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Fri, 10 Feb - Fri, 10 Feb 1961 - 00:00 – 5th Test • Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia won by 2 wickets
Australia
342/10 (20.00) & 258/8 (111.7)
West Indies
539/3 (20.00) & 321/10 (95.7)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
West Indies innigs
539/3 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Cammie Smith
c O'Neill b Misson
11
21
32
1
0
52.38
In 1961
Career
Conrad Hunte
c Simpson b Davidson
31
84
136
4
0
36.90
In 1961
Career
Rohan Kanhai
c Harvey b Benaud
38
65
76
7
0
58.46
In 1961
Career
Garry Sobers
c †Grout b Simpson
64
179
177
5
0
35.75
In 1961
Career
Frank Worrell (c)
c †Grout b Martin
10
27
40
0
0
37.03
In 1961
Career
Peter Lashley
c Misson b Benaud
41
107
99
4
0
38.31
In 1961
Career
Gerry Alexander (WK)
c McDonald b Misson
11
36
42
1
0
30.55
In 1961
Career
Joe Solomon
run out
45
143
141
3
0
31.46
In 1961
Career
Lance Gibbs
c Burge b Misson
11
13
14
1
0
84.61
In 1961
Career
Wes Hall
b Misson
21
40
84
1
0
52.50
In 1961
Career
Alf Valentine
not out
0
4
6
0
0
0.00
In 1961
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 4, w 1)
9
Total
292 89.7 Ov (RR: 3.24)
4964
12223
0
459
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Alan Davidson
27.00
4
89
1
2.47
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Frank Misson
14.00
3
58
4
3.10
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Ken Mackay
1.00
0
1
0
0.75
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Richie Benaud
21.70
5
55
2
1.88
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Johnny Martin
8.00
0
29
1
2.71
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Bob Simpson
18.00
3
51
1
2.12
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Australia innigs
342/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Bob Simpson
c Gibbs b Sobers
75
237
200
5
0
31.64
In 1961
Career
Colin McDonald
lbw b Sobers
91
175
166
6
0
52.00
In 1961
Career
Norm O'Neill
b Gibbs
10
31
34
0
0
32.25
In 1961
Career
Peter Burge
c Sobers b Gibbs
68
194
194
7
0
35.05
In 1961
Career
Ken Mackay
c †Alexander b Hall
19
109
95
1
0
17.43
In 1961
Career
Neil Harvey
c †Alexander b Sobers
5
22
26
0
0
22.72
In 1961
Career
Alan Davidson
c †Alexander b Sobers
24
57
69
1
0
42.10
In 1961
Career
Richie Benaud (c)
b Gibbs
3
20
21
0
0
15.00
In 1961
Career
Johnny Martin
c Kanhai b Sobers
15
54
42
1
0
27.77
In 1961
Career
Frank Misson
not out
12
61
54
1
0
19.67
In 1961
Career
Wally Grout (WK)
c Hunte b Gibbs
14
23
28
0
0
60.86
In 1961
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 8, nb 8)
20
Total
356 121.4 Ov (RR: 2.93)
6052
16711
0
374
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Wes Hall
15.00
1
56
1
2.80
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Frank Worrell
11.00
2
44
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Garry Sobers
44.00
7
120
5
2.04
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Lance Gibbs
38.40
18
74
4
1.44
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Alf Valentine
13.00
3
42
0
2.42
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
West Indies innigs
258/8 (111.7)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Cammie Smith
lbw b Davidson
37
63
61
5
1
58.73
In 1961
Career
Conrad Hunte
c †Grout b Davidson
52
166
179
4
0
31.32
In 1961
Career
Rohan Kanhai
c Misson b Benaud
31
41
55
4
0
75.60
In 1961
Career
Joe Solomon
run out
36
175
162
3
0
20.57
In 1961
Career
Garry Sobers
c †Grout b Simpson
21
50
61
1
0
42.00
In 1961
Career
Gerry Alexander (WK)
c Mackay b Davidson
73
126
155
5
0
57.93
In 1961
Career
Frank Worrell (c)
c †Grout b Davidson
7
27
21
1
0
25.92
In 1961
Career
Peter Lashley
lbw b Martin
18
44
45
1
0
40.90
In 1961
Career
Lance Gibbs
c O'Neill b Simpson
8
36
54
1
0
22.22
In 1961
Career
Wes Hall
c †Grout b Davidson
21
29
34
2
0
72.41
In 1961
Career
Alf Valentine
not out
3
12
19
0
0
25.00
In 1961
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 8, w 1)
14
Total
321 95.7 Ov (RR: 3.34)
5457
13073
0
459
17
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Alan Davidson
24.70
4
84
5
2.53
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Frank Misson
10.00
1
58
0
4.35
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Ken Mackay
10.00
2
21
0
1.57
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Richie Benaud
23.00
4
53
1
1.72
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Johnny Martin
10.00
1
36
1
2.70
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Bob Simpson
18.00
4
55
2
2.29
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Australia innigs
321/10 (95.7)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Bob Simpson
b Gibbs
92
231
194
10
0
39.82
In 1961
Career
Colin McDonald
c Smith b Gibbs
11
52
53
0
0
21.15
In 1961
Career
Richie Benaud (c)
b Valentine
6
36
42
0
0
16.66
In 1961
Career
Norm O'Neill
c †Alexander b Worrell
48
197
145
5
0
24.36
In 1961
Career
Peter Burge
b Valentine
53
195
155
8
0
27.17
In 1961
Career
Neil Harvey
c Smith b Worrell
12
49
39
1
0
24.48
In 1961
Career
Alan Davidson
c Sobers b Worrell
12
58
48
1
0
20.68
In 1961
Career
Ken Mackay
not out
3
51
42
0
0
5.88
In 1961
Career
Wally Grout (WK)
c Smith b Valentine
5
25
19
0
0
20.00
In 1961
Career
Johnny Martin
not out
1
5
3
0
0
20.00
In 1961
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 9, nb 3)
15
Total
258/8 111.7 Ov (RR: 2.30)
4386
15283
0
425
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Wes Hall
5.00
0
40
0
6.00
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Frank Worrell
31.00
16
43
3
1.04
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Garry Sobers
13.00
2
32
0
1.84
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Lance Gibbs
41.00
19
68
2
1.24
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
Alf Valentine
21.70
4
60
3
2.05
0
0
0
In 1961
Career
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