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Australia v West Indies @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 30 December 1968 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: CJ Egar, LP Rowan
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 30 runs
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Steve Camacho | c Ian Chappell b Garth McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 2. Roy Fredericks | c Ian Redpath b Garth McKenzie | 76 | 0 | 281 | 4 | - |
| 3. Joey Carew | c John Gleeson b Garth McKenzie | 7 | 0 | 34 | - | - |
| 4. Seymour Nurse | c Barry Jarman b Eric Freeman | 22 | 0 | 32 | 2 | - |
| 5. Basil Butcher | lbw b John Gleeson | 42 | 0 | 124 | 4 | - |
| *6. Garry Sobers | b Garth McKenzie | 19 | 0 | 33 | 2 | - |
| 7. Rohan Kanhai | c Paul Sheahan b Garth McKenzie | 5 | 0 | 23 | - | - |
| 8. Charlie Davis | b Garth McKenzie | 18 | 68 | 79 | - | - |
| +9. Jackie Hendriks | c Ian Chappell b Garth McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Richard Edwards | not out | 9 | 0 | 56 | - | - |
| 11. Lance Gibbs | b Garth McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Steve Camacho), 2-14 (Joey Carew), 3-42 (Seymour Nurse), 4-135 (Basil Butcher), 5-158 (Garry Sobers), 6-170 (Rohan Kanhai), 7-177 (Roy Fredericks), 8-177 (Jackie Hendriks), 9-200 (Charlie Davis), 200 (Lance Gibbs). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 73 ovs) 200 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 28 | 5 | 71 | 8 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 12 | 2 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Freeman | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 25 | 8 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Stackpole | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ian Redpath | c Jackie Hendriks b Richard Edwards | 7 | 17 | 19 | 1 | - |
| *2. Bill Lawry | c Joey Carew b Charlie Davis | 205 | 416 | 461 | 12 | 1 |
| 3. Ian Chappell | b Garry Sobers | 165 | 0 | 310 | 16 | - |
| 4. Doug Walters | c Steve Camacho b Garry Sobers | 76 | 0 | 196 | 5 | - |
| 5. Keith Stackpole | b Lance Gibbs | 15 | 0 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 6. Paul Sheahan | c & b Garry Sobers | 18 | 0 | 57 | 1 | - |
| +7. Barry Jarman | c Basil Butcher b Lance Gibbs | 12 | 30 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 8. Eric Freeman | c Joey Carew b Lance Gibbs | 2 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 9. Garth McKenzie | b Garry Sobers | 1 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | b Lance Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | not out | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Ian Redpath), 2-312 (Ian Chappell), 3-435 (Bill Lawry), 4-453 (Keith Stackpole), 5-488 (Doug Walters), 6-501 (Paul Sheahan), 7-505 (Barry Jarman), 8-506 (Eric Freeman), 9-506 (John Gleeson), 510 (Garth McKenzie). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 136.3 ovs) 510 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garry Sobers | 33.3 | 4 | 97 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Edwards | 26 | 1 | 128 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie Davis | 24 | 0 | 94 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Gibbs | 43 | 8 | 139 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Carew | 10 | 2 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Steve Camacho | lbw b John Gleeson | 11 | 0 | 58 | 2 | - |
| 2. Roy Fredericks | c Eric Freeman b John Gleeson | 47 | 0 | 156 | 3 | - |
| 3. Richard Edwards | run out ( > > ) | 21 | 0 | 72 | 3 | - |
| 4. Rohan Kanhai | c Ian Redpath b Eric Freeman | 4 | 0 | 19 | - | - |
| 5. Seymour Nurse | c Keith Stackpole b John Gleeson | 74 | 0 | 196 | 7 | - |
| *6. Garry Sobers | lbw b Garth McKenzie | 67 | 0 | 167 | 7 | - |
| 7. Basil Butcher | c Barry Jarman b Garth McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 8. Joey Carew | b Keith Stackpole | 33 | 0 | 88 | 3 | - |
| 9. Charlie Davis | c Ian Redpath b John Gleeson | 10 | 44 | 50 | - | - |
| +10. Jackie Hendriks | c Ian Redpath b John Gleeson | 3 | 0 | 23 | - | - |
| 11. Lance Gibbs | not out | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Steve Camacho), 2-76 (Richard Edwards), 3-85 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-85 (Roy Fredericks), 5-219 (Garry Sobers), 6-219 (Basil Butcher), 7-243 (Seymour Nurse), 8-264 (Charlie Davis), 9-278 (Joey Carew), 280 (Jackie Hendriks). |
| Extras | 7b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.4 ovs) 280 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 20 | 2 | 88 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 19 | 7 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Freeman | 11 | 1 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 26.4 | 9 | 61 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Stackpole | 13 | 9 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Chappell | 9 | 1 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Ian Redpath, Bill Lawry, Ian Chappell, Doug Walters, Keith Stackpole, Paul Sheahan, Barry Jarman, Eric Freeman, Garth McKenzie, John Gleeson, Alan Connolly