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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.

Saturday, December 30, 1995

2nd Test: Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, 26-30 Dec 1995

Test # 1319 (1321/9)
Sri Lanka in Australia, 1995/96, 2nd Test
Australia v Sri Lanka
Melbourne Cricket Ground
26,27,28,29,30 December 1995 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 10 wickets
Series: Australia leads the 3-Test series 2-0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair
TV Umpire: WP Sheahan
Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
Test Debut: KJ Silva (SL).
Man of the Match: GD McGrath

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 234/3 (Boon 93*, SR Waugh 2*, 90 overs)
  • Day 2: Australia 500/6d, Sri Lanka 25/1 (Hathurusingha 16*, Gurusinha 10*, 13 overs)
  • Day 3: Sri Lanka 233 and 33/1 (Hathurusingha 17*, Gurusinha 10*, 13 overs)
  • Day 4: Sri Lanka 284/6 (Ranatunga 6*, Vaas 5*, 103 overs)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    MJ Slater c Wickramasinghe b Vaas 62 196 132 8 0
    *MA Taylor b Wickramasinghe 7 30 28 1 0
    DC Boon c Muralitharan b Wickramasinghe 110 408 312 11 0
    ME Waugh b Muralitharan 61 139 100 6 0
    SR Waugh not out 131 329 252 11 0
    RT Ponting c Gurusinha b Silva 71 125 94 9 1
    +IA Healy c Muralitharan b de Silva 41 86 70 3 0
    PR Reiffel not out 4 13 13 0 0
    Extras (lb 8, w 2, nb 3) 13
    Total (6 wickets decl, 165 overs, 666 mins) 500

    DNB: SK Warne, CJ McDermott, GD McGrath.

    FoW: 1-14 (Taylor), 2-116 (Slater), 3-219 (ME Waugh),
    4-280 (Boon), 5-395 (Ponting), 6-488 (Healy).

    Bowling O M R W
    Wickramasinghe 30.2 9 77 2 (2w, 1nb)
    Vaas 40.4 11 93 1 (1nb)
    Hathurusingha 9 0 23 0
    Gurusinha 2 0 8 0
    Muralitharan 38 7 124 1 (1nb)
    Silva 35 5 120 1
    de Silva 10 0 47 1

    Sri Lanka 1st innings R M B 4 6
    RS Mahanama c Taylor b McGrath 3 14 15 0 0
    UC Hathurusingha lbw b McGrath 23 133 79 1 0
    AP Gurusinha c Healy b Ponting 27 109 85 1 0
    PA de Silva c Reiffel b McGrath 18 113 84 2 0
    *A Ranatunga c Warne b McDermott 51 141 105 9 0
    HP Tillakaratne c Taylor b Warne 14 74 58 0 0
    +RS Kaluwitharana c Boon b McDermott 50 95 59 7 0
    WPUJC Vaas c Healy b Reiffel 0 7 8 0 0
    GP Wickramasinghe c Healy b McGrath 10 41 23 2 0
    M Muralitharan c Slater b McGrath 11 21 11 1 0
    KJ Silva not out 6 13 12 1 0
    Extras (b 6, lb 7, nb 7) 20
    Total (all out, 88.4 overs, 385 mins) 233

    FoW: 1-3 (Mahanama), 2-64 (Gurusinha), 3-68 (Hathurusingha),
    4-128 (de Silva), 5-140 (Ranatunga), 6-182 (Tillakaratne),
    7-183 (Vaas), 8-213 (Wickramasinghe), 9-221 (Kaluwitharana),
    10-233 (Muralitharan).

    Bowling O M R W
    McDermott 23 8 63 2 (5nb)
    McGrath 23.4 9 40 5
    Reiffel 20 5 60 1 (3nb)
    Ponting 4 2 8 1
    Warne 18 5 49 1

    Sri Lanka 2nd innings (following on) R M B 4 6
    RS Mahanama c Warne b Reiffel 3 20 13 0 0
    UC Hathurusingha lbw b Warne 39 131 95 4 0
    AP Gurusinha lbw b Reiffel 143 353 274 15 1
    PA de Silva c Healy b McDermott 28 101 75 2 0
    +RS Kaluwitharana st Healy b Warne 2 15 7 0 0
    HP Tillakaratne c Ponting b ME Waugh 38 153 106 2 0
    *A Ranatunga not out 11 113 68 0 0
    WPUJC Vaas c Boon b McGrath 6 27 28 1 0
    GP Wickramasinghe st Healy b Warne 17 46 37 2 0
    M Muralitharan c Taylor b Warne 0 1 1 0 0
    KJ Silva b McGrath 0 7 6 0 0
    Extras (b 7, lb 5, nb 8) 20
    Total (all out, 116.5 overs, 488 mins) 307

    FoW: 1-11 (Mahanama), 2-97 (Hathurusingha), 3-168 (de Silva),
    4-172 (Kaluwitharana), 5-255 (Gurusinha),
    6-273 (Tillakaratne), 7-285 (Vaas), 8-306 (Wickramasinghe),
    9-306 (Muralitharan), 10-307 (Silva).

    Bowling O M R W
    McGrath 33.5 6 92 2
    McDermott 17 1 54 1 (4nb)
    Reiffel 20 7 59 2 (4nb)
    Warne 37 10 71 4
    ME Waugh 9 1 19 1

    Australia 2nd innings (target: 41 runs) R M B 4 6
    *MA Taylor not out 25 31 23 2 0
    MJ Slater not out 13 31 26 2 0
    Extras (lb 1, nb 2) 3
    Total (0 wickets, 7.4 overs, 31 mins) 41

    DNB: DC Boon, ME Waugh, SR Waugh, RT Ponting, +IA Healy,
    PR Reiffel, SK Warne, CJ McDermott, GD McGrath.

    FoW: .

    Bowling O M R W
    Vaas 3 0 25 0 (2nb)
    Gurusinha 3 1 6 0
    de Silva 1 0 4 0
    Tillakaratne 0.4 0 5 0

    • Day 1: Crowd: 55239
    • Muralitharan called for throwing by D Hair, 7 times.

    • Day 2: Crowd: 18292
    • Mark Taylor completes 100 test catches
    • Vaas completed an over after Wickremasinghe left the field injured.

    • Day 3: Crowd: 20847
    • Sri Lanka 200 off 80 overs
    • Kasprowicz fielding for SR Waugh (injured back)

    • Day 4: Crowd: 11010
    • Gurusinha 50 off 86 balls, 5x4
    • Gurusinha 100 off 207 balls in 271 mins, 10x4, 1x6

    • Day 5: Crowd: ~15000 (admitted free of charge)
  • Friday, December 29, 1995

    Queensland XI v West Indians at Toowoomba, 29 Dec 1995

    West Indies in Australia, 1995/96
    Queensland XI v West Indians
    Heritage Oval, Toowoomba
    29 December 1995 (50-over match)

    Result: West Indians won by 7 wickets

    Toss: West Indians
    Umpires: AJ McQuillan and MD Ralston

    Queensland XI innings (50 overs maximum)                        R   M   B  4 6
    TJ Dixon b Hooper 51 106 76 3 2
    JM Thomas c Adams b Ambrose 0 21 16 0 0
    SG Law c Richardson b Gibson 28 70 50 2 0
    *GI Foley run out (Cummins) 42 104 68 2 0
    JR Poole c Campbell b Hooper 13 25 22 2 0
    MR Hayward b Hooper 9 20 24 0 0
    +GAJ Fitness c Cummins b Hooper 3 11 10 0 0
    BN Creevey c Gibson b Ambrose 38 49 39 1 2
    AC Dale not out 6 21 13 0 0
    CG Rackemann not out 1 3 3 0 0
    Extras (lb 10, w 6, nb 30) 46
    Total (8 wickets, 50 overs, 219 mins) 237

    DNB: MA Anderson.

    FoW: 1-8 (Thomas), 2-105 (Law), 3-113 (Dixon), 4-145 (Poole),
    5-160 (Hayward), 6-166 (Fitness), 7-210 (Foley),
    8-235 (Creevey).

    Bowling O M R W
    Ambrose 10 0 40 2 (1w, 5nb)
    Bishop 10 2 36 0 (4w)
    Gibson 9 0 41 1 (2nb)
    Simmons 1 0 11 0 (1w)
    Cummins 10 1 71 0 (8nb)
    Hooper 10 0 28 4

    West Indians innings (target: 238 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
    SC Williams c & b Rackemann 9 33 24 0 0
    SL Campbell c Foley b Creevey 24 77 56 2 0
    PV Simmons run out (Dixon/Dale) 91 132 114 11 1
    *RB Richardson not out 75 112 84 6 1
    CL Hooper not out 24 23 16 0 2
    Extras (lb 12, w 4, nb 2) 18
    Total (3 wickets, 48.1 overs, 190 mins) 241

    DNB: +JC Adams, RIC Holder, OD Gibson, AC Cummins, IR Bishop,
    CEL Ambrose.

    FoW: 1-21 (Williams), 2-61 (Campbell), 3-195 (Simmons).

    Bowling O M R W
    Rackemann 10 0 31 1 (1w, 1nb)
    Dale 10 1 37 0
    Creevey 5 1 27 1 (1w)
    Anderson 8 0 45 0 (1w)
    Law 9.1 0 57 0 (1w)
    Foley 6 0 32 0
  • Hours of play: 10.30am - 2.00pm, 2.40pm - 6.10pm
  • Scorers: JI Harris and PN Culpan
  • 12th Men: PR Skuse (Queensland) and CO Browne (West Indians)

  • Dixon 50 in 102 mins from 73 balls, 3x4, 2x6
  • Dixon/Law 2nd wicket partnership 97 runs in 70 mins from 100 balls

  • Simmons 50 in 73 mins from 64 balls, 6x4, 1x6
  • Richardson 50 in 71 mins from 65 balls, 4x4
  • Simmons/Richardson 3rd wicket partnership 134 in 88 mins from 150 balls

  • Attendance: 7803
  • Tuesday, December 26, 1995

    Queensland v West Indians at Brisbane, 26 Dec 1995

    West Indies in Australia, 1995/96
    Queensland v West Indians
    Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane (day/night)
    26 December 1995 (50-over match)

    Result: Queensland won by 4 wickets

    Toss: West Indians
    Umpires: PD Parker and MD Ralston

    West Indians innings (50 overs maximum)                         R   M   B  4 6
    PV Simmons c Seccombe b Dale 14 35 35 1 1
    SC Williams lbw b Dale 22 79 50 2 0
    S Chanderpaul c Law b Dale 19 30 32 2 0
    *RB Richardson c Dale b Bichel 37 56 57 3 0
    CL Hooper c Mott b Symonds 13 32 26 0 0
    RIC Holder c Seccombe b Bichel 4 14 15 0 0
    +JC Adams c Barsby b Law 28 60 36 1 0
    RA Harper not out 46 61 55 4 1
    OD Gibson b Law 0 2 1 0 0
    CEL Ambrose not out 1 1 1 0 0
    Extras (lb 9, w 3, nb 10) 22
    Total (8 wickets, 50 overs, 189 mins) 206

    DNB: CA Walsh.

    FoW: 1-29 (Simmons), 2-64 (Chanderpaul), 3-73 (Williams),
    4-110 (Hooper), 5-121 (Richardson), 6-121 (Holder),
    7-198 (Adams), 8-199 (Gibson).

    Bowling O M R W
    Bichel 10 0 43 2 (3nb, 1w)
    Dale 10 2 31 3 (1w)
    Rowell 10 0 50 0 (2nb)
    Law 10 1 33 2 (1w)
    Symonds 10 0 40 1

    Queensland innings (target: 207 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
    TJ Barsby c Williams b Gibson 17 36 39 3 0
    MP Mott run out 30 108 56 3 0
    *SG Law c Gibson b Harper 70 90 84 8 0
    ML Love c Harper b Hooper 19 51 32 0 0
    JP Maher not out 29 66 51 1 0
    A Symonds c Williams b Gibson 7 8 9 1 0
    AR Border c Adams b Walsh 9 11 10 1 0
    +WA Seccombe not out 7 12 10 0 0
    Extras (lb 5, w 2, nb 12) 19
    Total (6 wickets, 47.1 overs, 194 mins) 207

    DNB: AJ Bichel, AC Dale, GJ Rowell.

    FoW: 1-26 (Barsby), 2-106 (Mott), 3-139 (Law), 4-163 (Love),
    5-178 (Symonds), 6-193 (Border).

    Bowling O M R W
    Ambrose 8 3 25 0
    Walsh 10 2 33 1 (1nb)
    Gibson 10 0 54 2 (5nb, 1w)
    Simmons 3 0 22 0 (1w)
    Harper 8 0 33 1
    Hooper 8 0 34 1
    Holder 0.1 0 1 0

    No balls worth two runs.

    Sunday, December 24, 1995

    Australian XI v West Indians at Brisbane, 22-24 Dec 1995

    West Indies in Australia, 1995/96
    Australian XI v West Indians
    Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
    22,23,24 December 1995 (3-day match)

    Result: Match drawn

    Toss: West Indians
    Umpires: AJ McQuillan and PD Parker

    Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australian XI 323/7d, West Indians 37/0 (Simmons 17*, Williams 16*, 10 overs)
  • Day 2: No Play
    Australian XI 1st innings                                       R   M   B  4 6
    ML Hayden c Hooper b Gibson 13 62 53 1 0
    MP Lavender c Simmons b Gibson 21 102 71 3 0
    MTG Elliott st Browne b Harper 76 173 120 8 0
    GS Blewett c Williams b Chanderpaul 115 204 179 10 2
    ML Love c Browne b Simmons 6 19 16 0 0
    *+AC Gilchrist st Browne b Chanderpaul 24 52 53 1 0
    GB Hogg c Harper b Gibson 12 44 38 2 0
    BP Julian not out 35 53 53 5 0
    PR Reiffel not out 2 10 6 0 0
    Extras (lb 5, nb 14) 19
    Total (7 wickets decl, 97 overs, 363 mins) 323

    DNB: MA Harrity, DA Freedman.

    FoW: 1-26 (Hayden), 2-57 (Lavender), 3-205 (Elliott),
    4-220 (Love), 5-273 (Blewett), 6-273 (Gilchrist),
    7-314 (Hogg).

    Bowling O M R W
    Cummins 13 2 48 0 (6nb)
    Gibson 23 9 68 3 (1nb)
    Simmons 18 4 52 1
    Harper 24 2 74 1
    Hooper 15 2 56 0
    Chanderpaul 4 0 20 2

    West Indians 1st innings R M B 4 6
    PV Simmons run out (Hogg/Reiffel) 35 92 69 6 0
    SC Williams c & b Blewett 47 119 84 7 0
    RIC Holder run out (Julian/Gilchrist) 20 66 56 3 0
    CL Hooper c Julian b Freedman 48 80 70 5 0
    *RB Richardson b Reiffel 11 34 34 1 0
    JC Adams lbw b Julian 47 150 124 6 0
    S Chanderpaul c & b Reiffel 17 29 21 3 0
    +CO Browne c Gilchrist b Blewett 32 118 87 4 0
    RA Harper not out 15 46 26 0 0
    OD Gibson c Gilchrist b Blewett 1 5 4 0 0
    AC Cummins c Elliott b Blewett 34 34 37 4 1
    Extras (b 1, lb 9, nb 8) 18
    Total (all out, 101.2 overs, 396 mins) 325

    FoW: 1-80 (Simmons), 2-94 (Williams), 3-130 (Holder),
    4-170 (Richardson), 5-172 (Hooper), 6-197 (Chanderpaul),
    7-274 (Browne), 8-280 (Adams), 9-281 (Gibson),
    10-325 (Cummins).

    Bowling O M R W
    Harrity 5 0 24 0
    Julian 23 8 77 1 (2nb)
    Reiffel 17 7 31 2
    Blewett 18.2 7 59 4
    Freedman 24 3 70 1 (2nb)
    Hogg 14 2 54 0

    Australian XI 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    MP Lavender not out 4 19 14 0 0
    MTG Elliott not out 4 19 18 0 0
    Extras (lb 5, nb 4) 9
    Total (0 wickets, 5 overs, 19 mins) 17

    DNB: ML Hayden, GS Blewett, ML Love, *+AC Gilchrist, GB Hogg,
    BP Julian, PR Reiffel, MA Harrity, DA Freedman.

    FoW: .

    Bowling O M R W
    Gibson 3 0 12 0 (2nb)
    Simmons 2 2 0 0

    • Hours of play: 10.00am - 12.30pm, 1.10pm - 3.40pm, 4.00pm - 6.00pm
    • Scorers: JI Harris and BM Wright
    • 12th Men: AJ Bichel (Australian XI) and CEL Ambrose (West Indians)

      Day 1

    • Lunch: Australian XI 101/2 (Elliott 24*, Blewett 28*)
    • Tea: Australian XI 260/4 (Blewett 106*, Gilchrist 20*)
    • Attendance: 1265

      Day 2

    • After day 2 was washed out, a limited over match was proposed for the 3rd day. West Indies declined the offer, preferring to have some "batting practice".
    • Attendance: 163

      Day 3

    • Lunch: West Indians 164/3 (Hooper 42*, Richardson 11*)
    • Tea: West Indians 263/6 (Adams 40*, Browne 28*)
    • Attendance: 447
  • Thursday, December 21, 1995

    4th match: Sri Lanka v Australia at Sydney, 21 Dec 1995

    ODI # 1026
    Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96, 4th Match
    Australia v Sri Lanka
    Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
    21 December 1995 (50-overs match)

    Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
    Points: Australia 2, Sri Lanka 0

    Toss: Sri Lanka
    Umpires: DB Hair and DJ Harper
    TV Umpire: IS Thomas.
    Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
    Man of the Match: MA Taylor

    Sri Lanka innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
    RS Mahanama run out (Ponting) 5 13 11 1 0
    ST Jayasuriya c Healy b McGrath 24 33 26 4 0
    AP Gurusinha c Waugh b Bevan 38 93 58 4 0
    PA de Silva c & b Lee 75 121 94 7 0
    *A Ranatunga run out (Healy/Waugh) 7 16 14 0 0
    HP Tillakaratne c Lee b McGrath 62 87 67 6 0
    +RS Kaluwitharana b Kasprowicz 0 4 4 0 0
    HDPK Dharmasena run out (Waugh) 7 21 17 0 0
    WPUJC Vaas run out (Ponting) 14 11 14 0 0
    GP Wickramasinghe not out 4 8 3 0 0
    M Muralitharan not out 0 1 0 0 0
    Extras (b 2, lb 11, w 5, nb 1) 19
    Total (9 wickets, 50 overs, 216 mins) 255

    FoW: 1-7 (Mahanama, 2.5 ov), 2-32 (Jayasuriya, 6.5 ov),
    3-111 (Gurusinha, 25.5 ov), 4-134 (Ranatunga, 30.6 ov),
    5-173 (de Silva, 37.3 ov), 6-175 (Kaluwitharana, 38.3 ov),
    7-203 (Dharmasena, 43.2 ov), 8-239 (Vaas, 48.1 ov),
    9-253 (Tillakaratne, 49.5 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    McGrath 10 1 47 2 (1nb)
    Kasprowicz 10 0 51 1 (3w)
    Lee 10 0 40 1 (1w)
    Warne 10 1 53 0
    Waugh 6 0 31 0
    Bevan 4 0 20 1 (1w)

    Australia innings (target: 256 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
    *MA Taylor run out (Muralitharan) 90 165 115 6 0
    MJ Slater c Kaluwitharana b Vaas 10 16 13 1 0
    ME Waugh run out (Mahanama) 55 90 70 2 0
    RT Ponting c Muralitharan b Dharmasena 56 92 71 1 0
    SG Law run out 7 14 10 1 0
    MG Bevan not out 18 30 16 1 0
    S Lee not out 4 10 7 0 0
    Extras (lb 13, w 4) 17
    Total (5 wickets, 49.4 overs, 212 mins) 257

    DNB: +IA Healy, SK Warne, MS Kasprowicz, GD McGrath.

    FoW: 1-23 (Slater, 3.4 ov), 2-131 (Waugh, 25.6 ov),
    3-192 (Taylor, 40.3 ov), 4-212 (Law, 43.4 ov),
    5-239 (Ponting, 47.4 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    Wickramasinghe 7 0 24 0 (2w)
    Vaas 9 0 50 1 (1w)
    Gurusinha 2 0 12 0
    Ranatunga 1 0 12 0
    Muralitharan 10 0 52 0
    Dharmasena 8.4 0 41 1 (1w)
    Jayasuriya 8 0 35 0
    de Silva 4 0 18 0

    • Sri Lanka 50 off 11.2 overs
    • Sri Lanka 100 off 23.3 overs
    • PA de Silva 50 in 87 mins off 76 balls
    • Sri Lanka 150 off 33 overs
    • Sri Lanka 200 off 42.2 overs
    • HP Tillakaratne 50 off 56 balls.
    • WPUJC Vaas batted with a runner for one ball before being dismissed.
    • Sri Lanka 250 off 49.3 overs
    • During change of innings, the match referee announced that a 3 by de Silva should have been a 4. The innings was thus increased from 9-254 to 9-255 and de Silva's, Kasprowicz's, and the FoW figures were changed accordingly.

    • Australia 50 off 12.3 overs
    • Australia 100 off 19.3 overs
    • MA Taylor 50 off 66 balls
    • ME Waugh 50 off 58 balls
    • Australia 150 off 31.4 overs
    • MA Taylor run out by direct hit from Muralitharan at deep mid-on
    • MA Taylor 90: 37x1, 10x2, 3x3, 6x4.
    • SG Law dropped on 1 by Ranatunga
    • Australia 200 off 42.3 overs
    • RT Ponting 50 off 64 balls
    • Winning shot was a 4 by Bevan off the 3rd last ball of the match

    • Crowd: 28,301

    Tuesday, December 19, 1995

    3rd match: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 19 Dec 1995

    ODI # 1024
    Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96, 3rd Match
    Australia v West Indies
    Melbourne Cricket Ground (day/night)
    19 December 1995 (50-overs match)

    Result: Australia won by 24 runs
    Points: Australia 2, West Indies 0

    Toss: Australia
    Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell
    TV Umpire: WP Sheahan
    Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
    ODI Debuts: MS Kasprowicz (Aus).
    Man of the Match: MG Bevan

    Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
    MJ Slater c Richardson b Ambrose 2 7 7 0 0
    *MA Taylor c Hooper b Simmons 63 155 90 2 0
    ME Waugh run out (Browne) 15 43 38 1 0
    RT Ponting c Browne b Walsh 6 7 11 1 0
    SG Law st Browne b Hooper 74 90 86 5 0
    MG Bevan not out 44 52 41 2 0
    S Lee c Chanderpaul b Ambrose 3 7 4 0 0
    +IA Healy not out 34 39 27 2 0
    Extras (lb 4, w 2, nb 2) 8
    Total (6 wickets, 50 overs) 249

    DNB: SK Warne, CJ McDermott, MS Kasprowicz.

    FoW: 1-6 (Slater), 2-39 (Waugh), 3-46 (Ponting), 4-164 (Law),
    5-172 (Taylor), 6-181 (Lee).

    Bowling O M R W
    Ambrose 10 1 36 2 (1nb)
    Walsh 9 0 32 1 (1w, 1nb)
    Cummins 6 0 40 0
    Harper 10 1 46 0
    Hooper 9 0 60 1 (1w)
    Simmons 6 0 31 1

    West Indies innings (target: 250 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
    SC Williams lbw b Lee 44 81 56 6 0
    SL Campbell c Ponting b Kasprowicz 2 6 5 0 0
    S Chanderpaul c & b Bevan 73 154 116 4 2
    PV Simmons c McDermott b Waugh 24 45 39 1 0
    CL Hooper c Healy b Bevan 10 17 15 1 0
    *RB Richardson c Law b McDermott 15 23 20 1 0
    RA Harper st Healy b Warne 15 21 12 1 1
    AC Cummins not out 26 32 25 0 0
    +CO Browne run out 2 4 3 0 0
    CEL Ambrose b McDermott 1 9 4 0 0
    CA Walsh c Healy b Warne 1 3 3 0 0
    Extras (lb 9, w 1, nb 2) 12
    Total (all out, 49.1 overs) 225

    FoW: 1-5 (Campbell), 2-84 (Williams), 3-125 (Simmons),
    4-147 (Hooper), 5-166 (Chanderpaul), 6-177 (Richardson),
    7-209 (Harper), 8-213 (Browne), 9-224 (Ambrose),
    10-225 (Walsh).

    Bowling O M R W
    McDermott 10 0 40 2
    Kasprowicz 6 0 32 1 (1w, 2nb)
    Lee 10 1 40 1
    Warne 9.1 1 41 2
    Waugh 6 0 32 1
    Bevan 8 0 31 2

    Crowd: 43,350

    Sunday, December 17, 1995

    2nd match: Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, 17 Dec 1995

    ODI # 1023
    Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96, 2nd Match
    Australia v West Indies
    Adelaide Oval
    17 December 1995 (50-overs match)

    Result: Australia won by 121 runs
    Points: Australia 2, West Indies 0

    Toss: West Indies
    Umpires: AJ McQuillan and TA Prue
    TV Umpire: SJ Davis
    Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
    ODI Debuts: S Lee (Aus).
    Man of the Match: ME Waugh

    Australia innings (47 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
    *MA Taylor b Harper 47 103 91 4 0
    MJ Slater b Bishop 32 57 40 4 1
    ME Waugh c Hooper b Harper 53 98 65 3 0
    RT Ponting st Browne b Harper 11 28 21 0 0
    SG Law c Hooper b Harper 13 17 19 0 0
    MG Bevan not out 32 38 27 4 0
    S Lee st Browne b Hooper 39 29 27 3 0
    +IA Healy not out 0 2 1 0 0
    Extras (b 1, lb 7, w 7) 15
    Total (6 wickets, 47 overs) 242

    DNB: SK Warne, CJ McDermott, GD McGrath.

    FoW: 1-60 (Slater), 2-108 (Taylor), 3-142 (Ponting), 4-166 (Law),
    5-169 (Waugh), 6-232 (Lee).

    Bowling O M R W
    Ambrose 9 0 43 0 (w4)
    Walsh 10 1 46 0
    Bishop 8 0 33 1 (w1)
    Simmons 2 0 17 0
    Hooper 8 0 49 1 (w1)
    Harper 10 0 46 4 (w1)

    West Indies innings (target: 243 runs from 47 overs) R M B 4 6
    PV Simmons c Waugh b McGrath 7 23 20 1 0
    SL Campbell run out 4 11 10 1 0
    *RB Richardson c Healy b McDermott 4 15 5 0 0
    CL Hooper lbw b McDermott 0 14 10 0 0
    S Chanderpaul c Taylor b Waugh 39 111 83 0 0
    JC Adams c Law b Lee 20 48 46 1 0
    RA Harper not out 31 84 82 1 0
    +CO Browne not out 11 32 30 0 0
    Extras (lb 2, w 3) 5
    Total (6 wickets, 47 overs) 121

    DNB: IR Bishop, CEL Ambrose, CA Walsh.

    FoW: 1-8 (Campbell), 2-16 (Simmons), 3-16 (Richardson),
    4-17 (Hooper), 5-54 (Adams), 6-97 (Chanderpaul).

    Bowling O M R W
    McDermott 7 2 8 2 (1w)
    McGrath 5 1 13 1 (1w)
    Law 7 1 23 0
    Lee 7 0 20 1
    Waugh 10 0 26 1
    Warne 7 1 22 0
    Bevan 3 0 7 0 (1w)
    Slater 1 1 0 0

    Match reduced by rain to 47 overs per side

    Saturday, December 16, 1995

    Victoria v Tasmania at Melbourne, 13-16 Dec 1995

    Sheffield Shield, 1995/96, 11th Match
    Victoria v Tasmania
    Melbourne Cricket Ground
    13,14,15,16 December 1995 (4-day match)

    Result: Tasmania won by 4 wickets
    Points: Tasmania 6, Victoria 2

    Toss: Victoria
    Umpires: RA Emerson and RW Stratford
    First-class Debuts: PJ Roach (Victoria).

    Close of Play:
    Day 1: Victoria 306/4 (Elliott 151*, Harvey 2*, 96 overs)
    Day 2: Victoria 430/6d, Tasmania 171/1 (Cox 75*, Boon 23*, 64 overs)
    Day 3: Tasmania 292, Victoria 160/6 (Gardiner 27*, Roach 0*, 45 overs)

    Victoria 1st innings R M B 4 6
    MTG Elliott lbw b Tucker 203 481 358 17 1
    GR Vimpani c Atkinson b Denton 71 171 141 8 0
    *DM Jones b Miller 45 96 101 3 0
    GB Gardiner lbw b Tucker 6 46 42 0 0
    CJ Peake c Hills b Ridgway 10 22 20 1 0
    IJ Harvey run out (Di Venuto/Miller) 7 28 17 1 0
    +PJ Roach not out 62 113 92 7 0
    Extras (b 4, lb 7, w 7, nb 8) 26
    Total (6 wickets decl, 127.1 overs, 481 mins) 430

    DNB: BA Williams, BBJ Doyle, DW Fleming, TF Corbett.

    FoW: 1-136 (Vimpani), 2-216 (Jones), 3-264 (Gardiner),
    4-285 (Peake), 5-317 (Harvey), 6-430 (Elliott).

    Bowling O M R W
    Ridgway 25 3 82 1 (1nb, 1w)
    Miller 25 6 84 1 (1nb, 1w)
    Denton 22 3 79 1 (2nb, 5w)
    Young 21 2 70 0
    Hatton 23 3 78 0
    Boon 1 1 0 0
    Tucker 10.1 3 26 2

    Tasmania 1st innings R M B 4 6
    DF Hills c Harvey b Doyle 54 178 150 5 0
    J Cox b Harvey 99 309 239 11 0
    *DC Boon c Roach b Harvey 45 111 97 4 0
    MJ Di Venuto lbw b Harvey 0 3 1 0 0
    S Young c Doyle b Williams 45 133 110 7 0
    RJ Tucker b Fleming 0 5 6 0 0
    +MN Atkinson b Williams 2 13 9 0 0
    MA Hatton c Williams b Corbett 4 44 26 0 0
    MW Ridgway c Harvey b Corbett 5 14 14 0 0
    CR Miller c Williams b Doyle 5 25 19 1 0
    GJ Denton not out 0 12 9 0 0
    Extras (b 8, lb 20, w 1, nb 4) 33
    Total (all out, 112.5 overs, 428 minutes) 292

    FoW: 1-125 (Hills), 2-213 (Boon), 3-213 (Di Venuto), 4-218 (Cox),
    5-219 (Tucker), 6-232 (Atkinson), 7-256 (Hatton),
    8-265 (Ridgway), 9-290 (Miller), 10-292 (Young).

    Bowling O M R W
    Williams 24.5 5 76 2
    Fleming 21 4 54 1 (2nb)
    Corbett 24 8 53 2
    Harvey 23 10 46 3 (1w)
    Doyle 19 8 32 2
    Peake 1 0 3 0

    Victoria 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    GR Vimpani c Denton b Hatton 51 119 97 9 0
    MTG Elliott c Atkinson b Miller 11 35 25 1 0
    *DM Jones c Atkinson b Tucker 37 87 65 5 0
    GB Gardiner lbw b Hatton 31 61 51 3 0
    CJ Peake b Hatton 22 30 28 2 0
    BA Williams c Young b Ridgway 5 4 5 0 0
    IJ Harvey st Atkinson b Hatton 3 4 3 0 0
    +PJ Roach not out 10 16 17 0 0
    Extras (lb 2, nb 2) 4
    Total (7 wickets decl, 48.2 overs, 181 mins) 174

    DNB: BBJ Doyle, DW Fleming, TF Corbett.

    FoW: 1-24 (Elliott), 2-102 (Vimpani), 3-106 (Jones),
    4-147 (Peake), 5-152 (Williams), 6-159 (Harvey),
    7-174 (Gardiner).

    Bowling O M R W
    Ridgway 16 3 39 1
    Miller 6 2 20 1
    Hatton 11.2 2 48 4
    Denton 9 4 25 0 (1nb)
    Young 3 0 24 0
    Tucker 3 0 16 1

    Tasmania 2nd innings (target: 313 runs) R M B 4 6
    DF Hills b Fleming 59 116 100 7 0
    J Cox lbw b Fleming 79 172 119 8 0
    *DC Boon c Harvey b Fleming 6 25 21 1 0
    MJ Di Venuto c Roach b Corbett 0 5 4 0 0
    S Young c Peake b Harvey 6 34 23 1 0
    RJ Tucker not out 95 157 110 8 1
    +MN Atkinson c Jones b Harvey 40 101 99 3 0
    MA Hatton not out 15 44 28 2 0
    Extras (lb 12, w 1) 13
    Total (6 wickets, 83.3 overs, 331 minutes) 313

    DNB: MW Ridgway, CR Miller, GJ Denton.

    FoW: 1-125 (Hills), 2-137 (Boon), 3-138 (Di Venuto), 4-150 (Cox),
    5-164 (Young), 6-245 (Atkinson).

    Bowling O M R W
    Williams 15 1 78 0
    Fleming 21.3 5 72 3
    Corbett 20 5 51 1 (1w)
    Doyle 15 1 58 0
    Harvey 12 1 42 2

    *** 12th Men: DJ Saker (Vic) and AJ Daly (Tas)

    Friday, December 15, 1995

    1st match: West Indies v Sri Lanka at Adelaide, 15 Dec 1995

    ODI # 1021
    Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96, 1st Match
    Sri Lanka v West Indies
    Adelaide Oval
    15 December 1995 (50-overs match)

    Result: Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
    Points: Sri Lanka 2, West Indies 0

    Toss: Sri Lanka
    Umpires: DJ Harper and TA Prue
    TV Umpire: SJ Davis
    Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
    Man of the Match: A Ranatunga

    West Indies innings (50 overs maximum)                          R   M   B  4 6
    PV Simmons c Mahanama b Ranatunga 18 59 50 2 0
    SL Campbell lbw b Muralitharan 47 150 102 1 0
    *RB Richardson c Kaluwitharana b Ranatunga 5 10 13 0 0
    S Chanderpaul run out (Tillakaratne) 1 13 9 0 0
    CL Hooper c Tillakaratne b Muralitharan 23 41 49 1 0
    JC Adams c Muralitharan b Dharmasena 11 24 22 0 0
    RA Harper c Jayasuriya b Vaas 23 36 29 1 0
    +CO Browne run out (Jayasuriya) 6 12 12 0 0
    IR Bishop not out 8 22 16 0 0
    CEL Ambrose not out 0 1 0 0 0
    Extras (lb 10, w 6, nb 2) 18
    Total (8 wickets, 50 overs) 160

    DNB: CA Walsh.

    FoW: 1-40 (Simmons, 14.6 ov), 2-50 (Richardson, 18.5 ov),
    3-56 (Chanderpaul, 21.3 ov), 4-101 (Hooper, 33.6 ov),
    5-122 (Campbell, 39.6 ov), 6-122 (Adams, 40.3 ov),
    7-136 (Browne, 44.3 ov), 8-160 (Harper, 49.5 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    Wickramasinghe 7 0 22 0 (3w, 1nb)
    Vaas 7 1 17 1
    Gurusinha 8 0 25 0 (3w)
    Ranatunga 10 1 24 2
    Muralitharan 10 0 35 2 (1nb)
    Dharmasena 8 0 27 1

    Sri Lanka innings (target: 161 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
    RS Mahanama c Campbell b Ambrose 0 1 1 0 0
    ST Jayasuriya c Bishop b Walsh 28 71 58 1 0
    AP Gurusinha b Bishop 15 42 30 1 0
    PA de Silva c Browne b Hooper 46 107 60 3 0
    *A Ranatunga c Campbell b Bishop 27 50 37 2 0
    HP Tillakaratne not out 17 76 62 0 0
    +RS Kaluwitharana c Browne b Bishop 8 30 21 0 0
    HDPK Dharmasena not out 5 15 12 0 0
    Extras (b 1, lb 5, w 2, nb 7) 15
    Total (6 wickets, 45 overs) 161

    DNB: WPUJC Vaas, GP Wickramasinghe, M Muralitharan.

    FoW: 1-0 (Mahanama, 0.1 ov), 2-24 (Gurusinha, 11.1 ov),
    3-54 (Jayasuriya, 16.2 ov), 4-113 (Ranatunga, 26.5 ov),
    5-130 (de Silva, 33.4 ov), 6-152 (Kaluwitharana, 40.5 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    Ambrose 7 0 29 1 (1w)
    Walsh 10 5 23 1
    Bishop 10 1 38 3 (9nb, 1w)
    Simmons 3 0 17 0 (1nb)
    Harper 5 0 25 0
    Hooper 10 1 23 1

    • Hours of play: 9.30am - 1.00pm, 1.45pm - 5.15pm
    • Scorers: RM Artis and T Lowrey
    • 12th Men: UC Hathurusinghe (Sri Lanka) and SC Williams (West Indies)
    • The match was originally scheduled as a day/night match, but was re-scheduled when installation of the retractable light towers was not complete.

    • West Indies 100 off 33.4 overs.

    • de Silva/Ranatunga 4th wicket partnership 59 runs in 50 mins from 63 balls
    • Sri Lankla won at 5.04pm
    • Attendance: 5669

    Tuesday, December 12, 1995

    Australian Cricket Academy v West Indians at Wollongong, 12 Dec 1995

    West Indies in Australia, 1995/96
    Australian Cricket Academy v West Indians
    Thomas Dalton Park, Wollongong
    12 December 1995 (50-over match)

    Result: Australian Cricket Academy won by 8 wickets

    Toss: Australian Cricket Academy
    Umpires: CR Cruickshanks and SJA Taufel

    West Indians innings (50 overs maximum)                         R   M   B  4 6
    PV Simmons c Glassock b Harrity 7 20 13 0 0
    SC Williams b Swain 1 16 13 0 0
    *RB Richardson b Nicholson 30 106 76 2 0
    JC Adams b Harrity 4 19 16 0 0
    S Chanderpaul c Glassock b Harrity 0 9 4 0 0
    RIC Holder b Arnold 22 54 44 1 0
    RA Harper not out 10 44 30 0 0
    +CO Browne c Hussey b Nicholson 2 2 2 0 0
    AC Cummins c Harvey b Bell 3 14 9 0 0
    OD Gibson st Glassock b Bell 0 2 3 0 0
    IR Bishop run out (Harvey/Glassock) 0 4 1 0 0
    Extras (lb 5, w 6, nb 2) 13
    Total (all out, 33.5 overs, 150 mins) 92

    FoW: 1-10 (Williams), 2-10 (Simmons), 3-19 (Adams),
    4-20 (Chanderpaul), 5-67 (Holder), 6-80 (Richardson),
    7-82 (Browne), 8-92 (Cummins), 9-92 (Gibson),
    10-92 (Bishop).

    Bowling O M R W
    Harrity 10 1 23 3 (2w, 1nb)
    Swain 7 2 16 1 (2w, 1nb)
    Arnold 9.5 0 25 1 (2w)
    Nicholson 6 0 21 2
    Bell 1 0 2 2

    Australian Cricket Academy innings (targ: 93 runs in 50 overs) R M B 4 6
    CJ Richards lbw b Simmons 25 66 58 3 0
    MEK Hussey c Harper b Gibson 23 91 75 0 0
    *MP Mott not out 19 49 27 2 0
    CT Perren not out 17 24 23 1 0
    Extras (b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 8) 12
    Total (2 wickets, 28.4 overs, 116 mins) 96

    DNB: +CA Glassock, KM Harvey, EMC Arnold, MJ Nicholson, SA Bell,
    BA Swain, MA Harrity.

    FoW: 1-45 (Richards), 2-60 (Hussey).

    Bowling O M R W
    Bishop 6 2 9 0 (2nb)
    Cummins 3 1 11 0 (2nb)
    Gibson 10 0 30 1 (3nb, 1w)
    Simmons 4 0 17 1 (1nb)
    Harper 5 0 18 0
    Chanderpaul 0.4 0 8 0

    • Hours of play: 10.00am - 1.30pm, 2.15pm - 5.45pm
    • Scorers: EW Cosgrove (Academy) and R Potter (West Indians)
    • 12th Men: DJ Thornely (Academy) and SL Campbell (West Indians)

    Monday, December 11, 1995

    1st Test: Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, 8-11 Dec 1995

    Test # 1317 (1320/8)
    Sri Lanka in Australia, 1995/96, 1st Test
    Australia v Sri Lanka
    W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
    8,9,10,11 December 1995 (5-day match)

    Result: Australia won by an innings and 36 runs
    Australia leads the 3-Test series 1-0

    Toss: Sri Lanka
    Umpires: Khizer Hayat (Pak) and PD Parker
    TV Umpire: BT Rennie
    Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
    Test Debuts: SG Law, RT Ponting (Aus).
    Man of the Match: MJ Slater

    Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Sri Lanka 251
  • Day 2: Australia 358/2 (Slater 189*, Waugh 36*, 90 overs)
  • Day 3: Australia 617/5d, Sri Lanka 13/0 (Mahanama 2*, Hathurusingha 7*, 4 ov)
    Sri Lanka 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    RS Mahanama c Warne b McDermott 15 80 52 1 0
    UC Hathurusingha c Law b McGrath 14 41 32 2 0
    AP Gurusinha b McGrath 46 157 140 4 0
    PA de Silva c & b Warne 10 40 27 1 0
    *A Ranatunga c Healy b McGrath 32 79 54 2 1
    HP Tillakaratne lbw b McDermott 6 68 51 0 0
    +RS Kaluwitharana c Taylor b Warne 50 90 74 7 0
    HDPK Dharmasena b McDermott 30 92 72 4 0
    WPUJC Vaas c Healy b Warne 4 12 7 0 0
    GP Wickramasinghe c Julian b McGrath 28 38 32 5 0
    M Muralitharan not out 0 1 0 0 0
    Extras (b 4, lb 9, nb 3) 16
    Total (all out, 89.4 overs) 251

    FoW: 1-25 (Hathurusingha), 2-38 (Mahanama), 3-54 (de Silva),
    4-129 (Gurusinha), 5-132 (Ranatunga), 6-172 (Tillakaratne),
    7-193 (Kaluwitharana), 8-205 (Vaas), 9-251 (Wickramasinghe),
    10-251 (Dharmasena).

    Bowling O M R W
    McDermott 18.4 5 44 3
    McGrath 24 3 81 4 (1nb)
    Julian 17 8 32 0
    Warne 27 7 75 3 (2nb)
    Waugh 3 1 6 0

    Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
    MJ Slater c & b Muralitharan 219 460 321 15 5
    *MA Taylor lbw b de Silva 96 224 173 14 0
    DC Boon c Hathurusingha b Muralitharan 13 60 50 1 0
    ME Waugh c Kaluwitharana b Vaas 111 261 223 7 1
    RT Ponting lbw b Vaas 96 236 184 8 0
    SG Law not out 54 153 118 1 0
    Extras (b 4, lb 6, nb 18) 28
    Total (5 wickets declared, 174 overs) 617

    DNB: +IA Healy, BP Julian, SK Warne, CJ McDermott, GD McGrath.

    FoW: 1-228 (Taylor), 2-266 (Boon), 3-422 (Slater), 4-496 (Waugh),
    5-617 (Ponting).

    Bowling O M R W
    Wickramasinghe 31 3 123 0 (7nb)
    Vaas 31 5 103 2 (3nb)
    Muralitharan 54 3 224 2 (4nb)
    Hathurusingha 9 3 31 0
    Dharmasena 31 5 84 0
    de Silva 18 1 42 1 (4nb)

    Sri Lanka 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    RS Mahanama b McGrath 48 128 97 6 0
    UC Hathurusingha c Healy b McGrath 11 35 24 1 0
    AP Gurusinha c Healy b McDermott 7 30 17 0 0
    PA de Silva c Ponting b Warne 20 36 35 4 0
    *A Ranatunga b McGrath 46 114 64 6 1
    HP Tillakaratne c Ponting b Warne 119 267 206 12 0
    +RS Kaluwitharana c Ponting b Julian 40 45 42 6 0
    HDPK Dharmasena lbw b McDermott 18 87 63 3 0
    WPUJC Vaas c Healy b Warne 4 20 19 1 0
    GP Wickramasinghe c Warne b McDermott 0 4 3 0 0
    M Muralitharan not out 3 10 4 0 0
    Extras (lb 4, nb 10) 14
    Total (all out, 93.4 overs) 330

    FoW: 1-35 (Hathurusingha), 2-56 (Gurusinha), 3-87 (de Silva),
    4-105 (Mahanama), 5-193 (Ranatunga), 6-258 (Kaluwitharana),
    7-310 (Dharmasena), 8-318 (Vaas), 9-319 (Wickramasinghe),
    10-330 (Tillakaratne).

    Bowling O M R W
    McDermott 20 3 73 3 (10nb)
    McGrath 24 7 86 3
    Warne 29.4 6 96 3
    Julian 13 4 40 1
    Waugh 4 0 22 0
    Law 3 1 9 0

    • Scorers: CA Bull (Aus) and S Wheeler (SL)
    • 12th Men: MS Kasprowicz (Aus) and KR Pushpakumara (SL)

      Day 1

    • Attendance: 8138

      Day 2

    • MJ Slater 100 in 126 balls, 4x6.
    • Aus 200 in 45.3 overs at 4.39 runs per over.
    • Record 1st wicket partnership against SL by any team, highest partnership for the 1st wicket by any team at WACA.
    • MJ Slater 150 in 196 balls, 13x4, 4x6.
    • Australian 300 off 471 balls
    • MJ Slater highest Test score (previous best: 176 v England at Brisbane 1994/95)
    • Attendance: 7550

      Day 3

    • Attendance: 9078

      Day 4

    • Warne claims his 200th wicket with the wicket of Vaas.
    • Tillekaratne's highest test score.
    • Attendance: 4119 (Total: 28885)
  • Sunday, December 10, 1995

    New South Wales v West Indians at Newcastle, 7-10 Dec 1995

    West Indies in Australia, 1995/96
    New South Wales v West Indians
    No. 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle
    7,8,9,10 December 1995 (4-day match)

    Result: Match drawn

    Toss: West Indians
    Umpires: IG Jackson and IS Thomas
    First-class Debuts: CJ Richards (New South Wales).

    Close of Play:

  • Day 1: West Indians 246, New South Wales 13/0 (Richards 8*, Davison 5*)
  • Day 2: New South Wales 274/5 (Matthews 6*, Thompson 0*)
  • Day 3: New South Wales 318, West Indians 160
    West Indians 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    SC Williams lbw b Thompson 18 24 24 2 0
    SL Campbell hit wicket b Freedman 53 219 170 4 0
    JC Adams c Matthews b Maxwell 13 48 30 1 0
    CL Hooper st Emery b Freedman 63 63 61 7 0
    S Chanderpaul c Matthews b Freedman 36 107 95 4 0
    RIC Holder st Emery b Freedman 2 37 29 0 0
    RA Harper c Roberts b Freedman 17 67 49 2 0
    +CO Browne c Maxwell b Freedman 16 29 26 2 0
    IR Bishop b Freedman 0 7 5 0 0
    CEL Ambrose not out 10 21 12 2 0
    *CA Walsh c Bevan b Freedman 0 1 1 0 0
    Extras (b 4, lb 2, nb 12) 18
    Total (all out, 82.4 overs, 317 minutes) 246

    FoW: 1-29, 2-50, 3-127, 4-179, 5-194, 6-197, 7-223, 8-227, 9-246,
    10-246.

    Bowling O M R W
    Lee 13 2 49 0
    Thompson 13 1 56 1 (6nb)
    Maxwell 12 3 34 1 (2nb)
    Matthews 16 5 52 0
    Freedman 28.4 14 49 8 (4nb)

    New South Wales 1st innings R M B 4 6
    CJ Richards b Adams 29 126 112 2 0
    RJ Davison b Harper 11 97 57 0 0
    MG Bevan b Walsh 86 270 203 6 1
    KJ Roberts b Walsh 10 25 22 0 0
    R Chee Quee b Walsh 105 226 196 13 0
    GRJ Matthews c Holder b Harper 17 108 74 1 0
    SM Thompson b Walsh 10 39 27 2 0
    S Lee lbw b Ambrose 12 33 23 1 0
    *+PA Emery run out (Bishop/Hooper) 3 41 30 0 0
    ND Maxwell c Chanderpaul b Hooper 1 10 11 0 0
    DA Freedman not out 2 7 8 0 0
    Extras (b 2, lb 14, nb 16) 32
    Total (all out, 125.5 overs, 496 minutes) 318

    FoW: 1-43, 2-53, 3-71, 4-262, 5-269, 6-287, 7-309, 8-313, 9-316,
    10-318.

    Bowling O M R W
    Ambrose 21.4 10 40 1
    Walsh 25.2 8 63 4 (2nb)
    Harper 25 6 50 2
    Bishop 20 6 48 0 (14nb)
    Adams 11 1 29 1
    Hooper 14.5 3 39 1
    Chanderpaul 8 0 33 0

    West Indians 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    SC Williams st Emery b Matthews 34 71 51 5 0
    SL Campbell c Bevan b Maxwell 19 50 37 2 0
    JC Adams c Richards b Matthews 32 113 94 3 0
    CL Hooper st Emery b Freedman 11 42 30 1 0
    S Chanderpaul c Maxwell b Matthews 6 10 10 1 0
    RIC Holder c Emery b Maxwell 8 32 31 1 0
    RA Harper lbw b Maxwell 8 57 46 1 0
    +CO Browne c Lee b Matthews 21 74 60 2 0
    IR Bishop not out 9 33 23 1 0
    CEL Ambrose c Roberts b Matthews 0 3 3 0 0
    *CA Walsh c Maxwell b Freedman 0 5 5 0 0
    Extras (b 2, lb 8, nb 2) 12
    Total (all out, 64.5 overs, 249 minutes) 160

    FoW: 1-49, 2-63, 3-94, 4-101, 5-117, 6-121, 7-142, 8-160, 9-160,
    10-160.

    Bowling O M R W
    Lee 4 0 18 0
    Thompson 5 2 20 0
    Maxwell 12 3 25 3
    Matthews 23 6 43 5
    Freedman 20.5 4 44 2 (2nb)

    New South Wales 2nd innings (target: 89 runs) R M B 4 6
    RJ Davison not out 30 97 61 3 0
    CJ Richards c Harper b Walsh 25 61 48 3 0
    MG Bevan b Bishop 4 19 9 0 0
    S Lee not out 3 15 8 0 0
    Extras (lb 3, nb 12) 15
    Total (2 wickets, 20 overs, 97 minutes) 77

    DNB: KJ Roberts, R Chee Quee, GRJ Matthews, SM Thompson,
    *+PA Emery, ND Maxwell, DA Freedman.

    FoW: 1-54, 2-65.

    Bowling O M R W
    Ambrose 7 2 32 0 (12nb)
    Walsh 8 1 23 1
    Harper 2 1 8 0
    Bishop 2 0 7 1
    Hooper 1 0 4 0

    • 12th Men: MW Patterson (NSW) and AC Cummins (WI)
    • No balls worth two runs
  • Tasmania v Victoria at Hobart, 10 Dec 1995

    Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1995-96
    Tasmania v Victoria
    Bellerive Oval, Hobart
    10 December 1995 (50-over match)

    Result: Victoria won by 43 runs
    Points: Victoria 2, Tasmania 0

    Toss: Tasmania
    Umpires: TR Hogarth and SG Randell
    List A Debuts: CJ Peake, PJ Roach, GR Vimpani (Victoria).
    Man of the Match: DM Jones

    Victoria innings (50 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
    GR Vimpani lbw b Ridgway 11 20 13 2 0
    BJ Hodge lbw b Ridgway 1 5 5 0 0
    *DM Jones not out 121 203 164 11 0
    MTG Elliott c Tucker b Marquet 64 149 98 3 0
    BA Williams c Atkinson b Miller 16 27 17 1 0
    CJ Peake not out 3 9 4 0 0
    Extras (lb 1, w 1) 2
    Total (4 wickets, 50 overs, 209 minutes) 218

    DNB: IJ Harvey, +PJ Roach, DW Fleming, DJ Saker, TF Corbett.

    FoW: 1-4 (Hodge), 2-13 (Vimpani), 3-148 (Elliott),
    4-196 (Williams).

    Bowling O M R W
    Marquet 10 2 34 1
    Ridgway 10 2 49 2
    Young 10 1 41 0 (1w)
    Miller 10 1 44 1
    Farrell 8 0 36 0
    Tucker 2 0 13 0

    Tasmania innings (target: 219 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
    DF Hills c Roach b Williams 11 17 16 2 0
    MJ Di Venuto c Roach b Corbett 24 85 61 1 0
    J Cox c Elliott b Saker 21 20 32 3 0
    S Young b Harvey 14 38 26 1 0
    *RJ Tucker b Corbett 2 22 10 0 0
    +MN Atkinson c Jones b Corbett 33 64 69 3 0
    AJ Daly not out 34 89 61 1 0
    CR Miller c Hodge b Fleming 19 30 20 1 0
    MG Farrell b Williams 0 3 1 0 0
    MW Ridgway not out 5 9 10 0 0
    Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 4, nb 4) 12
    Total (8 wickets, 50 overs, 198 minutes) 175

    DNB: JP Marquet.

    FoW: 1-11 (Hills), 2-42 (Cox), 3-74 (Di Venuto), 4-74 (Young),
    5-82 (Tucker), 6-123 (Atkinson), 7-163 (Miller),
    8-165 (Farrell).

    Bowling O M R W
    Saker 10 2 23 1
    Williams 10 1 45 2 (1w, 2nb)
    Fleming 10 0 50 1 (1w)
    Harvey 10 0 30 1
    Corbett 10 1 23 3 (2w)

    • 12th Men: JM Saint (Tasmania) and BBJ Doyle (Victoria)
    • Scorers: HM Bradshaw (Tasmania) and AR Marshall (Victoria)
    • DM Jones 50 (126 mins, 110 balls, 2x4)
    • DM Jones 100 (192 mins, 157 balls, 7x4)
    • MTG Elliott 50 (115 mins, 73 balls, 3x4)
    • Jones/Elliott 3rd wicket partnership 135 (149 mins, 219 balls)
    • Attendance: 828

    South Australia v Western Australia at Adelaide, 10 Dec 1995

    Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1995-96
    South Australia v Western Australia
    Adelaide Oval
    10 December 1995 (50-over match)

    Result: South Australia won by 6 wickets
    Points: South Australia 2, Western Australia 0

    Toss: South Australia
    Umpires: DJ Harper and RG Kinnear
    List A Debut: RM Baker (Western Australia).
    Man of the Match: P Wilson

    Western Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                    R   M   B  4 6
    MP Lavender lbw b Wilson 1 5 6 0 0
    JL Langer c Nielsen b Wilson 15 52 48 0 0
    *DR Martyn c Siddons b Wigney 12 20 17 1 0
    TM Moody b Blewett 7 41 31 1 0
    +AC Gilchrist c Webber b May 16 62 41 0 0
    RM Baker run out (Webber/Nielsen) 55 82 85 1 0
    GB Hogg not out 23 72 45 0 0
    MP Atkinson b Scuderi 0 3 3 0 0
    J Stewart lbw b Wigney 13 21 22 2 0
    J Angel not out 7 9 8 0 0
    Extras (lb 4, w 3, nb 4) 11
    Total (8 wickets, 50 overs, 188 minutes) 160

    DNB: BA Reid.

    FoW: 1-3 (Lavender), 2-20 (Martyn), 3-35 (Langer), 4-44 (Moody),
    5-86 (Gilchrist), 6-127 (Baker), 7-127 (Atkinson),
    8-149 (Stewart).

    Bowling O M R W
    Wigney 10 0 28 2 (2w)
    Wilson 10 0 33 2 (1w)
    Blewett 10 0 30 1
    Scuderi 10 0 33 1 (2nb)
    May 10 1 32 1

    South Australia innings (target: 161 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
    DS Lehmann c Gilchrist b Reid 52 99 79 7 0
    PC Nobes lbw b Stewart 40 123 96 4 0
    GS Blewett c Martyn b Stewart 20 44 49 0 0
    *JD Siddons not out 41 39 40 5 0
    DS Webber st Gilchrist b Hogg 5 15 12 0 0
    JA Brayshaw not out 0 2 2 0 0
    Extras (lb 3, nb 2) 5
    Total (4 wickets, 46.1 overs, 163 minutes) 163

    DNB: JC Scuderi, +TJ Nielsen, TBA May, P Wilson, BN Wigney.

    FoW: 1-93 (Lehmann), 2-105 (Nobes), 3-132 (Blewett),
    4-158 (Webber).

    Bowling O M R W
    Moody 10 2 34 0
    Reid 8 1 14 1 (1nb)
    Atkinson 5.1 1 19 0
    Angel 5 1 25 0
    Stewart 10 1 34 2
    Hogg 8 0 34 1

    • 12th Men: BA Johnson (South Australia) and SR Cary (Western Australia)
    • Scorers: RM Artis (South Australia) and T Lowrey (Western Australia)
    • RM Baker 50 (68 mins, 78 balls, 1x4)
    • DS Lehmann 50 (89 mins, 73 balls, 7x4)
    • Lehmann/Nobes 1st wicket partnership 93 (99 mins, 166 balls)
    • Attendance: 2075

    Tuesday, December 5, 1995

    Prime Minister's XI v West Indians at Canberra, 5 Dec 1995

    West Indies in Australia, 1995/96
    Prime Minister's XI v West Indians
    Manuka Oval, Canberra
    5 December 1995 (50-over match)

    Result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled

    Toss: West Indians
    Umpires: SJ Davis and TJ Keel

    Prime Minister's XI team:
    *MG Bevan, S Lee, MA Harrity, DF Hills, GB Hogg, MP Lavender, DM Jones,
    BA Williams, CG Rackemann, +WA Seccombe, A Symonds.

    West Indians team: (from)
    *CA Walsh, SC Williams, SL Campbell, CL Hooper, S Chanderpaul, JC Adams,
    RIC Holder, +CO Browne, RA Harper, CEL Ambrose, IR Bishop, OD Gibson,
    AC Cummins.

    • 12th Men: BJ Haddin (Prime Minister's XI)
    • Rain washed out play shortly after the toss was made

    Monday, December 4, 1995

    Tasmania v Sri Lankans at Launceston, 1-4 Dec 1995

    Sri Lanka in Australia, 1995-96
    Tasmania v Sri Lankans
    North Tasmania C.A. Ground, Launceston
    1,2,3,4 December 1995 (4-day match)

    Result: Match drawn

    Toss: Tasmania
    Umpires: TR Hogarth and BT Knight

    Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Tasmania 252/4 (Ponting 84*, Tucker 23*, 90 overs)
  • Day 2: Tasmania 335/4d, Sri Lankans 229/5 (A Ranatunga 69*, Dharmasena 22*, 72 overs)
  • Day 3: Sri Lankans 369, Tasmania 151/4 (Daly 11*, Young 12*, 51 overs)
    Tasmania 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
    AJ Daly st Dunusinghe b Silva 70 275 199 4 0
    J Cox c Jayasuriya b Dharmasena 19 68 47 2 0
    MJ Di Venuto c Dunusinghe b Munasinghe 19 100 77 0 0
    RT Ponting not out 131 285 213 13 1
    S Young b Silva 10 33 23 1 0
    *RJ Tucker not out 54 146 106 5 1
    Extras (b 1, lb 9, nb 22) 32
    Total (4 wickets decl, 109 overs, 456 mins) 335

    DNB: +MN Atkinson, MG Farrell, MA Hatton, GJ Denton, JP Marquet.

    FoW: 1-40 (Cox), 2-95 (Di Venuto), 3-182 (Daly), 4-204 (Young).

    Bowling O M R W
    Vaas 21 4 62 0 (2nb)
    Munasinghe 19 4 70 1 (6nb)
    Dharmasena 29 9 78 1 (1nb)
    Silva 30 6 83 2 (2nb)
    Jayasuriya 6 1 24 0
    Hathurusingha 4 1 8 0

    Sri Lankans 1st innings R M B 4 6
    RS Mahanama lbw b Young 29 88 71 2 0
    UC Hathurusingha lbw b Tucker 73 195 148 10 0
    S Ranatunga c Di Venuto b Hatton 0 15 15 0 0
    ST Jayasuriya c sub (MW Ridgway) b Hatton 4 2 3 1 0
    RS Kaluwitharana lbw b Farrell 17 47 46 2 0
    *A Ranatunga c Di Venuto b Hatton 145 257 158 20 1
    HDPK Dharmasena run out (Denton) 25 99 91 4 0
    +CI Dunusinghe c Daly b Marquet 19 49 48 0 0
    WPUJC Vaas c Atkinson b Young 8 20 21 1 0
    AMN Munasinghe c Young b Farrell 24 58 48 1 1
    KJ Silva not out 0 9 6 0 0
    Extras (b 6, lb 11, nb 8) 25
    Total (all out, 108.3 overs, 426 mins) 369

    FoW: 1-64 (Mahanama), 2-75 (S Ranatunga), 3-79 (Jayasuriya),
    4-117 (Kaluwitharana), 5-153 (Hathurusingha),
    6-243 (Dharmasena), 7-286 (Dunusinghe), 8-312 (Vaas),
    9-366 (A Ranatunga), 10-369 (Munasinghe).

    Bowling O M R W
    Marquet 22 3 82 1
    Young 21 5 66 2 (1nb)
    Hatton 32 11 87 3
    Farrell 16.3 5 47 2
    Tucker 7 1 29 1 (1nb)
    Ponting 1 0 1 0
    Denton 9 2 40 0 (2nb)

    Tasmania 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    J Cox st Dunusinghe b Silva 34 78 59 4 0
    +MN Atkinson b Vaas 42 174 106 3 0
    MJ Di Venuto c Munasinghe b Dharmasena 26 53 37 4 0
    MG Farrell c Jayasuriya b Vaas 14 45 35 2 0
    AJ Daly not out 62 188 146 3 0
    S Young c S Ranatunga b Vaas 20 68 55 1 0
    *RJ Tucker not out 60 115 72 7 0
    Extras (b 3, lb 2, nb 10) 15
    Total (5 wickets decl, 84.1 overs, 364 mins) 273

    DNB: RT Ponting, MA Hatton, GJ Denton, JP Marquet.

    FoW: 1-57 (Cox), 2-92 (Di Venuto), 3-124 (Atkinson),
    4-125 (Farrell), 5-165 (Young).

    Bowling O M R W
    Vaas 17 6 22 3
    Munasinghe 13 2 54 0 (2nb)
    Hathurusingha 7 1 20 0
    Silva 27 0 103 1
    Dharmasena 18.1 1 55 1 (2nb)
    Jayasuriya 2 0 14 0 (1nb)

    Sri Lankans 2nd innings (target: 240 runs) R M B 4 6
    UC Hathurusingha not out 61 148 90 6 0
    ST Jayasuriya c Di Venuto b Denton 31 65 49 2 1
    RS Kaluwitharana b Farrell 53 60 48 6 0
    *A Ranatunga not out 11 20 11 1 0
    Extras (lb 4) 4
    Total (2 wickets, 33 overs, 148 mins) 160

    DNB: RS Mahanama, S Ranatunga, HDPK Dharmasena, +CI Dunusinghe,
    WPUJC Vaas, AMN Munasinghe, KJ Silva.

    FoW: 1-53 (Jayasuriya), 2-133 (Kaluwitharana).

    Bowling O M R W
    Marquet 9 5 21 0
    Denton 8 1 40 1
    Hatton 9 0 57 0
    Farrell 7 0 38 1

    • Scorers: HM Bradshaw (Tas) and KE Broomhall (SL)
    • 12th Men: MW Ridgway (Tas).
  • 3rd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, 30 Nov-4 Dec 1995

    Test # 1314 (1313/40)
    Australia v Pakistan, 1995/96, 3rd Test
    Sydney Cricket Ground
    30 November, 1,2,3,4 December 1995 (5-day match)

    Result: Pakistan won by 74 runs
    Australia wins the 3-Test series 2-1

    Toss: Pakistan
    Umpires: HD Bird (Eng) and SG Randell
    TV Umpire: IS Thomas
    Match Referee: R Subba Row (Eng)
    Man of the Match: Mushtaq Ahmed
    Man of the Series: SK Warne

    Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Pakistan 231/4 (Ijaz Ahmed 101*, Basit Ali 8*)
  • Day 2: Pakistan 299, Australia 151/3 (ME Waugh 54*, SR Waugh 26*)
  • Day 3: Australia 257, Pakistan 101/4 (Saleem Malik 21*)
  • Day 4: Pakistan 204, Australia 121/3 (Taylor 49*, Healy 4*)
    Pakistan 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
    Aamer Sohail c ME Waugh b McDermott 4 1 3 1 0
    Rameez Raja c Slater b Warne 33 108 69 3 0
    Ijaz Ahmed c McGrath b Warne 137 442 332 17 2
    Inzamam-ul-Haq c Healy b Warne 39 96 110 3 0
    Saleem Malik lbw b McGrath 36 107 81 6 0
    Basit Ali c Slater b McDermott 17 69 49 2 0
    +Rashid Latif c Healy b McDermott 1 16 10 0 0
    *Wasim Akram c & b McGrath 21 49 28 4 0
    Saqlain Mushtaq run out (Boon) 0 8 4 0 0
    Mushtaq Ahmed c McDermott b Warne 0 2 3 0 0
    Waqar Younis not out 0 3 3 0 0
    Extras (lb 3, w 2, nb 6) 11
    Total (all out, 113.2 overs) 299

    FoW: 1-4 (Aamer Sohail), 2-64 (Rameez Raja),
    3-141 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 4-210 (Saleem Malik),
    5-263 (Basit Ali), 6-269 (Rashid Latif),
    7-297 (Ijaz Ahmed), 8-299 (Saqlain Mushtaq),
    9-299 (Mushtaq Ahmed), 10-299 (Wasim Akram).

    Bowling O M R W
    McDermott 21 6 62 3
    McGrath 22.2 1 79 2 (1nb, 2w)
    Reiffel 22 5 71 0 (5nb)
    Warne 34 20 55 4
    ME Waugh 10 4 23 0
    Blewett 4 2 6 0

    Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
    MJ Slater b Wasim Akram 1 1 2 0 0
    *MA Taylor c Rashid Latif b Saqlain Mushtaq 47 135 103 4 0
    DC Boon c Rashid Latif b Mushtaq Ahmed 16 79 57 3 0
    ME Waugh c Mushtaq Ahmed b Wasim Akram 116 262 206 8 1
    SR Waugh st Rashid Latif b Mushtaq Ahmed 38 126 104 3 0
    GS Blewett b Mushtaq Ahmed 5 21 20 0 0
    +IA Healy c Rashid Latif b Mushtaq Ahmed 6 49 37 0 0
    PR Reiffel not out 10 56 31 1 0
    SK Warne c Rashid Latif b Wasim Akram 2 33 31 0 0
    CJ McDermott b Wasim Akram 0 1 2 0 0
    GD McGrath c Wasim Akram b Mushtaq Ahmed 0 9 8 0 0
    Extras (lb 6, nb 10) 16
    Total (all out, 98.2 overs) 257

    FoW: 1-2 (Slater), 2-44 (Boon), 3-91 (Taylor), 4-174 (SR Waugh),
    5-182 (Blewett), 6-226 (Healy), 7-240 (ME Waugh),
    8-249 (Warne), 9-249 (McDermott), 10-257 (McGrath).

    Bowling O M R W
    Wasim Akram 24 4 50 4 (10nb)
    Waqar Younis 11 4 26 0
    Mushtaq Ahmed 36.2 7 95 5
    Saqlain Mushtaq 22 2 62 1
    Aamer Sohail 5 0 18 0

    Pakistan 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    Aamer Sohail c Boon b McDermott 9 19 19 0 1
    Rameez Raja c ME Waugh b Warne 39 121 88 3 0
    Ijaz Ahmed lbw b Warne 15 80 43 2 0
    Saleem Malik lbw b ME Waugh 45 192 154 3 0
    Basit Ali b Warne 14 60 59 0 0
    Inzamam-ul-Haq c Taylor b McDermott 59 162 135 7 0
    *Wasim Akram lbw b McDermott 5 43 26 0 0
    +Rashid Latif lbw b Warne 3 6 5 0 0
    Saqlain Mushtaq c ME Waugh b McDermott 2 37 22 0 0
    Mushtaq Ahmed lbw b McDermott 2 22 18 0 0
    Waqar Younis not out 1 1 1 0 0
    Extras (b 1, lb 5, nb 4) 10
    Total (all out, 94 overs) 204

    FoW: 1-18 (Aamer Sohail), 2-58 (Ijaz Ahmed), 3-82 (Rameez Raja),
    4-101 (Basit Ali), 5-163 (Saleem Malik), 6-185 (Wasim Akram),
    7-188 (Rashid Latif), 8-198 (Inzamam-ul-Haq),
    9-203 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 10-204 (Mushtaq Ahmed).

    Bowling O M R W
    McDermott 15.3 0 49 5 (1nb)
    McGrath 17 3 47 0 (1nb)
    Warne 37 13 66 4
    Reiffel 8.3 2 15 0 (2nb)
    ME Waugh 14 4 21 1
    Blewett 2 2 0 0

    Australia 2nd innings (target: 247 runs) R M B 4 6
    *MA Taylor st Rashid Latif b Mushtaq Ahmed 59 218 154 6 0
    MJ Slater lbw b Mushtaq Ahmed 23 59 46 3 0
    DC Boon c sub (Moin Khan) b Saqlain Mushtaq 6 39 38 0 0
    ME Waugh c Rashid Latif b Wasim Akram 34 52 46 3 1
    +IA Healy c Rashid Latif b Wasim Akram 7 18 21 0 0
    SR Waugh b Mushtaq Ahmed 14 31 26 2 0
    GS Blewett b Waqar Younis 14 43 32 1 0
    SK Warne c Saqlain Mushtaq b Mushtaq Ahmed 5 39 16 0 0
    CJ McDermott b Waqar Younis 0 2 2 0 0
    PR Reiffel not out 2 19 12 0 0
    GD McGrath b Waqar Younis 0 14 7 0 0
    Extras (lb 5, nb 3) 8
    Total (all out, 66.1 overs) 172

    FoW: 1-42 (Slater), 2-69 (Boon), 3-117 (ME Waugh), 4-126 (Healy),
    5-146 (SR Waugh), 6-152 (Taylor), 7-170 (Blewett),
    8-170 (McDermott), 9-172 (Warne), 10-172 (McGrath).

    Bowling O M R W
    Wasim Akram 16 5 25 2 (3 nb)
    Waqar Younis 6.1 2 15 3
    Mushtaq Ahmed 30 6 91 4
    Saqlain Mushtaq 13 5 35 1
    Aamer Sohail 1 0 1 0

      Day 1

    • Malik dropped by Healy off Warne when he was on 7 and score was 167 for 3
    • Ijaz's century had 11x4, 2x6

      Day 2

    • Ijaz dropped by M.Waugh off Reiffell when he was on 102 and the score was 232 for 4.
    • Akram hit McDermott for 16 runs in one over
    • Ijaz's innings 138 in 330 balls, 446 min, 17x4, 2x6
    • Bad light stopped the play early.

      Day 3

    • Warne and McDermott were out in fourth and sixth balls of the same over from Akram.
    • Warne bowled Basit Ali of the last ball of the day.

      Day 4

    • Slater dropped by Inzamam off Saqlain when he was on 11 and the score was 23/0.
    • McDermott completed the over when Reiffel got injured and left.
  • Sunday, December 3, 1995

    South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, 30 Nov - 3 Dec 1995

    Sheffield Shield, 1995/96, 9th Match
    South Australia v Victoria
    Adelaide Oval
    30 November, 1,2,3 December 1995 (4-day match)

    Result: South Australia won by 6 wickets
    Points: South Australia 6, Victoria 0

    Toss: Victoria
    Umpires: DJ Harper and BT Rennie

    Close of Play:
    Day 1: Victoria 297, South Australia 25/0 (Nobes 18*, Johnson 3*, 7 overs)
    Day 2: South Australia 379/5 (Brayshaw 112*, Nielsen 5*, 104 overs)
    Day 3: South Australia 397, Victoria 237, South Australia 22/2
    (Nobes 12*, McIntyre 0*, 6 overs)

    Victoria 1st innings R M B 4 6
    MTG Elliott c Nielsen b Harrity 15 26 23 0 0
    GR Vimpani c Brayshaw b McIntyre 79 209 161 7 1
    *DM Jones lbw b Harrity 2 12 6 0 0
    RP Larkin c Nielsen b Harrity 49 99 92 5 1
    CJ Peake c Siddons b McIntyre 46 92 81 4 0
    JR Bakker run out (Siddons) 1 12 9 0 0
    +DS Berry c Johnson b May 16 40 40 2 0
    DW Fleming b Harrity 29 60 58 3 0
    DJ Saker c Lehmann b Gillespie 19 55 41 1 0
    BA Williams b Gillespie 18 31 26 0 0
    C Howard not out 12 5 3 3 0
    Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 6) 11
    Total (all out, 89.2 overs, 326 minutes) 297

    FoW: 1-23 (Elliott), 2-29 (Jones), 3-122 (Larkin),
    4-188 (Vimpani), 5-192 (Bakker), 6-200 (Peake),
    7-228 (Berry), 8-258 (Fleming), 9-280 (Saker),
    10-297 (Williams).

    Bowling O M R W
    Harrity 20 1 84 4 (1w)
    Gillespie 17.2 4 48 2 (2nb)
    McIntyre 23 4 79 2
    May 29 6 82 1 (1nb)

    South Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
    PC Nobes lbw b Williams 43 107 89 5 0
    BA Johnson b Howard 61 225 171 7 0
    DS Webber lbw b Fleming 6 20 18 1 0
    DS Lehmann c Elliott b Williams 103 177 145 16 0
    JA Brayshaw c Berry b Williams 113 190 155 20 0
    *JD Siddons c Berry b Saker 26 45 38 3 0
    +TJ Nielsen lbw b Williams 12 50 40 1 0
    JN Gillespie c Peake b Williams 2 36 25 0 0
    TBA May b Williams 4 33 24 1 0
    PE McIntyre lbw b Saker 1 14 12 0 0
    MA Harrity not out 0 4 1 0 0
    Extras (b 7, lb 8, w 1, nb 10) 26
    Total (all out, 118.4 overs, 455 minutes) 397

    FoW: 1-74 (Nobes), 2-85 (Webber), 3-180 (Johnson),
    4-276 (Lehmann), 5-333 (Siddons), 6-386 (Nielsen),
    7-389 (Brayshaw), 8-396 (Gillespie), 9-397 (May),
    10-397 (McIntyre).

    Bowling O M R W
    Williams 32 7 98 6 (2nb, 1w)
    Fleming 31 7 86 1 (3nb)
    Saker 24.4 7 63 2
    Bakker 14 5 28 0
    Peake 4 2 35 0
    Howard 10 2 55 1
    Jones 3 1 17 0

    Victoria 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    GR Vimpani c Siddons b Gillespie 8 22 23 1 0
    MTG Elliott run out (Nielsen) 35 105 83 4 0
    *DM Jones lbw b May 85 170 129 5 0
    RP Larkin c McIntyre b May 1 17 13 0 0
    CJ Peake b Harrity 43 67 64 7 0
    JR Bakker st Nielsen b McIntyre 11 37 33 1 0
    +DS Berry c Siddons b May 7 48 39 1 0
    DW Fleming b May 0 5 6 0 0
    DJ Saker lbw b McIntyre 0 12 8 0 0
    BA Williams st Nielsen b May 12 24 26 0 0
    C Howard not out 19 18 19 2 0
    Extras (b 3, lb 7, w 2, nb 4) 16
    Total (all out, 73.1 overs, 267 minutes) 237

    FoW: 1-24 (Vimpani), 2-77 (Elliott), 3-89 (Larkin),
    4-183 (Peake), 5-185 (Jones), 6-201 (Bakker),
    7-202 (Fleming), 8-203 (Berry), 9-207 (Saker),
    10-237 (Williams).

    Bowling O M R W
    Harrity 19 4 62 1 (2w)
    Gillespie 10 3 22 1
    May 26.1 4 70 5 (1nb)
    McIntyre 18 4 73 2 (1nb)

    South Australia 2nd innings (target: 138 runs) R M B 4 6
    BA Johnson c Elliott b Williams 4 10 11 1 0
    PC Nobes run out (Peake) 27 60 51 5 0
    JN Gillespie lbw b Fleming 1 7 3 0 0
    PE McIntyre c +Jones b Fleming 0 21 18 0 0
    DS Webber not out 45 98 69 5 0
    DS Lehmann not out 44 78 70 5 0
    Extras (b 12, lb 1, w 5, nb 2) 20
    Total (4 wickets, 36.3 overs, 139 minutes) 141

    DNB: JA Brayshaw, *JD Siddons, +TJ Nielsen, TBA May, MA Harrity.

    FoW: 1-9 (Johnson), 2-14 (Gillespie), 3-28 (McIntyre),
    4-45 (Nobes).

    Bowling O M R W
    Williams 9 0 44 1 (5w)
    Fleming 12 6 29 2 (1nb)
    Saker 8 3 23 0
    Bakker 4 1 12 0
    Howard 3.3 0 20 0

    *** 12th Men: P Wilson (SA) and IJ Harvey (Vic)
    *** DS Berry was unable to keep wicket on the fourth day (lower back pain),
    DM Jones kept wicket conceding 10 byes before handing the duties to
    CJ Peake.

    Saturday, December 2, 1995

    Queensland v Western Australia at Brisbane, 31 Nov - 2 Dec 1995

    Sheffield Shield, 1995/96, 10th Match
    Queensland v Western Australia
    Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
    30 November, 1,2 December 1995 (4-day match)

    Result: Queensland won by an innings and 11 runs
    Points: Queensland 6, Western Australia 0

    Toss: Western Australia
    Umpires: SJ Davis and AJ McQuillan

    Close of Play:
    Day 1: Western Australia 110, Queensland 164/3
    (Barsby 101*, Maher 22*, 44 overs)
    Day 2: Queensland 362, Western Australia 47/3 (Martyn 12*, 25.3 overs)

    Western Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
    MP Lavender c Border b Law 27 75 64 3 0
    MEK Hussey c Seccombe b Bichel 7 61 41 0 0
    JL Langer c Seccombe b Law 10 42 26 0 0
    *DR Martyn c Seccombe b Bichel 29 87 78 0 0
    TM Moody lbw b Tazelaar 7 29 27 1 0
    GB Hogg c Seccombe b Tazelaar 4 32 19 1 0
    +AC Gilchrist c Border b Bichel 3 26 16 0 0
    CE Coulson c Seccombe b Bichel 4 14 12 0 0
    J Angel c Seccombe b Kasprowicz 4 30 20 0 0
    BJ Oldroyd b Bichel 2 8 6 0 0
    BA Reid not out 2 13 10 0 0
    Extras (lb 1, nb 10) 11
    Total (all out, 52.2 overs, 213 minutes) 110

    FoW: 1-38 (Hussey), 2-38 (Lavender), 3-59 (Langer), 4-75 (Moody),
    5-95 (Martyn), 6-95 (Hogg), 7-102 (Coulson),
    8-102 (Gilchrist), 9-104 (Oldroyd), 10-110 (Angel).

    Bowling O M R W
    Kasprowicz 17.2 4 37 1 (3nb)
    Tazelaar 15 4 31 2 (2nb)
    Bichel 12 4 31 5
    Law 8 5 10 2

    Queensland 1st innings R M B 4 6
    ML Hayden c Gilchrist b Angel 32 86 68 5 0
    TJ Barsby c Hogg b Oldroyd 133 263 205 20 0
    ML Love c Gilchrist b Angel 0 6 4 0 0
    *SG Law c Coulson b Angel 6 2 3 1 0
    JP Maher c Reid b Oldroyd 88 264 225 10 0
    A Symonds b Coulson 0 10 11 0 0
    AR Border b Coulson 8 25 22 0 0
    +WA Seccombe not out 48 127 87 5 0
    AJ Bichel c Hogg b Oldroyd 1 7 7 0 0
    MS Kasprowicz c Gilchrist b Angel 31 42 40 3 0
    D Tazelaar b Angel 8 15 18 1 0
    Extras (lb 7) 7
    Total (all out, 115 overs, 428 minutes) 362

    FoW: 1-88 (Hayden), 2-92 (Love), 3-98 (Law), 4-222 (Barsby),
    5-224 (Symonds), 6-241 (Border), 7-296 (Maher),
    8-302 (Bichel), 9-348 (Kasprowicz), 10-362 (Tazelaar).

    Bowling O M R W
    Reid 27 5 56 0
    Coulson 29 7 100 2
    Angel 24 4 90 5
    Hogg 1 0 8 0
    Moody 17 1 60 0
    Oldroyd 17 3 41 3

    Western Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    MEK Hussey c Symonds b Kasprowicz 5 34 22 0 0
    MP Lavender c Seccombe b Kasprowicz 12 26 22 2 0
    JL Langer lbw b Law 14 65 67 0 0
    *DR Martyn c Seccombe b Kasprowicz 37 136 115 2 0
    TM Moody c Border b Tazelaar 82 236 191 12 0
    GB Hogg c Seccombe b Kasprowicz 0 2 2 0 0
    +AC Gilchrist c Seccombe b Tazelaar 47 111 115 6 0
    CE Coulson c Hayden b Kasprowicz 0 35 34 0 0
    J Angel c Border b Symonds 8 35 34 2 0
    BJ Oldroyd not out 12 16 15 2 0
    BA Reid st Seccombe b Symonds 0 5 3 0 0
    Extras (b 4, lb 7, w 1, nb 12) 24
    Total (all out, 97.3 overs, 345 minutes) 241

    FoW: 1-19 (Lavender), 2-20 (Hussey), 3-47 (Langer),
    4-93 (Martyn), 5-93 (Hogg), 6-192 (Gilchrist),
    7-193 (Coulson), 8-221 (Moody), 9-229 (Angel),
    10-241 (Reid).

    Bowling O M R W
    Kasprowicz 19 4 72 5 (1w, 2nb)
    Tazelaar 25 10 51 2 (1nb)
    Bichel 23 9 51 0 (3nb)
    Law 16 7 22 1
    Symonds 14.3 5 34 2

    *** 12th Men: JM Thomas (Qld) and SR Cary (WA)

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