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Australia v West Indies @ Sydney Cricket Ground
13, 14, 16, 17, 18 January 1961 (five-day match)
Toss: West Indies (bat)
Umpires: CJ Egar, C Hoy
Match Result: West Indies won by 222 runs
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Conrad Hunte | c Bob Simpson b Ian Meckiff | 34 | 0 | 73 | 3 | - |
| 2. Cammie Smith | c Bob Simpson b Alan Davidson | 16 | 22 | 35 | 3 | - |
| 3. Rohan Kanhai | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 21 | 0 | 69 | 2 | - |
| 4. Garry Sobers | c & b Alan Davidson | 168 | 0 | 270 | 25 | 1 |
| *5. Frank Worrell | c Alan Davidson b Richie Benaud | 22 | 0 | 66 | 4 | - |
| 6. Seymour Nurse | c Bob Simpson b Richie Benaud | 43 | 0 | 112 | 5 | - |
| 7. Joe Solomon | c Bob Simpson b Richie Benaud | 14 | 0 | 50 | 3 | - |
| +8. Gerry Alexander | c Neil Harvey b Richie Benaud | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - |
| 9. Lance Gibbs | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 10. Wes Hall | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 10 | 0 | 17 | 2 | - |
| 11. Alfred Valentine | not out | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-48 (Cammie Smith), 2-68 (Conrad Hunte), 3-89 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-152 (Frank Worrell), 5-280 (Seymour Nurse), 6-329 (Joe Solomon), 7-329 (Garry Sobers), 8-329 (Lance Gibbs), 9-329 (Gerry Alexander), 339 (Wes Hall). |
| Extras | 6b, 4lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 81.6 ovs) 339 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 21.6 | 4 | 80 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Meckiff | 13 | 1 | 74 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 14 | 1 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 23 | 3 | 86 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Martin | 8 | 1 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | b Alfred Valentine | 34 | 0 | 112 | 1 | - |
| 2. Bob Simpson | c Rohan Kanhai b Wes Hall | 10 | 0 | 23 | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Garry Sobers b Wes Hall | 9 | 0 | 34 | - | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | b Garry Sobers | 71 | 0 | 142 | 10 | - |
| 5. Les Favell | c Frank Worrell b Alfred Valentine | 16 | 0 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 6. Ken Mackay | c Joe Solomon b Lance Gibbs | 39 | 0 | 134 | 2 | - |
| 7. Alan Davidson | c Frank Worrell b Alfred Valentine | 16 | 0 | 48 | 2 | - |
| *8. Richie Benaud | c & b Alfred Valentine | 3 | 0 | 43 | - | - |
| 9. Johnny Martin | c Joe Solomon b Lance Gibbs | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| +10. Wally Grout | c Conrad Hunte b Lance Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Ian Meckiff | not out | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (Bob Simpson), 2-40 (Neil Harvey), 3-65 (Colin McDonald), 4-105 (Les Favell), 5-155 (Norm O'Neill), 6-194 (Alan Davidson), 7-200 (Ken Mackay), 8-200 (Johnny Martin), 9-202 (Wally Grout), 202 (Richie Benaud). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 74.2 ovs) 202 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wes Hall | 13 | 0 | 53 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Worrell | 9 | 4 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Gibbs | 23 | 6 | 46 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 24.2 | 6 | 67 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garry Sobers | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Conrad Hunte | c Norm O'Neill b Alan Davidson | 1 | 0 | 20 | - | - |
| 2. Cammie Smith | c Bob Simpson b Richie Benaud | 55 | 94 | 116 | 9 | - |
| 3. Rohan Kanhai | c Johnny Martin b Alan Davidson | 3 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 4. Garry Sobers | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| *5. Frank Worrell | lbw b Richie Benaud | 82 | 0 | 198 | 11 | 1 |
| 6. Seymour Nurse | c & b Ken Mackay | 11 | 0 | 58 | - | - |
| 7. Joe Solomon | c Neil Harvey b Richie Benaud | 1 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| +8. Gerry Alexander | lbw b Ken Mackay | 108 | 0 | 212 | 9 | 1 |
| 9. Lance Gibbs | st Wally Grout b Richie Benaud | 18 | 0 | 91 | 2 | - |
| 10. Wes Hall | b Ken Mackay | 24 | 0 | 71 | - | 1 |
| 11. Alfred Valentine | not out | 10 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Conrad Hunte), 2-20 (Rohan Kanhai), 3-22 (Garry Sobers), 4-123 (Cammie Smith), 5-144 (Seymour Nurse), 6-159 (Joe Solomon), 7-166 (Frank Worrell), 8-240 (Lance Gibbs), 9-309 (Wes Hall), 326 (Gerry Alexander). |
| Extras | 4b, 7lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 102.4 ovs) 326 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 8 | 1 | 33 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Meckiff | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 31.4 | 5 | 75 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 44 | 14 | 113 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Martin | 10 | 0 | 65 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Gerry Alexander b Alfred Valentine | 27 | 0 | 97 | 2 | - |
| 2. Bob Simpson | b Garry Sobers | 12 | 0 | 26 | 2 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Garry Sobers b Lance Gibbs | 85 | 0 | 180 | 9 | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | c Garry Sobers b Lance Gibbs | 70 | 0 | 131 | 8 | - |
| 5. Les Favell | b Lance Gibbs | 2 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 6. Ken Mackay | c Seymour Nurse b Lance Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| *7. Richie Benaud | c & b Alfred Valentine | 24 | 0 | 50 | 3 | - |
| 8. Johnny Martin | b Alfred Valentine | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | - |
| +9. Wally Grout | b Lance Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| 10. Alan Davidson | b Alfred Valentine | 1 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| 11. Ian Meckiff | not out | 6 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-27 (Bob Simpson), 2-83 (Colin McDonald), 3-191 (Neil Harvey), 4-197 (Les Favell), 5-197 (Ken Mackay), 6-202 (Norm O'Neill), 7-209 (Johnny Martin), 8-220 (Wally Grout), 9-234 (Richie Benaud), 241 (Alan Davidson). |
| Extras | 3b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 72.2 ovs) 241 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wes Hall | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Worrell | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Gibbs | 26 | 5 | 66 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 25.2 | 7 | 86 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garry Sobers | 9 | 1 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Colin McDonald, Bob Simpson, Neil Harvey, Norm O'Neill, Les Favell, Ken Mackay, Richie Benaud, Johnny Martin, Wally Grout, Alan Davidson, Ian Meckiff