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Australia vs West Indies, 3rd Test
- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
West Indies in Australia, 1996-97
Venue:
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Date & Time:
Thu, Dec 26, 11:00 AM LOCAL
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West Indies won by 6 wickets
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
219-10
(74.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Taylor
b Ambrose
7
40
0
0
17.50
Matthew Hayden
c Hooper b Ambrose
5
19
0
0
26.32
Justin Langer
run out (Adams)
12
20
0
1
60.00
Mark Waugh
lbw b Ambrose
0
1
0
0
0.00
Steve Waugh
c Murray b Bishop
58
131
4
0
44.27
Greg Blewett
run out (sub [AFG Griffith])
62
154
4
0
40.26
Ian Healy
c Hooper b Ambrose
36
47
4
0
76.60
Paul Reiffel
c Samuels b Benjamin
0
4
0
0
0.00
Shane Warne
c Campbell b Bishop
10
28
0
0
35.71
Jason Gillespie
not out
4
23
0
0
17.39
Glenn McGrath
c Hooper b Ambrose
0
3
0
0
0.00
Extras
25
(b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 17, p 0)
Total
219-10
(74.5 Overs, RR: 2.92)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Curtly Ambrose
24.5
7
55
5
12
0
2.24
Ian Bishop
11
1
31
2
2
0
2.82
Kenny Benjamin
19
2
64
1
2
0
3.37
Courtney Walsh
14
0
43
0
5
0
3.07
Jimmy Adams
1
0
4
0
0
0
4.00
Carl Hooper
5
1
14
0
0
0
2.80
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Matthew Hayden
5-1
0
M Taylor
26-2
0
M Waugh
26-3
0
J Langer
27-4
0
S Waugh
129-5
0
I Healy
195-6
0
P Reiffel
200-7
0
G Blewett
203-8
0
S Warne
217-9
0
G McGrath
219-10
0
West Indies 1st Innings
West Indies 1st Innings
255-10
(109.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sherwin Campbell
lbw b McGrath
7
31
0
0
22.58
Robert Samuels
c Taylor b Warne
17
82
2
0
20.73
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
c & b McGrath
58
147
4
0
39.46
Brian Lara
c Warne b McGrath
2
18
0
0
11.11
Carl Hooper
run out (McGrath)
7
25
0
0
28.00
Jimmy Adams
not out
74
188
5
0
39.36
Junior Murray
c Reiffel b McGrath
53
117
3
0
45.30
Ian Bishop
lbw b McGrath
0
3
0
0
0.00
Sir Curtly Ambrose
b Warne
8
19
1
0
42.11
Kenny Benjamin
b Reiffel
11
13
2
0
84.62
Courtney Walsh
c ME Waugh b Warne
4
17
0
0
23.53
Extras
14
(b 4, lb 7, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
255-10
(109.1 Overs, RR: 2.33)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
30
11
50
5
0
0
1.67
Paul Reiffel
29
8
76
1
5
0
2.62
Shane Warne
28.1
3
72
3
0
0
2.56
Jason Gillespie
3
2
5
0
0
0
1.67
Greg Blewett
9
3
19
0
0
0
2.11
Steve Waugh
10
5
22
0
0
0
2.20
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
S Campbell
12-1
0
R Samuels
62-2
0
B Lara
71-3
0
C Hooper
86-4
0
Chanderpaul
107-5
0
J Murray
197-6
0
I Bishop
197-7
0
C Ambrose
215-8
0
K Benjamin
230-9
0
C Walsh
255-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
122-10
(45.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Matthew Hayden
b Ambrose
0
5
0
0
0.00
Mark Taylor
c Hooper b Walsh
10
48
1
0
20.83
Justin Langer
c Hooper b Ambrose
0
7
0
0
0.00
Mark Waugh
lbw b Walsh
19
54
1
0
35.19
Steve Waugh
b Benjamin
37
87
2
0
42.53
Greg Blewett
c Murray b Walsh
7
17
1
0
41.18
Ian Healy
b Benjamin
0
5
0
0
0.00
Paul Reiffel
lbw b Benjamin
8
11
1
0
72.73
Shane Warne
c Adams b Ambrose
18
28
4
0
64.29
Jason Gillespie
lbw b Ambrose
2
20
0
0
10.00
Glenn McGrath
not out
5
9
0
0
55.56
Extras
16
(b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 11, p 0)
Total
122-10
(45.5 Overs, RR: 2.66)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Curtly Ambrose
12
4
17
4
5
0
1.42
Ian Bishop
10
2
26
0
3
1
2.60
Kenny Benjamin
12.5
5
34
3
2
0
2.72
Courtney Walsh
11
4
41
3
5
0
3.73
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Matthew Hayden
0-1
0
J Langer
3-2
0
M Taylor
28-3
0
M Waugh
47-4
0
G Blewett
64-5
0
I Healy
65-6
0
P Reiffel
76-7
0
S Warne
107-8
0
J Gillespie
113-9
0
S Waugh
122-10
0
West Indies 2nd Innings
West Indies 2nd Innings
87-4
(23.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sherwin Campbell
c Hayden b McGrath
0
4
0
0
0.00
Robert Samuels
lbw b McGrath
13
12
2
0
108.33
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
b Reiffel
40
82
3
0
48.78
Brian Lara
c Hayden b McGrath
2
9
0
0
22.22
Carl Hooper
not out
27
36
2
0
75.00
Jimmy Adams
not out
1
3
0
0
33.33
Extras
4
(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
87-4
(23.5 Overs, RR: 3.65)
Did not Bat
Junior Murray,
Ian Bishop,
Sir Curtly Ambrose,
Kenny Benjamin,
Courtney Walsh
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
9
1
41
3
0
0
4.56
Paul Reiffel
9
2
16
1
4
0
1.78
Shane Warne
3
0
17
0
0
0
5.67
Greg Blewett
2.5
0
13
0
0
0
5.20
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
S Campbell
0-1
0
R Samuels
25-2
0
B Lara
32-3
0
Chanderpaul
82-4
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
219-10
(74.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Taylor
b Ambrose
7
40
0
0
17.50
Matthew Hayden
c Hooper b Ambrose
5
19
0
0
26.32
Justin Langer
run out (Adams)
12
20
0
1
60.00
Mark Waugh
lbw b Ambrose
0
1
0
0
0.00
Steve Waugh
c Murray b Bishop
58
131
4
0
44.27
Greg Blewett
run out (sub [AFG Griffith])
62
154
4
0
40.26
Ian Healy
c Hooper b Ambrose
36
47
4
0
76.60
Paul Reiffel
c Samuels b Benjamin
0
4
0
0
0.00
Shane Warne
c Campbell b Bishop
10
28
0
0
35.71
Jason Gillespie
not out
4
23
0
0
17.39
Glenn McGrath
c Hooper b Ambrose
0
3
0
0
0.00
Extras
25
(b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 17, p 0)
Total
219-10
(74.5 Overs, RR: 2.92)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Curtly Ambrose
24.5
7
55
5
12
0
2.24
Ian Bishop
11
1
31
2
2
0
2.82
Kenny Benjamin
19
2
64
1
2
0
3.37
Courtney Walsh
14
0
43
0
5
0
3.07
Jimmy Adams
1
0
4
0
0
0
4.00
Carl Hooper
5
1
14
0
0
0
2.80
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Matthew Hayden
5-1
0
M Taylor
26-2
0
M Waugh
26-3
0
J Langer
27-4
0
S Waugh
129-5
0
I Healy
195-6
0
P Reiffel
200-7
0
G Blewett
203-8
0
S Warne
217-9
0
G McGrath
219-10
0
West Indies 1st Innings
West Indies 1st Innings
255-10
(109.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sherwin Campbell
lbw b McGrath
7
31
0
0
22.58
Robert Samuels
c Taylor b Warne
17
82
2
0
20.73
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
c & b McGrath
58
147
4
0
39.46
Brian Lara
c Warne b McGrath
2
18
0
0
11.11
Carl Hooper
run out (McGrath)
7
25
0
0
28.00
Jimmy Adams
not out
74
188
5
0
39.36
Junior Murray
c Reiffel b McGrath
53
117
3
0
45.30
Ian Bishop
lbw b McGrath
0
3
0
0
0.00
Sir Curtly Ambrose
b Warne
8
19
1
0
42.11
Kenny Benjamin
b Reiffel
11
13
2
0
84.62
Courtney Walsh
c ME Waugh b Warne
4
17
0
0
23.53
Extras
14
(b 4, lb 7, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
255-10
(109.1 Overs, RR: 2.33)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
30
11
50
5
0
0
1.67
Paul Reiffel
29
8
76
1
5
0
2.62
Shane Warne
28.1
3
72
3
0
0
2.56
Jason Gillespie
3
2
5
0
0
0
1.67
Greg Blewett
9
3
19
0
0
0
2.11
Steve Waugh
10
5
22
0
0
0
2.20
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
S Campbell
12-1
0
R Samuels
62-2
0
B Lara
71-3
0
C Hooper
86-4
0
Chanderpaul
107-5
0
J Murray
197-6
0
I Bishop
197-7
0
C Ambrose
215-8
0
K Benjamin
230-9
0
C Walsh
255-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
122-10
(45.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Matthew Hayden
b Ambrose
0
5
0
0
0.00
Mark Taylor
c Hooper b Walsh
10
48
1
0
20.83
Justin Langer
c Hooper b Ambrose
0
7
0
0
0.00
Mark Waugh
lbw b Walsh
19
54
1
0
35.19
Steve Waugh
b Benjamin
37
87
2
0
42.53
Greg Blewett
c Murray b Walsh
7
17
1
0
41.18
Ian Healy
b Benjamin
0
5
0
0
0.00
Paul Reiffel
lbw b Benjamin
8
11
1
0
72.73
Shane Warne
c Adams b Ambrose
18
28
4
0
64.29
Jason Gillespie
lbw b Ambrose
2
20
0
0
10.00
Glenn McGrath
not out
5
9
0
0
55.56
Extras
16
(b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 11, p 0)
Total
122-10
(45.5 Overs, RR: 2.66)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Curtly Ambrose
12
4
17
4
5
0
1.42
Ian Bishop
10
2
26
0
3
1
2.60
Kenny Benjamin
12.5
5
34
3
2
0
2.72
Courtney Walsh
11
4
41
3
5
0
3.73
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Matthew Hayden
0-1
0
J Langer
3-2
0
M Taylor
28-3
0
M Waugh
47-4
0
G Blewett
64-5
0
I Healy
65-6
0
P Reiffel
76-7
0
S Warne
107-8
0
J Gillespie
113-9
0
S Waugh
122-10
0
West Indies 2nd Innings
West Indies 2nd Innings
87-4
(23.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sherwin Campbell
c Hayden b McGrath
0
4
0
0
0.00
Robert Samuels
lbw b McGrath
13
12
2
0
108.33
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
b Reiffel
40
82
3
0
48.78
Brian Lara
c Hayden b McGrath
2
9
0
0
22.22
Carl Hooper
not out
27
36
2
0
75.00
Jimmy Adams
not out
1
3
0
0
33.33
Extras
4
(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
87-4
(23.5 Overs, RR: 3.65)
Did not Bat
Junior Murray,
Ian Bishop,
Sir Curtly Ambrose,
Kenny Benjamin,
Courtney Walsh
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
9
1
41
3
0
0
4.56
Paul Reiffel
9
2
16
1
4
0
1.78
Shane Warne
3
0
17
0
0
0
5.67
Greg Blewett
2.5
0
13
0
0
0
5.20
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
S Campbell
0-1
0
R Samuels
25-2
0
B Lara
32-3
0
Chanderpaul
82-4
0
INFO
Match
AUS vs WI • 3rd Test • West Indies in Australia, 1996-97
Series
West Indies in Australia, 1996-97
Date
Thu, Dec 26
Time
11:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires
Peter Parker, Srinivas Venkataraghavan
3rd Umpire
Bill Sheahan
Referee
Peter van der Merwe
Australia squad
Players
Mark Taylor (c),
Matthew Hayden,
Justin Langer,
Mark Waugh,
Steve Waugh,
Greg Blewett,
Ian Healy (wk),
Paul Reiffel,
Shane Warne,
Jason Gillespie,
Glenn McGrath
West Indies squad
Players
Sherwin Campbell,
Robert Samuels,
Shivnarine Chanderpaul,
Brian Lara,
Carl Hooper,
Jimmy Adams,
Junior Murray (wk),
Ian Bishop,
Sir Curtly Ambrose,
Kenny Benjamin,
Courtney Walsh (c)
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