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Nervous nineties is the period of batsman's innings when his or her score is between 90 and 99. During this phase many players bat extremely cautiously in order to avoid being out before they obtain a century.

Wednesday, December 5, 1979

1st Test: Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, 1-5 Dec 1979

Test # 862 (867/47)
The Frank Worrell Trophy, 1979/80, 1st Test
Australia v West Indies
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
1,2,3,4,5 December 1979 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
3-Test series level 0-0

Toss: West Indies
Umpires: RC Bailhache and AR Crafter
Test Debuts: BM Laird (Aus).
Man of the match: IVA Richards

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 229/5 (Hookes 33*, Marsh 1*)
  • Day 2: Australia 268, West Indies 233/3 (Richards 80*, Rowe 14*)
  • Day 3: West Indies 441, Australia 30/0 (McCosker 25*, Laird 5*)
  • Day 4: Australia 240/3 (Chappell 97*, Hughes 16*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    BM Laird c Murray b Garner 92 303 185 10 0
    RB McCosker c Kallicharran b Croft 14 32 26 1 0
    AR Border c Murray b Garner 1 21 16 0 0
    *GS Chappell c King b Roberts 74 150 115 10 0
    KJ Hughes b Croft 3 28 23 0 0
    DW Hookes c Holding b Croft 43 85 67 4 0
    +RW Marsh c Murray b Garner 3 35 24 0 0
    RJ Bright b Holding 13 64 42 2 0
    DK Lillee lbw b Garner 0 9 7 0 0
    RM Hogg b Roberts 8 37 26 1 0
    JR Thomson not out 0 1 1 0 0
    Extras (b 1, lb 4, nb 12) 17
    Total (all out, 86.1 overs) 268

    FoW: 1-19 (McCosker), 2-26 (Border), 3-156 (Chappell),
    4-174 (Hughes), 5-228 (Laird), 6-242 (Hookes),
    7-246 (Marsh), 8-252 (Lillee), 9-268 (Bright),
    10-268 (Hogg).

    Bowling O M R W
    Roberts 18.1 5 50 2
    Holding 16 3 53 1
    Croft 25 6 80 3
    Garner 22 5 55 4
    King 5 1 13 0

    West Indies 1st innings R M B 4 6
    CG Greenidge c Marsh b Lillee 34 72 55 5 0
    DL Haynes c Marsh b Thomson 42 91 59 6 0
    IVA Richards c Marsh b Lillee 140 329 259 20 0
    AI Kallicharran c Marsh b Thomson 38 121 92 3 0
    LG Rowe b Chappell 50 145 109 7 0
    CL King c Marsh b Lillee 0 6 4 0 0
    *+DL Murray c McCosker b Thomson 21 70 40 2 0
    AME Roberts run out 7 41 22 1 0
    J Garner lbw b Lillee 60 113 83 3 4
    MA Holding b Bright 11 23 24 2 0
    CEH Croft not out 2 80 73 0 0
    Extras (b 5, lb 3, nb 28) 36
    Total (all out, 132.1 overs) 441

    FoW: 1-68 (Greenidge), 2-93 (Haynes), 3-198 (Kallicharran),
    4-317 (Rowe), 5-317 (King), 6-341 (Richards),
    7-365 (Murray), 8-366 (Roberts), 9-385 (Holding),
    10-441 (Garner).

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 29.1 8 104 4
    Hogg 25 6 55 0
    Thomson 24 4 90 3
    Chappell 12 2 25 1
    Bright 32 9 97 1
    Border 5 1 19 0
    Hookes 5 2 15 0

    Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    RB McCosker b Holding 33 59 53 4 0
    BM Laird c sub (MD Marshall) b Garner 75 302 218 8 0
    AR Border c Richards b Garner 7 33 28 0 0
    *GS Chappell b Croft 124 376 299 12 0
    KJ Hughes not out 130 378 244 17 1
    DW Hookes b Roberts 37 104 75 3 0
    +RW Marsh c Kallicharran b King 19 87 76 2 0
    RJ Bright not out 2 10 11 0 0
    Extras (b 2, lb 11, w 2, nb 6) 21
    Total (6 wickets declared, 166 overs) 448

    DNB: DK Lillee, RM Hogg, JR Thomson.

    FoW: 1-40 (McCosker), 2-55 (Border), 3-179 (Laird),
    4-297 (Chappell), 5-371 (Hookes), 6-442 (Marsh).

    Bowling O M R W
    Roberts 27 5 70 1
    Holding 30 4 94 1
    Croft 28 3 106 1
    Garner 41 13 75 2
    King 22 6 50 1
    Kallicharran 18 0 32 0

    West Indies 2nd innings (target: 276 runs) R M B 4 6
    CG Greenidge c McCosker b Thomson 0 5 7 0 0
    DL Haynes lbw b Hogg 4 29 16 0 0
    LG Rowe b Hogg 3 19 18 0 0
    AI Kallicharran not out 10 36 32 1 0
    CL King not out 8 33 22 1 0
    Extras (b 5, w 1, nb 9) 15
    Total (3 wickets, 14 overs) 40

    DNB: IVA Richards, *+DL Murray, AME Roberts, J Garner,
    MA Holding, CEH Croft.

    FoW: 1-2 (Greenidge), 2-15 (Rowe), 3-16 (Haynes).

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 2 0 3 0
    Hogg 5 2 11 2
    Thomson 3 2 3 1
    Bright 4 3 8 0
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