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Sat, 01 Dec - Wed, 05 Dec 1979 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Match drawn
Australia
633/10 (34.00) & 448/6 (166)
West Indies
419/6 (20.00) & 40/3 (14)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
633/10 (34.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Bruce Laird
c †Murray b Garner
92
185
303
10
0
49.72
In 1979
Career
Rick McCosker
c Kallicharran b Croft
14
26
32
1
0
53.84
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
c †Murray b Garner
1
16
21
0
0
6.25
In 1979
Career
Greg Chappell (c)
c King b Roberts
74
115
150
10
0
64.34
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
b Croft
3
23
28
0
0
13.04
In 1979
Career
David Hookes
c Holding b Croft
43
67
85
4
0
64.17
In 1979
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c †Murray b Garner
3
24
35
0
0
12.50
In 1979
Career
Ray Bright
b Holding
13
42
64
2
0
30.95
In 1979
Career
Dennis Lillee
lbw b Garner
0
7
9
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
b Roberts
8
26
37
1
0
30.76
In 1979
Career
Jeff Thomson
not out
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 4, nb 12)
17
Total
268 86.1 Ov (RR: 3.11)
5092
10108
0
532
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Andy Roberts
18.10
5
50
2
2.75
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Michael Holding
16.00
3
53
1
3.31
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Colin Croft
25.00
6
80
3
3.20
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Joel Garner
22.00
5
55
4
2.50
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Collis King
5.00
1
13
0
2.60
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
West Indies innigs
419/6 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Gordon Greenidge
c †Marsh b Lillee
34
55
72
5
0
61.81
In 1979
Career
Desmond Haynes
c †Marsh b Thomson
42
59
91
6
0
71.18
In 1979
Career
Viv Richards
c †Marsh b Lillee
140
259
329
20
0
54.05
In 1979
Career
Alvin Kallicharran
c †Marsh b Thomson
38
92
121
3
0
41.30
In 1979
Career
Lawrence Rowe
b Chappell
50
109
145
7
0
45.87
In 1979
Career
Collis King
c †Marsh b Lillee
0
4
6
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Deryck Murray (c)(WK)
c McCosker b Thomson
21
40
70
2
0
52.50
In 1979
Career
Andy Roberts
run out
7
22
41
1
0
31.81
In 1979
Career
Joel Garner
lbw b Lillee
60
83
113
3
4
72.28
In 1979
Career
Michael Holding
b Bright
11
24
23
2
0
45.83
In 1979
Career
Colin Croft
not out
2
73
80
0
0
2.73
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 3, nb 28)
36
Total
441 132.1 Ov (RR: 3.33)
8379
15580
0
931
76
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
29.10
8
104
4
3.56
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
25.00
6
55
0
2.20
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Jeff Thomson
24.00
4
90
3
3.75
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Greg Chappell
12.00
2
25
1
2.08
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Ray Bright
32.00
9
97
1
3.03
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
5.00
1
19
0
3.80
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
David Hookes
5.00
2
15
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Australia innigs
448/6 (166)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Rick McCosker
b Holding
33
53
59
4
0
62.26
In 1979
Career
Bruce Laird
c sub (MD Marshall) b Garner
75
218
302
8
0
34.40
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
c Richards b Garner
7
28
33
0
0
25.00
In 1979
Career
Greg Chappell (c)
b Croft
124
299
376
12
0
41.47
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
not out
130
244
378
17
1
53.27
In 1979
Career
David Hookes
b Roberts
37
75
104
3
0
49.33
In 1979
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c Kallicharran b King
19
76
87
2
0
25.00
In 1979
Career
Ray Bright
not out
2
11
10
0
0
18.18
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 11, nb 6, w 2)
21
Total
448/6d 166 Ov (RR: 2.69)
8512
19076
0
874
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Andy Roberts
27.00
5
70
1
2.59
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Michael Holding
30.00
4
94
1
3.13
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Colin Croft
28.00
3
106
1
3.78
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Joel Garner
41.00
13
75
2
1.82
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Collis King
22.00
6
50
1
2.27
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Alvin Kallicharran
18.00
0
32
0
1.77
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
West Indies innigs
40/3 (14)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Gordon Greenidge
c McCosker b Thomson
0
7
5
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Desmond Haynes
lbw b Hogg
4
16
29
0
0
25.00
In 1979
Career
Lawrence Rowe
b Hogg
3
18
19
0
0
16.66
In 1979
Career
Alvin Kallicharran
not out
10
32
36
1
0
31.25
In 1979
Career
Collis King
not out
8
22
33
1
0
36.36
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 5, nb 9, w 1)
15
Total
40/3 14 Ov (RR: 2.85)
760
1805
0
38
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
2.00
0
3
0
1.50
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Rodney Hogg
5.00
2
11
2
2.20
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Jeff Thomson
3.00
2
3
1
1.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Ray Bright
4.00
3
8
0
2.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
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