3rd Test: Australia v Sri Lanka at Adelaide, 25-29 Jan 1996

Test # 1324 (1322/10)
Sri Lanka in Australia, 1995-96, 3rd Test
Australia v Sri Lanka
Adelaide Oval
25,26,27,28,29 January 1996 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 148 runs
Australia wins the 3-Test series 3-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and SG Randell
TV Umpire: DJ Harper
Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
Man of the Match: SR Waugh
Man of the Series: SR Waugh

Close of play:

Day 1: Australia 239/5 (SR Waugh 70*, Healy 21*, 86 overs) Day 2: Australia 502/9d, Sri Lanka 80/0 (Hathurusingha 24*, Jayasuriya 47*, 16 overs) Day 3: Sri Lanka 317, Australia 16/0 (Slater 7*, Taylor 9*, 6 overs) Day 4: Australia 215/6d, Sri Lanka 69/1 (Jayasuriya 50*, Gurusinha 2*, 21 ov) Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 *MA Taylor c Kaluwitharana b Vaas 21 73 55 0 1 MJ Slater c Kaluwitharana b Vaas 0 1 1 0 0 DC Boon b Pushpakumara 43 171 115 2 0 ME Waugh c Pushpakumara b Wickramasinghe 71 199 137 4 0 SR Waugh b Pushpakumara 170 421 316 13 0 RT Ponting c Kaluwitharana b Vaas 6 31 27 0 0 +IA Healy c Pushpakumara b Dharmasena 70 161 119 8 0 PR Reiffel c Gurusinha b Wickramasinghe 56 163 124 7 0 SK Warne c Pushpakumara b Wickramasinghe 33 63 39 5 0 CJ McDermott not out 15 27 16 1 0 Extras (b 5, lb 9, w 1, nb 2) 17 Total (9 wickets decl, 157.3 ov, 656 mins) 502 DNB: GD McGrath. FoW: 1-1 (Slater), 2-36 (Taylor), 3-96 (Boon), 4-181 (ME Waugh), 5-196 (Ponting), 6-326 (Healy), 7-443 (SR Waugh), 8-467 (Reiffel), 9-502 (Warne). Bowling O M R W Vaas 42 11 106 3 Pushpakumara 34 4 126 2 (1nb) Wickramasinghe 39.3 7 120 3 (1w, 1nb) Hathurusingha 4 0 15 0 Dharmasena 25 3 80 1 Jayasuriya 13 2 41 0 Sri Lanka 1st innings R M B 4 6 UC Hathurusingha c ME Waugh b Reiffel 28 86 63 4 0 ST Jayasuriya c Healy b Reiffel 48 82 57 7 1 AP Gurusinha c Reiffel b McGrath 17 66 44 1 0 S Ranatunga c SR Waugh b McDermott 60 203 148 3 0 +RS Kaluwitharana lbw b Reiffel 31 44 35 4 1 HP Tillakaratne c Healy b McGrath 65 207 155 3 0 *PA de Silva c Taylor b McGrath 19 62 45 1 0 HDPK Dharmasena c Healy b McGrath 0 3 3 0 0 WPUJC Vaas c ME Waugh b Reiffel 8 12 7 1 0 GP Wickramasinghe b Reiffel 10 43 28 0 0 KR Pushpakumara not out 2 11 7 0 0 Extras (b 8, lb 13, w 1, nb 7) 29 Total (all out, 97.1 overs, 414 mins) 317 FoW: 1-86 (Jayasuriya), 2-89 (Hathurusingha), 3-129 (Gurusinha), 4-171 (Kaluwitharana), 5-237 (Ranatunga), 6-290 (de Silva), 7-290 (Dharmasena), 8-299 (Vaas), 9-309 (Tillakaratne), 10-317 (Wickramasinghe). Bowling O M R W McDermott 20 5 81 1 (2nb) McGrath 27 4 91 4 Warne 26 4 74 0 Reiffel 19.1 4 39 5 (5nb) ME Waugh 5 2 11 0 Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 MJ Slater b Wickramasinghe 15 60 34 1 0 *MA Taylor b Pushpakumara 10 39 31 1 0 DC Boon c Kaluwitharana b Vaas 35 92 66 5 0 ME Waugh c Tillakaratne b Vaas 12 61 44 0 0 SR Waugh not out 61 181 129 5 0 RT Ponting c Kaluwitharana b Vaas 20 64 61 2 0 +IA Healy c Hathurusingha b Pushpakumara 43 80 63 2 0 PR Reiffel not out 14 25 15 2 0 Extras (b 1, lb 1, nb 3) 5 Total (6 wickets decl, 73 overs, 304 mins) 215 DNB: SK Warne, CJ McDermott, GD McGrath. FoW: 1-22 (Taylor), 2-36 (Slater), 3-70 (ME Waugh), 4-75 (Boon), 5-122 (Ponting), 6-186 (Healy). Bowling O M R W Vaas 21 6 44 3 Pushpakumara 17 2 63 2 Wickramasinghe 13 1 39 1 (2nb) Dharmasena 22 1 67 0 (1nb) Sri Lanka 2nd innings (target: 401 runs) R M B 4 6 ST Jayasuriya c Healy b SR Waugh 112 272 188 14 2 UC Hathurusingha c Healy b McGrath 14 61 46 2 0 AP Gurusinha b Reiffel 2 28 28 0 0 S Ranatunga c Healy b SR Waugh 65 246 197 6 0 +RS Kaluwitharana b SR Waugh 0 7 2 0 0 HP Tillakaratne c Healy b McGrath 3 17 16 0 0 *PA de Silva c Taylor b ME Waugh 3 30 26 0 0 HDPK Dharmasena c Taylor b SR Waugh 2 21 16 0 0 WPUJC Vaas c Healy b McGrath 26 46 32 5 0 GP Wickramasinghe b Warne 6 12 17 0 0 KR Pushpakumara not out 3 20 20 0 0 Extras (b 1, lb 6, nb 9) 16 Total (all out, 96.2 overs) 252 FoW: 1-51 (Hathurusingha), 2-70 (Gurusinha), 3-195 (Jayasuriya), 4-195 (Kaluwitharana), 5-199 (Tillakaratne), 6-208 (de Silva), 7-216 (Ranatunga), 8-225 (Dharmasena), 9-232 (Wickramasinghe), 10-252 (Vaas). Bowling O M R W McGrath 22.2 6 48 3 Reiffel 15 0 60 1 (8nb) SR Waugh 19 8 34 4 (1nb) Warne 27 11 68 1 ME Waugh 4 1 15 1 McDermott 9 3 20 0 DC Boon announced that this would be his final Test Scorers: RM Artis (AUS) and T Lowrey (SL) 12th Men: TBA May (AUS) and RS Kalpage (SL). Day 1 Slater out to the first ball he faced Lunch: AUS 2-43 (Boon 21*, ME Waugh 1*) Tea: AUS 3-133 (ME Waugh 46*, SR Waugh 18*) Sri Lankans dropped 4 catches Kaluwitharana dropped ME Waugh and SR Waugh Pushpakumara dropped Boon Tillekaratne dropped ME Waugh Play ended at 7:20pm due to bad light (80 minutes after scheduled close). 4 overs total lost to the weather. Crowd: 9119 Day 2 Jayasuriya dropped Healy (25) off Vaas 10 minutes play lost to rain in the 1st session. Scheduled close extended to 6:10pm. SR Waugh out to the first ball of the 3rd session McDermott hit an all-run 5 off the first ball he faced Warne hit 2 consecutive 4s before being caught in the outfield hooking Jayasuriya had scored 20 runs before Hathurusinghe scored his first. Sri Lanka 50 off 8.1 overs (35 minutes). Jayasuriya hit 23 runs off the 11 balls he faced in McDermott's first spell of 5-1-28-0. Crowd: 17277 Day 3 Lunch: SL 3-170 (Ranatunga 31*, Kaluwitharana 30*) Tea: SL 5-253 (Tillekeratne 37*, de Silva 8*) Tillekeratne was Healy's 250th catch and 270th dismissal (equal 2nd on all-time list of wicketkeeping dismissals) Crowd: 14533 Day 4 Lunch: 86/4 (SR Waugh 3*, Ponting 9*) Tea: 173/5 (SR Waugh 44*, Healy 33*) Sri Lanka set 401 to win in a minimum of 111 overs Healy outright 2nd on wicketkeeping list (271 dismissals) Crowd: 15195 Day 5 Lunch 136/2 (Jayasuriya 74*, Ranatunga 34*) Tea was taken upon de Silva's dismissal. Tea 208/6 (Ranatunga 61*) Aggregate Crowd: 63478 B&H International Cricketer of the Year: SR Waugh (awarded to the best player in the Australian international season)

Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, 26-29 Jan 1996

Sheffield Shield, 1995/96, 18th Match
Queensland v Tasmania
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
26,27,28,29 January 1996 (4-day match)

Result: Match Drawn
Points: Queensland 2, Tasmania 0

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: AJ McQuillan and WP Sheahan

Close of Play:
Day 1: Queensland 381/1 (Hayden 177*, Love 185*)
Day 2: Queensland 533/6d, Tasmania 180/1 (Hills 85*, Di Venuto 54*)
Day 3: Tasmania 336 and 42/3 (Di Venuto 9*, Young 16*)

Queensland 1st innings                                          R   M   B  4 6
MP Mott               run out                                  15
ML Hayden             st Atkinson        b Miller             234
ML Love               c Atkinson         b Marquet            186
*SG Law               c sub (M Harry)    b Miller              53
JP Maher              not out                                  12
A Symonds             c Atkinson         b Marquet              5  11  12  1 0
AR Border                                b Ridgway             20
Extras                (lb 7, w 1)                               8
Total                 (6 wickets decl, 142.5 overs, 536 mins) 533

DNB: +WA Seccombe, AJ Bichel, GJ Rowell, MS Kasprowicz.

FoW: 1-30, 2-395, 3-482, 4-501, 5-506, 6-533.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Marquet                     35      5    128      2 (1w)
Ridgway                     28.5    6     94      1
Miller                      37      6    141      2
Young                       16      4     53      0
Hatton                      18      4     67      0
Tucker                       7      1     42      0
Di Venuto                    1      0      1      0

Tasmania 1st innings
DF Hills                                 b Bichel              85
+MN Atkinson          lbw                b Law                 18
MJ Di Venuto          c Seccombe         b Bichel              89
AJ Daly               c Kasprowicz       b Law                 10
S Young               c Seccombe         b Bichel              56
*RJ Tucker            c Bichel           b Law                 21
J Cox                 lbw                b Law                  3
MA Hatton             c Maher            b Law                  0
MW Ridgway            c Seccombe         b Kasprowicz           1
CR Miller             c Seccombe         b Bichel              13
JP Marquet            not out                                   0
Extras                (lb 9, w 1, nb 30)                       40
Total                 (all out, 123.4 overs, 467 minutes)     336

FoW: 1-59, 2-181, 3-221, 4-242, 5-282, 6-288, 7-288, 8-297,
    9-315, 10-336.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bichel                      27.4    8     87      4 (2nb)
Kasprowicz                  23      4     80      1 (3nb)
Rowell                      25      3     74      0 (10nb)
Law                         26      7     39      5
Maher                        3      0     18      0 (1w)
Symonds                     18      9     29      0
Border                       1      1      0      0

Tasmania 2nd innings (following on)
DF Hills              c Seccombe         b Rowell               0
+MN Atkinson          lbw                b Rowell               4
MJ Di Venuto          c Mott             b Bichel              23
AJ Daly               c Seccombe         b Rowell               3
S Young               not out                                 175
J Cox                 c Maher            b Border              21
*RJ Tucker            c Bichel           b Kasprowicz          42
MA Hatton                                b Kasprowicz           0
CR Miller             c Seccombe         b Bichel              30
MW Ridgway            not out                                   0
Extras                (lb 8, nb 24)                            32
Total                 (8 wickets, 115 overs, 411 minutes)     330

DNB: JP Marquet.

FoW: 1-3, 2-6, 3-18, 4-87, 5-137, 6-278, 7-282, 8-330.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Kasprowicz                  21      5     61      2 (4nb)
Rowell                      18      1     53      3 (7nb)
Bichel                      15      3     46      2 (1nb)
Law                         17      6     33      0
Symonds                     21      7     51      0
Border                      20      5     65      1
Mott                         3      0     13      0

*** 12th Men: D Tazelaar (Qld) and GJ Denton (Tas)
*** Day 2:
*** Hayden/Love record partnership at Brisbane Cricket Ground for any
   wicket in first class cricket.
*** SG Law 50 off 70 balls

New South Wales v Western Australia at Sydney, 26-29 Jan 1996

Sheffield Shield, 1995/96, 17th Match
New South Wales v Western Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
26,27,28,29 January 1996 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Western Australia 2, New South Wales 0

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: RP Donaldson and IG Jackson

Close of Play:
Day 1: Western Australia 261/7 (Hogg 21*, Julian 8*)
Day 2: Western Australia 402, New South Wales 161/7 (Lee 14*, Roberts 0*)
Day 3: New South Wales 259, Western Australia 193/4d, New South Wales 8/0
       (Davison 3*, Richards 5*)

Western Australia 1st innings                                   R   M   B  4 6
MP Lavender                              b Thompson            15  74  38  2 0
MEK Hussey            c Thompson         b Matthews           105 335 277  9 0
JL Langer             lbw                b Matthews             9  26  17  2 0
DR Martyn             c Emery            b Maxwell             41  60  65  4 0
*TM Moody             c Maxwell          b Lee                 16  58  33  2 0
RM Baker              run out (Richards)                        1  21  13  0 0
+AC Gilchrist         c Emery            b Maxwell             26  66  57  3 0
GB Hogg               not out                                 111 206 159 13 0
BP Julian             lbw                b Thompson            43 133  93  5 0
J Angel               c Emery            b Maxwell             10  41  46  0 0
BA Reid               c Davison          b Lee                  1   5   5  0 0
Extras                (b 3, lb 15, nb 6)                       24
Total                 (all out, 133.2 overs, 517 minutes)     402

FoW: 1-46 (Lavender), 2-69 (Langer), 3-126 (Martyn),
    4-162 (Moody), 5-169 (Baker), 6-219 (Gilchrist),
    7-229 (Hussey), 8-363 (Julian), 9-401 (Angel),
    10-402 (Reid).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lee                         28.2    9     75      2
Thompson                    24      5     94      2 (1nb)
Maxwell                     29      5     75      3 (1nb)
Matthews                    33      9     65      2
Freedman                    19      1     75      0 (1nb)

New South Wales 1st innings                                     R   M   B  4 6
CJ Richards           c Gilchrist        b Julian              28  51  41  2 0
RJ Davison            c Gilchrist        b Julian              44 187 142  1 0
MG Bevan                                 b Julian               2  10  10  0 0
R Chee Quee           c Julian           b Hogg                21  33  27  2 0
GRJ Matthews          c Moody            b Julian              15  81  76  1 0
S Lee                 c Martyn           b Reid                69 145 109 11 0
*+PA Emery                               b Reid                 1  21  21  0 0
SM Thompson           c Moody            b Julian               0   5   7  0 0
KJ Roberts                               b Angel                0  17  15  0 0
ND Maxwell            lbw                b Reid                30 107  98  4 0
DA Freedman           not out                                   4  16  10  1 0
Extras                (b 5, lb 16, nb 24)                      45
Total                 (all out, 90.4 overs, 341 minutes)      259

FoW: 1-56 (Richards), 2-62 (Bevan), 3-93 (Chee Quee),
    4-136 (Matthews), 5-139 (Davison), 6-156 (Emery),
    7-157 (Thompson), 8-166 (Roberts), 9-242 (Lee),
    10-259 (Maxwell).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Reid                        18.4    3     59      3 (12nb)
Angel                       15      4     50      1
Julian                      19      3     58      5
Moody                       16      6     37      0
Hogg                        17      5     30      1
Martyn                       5      2      4      0

Western Australia 2nd innings                                   R   M   B  4 6
MEK Hussey            c Maxwell          b Freedman            49 153 135  5 0
MP Lavender           c Emery            b Freedman            73 160 129 11 0
JL Langer             c Emery            b Freedman             5   9   9  1 0
DR Martyn             c Lee              b Thompson            37  42  41  7 0
*TM Moody             not out                                  15  50  25  0 0
RM Baker              not out                                   3  10   9  0 0
Extras                (b 8, lb 3)                              11
Total                 (4 wickets decl, 58 overs, 214 mins)    193

DNB: +AC Gilchrist, GB Hogg, BP Julian, J Angel, BA Reid.

FoW: 1-129 (Hussey), 2-134 (Lavender), 3-139 (Langer),
    4-184 (Martyn).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lee                          7      1     32      0
Thompson                     9      2     27      1
Maxwell                     15      4     29      0
Freedman                    20      4     71      3
Bevan                        7      2     23      0

New South Wales 2nd innings (target: 337 runs)                  R   M   B  4 6
RJ Davison            lbw                b Julian              15  73  51  1 0
CJ Richards           c Gilchrist        b Moody               46 200 149  2 0
MG Bevan              lbw                b Moody              109 253 234 10 0
KJ Roberts            c Gilchrist        b Baker                3  48  47  0 0
R Chee Quee           c Gilchrist        b Baker                0   2   2  0 0
GRJ Matthews          not out                                  15 109  70  1 0
S Lee                 not out                                  22  37  37  4 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 5, nb 4)                        10
Total                 (5 wickets, 98 overs, 365 minutes)      220

DNB: *+PA Emery, SM Thompson, ND Maxwell, DA Freedman.

FoW: 1-27 (Davison), 2-119 (Richards), 3-145 (Roberts),
    4-145 (Chee Quee), 5-194 (Bevan).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Reid                        14      7     21      0 (1nb)
Julian                      23      7     58      1 (1nb)
Angel                       16      5     29      0
Hogg                        17      3     41      0               
Baker                       15      4     26      2
Moody                       10      1     33      2
Martyn                       3      2      6      0

*** Hours of play: 3.00pm - 5.00pm, 5.40pm - 7.40pm, 8.00pm - 10.00pm
*** 12th Men: AM Stuart (New South Wales) and BJ Oldroyd (Western Australia)

2nd FINAL: Australia v Sri Lanka at Sydney, 20 Jan 1996

ODI # 1043
Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96, 2nd Final
Australia v Sri Lanka
Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
20 January 1996 (50-over match)

Result: Australia won by 9 runs (revised target)
Australia wins the best-of-3-finals 2-0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell
TV Umpire: DB Hair
Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
Man of the Preliminary Series: RS Kaluwitharana
Men of the Finals: MA Taylor and SK Warne

Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
ME Waugh                             c & b Kalpage             73 108  82  8 0
*MA Taylor            c Kaluwitharana    b Kalpage             82 155  95  6 0
RT Ponting            c Vaas             b Dharmasena          17  26  26  1 0
SR Waugh              c Kalpage          b Dharmasena           2   5   7  0 0
SG Law                                   b Vaas                21  32  29  1 0
MG Bevan              not out                                  32  56  34  1 0
+IA Healy             not out                                  40  32  28  1 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 1)                               6
Total                 (5 wickets, 50 overs, 212 mins)         273

DNB: PR Reiffel, SK Warne, CJ McDermott, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-135 (ME Waugh, 24.5 ov), 2-170 (Ponting, 31.5 ov),
    3-176 (SR Waugh, 33.3 ov), 4-184 (Taylor, 36.2 ov),
    5-210 (Law, 42.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        10      1     47      1
Pushpakumara                 8      1     39      0 (1w, 1nb)
Munasinghe                   4      0     33      0
Dharmasena                  10      0     45      2
Kalpage                     10      0     47      2
Jayasuriya                   8      0     57      0

Sri Lanka innings (target: 168 runs off 25 overs)               R   M   B  4 6
ST Jayasuriya         c McGrath          b Warne               30  30  25  5 0
+RS Kaluwitharana     lbw                b McGrath              0   2   1  0 0
PA de Silva           c Reiffel          b ME Waugh             6  13   7  0 0
AP Gurusinha          c Warne            b Reiffel             24  26  15  2 0
*A Ranatunga          c Law              b Warne               41  70  43  2 0
RS Kalpage            c Taylor           b McDermott            9  16  10  1 0
HP Tillakaratne       run out (ME Waugh)                       25  54  26  1 0
HDPK Dharmasena       c SR Waugh         b Warne                7  11  11  0 0
AMN Munasinghe        not out                                   3  12   5  0 0
WPUJC Vaas            not out                                   8   9   8  0 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 3)                               6
Total                 (8 wickets, 25 overs, 128 mins)         159

DNB: KR Pushpakumara.

FoW: 1-1 (Kaluwitharana, 0.2 ov), 2-22 (de Silva, 3.4 ov),
    3-49 (Jayasuriya, 6.3 ov), 4-66 (Gurusinha, 9.1 ov),
    5-87 (Kalpage, 12.4 ov), 6-135 (Ranatunga, 20.1 ov),
    7-146 (Dharmasena, 22.5 ov), 8-146 (Tillakaratne, 23.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                      5      0     36      1 (1nb)
ME Waugh                     5      0     31      1 (1w)
Warne                        5      0     20      3 (1w)
SR Waugh                     1      0     14      0
Reiffel                      4      0     22      1 (1w)
McDermott                    5      0     33      1

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• RS Kaluwitharana was named the Player of the Preliminary Series prior to the start of the match.

• Aus 10 ov 34/0; 20 ov 105/0; 30 ov 162/1; 40- 198/4.
• Aus 50 off 11.3 ov; 100 off 19.1 ov; 150 off 27.4 ov; 200 off 40.4 ov; 250 off 47.4 ov.
• ME Waugh - 50 off 55 balls Taylor - 50 off 63 balls
• de Silva was injured with a bleeding hand when he dropped Healy (11) in the 46th over, off the bowling of Jayasuriya. M Muralitharan substituted for the remainder of the innings.
• Ranatunga dropped Healy (13) in the first ball of the 47th over bowled by Vaas.
• Vaas dropped Healy (30) off his own bowling in the 49th over
• Australian score is the 4th highest ODI total in Sydney

• Heavy rain during the tea break delayed the start of Sri Lanka's innings. Target was readjusted to 168 in 25 overs (167 would be an Australian win).
• SL 10 ov 69/4, 20 ov 135/5. SL 50 off 6.4 ov; 100 off 14.5 ov; 150 off 23.5 ov.
• Jayasuriya (12) was dropped by Reiffel in the 3rd over off McGrath's bowling.
• Ranatunga (20) survived a caught and bowled chance in the 16th over by Reiffel.
• Jayasuriya was a runner for Ranatunga from the 18th over, having been denied to do so by umpire Randell in the previous over.

• Match finished at 10:58pm (scheduled finishing time was 10:30pm)
• 12th men: S Lee (Aus), M Muralitharan (SL)
• Crowd: 39,233

1st FINAL: Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, 18 Jan 1996

ODI # 1041
Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96, 1st Final
Australia v Sri Lanka
Melbourne Cricket Ground (day/night)
18 January 1996 (50-overs match)

Result: Australia won by 18 runs
Australia leads the best-of-3-finals 1-0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: DB Hair and SG Randell
TV Umpire: WP Sheahan
Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)

Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
*MA Taylor            c Kaluwitharana    b Vaas                 0   1   3  0 0
ME Waugh                                 b Vaas                 4  20  10  0 0
RT Ponting            run out (Mahanama)                       51 129  74  4 0
SR Waugh              c Gurusinha        b Wickramasinghe      13  37  33  2 0
SG Law                c Kaluwitharana    b Pushpakumara         0   2   1  0 0
MG Bevan              c Mahanama         b Pushpakumara        59 118 101  5 0
+IA Healy             not out                                  50  78  55  0 0
PR Reiffel                               b Vaas                15  24  21  1 0
SK Warne              not out                                   3   4   3  0 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 2, nb 1)                         6
Total                 (7 wickets, 50 overs)                   201

DNB: CJ McDermott, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-0 (Taylor), 2-9 (ME Waugh), 3-39 (SR Waugh), 4-39 (Law),
    5-100 (Ponting), 6-155 (Bevan), 7-192 (Reiffel).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        10      1     42      3
Pushpakumara                10      1     34      2
Wickramasinghe               8      0     30      1
Dharmasena                  10      1     31      0
de Silva                     5      0     24      0 (2w, 1nb)
Jayasuriya                   7      0     37      0

Sri Lanka innings (target: 202 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
ST Jayasuriya         c SR Waugh         b McGrath             19  35  25  1 0
+RS Kaluwitharana     lbw                b McGrath             13  11   9  3 0
AP Gurusinha          c Bevan            b McDermott           47 121  82  4 0
PA de Silva           c Taylor           b Warne               34  64  47  3 0
HP Tillakaratne       c Healy            b Warne                1   3   4  0 0
RS Mahanama                              b ME Waugh            16  64  34  1 0
*A Ranatunga                             b McGrath             31  87  57  1 0
HDPK Dharmasena                          b McDermott            4   6   5  1 0
WPUJC Vaas            c Healy            b McDermott            2   8  12  0 0
GP Wickramasinghe     c Taylor           b Reiffel              0   7   5  0 0
KR Pushpakumara       not out                                   8  26  13  0 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 2, nb 1)                         8
Total                 (all out, 48.1 overs)                   183

FoW: 1-17 (Kaluwitharana), 2-46 (Jayasuriya), 3-107 (de Silva),
    4-110 (Tillakaratne), 5-120 (Gurusinha), 6-129 (Dharmasena),
    7-131 (Vaas), 8-132 (Wickramasinghe), 9-152 (Mahanama),
    10-183 (Ranatunga).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                      9.1    0     28      3
Reiffel                     10      2     44      1
ME Waugh                     6      0     23      1
McDermott                   10      1     41      3 (1nb)
Warne                       10      1     29      2 (2w)
Law                          3      0     13      0

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• Aus: 10 overs - 26/2, 20 - 57/4, 30 - 100/5, 40-143 50 - 18th over, 100 - 30th, 150 - 41st, 200 - 50th
• ME Waugh dropped on 0 by Jayasuriya in Pushpakumara's 2nd over
• Ball was changed after 41 overs during Australian innings
• RT Ponting - 50 in 72 balls, 124 mins, 4 fours
• MG Bevan - 50 in 94 balls, 108 mins, 4 fours
• IA Healy - 50 in 63 balls

• SL : 10 overs - 49/2, 20 - 96/2, 30 - 119/4, 40 - 141/8 50 - 11th over, 100 - 22nd, 150 - 42nd
• RS Mahanama retired hurt on 4* from 124/5 to 132/8 (pulled leg muscle)

12th match: Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, 16 Jan 1996

ODI # 1039
Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96, 12th Match
Australia v Sri Lanka
Melbourne Cricket Ground (day/night)
16 January 1996 (50-overs match)

Result: Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
Points: Sri Lanka 2, Australia 0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: DB Hair and SG Randell
TV Umpire: WP Sheahan
Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
Man of the Match: RS Kaluwitharana

Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
ME Waugh              c Mahanama         b Vaas                 6  19  17  1 0
*MA Taylor            c Kaluwitharana    b Wickramasinghe      32  77  55  5 0
RT Ponting            c Kaluwitharana    b Wickramasinghe       5  26   5  1 0
SR Waugh              not out                                 102 161 115  6 1
SG Law                c Ranatunga        b Pushpakumara        47  77  69  1 0
MG Bevan              not out                                  43  52  37  3 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 2, nb 2)                         7
Total                 (4 wickets, 50 overs)                   242

DNB: +IA Healy, PR Reiffel, SK Warne, CJ McDermott, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-12 (ME Waugh), 2-28 (Ponting), 3-54 (Taylor), 4-156 (Law).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        10      2     43      1
Pushpakumara                10      0     47      1 (2nb)
Wickramasinghe               8      0     33      2
Dharmasena                   8      0     42      0 (1w)
de Silva                     6      0     30      0
Jayasuriya                   8      0     44      0 (1w)

Sri Lanka innings (target: 243 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
ST Jayasuriya         c Healy            b McGrath              3  23  18  0 0
+RS Kaluwitharana     c ME Waugh         b Warne               74 111  68  8 0
AP Gurusinha          c Healy            b Reiffel             17  67  50  2 0
HP Tillakaratne       c Healy            b Warne                0  11   5  0 0
PA de Silva           lbw                b Bevan               45  81  61  1 0
RS Mahanama                              b Warne               31  57  41  2 0
*A Ranatunga          run out                                  18  36  24  1 0
HDPK Dharmasena       not out                                  24  34  24  1 0
WPUJC Vaas            not out                                  13  13   8  2 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 18, w 2)                        21
Total                 (7 wickets, 49.4 overs)                 246

DNB: GP Wickramasinghe, KR Pushpakumara.

FoW: 1-35 (Jayasuriya), 2-96 (Gurusinha), 3-107 (Tillakaratne),
    4-108 (Kaluwitharana), 5-180 (Mahanama), 6-196 (de Silva),
    7-222 (Ranatunga).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McDermott                   10      3     27      0
McGrath                      9.4    0     76      1 (1w)
Reiffel                     10      1     36      1
Warne                       10      0     40      3
Law                          6      0     28      0
ME Waugh                     2      0     11      0
Bevan                        2      0      9      1 (1w)

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• Aus: 10 overs - 28/1, 20 - 63/3, 30 - 109/3, 40 - 165/4 50 - 16th over, 100 - 28th, 150 - 37th, 200 - 45th
• In 21st over Gurusinha was hurt at cover, fielding SR Waugh's shot. Substitute fielder was Ruwan Kalpage.
• SR Waugh - 50 in 63 balls previous highest ODI score - 86 v South Africa

• SL: 10 overs - 56/1, 20 - 96/2, 30 - 135/4, 40 - 187/5 50 - 10th over, 100 - 21st, 150 - 33rd, 200 - 44th
• Jayasuriya was dropped by McDermott the first over off his own bowling when he was at 0.
• Kaluwitharana - 50 in 31 balls

• Sri Lanka qualifies for the finals.

South Australia v New South Wales at Adelaide, 12-15 Jan 1996

Sheffield Shield, 1995/96, 16th Match
South Australia v New South Wales
Adelaide Oval
12,13,14,15 January 1996 (4-day match)

Result: South Australia won by 122 runs
Points: South Australia 6, New South Wales 0
                                                             
Toss: South Australia
Umpires: SJ Davis and TR Hogarth

Close of Play:
Day 1: South Australia 348/7 (May 15*, Gillespie 13*)
Day 2: South Australia 392, New South Wales 216/6 (Matthews 40*, Thompson 6*)
Day 3: New South Wales 284, South Australia 243/8
       (Gillespie 3*, McIntyre 15*)

South Australia 1st innings                                     R   M   B  4 6
GS Blewett                               b Stuart               2  12  11  0 0
PC Nobes              c Maxwell          b Matthews           121 293 215 15 2
DS Webber             c Davison          b Thompson             2   6   7  0 0
DS Lehmann            lbw                b Stuart               5  20  19  0 0
JA Brayshaw           c Matthews         b Maxwell             15  40  31  1 0
*JD Siddons           run out (Thompson/Emery)                110 225 195 15 0
+TJ Nielsen           c Thompson         b Stuart              27  46  39  2 0
TBA May               lbw                b Thompson            15  69  44  1 0
JN Gillespie          lbw                b Freedman            35  99  91  2 0
BA Swain              c Roberts          b Freedman            20  47  24  1 0
PE McIntyre           not out                                   0  15   7  0 0
Extras                (b 7, lb 11, w 6, nb 16)                 40
Total                 (all out, 111.5 overs)                  392

FoW: 1-10 (Blewett), 2-15 (Webber), 3-22 (Lehmann),
    4-54 (Brayshaw), 5-282 (Nobes), 6-292 (Siddons),
    7-320 (Nielsen), 8-348 (May), 9-384 (Swain),
    10-392 (Gillespie).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Stuart                      23      5     67      3 (5nb)
Thompson                    23      2     95      2 (1nb, 4w)
Maxwell                     22      3     73      1 (2w)
Matthews                    19      3     70      1
Freedman                    24.5    4     69      2 (2nb)

New South Wales 1st innings                                     R   M   B  4 6
MJ Slater             c Nielsen          b Swain               16  32  25  4 0
RJ Davison            lbw                b McIntyre            27 101  62  3 0
CJ Richards                              b Gillespie            1  14  10  0 0
KJ Roberts                               b Gillespie           50 134 122  6 0
R Chee Quee           c Webber           b May                  5  16  16  0 0
GRJ Matthews          lbw                b Gillespie           55 232 148  6 0
*+PA Emery            c Siddons          b Blewett             60 107 113  5 0
SM Thompson           not out                                  49 120  86  5 0
ND Maxwell            c May              b McIntyre             4  22  15  0 0
DA Freedman           lbw                b May                  2  24  22  0 0
AM Stuart             c Webber           b McIntyre             0  11  14  0 0
Extras                (lb 10, w 1, nb 4)                       15
Total                 (all out, 104.4 overs, 411 minutes)     284

FoW: 1-23 (Slater), 2-33 (Richards), 3-70 (Davison),
    4-85 (Chee Quee), 5-129 (Roberts), 6-206 (Emery),
    7-247 (Matthews), 8-260 (Maxwell), 9-281 (Freedman),
    10-284 (Stuart).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Gillespie                   25      9     71      3 (2nb, 1w)
Swain                       15      4     43      1
May                         33      7     76      2
McIntyre                    27.4    8     70      3
Blewett                      4      0     14      1

South Australia 2nd innings                                     R   M   B  4 6
PC Nobes              c Maxwell          b Davison             55 123  95  7 0
GS Blewett            c Emery            b Stuart              13  26  31  1 0
DS Webber             st Emery           b Freedman            89 231 179  8 0
DS Lehmann            lbw                b Freedman            10  12   9  2 0
JA Brayshaw           c Richards         b Davison              0   4   2  0 0
*JD Siddons           c Emery            b Thompson            20  38  32  3 0
+TJ Nielsen                              b Stuart              23  69  49  1 0
BA Swain              run out (Stuart/Roberts)                  1   2   2  0 0
JN Gillespie          not out                                   3  13   4  0 0
PE McIntyre           not out                                  15   7   5  2 1
Extras                (b 1, lb 1, nb 12)                       14
Total                 (8 wickets decl, 67 overs, 266 mins)    243

DNB: TBA May.

FoW: 1-26 (Blewett), 2-104 (Nobes), 3-119 (Lehmann),
    4-120 (Brayshaw), 5-150 (Siddons), 6-215 (Nielsen),
    7-217 (Swain), 8-226 (Webber).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Matthews                    17      4     57      0 (1nb)
Maxwell                      8      0     19      0 (1nb)
Stuart                      10      2     43      2 (2nb)
Thompson                     9      1     34      1 (1nb)
Freedman                    18      3     73      2 (1nb)
Davison                      5      1     15      2
                                               
New South Wales 2nd innings (target: 352 runs)                  R   M   B  4 6
RJ Davison            c Nielsen          b Gillespie           25  36  37  2 0
MJ Slater                                b May                 44  97  69  6 0
CJ Richards           lbw                b Gillespie            0   2   1  0 0
KJ Roberts            c Blewett          b McIntyre            39 172 147  3 0
R Chee Quee           c Nielsen          b McIntyre            29  72  71  4 0
GRJ Matthews          c Nielsen          b May                 10  53  34  0 0
*+PA Emery            lbw                b May                  6  10  12  0 0
SM Thompson           c Siddons          b McIntyre             7  18  22  0 0
ND Maxwell            lbw                b Gillespie           26  71  57  3 0
DA Freedman           not out                                  21  75  79  2 0
AM Stuart             c Nobes            b May                  7  15  13  1 0
Extras                (b 5, lb 5, w 1, nb 4)                   15
Total                 (all out, 312 minutes, 89.5 overs)      229

FoW: 1-38 (Davison), 2-38 (Richards), 3-79 (Slater),
    4-134 (Chee Quee), 5-151 (Roberts), 6-160 (Emery),
    7-165 (Matthews), 8-173 (Thompson), 9-220 (Maxwell),
    10-229 (Stuart).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Gillespie                   17      5     39      3 (1nb, 1w)
Swain                        7      0     33      0
May                         34.5    7     72      4
Blewett                      5      0     16      0
McIntyre                    26      9     59      3 (1nb)

Tasmania v Victoria at Hobart, 12-15 Jan 1996

Sheffield Shield, 1995/96, 15th Match
Tasmania v Victoria
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
12,13,14,15 January 1996 (4-day match)

Result: Tasmania won by 10 wickets
Points: Tasmania 6, Victoria 0

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: RP Donaldson and IS Thomas

Close of Play:
Day 1: Victoria 275, Tasmania 17/1 (Hills 8*, Hatton 0*)
Day 2: Tasmania 271/3 (Boon 94*, Di Venuto 61*)
Day 3: Tasmania 455/8d, Victoria 103/2 (Jones 23*, Gardiner 11*)

Victoria 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
MTG Elliott           c Atkinson         b Marquet              3   9  10  0 0
GR Vimpani            lbw                b Ridgway              3  14   9  0 0
*DM Jones             c Atkinson         b Young               53 188 155  2 0
GB Gardiner           c Hills            b Young               29  76  63  2 0
CJ Peake              st Atkinson        b Hatton              36  99  87  5 0
IJ Harvey             c Young            b Marquet             85 120 104 10 0
+PJ Roach             c Young            b Marquet             12  25  19  2 0
JM Davison            c Cox              b Young                7  25  22  1 0
DW Fleming            c Hills            b Farrell             13  37  27  1 0
DJ Saker              c Farrell          b Marquet             15  30  20  1 0
TF Corbett            not out                                   0   6   5  0 0
Extras                (lb 11, nb 8)                            19
Total                 (all out, 86.1 overs, 319 minutes)      275

FoW: 1-6 (Elliott), 2-6 (Vimpani), 3-60 (Gardiner),
    4-131 (Peake), 5-135 (Jones), 6-166 (Roach),
    7-191 (Davison), 8-232 (Fleming), 9-274 (Harvey),
    10-275 (Saker).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Marquet                     21.1    6     63      4
Ridgway                     21      3     73      1 (3nb)
Young                       24      6     51      3
Tucker                       6      0     19      0 (1nb)
Hatton                      11      0     48      1
Farrell                      3      0     10      1

Tasmania 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
DF Hills                c Jones         b Fleming              66 190 152  8 0
J Cox                   lbw             b Harvey                9  28  28  1 0
MA Hatton               lbw             b Fleming              35 128 113  3 0
*DC Boon                c Fleming       b Saker               108 278 230 12 0
MJ Di Venuto            c Corbett       b Fleming              61 216 187  6 0
S Young                 not out                               100 228 182 13 0
RJ Tucker               c Roach         b Saker                19  36  29  2 1
+MN Atkinson            c Roach         b Corbett              37 103  97  2 0
MG Farrell              c Elliott       b Saker                12  42  26  1 0
MW Ridgway              not out                                 1  11   6  0 0
Extras                  (b 1, lb 6)                             7
Total                   (8 wickets decl, 175 overs, 637 mins) 455

DNB: JP Marquet.

FoW: 1-17 (Cox), 2-101 (Hatton), 3-122 (Hills),
    4-271 (Di Venuto), 5-289 (Boon), 6-318 (Tucker),
    7-400 (Atkinson), 8-449 (Farrell).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Fleming                     41      9    112      3
Saker                       43     13    105      3
Harvey                      27      7     78      1
Corbett                     29      6     70      1
Davison                     35      8     83      0

Victoria 2nd innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
GR Vimpani                               b Young               46  92  69  7 0
MTG Elliott                          c & b Marquet             21  63  52  2 0
*DM Jones             c Atkinson         b Marquet             58 246 202  5 0
GB Gardiner           run out (Cox)                            22  39  42  2 0
CJ Peake              lbw                b Ridgway             12  59  46  2 0
IJ Harvey             st Atkinson        b Tucker               4   5   7  1 0
+PJ Roach             c Atkinson         b Ridgway              1   9   9  0 0
JM Davison            c Cox              b Ridgway              2   6   5  0 0
DW Fleming                           c & b Tucker              21  30  37  2 0
DJ Saker              lbw                b Tucker               4  23  16  0 0
TF Corbett            not out                                   2  39  25  0 0
Extras                (b 6, lb 5, nb 2)                        13
Total                 (all out, 84.5 overs, 310 minutes)      206

FoW: 1-49 (Elliott), 2-82 (Vimpani), 3-118 (Gardiner),
    4-143 (Peake), 5-148 (Harvey), 6-149 (Roach),
    7-157 (Davison), 8-182 (Fleming), 9-196 (Saker),
    10-206 (Jones).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Marquet                     20.5    5     45      2
Ridgway                     22      8     37      3  (1nb)
Hatton                      17      3     54      0
Young                        5      1     19      1
Tucker                      18      4     33      3
Farrell                      2      0      7      0

Tasmania 2nd innings (target: 27 runs)                          R   M   B  4 6
DF Hills              not out                                   9  24  27  2 0
J Cox                 not out                                  18  24  22  2 0
Extras                                                          0
Total                 (0 wickets, 25 minutes, 8.1 overs)       27

DNB: MA Hatton, *DC Boon, MJ Di Venuto, S Young, RJ Tucker,
    +MN Atkinson, MG Farrell, MW Ridgway, JP Marquet.

FoW: .

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Harvey                       3      1     11      0
Corbett                      4      0     14      0
Peake                        1.1    0      2      0

*** 12th Men: AJ Daly (Tas) and NK King (Vic)
*** Day 1:
*** Lunch: Victoria 80/3 (Jones 24*, Peake 13*)
*** Tea: Victoria 185/6 (Harvey 29*, Davison 7*)
*** Harvey 85: Highest First-Class score
*** Marquet 4-63: Best First-Class bowling
*** Davison 7: Highest First-Class score
*** Harvey dropped on 20 at 170/6 by Boon off Young
*** Harvey dropped on 59 at 228/7 by Atkinson off Tucker
*** Day 2:
*** Lunch: Tasmania 100/1 (Hills 55*, Hatton 34*)
*** Tea: Tasmania 180/3 (Boon 51*, Di Venuto 16*)
*** Hills dropped on 19 at 45/0 by Jones off Saker
*** Boon dropped on 17 at 131/3 by Harvey off Fleming
*** Di Venuto dropped on 16 at 180/3 by Jones off Davison
*** On 21, Boon passed 7000 First-Class runs
*** On 34, Boon passed 6000 Sheffield Shield runs
*** Day 3:
*** Lunch: Tasmania 340/6 (Young 24*, Atkinson 12*)
*** Tea: 455/8d
*** Young dropped on 97 at 452/8
*** On 72, Young passed 3000 First-Class runs
*** Day 4:
*** Corbett dropped on 0 at 204/9 by Young off Hatton
*** Lunch: Victoria 177/7 (Jones 46*, Fleming 17*)
*** Match ended just before scheduled tea

11th match: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Perth, 14 Jan 1996

ODI # 1037
Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96, 11th Match
Sri Lanka v West Indies
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
14 January 1996 (50-overs match)

Result: Sri Lanka won by 16 runs
Points: Sri Lanka 2, West Indies 0

Toss: West Indies
Umpires: DJ Harper and TA Prue
TV Umpire: RA Emerson
Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
Man of the Match: RS Kaluwitharana

Sri Lanka innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
ST Jayasuriya         lbw                b Gibson              28  65  43  2 0
+RS Kaluwitharana                        b Gibson              50  82  54  5 1
AP Gurusinha          c Browne           b Gibson               5  10  10  1 0
*PA de Silva          run out (Chanderpaul)                     1  10   1  0 0
HP Tillakaratne       c Browne           b Gibson               0  11  14  0 0
RS Mahanama                              b Bishop              50 102  82  4 0
S Ranatunga                              b Hooper               5  30  22  0 0
HDPK Dharmasena       hit wicket         b Walsh               16  44  36  0 0
WPUJC Vaas            c Ambrose          b Gibson              21  33  28  1 0
KEA Upashantha        not out                                   8  21  13  0 0
KR Pushpakumara       run out                                   5   6   5  1 0
Extras                (lb 4, w 4, nb 5)                        13
Total                 (all out, 50 overs)                     202

FoW: 1-80 (Jayasuriya), 2-89 (Gurusinha), 3-90 (Kaluwitharana),
    4-91 (de Silva), 5-92 (Tillakaratne), 6-121 (Ranatunga),
    7-161 (Dharmasena), 8-176 (Mahanama), 9-193 (Vaas),
    10-202 (Pushpakumara).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Ambrose                      8      2     32      0 (1nb, 1w)
Walsh                        9      0     34      1 (1nb)
Bishop                      10      2     46      1 (1nb, 1w)
Gibson                      10      1     40      5 (2nb, 2w)
Hooper                      10      0     33      1
Simmons                      3      0     13      0

West Indies innings (target: 203 runs from 50 overs)            R   M   B  4 6
PV Simmons                               b Upashantha           5  31  18  0 0
SL Campbell           c Vaas             b de Silva            20  83  52  1 0
S Chanderpaul         c Gurusinha        b de Silva            44 128  89  3 0
*RB Richardson        run out                                   7  20  18  1 0
CL Hooper             c Gurusinha        b Dharmasena           1   6   5  0 0
RIC Holder            c Kaluwitharana    b Jayasuriya          38  58  51  2 0
+CO Browne            c Pushpakumara     b Vaas                22  36  34  1 0
OD Gibson             st Kaluwitharana   b de Silva            19  30  23  2 0
IR Bishop             run out                                   4  12   4  0 0
CEL Ambrose           not out                                   8  17  10  0 0
CA Walsh              not out                                   3   9   7  0 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 4, nb 8)                        15
Total                 (9 wickets, 50 overs)                   186

FoW: 1-18 (Simmons), 2-51 (Campbell), 3-65 (Richardson),
    4-67 (Hooper), 5-114 (Chanderpaul), 6-131 (Holder),
    7-160 (Browne), 8-171 (Gibson), 9-176 (Bishop).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                         9      0     27      1 (1w)
Pushpakumara                 8      2     21      0 (3nb, 1w)
Upashantha                   6      0     31      1 (5nb, 1w)
Dharmasena                   7      2     22      1
de Silva                    10      0     43      3
Jayasuriya                  10      1     39      1 (1w)

10th match: Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, 12 Jan 1996

ODI # 1035
Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96, 10th Match
Australia v Sri Lanka
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth (day/night)
12 January 1996 (50-overs match)

Result: Australia won by 83 runs
Points: Australia 2, Sri Lanka 0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: DB Hair and PD Parker
TV Umpire: TA Prue
Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
Man of the Match: ME Waugh

Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
*MA Taylor            c sub (M Muralitharan) b Jayasuriya      85 157 109  5 0
ME Waugh              run out (Vaas/Kaluwitharana)            130 205 144  7 3
RT Ponting                               b Jayasuriya          11  13  19  0 0
SR Waugh                                 b Vaas                11  22  17  0 0
SG Law                run out (Kaluwitharana)                   9  11  11  1 0
MG Bevan              not out                                   1   5   2  0 0
+IA Healy             c Jayasuriya       b Vaas                 0   1   1  0 0
Extras                (lb 8, w 9, nb 2)                        19
Total                 (6 wickets, 50 overs, 212 mins)         266

DNB: PR Reiffel, SK Warne, CJ McDermott, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-189 (Taylor), 2-209 (Ponting), 3-251 (SR Waugh),
    4-258 (ME Waugh), 5-266 (Law), 6-266 (Healy).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        10      1     33      2 (5w)
Pushpakumara                 8      0     41      0 (2nb)
Wickramasinghe               9      0     60      0 (2w)
Dharmasena                  10      0     51      0 (2w)
de Silva                     1      0      7      0
Kalpage                      2      0     18      0
Jayasuriya                  10      0     48      2

Sri Lanka innings (target: 267 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
ST Jayasuriya         c Healy            b Law                 27  48  42  2 0
+RS Kaluwitharana     c Ponting          b McGrath             20  50  27  3 0
AP Gurusinha                             b McDermott           45  98  77  5 0
*PA de Silva          lbw                b Law                  0   3   1  0 0
RS Mahanama           c Healy            b Reiffel              3  12   8  0 0
HP Tillakaratne       not out                                  58 140 103  3 0
RS Kalpage            c Bevan            b McDermott            1   6   6  0 0
HDPK Dharmasena       run out (McGrath)                         2  12   6  0 0
WPUJC Vaas            st Healy           b Warne               10  26  23  0 0
GP Wickramasinghe     run out (Healy/Warne)                     2   5   8  0 0
KR Pushpakumara       not out                                   1   4   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 8, w 5, nb 1)                        14
Total                 (9 wickets, 50 overs)                   183

FoW: 1-56 (Jayasuriya), 2-56 (Kaluwitharana), 3-56 (de Silva),
    4-67 (Mahanama), 5-138 (Gurusinha), 6-142 (Kalpage),
    7-151 (Dharmasena), 8-172 (Vaas), 9-175 (Wickramasinghe).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McDermott                   10      0     39      2 (1nb, 1w)
McGrath                      8      1     22      1 (2w)
Law                         10      0     30      2
Reiffel                      9      2     25      1
Warne                       10      0     45      1 (1w)
SR Waugh                     3      0     14      0 (1w)

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• 12th Men: S Lee (AUS) and M Muralitharan (SL).

• Australia 189 opening partnership, highest in AUS v SL matches, 7th highest all-time.
• ME Waugh's 5th ODI hundred
• ME Waugh was run out, attempting a single, off a wide.
• ME Waugh 130, personal high score, highest of all-time at the WACA, 3rd highest by an Australian in ODIs.

• Law dismissed Jayasuriya and de Silva in consecutive deliveries

• Australia qualify for the World Series Finals.

Australia 'A' v West Indians at Sydney, 10 Jan 1996

West Indies in Australia, 1995/96
Australia 'A' v West Indians
Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
10 January 1996 (50-over match)

Result: Australia 'A' won by 6 wickets (revised target)

Toss: West Indians
Umpires: SJ Davis and RA Emerson
TV Umpire: SJA Taufel

West Indians innings (50 overs maximum)                         R   M   B  4 6
PV Simmons            run out (Langer/Gilchrist)                0   1   1  0 0
SC Williams           c Gilchrist        b Blewett             57  80  75  8 1
JC Adams                                 b Fleming             14  33  31  2 0
*RB Richardson        retired hurt                             22  87  52  1 0
RIC Holder            not out                                  80 115  91  5 0
S Chanderpaul         c Gilchrist        b Fleming             37  48  42  3 0
OD Gibson             run out (Langer/Fleming)                  1   2   2  0 0
AC Cummins            not out                                  17  20  13  3 0
Extras                (lb 7, w 4, nb 4)                        15
Total                 (5 wickets, 50 overs, 196 mins)         243

DNB: +CO Browne, IR Bishop, CEL Ambrose.

FoW: 1-0 (Simmons), 2-52 (Adams), 3-86 (Williams),
    4-196 (Chanderpaul), 5-197 (Gibson).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Fleming                     10      1     51      2 (1nb, 2w)
Kasprowicz                  10      0     64      0 (1nb, 1w)
Maxwell                      7.2    0     19      0
Blewett                      8      0     27      1
Waugh                        5.4    0     20      0
Freedman                     9      0     55      0 (1w)

Australia 'A' innings (target: 242 runs from 49 overs)          R   M   B  4 6
MTG Elliott           c Browne           b Ambrose             12  11  14  1 0
GS Blewett            run out (Adams/Browne)                   85 149 101  9 0
DM Jones              lbw                b Gibson              30  49  51  5 0
*SR Waugh                            c & b Cummins             56 112  57  7 0
DS Lehmann            not out                                  35  36  28  4 0
JL Langer             not out                                   5  11   3  1 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 1, nb 16)                       22
Total                 (4 wickets, 40.4 overs, 186 mins)       245

DNB: +AC Gilchrist, ND Maxwell, DW Fleming, MS Kasprowicz,
    DA Freedman.

FoW: 1-14 (Elliott), 2-62 (Jones), 3-182 (Blewett),
    4-222 (Waugh).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Ambrose                      8      0     37      1
Bishop                       9      0     51      0 (3nb, 1w)
Gibson                       8      0     48      1 (4nb)
Cummins                      8.4    0     50      1
Simmons                      2      0     19      0
Adams                        4      0     25      0 (1nb)
Chanderpaul                  1      0     10      0

Note: Wides count as Balls Faced in the batsmens' analyses

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• Hours of play: 2.30pm - 6.00pm, 6.45pm - 10.15pm
• Scorers: EW Cosgrove (Australians) and DJ Evans (West Indians)
• 12th Men: SM Thompson (Australians) and SL Campbell (West Indians)

• Williams 50 in 73 mins from 68 balls, 7x4, 1x6
• RB Richardson retired hurt at 130/3 (hamstring)
• Holder 50 in 86 mins from 69 balls, 3x4
• Maxwell injured with cramp could not finish his eighth over
• Blewett 50 in 119 mins from 74 balls, 5x4
• Waugh 50 in 99 mins from 52 balls, 6x4
• Rain stopped play between 9.20pm and 9.42pm with Australia 'A' at 192/3 from 35 overs (Australia 'A' target reduced to 242 from 49 overs)
• Attendance: 30,286

9th match: Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, 9 Jan 1996

ODI # 1032
Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96, 9th Match
Australia v Sri Lanka
Melbourne Cricket Ground (day/night)
9 January 1996 (50-overs match)

Result: Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
Points: Sri Lanka 2, Australia 0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: DJ Harper and AJ McQuillan
TV Umpire: WP Sheahan.
Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
Man of the Match: RS Kaluwitharana

Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
MJ Slater             c Kaluwitharana    b Munasinghe           2  13  17  0 0
*MA Taylor            c Kaluwitharana    b Munasinghe           9  54  38  0 0
ME Waugh                                 b Munasinghe           0  12   4  0 0
RT Ponting            run out                                 123 174 138  7 1
SG Law                c Tillakaratne     b Wickramasinghe       8  29  15  0 0
MG Bevan              not out                                  65 116  87  5 0
Extras                (lb 2, w 2, nb 2)                         6
Total                 (5 wickets, 50 overs)                   213

DNB: S Lee, +IA Healy, PR Reiffel, SK Warne, CJ McDermott.

FoW: 1-8 (Slater), 2-10 (Waugh), 3-33 (Taylor), 4-54 (Law),
    5-213 (Ponting).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        10      3     41      0
Munasinghe                  10      1     30      3 (1nb)
Wickramasinghe               6      0     29      1 (1nb)
Dharmasena                  10      0     31      0
Jayasuriya                  10      0     56      0 (1w)
Kalpage                      4      0     24      0 (1w)

Sri Lanka innings (target: 214 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
ST Jayasuriya         c Lee              b Reiffel              8  16  14  2 0
+RS Kaluwitharana     run out (Slater)                         77 102  75 12 0
AP Gurusinha          run out (Slater)                          0  11   1  0 0
*PA de Silva          lbw                b McDermott           35  86  53  1 0
RS Mahanama           lbw                b Bevan               51  93  71  4 0
HP Tillakaratne       lbw                b McDermott            0   1   1  0 0
RS Kalpage                               b Warne                1   7   6  0 0
HDPK Dharmasena       not out                                  28  76  57  1 0
WPUJC Vaas            not out                                   0   5   5  0 0
Extras                (lb 7, w 5, nb 2)                        14
Total                 (7 wickets, 47.3 overs)                 214

DNB: AMN Munasinghe, GP Wickramasinghe.

FoW: 1-17 (Jayasuriya), 2-39 (Gurusinha), 3-127 (Kaluwitharana),
    4-144 (de Silva), 5-144 (Tillakaratne), 6-147 (Kalpage),
    7-209 (Mahanama).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McDermott                   10      0     42      2 (2nb)
Reiffel                     10      0     47      1
Lee                          6      2     26      0 (3w)
Warne                       10      1     37      1
Waugh                        6      0     31      0 (2w)
Bevan                        5.3    0     24      1

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• Kalpage arrived in Australia on the morning of the match.

• World record ODI 5th wicket partnership: RT Ponting and MG Bevan, 159 runs. (Previous record: IVA Richards and CH Lloyd, 152 runs, WI v SL at Brisbane 1984-85)

• de Silva and Tillakaratne dismissed in consecutive balls by McDermott full tosses.

Western Australia v South Australia at Perth, 5-8 Jan 1996

Sheffield Shield, 1995/96, 14th Match
Western Australia v South Australia
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
5,6,7,8 January 1996 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Western Australia 2, South Australia 0

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: BT Rennie and RW Stratford

Close of Play:
Day 1: South Australia 235, Western Australia 49/0 (Lavender 26*, Hussey 15*)
Day 2: Western Australia 282/8 (Hogg 16*, Oldroyd 4*)
Day 3: Western Australia 377, South Australia 287/4
       (Lehmann 110*, Siddons 8*)

South Australia 1st innings                                     R   M   B  4 6
GS Blewett            c Lavender         b Angel                8  47  41  1 0
PC Nobes                                 b Angel               17  37  26  2 0
DS Webber             c Martyn           b Julian              13  23  15  2 0
DS Lehmann            c Martyn           b Moody               62 157 120  8 0
JA Brayshaw                          c & b Angel               60 126 110  9 0
*JD Siddons           c Lavender         b Hogg                18  51  47  3 0
+TJ Nielsen           c Gilchrist        b Julian               0   8   7  0 0
TBA May               c Moody            b Reid                22  71  57  3 0
JN Gillespie          c Gilchrist        b Reid                 3  21  23  0 0
PE McIntyre           not out                                  12  31  23  2 0
MA Harrity                               b Reid                 6   8   9  0 1
Extras                (lb 5, w 1, nb 8)                        14
Total                 (all out, 78.5 overs, 291 minutes)      235

FoW: 1-21 (Nobes), 2-28 (Blewett), 3-42 (Webber), 4-164 (Brayshaw),
    5-168 (Lehmann), 6-175 (Nielsen), 7-195 (Siddons),
    8-206 (Gillespie), 9-219 (May), 10-235 (Harrity, 78.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Reid                        22.5    6     54      3 (1nb)
Angel                       17      2     53      3 (1w)
Julian                      12      2     39      2 (3nb)
Moody                       18      8     57      1
Hogg                         9      2     27      1

Western Australia 1st innings                                   R   M   B  4 6
MP Lavender           st Nielsen         b McIntyre            34 108  91  3 0
MEK Hussey            c Siddons          b May                 96 346 265 15 0
JL Langer             c Nobes            b Harrity             44 102  85  4 0
DR Martyn             c Brayshaw         b Blewett             19  65  47  0 0
*TM Moody             lbw                b Gillespie           15  68  61  2 0
+AC Gilchrist         c sub (BN Wigney)  b May                  8  25  14  1 0
GB Hogg               c Webber           b Gillespie           66 165 148  7 0
BP Julian             c Siddons          b May                  5   6   9  1 0
J Angel               run out                                  23  29  27  3 0
BJ Oldroyd            c Webber           b  May                47  97  66  5 1
BA Reid               not out                                   0   3   0  0 0
Extras                (b 2, lb 3, w 5, nb 10)                  20
Total                 (all out, 516 minutes, 134.2 overs)     377

FoW: 1-71 (Lavender), 2-149 (Langer), 3-186 (Martyn),
    4-224 (Hussey), 5-224 (Moody), 6-238 (Gilchrist),
    7-244 (Julian), 8-271 (Angel), 9-376 (Oldroyd),
    10-377 (Hogg, 134.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Harrity                     11.5    4     25      1
Gillespie                   24.2    8     51      2 (4nb, 5w)
Blewett                     23.1    6     73      1
May                         49     12    131      4 (1nb)
McIntyre                    26      4     92      1

South Australia 2nd innings                                     R   M   B  4 6
PC Nobes              c Hogg             b Angel                1   7   7  0 0
GS Blewett            c Gilchrist        b Moody               96 195 164 11 0
DS Webber             c Hussey           b Moody               37  48  44  2 0
DS Lehmann            c Gilchrist        b Julian             161 318 253 20 0
JA Brayshaw           c Gilchrist        b Julian              13  36  23  2 0
*JD Siddons           c Gilchrist        b Reid                40 107  88  4 1
+TJ Nielsen           c Gilchrist        b Angel                2  10  12  0 0
TBA May               c Oldroyd          b Moody                5  19  20  1 0
JN Gillespie          c Gilchrist        b Julian               2  29  27  0 0
PE McIntyre           c Gilchrist        b Moody                3  41  25  0 0
MA Harrity            not out                                   1  11  14  0 0
Extras                (lb 7, nb 22)                            29
Total                 (all out, 111.1 overs, 420 minutes)     390

FoW: 1-3 (Nobes), 2-61 (Webber), 3-210 (Blewett), 4-253 (Brayshaw),
    5-362 (Siddons), 6-371 (Nielsen), 7-377 (Lehmann),
    8-382 (Gillespie), 9-387 (May), 10-390 (McIntyre, 111.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Reid                        18      2     66      1 (1nb)
Angel                       22      7     82      2
Moody                       19.1    7     68      4
Julian                      23      5     81      3 (8nb)
Oldroyd                     13      6     24      0
Hogg                        16      4     62      0

Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 249 runs)                R   M   B  4 6
MEK Hussey            c Lehmann          b Gillespie           38  84  73  2 0
MP Lavender           lbw                b Gillespie           55  97  78  4 0
JL Langer             not out                                  51 128  84  2 0
DR Martyn                            c & b McIntyre            17  18  19  1 0
*TM Moody             c Siddons          b Harrity              4  13  14  0 0
+AC Gilchrist         c Siddons          b Gillespie           22  22  21  1 0
GB Hogg               st Nielsen         b McIntyre             0   4   4  0 0
BP Julian             c Nielsen          b Gillespie            1   2   2  0 0
J Angel               c Siddons          b Gillespie            3   9  13  0 0
BJ Oldroyd                               b Gillespie            0  10   4  0 0
BA Reid               not out                                   0  22  16  0 0
Extras                (lb 6, w 1, nb 6)                        13
Total                 (9 wickets, 54 overs, 213 mins)         204

FoW: 1-92 (Hussey), 2-104 (Lavender), 3-135 (Martyn),
    4-144 (Moody), 5-184 (Gilchrist), 6-187 (Hogg),
    7-190 (Julian), 8-194 (Angel), 9-200 (Oldroyd).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Harrity                      4.5    0     23      1
Gillespie                   19.1    3     68      6 (2nb, 1w)
Blewett                      7      2     22      0
McIntyre                    20      0     70      2 (1nb)
Brayshaw                     3      0     15      0

8th match: West Indies v Australia at Brisbane, 7 Jan 1996

ODI # 1031
Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96, 8th Match
Australia v West Indies
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
7 January 1996 (50-overs match)

Result: West Indies won by 14 runs
Points: West Indies 2, Australia 0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: DB Hair and PD Parker
TV Umpire: AJ McQuillan.
Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
Man of the Match: OD Gibson

West Indies innings (50 overs maximum)                          R   M   B  4 6
SC Williams           c Healy            b McGrath              0   2   3  0 0
SL Campbell                              b McGrath              5  31  19  0 0
PV Simmons            c Lee              b Waugh               42  92  64  2 1
*RB Richardson        c Bevan            b Law                 81 128 111  5 2
CL Hooper             c Slater           b Reiffel             18  21  19  3 0
RA Harper                                b Waugh               10  31  22  0 0
+CO Browne            run out (Ponting/Law)                     1   3   4  0 0
OD Gibson                                b Lee                 52  48  40  4 2
IR Bishop             run out (Ponting/Lee)                     5  31  16  0 0
CEL Ambrose           not out                                   3  14   8  0 0
CA Walsh                                 b McGrath              0   4   4  0 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 6, nb 5)                        14
Total                 (all out, 49.3 overs)                   231

FoW: 1-2 (Williams), 2-27 (Campbell), 3-103 (Simmons),
    4-133 (Hooper), 5-167 (Harper), 6-169 (Browne),
    7-173 (Richardson), 8-220 (Bishop), 9-230 (Gibson),
    10-231 (Walsh).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                      9.3    1     47      3 (1nb 2w)
Reiffel                      7      1     50      1 (1nb 1w)
McDermott                    8      0     43      0 (3nb)
Waugh                       10      0     30      2
Bevan                        3      0     16      0 (1w)
Lee                          8      1     30      1 (2w)
Law                          4      1     12      1

Australia innings (target: 232 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
*MA Taylor            c Browne           b Bishop              14  37  20  2 0
MJ Slater             c Campbell         b Ambrose              0   3   4  0 0
ME Waugh              c Browne           b Walsh                5  10  11  0 0
RT Ponting            c Harper           b Bishop              61 116  86  4 1
SG Law                               c & b Simmons             62 130  99  3 0
MG Bevan              run out (sub [RIC Holder])               17  40  32  0 0
S Lee                 c Simmons          b Walsh                6  12  11  1 0
+IA Healy             c Walsh            b Gibson              15  35  24  1 0
PR Reiffel            run out (Richardson)                     14  22  12  1 0
CJ McDermott                             b Gibson               1   5   2  0 0
GD McGrath            not out                                   0   1   0  0 0
Extras                (lb 6, w 7, nb 9)                        22
Total                 (all out, 47.4 overs)                   217

FoW: 1-1 (Slater), 2-10 (Waugh), 3-27 (Taylor), 4-142 (Ponting),
    5-179 (Law), 6-180 (Bevan), 7-187 (Lee), 8-216 (Reiffel),
    9-217 (Healy), 10-217 (McDermott).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Ambrose                      9      2     20      1 (1nb)
Walsh                        9      0     56      2 (2nb)
Bishop                      10      0     49      2 (1nb 6w)
Gibson                       5.4    0     38      2 (5nb 1w)
Harper                       4      1      9      0
Simmons                     10      0     39      1

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• During the lunch interval, a 2 by Richardson was adjudged to be a 4. Richardson's score was thus increased by 2 runs, and the West Indies total increased from 229 to 231 runs.

• Ponting 50 (4x4) off 73 balls

• Gibson is on a ODI hat trick, taking the final two wickets from the last two balls of the game.

• 12th Men: SK Warne (Australia) & JC Adams (West Indies)
• Crowd: 21632

7th match: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Brisbane, 5 Jan 1996

ODI # 1030
Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96, 7th Match
Sri Lanka v West Indies
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane (day/night)
5 January 1996 (50-overs match)

Result: West Indies won by 7 wickets
Points: West Indies 2, Sri Lanka 0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: RA Emerson and AJ McQuillan
TV Umpire: PD Parker.
Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
Man of the Match: CEL Ambrose

Sri Lanka innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
UC Hathurusingha      c Browne           b Ambrose              0   2   6  0 0
ST Jayasuriya         c Browne           b Walsh                3  37  28  0 0
AP Gurusinha          c Hooper           b Ambrose              3  25  10  0 0
*PA de Silva          c Gibson           b Bishop              10  42  16  1 0
RS Mahanama           c Browne           b Ambrose              0   5   3  0 0
HP Tillakaratne       not out                                  37 148 116  2 0
+RS Kaluwitharana     run out (Simmons)                         0   6   1  0 0
WPUJC Vaas            c Browne           b Gibson              14  83  67  1 0
AMN Munasinghe        c Browne           b Simmons              8  20  22  0 0
GP Wickramasinghe     c Harper           b Walsh                2   4   6  0 0
M Muralitharan                           b Gibson               0   3   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 2, w 18, nb 5)                       25
Total                 (all out, 45.2 overs)                   102

FoW: 1-0 (Hathurusingha, 0.6 ov), 2-12 (Gurusinha, 6.2 ov),
    3-17 (Jayasuriya, 7.5 ov), 4-19 (Mahanama, 8.4 ov),
    5-33 (de Silva, 14.3 ov), 6-34 (Kaluwitharana, 15.6 ov),
    7-77 (Vaas, 37.4 ov), 8-95 (Munasinghe, 43.2 ov),
    9-98 (Wickramasinghe, 44.3 ov),
    10-102 (Muralitharan, 45.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Ambrose                     10      3     20      3 (7w, 2nb)
Walsh                        9      2     19      2 (2w, 1nb)
Gibson                       8.2    2     15      2 (2w, 2nb)
Bishop                       7      1     18      1 (6w)
Simmons                      9      2     19      1 (1w)
Harper                       2      0      9      0

West Indies innings (target: 103 runs from 50 overs)            R   M   B  4 6
PV Simmons            lbw                b Vaas                 6   2   4  1 0
SL Campbell           c Muralitharan     b Vaas                34  78  39  2 0
S Chanderpaul         run out                                  10  46  44  1 0
*RB Richardson        not out                                  19  73  47  2 0
CL Hooper             not out                                  18  44  42  0 0
Extras                (lb 2, w 8, nb 7)                        17
Total                 (3 wickets, 26.1 overs)                 104

DNB: RA Harper, OD Gibson, +CO Browne, IR Bishop, CEL Ambrose,
    CA Walsh.

FoW: 1-6 (Simmons), 2-46 (Chanderpaul), 3-68 (Campbell).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        10      2     24      2 (1w, 4nb)
Munasinghe                   7      1     34      0 (5w)
Wickramasinghe               6      0     24      0 (2w)
Muralitharan                 3      0     16      0 (4nb)
Tillakaratne                 0.1    0      4      0

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• Attendance: 13899
• Umpire RA Emerson makes his debut in an international match.
• 1st ever floodlit ODI in Brisbane.
• 25th anniversary of One-day Internationals (first one held on the 5th of January 1971, Australia defeating England at the MCG).
• Play started 35 minutes after the scheduled starting time of 1:30pm. Tea interval reduced to 30 minutes, and play extended beyond it's normal finishing time. Match remains at 50 overs per side.
• Ambrose's 3rd over had 4 wides.
• Walsh (apparent thigh strain) substituted from the 11th over to the 17th over.
• Bishop's 4th over had 4 wides.
• Sri Lanka 100 off 44.4 overs.
• Browne takes 5 catches and equals the world record for most dismissals by a wicket keeper.

• Murali's first over had 3 no-balls for throwing.
• Murali's second over had 2 no-balls for throwing.
• WI 100 coming in the 26th over.

6th match: West Indies v Sri Lanka at Hobart, 3 Jan 1996

ODI # 1029
Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96, 6th Match
Sri Lanka v West Indies
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
3 January 1996 (50-overs match)

Result: West Indies won by 70 runs
Points: West Indies 2, Sri Lanka 0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: SJ Davis and TA Prue
TV Umpire: TR Hogarth.
Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
Man of the Match: S Chanderpaul

West Indies innings (50 overs maximum)                          R   M   B  4 6
PV Simmons            c Kaluwitharana    b Vaas                 0   1   2  0 0
SL Campbell           c Kaluwitharana    b Hathurusingha       38 100  76  3 0
S Chanderpaul         c Vaas             b Muralitharan        77 162 117  4 0
*RB Richardson        c Gurusinha        b Dharmasena          18  37  25  0 0
CL Hooper             c de Silva         b Vaas                36  49  33  2 0
RA Harper                                b Muralitharan         1   5   3  0 0
OD Gibson             c de Silva         b Hathurusingha        6   6   7  0 0
+CO Browne            not out                                   4  28  14  0 0
IR Bishop             run out (Hathurusingha)                   3   9   9  0 0
CEL Ambrose           c Tillakaratne     b Vaas                 0   1   1  0 0
CA Walsh                                 b Munasinghe           1   3   4  0 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 7)                              10
Total                 (all out, 48.2 overs, 207 mins)         194

FoW: 1-0 (Simmons), 2-83 (Campbell), 3-125 (Richardson),
    4-161 (Chanderpaul), 5-168 (Harper), 6-179 (Gibson),
    7-187 (Hooper), 8-193 (Bishop), 9-193 (Ambrose),
    10-194 (Walsh).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                         9      2     21      3
Munasinghe                   8.2    1     21      1 (2w)
Hathurusingha               10      1     50      2 (1w)
Gurusinha                    3      0     14      0 (3w)
Muralitharan                10      0     46      2 (1w)
Dharmasena                   6      0     30      1
Jayasuriya                   2      0      9      0

Sri Lanka innings (target: 195 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
RS Mahanama           c Campbell         b Gibson              10  57  41  0 0
ST Jayasuriya         c Ambrose          b Walsh                3   6   4  0 0
AP Gurusinha          run out (Bishop)                         48 128  83  3 0
*PA de Silva          c Campbell         b Gibson               6   8   7  1 0
HP Tillakaratne       c Browne           b Gibson               5  40  28  0 0
+RS Kaluwitharana     run out (sub [RIC Holder])                8  16  14  2 0
UC Hathurusingha      c Richardson       b Bishop               3  17  11  0 0
HDPK Dharmasena       c Browne           b Gibson              12  26  17  1 0
WPUJC Vaas            c Campbell         b Harper              10  18  21  0 0
AMN Munasinghe        c Simmons          b Gibson               0   7   6  0 0
M Muralitharan        not out                                   2   5   4  0 0
Extras                (lb 2, w 5, nb 10)                       17
Total                 (all out, 37.4 overs, 170 mins)         124

FoW: 1-4 (Jayasuriya), 2-39 (Mahanama), 3-47 (de Silva),
    4-74 (Tillakaratne), 5-89 (Kaluwitharana), 6-94 (Gurusinha),
    7-100 (Hathurusingha), 8-121 (Dharmasena), 9-121 (Vaas),
    10-124 (Munasinghe).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Ambrose                      6      0     13      0
Walsh                        8      1     22      1 (2w)
Bishop                       8      1     28      1 (2w, 3nb)
Gibson                       8.4    0     42      5 (1w, 7nb)
Harper                       7      0     17      1

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• Crowd: 6048
• 12th men: KR Pushpakumara (SL), RIC Holder (WI)

5th match: West Indies v Australia at Sydney, 1 Jan 1996

ODI # 1028
Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96, 5th Match
Australia v West Indies
Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
1 January 1996 (50-overs match)

Result: Australia won by 1 wicket
Points: Australia 2, West Indies 0

Toss: West Indies
Umpires: PD Parker and TA Prue
TV Umpire: IS Thomas.
Match Referee: GT Dowling (NZ)
Man of the Match: PR Reiffel

West Indies innings (43 overs maximum)                          R   M   B  4 6
SC Williams           c Healy            b Reiffel              5  20  16  0 0
SL Campbell           lbw                b Warne               15  73  45  2 0
PV Simmons            c Warne            b Reiffel              4  11  10  1 0
S Chanderpaul         c Taylor           b Reiffel              3  15  11  0 0
CL Hooper             not out                                  93 133  96  8 0
JC Adams              c Waugh            b Warne                0   1   2  0 0
RA Harper             run out                                  28  65  63  1 0
OD Gibson                                b McGrath              4  11   9  0 0
+CO Browne            c Warne            b Reiffel              2  12   6  0 0
CEL Ambrose                              b Warne                0   2   1  0 0
*CA Walsh             not out                                   3   2   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 6, w 7, nb 2)                        15
Total                 (9 wickets, 43 overs, 172 mins)         172

FoW: 1-13 (Williams), 2-21 (Simmons), 3-28 (Chanderpaul),
    4-54 (Campbell), 5-54 (Adams), 6-135 (Harper),
    7-150 (Gibson), 8-164 (Browne), 9-168 (Ambrose).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                      9      2     22      1 (2w)
Reiffel                      9      2     29      4 (2w, 2nb)
Law                          6      0     34      0
Lee                          6      0     20      0 (3w)
Warne                        9      2     30      3
Bevan                        4      0     31      0

Australia innings (target: 173 runs from 43 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
MJ Slater             c Simmons          b Ambrose              5  25  26  0 0
*MA Taylor            run out                                   1  12   4  0 0
ME Waugh              c Harper           b Gibson              16  55  38  2 0
RT Ponting                               b Ambrose              0   1   1  0 0
SG Law                c Browne           b Ambrose             10  20  14  2 0
MG Bevan              not out                                  78 150  88  6 0
S Lee                 c Browne           b Gibson               0   1   2  0 0
+IA Healy                                b Harper              16  49  37  0 0
PR Reiffel            c Hooper           b Simmons             34  64  48  2 0
SK Warne              run out                                   3   7   4  0 0
GD McGrath            not out                                   1   5   1  0 0
Extras                (lb 2, w 3, nb 4)                         9
Total                 (9 wickets, 43 overs, 199 mins)         173

FoW: 1-4 (Taylor), 2-15 (Slater), 3-15 (Ponting), 4-32 (Law),
    5-38 (Waugh), 6-38 (Lee), 7-74 (Healy), 8-157 (Reiffel),
    9-167 (Warne).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Ambrose                      9      3     20      3
Walsh                        9      2     22      0 (3nb)
Gibson                       9      2     40      2
Harper                       8      0     38      1 (2w)
Simmons                      5      0     31      1 (1nb)
Hooper                       3      0     20      0 (1w)

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• Rain interrupts play after 17 overs in West Indies innings.
• 108 minutes of play lost: Match reduced to 43 overs.

• Warne gets wickets off the first and third balls in his first over.

• Bevan hits a 4 off the last ball to win the match.

• Crowd: 37562

Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, 29 Dec 1995 - 1 Jan 1996

Sheffield Shield, 1995/96, 13th Match
Western Australia v Victoria
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
29,30,31 December 1995, 1 January 1996 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Western Australia 2, Victoria 0

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: DJ Harper and TA Prue
First-class Debut: JM Davison (Victoria).

Close of Play:
Day 1: Western Australia 331/5 (Langer 102*, Hogg 30*)
Day 2: Western Australia 413/7d, Victoria 202/5 (Elliott 98*, Roach 4*)
Day 3: Victoria 215 and 257/4 (Peake 5*, Harvey 14*)

Western Australia 1st innings
MEK Hussey            c Roach            b Williams            37
MP Lavender           run out (Williams)                       26
JL Langer             c Davison          b Harvey             161
DR Martyn             c Vimpani          b Davison             14
*TM Moody             c Jones            b Harvey              27
+AC Gilchrist         c Elliott          b Peake               82
GB Hogg               c Roach            b Fleming             31
BP Julian             not out                                  12
Extras                (lb 12, w 1, nb 10)                      23
Total                 (7 wickets decl, 118.5 overs, 439 mins) 413

DNB: J Angel, BJ Oldroyd, BA Reid.

FoW: 1-65, 2-65, 3-84, 4-135, 5-269, 6-361, 7-413.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Fleming                     29      6     88      1 (1nb, 1w)
Williams                    20      3     70      1 (2nb)
Corbett                     18      5     73      0
Harvey                      14.5    5     39      2
Davison                     35      6    120      1 (2nb)
Peake                        2      0     11      1

Victoria 1st innings
MTG Elliott           not out                                 104
GR Vimpani            c Langer           b Reid                 6
*DM Jones                            c & b Angel               18
GB Gardiner           run out (Gilchrist)                      24
CJ Peake              c Gilchrist        b Moody               34
IJ Harvey                                b Moody                6
+PJ Roach             c Julian           b Angel                4
JM Davison            c Langer           b Reid                 5
DW Fleming            c Gilchrist        b Reid                 0
BA Williams           c Gilchrist        b Reid                 0
TF Corbett            c Moody            b Reid                 0
Extras                (b 3, lb 5, nb 6)                        14
Total                 (all out, 84.5 overs, 317 minutes)      215

FoW: 1-11, 2-34, 3-99, 4-167, 5-183, 6-202, 7-207, 8-207, 9-213,
    10-215.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Reid                        22.5   12     36      5
Angel                       19      7     45      2
Julian                      11      2     26      0
Hogg                        10      1     36      0
Oldroyd                     12      3     42      0
Moody                       10      2     22      2

Victoria 2nd innings (following on)
MTG Elliott           c Gilchrist        b Moody              135
*DM Jones             c Langer           b Hogg                70
GR Vimpani                               b Hogg                10
GB Gardiner           c Gilchrist        b Moody               12
CJ Peake              c Moody            b Reid                 5
IJ Harvey             c Moody            b Hogg                55
+PJ Roach             c Julian           b Hogg                84
JM Davison            st Gilchrist       b Hogg                 2
DW Fleming            run out                                  19
BA Williams           not out                                  41
TF Corbett            not out                                   3
Extras                (lb 3, nb 20)                            23
Total                 (9 wickets decl, 135 overs, 500 mins)   459

FoW: 1-163, 2-187, 3-233, 4-242, 5-271, 6-327, 7-339, 8-393,
    9-436.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Julian                      18      4     69      0 (5nb)
Angel                       19      8     62      0 (2nb)
Moody                       25      1     98      2
Hogg                        35      6    126      5
Oldroyd                     13      3     38      0
Reid                        23      8     53      1 (3nb)
Martyn                       2      0     10      0

Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 262 runs)
MP Lavender                              b Harvey               9
DR Martyn             c Elliott          b Corbett             30
JL Langer             c Elliott          b Fleming             56
*TM Moody             c Fleming          b Corbett             59
+AC Gilchrist                            b Corbett              9
BP Julian             c Fleming          b Davison             21
MEK Hussey            not out                                  25
GB Hogg                              c & b Davison              0
J Angel               run out                                   2
BJ Oldroyd            not out                                   1
Extras                (b 4, lb 14, w 2, nb 6)                  26
Total                 (8 wickets, 44 overs, 181 minutes)      238

DNB: BA Reid.

FoW: 1-9, 2-69, 3-158, 4-174, 5-185, 6-218, 7-222, 8-224.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Fleming                     12      0     48      1
Harvey                      11      0     46      1 (1w)
Davison                     10      1     51      2 (3nb, 1w)
Corbett                     10      1     64      3
Jones                        1      0     11      0

*** 12th Men: RJ Baker (WA) and DJ Saker (Vic)
*** Day 1:
*** Roach missed a stumping chance with Gilchrist on 29
*** Gilchrist: 82 in 102 balls
*** Hogg was dropped by Jones
*** Moody was dropped on 3 by Roach
*** Langer was dropped on 0 by Davison off his own bowling
*** Day 2:
*** Peake was dropped on 33 by Reid
*** Williams unavailable due to back injury
*** Langer 21x4 1x6
*** Day 3:
*** Reid took 4 wickets for 1 run in 29 deliveries
*** Reid dismissed Davison and Fleming with the 5th and 6th balls of his
   2nd over of the day, Williams survived the first ball of his 3rd over,
   but was out three balls later.
*** Elliott 1st batsman to carry bat at W.A.C.A. Ground for 11 years
*** Elliott's 8th & 9th First-Class centuries
*** Day 4:
*** Harvey 55: 72 balls, 11x4
*** Williams 41: 50 balls, 3x4, 1x6
*** Roach 80: 104 balls
*** Langer/Moody partnership 89 runs, 47 mins
*** Langer 56: 56 balls, 5x4, 1x5
*** Moody 59: 64b, 5x4
*** Western Australia set 262 from 44 overs (Tea: Western Australia 72/2)