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Australia v West Indies @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
5 January 1989
Toss: West Indies (field)
Umpires: AR Crafter, LJ King
Match Result: Australia won by 8 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | run out | 52 | 82 | 126 | 3 | - |
| 2. David Boon | b Curtly Ambrose | 8 | 18 | 29 | - | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | lbw b Sir Viv Richards | 43 | 89 | 124 | 1 | - |
| 4. Graeme Wood | c Carl Hooper b Ian Bishop | 39 | 54 | 58 | - | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | b Curtly Ambrose | 34 | 24 | 29 | 4 | - |
| *6. Allan Border | run out | 13 | 13 | 14 | - | - |
| 7. Simon O'Donnell | run out | 1 | 7 | 6 | - | - |
| +8. Ian Healy | b Curtly Ambrose | 1 | 2 | 8 | - | - |
| 9. Peter Taylor | c Jeff Dujon b Ian Bishop | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 10. Craig McDermott | not out | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | b Ian Bishop | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-26 (David Boon), 2-106 (Geoff Marsh), 3-144 (Dean Jones), 4-202 (Steve Waugh), 5-202 (Graeme Wood), 6-207 (Simon O'Donnell), 7-217 (Allan Border), 8-220 (Ian Healy), 9-225 (Peter Taylor), 226 (Terry Alderman). |
| Extras | 3b, 11lb, 6w, 6nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 47.4 ovs) 226 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Curtly Ambrose | 9 | 2 | 26 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Bishop | 9.4 | 0 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Courtney Walsh | 10 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Winston Benjamin | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roger Harper | 8 | 0 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sir Viv Richards | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | b Craig McDermott | 11 | 27 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | c Allan Border b Terry Alderman | 0 | 1 | 9 | - | - |
| 3. Richie Richardson | c & b Peter Taylor | 63 | 81 | 111 | 4 | - |
| +4. Jeff Dujon | c & b Allan Border | 39 | 61 | 78 | 2 | - |
| *5. Sir Viv Richards | c Geoff Marsh b Terry Alderman | 48 | 55 | 72 | 3 | - |
| 6. Carl Hooper | c Craig McDermott b Peter Taylor | 14 | 31 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 7. Roger Harper | c Steve Waugh b Craig McDermott | 15 | 15 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 8. Curtly Ambrose | not out | 7 | 7 | 22 | - | - |
| 9. Winston Benjamin | b Terry Alderman | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 10. Ian Bishop | not out | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Courtney Walsh |
| FOW | 1-9 (Desmond Haynes), 2-21 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-113 (Jeff Dujon), 4-127 (Sir Viv Richards), 5-160 (Carl Hooper), 6-189 (Roger Harper), 8-213 (Winston Benjamin). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 48 ovs) 218 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Terry Alderman | 9 | 1 | 30 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 8 | 0 | 54 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon O'Donnell | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Taylor | 10 | 0 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Geoff Marsh, David Boon, Dean Jones, Graeme Wood, Steve Waugh, Allan Border, Simon O'Donnell, Ian Healy, Peter Taylor, Craig McDermott, Terry Alderman