Result
2nd Test, Melbourne, Dec 26-30 1968, West Indies tour of Australia
WI
(98.4 ov)
200 & 280
AUS
510
Australia won by an innings and 30 runs
Summary
Scorecard
West Indies 1st Innings
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
GS Camacho c Chappell b McKenzie054000.00
RC Fredericks c Redpath b McKenzie762262814033.62
MC Carew c Gleeson b McKenzie733340021.21
SM Nurse c †Jarman b Freeman2230322073.33
BF Butcher lbw b Gleeson42961244043.75
GS Sobers (c) b McKenzie1945332042.22
RB Kanhai c Sheahan b McKenzie533230015.15
CA Davis  b McKenzie1868790026.47
JL Hendriks †c Chappell b McKenzie032000.00
RM Edwards not out938560023.68
LR Gibbs  b McKenzie075000.00
Extras(b 1, lb 1)2
TOTAL(73 Ov, RR: 2.05)200
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Steve Camacho), 2-14 (Joey Carew), 3-42 (Seymour Nurse), 4-135 (Basil Butcher), 5-158 (Sir Garry Sobers), 6-170 (Rohan Kanhai), 7-177 (Roy Fredericks), 8-177 (Jackie Hendriks), 9-200 (Charlie Davis), 10-200 (Lance Gibbs)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
GD McKenzie2857181.9000
AN Connolly1223402.1200
EW Freeman703213.4200
JW Gleeson2584911.4700
KR Stackpole101209.0000
Australia 1st Innings
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
IR Redpath c †Hendriks b Edwards717191041.17
WM Lawry (c)c Carew b Davis20541646112149.27
IM Chappell  b Sobers16532031016051.56
KD Walters c Camacho b Sobers762071965036.71
KR Stackpole  b Gibbs1517211088.23
AP Sheahan c & b Sobers1864571028.12
BN Jarman †c Butcher b Gibbs1230191040.00
EW Freeman c Carew b Gibbs210100020.00
GD McKenzie  b Sobers17100014.28
JW Gleeson  b Gibbs011000.00
AN Connolly not out3520060.00
Extras(lb 4, nb 2)6
TOTAL(136.3 Ov, RR: 2.8)510
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Ian Redpath), 2-312 (Ian Chappell), 3-435 (Bill Lawry), 4-453 (Keith Stackpole), 5-488 (Doug Walters), 6-501 (Paul Sheahan), 7-505 (Barry Jarman), 8-506 (Eric Freeman), 9-506 (John Gleeson), 10-510 (Graham McKenzie)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
GS Sobers33.349742.1700
RM Edwards26112813.6900
CA Davis2409412.9300
LR Gibbs43813942.4200
MC Carew1024603.4500
West Indies 2nd Innings
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
GS Camacho lbw b Gleeson1166582016.66
RC Fredericks c Freeman b Gleeson471341563035.07
RM Edwards run out2171723029.57
RB Kanhai c Redpath b Freeman422190018.18
SM Nurse c Stackpole b Gleeson741921967038.54
GS Sobers (c)lbw b McKenzie671481677045.27
BF Butcher c †Jarman b McKenzie043000.00
MC Carew  b Stackpole3376883043.42
CA Davis c Redpath b Gleeson1044500022.72
JL Hendriks †c Redpath b Gleeson319230015.78
LR Gibbs not out0122000.00
Extras(b 7, lb 3)10
TOTAL(98.4 Ov, RR: 2.13)280
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Steve Camacho), 2-76 (Prof Edwards), 3-85 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-85 (Roy Fredericks), 5-219 (Sir Garry Sobers), 6-219 (Basil Butcher), 7-243 (Seymour Nurse), 8-264 (Charlie Davis), 9-278 (Joey Carew), 10-280 (Jackie Hendriks)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
GD McKenzie2028823.3000
AN Connolly1973501.3800
EW Freeman1113112.1100
JW Gleeson26.496151.7200
KR Stackpole1391911.0900
IM Chappell913603.0000
MATCH DETAILS
Melbourne Cricket Ground
TossAustralia , elected to field first
SeriesWest Indies tour of Australia
Series result5-match series level 1-1
Match numberTest no. 643
Season1968/69
Match days26,27,28,30 December 1968 (5-day match)
Test debut
Roy Fredericks
Prof Edwards
Charlie Davis
Umpires
Lou Rowan
Col Egar
Balls per over8
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 26 Dec - day 1 - West Indies 1st innings 176/6 (RC Fredericks 76*, CA Davis 3*)
Fri, 27 Dec - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 263/1 (WM Lawry 117*, IM Chappell 133*)
Sat, 28 Dec - day 3 - West Indies 2nd innings 25/1 (RC Fredericks 13*, RM Edwards 1*)
Sun, 29 Dec - rest day
Mon, 30 Dec - day 4 - West Indies 2nd innings 280 (98.4 ov) - end of match