RESULT

Australia vs West Indies Scorecard, Australia vs West Indies, 31 December, 1951, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

AUS

216/10 (73.3 ov) & 260/9 (97.0 ov)

272/10 (75.3 ov) & 203/10 (59.3 ov)

Australia won by 1 wicket

West Indies 1st Innings

272/10 (75.3 ov)

RR 3.61

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Kenneth Rickards b Miller	15	0	1	0	0.00
Jeffrey Stollmeyer c †Langley b Miller	7	0	0	0	0.00
Frank Worrell b Lindwall	108	0	7	0	0.00
Everton Weekes c Johnson b Johnston	1	0	0	0	0.00
Gerald Gomez c †Langley b Miller	37	0	2	0	0.00
Robert Christiani run out	37	0	3	0	0.00
John Goddard b Miller	21	0	1	0	0.00
Simpson Guillen not out	22	0	2	0	0.00
John Trim run out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sonny Ramadhin c †Langley b Johnston	1	0	0	0	0.00
Alfred Valentine c Lindwall b Miller	14	0	2	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 2, lb 6, w 1, nb 0, p 0)	9
TOTAL (3.61 RUNS PER OVER)	272/10 (75.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 29-2 (Kenneth Rickards, 0 ov), 16-1 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer, 0 ov), 221-6 (Frank Worrell, 0 ov), 30-3 (Everton Weekes, 0 ov), 102-4 (Gerald Gomez, 0 ov), 194-5 (Robert Christiani, 0 ov), 237-7 (John Goddard, 0 ov), 242-8 (John Trim, 0 ov), 248-9 (Sonny Ramadhin, 0 ov), 272-10 (Alfred Valentine, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Ray Lindwall	18	2	72	1	4.00
Keith Miller	19.3	1	60	5	3.08
William Johnston	20	1	59	2	2.95
Douglas Ring	9	0	43	0	4.78
Ian Johnson	7	0	23	0	3.29
Graeme Hole	2	0	6	0	3.00

Australia 1st Innings

216/10 (73.3 ov)

RR 2.95

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
John Moroney lbw b Ramadhin	26	0	2	0	0.00
Arthur Morris b Trim	6	0	0	0	0.00
Lindsay Hassett run out	15	0	1	0	0.00
Neil Harvey c & b Ramadhin	83	0	15	0	0.00
Keith Miller b Trim	47	0	5	0	0.00
Graeme Hole b Valentine	2	0	0	0	0.00
Ray Lindwall lbw b Trim	13	0	2	0	0.00
Ian Johnson c †Guillen b Trim	1	0	0	0	0.00
Douglas Ring b Trim	6	0	0	0	0.00
Gil Langley not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
William Johnston b Gomez	1	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 12, lb 4, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	16
TOTAL (2.95 RUNS PER OVER)	216/10 (73.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 49-3 (John Moroney, 0 ov), 17-1 (Arthur Morris, 0 ov), 48-2 (Lindsay Hassett, 0 ov), 173-4 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 208-6 (Keith Miller, 0 ov), 176-5 (Graeme Hole, 0 ov), 209-7 (Ray Lindwall, 0 ov), 210-8 (Ian Johnson, 0 ov), 215-9 (Douglas Ring, 0 ov), 216-10 (William Johnston, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
John Trim	12	2	34	5	2.83
Gerald Gomez	13.3	7	25	1	1.85
Alfred Valentine	23	8	50	1	2.17
Sonny Ramadhin	17	4	63	2	3.71
John Goddard	8	0	28	0	3.50

West Indies 2nd Innings

203/10 (59.3 ov)

RR 3.42

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Simpson Guillen c Johnston b Lindwall	0	3	0	0	0.00
Jeffrey Stollmeyer lbw b Miller	54	0	4	0	0.00
John Goddard lbw b Lindwall	0	2	0	0	0.00
Kenneth Rickards lbw b Johnston	22	0	0	0	0.00
Everton Weekes lbw b Johnson	2	0	0	0	0.00
Robert Christiani b Miller	33	0	2	0	0.00
Gerald Gomez b Johnston	52	0	4	0	0.00
Frank Worrell b Johnston	30	0	4	0	0.00
John Trim run out	0	1	0	0	0.00
Sonny Ramadhin run out	0	1	0	0	0.00
Alfred Valentine not out	1	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 5, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	9
TOTAL (3.42 RUNS PER OVER)	203/10 (59.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 0-1 (Simpson Guillen, 0 ov), 97-5 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer, 0 ov), 0-2 (John Goddard, 0 ov), 53-3 (Kenneth Rickards, 0 ov), 60-4 (Everton Weekes, 0 ov), 128-6 (Robert Christiani, 0 ov), 203-10 (Gerald Gomez, 0 ov), 190-7 (Frank Worrell, 0 ov), 194-8 (John Trim, 0 ov), 194-9 (Sonny Ramadhin, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Ray Lindwall	17	2	59	2	3.47
Keith Miller	16	1	49	2	3.06
William Johnston	14.3	2	51	3	3.52
Douglas Ring	7	1	17	0	2.43
Ian Johnson	5	0	18	1	3.60

Australia 2nd Innings (target 260)

260/9 (97.0 ov)

RR 2.68

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
John Moroney lbw b Ramadhin	5	0	0	0	0.00
Arthur Morris lbw b Valentine	12	0	0	0	0.00
Lindsay Hassett lbw b Valentine	102	0	9	0	0.00
Neil Harvey b Valentine	33	0	4	0	0.00
Keith Miller hit wicket b Valentine	2	0	0	0	0.00
Graeme Hole c Gomez b Worrell	13	0	1	0	0.00
Ray Lindwall c †Guillen b Ramadhin	29	0	4	0	0.00
Ian Johnson c †Guillen b Ramadhin	6	0	0	0	0.00
Douglas Ring not out	32	0	3	0	0.00
Gil Langley lbw b Valentine	1	0	0	0	0.00
William Johnston not out	7	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 14, lb 4, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	18
TOTAL (2.68 RUNS PER OVER)	260/9 (97.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 106-3 (John Moroney, 0 ov), 27-1 (Arthur Morris, 0 ov), 218-8 (Lindsay Hassett, 0 ov), 93-2 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 109-4 (Keith Miller, 0 ov), 147-5 (Graeme Hole, 0 ov), 192-6 (Ray Lindwall, 0 ov), 218-7 (Ian Johnson, 0 ov), 222-9 (Gil Langley, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
John Trim	10	3	25	0	2.50
Gerald Gomez	9	1	18	0	2.00
Alfred Valentine	30	9	88	5	2.93
Sonny Ramadhin	39	15	93	3	2.38
Frank Worrell	9	1	18	1	2.00

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs West Indies
DATE & TIME: Monday, December 31, 1951 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne