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Australia v West Indies @ Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 December 1979 (five-day match)
Toss: West Indies (field)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, AR Crafter
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Laird | c Deryck Murray b Joel Garner | 92 | 185 | 303 | 10 | - |
| 2. Rick McCosker | c Alvin Kallicharran b Colin Croft | 14 | 26 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 3. Allan Border | c Deryck Murray b Joel Garner | 1 | 0 | 21 | - | - |
| *4. Greg Chappell | c Collis King b Andy Roberts | 74 | 115 | 150 | 10 | - |
| 5. Kim Hughes | b Colin Croft | 3 | 0 | 28 | - | - |
| 6. David Hookes | c Michael Holding b Colin Croft | 43 | 67 | 85 | 4 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Deryck Murray b Joel Garner | 3 | 0 | 35 | - | - |
| 8. Ray Bright | b Michael Holding | 13 | 42 | 64 | 2 | - |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | lbw b Joel Garner | 0 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| 10. Rodney Hogg | b Andy Roberts | 8 | 26 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 11. Jeff Thomson | not out | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Rick McCosker), 2-26 (Allan Border), 3-156 (Greg Chappell), 4-174 (Kim Hughes), 5-228 (Bruce Laird), 6-242 (David Hookes), 7-246 (Rod Marsh), 8-252 (Dennis Lillee), 9-268 (Ray Bright), 268 (Rodney Hogg). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 0w, 12nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 86.1 ovs) 268 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andy Roberts | 18.1 | 5 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Holding | 16 | 3 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Croft | 25 | 6 | 80 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joel Garner | 22 | 5 | 55 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Collis King | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 34 | 0 | 72 | 5 | - |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | c Rod Marsh b Jeff Thomson | 42 | 59 | 91 | 6 | - |
| 3. Sir Viv Richards | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 140 | 0 | 329 | 20 | - |
| 4. Alvin Kallicharran | c Rod Marsh b Jeff Thomson | 38 | 92 | 121 | 3 | - |
| 5. Lawrence Rowe | b Greg Chappell | 50 | 109 | 145 | 7 | - |
| 6. Collis King | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| *+7. Deryck Murray | c Rick McCosker b Jeff Thomson | 21 | 40 | 70 | 2 | - |
| 8. Andy Roberts | run out ( > > ) | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 | - |
| 9. Joel Garner | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 60 | 83 | 113 | 3 | 4 |
| 10. Michael Holding | b Ray Bright | 11 | 24 | 23 | 2 | - |
| 11. Colin Croft | not out | 2 | 73 | 80 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-68 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-93 (Desmond Haynes), 3-198 (Alvin Kallicharran), 4-317 (Lawrence Rowe), 5-317 (Collis King), 6-341 (Sir Viv Richards), 7-365 (Deryck Murray), 8-366 (Andy Roberts), 9-385 (Michael Holding), 441 (Joel Garner). |
| Extras | 5b, 3lb, 0w, 28nb, 0pen) 36 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 132.1 ovs) 441 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 29.1 | 8 | 104 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 25 | 6 | 55 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 24 | 4 | 90 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 12 | 2 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 32 | 9 | 97 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Hookes | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick McCosker | b Michael Holding | 33 | 53 | 59 | 4 | - |
| 2. Bruce Laird | c sub b Joel Garner | 75 | 218 | 302 | 8 | - |
| 3. Allan Border | c Sir Viv Richards b Joel Garner | 7 | 0 | 33 | - | - |
| *4. Greg Chappell | b Colin Croft | 124 | 299 | 376 | 12 | - |
| 5. Kim Hughes | not out | 130 | 0 | 378 | 17 | 1 |
| 6. David Hookes | b Andy Roberts | 37 | 75 | 104 | 3 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Alvin Kallicharran b Collis King | 19 | 0 | 87 | 2 | - |
| 8. Ray Bright | not out | 2 | 11 | 10 | - | - |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | ||||||
| 10. Rodney Hogg | ||||||
| 11. Jeff Thomson |
| FOW | 1-40 (Rick McCosker), 2-55 (Allan Border), 3-179 (Bruce Laird), 4-297 (Greg Chappell), 5-371 (David Hookes), 6-442 (Rod Marsh). |
| Extras | 2b, 11lb, 2w, 6nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 166 ovs) 448 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andy Roberts | 27 | 5 | 70 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Holding | 30 | 4 | 94 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Croft | 28 | 3 | 106 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joel Garner | 41 | 13 | 75 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Collis King | 22 | 6 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alvin Kallicharran | 18 | 0 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Greenidge | c Rick McCosker b Jeff Thomson | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 2. Desmond Haynes | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 4 | 16 | 29 | - | - |
| 3. Lawrence Rowe | b Rodney Hogg | 3 | 18 | 19 | - | - |
| 4. Alvin Kallicharran | not out | 10 | 32 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 5. Collis King | not out | 8 | 22 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 6. Sir Viv Richards | ||||||
| *+7. Deryck Murray | ||||||
| 8. Andy Roberts | ||||||
| 9. Joel Garner | ||||||
| 10. Michael Holding | ||||||
| 11. Colin Croft |
| FOW | 1-2 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-15 (Lawrence Rowe), 3-16 (Desmond Haynes). |
| Extras | 5b, 0lb, 1w, 9nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 14 ovs) 40 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Rick McCosker, Bruce Laird, Allan Border, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, David Hookes, Rod Marsh, Ray Bright, Dennis Lillee, Rodney Hogg, Jeff Thomson