RESULT
Australia vs West Indies Live Score, 29 December, 1979, AUS vs WI, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
WI
397/10 (112.4 ov) & 22/0 (7.2 ov)
AUS
156/10 (56.3 ov) & 259/10 (86.4 ov)
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Best Performance
West Indies
Batting
IVA Richards
SR 87.27 • 94s 16s
96
(110)
A Roberts
SR 61.36 • 64s 06s
54
(88)
Bowling
MA Holding
14 Overs • ECO 2.86
4/40
C Croft
13.3 Overs • ECO 2.00
3/27
Australia
Batting
KJ Hughes
SR 68.63 • 64s 06s
70
(102)
Bruce Laird
SR 39.20 • 34s 06s
69
(176)
Bowling
G Dymock
31 Overs • ECO 3.42
4/106
D Lillee
36 Overs • ECO 2.67
3/96
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
156/10 (56.3 ov)
- Top Scorer Julien Wiener 40 (90)
- Top Wicket-taker MA Holding 4/40
- Boundaries 9 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 17
397/10 (112.4 ov)
- Top Scorer IVA Richards 96 (110)
- Top Wicket-taker G Dymock 4/106
- Boundaries 38 4s • 1 6s
- Extras 11
259/10 (86.4 ov)
- Top Scorer KJ Hughes 70 (102)
- Top Wicket-taker C Croft 3/61
- Boundaries 17 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 17
22/0 (7.2 ov)
- Top Scorer CG Greenidge 9 (21)
- Boundaries 0 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 4
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs West Indies
- DATE & TIME
- Saturday, December 29, 1979 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Playing XI
WI
Lawrence Rowe
Andy Roberts
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia
Matches played
104
Avg 1st Inn Score
301
Highest total
624
Bat-first win
57%
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
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