorecard
Bowler	O	M	R	Econ
Dennis Lillee	3	0	9	3.00
Geoff Dymock	3	0	5	1.66
Kim Hughes	1	1	0	0.00
Peter Toohey	0.2	0	4	12.00

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