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Australia v West Indies @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
31 December 1951, 1, 2, 3 January 1952 (five-day match)
Toss: West Indies (bat)
Umpires: MJ McInnes, RJJ Wright
Match Result: Australia won by 1 wickets
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Kenneth Rickards | b Keith Miller | 15 | - | 43 | 1 | - |
| 2. Jeffrey Stollmeyer | c Gil Langley b Keith Miller | 7 | - | 22 | - | - |
| 3. Frank Worrell | b Ray Lindwall | 108 | - | 247 | 7 | - |
| 4. Everton Weekes | c Ian Johnson b Bill Johnston | 1 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 5. Gerry Gomez | c Gil Langley b Keith Miller | 37 | - | 84 | 2 | - |
| 6. Robert Christiani | run out ( > > ) | 37 | - | 106 | 3 | - |
| *7. John Goddard | b Keith Miller | 21 | - | 50 | 1 | - |
| +8. Sam Guillen | not out | 22 | - | 56 | 2 | - |
| 9. John Trim | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 10. Sonny Ramadhin | c Gil Langley b Bill Johnston | 1 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 11. Alfred Valentine | c Ray Lindwall b Keith Miller | 14 | - | 20 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer), 2-29 (Kenneth Rickards), 3-30 (Everton Weekes), 4-102 (Gerry Gomez), 5-194 (Robert Christiani), 6-221 (Frank Worrell), 7-237 (John Goddard), 8-242 (John Trim), 9-248 (Sonny Ramadhin), 272 (Alfred Valentine). |
| Extras | 2b, 6lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 75.3 ovs, 328 mins) 272 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 18 | 2 | 72 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 19.3 | 1 | 60 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 20 | 1 | 59 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Ring | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Hole | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Moroney | lbw b Sonny Ramadhin | 26 | - | 95 | 2 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | b John Trim | 6 | 0 | 20 | - | - |
| *3. Lindsay Hassett | run out ( > > ) | 15 | - | 70 | 1 | - |
| 4. Neil Harvey | c & b Sonny Ramadhin | 83 | - | 120 | 15 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | b John Trim | 47 | - | 159 | 5 | - |
| 6. Graeme Hole | b Alfred Valentine | 2 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 7. Ray Lindwall | lbw b John Trim | 13 | - | 46 | 2 | - |
| 8. Ian Johnson | c Sam Guillen b John Trim | 1 | - | 21 | - | - |
| 9. Doug Ring | b John Trim | 6 | - | 18 | - | - |
| +10. Gil Langley | not out | 0 | - | 14 | - | - |
| 11. Bill Johnston | b Gerry Gomez | 1 | - | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (Arthur Morris), 2-48 (Lindsay Hassett), 3-49 (Jack Moroney), 4-173 (Neil Harvey), 5-176 (Graeme Hole), 6-208 (Keith Miller), 7-209 (Ray Lindwall), 8-210 (Ian Johnson), 9-215 (Doug Ring), 216 (Bill Johnston). |
| Extras | 12b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 73.3 ovs, 294 mins) 216 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Trim | 12 | 2 | 34 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gerry Gomez | 13.3 | 7 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 23 | 8 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 17 | 4 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Goddard | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Sam Guillen | c Bill Johnston b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Jeffrey Stollmeyer | lbw b Keith Miller | 54 | - | 124 | 4 | - |
| *3. John Goddard | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 4. Kenneth Rickards | lbw b Bill Johnston | 22 | - | 67 | - | - |
| 5. Everton Weekes | lbw b Ian Johnson | 2 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 6. Robert Christiani | b Keith Miller | 33 | - | 65 | 2 | - |
| 7. Gerry Gomez | b Bill Johnston | 52 | - | 132 | 4 | - |
| 8. Frank Worrell | b Bill Johnston | 30 | - | 83 | 4 | - |
| 9. John Trim | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 10. Sonny Ramadhin | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Alfred Valentine | not out | 1 | - | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Sam Guillen), 2-0 (John Goddard), 3-53 (Kenneth Rickards), 4-60 (Everton Weekes), 5-97 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer), 6-128 (Robert Christiani), 7-190 (Frank Worrell), 8-194 (John Trim), 9-194 (Sonny Ramadhin), 203 (Gerry Gomez). |
| Extras | 4b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 59.3 ovs, 257 mins) 203 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 17 | 2 | 59 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 16 | 1 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 14.3 | 2 | 51 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Ring | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Moroney | lbw b Sonny Ramadhin | 5 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | lbw b Alfred Valentine | 12 | 0 | 41 | - | - |
| *3. Lindsay Hassett | lbw b Alfred Valentine | 102 | - | 323 | 9 | - |
| 4. Neil Harvey | b Alfred Valentine | 33 | - | 88 | 4 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | hit wicket b Alfred Valentine | 2 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 6. Graeme Hole | c Gerry Gomez b Frank Worrell | 13 | - | 58 | 1 | - |
| 7. Ray Lindwall | c Sam Guillen b Sonny Ramadhin | 29 | - | 76 | 4 | - |
| 8. Ian Johnson | c Sam Guillen b Sonny Ramadhin | 6 | - | 33 | - | - |
| 9. Doug Ring | not out | 32 | - | 55 | 3 | - |
| +10. Gil Langley | lbw b Alfred Valentine | 1 | - | 14 | - | - |
| 11. Bill Johnston | not out | 7 | - | 35 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-27 (Arthur Morris), 2-93 (Neil Harvey), 3-106 (Jack Moroney), 4-109 (Keith Miller), 5-147 (Graeme Hole), 6-192 (Ray Lindwall), 7-218 (Ian Johnson), 8-218 (Lindsay Hassett), 9-222 (Gil Langley). |
| Extras | 14b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 97 ovs, 392 mins) 260 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Trim | 10 | 3 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gerry Gomez | 9 | 1 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 30 | 9 | 88 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 39 | 15 | 93 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Worrell | 9 | 1 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Jack Moroney, Arthur Morris, Lindsay Hassett, Neil Harvey, Keith Miller, Graeme Hole, Ray Lindwall, Ian Johnson, Doug Ring, Gil Langley, Bill Johnston