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Australia v West Indies @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
10, 11, 13, 14, 15 February 1961 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: CJ Egar, C Hoy
Match Result: Australia won by 2 wickets
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Cammie Smith | c Norm O'Neill b Frank Misson | 11 | 21 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 2. Conrad Hunte | c Bob Simpson b Alan Davidson | 31 | 0 | 136 | 4 | - |
| 3. Rohan Kanhai | c Neil Harvey b Richie Benaud | 38 | 0 | 76 | 7 | - |
| 4. Garry Sobers | c Wally Grout b Bob Simpson | 64 | 0 | 177 | 5 | - |
| *5. Frank Worrell | c Wally Grout b Johnny Martin | 10 | 0 | 40 | - | - |
| 6. Peter Lashley | c Frank Misson b Richie Benaud | 41 | 0 | 99 | 4 | - |
| +7. Gerry Alexander | c Colin McDonald b Frank Misson | 11 | 0 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 8. Joe Solomon | run out ( > > ) | 45 | 0 | 141 | 3 | - |
| 9. Lance Gibbs | c Peter Burge b Frank Misson | 11 | 0 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 10. Wes Hall | b Frank Misson | 21 | 0 | 84 | 1 | - |
| 11. Alfred Valentine | not out | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Cammie Smith), 2-75 (Rohan Kanhai), 3-81 (Conrad Hunte), 4-107 (Frank Worrell), 5-200 (Peter Lashley), 6-204 (Garry Sobers), 7-221 (Gerry Alexander), 8-235 (Lance Gibbs), 9-290 (Wes Hall), 292 (Joe Solomon). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.7 ovs) 292 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 27 | 4 | 89 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Misson | 14 | 3 | 58 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 21.7 | 5 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Martin | 8 | 0 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 18 | 3 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bob Simpson | c Lance Gibbs b Garry Sobers | 75 | 0 | 200 | 5 | - |
| 2. Colin McDonald | lbw b Garry Sobers | 91 | 0 | 166 | 6 | - |
| 3. Norm O'Neill | b Lance Gibbs | 10 | 0 | 34 | - | - |
| 4. Peter Burge | c Garry Sobers b Lance Gibbs | 68 | 0 | 194 | 7 | - |
| 5. Ken Mackay | c Gerry Alexander b Wes Hall | 19 | 0 | 95 | 1 | - |
| 6. Neil Harvey | c Gerry Alexander b Garry Sobers | 5 | 0 | 26 | - | - |
| 7. Alan Davidson | c Gerry Alexander b Garry Sobers | 24 | 0 | 69 | 1 | - |
| *8. Richie Benaud | b Lance Gibbs | 3 | 0 | 21 | - | - |
| 9. Johnny Martin | c Rohan Kanhai b Garry Sobers | 15 | 54 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 10. Frank Misson | not out | 12 | 61 | 54 | 1 | - |
| +11. Wally Grout | c Conrad Hunte b Lance Gibbs | 14 | 0 | 28 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-146 (Colin McDonald), 2-181 (Bob Simpson), 3-181 (Norm O'Neill), 4-244 (Ken Mackay), 5-260 (Neil Harvey), 6-309 (Peter Burge), 7-309 (Alan Davidson), 8-319 (Richie Benaud), 9-335 (Johnny Martin), 356 (Wally Grout). |
| Extras | 4b, 8lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 121.4 ovs) 356 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wes Hall | 15 | 1 | 56 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Worrell | 11 | 2 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garry Sobers | 44 | 7 | 120 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Gibbs | 38.4 | 18 | 74 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 13 | 3 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Cammie Smith | lbw b Alan Davidson | 37 | 63 | 61 | 5 | 1 |
| 2. Conrad Hunte | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 52 | 0 | 179 | 4 | - |
| 3. Rohan Kanhai | c Frank Misson b Richie Benaud | 31 | 0 | 55 | 4 | - |
| 4. Joe Solomon | run out ( > > ) | 36 | 0 | 162 | 3 | - |
| 5. Garry Sobers | c Wally Grout b Bob Simpson | 21 | 0 | 61 | 1 | - |
| +6. Gerry Alexander | c Ken Mackay b Alan Davidson | 73 | 0 | 155 | 5 | - |
| *7. Frank Worrell | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 8. Peter Lashley | lbw b Johnny Martin | 18 | 0 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 9. Lance Gibbs | c Norm O'Neill b Bob Simpson | 8 | 0 | 54 | 1 | - |
| 10. Wes Hall | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 21 | 0 | 34 | 2 | - |
| 11. Alfred Valentine | not out | 3 | 0 | 19 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-54 (Cammie Smith), 2-103 (Rohan Kanhai), 3-135 (Conrad Hunte), 4-173 (Garry Sobers), 5-201 (Joe Solomon), 6-218 (Frank Worrell), 7-262 (Peter Lashley), 8-295 (Lance Gibbs), 9-304 (Gerry Alexander), 321 (Wes Hall). |
| Extras | 5b, 8lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 95.7 ovs) 321 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 24.7 | 4 | 84 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Misson | 10 | 1 | 58 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 10 | 2 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 23 | 4 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Martin | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 18 | 4 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bob Simpson | b Lance Gibbs | 92 | 0 | 194 | 10 | - |
| 2. Colin McDonald | c Cammie Smith b Lance Gibbs | 11 | 0 | 53 | - | - |
| *3. Richie Benaud | b Alfred Valentine | 6 | 0 | 42 | - | - |
| 4. Norm O'Neill | c Gerry Alexander b Frank Worrell | 48 | 0 | 145 | 5 | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | b Alfred Valentine | 53 | 0 | 155 | 8 | - |
| 6. Neil Harvey | c Cammie Smith b Frank Worrell | 12 | 0 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 7. Alan Davidson | c Garry Sobers b Frank Worrell | 12 | 0 | 48 | 1 | - |
| 8. Ken Mackay | not out | 3 | 0 | 42 | - | - |
| +9. Wally Grout | c Cammie Smith b Alfred Valentine | 5 | 0 | 19 | - | - |
| 10. Johnny Martin | not out | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Frank Misson |
| FOW | 1-50 (Colin McDonald), 2-75 (Richie Benaud), 3-154 (Bob Simpson), 4-176 (Norm O'Neill), 5-200 (Neil Harvey), 6-236 (Alan Davidson), 7-248 (Peter Burge), 8-256 (Wally Grout). |
| Extras | 3b, 9lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 111.7 ovs) 258 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wes Hall | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Worrell | 31 | 16 | 43 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garry Sobers | 13 | 2 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Gibbs | 41 | 19 | 68 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 21.7 | 4 | 60 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Bob Simpson, Colin McDonald, Richie Benaud, Norm O'Neill, Peter Burge, Neil Harvey, Alan Davidson, Ken Mackay, Wally Grout, Johnny Martin, Frank Misson