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Australia v West Indies @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
29, 30, 31 December 1979, 1 January 1980 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: AR Crafter, CE Harvey
Match Result: West Indies won by 10 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Julien Wiener | lbw b Joel Garner | 40 | 90 | 126 | 3 | - |
| 2. Bruce Laird | c Clive Lloyd b Michael Holding | 16 | 41 | 69 | - | - |
| 3. Allan Border | c Sir Viv Richards b Joel Garner | 17 | 0 | 99 | 1 | - |
| *4. Greg Chappell | c Deryck Murray b Joel Garner | 19 | 46 | 58 | 2 | - |
| 5. Kim Hughes | c Lawrence Rowe b Michael Holding | 4 | 0 | 22 | - | - |
| 6. Peter Toohey | c Andy Roberts b Michael Holding | 10 | 16 | 28 | 1 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Alvin Kallicharran b Michael Holding | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| 8. Dennis Lillee | c Clive Lloyd b Colin Croft | 12 | 21 | 22 | - | - |
| 9. Geoff Dymock | c Alvin Kallicharran b Colin Croft | 7 | 14 | 29 | - | - |
| 10. Rodney Hogg | c Gordon Greenidge b Colin Croft | 14 | 25 | 27 | 2 | - |
| 11. Jim Higgs | not out | 0 | 7 | 16 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-38 (Bruce Laird), 2-69 (Julien Wiener), 3-97 (Allan Border), 4-108 (Greg Chappell), 5-112 (Kim Hughes), 6-118 (Rod Marsh), 7-123 (Peter Toohey), 8-133 (Dennis Lillee), 9-143 (Geoff Dymock), 156 (Rodney Hogg). |
| Extras | 9b, 4lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 56.3 ovs) 156 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andy Roberts | 14 | 1 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Holding | 14 | 3 | 40 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Croft | 13.3 | 4 | 27 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joel Garner | 15 | 7 | 33 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | c Jim Higgs b Geoff Dymock | 48 | 0 | 137 | 5 | - |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | c Kim Hughes b Dennis Lillee | 29 | 24 | 32 | 4 | - |
| 3. Sir Viv Richards | c Peter Toohey b Geoff Dymock | 96 | 0 | 160 | 9 | 1 |
| 4. Alvin Kallicharran | c Bruce Laird b Jim Higgs | 39 | 63 | 88 | 4 | - |
| 5. Lawrence Rowe | b Dennis Lillee | 26 | 68 | 64 | 2 | - |
| *6. Clive Lloyd | c Rod Marsh b Geoff Dymock | 40 | 0 | 143 | 2 | - |
| +7. Deryck Murray | b Geoff Dymock | 24 | 80 | 85 | 1 | - |
| 8. Andy Roberts | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 54 | 0 | 89 | 6 | - |
| 9. Joel Garner | c Geoff Dymock b Jim Higgs | 29 | 38 | 54 | 5 | - |
| 10. Michael Holding | not out | 1 | 7 | 18 | - | - |
| 11. Colin Croft | lbw b Jim Higgs | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-46 (Desmond Haynes), 2-156 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-215 (Sir Viv Richards), 4-226 (Alvin Kallicharran), 5-250 (Lawrence Rowe), 6-305 (Deryck Murray), 7-320 (Clive Lloyd), 8-390 (Joel Garner), 9-396 (Andy Roberts), 397 (Colin Croft). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 112.4 ovs) 397 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 36 | 7 | 96 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 6 | 0 | 59 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 31 | 2 | 106 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 34.4 | 4 | 122 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Julien Wiener | c Deryck Murray b Colin Croft | 24 | 47 | 69 | 1 | - |
| 2. Bruce Laird | c Joel Garner b Michael Holding | 69 | 176 | 277 | 3 | - |
| 3. Allan Border | lbw b Michael Holding | 15 | 0 | 72 | 2 | - |
| *4. Greg Chappell | c Deryck Murray b Andy Roberts | 22 | 19 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 5. Kim Hughes | lbw b Andy Roberts | 70 | 0 | 160 | 6 | - |
| 6. Peter Toohey | c Deryck Murray b Colin Croft | 7 | 26 | 28 | 1 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | b Colin Croft | 7 | 0 | 34 | - | - |
| 8. Dennis Lillee | c & b Andy Roberts | 0 | 9 | 15 | - | - |
| 9. Geoff Dymock | c Clive Lloyd b Joel Garner | 17 | 35 | 52 | 3 | - |
| 10. Rodney Hogg | c Michael Holding b Joel Garner | 11 | 38 | 42 | - | - |
| 11. Jim Higgs | not out | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-43 (Julien Wiener), 2-88 (Allan Border), 3-121 (Greg Chappell), 4-187 (Bruce Laird), 5-205 (Peter Toohey), 6-228 (Kim Hughes), 7-228 (Rod Marsh), 8-233 (Dennis Lillee), 9-258 (Geoff Dymock), 259 (Rodney Hogg). |
| Extras | 2b, 10lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 86.4 ovs) 259 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andy Roberts | 21 | 1 | 64 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Holding | 23 | 7 | 61 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Croft | 22 | 2 | 61 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joel Garner | 20.4 | 2 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | not out | 9 | 0 | 26 | - | - |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | not out | 9 | 24 | 26 | - | - |
| 3. Sir Viv Richards | ||||||
| 4. Alvin Kallicharran | ||||||
| 5. Lawrence Rowe | ||||||
| *6. Clive Lloyd | ||||||
| +7. Deryck Murray | ||||||
| 8. Andy Roberts | ||||||
| 9. Joel Garner | ||||||
| 10. Michael Holding | ||||||
| 11. Colin Croft |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 7.2 ovs) 22 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kim Hughes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Toohey | 0.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Julien Wiener, Bruce Laird, Allan Border, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Peter Toohey, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Geoff Dymock, Rodney Hogg, Jim Higgs