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Australia v West Indies @ Adelaide Oval
27, 28, 30, 31 January, 1 February 1961 (five-day match)
Toss: West Indies (bat)
Umpires: CJ Egar, C Hoy
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Conrad Hunte | lbw b Des Hoare | 6 | - | 14 | 1 | - |
| 2. Cammie Smith | c & b Richie Benaud | 28 | - | 80 | 3 | - |
| 3. Rohan Kanhai | c Bob Simpson b Richie Benaud | 117 | - | 149 | 14 | 2 |
| 4. Garry Sobers | b Richie Benaud | 1 | - | 8 | - | - |
| *5. Frank Worrell | c Frank Misson b Des Hoare | 71 | - | 174 | 10 | - |
| 6. Seymour Nurse | c & b Frank Misson | 49 | - | 121 | 3 | - |
| 7. Joe Solomon | c & b Richie Benaud | 22 | - | 61 | - | - |
| +8. Gerry Alexander | not out | 63 | - | 148 | 5 | - |
| 9. Lance Gibbs | b Frank Misson | 18 | - | 63 | 1 | - |
| 10. Wes Hall | c Des Hoare b Richie Benaud | 5 | - | 53 | - | - |
| 11. Alfred Valentine | lbw b Frank Misson | 0 | - | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Conrad Hunte), 2-83 (Cammie Smith), 3-91 (Garry Sobers), 4-198 (Rohan Kanhai), 5-271 (Frank Worrell), 6-288 (Seymour Nurse), 7-316 (Joe Solomon), 8-375 (Lance Gibbs), 9-392 (Wes Hall), 393 (Alfred Valentine). |
| Extras | 3b, 3lb, 5w, 2nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 88.5 ovs) 393 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Des Hoare | 16 | 0 | 68 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Misson | 17.5 | 2 | 79 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 27 | 5 | 96 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Kline | 21 | 3 | 109 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Conrad Hunte b Lance Gibbs | 71 | - | 169 | 4 | - |
| 2. Les Favell | c Gerry Alexander b Frank Worrell | 1 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 3. Norm O'Neill | c Gerry Alexander b Garry Sobers | 11 | - | 55 | - | - |
| 4. Bob Simpson | c Gerry Alexander b Wes Hall | 85 | - | 208 | 4 | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | b Garry Sobers | 45 | - | 92 | 5 | - |
| *6. Richie Benaud | c Joe Solomon b Lance Gibbs | 77 | - | 213 | 7 | - |
| 7. Ken Mackay | lbw b Lance Gibbs | 29 | - | 85 | 2 | - |
| +8. Wally Grout | c Garry Sobers b Lance Gibbs | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Frank Misson | b Lance Gibbs | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Des Hoare | b Garry Sobers | 35 | - | 104 | 2 | - |
| 11. Lindsay Kline | not out | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Les Favell), 2-45 (Norm O'Neill), 3-119 (Colin McDonald), 4-213 (Peter Burge), 5-221 (Bob Simpson), 6-281 (Ken Mackay), 7-281 (Wally Grout), 8-281 (Frank Misson), 9-366 (Des Hoare), 366 (Richie Benaud). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 109.6 ovs) 366 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wes Hall | 22 | 3 | 85 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Worrell | 7 | 0 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garry Sobers | 24 | 3 | 64 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Gibbs | 35.6 | 4 | 97 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 21 | 4 | 74 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Conrad Hunte | run out ( > > ) | 79 | - | 220 | 6 | - |
| 2. Cammie Smith | c Des Hoare b Ken Mackay | 46 | - | 61 | 10 | - |
| 3. Rohan Kanhai | lbw b Richie Benaud | 115 | - | 222 | 12 | - |
| 4. Garry Sobers | run out ( > > ) | 20 | - | 79 | 1 | - |
| *5. Frank Worrell | c Peter Burge b Ken Mackay | 53 | - | 136 | 8 | - |
| 6. Seymour Nurse | c Bob Simpson b Richie Benaud | 5 | - | 13 | 1 | - |
| +7. Gerry Alexander | not out | 87 | - | 148 | 10 | - |
| 8. Joe Solomon | not out | 16 | - | 40 | 1 | - |
| 9. Lance Gibbs | ||||||
| 10. Wes Hall | ||||||
| 11. Alfred Valentine |
| FOW | 1-66 (Cammie Smith), 2-229 (Conrad Hunte), 3-263 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-270 (Garry Sobers), 5-275 (Seymour Nurse), 6-388 (Frank Worrell). |
| Extras | 2b, 6lb, 2w, 1nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 92 ovs) 432 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Des Hoare | 13 | 0 | 88 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Misson | 28 | 3 | 106 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 12 | 0 | 72 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 27 | 3 | 107 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Kline | 12 | 2 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | run out ( > > ) | 2 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 2. Les Favell | c Gerry Alexander b Wes Hall | 4 | - | 12 | 1 | - |
| 3. Norm O'Neill | c & b Garry Sobers | 65 | - | 179 | 8 | - |
| 4. Bob Simpson | c Gerry Alexander b Wes Hall | 3 | - | 18 | - | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | c Gerry Alexander b Alfred Valentine | 49 | - | 99 | 5 | - |
| *6. Richie Benaud | c & b Garry Sobers | 17 | - | 61 | 2 | - |
| 7. Ken Mackay | not out | 62 | - | 223 | 6 | - |
| +8. Wally Grout | lbw b Frank Worrell | 42 | - | 76 | 5 | - |
| 9. Frank Misson | c Joe Solomon b Frank Worrell | 1 | - | 14 | - | - |
| 10. Des Hoare | b Frank Worrell | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Lindsay Kline | not out | 15 | - | 109 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Les Favell), 2-7 (Colin McDonald), 3-31 (Bob Simpson), 4-113 (Peter Burge), 5-129 (Norm O'Neill), 6-144 (Richie Benaud), 7-203 (Wally Grout), 8-207 (Frank Misson), 9-207 (Des Hoare). |
| Extras | 9b, 1lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 120 ovs) 273 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wes Hall | 13 | 4 | 61 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Worrell | 17 | 9 | 27 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garry Sobers | 39 | 11 | 87 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Gibbs | 28 | 13 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 20 | 7 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joe Solomon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Colin McDonald, Les Favell, Norm O'Neill, Bob Simpson, Peter Burge, Richie Benaud, Ken Mackay, Wally Grout, Frank Misson, Des Hoare, Lindsay Kline