West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1981–82

The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in the 1981-82 season and played 3 Test matches against Australia. The series was drawn 1-1.

Test series summary

First Test
26–30 December 1981
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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198 (68.1 overs)
KJ Hughes 100* (200)
MA Holding 5/45 (17 overs)
201 (62.3 overs)
HA Gomes 55 (108)
DK Lillee 7/83 (26.3 overs)
222 (82.3 overs)
AR Border 66 (136)
MA Holding 6/62 (21.3 overs)
161 (74.1 overs)
PJL Dujon 43 (163)
B Yardley 4/38 (21 overs)
Australia won by 58 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: RC Bailhache and AR Crafter
Player of the match: KJ Hughes (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • PJL Dujon (WIN) made his Test debut.

Second Test
2–6 January 1982
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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384 (116.2 overs)
HA Gomes 126 (253)
DK Lillee 4/119 (39 overs)
267 (107 overs)
GM Wood 63 (151)
MA Holding 5/64 (29 overs)
255 (78.4 overs)
CH Lloyd 57 (92)
B Yardley 7/98 (31.4 overs)
200/4 (102 overs)
J Dyson 127* (320)
HA Gomes 2/20 (15 overs)
Match drawn
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: RA French and MW Johnson
Player of the match: B Yardley (AUS)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

Third Test
30 January–3 February 1982
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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238 (91 overs)
AR Border 78 (227)
MA Holding 5/72 (25 overs)
389 (109.4 overs)
HA Gomes 124* (273)
B Yardley 5/132 (40.5 overs)
386 (152 overs)
AR Border 126 (277)
J Garner 5/56 (35 overs)
239/5 (61.1 overs)
CH Lloyd 77* (97)
LS Pascoe 3/84 (22 overs)
West Indies won by 5 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: RC Bailhache and MW Johnson
Player of the match: AR Border (AUS)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

References

    External sources

    Annual reviews

    Further reading
    • Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993


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