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West Indies v Australia @ Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana
31 March, 1, 2, 4, 5 April 1978 (five-day match)
Toss: West Indies (bat)
Umpires: RR Gosein, CF Vyfhuis
Match Result: Australia won by 3 wickets
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alvin Greenidge | lbw b Jeff Thomson | 56 | - | 125 | 10 | - |
| 2. Basil Williams | lbw b Wayne Clark | 10 | 0 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 3. Larry Gomes | b Wayne Clark | 4 | - | 13 | - | - |
| *4. Alvin Kallicharran | b Jeff Thomson | 0 | - | 24 | - | - |
| 5. Irvine Shillingford | c Wayne Clark b Trevor Laughlin | 3 | - | 23 | - | - |
| +6. David Murray | c David Ogilvie b Wayne Clark | 21 | - | 86 | 3 | - |
| 7. Sew Shivnarine | c Steve Rixon b Jeff Thomson | 53 | - | 118 | 10 | - |
| 8. Norbert Phillip | c Bruce Yardley b Bob Simpson | 15 | - | 27 | 2 | - |
| 9. Vanburn Holder | c Trevor Laughlin b Wayne Clark | 1 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 10. Derick Parry | not out | 21 | - | 34 | 4 | - |
| 11. Sylvester Clarke | b Jeff Thomson | 6 | - | 5 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-31 (Basil Williams), 2-36 (Larry Gomes), 3-48 (Alvin Kallicharran), 4-77 (Irvine Shillingford), 5-84 (Alvin Greenidge), 6-130 (David Murray), 7-165 (Norbert Phillip), 8-166 (Vanburn Holder), 9-193 (Sew Shivnarine), 205 (Sylvester Clarke). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 13nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 60.2 ovs) 205 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 16.2 | 1 | 56 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wayne Clark | 24 | 6 | 65 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Laughlin | 10 | 4 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Cosier | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 8 | 1 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick Darling | c Alvin Greenidge b Norbert Phillip | 15 | - | 30 | 2 | - |
| 2. Graeme Wood | lbw b Vanburn Holder | 50 | - | 134 | 6 | - |
| 3. David Ogilvie | c & b Norbert Phillip | 4 | - | 15 | 1 | - |
| 4. Gary Cosier | lbw b Sylvester Clarke | 9 | - | 58 | 1 | - |
| 5. Craig Serjeant | b Sylvester Clarke | 0 | - | 19 | - | - |
| *6. Bob Simpson | run out ( > > ) | 67 | - | 179 | 5 | - |
| 7. Trevor Laughlin | c Alvin Greenidge b Derick Parry | 21 | - | 71 | 2 | - |
| +8. Steve Rixon | c Vanburn Holder b Norbert Phillip | 54 | - | 118 | 6 | - |
| 9. Bruce Yardley | b Sylvester Clarke | 33 | - | 44 | 5 | - |
| 10. Jeff Thomson | c & b Norbert Phillip | 3 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 11. Wayne Clark | not out | 2 | - | 16 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Rick Darling), 2-36 (David Ogilvie), 3-77 (Gary Cosier), 4-85 (Craig Serjeant), 5-90 (Graeme Wood), 6-142 (Trevor Laughlin), 7-237 (Bob Simpson), 8-256 (Steve Rixon), 9-268 (Jeff Thomson), 286 (Bruce Yardley). |
| Extras | 0b, 12lb, 1w, 15nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 83 ovs) 286 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Norbert Phillip | 18 | 0 | 75 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vanburn Holder | 17 | 1 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sylvester Clarke | 22 | 3 | 58 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Larry Gomes | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derick Parry | 15 | 2 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sew Shivnarine | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alvin Greenidge | b Wayne Clark | 11 | - | 22 | 2 | - |
| 2. Basil Williams | c Craig Serjeant b Wayne Clark | 100 | 0 | 165 | 19 | - |
| +3. David Murray | lbw b Bob Simpson | 16 | - | 77 | 3 | - |
| 4. Derick Parry | lbw b Wayne Clark | 51 | - | 104 | 8 | - |
| 5. Larry Gomes | c Bob Simpson b Bruce Yardley | 101 | - | 209 | 11 | - |
| *6. Alvin Kallicharran | b Bruce Yardley | 22 | - | 54 | 4 | - |
| 7. Irvine Shillingford | c & b Jeff Thomson | 16 | - | 43 | 3 | - |
| 8. Sew Shivnarine | b Gary Cosier | 63 | - | 147 | 7 | - |
| 9. Norbert Phillip | st Steve Rixon b Bruce Yardley | 4 | - | 21 | - | - |
| 10. Vanburn Holder | lbw b Wayne Clark | 31 | - | 62 | 2 | 2 |
| 11. Sylvester Clarke | not out | 5 | - | 9 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-36 (Alvin Greenidge), 2-95 (David Murray), 3-172 (Basil Williams), 4-199 (Derick Parry), 5-249 (Alvin Kallicharran), 6-285 (Irvine Shillingford), 7-355 (Larry Gomes), 8-369 (Norbert Phillip), 9-431 (Sew Shivnarine), 439 (Vanburn Holder). |
| Extras | 4b, 5lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 116.4 ovs) 439 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 20 | 2 | 83 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wayne Clark | 34.4 | 4 | 124 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Laughlin | 7 | 1 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Cosier | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 19 | 4 | 70 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 30 | 6 | 96 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick Darling | c Basil Williams b Sylvester Clarke | 0 | - | 14 | - | - |
| 2. Graeme Wood | run out ( > > ) | 126 | - | 335 | 8 | 1 |
| 3. David Ogilvie | lbw b Sylvester Clarke | 0 | - | 10 | - | - |
| *4. Bob Simpson | c David Murray b Sylvester Clarke | 4 | - | 14 | - | - |
| 5. Craig Serjeant | c sub b Norbert Phillip | 124 | - | 269 | 18 | 1 |
| 6. Gary Cosier | b Norbert Phillip | 0 | - | 13 | - | - |
| +7. Steve Rixon | not out | 39 | - | 85 | 7 | - |
| 8. Trevor Laughlin | c & b Derick Parry | 24 | - | 55 | 2 | - |
| 9. Bruce Yardley | not out | 15 | - | 19 | 3 | - |
| 10. Jeff Thomson | ||||||
| 11. Wayne Clark |
| FOW | 1-11 (Rick Darling), 2-13 (David Ogilvie), 3-22 (Bob Simpson), 4-273 (Craig Serjeant), 5-279 (Gary Cosier), 6-290 (Graeme Wood), 7-338 (Trevor Laughlin). |
| Extras | 8b, 4lb, 2w, 16nb, 0pen) 30 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 101 ovs) 362 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Norbert Phillip | 19 | 2 | 65 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vanburn Holder | 20 | 3 | 55 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sylvester Clarke | 27 | 5 | 83 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derick Parry | 17 | 1 | 61 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sew Shivnarine | 18 | 2 | 68 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
West Indies:
Alvin Greenidge, Basil Williams, David Murray, Derick Parry, Larry Gomes, Alvin Kallicharran, Irvine Shillingford, Sew Shivnarine, Norbert Phillip, Vanburn Holder, Sylvester Clarke