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Australia v West Indies @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28 December 1996 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: PD Parker, S Venkataraghavan
Third Umpire: WP Sheahan
Match Referee: PL van der Merwe
Match Result: West Indies won by 6 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | b Curtly Ambrose | 7 | 40 | 52 | - | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Carl Hooper b Curtly Ambrose | 5 | 19 | 27 | - | - |
| 3. Justin Langer | run out (Jimmy Adams > > ) | 12 | 20 | 42 | - | 1 |
| 4. Mark Waugh | lbw b Curtly Ambrose | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Junior Murray b Ian Bishop | 58 | 131 | 163 | 4 | - |
| 6. Greg Blewett | run out ( > > ) | 62 | 154 | 223 | 4 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Carl Hooper b Curtly Ambrose | 36 | 47 | 61 | 4 | - |
| 8. Paul Reiffel | c Robert Samuels b Kenny Benjamin | 0 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | c Sherwin Campbell b Ian Bishop | 10 | 28 | 38 | - | - |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | not out | 4 | 23 | 39 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | c Carl Hooper b Curtly Ambrose | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Matthew Hayden), 2-26 (Mark Taylor), 3-26 (Mark Waugh), 4-27 (Justin Langer), 5-129 (Steve Waugh), 6-195 (Ian Healy), 7-200 (Paul Reiffel), 8-203 (Greg Blewett), 9-217 (Shane Warne), 219 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 0w, 17nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 74.5 ovs, 334 mins) 219 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Curtly Ambrose | 24.5 | 7 | 55 | 5 | (0w,12nb) |
| Ian Bishop | 11 | 1 | 31 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Kenny Benjamin | 19 | 2 | 64 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Courtney Walsh | 14 | 0 | 43 | 0 | (0w,5nb) |
| Jimmy Adams | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Carl Hooper | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sherwin Campbell | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 7 | 31 | 27 | - | - |
| 2. Robert Samuels | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 17 | 82 | 141 | 2 | - |
| 3. Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c & b Glenn McGrath | 58 | 147 | 209 | 4 | - |
| 4. Brian Lara | c Shane Warne b Glenn McGrath | 2 | 18 | 26 | - | - |
| 5. Carl Hooper | run out (Glenn McGrath > > ) | 7 | 25 | 22 | - | - |
| 6. Jimmy Adams | not out | 74 | 188 | 249 | 5 | - |
| +7. Junior Murray | c Paul Reiffel b Glenn McGrath | 53 | 117 | 116 | 3 | - |
| 8. Ian Bishop | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| 9. Curtly Ambrose | b Shane Warne | 8 | 19 | 29 | 1 | - |
| 10. Kenny Benjamin | b Paul Reiffel | 11 | 13 | 14 | 2 | - |
| *11. Courtney Walsh | c Mark Waugh b Shane Warne | 4 | 17 | 32 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Sherwin Campbell), 2-62 (Robert Samuels), 3-71 (Brian Lara), 4-86 (Carl Hooper), 5-107 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul), 6-197 (Junior Murray), 7-197 (Ian Bishop), 8-215 (Curtly Ambrose), 9-230 (Kenny Benjamin), 255 (Courtney Walsh). |
| Extras | 4b, 7lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 109.1 ovs, 441 mins) 255 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 30 | 11 | 50 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 29 | 8 | 76 | 1 | (0w,5nb) |
| Shane Warne | 28.1 | 3 | 72 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 9 | 3 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 5 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Hayden | b Curtly Ambrose | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | c Carl Hooper b Courtney Walsh | 10 | 48 | 78 | 1 | - |
| 3. Justin Langer | c Carl Hooper b Curtly Ambrose | 0 | 7 | 12 | - | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | lbw b Courtney Walsh | 19 | 54 | 81 | 1 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | b Kenny Benjamin | 37 | 87 | 145 | 2 | - |
| 6. Greg Blewett | c Junior Murray b Courtney Walsh | 7 | 17 | 25 | 1 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | b Kenny Benjamin | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 8. Paul Reiffel | lbw b Kenny Benjamin | 8 | 11 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | c Jimmy Adams b Curtly Ambrose | 18 | 28 | 36 | 4 | - |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | lbw b Curtly Ambrose | 2 | 20 | 18 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 5 | 9 | 17 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Matthew Hayden), 2-3 (Justin Langer), 3-28 (Mark Taylor), 4-47 (Mark Waugh), 5-64 (Greg Blewett), 6-65 (Ian Healy), 7-76 (Paul Reiffel), 8-107 (Shane Warne), 9-113 (Jason Gillespie), 122 (Steve Waugh). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 1w, 11nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 45.5 ovs, 224 mins) 122 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Curtly Ambrose | 12 | 4 | 17 | 4 | (0w,5nb) |
| Ian Bishop | 10 | 2 | 26 | 0 | (1w,3nb) |
| Kenny Benjamin | 12.5 | 5 | 34 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Courtney Walsh | 11 | 4 | 41 | 3 | (0w,5nb) |
4th Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sherwin Campbell | c Matthew Hayden b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 2. Robert Samuels | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 13 | 12 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 3. Shivnarine Chanderpaul | b Paul Reiffel | 40 | 82 | 97 | 3 | - |
| 4. Brian Lara | c Matthew Hayden b Glenn McGrath | 2 | 9 | 17 | - | - |
| 5. Carl Hooper | not out | 27 | 36 | 57 | 2 | - |
| 6. Jimmy Adams | not out | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| +7. Junior Murray | ||||||
| 8. Ian Bishop | ||||||
| 9. Curtly Ambrose | ||||||
| 10. Kenny Benjamin | ||||||
| *11. Courtney Walsh |
| FOW | 1-0 (Sherwin Campbell), 2-25 (Robert Samuels), 3-32 (Brian Lara), 4-82 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 23.5 ovs) 87 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 1 | 41 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
| Shane Warne | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 2.5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Matthew Hayden, Mark Taylor, Justin Langer, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Greg Blewett, Ian Healy, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath