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2nd Test-The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia) 1979

TESTMelbourne Cricket GroundSat, 29 Dec - Tue, 01 Jan 1980

AUS

Australia

566/10 (34.00) & 259/10 (86.4)

West Indies

223/6 (20.00) & 22/10 (7.2)

West Indies won by 10 wickets

AUSAustralia innings

566/10 (34.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	Career
Julien Wiener lbw b Garner	40	90	126	3	0	44.44	In 1979	Career
Bruce Laird c Lloyd b Holding	16	41	69	0	0	39.02	In 1979	Career
Allan Border c Richards b Garner	17	64	99	1	0	26.56	In 1979	Career
Greg Chappell (c) c (wk)Murray b Garner	19	46	58	2	0	41.30	In 1979	Career
Kim Hughes c Rowe b Holding	4	9	22	0	0	44.44	In 1979	Career
Peter Toohey c Roberts b Holding	10	16	28	1	0	62.50	In 1979	Career
Rod Marsh (WK) c Kallicharran b Holding	0	8	15	0	0	0.00	In 1979	Career
Dennis Lillee c Lloyd b Croft	12	21	22	0	0	57.14	In 1979	Career
Geoff Dymock c Kallicharran b Croft	7	14	29	0	0	50.00	In 1979	Career
Rodney Hogg c Greenidge b Croft	14	25	27	2	0	56.00	In 1979	Career
Jim Higgs not out	0	7	16	0	0	0.00	In 1979	Career
Extras (b 9, lb 4, nb 2, w 2)	17
Total 156 56.3 Ov (RR: 2.76)	156

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	Career
Andy Roberts	14.00	1	39	0	2.78	In 1979	Career
Michael Holding	14.00	3	40	4	2.85	In 1979	Career
Colin Croft	13.30	4	27	3	2.00	In 1979	Career
Joel Garner	15.00	7	33	3	2.20	In 1979	Career

WIWest Indies innings

223/6 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	Career
Gordon Greenidge c Higgs b Dymock	48	94	137	5	0	51.06	In 1979	Career
Desmond Haynes c Hughes b Lillee	29	24	32	4	0	120.83	In 1979	Career
Viv Richards c Toohey b Dymock	96	110	160	9	1	87.27	In 1979	Career
Alvin Kallicharran c Laird b Higgs	39	63	88	4	0	61.90	In 1979	Career
Lawrence Rowe b Lillee	26	68	64	2	0	38.23	In 1979	Career
Clive Lloyd (c) c (wk)Marsh b Dymock	40	113	143	2	0	35.39	In 1979	Career
Deryck Murray (WK) b Dymock	24	80	85	1	0	30.00	In 1979	Career
Andy Roberts lbw b Lillee	54	88	89	6	0	61.36	In 1979	Career
Joel Garner c Dymock b Higgs	29	38	54	5	0	76.31	In 1979	Career
Michael Holding not out	1	7	18	0	0	14.28	In 1979	Career
Colin Croft lbw b Higgs	0	4	4	0	0	0.00	In 1979	Career
Extras (lb 4, nb 7)	11
Total 397 112.4 Ov (RR: 3.52)	397

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	Career
Dennis Lillee	36.00	7	96	3	2.66	In 1979	Career
Rodney Hogg	6.00	0	59	0	9.83	In 1979	Career
Geoff Dymock	31.00	2	106	4	3.41	In 1979	Career
Jim Higgs	34.40	4	122	3	3.51	In 1979	Career
Greg Chappell	5.00	2	3	0	0.60	In 1979	Career

AUSAustralia innings

259/10 (86.4)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	Career
Julien Wiener c (wk)Murray b Croft	24	47	69	1	0	51.06	In 1979	Career
Bruce Laird c Garner b Holding	69	176	277	3	0	39.20	In 1979	Career
Allan Border lbw b Holding	15	51	72	2	0	29.41	In 1979	Career
Greg Chappell (c) c (wk)Murray b Roberts	22	19	32	1	0	115.78	In 1979	Career
Kim Hughes lbw b Roberts	70	102	160	6	0	68.62	In 1979	Career
Peter Toohey c (wk)Murray b Croft	7	26	28	1	0	26.92	In 1979	Career
Rod Marsh (WK) b Croft	7	21	34	0	0	33.33	In 1979	Career
Dennis Lillee c & b Roberts	0	9	15	0	0	0.00	In 1979	Career
Geoff Dymock c Lloyd b Garner	17	35	52	3	0	48.57	In 1979	Career
Rodney Hogg c Holding b Garner	11	38	42	0	0	28.94	In 1979	Career
Jim Higgs not out	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1979	Career
Extras (b 2, lb 10, nb 5)	17
Total 259 86.4 Ov (RR: 2.98)	259

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	Career
Andy Roberts	21.00	1	64	3	3.04	In 1979	Career
Michael Holding	23.00	7	61	2	2.65	In 1979	Career
Colin Croft	22.00	2	61	3	2.77	In 1979	Career
Joel Garner	20.40	2	56	2	2.70	In 1979	Career

WIWest Indies innings

22/10 (7.2)

BATTING

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	ECO	In Season	Career
Dennis Lillee	3.00	0	9	3.00	In 1979	Career
Geoff Dymock	3.00	0	5	1.66	In 1979	Career
Kim Hughes	1.00	1	0	0.00	In 1979	Career
Peter Toohey	0.20	0	4	12.00	In 1979	Career

MILESTONES

Jim Higgs reached 50 Test wicketsAUSREACHED

Now on 51.

Colin Croft reached 50 Test wicketsWIREACHED

Now on 52.