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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 506 (506/20)
The Frank Worrell Trophy, 1960/61, 5th Test
Australia v West Indies
Melbourne Cricket Ground
10,11,13,14,15 February 1961 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 2 wickets
Australia wins the 5-Test series 2-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: CJ Egar and C Hoy

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: West Indies 252/8 (Solomon 21*, Hall 5*)
  • Day 2: West Indies 292, Australia 236/3 (Burge 37*, Mackay 16*)
  • Day 3: Australia 356, West Indies 126/2 (Hunte 46*, Solomon 9*)
  • Day 4: West Indies 321, Australia 57/1 (Simpson 44*, Benaud 1*)
    West Indies 1st innings                                         R   M   B  4 6
    CW Smith              c O'Neill          b Misson              11  32  21  1 0
    CC Hunte              c Simpson          b Davidson            31 136  84  4 0
    RB Kanhai             c Harvey           b Benaud              38  76  65  7 0
    GS Sobers             c Grout            b Simpson             64 177 179  5 0
    *FMM Worrell          c Grout            b Martin              10  40  27  0 0
    PD Lashley            c Misson           b Benaud              41  99 107  4 0
    +FCM Alexander        c McDonald         b Misson              11  42  36  1 0
    JS Solomon            run out                                  45 141 143  3 0
    LR Gibbs              c Burge            b Misson              11  14  13  1 0
    WW Hall                                  b Misson              21  84  40  1 0
    AL Valentine          not out                                   0   6   4  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 4, w 1)                          9
    Total                 (all out, 89.7 overs)                   292
    
    FoW: 1-18 (Smith), 2-75 (Kanhai), 3-81 (Hunte), 4-107 (Worrell),
         5-200 (Lashley), 6-204 (Sobers), 7-221 (Alexander),
         8-235 (Gibbs), 9-290 (Hall), 10-292 (Solomon).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Davidson                    27      4     89      1
    Misson                      14      3     58      4
    Mackay                       1      0      1      0
    Benaud                      21.7    5     55      2
    Martin                       8      0     29      1
    Simpson                     18      3     51      1
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    RB Simpson            c Gibbs            b Sobers              75 200 237  5 0
    CC McDonald           lbw                b Sobers              91 166 175  6 0
    NC O'Neill                               b Gibbs               10  34  31  0 0
    PJP Burge             c Sobers           b Gibbs               68 194 194  7 0
    KD Mackay             c Alexander        b Hall                19  95 109  1 0
    RN Harvey             c Alexander        b Sobers               5  26  22  0 0
    AK Davidson           c Alexander        b Sobers              24  69  57  1 0
    *R Benaud                                b Gibbs                3  21  20  0 0
    JW Martin             c Kanhai           b Sobers              15  42  54  1 0
    FM Misson             not out                                  12  54  61  1 0
    +ATW Grout            c Hunte            b Gibbs               14  28  23  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 8, nb 8)                        20
    Total                 (all out, 121.4 overs)                  356
    
    FoW: 1-146 (McDonald), 2-181 (Simpson), 3-181 (O'Neill),
         4-244 (Mackay), 5-260 (Harvey), 6-309 (Burge),
         7-309 (Davidson), 8-319 (Benaud), 9-335 (Martin),
         10-356 (Grout).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Hall                        15      1     56      1
    Worrell                     11      2     44      0
    Sobers                      44      7    120      5
    Gibbs                       38.4   18     74      4
    Valentine                   13      3     42      0
    
    West Indies 2nd innings                                         R   M   B  4 6
    CW Smith              lbw                b Davidson            37  61  63  5 1
    CC Hunte              c Grout            b Davidson            52 179 166  4 0
    RB Kanhai             c Misson           b Benaud              31  55  41  4 0
    JS Solomon            run out                                  36 162 175  3 0
    GS Sobers             c Grout            b Simpson             21  61  50  1 0
    +FCM Alexander        c Mackay           b Davidson            73 155 126  5 0
    *FMM Worrell          c Grout            b Davidson             7  21  27  1 0
    PD Lashley            lbw                b Martin              18  45  44  1 0
    LR Gibbs              c O'Neill          b Simpson              8  54  36  1 0
    WW Hall               c Grout            b Davidson            21  34  29  2 0
    AL Valentine          not out                                   3  19  12  0 0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 8, w 1)                         14
    Total                 (all out, 95.7 overs)                   321
    
    FoW: 1-54 (Smith), 2-103 (Kanhai), 3-135 (Hunte), 4-173 (Sobers),
         5-201 (Solomon), 6-218 (Worrell), 7-262 (Lashley),
         8-295 (Gibbs), 9-304 (Alexander), 10-321 (Hall).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Davidson                    24.7    4     84      5
    Misson                      10      1     58      0
    Mackay                      10      2     21      0
    Benaud                      23      4     53      1
    Martin                      10      1     36      1
    Simpson                     18      4     55      2
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 258 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
    RB Simpson                               b Gibbs               92 194 231 10 0
    CC McDonald           c Smith            b Gibbs               11  53  52  0 0
    *R Benaud                                b Valentine            6  42  36  0 0
    NC O'Neill            c Alexander        b Worrell             48 145 197  5 0
    PJP Burge                                b Valentine           53 155 195  8 0
    RN Harvey             c Smith            b Worrell             12  39  49  1 0
    AK Davidson           c Sobers           b Worrell             12  48  58  1 0
    KD Mackay             not out                                   3  42  51  0 0
    +ATW Grout            c Smith            b Valentine            5  19  25  0 0
    JW Martin             not out                                   1   3   5  0 0
    Extras                (b 3, lb 9, nb 3)                        15
    Total                 (8 wickets, 111.7 overs)                258
    
    DNB: FM Misson.
    
    FoW: 1-50 (McDonald), 2-75 (Benaud), 3-154 (Simpson),
         4-176 (O'Neill), 5-200 (Harvey), 6-236 (Davidson),
         7-248 (Burge), 8-256 (Grout).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Hall                         5      0     40      0
    Worrell                     31     16     43      3
    Sobers                      13      2     32      0
    Gibbs                       41     19     68      2
    Valentine                   21.7    4     60      3
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, West Indies.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    West Indies Player Pages: CW Smith, CC Hunte, RB Kanhai, GS Sobers, FMM Worrell, PD Lashley, FCM Alexander, JS Solomon, LR Gibbs, WW Hall, AL Valentine.

    Australia Player Pages: RB Simpson, CC McDonald, NC O'Neill, PJP Burge, KD Mackay, RN Harvey, AK Davidson, R Benaud, JW Martin, FM Misson, ATW Grout.

    Match Officials' Pages: CJ Egar, C Hoy.

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