RESULT
Australia vs West Indies Live Score, 26 December, 1968, AUS vs WI, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
AUS
510/10 (136.3 ov)
WI
200/10 (73.0 ov) & 280/10 (98.4 ov)
Australia won by an innings and 30 runs
Best Performance
Australia
Batting
Bill Lawry
SR 49.28 • 124s 16s
205
(416)
Ian Chappell
SR 51.56 • 164s 06s
165
(320)
Bowling
G McKenzie
28 Overs • ECO 2.54
8/71
J Gleeson
26.4 Overs • ECO 2.29
5/61
West Indies
Batting
R Fredericks
SR 33.63 • 44s 06s
76
(226)
Seymour Nurse
SR 38.54 • 74s 06s
74
(192)
Bowling
G Sobers
33.3 Overs • ECO 2.90
4/97
Lance Gibbs
43 Overs • ECO 3.23
4/139
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
200/10 (73.0 ov)
- Top Scorer R Fredericks 76 (226)
- Top Wicket-taker G McKenzie 8/71
- Boundaries 12 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 2
510/10 (136.3 ov)
- Top Scorer Bill Lawry 205 (416)
- Top Wicket-taker G Sobers 4/97
- Boundaries 37 4s • 1 6s
- Extras 6
280/10 (98.4 ov)
- Top Scorer Seymour Nurse 74 (192)
- Top Wicket-taker J Gleeson 5/61
- Boundaries 25 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 10
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs West Indies
- DATE & TIME
- Thursday, December 26, 1968 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to field
Playing XI
AUS
Ian Redpath
Keith Stackpole
Barry Jarman
WI
Steve Camacho
Richard Edwards
Seymour Nurse
Basil Butcher
Charlie Davis
Jackie Hendriks
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia
Matches played
104
Avg 1st Inn Score
301
Highest total
624
Bat-first win
57%
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