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Australia v West Indies @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 1981 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, AR Crafter
Match Result: Australia won by 58 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Laird | c David Murray b Michael Holding | 4 | 18 | 16 | - | - |
| 2. Graeme Wood | c David Murray b Andy Roberts | 3 | 28 | 49 | - | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | c David Murray b Michael Holding | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Allan Border | c David Murray b Michael Holding | 4 | 0 | 61 | - | - |
| 5. Kim Hughes | not out | 100 | 0 | 266 | 11 | - |
| 6. Dirk Wellham | c sub b Colin Croft | 17 | 37 | 54 | 2 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Sir Viv Richards b Joel Garner | 21 | 0 | 74 | 1 | - |
| 8. Bruce Yardley | b Joel Garner | 21 | 17 | 35 | 2 | - |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | c Larry Gomes b Michael Holding | 1 | 4 | 11 | - | - |
| 10. Geoff Lawson | b Michael Holding | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | c David Murray b Colin Croft | 10 | 26 | 56 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Bruce Laird), 2-4 (Greg Chappell), 3-8 (Graeme Wood), 4-26 (Allan Border), 5-59 (Dirk Wellham), 6-115 (Rod Marsh), 7-149 (Bruce Yardley), 8-153 (Dennis Lillee), 9-155 (Geoff Lawson), 198 (Terry Alderman). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 68.1 ovs) 198 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Michael Holding | 17 | 3 | 45 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andy Roberts | 15 | 6 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joel Garner | 20 | 6 | 59 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Croft | 16.1 | 3 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Desmond Haynes | c Allan Border b Dennis Lillee | 1 | 14 | 20 | - | - |
| 2. Faoud Bacchus | c Graeme Wood b Terry Alderman | 1 | 8 | 13 | - | - |
| 3. Colin Croft | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 10 | 16 | - | - |
| 4. Sir Viv Richards | b Dennis Lillee | 2 | 0 | 14 | - | - |
| *5. Clive Lloyd | c Terry Alderman b Bruce Yardley | 29 | 0 | 106 | 1 | - |
| 6. Larry Gomes | c Greg Chappell b Dennis Lillee | 55 | 108 | 175 | 4 | - |
| 7. Jeff Dujon | c Kim Hughes b Dennis Lillee | 41 | 0 | 58 | 6 | - |
| +8. David Murray | not out | 32 | 70 | 90 | - | - |
| 9. Andy Roberts | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 18 | 0 | 37 | 3 | - |
| 10. Michael Holding | c & b Terry Alderman | 2 | 7 | 14 | - | - |
| 11. Joel Garner | c Bruce Laird b Dennis Lillee | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Faoud Bacchus), 2-5 (Desmond Haynes), 3-6 (Colin Croft), 4-10 (Sir Viv Richards), 5-62 (Clive Lloyd), 6-134 (Jeff Dujon), 7-147 (Larry Gomes), 8-174 (Andy Roberts), 9-183 (Michael Holding), 201 (Joel Garner). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 62.3 ovs) 201 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 26.3 | 3 | 83 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 18 | 3 | 54 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Lawson | 9 | 2 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 7 | 2 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Laird | lbw b Colin Croft | 64 | 146 | 210 | 5 | - |
| 2. Graeme Wood | c David Murray b Joel Garner | 46 | 86 | 118 | 5 | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | c David Murray b Joel Garner | 6 | 21 | 35 | - | - |
| 4. Allan Border | b Michael Holding | 66 | 0 | 190 | 2 | - |
| 5. Kim Hughes | b Michael Holding | 8 | 0 | 74 | - | - |
| 6. Dirk Wellham | lbw b Michael Holding | 2 | 5 | 11 | - | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c David Murray b Michael Holding | 2 | 0 | 18 | - | - |
| 8. Bruce Yardley | b Joel Garner | 13 | 17 | 15 | - | - |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | c David Murray b Michael Holding | 0 | 9 | 20 | - | - |
| 10. Geoff Lawson | not out | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | b Michael Holding | 1 | 10 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-82 (Graeme Wood), 2-106 (Greg Chappell), 3-139 (Bruce Laird), 4-184 (Kim Hughes), 5-190 (Dirk Wellham), 6-199 (Rod Marsh), 7-215 (Bruce Yardley), 8-218 (Allan Border), 9-220 (Dennis Lillee), 222 (Terry Alderman). |
| Extras | 5b, 4lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 82.3 ovs) 222 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Michael Holding | 21.3 | 5 | 62 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andy Roberts | 18 | 4 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joel Garner | 18 | 5 | 37 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Croft | 20 | 2 | 61 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sir Viv Richards | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Desmond Haynes | c Dennis Lillee b Bruce Yardley | 28 | 125 | 182 | 3 | - |
| 2. Faoud Bacchus | lbw b Terry Alderman | 0 | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| 3. Sir Viv Richards | b Terry Alderman | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| *4. Clive Lloyd | c Allan Border b Geoff Lawson | 19 | 0 | 52 | 2 | - |
| 5. Larry Gomes | b Bruce Yardley | 24 | 48 | 85 | 1 | - |
| 6. Jeff Dujon | c Rod Marsh b Bruce Yardley | 43 | 0 | - | 1 | - |
| +7. David Murray | c Rod Marsh b Bruce Yardley | 10 | 28 | 51 | 1 | - |
| 8. Andy Roberts | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 10 | 0 | 25 | - | 1 |
| 9. Michael Holding | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 10. Joel Garner | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Colin Croft | not out | 0 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Faoud Bacchus), 2-4 (Sir Viv Richards), 3-38 (Clive Lloyd), 4-80 (Larry Gomes), 5-88 (Desmond Haynes), 6-116 (David Murray), 7-150 (Jeff Dujon), 8-154 (Andy Roberts), 9-154 (Joel Garner), 161 (Michael Holding). |
| Extras | 1b, 10lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 74.1 ovs) 161 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 27.1 | 8 | 44 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 9 | 3 | 23 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Lawson | 17 | 3 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 21 | 7 | 38 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Bruce Laird, Graeme Wood, Greg Chappell, Allan Border, Kim Hughes, Dirk Wellham, Rod Marsh, Bruce Yardley, Dennis Lillee, Geoff Lawson, Terry Alderman