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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 766 (766/38)
The Frank Worrell Trophy, 1975/76, 3rd Test
Australia v West Indies
Melbourne Cricket Ground
26,27,28,30 December 1975 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
Australia leads the 6-Test series 2-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RC Bailhache and JR Collins
Test Debuts: GJ Cosier (Aus).
Man of the match: JR Thomson

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: West Indies 224, Australia 38/0 (Redpath 16*, Turner 16*)
  • Day 2: Australia 270/4 (GS Chappell 42*, Cosier 44*)
  • Day 3: Australia 485, West Indies 92/3 (Kallicharran 9*, Richards 34*)
    West Indies 1st innings                                         R   M   B  4 6
    RC Fredericks         c McCosker         b Thomson             59 142 115  6 0
    CG Greenidge          c Marsh            b Thomson              3  35  18  0 0
    LG Rowe               c IM Chappell      b Thomson              0   3   3  0 0
    AI Kallicharran       c Marsh            b Thomson             20  86  48  0 0
    IVA Richards                             b Lillee              41  85  54  4 0
    *CH Lloyd             c GS Chappell      b Thomson              2  12   9  0 0
    +DL Murray            c Walker           b Lillee              24  48  38  3 0
    BD Julien             c Mallett          b Lillee              18  38  34  2 0
    VA Holder                                b Walker              24  72  47  2 0
    AME Roberts           c Marsh            b Lillee               6  33  28  0 0
    LR Gibbs              not out                                   0   9   6  0 0
    Extras                (lb 4, w 1, nb 22)                       27
    Total                 (all out, 47 overs, 287 mins)           224
    
    FoW: 1-22 (Greenidge), 2-22 (Rowe), 3-91 (Kallicharran),
         4-103 (Fredericks), 5-108 (Lloyd), 6-167 (Murray),
         7-172 (Richards), 8-199 (Julien), 9-218 (Roberts),
         10-224 (Holder).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lillee                      14      2     56      4 (4nb)
    Thomson                     11      1     62      5 (13nb, 1w)
    Walker                      13      1     46      1 (6nb)
    Cosier                       4      0     15      0
    Mallett                      5      1     18      0 (1nb)
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    IR Redpath                               b Roberts            102 320 258 10 0
    A Turner                                 b Roberts             21  94  47  1 0
    RB McCosker           c Murray           b Julien               4  20  10  0 0
    IM Chappell           c Kallicharran     b Gibbs               35 149 105  3 0
    *GS Chappell          c Murray           b Julien              52 193 127  3 0
    GJ Cosier             c Kallicharran     b Roberts            109 254 186 13 0
    +RW Marsh                            c & b Gibbs               56 143 109  5 0
    MHN Walker            c Murray           b Roberts              1   3   2  0 0
    DK Lillee             c Richards         b Holder              25  85  69  3 0
    JR Thomson            lbw                b Julien              44  79  47  3 2
    AA Mallett            not out                                   3  15  13  0 0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 6, nb 22)                       33
    Total                 (all out, 118.3 overs, 683 mins)        485
    
    FoW: 1-49 (Turner), 2-61 (McCosker), 3-151 (IM Chappell),
         4-188 (Redpath), 5-302 (GS Chappell), 6-390 (Cosier),
         7-392 (Walker), 8-415 (Marsh), 9-471 (Lillee),
         10-485 (Thomson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Roberts                     32      2    126      4 (6nb)
    Holder                      27      2    123      1 (12nb)
    Julien                      28.3    5    120      3 (8nb)
    Gibbs                       30      9     81      2
    Richards                     1      0      2      0
    
    West Indies 2nd innings                                         R   M   B  4 6
    RC Fredericks                            b GS Chappell         26  59  44  4 0
    CG Greenidge          c Marsh            b Walker               8  22  23  2 0
    LG Rowe               c Marsh            b Lillee               8  41  19  0 0
    AI Kallicharran       c Marsh            b Lillee              32 141 117  0 0
    IVA Richards          c Marsh            b Thomson             36  68  51  5 0
    *CH Lloyd             c Lillee           b Mallett            102 206 121 14 0
    +DL Murray            c Marsh            b Lillee              22  75  82  3 0
    BD Julien                                b Walker              27  53  56  3 0
    VA Holder             run out                                  15  39  31  1 0
    AME Roberts           c Mallett          b IM Chappell          5   5   5  1 0
    LR Gibbs              not out                                   5  22  25  1 0
    Extras                (b 8, lb 4, nb 14)                       26
    Total                 (all out, 69.2 overs, 372 mins)         312
    
    FoW: 1-14 (Greenidge), 2-48 (Fredericks), 3-48 (Rowe),
         4-99 (Richards), 5-151 (Kallicharran), 6-229 (Murray),
         7-278 (Julien), 8-288 (Lloyd), 9-297 (Roberts),
         10-312 (Holder).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lillee                      15      1     70      3 (6nb)
    Walker                      19      1     74      2 (4nb)
    GS Chappell                  7      1     23      1 (1nb)
    IM Chappell                  5.2    3      7      1
    Thomson                      9      0     51      1 (7nb)
    Mallett                     14      0     61      1 (2nb)
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 52 runs)                         R   M   B  4 6
    RB McCosker           not out                                  22  52  32  1 0
    A Turner                                 b Roberts              7  27  22  1 0
    IR Redpath            c sub (KD Boyce)   b Julien               9   6   7  2 0
    IM Chappell           not out                                  13  16  14  3 0
    Extras                (lb 1, nb 3)                              4
    Total                 (2 wickets, 8.7 overs)                   55
    
    DNB: *GS Chappell, GJ Cosier, +RW Marsh, MHN Walker, DK Lillee,
         JR Thomson, AA Mallett.
    
    FoW: 1-23 (Turner), 2-36 (Redpath).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Roberts                      3      0     19      1 (4nb)
    Julien                       3      0     13      1
    Greenidge                    1      1      0      0
    Rowe                         1      0      6      0
    Kallicharran                 0.7    0     13      0
    

    • Attendances: 85596, 50466, 44965, 41728 (222755) Receipts $310230.50




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: Australia, West Indies.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    West Indies Player Pages: RC Fredericks, CG Greenidge, LG Rowe, AI Kallicharran, IVA Richards, CH Lloyd, DL Murray, BD Julien, VA Holder, AME Roberts, LR Gibbs.

    Australia Player Pages: IR Redpath, A Turner, RB McCosker, IM Chappell, GS Chappell, GJ Cosier, RW Marsh, MHN Walker, DK Lillee, JR Thomson, AA Mallett.

    Match Officials' Pages: RC Bailhache, JR Collins.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by Lawrie.Colliver (lozza@adam.com.au)  
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