Australia vs West Indies, 3rd Test at Melbourne, Dec 26 1996 - Match Result

RESULT

3rd Test, Melbourne, December 26 - 28, 1996, West Indies tour of Australia

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Australia

219 & 122

West Indies

(T:87) 255 & 87/4

West Indies won by 6 wickets

Player Of The Match

Curtly Ambrose

, WI

5/55 & 4/17

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Australia • 219/10(74.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

Greg Blewett

62 (154)

Curtly Ambrose

5/55 (24.5)

Steve Waugh

58 (131)

Ian Bishop

2/31 (11)

West Indies • 255/10(109.1 overs)

1st INNINGS

Jimmy Adams

74* (188)

Glenn McGrath

5/50 (30)

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

58 (147)

Shane Warne

3/72 (28.1)

Australia • 122/10(45.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

Steve Waugh

37 (87)

Curtly Ambrose

4/17 (12)

Mark Waugh

19 (54)

Kenny Benjamin

3/34 (12.5)

West Indies • 87/4(23.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

40 (82)

Glenn McGrath

3/41 (9)

Carl Hooper

27* (36)

Paul Reiffel

1/16 (9)

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Match details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	West Indies tour of Australia
Season	1996/97
Player Of The Match	Curtly Ambrose
Series result	Australia led the 5-match series 2-1
Match number	Test no. 1346
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	Peter Parker Srinivas Venkataraghavan
TV Umpire	Bill Sheahan
Match Referee	Peter van der Merwe