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Friday, December 29, 2000

4th Test: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 26-30 Dec 2000

Test # 1525
The Frank Worrell Trophy, 2000/01, 4th Test
Australia v West Indies
Melbourne Cricket Ground
26,27,28,29 December 2000 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 352 runs
Series: Australia leads the 5-Test series 4-0

Toss: West Indies
Umpires: SJA Taufel and S Venkataraghavan (Ind)
TV Umpire: RG Patterson
Match Referee: AC Smith (Eng)
Test Debut: CEL Stuart (WI).
Man of the Match: SR Waugh

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 295/7 (SR Waugh 98*, Gillespie 14*, 90 overs)
  • Day 2: Australia 364, West Indies 165
  • Day 3: Australia 262/5d, West Indies 10/3 (Campbell 0*, Stuart 3*, 11 overs)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    MJ Slater c Jacobs b McLean 30 84 65 1 0
    ML Hayden c Jacobs b Walsh 13 71 37 1 0
    JL Langer c Jacobs b Stuart 31 67 49 4 0
    ME Waugh c Adams b Dillon 25 70 46 2 0
    *SR Waugh not out 121 361 237 13 0
    RT Ponting c Hinds b McLean 23 47 30 5 0
    +AC Gilchrist c Campbell b Stuart 37 66 58 6 0
    AJ Bichel c Jacobs b Dillon 3 24 18 0 0
    JN Gillespie c Jacobs b Walsh 19 128 95 3 0
    CR Miller c Jacobs b Dillon 29 44 35 2 1
    GD McGrath c Jacobs b Dillon 11 32 31 1 0
    Extras (lb 4, w 1, nb 17) 22
    Total (all out, 114 overs, 502 mins) 364

    FoW: 1-41 (Hayden, 15.4 ov), 2-47 (Slater, 18.3 ov),
    3-101 (Langer, 30.2 ov), 4-105 (ME Waugh, 33.5 ov),
    5-149 (Ponting, 43.2 ov), 6-210 (Gilchrist, 61.2 ov),
    7-225 (Bichel, 67.4 ov), 8-306 (Gillespie, 96.5 ov),
    9-347 (Miller, 107.1 ov), 10-364 (McGrath, 113.6 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    Walsh 33 6 62 2 (10nb)
    Dillon 21 2 76 4 (2nb, 1w)
    McLean 27 5 95 2
    Stuart 15 4 52 2 (5nb)
    Samuels 14 0 56 0
    Adams 4 0 19 0

    West Indies 1st innings R M B 4 6
    SL Campbell c Hayden b Miller 5 95 63 1 0
    D Ganga c Gilchrist b Gillespie 4 30 22 1 0
    WW Hinds c Slater b Gillespie 0 16 10 0 0
    BC Lara c ME Waugh b Bichel 16 42 33 1 0
    *JC Adams c Gilchrist b Bichel 0 10 6 0 0
    MN Samuels not out 60 153 123 8 0
    +RD Jacobs c ME Waugh b Bichel 42 85 69 5 0
    NAM McLean b Bichel 17 32 15 1 1
    M Dillon b Gillespie 0 5 1 0 0
    CEL Stuart b Bichel 1 13 11 0 0
    CA Walsh run out (McGrath/Bichel) 4 8 3 0 0
    Extras (lb 5, nb 11) 16
    Total (all out, 57.3 overs, 249 mins) 165

    FoW: 1-5 (Ganga, 7.4 ov), 2-6 (Hinds, 11.1 ov),
    3-28 (Lara, 20.4 ov), 4-28 (Campbell, 21.1 ov),
    5-28 (Adams, 22.4 ov), 6-103 (Jacobs, 45.2 ov),
    7-144 (McLean, 51.6 ov), 8-150 (Dillon, 52.5 ov),
    9-157 (Stuart, 55.6 ov), 10-165 (Walsh, 57.3 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    McGrath 13 7 15 0 (1nb)
    Gillespie 18 6 48 3 (7nb)
    Bichel 13.3 2 60 5 (3nb)
    Miller 13 5 37 1

    Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    ML Hayden c Hinds b McLean 30 77 53 3 0
    MJ Slater c Lara b Dillon 4 8 5 1 0
    JL Langer c Ganga b Adams 80 208 164 9 0
    ME Waugh not out 78 247 164 5 0
    *SR Waugh c Jacobs b Stuart 20 66 42 3 0
    CR Miller st Jacobs b Adams 11 18 13 0 1
    RT Ponting not out 26 22 24 5 0
    Extras (b 5, lb 4, w 1, nb 3) 13
    Total (5 wickets dec, 77 overs, 325 mins) 262

    DNB: +AC Gilchrist, AJ Bichel, JN Gillespie, GD McGrath.

    FoW: 1-8 (Slater, 1.5 ov), 2-49 (Hayden, 17.1 ov),
    3-165 (Langer, 49.2 ov), 4-212 (SR Waugh, 66.3 ov),
    5-228 (Miller, 71.1 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    Walsh 18 3 46 0
    Dillon 17 1 68 1 (1w)
    McLean 9 1 30 1
    Stuart 15 2 66 1 (2nb)
    Adams 18 8 43 2 (1nb)

    West Indies 2nd innings (target: 462 runs) R M B 4 6
    SL Campbell c Ponting b Gillespie 6 75 46 1 0
    D Ganga lbw b Gillespie 0 6 4 0 0
    WW Hinds c Bichel b Gillespie 4 11 8 0 0
    BC Lara b Gillespie 0 9 7 0 0
    CEL Stuart lbw b Gillespie 4 60 53 0 0
    *JC Adams c ME Waugh b Gillespie 0 1 1 0 0
    MN Samuels c Gillespie b Miller 46 131 108 6 0
    +RD Jacobs c Gilchrist b Miller 23 64 40 2 0
    NAM McLean run out (Bichel) 1 7 3 0 0
    M Dillon b Miller 15 37 30 3 0
    CA Walsh not out 0 9 6 0 0
    Extras (lb 1, nb 9) 10
    Total (all out, 49.3 overs, 209 mins) 109

    FoW: 1-1 (Ganga, 1.3 ov), 2-6 (Hinds, 3.5 ov),
    3-7 (Lara, 5.5 ov), 4-17 (Campbell, 17.3 ov),
    5-17 (Adams, 17.4 ov), 6-23 (Stuart, 19.5 ov),
    7-77 (Jacobs, 35.4 ov), 8-78 (McLean, 37.4 ov),
    9-108 (Dillon, 47.2 ov), 10-109 (Samuels, 49.3 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    McGrath 12 6 10 0 (2nb)
    Gillespie 17 5 40 6 (6nb)
    Miller 14.3 2 40 3
    Bichel 6 0 18 0 (1nb)

    • Hours of play: 11.00am - 1.00pm, 1.40pm - 3.40pm, 4.00pm - 6.00pm
    • Scorers: KV O'Neill and CJ Reece
    • 12th Men: SCG MacGill (Australia) and MV Nagamootoo (West Indies)

      Day 1

    • Slater 1x4-all-run
    • Australia 50 in 87 mins, off 18.4 overs
    • ME Waugh 1x4-all-run
    • Lunch: Australia 77/2 (Langer 10*, ME Waugh 20*, 27 overs)
    • Langer/ME Waugh 3rd wicket partnership 50 in 50 mins, off 70 balls
    • Australia 100 in 137 mins, off 30 overs
    • Australia 150 in 208 mins, off 44 overs
    • Tea: Australia 178/5 (SR Waugh 28*, Gilchrist 17*, 55 overs)
    • SR Waugh/Gilchrist 6th wicket partnership 50 in 54 mins, off 93 balls
    • Australia 200 in 258 mins, off 58.4 overs
    • SR Waugh 50 in 162 mins, off 120 balls, 8x4
    • SR Waugh 1x4-all-run
    • Australia 250 in 336 mins, off 75.1 overs
    • SR Waugh/Gillespie 8th wicket partnership 50 in 55 mins, off 73 balls
    • Australia 1st innings: Second new ball taken after 82 overs at 285/7
    • Attendance: 73 233

      Day 2

    • SR Waugh 100 in 263 mins, off 189 balls, 12x4
    • On 101, SR Waugh became the 5th highest run scorer in Test cricket (passing IVA Richards, West Indies, 8540 runs)
    • Australia 300 in 411 mins, off 93.4 overs
    • Rain halted play from 11.48pm to 11.59pm
    • Australia 350 in 479 mins, off 108.5 overs
    • Jacobs 7 catches equals the record for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in an innings (equalling Wasim Bari, Pakistan v New Zealand, 1978/79, RW Taylor, England v India, 1979/80, and IDS Smith, New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1990/91)
    • Lunch: Australia 364
    • Rain delayed the start of the 2nd session to 2.15pm. No overs were lost, tea rescheduled to 4.10pm - 4.30pm, stumps scheduled for 7.01pm
    • Tea: West Indies 37/5 (Samuels 0*, Jacobs 9*, 27 overs)
    • West Indies 50 in 141 mins, off 33.4 overs
    • Samuels/Jacobs 6th wicket partnership 50 in 64 mins, off 108 balls
    • West Indies 100 in 184 mins, off 44.4 overs
    • Rain halted play from 5.40pm to 6.14pm, the overs to be bowled were reduced from 21.2 overs to 15.2 overs
    • West Indies 150 in 225 mins, off 52.4 overs
    • Samuels 50 in 129 mins, off 109 balls, 7x4
    • Attendance: 32 210

      Day 3

    • Rain halted play from 11.34am to 12.30pm, tea rescheduled to 4.10pm - 4.30pm, stumps scheduled for 6.56pm
    • Lunch: Australia 44/1 (Hayden 26*, Langer 14*, 15 overs)
    • Australia 50 in 79 mins, off 17.2 overs
    • Langer/ME Waugh 3rd wicket partnership 50 in 50 mins, off 65 balls
    • Australia 100 in 129 mins, off 28 overs
    • ME Waugh 1x4-all-run
    • Langer 50 in 132 mins, off 91 balls, 6x4
    • Langer/ME Waugh 3rd wicket partnership 100 in 119 mins, off 158 balls
    • Australia 150 in 198 mins, off 44 overs
    • Tea: Australia 165/3 (ME Waugh 42*, 49.2 overs)
    • ME Waugh 50 in 152 mins, off 87 balls, 3x4
    • Australia 200 in 268 mins, off 63.1 overs
    • Australia 250 in 322 mins, off 76.3 overs
    • Attendance: 19 896

      Day 4

    • Jacobs 1x4-all-run
    • West Indies 50 in 127 mins, off 28.3 overs
    • Samuels/Jacobs 7th wicket partnership 50 in 59 mins, off 88 balls
    • Lunch: West Indies 78/8 (Samuels 33*, 37.4 overs)
    • West Indies 100 in 195 mins, off 46.2 overs
    • Attendance: 7960
    • Total Attendance: 133 299
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