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Result of 1979
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia)
2nd Test-The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia) 1979
Sat, 29 Dec - Sat, 29 Dec 1979 - 00:00 – 2nd Test • Melbourne Cricket Ground
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Australia
566/10 (34.00) & 259/10 (86.4)
West Indies
223/6 (20.00) & 22/10 (7.2)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
566/10 (34.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
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 †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
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Andy Roberts
14.00
1
39
0
2.78
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Michael Holding
14.00
3
40
4
2.85
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Colin Croft
13.30
4
27
3
2.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Joel Garner
15.00
7
33
3
2.20
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
West Indies innigs
223/6 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
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 †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
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
36.00
7
96
3
2.66
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
6.00
0
59
0
9.83
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
31.00
2
106
4
3.41
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Jim Higgs
34.40
4
122
3
3.51
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Greg Chappell
5.00
2
3
0
0.60
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Australia innigs
259/10 (86.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Julien Wiener
c †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 †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 †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
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Andy Roberts
21.00
1
64
3
3.04
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Michael Holding
23.00
7
61
2
2.65
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Colin Croft
22.00
2
61
3
2.77
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Joel Garner
20.40
2
56
2
2.70
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
West Indies innigs
22/10 (7.2)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Gordon Greenidge
not out
9
21
26
0
0
42.85
In 1979
Career
Desmond Haynes
not out
9
24
26
0
0
37.50
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 4)
4
Total
22/0 7.2 Ov (RR: 3.00)
22
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
3.00
0
9
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
3.00
0
5
0
1.66
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
1.00
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Peter Toohey
0.20
0
4
0
12.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
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