Sat, 26 Dec - Wed, 30 Dec 1981 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia won by 58 runs
AustraliaAustralia
401/10 (20.00) & 222/10 (82.3)
West IndiesWest Indies
468/5 (20.00) & 161/10 (74.1)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most 50s 2 Larry Gomes 2 Allan Border 2 Bruce Laird
Best Average 9.73 Michael Holding 12.2 Bruce Yardley 12.7 Dennis Lillee 19.2 Joel Garner 19.25 Terry Alderman
Best Bowling Fig 7 Dennis Lillee 6 Michael Holding 4 Bruce Yardley 3 Joel Garner 2 Colin Croft
Most Runs Conceed 127 Dennis Lillee 107 Michael Holding 100 Colin Croft 96 Joel Garner 77 Terry Alderman
Most Wickets 11 Michael Holding 10 Dennis Lillee 5 Bruce Yardley 5 Joel Garner 4 Terry Alderman
Best Economy 0 Greg Chappell 2.15 Andy Roberts 2.18 Bruce Yardley 2.38 Dennis Lillee 2.46 Geoff Lawson
Best Strike Rate 1 Bruce Yardley 0.64 Joel Garner 0.51 Larry Gomes 0.5 Michael Holding 0.45 Dirk Wellham
Best Averages 108 Kim Hughes 42 Jeff Dujon 42 David Murray 39.5 Larry Gomes 35 Allan Border
Most Runs 108 Kim Hughes 84 Jeff Dujon 79 Larry Gomes 70 Allan Border 68 Bruce Laird
Most Fours 11 Kim Hughes 7 Jeff Dujon 5 Graeme Wood 5 Larry Gomes 5 Bruce Laird
Highest Score 100 Kim Hughes 66 Allan Border 64 Bruce Laird 55 Larry Gomes 46 Graeme Wood
Most Runs Conceed 64 Geoff Lawson
Most Wickets 1 Andy Roberts 1 Geoff Lawson
Best Economy 2.77 Colin Croft
Best Strike Rate 20.89 Michael Holding 32.04 Dennis Lillee 33.6 Bruce Yardley 40.5 Terry Alderman 45.6 Joel Garner
Best Bowling Fig 1 Andy Roberts 1 Geoff Lawson
Most Not Outs 2 Colin Croft 2 David Murray 2 Kim Hughes 2 Geoff Lawson
Best Averages 24.5 Graeme Wood 24 Clive Lloyd
Most 100s 2 Kim Hughes
Most Runs 48 Clive Lloyd
Most Ducks 2 Sir Viv Richards 2 Colin Croft 2 Joel Garner 2 Faoud Bacchus 2 Greg Chappell
Best Average 64 Geoff Lawson
Worst Bowling Fig 83 Dennis Lillee 62 Michael Holding 61 Colin Croft 59 Joel Garner 54 Terry Alderman
Best Strike Rate 72.2 Colin Croft 156 Geoff Lawson
Most Ducks 2 Dennis Lillee
Best Strike Rate 0.44 Kim Hughes
Worst Bowling Fig 38 Bruce Yardley
Most Fours 1 Joel Garner
Most Balls Faced 248 Kim Hughes 211 Jeff Dujon 179 Allan Border 164 Bruce Laird 156 Larry Gomes
Highest Score 32 David Murray
Most sixes 1 Andy Roberts
Kim Hughes vs Michael Holding
Dismissals 11
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 27.6
Balanced matchup
Sir Viv Richards vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 11
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 69.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Kim Hughes vs Joel Garner
Dismissals 10
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 35.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Border vs Michael Holding
Dismissals 10
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 52.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Border vs Joel Garner
Dismissals 9
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 50.1
✔ Batsman advantage
Desmond Haynes vs Geoff Lawson
Dismissals 9
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 32.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Desmond Haynes vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.3
Balanced matchup
Geoff Lawson vs Joel Garner
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
Graeme Wood vs Michael Holding
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 79.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Greg Chappell vs Alby Roberts
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 72.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Rod Marsh vs Michael Holding
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.1
✔ Batsman advantage
Graeme Wood vs Joel Garner
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.6
Balanced matchup
Clive Lloyd vs Geoff Lawson
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 56.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Viv Richards vs Terry Alderman
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Andy Roberts vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 35.2
✔ Batsman advantage
David Murray vs Bruce Yardley
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Sir Viv Richards vs Geoff Lawson
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 38.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Joel Garner vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.5
Balanced matchup
Bruce Laird vs Joel Garner
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 100.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Greg Chappell vs Joel Garner
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.5
Balanced matchup
Dennis Lillee vs Alby Roberts
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.3
⚠ Bowler dominance
Dennis Lillee vs Michael Holding
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.8
⚠ Bowler dominance
Greg Chappell vs Michael Holding
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 39.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Rod Marsh vs Joel Garner
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 25.4
Balanced matchup
Rod Marsh vs Alby Roberts
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 41.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bruce Laird vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 132.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Bruce Yardley vs Joel Garner
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.2
⚠ Bowler dominance
Allan Border vs Alby Roberts
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 143.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Michael Holding vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.2
Balanced matchup
Bruce Laird vs Michael Holding
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 62.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Larry Gomes vs Bruce Yardley
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 105.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Larry Gomes vs Geoff Lawson
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 38.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Lawson vs Michael Holding
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.3
⚠ Bowler dominance
Jeff Dujon vs Terry Alderman
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 70.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Faoud Bacchus vs Terry Alderman
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 13.3
⚠ Bowler dominance
Jeff Dujon vs Bruce Yardley
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 103.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Bruce Laird vs Alby Roberts
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
Greg Chappell vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 113.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Dennis Lillee vs Joel Garner
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Graeme Wood vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.7
⚠ Bowler dominance
Graeme Wood vs Alby Roberts
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.7
Balanced matchup
Desmond Haynes vs Terry Alderman
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 32.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Larry Gomes vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 89.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Clive Lloyd vs Terry Alderman
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 77.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Clive Lloyd vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 70.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Terry Alderman vs Michael Holding
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.7
Balanced matchup
Terry Alderman vs Joel Garner
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 9.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Clive Lloyd vs Bruce Yardley
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 86.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Viv Richards vs Bruce Yardley
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 56.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Michael Holding vs Bruce Yardley
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Michael Holding vs Terry Alderman
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 7.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Joel Garner vs Bruce Yardley
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Joel Garner vs Geoff Lawson
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.0
Balanced matchup
Kim Hughes vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Kim Hughes vs Alby Roberts
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 79.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Rod Marsh vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.5
Balanced matchup
Dennis Lillee vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Bruce Yardley vs Michael Holding
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.0
Balanced matchup
Jeff Dujon vs Geoff Lawson
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 104.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Jeff Dujon vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 29.5
Balanced matchup
Allan Border vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 59.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bruce Yardley vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.0
Balanced matchup
Bruce Yardley vs Alby Roberts
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Terry Alderman vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.0
Balanced matchup
Joel Garner vs Terry Alderman
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
David Murray vs Geoff Lawson
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Faoud Bacchus vs Bruce Yardley
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Colin Croft vs Dennis Lillee
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Desmond Haynes vs Bruce Yardley
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 121.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Michael Holding vs Geoff Lawson
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Andy Roberts vs Bruce Yardley
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 58.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Dirk Wellham vs Robert Croft
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Dirk Wellham vs Michael Holding
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 5.0
⚠ Bowler dominance