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Australia v West Indies @ Sydney Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 January 1989 (five-day match)
Toss: West Indies (bat)
Umpires: LJ King, TA Prue
Match Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | c Steve Waugh b Peter Taylor | 56 | 0 | 152 | 8 | - |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | c David Boon b Trevor Hohns | 75 | 217 | 258 | 9 | - |
| 3. Richie Richardson | c Peter Taylor b Allan Border | 28 | 0 | 67 | 5 | - |
| 4. Carl Hooper | c Geoff Marsh b Allan Border | 0 | 7 | 12 | - | - |
| *5. Sir Viv Richards | c David Boon b Allan Border | 11 | 0 | 19 | 2 | - |
| 6. Gus Logie | b Allan Border | 0 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| +7. Jeff Dujon | c Merv Hughes b Allan Border | 18 | 0 | 47 | 2 | - |
| 8. Roger Harper | c Peter Taylor b Allan Border | 17 | 64 | 63 | 2 | - |
| 9. Malcolm Marshall | c Geoff Marsh b Allan Border | 9 | 0 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 10. Curtly Ambrose | c Dean Jones b Peter Taylor | 1 | 19 | 23 | - | - |
| 11. Courtney Walsh | not out | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-90 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-144 (Sir Viv Richards), 3-156 (Carl Hooper), 5-174 (Desmond Haynes), 6-174 (Gus Logie), 7-199 (Jeff Dujon), 8-213 (Roger Harper), 9-220 (Malcolm Marshall), 224 (Curtly Ambrose). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 99.2 ovs) 224 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Terry Alderman | 10 | 2 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 10 | 3 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Taylor | 25.2 | 8 | 65 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Hohns | 24 | 8 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 26 | 10 | 46 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | c Jeff Dujon b Malcolm Marshall | 2 | 31 | 44 | - | - |
| 2. Mark Taylor | b Curtly Ambrose | 25 | 105 | 132 | - | - |
| 3. David Boon | c Jeff Dujon b Courtney Walsh | 149 | 425 | 499 | 10 | - |
| 4. Dean Jones | b Sir Viv Richards | 29 | 70 | 88 | 3 | - |
| *5. Allan Border | b Malcolm Marshall | 75 | 0 | 386 | 5 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | not out | 55 | 120 | 184 | 3 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Gus Logie b Malcolm Marshall | 11 | 27 | 31 | - | - |
| 8. Peter Taylor | lbw b Malcolm Marshall | 0 | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| 9. Trevor Hohns | b Malcolm Marshall | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Merv Hughes | c Jeff Dujon b Courtney Walsh | 12 | 41 | 52 | 1 | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | run out ( > > ) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Geoff Marsh), 2-43 (Mark Taylor), 3-114 (Dean Jones), 4-284 (David Boon), 5-335 (Allan Border), 6-355 (Ian Healy), 7-357 (Peter Taylor), 8-357 (Trevor Hohns), 9-388 (Merv Hughes), 401 (Terry Alderman). |
| Extras | 6b, 14lb, 0w, 14nb, 0pen) 34 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 191.5 ovs) 401 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Malcolm Marshall | 31 | 16 | 29 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Curtly Ambrose | 33 | 5 | 78 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roger Harper | 37 | 9 | 86 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Courtney Walsh | 22.5 | 5 | 48 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Carl Hooper | 37 | 10 | 72 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sir Viv Richards | 31 | 1 | 68 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | c & b Merv Hughes | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | c Mark Taylor b Allan Border | 143 | 272 | 316 | 16 | - |
| 3. Richie Richardson | c Merv Hughes b Peter Taylor | 22 | 0 | 61 | 1 | - |
| 4. Carl Hooper | c Dean Jones b Trevor Hohns | 35 | 117 | 139 | 3 | - |
| *5. Sir Viv Richards | c Dean Jones b Trevor Hohns | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 6. Gus Logie | c Peter Taylor b Trevor Hohns | 6 | 19 | 21 | 1 | - |
| +7. Jeff Dujon | run out ( > > ) | 9 | 0 | 28 | 2 | - |
| 8. Roger Harper | lbw b Allan Border | 12 | 44 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 9. Malcolm Marshall | c Peter Taylor b Allan Border | 3 | 0 | 23 | - | - |
| 10. Curtly Ambrose | c David Boon b Allan Border | 5 | 23 | 26 | - | - |
| 11. Courtney Walsh | not out | 7 | 20 | 18 | - | 1 |
| FOW | 1-17 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-56 (Sir Viv Richards), 3-167 (Carl Hooper), 5-198 (Gus Logie), 6-225 (Jeff Dujon), 7-232 (Desmond Haynes), 8-244 (Malcolm Marshall), 9-247 (Roger Harper), 256 (Curtly Ambrose). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 104.4 ovs) 256 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Merv Hughes | 18 | 6 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Taylor | 29 | 4 | 91 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Hohns | 34 | 11 | 69 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 18.4 | 3 | 50 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | b Sir Viv Richards | 23 | 64 | 96 | 2 | - |
| 2. Mark Taylor | c Desmond Haynes b Curtly Ambrose | 3 | 10 | 6 | - | - |
| 3. David Boon | c Roger Harper b Malcolm Marshall | 10 | 22 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 4. Dean Jones | not out | 24 | 85 | 92 | - | - |
| *5. Allan Border | not out | 16 | 0 | 35 | 2 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | ||||||
| +7. Ian Healy | ||||||
| 8. Peter Taylor | ||||||
| 9. Trevor Hohns | ||||||
| 10. Merv Hughes | ||||||
| 11. Terry Alderman |
| FOW | 1-3 (Mark Taylor), 2-16 (David Boon), 3-55 (Geoff Marsh). |
| Extras | 3b, 1lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 35.3 ovs) 82 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Malcolm Marshall | 8 | 2 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Curtly Ambrose | 7 | 1 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Carl Hooper | 10.3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Courtney Walsh | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sir Viv Richards | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Geoff Marsh, Mark Taylor, David Boon, Dean Jones, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Ian Healy, Peter Taylor, Trevor Hohns, Merv Hughes, Terry Alderman