West Indies vs Australia, 1st Test at Port of Spain, Mar 03 1978 - Match Result

RESULT

1st Test, Port of Spain, March 03 - 05, 1978, Australia tour of West Indies

90 & 209

405

West Indies won by an innings and 106 runs

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Scorecard summary

Australia • 90/10(35.1 overs)

1st INNINGS

46 ()

4/15 (9.1)

20 ()

3/35 (14)

West Indies • 405/10(109.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

Alvin Kallicharran

127 ()

4/91 (24.5)

86 ()

3/64 (19)

Australia • 209/9(63.2 overs)

2nd INNINGS

81 ()

5/56 (16.2)

40 ()

2/39 (17)

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Match details

Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Toss	West Indies, elected to field first
Series	Australia tour of West Indies
Season	1977/78
Series result	West Indies led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 819
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Jim Higgs Desmond Haynes Derick Parry Richard Austin
Umpires	Douglas Sang Hue Ralph Gosein

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
GM Wood	lbw	32
CS Serjeant	lbw	40
GN Yallop	bowled	81
GJ Cosier	lbw	19
RB Simpson	bowled	14
SJ Rixon	lbw	0
B Yardley	not out	7
JR Thomson	bowled	4
WM Clark	bowled	0
JD Higgs	bowled	2
PM Toohey	absent hurt
Extras	(b 6, lb 1, nb 2, w 1)
Total	209(9 wkts; 63.2 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	59	Craig Serjeant	Graeme Wood
2nd	31	Graham Yallop	Craig Serjeant
3rd	59	Gary Cosier	Graham Yallop
4th	45	Bob Simpson	Graham Yallop
5th	0	Bob Simpson	Steve Rixon
6th	0	Bob Simpson	Bruce Yardley
7th	6	Jeff Thomson	Bruce Yardley
8th	1	Wayne Clark	Bruce Yardley
9th	8	Bruce Yardley	Jim Higgs

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