Australia vs West Indies Scorecard, Commonwealth Bank Series, 1st Final, 14 January, 1989, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Benson Hedges World Series | January 14, 1989, 07:30 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground
*204/9 (50.0 ov)
*202/9 (50.0 ov)
Australia won by 2 runs
Australia Inning Inning
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Geoff Marsh
lbw b Ambrose
|
18 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 39.13 |
|
David Boon
c †Dujon b Ambrose
|
0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Graeme Wood
c Logie b Marshall
|
6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.55 |
|
Allan Border
c Greenidge b Ambrose
|
78 | 103 | 6 | 1 | 75.73 |
|
Dean Jones
c Logie b Walsh
|
36 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 48.00 |
|
Steve Waugh
c & b Ambrose
|
33 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 86.84 |
|
Simon O'Donnell
b Marshall
|
10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
|
Ian Healy
not out
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
|
Peter Taylor
run out
|
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Merv Hughes
lbw b Ambrose
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS ( b 0, lb 9, w 6, nb 5, p 0) | 20 | ||||
| TOTAL (4.08 RUNS PER OVER) | 204/9 (50.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS
34-3 (Geoff Marsh, 0 ov), 15-1 (David Boon, 0 ov), 26-2 (Graeme Wood, 0 ov), 176-5 (Allan Border, 0 ov), 133-4 (Dean Jones, 0 ov), 200-6 (Steve Waugh, 0 ov), 202-7 (Simon O'Donnell, 0 ov), 202-8 (Peter Taylor, 0 ov), 204-9 (Merv Hughes, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT
Terry Alderman
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Marshall | 9 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.44 |
| Curtly Ambrose | 10 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Ian Bishop | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.70 |
| Courtney Walsh | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Sir Viv Richards | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 |
| Carl Hooper | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
West Indies (target 205 runs off 50.0 overs) Inning Inning
Match Information
SERIES
DATE & TIME
Saturday, January 14, 1989 - 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
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