- BATSMENRM4s6sExtras13 (b 3, lb 3, nb 2, w 5)TOTAL393 all out (88.5 Overs, RR: 3.32 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Sir Conrad Hunte), 2-83 (Cammie Smith), 3-91 (Sir Garry Sobers), 4-198 (Rohan Kanhai), 5-271 (Sir Frank Worrell), 6-288 (Seymour Nurse), 7-316 (Joe Solomon), 8-375 (Lance Gibbs), 9-392 (Sir Wes Hall), 10-393 (Alf Valentine)
- BATSMENRM4s6sExtras12 (b 2, lb 3, nb 7)TOTAL366 all out (109.6 Overs, RR: 2.5 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Les Favell), 2-45 (Norm O'Neill), 3-119 (Colin McDonald), 4-213 (Peter Burge), 5-221 (Bob Simpson), 6-281 (Ken Mackay), 7-281 (Wally Grout), 8-281 (Frank Misson), 9-366 (Des Hoare), 10-366 (Richie Benaud)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WW Hall 22 3 85 1 2.89 0 0 FMM Worrell 7 0 34 1 3.64 0 0 GS Sobers 24 3 64 3 2.00 0 0 LR Gibbs 35.6 4 97 5 2.03 0 0 AL Valentine 21 4 74 0 2.64 0 0
- BATSMENRM4s6sExtras11 (b 2, lb 6, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL432/6d (92 Overs, RR: 3.52 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Cammie Smith), 2-229 (Sir Conrad Hunte), 3-263 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-270 (Sir Garry Sobers), 5-275 (Seymour Nurse), 6-388 (Sir Frank Worrell)
- BATSMENRM4s6sExtras13 (b 9, lb 1, nb 3)TOTAL273/9 (120 Overs, RR: 1.7 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Les Favell), 2-7 (Colin McDonald), 3-31 (Bob Simpson), 4-113 (Peter Burge), 5-129 (Norm O'Neill), 6-144 (Richie Benaud), 7-203 (Wally Grout), 8-207 (Frank Misson), 9-207 (Des Hoare)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WW Hall 13 4 61 2 3.51 0 0 FMM Worrell 17 9 27 3 1.19 0 0 GS Sobers 39 11 87 2 1.67 0 0 LR Gibbs 28 13 44 0 1.17 0 0 AL Valentine 20 7 40 1 1.50 0 0 JS Solomon 3 2 1 0 0.25 0 0
Match Details
Toss
West Indies , elected to bat first
Series result
5-match series level 1-1
Match number
Season
Match days
27,28,30,31 January, 1 February 1961 (5-day match)
Test debut
Balls per over
8
Close of Play
- Fri, 27 Jan - day 1 - West Indies 1st innings 348/7 (FCM Alexander 38*, LR Gibbs 3*)
- Sat, 28 Jan - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 221/4 (RB Simpson 85*, R Benaud 1*)
- Sun, 29 Jan - rest day
- Mon, 30 Jan - day 3 - West Indies 2nd innings 150/1 (CC Hunte 44*, RB Kanhai 59*)
- Tue, 31 Jan - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 31/3 (NCL O'Neill 21*)
- Wed, 01 Feb - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 273/9 (120 ov) - end of match
West Indies tour of Australia 1960-61 News
Worrell and Co. get a royal farewell
West Indies may have lost the series, but they won the hearts of all Australia
A Test is tied
Hall, Meckiff, Kline, Solomon. It all came down to one ball.
Background - The 1960/61 West Indies tour of Australia
The West Indies tour of Australia in 1960/61 is widely regarded as one of the game's greatest series, described by both the great Richie Benaud and Sir Garfield Sobers as the best series they ever played in
Mover and shaker
Worrell inspired, stirred, roused. And therein lay his greatness