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Australia v West Indies @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
31 January, 1, 2, 4, 5 February 1976 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: TF Brooks, MG O'Connell
Match Result: Australia won by 165 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ian Redpath | c Michael Holding b Lance Gibbs | 101 | 230 | 325 | 11 | - |
| 2. Alan Turner | c Lance Gibbs b Vanburn Holder | 30 | 46 | 59 | 4 | - |
| 3. Rick McCosker | b Keith Boyce | 21 | 44 | 57 | - | - |
| 4. Ian Chappell | b Vanburn Holder | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| *5. Greg Chappell | c Keith Boyce b Roy Fredericks | 68 | 135 | 135 | 2 | 1 |
| 6. Graham Yallop | c Michael Holding b Keith Boyce | 57 | 168 | 180 | 6 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | b Michael Holding | 7 | 0 | 17 | - | - |
| 8. Gary Gilmour | lbw b Lance Gibbs | 9 | 27 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 9. Ashley Mallett | lbw b Keith Boyce | 16 | 34 | 48 | - | - |
| 10. Jeff Thomson | lbw b Vanburn Holder | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Dennis Lillee | not out | 19 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-44 (Alan Turner), 2-92 (Rick McCosker), 3-96 (Ian Chappell), 4-220 (Greg Chappell), 5-250 (Ian Redpath), 6-261 (Rod Marsh), 7-277 (Gary Gilmour), 8-317 (Ashley Mallett), 9-323 (Jeff Thomson), 351 (Graham Yallop). |
| Extras | 4b, 11lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 90.2 ovs) 351 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Keith Boyce | 17.2 | 1 | 75 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Holding | 16 | 4 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vanburn Holder | 20 | 2 | 86 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive Lloyd | 7 | 2 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Fredericks | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Gibbs | 24 | 4 | 68 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roy Fredericks | c Jeff Thomson b Gary Gilmour | 22 | 0 | 45 | 3 | - |
| 2. Sir Viv Richards | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 50 | 0 | 98 | 7 | - |
| 3. Len Baichan | c Greg Chappell b Gary Gilmour | 3 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| 4. Alvin Kallicharran | b Gary Gilmour | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| *5. Clive Lloyd | c Ian Redpath b Dennis Lillee | 37 | 0 | 91 | 4 | - |
| 6. Lawrence Rowe | c Rod Marsh b Gary Gilmour | 6 | 16 | 15 | - | - |
| +7. Deryck Murray | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 1 | 8 | 7 | - | - |
| 8. Keith Boyce | lbw b Gary Gilmour | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 9. Michael Holding | b Dennis Lillee | 9 | 39 | 48 | 1 | - |
| 10. Vanburn Holder | not out | 14 | 0 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 11. Lance Gibbs | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-44 (Roy Fredericks), 2-49 (Len Baichan), 3-53 (Alvin Kallicharran), 4-99 (Sir Viv Richards), 5-110 (Lawrence Rowe), 6-113 (Deryck Murray), 7-118 (Keith Boyce), 8-140 (Clive Lloyd), 9-151 (Michael Holding), 160 (Lance Gibbs). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 1w, 6nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 30.3 ovs) 160 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 9 | 0 | 51 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dennis Lillee | 11.3 | 0 | 63 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Gilmour | 10 | 3 | 34 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ian Redpath | c sub b Vanburn Holder | 70 | 126 | 152 | 4 | - |
| 2. Alan Turner | lbw b Keith Boyce | 21 | 52 | 59 | 1 | - |
| 3. Rick McCosker | not out | 109 | 267 | 249 | 7 | - |
| 4. Ian Chappell | c Vanburn Holder b Keith Boyce | 31 | 0 | 58 | 3 | - |
| *5. Greg Chappell | not out | 54 | 109 | 96 | 5 | - |
| 6. Graham Yallop | ||||||
| +7. Rod Marsh | ||||||
| 8. Gary Gilmour | ||||||
| 9. Ashley Mallett | ||||||
| 10. Jeff Thomson | ||||||
| 11. Dennis Lillee |
| FOW | 1-53 (Alan Turner), 2-132 (Ian Redpath), 3-190 (Ian Chappell). |
| Extras | 5b, 9lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 78 ovs) 300 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Keith Boyce | 19 | 2 | 74 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Holding | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vanburn Holder | 18 | 0 | 81 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive Lloyd | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Fredericks | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Gibbs | 26 | 3 | 62 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sir Viv Richards | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roy Fredericks | b Jeff Thomson | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 2. Sir Viv Richards | c Greg Chappell b Dennis Lillee | 98 | 0 | 170 | 14 | - |
| 3. Len Baichan | b Jeff Thomson | 20 | 0 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 4. Alvin Kallicharran | c Rick McCosker b Dennis Lillee | 44 | 90 | 107 | 5 | - |
| *5. Clive Lloyd | not out | 91 | 0 | 140 | 13 | - |
| 6. Lawrence Rowe | c Ian Redpath b Ashley Mallett | 6 | 16 | 13 | 1 | - |
| +7. Deryck Murray | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 5 | 13 | 11 | - | - |
| 8. Keith Boyce | c Greg Chappell b Ashley Mallett | 11 | 17 | 18 | 2 | - |
| 9. Michael Holding | c Gary Gilmour b Ashley Mallett | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 10. Vanburn Holder | b Jeff Thomson | 22 | 0 | 67 | 3 | - |
| 11. Lance Gibbs | c Rod Marsh b Jeff Thomson | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Roy Fredericks), 2-53 (Len Baichan), 3-170 (Alvin Kallicharran), 4-175 (Sir Viv Richards), 5-186 (Lawrence Rowe), 6-199 (Deryck Murray), 7-226 (Keith Boyce), 8-238 (Michael Holding), 9-326 (Vanburn Holder), 326 (Lance Gibbs). |
| Extras | 6b, 10lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 54.5 ovs) 326 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 12.5 | 0 | 80 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dennis Lillee | 18 | 1 | 112 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Gilmour | 7 | 1 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Chappell | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 13 | 1 | 73 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Ian Redpath, Alan Turner, Rick McCosker, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Graham Yallop, Rod Marsh, Gary Gilmour, Ashley Mallett, Jeff Thomson, Dennis Lillee