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Australia v West Indies @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
30, 31 December 1960, 2, 3 January 1961 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: CJ Egar, C Hoy
Match Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Chester Watson b Wes Hall | 15 | 0 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 2. Bob Simpson | c Gerry Alexander b Wes Hall | 49 | 0 | 103 | 4 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Garry Sobers b Frank Worrell | 12 | 0 | 27 | 2 | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | c Garry Sobers b Frank Worrell | 40 | 0 | 90 | 3 | - |
| 5. Les Favell | c Seymour Nurse b Garry Sobers | 51 | 0 | 102 | 5 | - |
| 6. Ken Mackay | b Sonny Ramadhin | 74 | 0 | 172 | 4 | - |
| 7. Alan Davidson | b Wes Hall | 35 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 1 |
| *8. Richie Benaud | b Wes Hall | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| +9. Wally Grout | b Chester Watson | 5 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 10. Johnny Martin | b Alfred Valentine | 55 | 67 | 82 | 4 | 1 |
| 11. Frank Misson | not out | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-35 (Colin McDonald), 2-60 (Neil Harvey), 3-105 (Bob Simpson), 4-155 (Norm O'Neill), 5-189 (Les Favell), 6-242 (Alan Davidson), 7-244 (Richie Benaud), 8-251 (Wally Grout), 9-348 (Ken Mackay), 348 (Johnny Martin). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 66.1 ovs) 348 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wes Hall | 12 | 2 | 51 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chester Watson | 12 | 1 | 73 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garry Sobers | 17 | 1 | 88 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Worrell | 9 | 0 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 11.1 | 1 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Conrad Hunte | c Bob Simpson b Frank Misson | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 2. Joe Solomon | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 3. Seymour Nurse | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 70 | 0 | 305 | 1 | - |
| 4. Rohan Kanhai | c Neil Harvey b Alan Davidson | 84 | 0 | 164 | 13 | - |
| 5. Garry Sobers | c Bob Simpson b Richie Benaud | 9 | 0 | 40 | - | - |
| *6. Frank Worrell | b Frank Misson | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - |
| +7. Gerry Alexander | c Les Favell b Alan Davidson | 5 | 0 | 34 | - | - |
| 8. Sonny Ramadhin | b Alan Davidson | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 9. Wes Hall | b Alan Davidson | 5 | 0 | 13 | - | - |
| 10. Chester Watson | c Colin McDonald b Richie Benaud | 4 | 22 | 27 | - | - |
| 11. Alfred Valentine | not out | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Joe Solomon), 2-1 (Conrad Hunte), 3-124 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-139 (Garry Sobers), 5-142 (Frank Worrell), 6-160 (Gerry Alexander), 7-160 (Sonny Ramadhin), 8-166 (Wes Hall), 9-177 (Seymour Nurse), 181 (Chester Watson). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69.2 ovs) 181 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 22 | 4 | 53 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Misson | 11 | 0 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 27.2 | 10 | 58 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Martin | 8 | 1 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Conrad Hunte | c Wally Grout b Norm O'Neill | 110 | 0 | 270 | 9 | - |
| 2. Joe Solomon | hit wicket b Richie Benaud | 4 | 0 | 69 | - | - |
| 3. Seymour Nurse | run out ( > > ) | 3 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| 4. Rohan Kanhai | c Frank Misson b Johnny Martin | 25 | 0 | 50 | 3 | - |
| 5. Garry Sobers | c Bob Simpson b Johnny Martin | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| *6. Frank Worrell | c Bob Simpson b Johnny Martin | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| +7. Gerry Alexander | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 72 | 0 | 194 | 7 | - |
| 8. Sonny Ramadhin | st Wally Grout b Richie Benaud | 3 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 9. Wes Hall | b Alan Davidson | 4 | 0 | 26 | - | - |
| 10. Chester Watson | run out ( > > ) | 5 | 10 | 18 | - | - |
| 11. Alfred Valentine | not out | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (Joe Solomon), 2-51 (Seymour Nurse), 3-97 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-99 (Garry Sobers), 5-99 (Frank Worrell), 6-186 (Conrad Hunte), 7-193 (Sonny Ramadhin), 8-206 (Wes Hall), 9-222 (Chester Watson), 233 (Gerry Alexander). |
| Extras | 2b, 2lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 80.4 ovs) 233 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 15.4 | 2 | 51 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Misson | 12 | 3 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 20 | 3 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Martin | 20 | 3 | 56 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norm O'Neill | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Garry Sobers b Wes Hall | 13 | 0 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 2. Bob Simpson | not out | 27 | 0 | 112 | 1 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Gerry Alexander b Wes Hall | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | lbw b Chester Watson | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 5. Les Favell | not out | 24 | 0 | 60 | 1 | - |
| 6. Ken Mackay | ||||||
| 7. Alan Davidson | ||||||
| *8. Richie Benaud | ||||||
| +9. Wally Grout | ||||||
| 10. Johnny Martin | ||||||
| 11. Frank Misson |
| FOW | 1-27 (Colin McDonald), 2-27 (Neil Harvey), 3-30 (Norm O'Neill). |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 18.4 ovs) 70 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wes Hall | 9.4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chester Watson | 9 | 1 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Colin McDonald, Bob Simpson, Neil Harvey, Norm O'Neill, Les Favell, Ken Mackay, Alan Davidson, Richie Benaud, Wally Grout, Johnny Martin, Frank Misson