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Australia v West Indies @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
24, 26, 27, 28, 29 December 1988 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: AR Crafter, PJ McConnell
Match Result: West Indies won by 285 runs
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | c Ian Healy b Terry Alderman | 49 | 0 | 111 | 5 | - |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | c David Boon b Craig McDermott | 17 | 69 | 108 | - | - |
| 3. Richie Richardson | c Peter Taylor b Terry Alderman | 26 | 0 | 58 | 2 | - |
| 4. Carl Hooper | c Allan Border b Craig McDermott | 38 | 86 | 113 | 2 | - |
| *5. Sir Viv Richards | c Allan Border b Steve Waugh | 12 | 0 | 36 | 2 | - |
| 6. Gus Logie | lbw b Terry Alderman | 10 | 35 | 58 | - | - |
| +7. Jeff Dujon | c Ian Healy b Steve Waugh | 26 | 0 | 72 | 3 | - |
| 8. Malcolm Marshall | c Dean Jones b Steve Waugh | 7 | 0 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 9. Curtly Ambrose | lbw b Craig McDermott | 44 | 65 | 97 | 6 | - |
| 10. Courtney Walsh | not out | 30 | 72 | 106 | - | - |
| 11. Patrick Patterson | lbw b Terry Alderman | 13 | 15 | 20 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-68 (Desmond Haynes), 2-68 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-114 (Sir Viv Richards), 5-147 (Carl Hooper), 6-166 (Gus Logie), 7-185 (Malcolm Marshall), 8-199 (Jeff Dujon), 9-256 (Curtly Ambrose), 280 (Patrick Patterson). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 93.1 ovs) 280 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Merv Hughes | 14 | 3 | 52 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 32.1 | 9 | 68 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 19 | 3 | 62 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 21 | 3 | 77 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Taylor | 7 | 3 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. David Boon | run out ( > > ) | 23 | 48 | 63 | 2 | - |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | b Patrick Patterson | 36 | 122 | 182 | 4 | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | b Curtly Ambrose | 28 | 106 | 151 | 2 | - |
| 4. Graeme Wood | c Desmond Haynes b Patrick Patterson | 12 | 76 | 130 | - | - |
| *5. Allan Border | b Curtly Ambrose | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Gordon Greenidge b Curtly Ambrose | 42 | 105 | 141 | 1 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | lbw b Patrick Patterson | 4 | 6 | 14 | - | - |
| 8. Peter Taylor | c Gordon Greenidge b Curtly Ambrose | 14 | 31 | 49 | 1 | - |
| 9. Craig McDermott | c Malcolm Marshall b Patrick Patterson | 28 | 44 | 67 | 1 | - |
| 10. Merv Hughes | not out | 21 | 37 | 67 | 1 | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | b Courtney Walsh | 3 | 8 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (David Boon), 2-103 (Geoff Marsh), 3-117 (Dean Jones), 4-117 (Allan Border), 5-155 (Graeme Wood), 6-161 (Ian Healy), 7-186 (Steve Waugh), 8-190 (Peter Taylor), 9-234 (Craig McDermott), 242 (Terry Alderman). |
| Extras | 2b, 14lb, 0w, 15nb, 0pen) 31 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 94.3 ovs) 242 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Malcolm Marshall | 30 | 8 | 68 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Curtly Ambrose | 27 | 7 | 60 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Courtney Walsh | 17.3 | 3 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Patrick Patterson | 20 | 2 | 49 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | not out | 36 | 0 | 157 | 3 | - |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | lbw b Terry Alderman | 23 | 51 | 75 | 2 | - |
| 3. Richie Richardson | c & b Steve Waugh | 122 | 0 | 391 | 14 | - |
| 4. Carl Hooper | lbw b Terry Alderman | 4 | 42 | 51 | - | - |
| +5. Jeff Dujon | c Graeme Wood b Terry Alderman | 46 | 0 | 130 | 3 | - |
| *6. Sir Viv Richards | lbw b Steve Waugh | 63 | 0 | 108 | 5 | 2 |
| 7. Malcolm Marshall | c Terry Alderman b Steve Waugh | 19 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 1 |
| 8. Curtly Ambrose | c Geoff Marsh b Craig McDermott | 5 | 7 | 14 | - | - |
| 9. Courtney Walsh | c Geoff Marsh b Steve Waugh | 6 | 15 | 18 | - | - |
| 10. Gus Logie | c Allan Border b Steve Waugh | 17 | 21 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 11. Patrick Patterson | not out | 3 | 4 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-38 (Desmond Haynes), 2-92 (Carl Hooper), 3-191 (Jeff Dujon), 4-284 (Sir Viv Richards), 5-317 (Malcolm Marshall), 6-324 (Curtly Ambrose), 8-335 (Courtney Walsh), 9-356 (Gus Logie). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 16nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 120 ovs) 361 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Merv Hughes | 24 | 8 | 71 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 36 | 12 | 78 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 24 | 5 | 92 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 26 | 3 | 78 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Taylor | 9 | 1 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. David Boon | lbw b Malcolm Marshall | 20 | 26 | 40 | 4 | - |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | b Patrick Patterson | 1 | 12 | 16 | - | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | c sub b Curtly Ambrose | 18 | 48 | 88 | 1 | - |
| 4. Graeme Wood | c Curtly Ambrose b Courtney Walsh | 7 | 33 | 50 | 1 | - |
| *5. Allan Border | c Desmond Haynes b Patrick Patterson | 20 | 0 | 157 | - | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c sub b Curtly Ambrose | 3 | 14 | 25 | - | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Carl Hooper b Courtney Walsh | 8 | 20 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 8. Peter Taylor | not out | 18 | 73 | 109 | 1 | - |
| 9. Craig McDermott | c sub b Patrick Patterson | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Merv Hughes | c Jeff Dujon b Patrick Patterson | 4 | 8 | 9 | - | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | c Jeff Dujon b Patrick Patterson | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Geoff Marsh), 2-30 (David Boon), 3-56 (Graeme Wood), 4-58 (Dean Jones), 5-64 (Steve Waugh), 6-75 (Ian Healy), 7-104 (Allan Border), 8-104 (Craig McDermott), 9-114 (Merv Hughes), 114 (Terry Alderman). |
| Extras | 4b, 5lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 57.1 ovs) 114 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Malcolm Marshall | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Patrick Patterson | 15.1 | 3 | 39 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Curtly Ambrose | 13 | 5 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Courtney Walsh | 16 | 7 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sir Viv Richards | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
David Boon, Geoff Marsh, Dean Jones, Graeme Wood, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Ian Healy, Peter Taylor, Craig McDermott, Merv Hughes, Terry Alderman