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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.

Tuesday, December 3, 1996

2nd Test: Australia v West Indies at Sydney, 29 Nov-3 Dec 1996

Test # 1343 (1344/83)
The Frank Worrell Trophy, 1996/97, 2nd Test
Australia v West Indies
Sydney Cricket Ground
29,30 November, 1,2,3 December 1996 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 124 runs
Australia leads the 5-Test series 2-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: DB Hair and DR Shepherd (Eng)
TV Umpire: SJA Taufel
Match Referee: PL van der Merwe (SA)
Test Debuts: JN Gillespie (Aus).
Man of the Match: GD McGrath

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 224/5 (Blewett 58*, Healy 44*)
  • Day 2: Australia 331, West Indies 156/3 (Hooper 27*, Chanderpaul 3*)
  • Day 3: West Indies 304, Australia 77/2 (Elliott 45*, Waugh 2*)
  • Day 4: Australia 312/4d, West Indies 27/0 (Campbell 13*, Samuels 12*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    *MA Taylor c Chanderpaul b Bishop 27 106 90 2 0
    MTG Elliott c Lara b Bishop 29 78 45 5 0
    RT Ponting c Samuels b Walsh 9 42 28 1 0
    ME Waugh c Lara b Walsh 19 68 43 2 0
    MG Bevan c Hooper b Benjamin 16 122 92 1 0
    GS Blewett c Adams b Walsh 69 239 169 8 0
    +IA Healy c Lara b Walsh 44 137 107 4 0
    SK Warne c Browne b Bishop 28 74 45 2 0
    MS Kasprowicz c Campbell b Walsh 21 31 25 1 1
    JN Gillespie not out 16 70 49 1 0
    GD McGrath lbw b Adams 24 57 44 0 0
    Extras (lb 10, w 1, nb 18) 29
    Total (all out, 119.5 overs) 331

    FoW: 1-54 (Elliott), 2-68 (Taylor), 3-73 (Ponting),
    4-94 (Waugh), 5-131 (Bevan), 6-224 (Healy),
    7-245 (Blewett), 8-283 (Kasprowicz), 9-288 (Warne),
    10-331 (McGrath).

    Bowling O M R W
    Ambrose 25 5 73 0 (6nb)
    Walsh 30 6 98 5 (4nb)
    Benjamin 22 4 69 1 (3nb)
    Hooper 14 6 15 0
    Bishop 23 5 55 3 (5nb, 1w)
    Adams 5.5 1 11 1

    West Indies 1st innings R M B 4 6
    SL Campbell b Blewett 77 199 155 13 0
    RG Samuels lbw b McGrath 35 142 115 3 0
    BC Lara c Healy b McGrath 2 20 13 0 0
    CL Hooper lbw b Warne 27 109 86 4 0
    S Chanderpaul c & b Warne 48 196 136 6 0
    JC Adams c Bevan b McGrath 30 97 89 3 0
    +CO Browne c Blewett b McGrath 0 4 4 0 0
    IR Bishop c Elliott b Warne 48 95 79 6 0
    CEL Ambrose b Gillespie 9 49 17 1 0
    KCG Benjamin b Gillespie 6 24 18 1 0
    *CA Walsh not out 2 10 5 0 0
    Extras (b 4, lb 6, nb 10) 20
    Total (all out, 117.2 overs) 304

    FoW: 1-92 (Samuels), 2-108 (Lara), 3-136 (Campbell),
    4-166 (Hooper), 5-229 (Adams), 6-229 (Browne),
    7-243 (Chanderpaul), 8-286 (Ambrose), 9-298 (Benjamin),
    10-304 (Bishop).

    Bowling O M R W
    McGrath 31 9 82 4 (11nb)
    Kasprowicz 13 2 37 0
    Warne 35.2 13 65 3
    Gillespie 23 5 62 2 (1nb)
    Bevan 11 0 35 0
    Blewett 4 0 13 1

    Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    MTG Elliott retired hurt 78 244 162 9 0
    *MA Taylor c Lara b Bishop 16 73 54 1 0
    RT Ponting c Browne b Bishop 4 29 22 0 0
    ME Waugh c Browne b Ambrose 67 235 159 6 0
    MG Bevan c Browne b Benjamin 52 166 154 5 0
    GS Blewett not out 47 102 62 5 0
    +IA Healy not out 22 36 32 4 0
    Extras (b 4, lb 10, w 3, nb 9) 26
    Total (4 wickets declared, 106 overs) 312

    DNB: SK Warne, MS Kasprowicz, JN Gillespie, GD McGrath.

    FoW: 1-51 (Taylor), 2-67 (Ponting), 3-209 (Waugh),
    4-274 (Bevan).

    Bowling O M R W
    Ambrose 20 2 66 1 (4nb)
    Walsh 19 6 36 0 (3nb)
    Bishop 20 6 54 2 (1nb, 3w)
    Benjamin 16 4 46 1 (3nb)
    Adams 4 0 21 0
    Hooper 27 7 75 0

    West Indies 2nd innings (target: 340 runs) R M B 4 6
    SL Campbell lbw b McGrath 15 53 49 1 0
    RG Samuels b Warne 16 56 46 2 0
    BC Lara c Healy b McGrath 1 14 10 0 0
    CL Hooper c Taylor b Bevan 57 165 124 6 0
    S Chanderpaul b Warne 71 95 68 10 0
    JC Adams c Blewett b McGrath 5 24 20 1 0
    +CO Browne not out 25 77 64 5 0
    IR Bishop run out (Ponting) 0 1 2 0 0
    CEL Ambrose b Bevan 0 6 5 0 0
    KCG Benjamin c Taylor b Warne 4 11 11 0 0
    *CA Walsh c McGrath b Warne 18 19 17 2 1
    Extras (lb 2, nb 1) 3
    Total (all out, 69.4 overs) 215

    FoW: 1-33 (Campbell), 2-33 (Samuels), 3-35 (Lara),
    4-152 (Chanderpaul), 5-157 (Adams), 6-176 (Hooper),
    7-176 (Bishop), 8-176 (Ambrose), 9-183 (Benjamin),
    10-215 (Walsh).

    Bowling O M R W
    McGrath 17 7 36 3 (1nb)
    Waugh 4 0 15 0
    Gillespie 7 2 27 0
    Warne 27.4 5 95 4
    Bevan 14 2 40 2

      Day 1

    • Lunch: Aus 73/2
    • Tea: Aus 131/4
    • Crowd: 17,637

      Day 2

    • Lunch: Aus 322/9
    • Tea: WI 60/0
    • Crowd: 19,210

      Day 3

    • Lunch: 223/4
    • Tea taken 2 minutes early upon the WI side being dismissed
    • Crowd: 22,960

      Day 4

    • During over 55, ME Waugh and MTG Elliott collided mid-pitch while taking a run. Elliott sustained a serious knee injury and was carried from the ground.
    • MTG Elliott retired hurt at 143/2
    • Lunch: Aus 144/2
    • Tea: Aus 224/3
    • ME Waugh opened the bowling with slow off-spinners
    • Crowd: 11,345

      Day 5

    • Lunch: WI 152/4
    • Crowd: 8,429
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