West Indies vs Australia, 1st ODI at St John's, Feb 22 1978 - Match Result

RESULT

1st ODI, St John's, February 22, 1978, Australia tour of West Indies

West Indies

313/9

Australia

(36/36 ov, T:226) 181/7

West Indies won by 44 runs (revised target)

Player Of The Match

Desmond Haynes

, WI

148 (136)

Haynes's 148 is the highest individual score in ODIs (for WI), surpassing Viv Richards's 119

Gary Cosier and Steve Rixon's 73-run partnership is AUS's highest for the 7th wicket in ODIs, breaking the record of 55 between Doug Walters and Gary Gilmour

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Scorecard summary

West Indies • 313/9(50 overs)

148 (136)

4/67 (10)

51 (87)

3/54 (9)

Australia • 181/7(36 overs)

84 (78)

3/29 (8)

24 (35)

3/44 (10)

Match details

Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua
Toss	Australia, elected to field first
Series	Australia tour of West Indies
Season	1977/78
Player Of The Match	Desmond Haynes
Series result	West Indies led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number	ODI no. 48
Match days	day (50-over match)
ODI debut	Graeme Wood Graham Yallop Ian Callen Peter Toohey Bob Simpson Steve Rixon Trevor Laughlin Wayne Clark Rick Darling Desmond Haynes Irvine Shillingford Richard Austin Faoud Bacchus Wayne Daniel
Umpires	Ralph Gosein Wesley Malcolm

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WEST INDIES v AUSTRALIA 1977-78

At St John's, Antigua, February 22

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
GM Wood	caught	24	35
WM Darling	caught	8	12
GN Yallop	caught	12	11
PM Toohey	lbw	5	6
GJ Cosier	caught	84	78
RB Simpson	bowled	13	24
TJ Laughlin	caught	2	4
SJ Rixon	not out	20	51
IW Callen	not out	3	5
Extras	(nb 10)
Total	181(7 wkts; 36 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
AME Roberts	7	0	38	0	5.42
CEH Croft	10	1	44	3	4.4
J Garner	8	0	29	3	3.62
WW Daniel	9	1	35	1	3.88
RA Austin	1	0	13	0	13
IVA Richards	1	0	12	0	12

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	20	Rick Darling	Graeme Wood
2nd	18	Graham Yallop	Graeme Wood
3rd	10	Graham Yallop	Peter Toohey
4th	8	Gary Cosier	Graham Yallop
5th	38	Bob Simpson	Gary Cosier
6th	5	Gary Cosier	Trevor Laughlin
7th	73	Gary Cosier	Steve Rixon
8th	9	Steve Rixon	Ian Callen

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