West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1996–97

The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in the 1996–97 season and played 5 Test matches against Australia. Australia won the series 3-2. As of 2019, this is the last occasion on which West Indies won a Test Match on Australian soil. The team also played the 1996–97 Carlton and United Series against Australia and Pakistan.

Test series summary

First Test
22–26 November 1996
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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479 (151 overs)
IA Healy 161* (250)
CA Walsh 4/112 (35 overs)
277 (108.1 overs)
CL Hooper 102 (228)
PR Reiffel 4/58 (24.1 overs)
217/6d (65 overs)
ME Waugh 57 (95)
IR Bishop 3/49 (13 overs)
296 (106.5 overs)
SL Campbell 113 (327)
GD McGrath 4/60 (29.5 overs)
Australia won by 123 runs
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Umpires: CJ Mitchley (SA) and SG Randell (AUS)
Player of the match: IA Healy (AUS)

Second Test
29 November–3 December 1996
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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331 (119.5 overs)
GS Blewett 69 (169)
CA Walsh 5/98 (30 overs)
304 (117.2 overs)
SL Campbell 77 (155)
GD McGrath 4/82 (31 overs)
312/4d (106 overs)
MTG Elliott 78 retired hurt (162)
IR Bishop 2/54 (20 overs)
215 (69.4 overs)
S Chanderpaul 71 (68)
SK Warne 4/95 (27.4 overs)
Australia won by 124 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and DR Shepherd (ENG)
Player of the match: GD McGrath (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • JN Gillespie (AUS) made his Test debut.

Third Test
26–28 December 1996
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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219 (74.5 overs)
GS Blewett 62 (154)
CEL Ambrose 5/55 (24.5 overs)
255 (109.1 overs)
S Chanderpaul 58 (147)
GS McGrath 5/50 (30 overs)
122 (45.5 overs)
SR Waugh 37 (87)
CEL Ambrose 4/17 (12 overs)
87/4 (23.5 overs)
S Chanderpaul 40 (82)
GD McGrath 3/41 (9 overs)
West Indies won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: PD Parker (AUS) and S Venkataraghavan (IND)
Player of the match: CEL Ambrose (WI)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.

Fourth Test
25–28 January 1997
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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130 (47.5 overs)
JR Murray 34 (43)
MG Bevan 4/31 (9.5 overs)
517 (162.3 overs)
ML Hayden 125 (226)
CL Hooper 2/86 (31 overs)
204 (69.4 overs)
BC Lara 78 (144)
MG Bevan 6/82 (22.4 overs)
Australia won by an innings and 183 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: SG Randell (AUS) and DR Shepherd (ENG)
Player of the match: MG Bevan (AUS)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
  • AJ Bichel (AUS) and AFG Griffith (WI) made their Test debuts.

Fifth Test
1–3 February 1997
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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243 (80 overs)
MG Bevan 87* (164)
CEL Ambrose 5/43 (18 overs)
384 (111 overs)
BC Lara 132 (183)
PR Reiffel 5/73 (26 overs)
194 (47.3 overs)
ML Hayden 47 (102)
CA Walsh 5/74 (20 overs)
57/0 (10.3 overs)
RG Samuels 35* (39)
West Indies won by 10 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and P Willey (ENG)
Player of the match: CEL Ambrose (WI)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.

References
  • Playfair Cricket Annual
  • Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)

External sources


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