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Test Championship
2nd Test
Sat, 29 December 1979, Starts from 00:00
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia - 156/10 (56.3) , 259/10 (86.4)
vs
West Indies - 397/10 (112.4) , 22/10 (7.2)
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia)
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Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
156/10 (56.3)
West Indies innigs
397/10 (112.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Gordon Greenidge
c Higgs b Dymock
48
137
94
5
0
51.06
In 1979
Career
Desmond Haynes
c Hughes b Lillee
29
32
24
4
0
120.83
In 1979
Career
Viv Richards
c Toohey b Dymock
96
160
110
9
1
87.27
In 1979
Career
Alvin Kallicharran
c Laird b Higgs
39
88
63
4
0
61.90
In 1979
Career
Lawrence Rowe
b Lillee
26
64
68
2
0
38.23
In 1979
Career
Clive Lloyd (c)
c (wk)Marsh b Dymock
40
143
113
2
0
35.39
In 1979
Career
Deryck Murray (wk)
b Dymock
24
85
80
1
0
30.00
In 1979
Career
Andy Roberts
lbw b Lillee
54
89
88
6
0
61.36
In 1979
Career
Joel Garner
c Dymock b Higgs
29
54
38
5
0
76.31
In 1979
Career
Michael Holding
not out
1
18
7
0
0
14.28
In 1979
Career
Colin Croft
lbw b Higgs
0
4
4
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Desmond Haynes), 2-156 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-215 (Viv Richards), 4-226 (Alvin
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 4, nb 7)
11
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
397(112.4 Ov, RR: 3.52)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
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 (wk)Murray b Croft
24
69
47
1
0
51.06
In 1979
Career
Bruce Laird
c Garner b Holding
69
277
176
3
0
39.20
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
lbw b Holding
15
72
51
2
0
29.41
In 1979
Career
Greg Chappell (c)
c (wk)Murray b Roberts
22
32
19
1
0
115.78
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
lbw b Roberts
70
160
102
6
0
68.62
In 1979
Career
Peter Toohey
c (wk)Murray b Croft
7
28
26
1
0
26.92
In 1979
Career
Rod Marsh (wk)
b Croft
7
34
21
0
0
33.33
In 1979
Career
Dennis Lillee
c & b Roberts
0
15
9
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
c Lloyd b Garner
17
52
35
3
0
48.57
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
c Holding b Garner
11
42
38
0
0
28.94
In 1979
Career
Jim Higgs
not out
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Julien Wiener), 2-88 (Allan Border), 3-121 (Greg Chappell), 4-187 (Bruce Lair
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 10, nb 5)
17
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
259(86.4 Ov, RR: 2.98)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
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
26
21
0
0
42.85
In 1979
Career
Desmond Haynes
not out
9
26
24
0
0
37.50
In 1979
Career
Did not bat: Viv Richards, Alvin Kallicharran, Lawrence Rowe, Clive Lloyd (c), Deryck Murray (wk), Andy
Did not bat
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 4)
4
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
22(7.2 Ov, RR: 3.00)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career