RESULT

Australia vs West Indies Scorecard, Australia vs West Indies, 10 February, 1961, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

AUS

356/10 (121.4 ov) & 258/8 (111.7 ov)

292/10 (89.7 ov) & 321/10 (95.7 ov)

Australia won by 2 wickets

West Indies 1st Innings

292/10 (89.7 ov)

RR 3.26

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Cammie Smith c O'Neill b Misson	11	21	1	0	52.38
Conrad Hunte c Simpson b Davidson	31	84	4	0	36.90
Rohan Kanhai c Harvey b Benaud	38	65	7	0	58.46
Garry Sobers c †Grout b Simpson	64	179	5	0	35.75
Frank Worrell c †Grout b Martin	10	27	0	0	37.04
Peter Lashley c Misson b Benaud	41	107	4	0	38.32
Gerry Alexander c McDonald b Misson	11	36	1	0	30.56
Joe Solomon run out	45	143	3	0	31.47
Lance Gibbs c Burge b Misson	11	13	1	0	84.62
Wes Hall b Misson	21	40	1	0	52.50
Alfred Valentine not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 4, w 1, nb 0, p 0)	9
TOTAL (3.26 RUNS PER OVER)	292/10 (89.7 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 18-1 (Cammie Smith, 0 ov), 81-3 (Conrad Hunte, 0 ov), 75-2 (Rohan Kanhai, 0 ov), 204-6 (Garry Sobers, 0 ov), 107-4 (Frank Worrell, 0 ov), 200-5 (Peter Lashley, 0 ov), 221-7 (Gerry Alexander, 0 ov), 292-10 (Joe Solomon, 0 ov), 235-8 (Lance Gibbs, 0 ov), 290-9 (Wes Hall, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alan Davidson	27	4	89	1	3.30
Frank Misson	14	3	58	4	4.14
Kenneth Mackay	1	0	1	0	1.00
Richie Benaud	21.7	5	55	2	2.48
John Martin	8	0	29	1	3.63
Bob Simpson	18	3	51	1	2.83

Australia 1st Innings

356/10 (121.4 ov)

RR 2.93

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bob Simpson c Gibbs b Sobers	75	237	5	0	31.65
Colin McDonald lbw b Sobers	91	175	6	0	52.00
Norman O'Neill b Gibbs	10	31	0	0	32.26
Peter Burge c Sobers b Gibbs	68	194	7	0	35.05
Kenneth Mackay c †Alexander b Hall	19	109	1	0	17.43
Neil Harvey c †Alexander b Sobers	5	22	0	0	22.73
Alan Davidson c †Alexander b Sobers	24	57	1	0	42.11
Richie Benaud b Gibbs	3	20	0	0	15.00
John Martin c Kanhai b Sobers	15	54	1	0	27.78
Frank Misson not out	12	61	1	0	19.67
Wally Grout c Hunte b Gibbs	14	23	0	0	60.87
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 8, w 0, nb 8, p 0)	20
TOTAL (2.93 RUNS PER OVER)	356/10 (121.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 181-2 (Bob Simpson, 0 ov), 146-1 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 181-3 (Norman O'Neill, 0 ov), 309-6 (Peter Burge, 0 ov), 244-4 (Kenneth Mackay, 0 ov), 260-5 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 309-7 (Alan Davidson, 0 ov), 319-8 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 335-9 (John Martin, 0 ov), 356-10 (Wally Grout, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Wes Hall	15	1	56	1	3.73
Frank Worrell	11	2	44	0	4.00
Garry Sobers	44	7	120	5	2.73
Lance Gibbs	38.4	18	74	4	1.91
Alfred Valentine	13	3	42	0	3.23

West Indies 2nd Innings

321/10 (95.7 ov)

RR 3.35

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Cammie Smith lbw b Davidson	37	63	5	1	58.73
Conrad Hunte c †Grout b Davidson	52	166	4	0	31.33
Rohan Kanhai c Misson b Benaud	31	41	4	0	75.61
Joe Solomon run out	36	175	3	0	20.57
Garry Sobers c †Grout b Simpson	21	50	1	0	42.00
Gerry Alexander c Mackay b Davidson	73	126	5	0	57.94
Frank Worrell c †Grout b Davidson	7	27	1	0	25.93
Peter Lashley lbw b Martin	18	44	1	0	40.91
Lance Gibbs c O'Neill b Simpson	8	36	1	0	22.22
Wes Hall c †Grout b Davidson	21	29	2	0	72.41
Alfred Valentine not out	3	12	0	0	25.00
EXTRAS (b 5, lb 8, w 1, nb 0, p 0)	14
TOTAL (3.35 RUNS PER OVER)	321/10 (95.7 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 54-1 (Cammie Smith, 0 ov), 135-3 (Conrad Hunte, 0 ov), 103-2 (Rohan Kanhai, 0 ov), 201-5 (Joe Solomon, 0 ov), 173-4 (Garry Sobers, 0 ov), 304-9 (Gerry Alexander, 0 ov), 218-6 (Frank Worrell, 0 ov), 262-7 (Peter Lashley, 0 ov), 295-8 (Lance Gibbs, 0 ov), 321-10 (Wes Hall, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alan Davidson	24.7	4	84	5	3.34
Frank Misson	10	1	58	0	5.80
Kenneth Mackay	10	2	21	0	2.10
Richie Benaud	23	4	53	1	2.30
John Martin	10	1	36	1	3.60
Bob Simpson	18	4	55	2	3.06

Australia 2nd Innings (target 258)

258/8 (111.7 ov)

RR 2.31

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bob Simpson b Gibbs	92	231	10	0	39.83
Colin McDonald c Smith b Gibbs	11	52	0	0	21.15
Richie Benaud b Valentine	6	36	0	0	16.67
Norman O'Neill c †Alexander b Worrell	48	197	5	0	24.37
Peter Burge b Valentine	53	195	8	0	27.18
Neil Harvey c Smith b Worrell	12	49	1	0	24.49
Alan Davidson c Sobers b Worrell	12	58	1	0	20.69
Kenneth Mackay not out	3	51	0	0	5.88
Wally Grout c Smith b Valentine	5	25	0	0	20.00
John Martin not out	1	5	0	0	20.00
EXTRAS (b 3, lb 9, w 0, nb 3, p 0)	15
TOTAL (2.31 RUNS PER OVER)	258/8 (111.7 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 154-3 (Bob Simpson, 0 ov), 50-1 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 75-2 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 176-4 (Norman O'Neill, 0 ov), 248-7 (Peter Burge, 0 ov), 200-5 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 236-6 (Alan Davidson, 0 ov), 256-8 (Wally Grout, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Frank Misson

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Wes Hall	5	0	40	0	8.00
Frank Worrell	31	16	43	3	1.39
Garry Sobers	13	2	32	0	2.46
Lance Gibbs	41	19	68	2	1.66
Alfred Valentine	21.7	4	60	3	2.71

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

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs West Indies
DATE & TIME: Friday, February 10, 1961 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss Australia won the toss and elected to field
VENUE: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne