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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Australia1st Inn

219/10(74.5 overs)

Greg Blewett

62 (154)

Curtly Ambrose

5/55 (24.5)

Steve Waugh

58 (131)

Ian Bishop

2/31 (11)

West Indies1st Inn

255/10(109.1 overs)

Jimmy Adams

*74 (188)

Glenn McGrath

5/50 (30)

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

58 (147)

Shane Warne

3/72 (28.1)

Australia2nd Inn

122/10(45.5 overs)

Steve Waugh

37 (87)

Curtly Ambrose

4/17 (12)

Mark Waugh

19 (54)

Kenny Benjamin

3/34 (12.5)

West Indies2nd Inn

87/4(23.5 overs)

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

40 (82)

Glenn McGrath

3/41 (9)

Carl Hooper

*27 (36)

Paul Reiffel

1/16 (9)

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Match details

GroundMelbourne Cricket Ground

TossAustralia, elected to bat first

Series

West Indies tour of Australia

Season1996/97

Player Of The Match

Curtly Ambrose

Series resultAustralia led the 5-match series 2-1

Match numberTest no. 1346

Match daysday (5-day match)

Umpires

Peter Parker

Srinivas Venkataraghavan

TV Umpire

Bill Sheahan

Match Referee

Peter van der Merwe

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