Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1964–65
November 29, 2023
The Australian cricket team toured the West Indies in the 1964–65 season to play a five-match Test series against the West Indies. The West Indies won the series 2–1, beating Australia for the first time in a series.
The match was scheduled for six days but completed in five.
When the local umpires' association boycotted the match because only one of its members was chosen to officiate, West Indian selection panel chairman Gerry Gomez was hastily pressed into service as the only person on the spot with the requisite qualifications, even though he had never officiated in a first-class match.[1]
The match was scheduled for six days but completed in three.
Controversyedit
The series was marred by controversy of the bowling action of Charlie Griffith, who was accused by some observers of throwing.[2]
Referencesedit
^Cozier, Tony (1990). Test Match Grounds of the World. London: Willow Books. p. 207. ISBN0002182823.
^Australian cricket team in West Indies in 1964-65 at Wisden
External linksedit
Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1964–65 at Cricinfo
November 29, 2023
australian, cricket, team, west, indies, 1964, australian, cricket, team, toured, west, indies, 1964, season, play, five, match, test, series, against, west, indies, west, indies, series, beating, australia, first, time, series, contents, australian, squad, te. The Australian cricket team toured the West Indies in the 1964 65 season to play a five match Test series against the West Indies The West Indies won the series 2 1 beating Australia for the first time in a series Contents 1 Australian squad 2 Test series summary 2 1 First Test 2 2 Second Test 2 3 Third Test 2 4 Fourth Test 2 5 Fifth Test 3 Controversy 4 References 5 External linksAustralian squad editThe original squad selected were as follows Batsmen Bob Simpson captain Bill Lawry Brian Booth Norm O Neill Bob Cowper Barry Shepherd Grahame Thomas Sam Trimble Fast bowlers Graham McKenzie Neil Hawke Laurie Mayne Peter Allan Spinners Peter Philpott David Sincock Wicketkeepers Wally Grout Barry JarmanTest series summary editFirst Test edit 3 8 March 1965 6 day match ScorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp Australia239 69 2 overs AW White 57 LC Mayne 4 43 17 2 overs 217 95 4 overs NJN Hawke 45 WW Hall 5 60 24 overs 373 152 4 overs CC Hunte 81 LC Mayne 4 56 23 4 overs 216 78 5 overs BC Booth 56 WW Hall 4 45 19 overs West Indies won by 179 runsSabina Park Kingston Jamaica Umpires O Davies and D Sang HueWest Indies won the toss and elected to bat 7 March was taken as a rest day The match was scheduled for six days but completed in five LC Mayne PI Philpott and G Thomas all AUS and AW White WIN made their Test debuts Second Test edit 26 March 1 April 1965 6 day match ScorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp Australia429 151 4 overs BF Butcher 117 NCL O Neill 4 41 17 4 overs 516 215 5 overs RM Cowper 143 GS Sobers 3 75 27 5 overs 386 147 5 overs BA Davis 58 RB Simpson 4 83 36 5 overs Match drawnQueen s Park Oval Port of Spain Trinidad Umpires CZ Bain and RG GoseinAustralia won the toss and elected to field 28 March was taken as a rest day BA Davis WIN made his Test debut Third Test edit 14 20 April 1965 6 day match ScorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp Australia355 107 2 overs RB Kanhai 89 NJN Hawke 6 72 32 overs 179 64 5 overs RM Cowper 41 LR Gibbs 3 51 25 5 overs 180 77 4 overs GS Sobers 42 NJN Hawke 4 49 16 overs 144 58 2 overs RM Cowper 30 LR Gibbs 6 29 22 2 overs West Indies won by 212 runsBourda Georgetown British Guiana Umpires GE Gomez and HBD JordanWest Indies won the toss and elected to bat 18 April was taken as a rest day The match was scheduled for six days but completed in five When the local umpires association boycotted the match because only one of its members was chosen to officiate West Indian selection panel chairman Gerry Gomez was hastily pressed into service as the only person on the spot with the requisite qualifications even though he had never officiated in a first class match 1 Fourth Test edit 5 11 May 1965 6 day match ScorecardAustralia nbsp v nbsp West Indies650 6d 189 overs WM Lawry 210 WW Hall 2 117 27 overs 573 212 overs SM Nurse 201 GD McKenzie 4 114 47 overs 175 4d 53 2 overs NCL O Neill 74 LR Gibbs 2 61 18 2 overs 242 5 85 overs CC Hunte 81 GD McKenzie 2 60 24 overs Match drawnKensington Oval Bridgetown Barbados Umpires HBD Jordan and FCP KippinsAustralia won the toss and elected to bat 9 May was taken as a rest day Fifth Test edit 14 17 May 1965 6 day match ScorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp Australia224 55 3 overs RB Kanhai 121 NJN Hawke 3 42 13 overs 294 128 overs RB Simpson 72 CC Griffith 6 46 20 overs 131 48 overs CC Hunte 60 GD McKenzie 5 33 17 overs 63 0 18 overs RB Simpson 34 Australia won by 10 wicketsQueen s Park Oval Port of Spain Trinidad Umpires HBD Jordan and FCP KippinsWest Indies won the toss and elected to bat 16 May was taken as a rest day The match was scheduled for six days but completed in three Controversy editThe series was marred by controversy of the bowling action of Charlie Griffith who was accused by some observers of throwing 2 References edit Cozier Tony 1990 Test Match Grounds of the World London Willow Books p 207 ISBN 0002182823 Australian cricket team in West Indies in 1964 65 at WisdenExternal links editAustralian cricket team in the West Indies in 1964 65 at Cricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1964 65 amp oldid 1100192122, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
