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West Indies v Australia @ Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
17, 18, 19 March 1978 (five-day match)
Toss: West Indies (field)
Umpires: RR Gosein, SE Parris
Match Result: West Indies won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick Darling | c Sir Viv Richards b Colin Croft | 4 | - | 16 | - | - |
| 2. Graeme Wood | lbw b Colin Croft | 69 | - | 131 | 11 | - |
| 3. Graham Yallop | c Richard Austin b Colin Croft | 47 | - | 152 | 6 | - |
| 4. Craig Serjeant | c Deryck Murray b Derick Parry | 4 | - | 11 | 1 | - |
| *5. Bob Simpson | c Deryck Murray b Colin Croft | 9 | - | 34 | 1 | - |
| 6. Gary Cosier | c Deryck Murray b Andy Roberts | 1 | - | 35 | - | - |
| +7. Steve Rixon | lbw b Joel Garner | 16 | - | 42 | - | - |
| 8. Bruce Yardley | b Joel Garner | 74 | - | 73 | 13 | 2 |
| 9. Jeff Thomson | b Joel Garner | 12 | - | 23 | 1 | - |
| 10. Wayne Clark | b Joel Garner | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Jim Higgs | not out | 4 | - | 27 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Rick Darling), 2-105 (Graeme Wood), 3-116 (Craig Serjeant), 4-134 (Graham Yallop), 5-135 (Bob Simpson), 6-149 (Gary Cosier), 7-161 (Steve Rixon), 8-216 (Jeff Thomson), 9-216 (Wayne Clark), 250 (Bruce Yardley). |
| Extras | 3b, 4lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 65.1 ovs) 250 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andy Roberts | 18 | 2 | 79 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Croft | 18 | 3 | 47 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joel Garner | 16.1 | 2 | 65 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derick Parry | 12 | 4 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Austin | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | c Gary Cosier b Jeff Thomson | 8 | - | 24 | - | - |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | c Steve Rixon b Jim Higgs | 66 | - | 163 | 11 | - |
| 3. Sir Viv Richards | c Wayne Clark b Jeff Thomson | 23 | - | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 4. Alvin Kallicharran | c Bruce Yardley b Jeff Thomson | 8 | - | 18 | 1 | - |
| *5. Clive Lloyd | c Craig Serjeant b Wayne Clark | 42 | - | 114 | 7 | - |
| 6. Richard Austin | c Craig Serjeant b Wayne Clark | 20 | - | 50 | 3 | - |
| +7. Deryck Murray | c Rick Darling b Jeff Thomson | 60 | - | 107 | 9 | - |
| 8. Derick Parry | c Craig Serjeant b Bob Simpson | 27 | - | 60 | 2 | - |
| 9. Andy Roberts | lbw b Jeff Thomson | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| 10. Joel Garner | not out | 5 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Colin Croft | lbw b Jeff Thomson | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-56 (Sir Viv Richards), 3-71 (Alvin Kallicharran), 4-154 (Desmond Haynes), 5-172 (Clive Lloyd), 6-198 (Richard Austin), 7-263 (Derick Parry), 8-269 (Andy Roberts), 9-282 (Deryck Murray), 288 (Colin Croft). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 19nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 71 ovs) 288 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 13 | 1 | 77 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wayne Clark | 24 | 3 | 77 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Cosier | 9 | 4 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 16 | 4 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 7 | 1 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick Darling | c Deryck Murray b Colin Croft | 8 | - | 15 | 1 | - |
| 2. Graeme Wood | run out ( > > ) | 56 | - | 140 | 8 | - |
| 3. Graham Yallop | c Clive Lloyd b Joel Garner | 14 | - | 51 | 1 | - |
| 4. Craig Serjeant | c Deryck Murray b Andy Roberts | 2 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 5. Gary Cosier | c Colin Croft b Andy Roberts | 8 | - | 21 | 1 | - |
| +6. Steve Rixon | c Clive Lloyd b Andy Roberts | 0 | - | 9 | - | - |
| *7. Bob Simpson | c Deryck Murray b Andy Roberts | 17 | - | 78 | - | - |
| 8. Bruce Yardley | b Joel Garner | 43 | - | 63 | 7 | - |
| 9. Jeff Thomson | c Sir Viv Richards b Joel Garner | 11 | - | 27 | 2 | - |
| 10. Wayne Clark | lbw b Joel Garner | 0 | - | 11 | - | - |
| 11. Jim Higgs | not out | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Rick Darling), 2-62 (Graham Yallop), 3-69 (Craig Serjeant), 4-80 (Gary Cosier), 5-95 (Steve Rixon), 6-99 (Graeme Wood), 7-154 (Bob Simpson), 8-167 (Bruce Yardley), 9-173 (Wayne Clark), 178 (Jeff Thomson). |
| Extras | 1b, 8lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 48 ovs) 178 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andy Roberts | 18 | 5 | 50 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Croft | 15 | 4 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joel Garner | 15 | 3 | 56 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | not out | 80 | - | 138 | 11 | 1 |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | c Bruce Yardley b Jim Higgs | 55 | - | 125 | 5 | 2 |
| 3. Derick Parry | not out | 3 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 4. Sir Viv Richards | ||||||
| 5. Alvin Kallicharran | ||||||
| *6. Clive Lloyd | ||||||
| 7. Richard Austin | ||||||
| +8. Deryck Murray | ||||||
| 9. Andy Roberts | ||||||
| 10. Joel Garner | ||||||
| 11. Colin Croft |
| FOW | 1-131 (Desmond Haynes). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 36.5 ovs) 141 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 6 | 1 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wayne Clark | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 13 | 4 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 10.5 | 2 | 55 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
West Indies:
Gordon Greenidge, Desmond Haynes, Derick Parry, Sir Viv Richards, Alvin Kallicharran, Clive Lloyd, Richard Austin, Deryck Murray, Andy Roberts, Joel Garner, Colin Croft