The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in the 1984-85 season and played 5 Test matches against Australia. West Indies won the series 3-1 with one match drawn. The West Indies won the first three Tests quite easily against a very weak Australian team. Then captain Kim Hughes lost the captaincy due to his and the Australian Cricket Team's poor form after the Second Test and Allan Border took over. The Fourth Test at Melbourne ended West Indies' then world record of 11 consecutive Test wins as Australia held out for a draw. West Indies lost the Fifth Test by an innings at Sydney where Clive Lloyd played the last of his 110 Tests.
Courtney Walsh was selected for his Test debut, and would go on to have a stellar career for the West Indies, taking over 500 wickets.
Midway through the opening day, it seemed like Kim Hughes' decision to field first was the right one. Two days of rain in Perth before the match had left the pitch unpredictable, and swing bowler Terry Alderman, playing in his first Test since his altercation with a pitch invader at the same ground two years before, took four wickets for five runs in 26 balls to have the West Indies at 104 for five,[1] after Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes had put together an opening partnership of 83. Jeff Dujon and Larry Gomes steadied the innings, leaving the West Indies at 211 for six at stumps on the first day. Dujon had actually taken a blow to the head from Alderman, and had to go off briefly due to complaints of blurred vision.[1]
The pair batted all the way through until an hour after lunch on the second day,[1] putting together 149 runs for the seventh wicket, before Dujon was caught behind off Alderman for a well-made 139 which included 21 fours. Gomes was the last man out, by which time he too had made a century (127) and the West Indies had scored 416.
Australia got off to a dreadful start, limping to 36 for three at the end of day two, and then collapsing to be all out for 76, their lowest ever innings against the West Indies. Michael Holding took six wickets in eight overs, his 13th haul of five or more wickets in an innings in Test cricket. The Australians were forced to follow on, and lost Kepler Wessels in the first over.[1]John Dyson and Graeme Wood provided some resistance with a 90-run partnership. They were helped in some part by giant paceman Joel Garner, who was no-balled six times in one over![1][2] But after they were removed, the middle order again provided feeble resistance, and only a final wicket stand of 59 between Alderman and Geoff Lawson delayed the inevitable innings victory until early on the fourth day.
West Indies went through the qualifying round of 10 matches unbeaten against Australia and Sri Lanka. The first final though was won by Australia, the West Indies fought back to win the second. This demoralised the Aussies as they easily lost the third.
Referencesedit
^ abcde"Wisden: First Test Australia v West Indies 1984-85 Match Report". Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^de Silva, A.C. (21 June 2009). "Joel Garner - one over went to 12 balls". Sunday Observer.
External linksedit
CricketArchive – tour summaries
1st Test 1984/85 Australia vs West Indies PERTH highlights on YouTube
2nd Test 1984/85 Australia vs West Indies GABBA highlights on YouTube
Further readingedit
Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
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The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in the 1984 85 season and played 5 Test matches against Australia West Indies won the series 3 1 with one match drawn The West Indies won the first three Tests quite easily against a very weak Australian team Then captain Kim Hughes lost the captaincy due to his and the Australian Cricket Team s poor form after the Second Test and Allan Border took over The Fourth Test at Melbourne ended West Indies then world record of 11 consecutive Test wins as Australia held out for a draw West Indies lost the Fifth Test by an innings at Sydney where Clive Lloyd played the last of his 110 Tests West Indies in Australia 1984 85Date19 October 1984 22 January 1985LocationAustraliaResultWest Indies won the 5 test series 3 1Teams Australia West IndiesCaptainsKim Hughes Allan BorderClive LloydMost runsKepler Wessels 505 Allan Border 246 Graeme Wood 207 Larry Gomes 451 Clive Lloyd 356 Viv Richards 342 Most wicketsGeoff Lawson 23 Bob Holland 14 Rodney Hogg 11 Malcolm Marshall 28 Joel Garner 19 Michael Holding 15 Contents 1 Test series summary 1 1 First Test 1 2 Second Test 1 3 Third Test 1 4 Fourth Test 1 5 Fifth Test 2 World Series Cup 3 References 4 External links 5 Further readingTest series summary editFirst Test edit 9 12 November 1984 5 day match ScorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp Australia416 123 overs PJL Dujon 139 158 TM Alderman 6 128 39 overs 76 31 2 overs WB Phillips 22 24 MA Holding 6 21 9 2 overs 228 f o 70 3 overs GM Wood 56 76 MD Marshall 4 68 21 overs West Indies won by an innings and 112 runsWestern Australia Cricket Association Ground Perth Umpires AR Crafter and PJ McConnell Player of the match MA Holding WIN Australia won the toss and elected to field The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four CA Walsh WIN made his Test debut Courtney Walsh was selected for his Test debut and would go on to have a stellar career for the West Indies taking over 500 wickets Midway through the opening day it seemed like Kim Hughes decision to field first was the right one Two days of rain in Perth before the match had left the pitch unpredictable and swing bowler Terry Alderman playing in his first Test since his altercation with a pitch invader at the same ground two years before took four wickets for five runs in 26 balls to have the West Indies at 104 for five 1 after Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes had put together an opening partnership of 83 Jeff Dujon and Larry Gomes steadied the innings leaving the West Indies at 211 for six at stumps on the first day Dujon had actually taken a blow to the head from Alderman and had to go off briefly due to complaints of blurred vision 1 The pair batted all the way through until an hour after lunch on the second day 1 putting together 149 runs for the seventh wicket before Dujon was caught behind off Alderman for a well made 139 which included 21 fours Gomes was the last man out by which time he too had made a century 127 and the West Indies had scored 416 Australia got off to a dreadful start limping to 36 for three at the end of day two and then collapsing to be all out for 76 their lowest ever innings against the West Indies Michael Holding took six wickets in eight overs his 13th haul of five or more wickets in an innings in Test cricket The Australians were forced to follow on and lost Kepler Wessels in the first over 1 John Dyson and Graeme Wood provided some resistance with a 90 run partnership They were helped in some part by giant paceman Joel Garner who was no balled six times in one over 1 2 But after they were removed the middle order again provided feeble resistance and only a final wicket stand of 59 between Alderman and Geoff Lawson delayed the inevitable innings victory until early on the fourth day Second Test edit 23 26 November 1984 5 day match ScorecardAustralia nbsp v nbsp West Indies175 55 4 overs WB Phillips 44 56 J Garner 4 67 18 4 overs 424 112 4 overs RB Richardson 138 232 GF Lawson 5 116 30 4 overs 271 90 overs KC Wessels 61 90 MD Marshall 5 82 34 overs 26 0 9 1 overs HA Gomes 9 20 GF Lawson 0 10 5 overs West Indies won by 10 wicketsBrisbane Cricket Ground Woolloongabba Brisbane Umpires RA French and MW Johnson Player of the match CH Lloyd WIN West Indies won the toss and elected to field The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four DC Boon and RG Holland both AUS made their Test debuts Third Test edit 7 11 December 1984 5 day match ScorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp Australia356 122 2 overs CG Greenidge 95 180 GF Lawson 8 112 40 overs 284 97 overs KC Wessels 98 164 MD Marshall 5 69 26 overs 292 7d 79 1 overs HA Gomes 120 218 GF Lawson 3 77 21 overs 173 50 5 overs KC Wessels 70 86 MD Marshall 5 38 15 5 overs West Indies won by 191 runsAdelaide Oval Adelaide Umpires AR Crafter and MW Johnson Player of the match GF Lawson AUS West Indies won the toss and elected to bat Fourth Test edit 22 27 December 1984 5 day match ScorecardWest Indies nbsp v nbsp Australia479 125 3 overs IVA Richards 208 245 GF Lawson 3 108 37 overs 296 91 5 overs KC Wessels 90 151 MD Marshall 5 86 31 5 overs 186 5d 58 overs DL Haynes 63 99 CJ McDermott 3 65 21 overs 198 8 87 overs AMJ Hilditch 113 273 J Garner 3 49 19 overs Match DrawnMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires PJ McConnell and SG Randell Player of the match AMJ Hilditch AUS Australia won the toss and elected to field 25 December was taken as a rest day MJ Bennett and CJ McDermott both AUS made their Test debuts Fifth Test edit 30 December 1984 2 January 1985 5 day match ScorecardAustralia nbsp v nbsp West Indies471 9d 156 2 overs KC Wessels 173 351 MA Holding 3 74 31 overs 163 62 4 overs DL Haynes 34 82 RG Holland 6 54 22 overs 253 f o 84 overs CH Lloyd 72 122 RG Holland 4 90 33 overs Australia won by an innings and 55 runsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires RC Isherwood and MW Johnson Player of the match RG Holland AUS Australia won the toss and elected to bat The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four World Series Cup editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message West Indies went through the qualifying round of 10 matches unbeaten against Australia and Sri Lanka The first final though was won by Australia the West Indies fought back to win the second This demoralised the Aussies as they easily lost the third References edit a b c d e Wisden First Test Australia v West Indies 1984 85 Match Report Retrieved 26 January 2013 de Silva A C 21 June 2009 Joel Garner one over went to 12 balls Sunday Observer External links editCricketArchive tour summaries 1st Test 1984 85 Australia vs West Indies PERTH highlights on YouTube 2nd Test 1984 85 Australia vs West Indies GABBA highlights on YouTubeFurther reading editChris Harte A History of Australian Cricket Andre Deutsch 1993 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