Australia vs West Indies, 1st Test at Melbourne, Dec 26 1981, West Indies tour of Australia

RESULT
1st Test, Melbourne, December 26 - 30, 1981, West Indies tour of Australia
198 & 222
(T:220) 201 & 161

Australia won by 58 runs

Player Of The Match
100*
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Australia 1st Innings
West Indies 1st Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
West Indies 2nd Innings
Match Flow
Info
Australia 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c †Murray b Holding418160022.22
c †Murray b Roberts328490010.71
c †Murray b Holding011000.00
c †Murray b Holding44361009.30
not out 10020026611050.00
c sub (AL Logie) b Croft1737542045.94
c Richards b Garner2143741048.83
b Garner21173520123.52
c Gomes b Holding14110025.00
b Holding2320066.66
c †Murray b Croft1026561038.46
Extras(b 1, lb 6, nb 8)15
TOTAL68.1 Ov (RR: 2.90)198
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Bruce Laird), 2-4 (Greg Chappell), 3-8 (Graeme Wood), 4-26 (Allan Border), 5-59 (Dirk Wellham), 6-115 (Rod Marsh), 7-149 (Bruce Yardley), 8-153 (Dennis Lillee), 9-155 (Geoff Lawson), 10-198 (Terry Alderman)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1734552.64---00
1564012.66---00
2065922.95---00
16.133922.41---00
West Indies 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Border b Lillee11420007.14
c Wood b Alderman18130012.50
lbw b Lillee01016000.00
b Lillee28140025.00
c Alderman b Yardley29811061035.80
c Chappell b Lillee551081754050.92
c Hughes b Lillee4148586085.41
not out 3270900045.71
c †Marsh b Lillee1823373078.26
c & b Alderman27140028.57
c Laird b Lillee710171070.00
Extras(b 1, lb 3, nb 9)13
TOTAL62.3 Ov (RR: 3.21)201
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Faoud Bacchus), 2-5 (Desmond Haynes), 3-6 (Colin Croft), 4-10 (Viv Richards), 5-62 (Clive Lloyd), 6-134 (Jeff Dujon), 7-147 (Larry Gomes), 8-174 (Andy Roberts), 9-183 (Michael Holding), 10-201 (Joel Garner)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
26.338373.13---00
1835423.00---00
922803.11---00
22000.00---00
722313.28---00
Australia 2nd Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
lbw b Croft641462105043.83
c †Murray b Garner46861185053.48
c †Murray b Garner621350028.57
b Holding661361902048.52
b Holding848740016.66
lbw b Holding25110040.00
c †Murray b Holding214180014.28
b Garner1317150076.47
c †Murray b Holding0920000.00
not out 0717000.00
b Holding11090010.00
Extras(b 5, lb 4, nb 4, w 1)14
TOTAL82.3 Ov (RR: 2.69)222
Fall of wickets: 1-82 (Graeme Wood), 2-106 (Greg Chappell), 3-139 (Bruce Laird), 4-184 (Kim Hughes), 5-190 (Dirk Wellham), 6-199 (Rod Marsh), 7-215 (Bruce Yardley), 8-218 (Allan Border), 9-220 (Dennis Lillee), 10-222 (Terry Alderman)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
21.356262.88---00
1843101.72---00
1853732.05---00
2026113.05---00
501703.40---00
West Indies 2nd Innings (T: 220 runs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Lillee b Yardley281211823023.14
lbw b Alderman038000.00
b Alderman022000.00
c Border b Lawson1936522052.77
b Yardley2448851050.00
c †Marsh b Yardley431631631026.38
c †Marsh b Yardley1028511035.71
lbw b Lillee1040850125.00
lbw b Lillee711151063.63
lbw b Lillee012000.00
not out 027000.00
Extras(b 1, lb 10, nb 9)20
TOTAL74.1 Ov (RR: 2.17)161
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Faoud Bacchus), 2-4 (Viv Richards), 3-38 (Clive Lloyd), 4-80 (Larry Gomes), 5-88 (Desmond Haynes), 6-116 (David Murray), 7-150 (Jeff Dujon), 8-154 (Andy Roberts), 9-154 (Joel Garner), 10-161 (Michael Holding)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
27.184431.61---00
932322.55---00
1733612.11---00
2173841.80---00
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 26 Dec - day 1 - West Indies 1st innings 10/4 (Clive Lloyd 2*)
Sun, 27 Dec - day 2 - West Indies 1st innings 187/9 (David Murray 26*, Joel Garner 0*)
Mon, 28 Dec - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 217/7 (Allan Border 65*, Dennis Lillee 0*)
Tue, 29 Dec - day 4 - West Indies 2nd innings 154/9 (Michael Holding 4*)
Wed, 30 Dec - day 5 - West Indies 2nd innings 161 (74.1 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
General
  • Australia's win ended a West Indies sequence of 15 Tests without defeat since February 1980
  • At 2.55pm on December 27, Lillee induced an edged stroke from Gomes to pass the world record of 309 wickets held by LR Gibbs (WI).
  • Lillee achieved his best bowling figures in Tests with 7/83.
  • Lillee equalled the record (held by SF Barnes and CV Grimmett) for most 10 wickets in a match when he completed the feat for the 7th time.
  • Lillee took the record for most wickets in a calender year with 85 wickets in 1981 (previously 74 wickets by Kapil Dev in 1979).
  • Holding's match figures of 11/107 is a record for West Indies v Australia
  • Murray's 9 catches in the match is a West Indian record
MATCH DETAILS
Melbourne Cricket Ground
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
Series
Season1981/82
Player Of The Match
Series resultAustralia led the 3-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 915
Match daysday (5-day match)
Test debut
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