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1960/61 West Indies in Australia

    Oct 28 - Nov 01 1960

  • Western Australia won by 94 runs
    Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
    Western Australia
    140 and 444/5d
    Western Australia
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    97 and 393 (target: 488)
    Match Centre

    • Nov 04 - 08 1960

  • Match drawn
    Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
    Australian XI
    194 and 384/8 (target: 435)
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    289/9d and 339/6d
    Match Centre

    • Nov 11 - 15 1960

  • Match drawn
    Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
    South Australia
    279/9d and 44/3d
    South Australia
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    143 and 149/3 (target: 181)
    Match Centre

    • Nov 18 - 22 1960

  • West Indians won by an innings and 171 runs
    Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
    Victoria
    118 and 204
    Victoria
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    493
    Match Centre

    • Nov 25 - 28 1960

  • New South Wales won by an innings and 119 runs
    Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
    New South Wales
    429/6d
    New South Wales
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    111 and 199
    Match Centre

    • Dec 02 - 06 1960

  • Match drawn
    Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
    Queensland
    431 and 189/8
    Queensland
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    357
    Match Centre

    • Dec 09 - 14 1960

  • 1st Test Match tied
    Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
    Australia
    505 and 232 (target: 233)
    Australia
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    453 and 284
    Match Centre

    • Dec 23 - 26 1960

  • New South Wales won by an innings and 97 runs
    Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
    New South Wales
    468
    New South Wales
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    163 and 208 (f/o)
    Match Centre

    • Dec 30 1960 - Jan 03 1961

  • 2nd Test Australia won by 7 wickets
    Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
    Australia
    348 and 70/3 (target: 67)
    Australia
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    181 and 233 (f/o)
    Match Centre

    • Jan 05 - 07 1961

  • West Indians won by 139 runs
    Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart
    Tasmania Combined XI
    196 and 220 (target: 360)
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    286 and 269/5d
    Match Centre

    • Jan 09 - 10 1961

  • West Indians won by 6 wickets
    North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston
    Tasmania
    123 and 163
    Tasmania
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    210 and 78/4 (target: 77)
    Match Centre

    • Jan 13 - 18 1961

  • 3rd Test West Indies won by 222 runs
    Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
    Australia
    202 and 241 (target: 464)
    Australia
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    339 and 326
    Match Centre

    • Jan 27 - Feb 01 1961

  • 4th Test Match drawn
    Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
    Australia
    366 and 273/9 (target: 460)
    Australia
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    393 and 432/6d
    Match Centre

    • Feb 10 - 15 1961

  • 5th Test Australia won by 2 wickets
    Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
    Australia
    356 and 258/8 (target: 258)
    Australia
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    292 and 321
    Match Centre

All

Most Runs

Rank Player Team Runs
1 RB Kanhai

WI

 1093
2 RB Simpson

AUS/AusXI/TasCXI/WAust

 989
3 NCL O'Neill

AUS/AusXI/NSW/TasCXI

 845
4 FMM Worrell

WI

 818
5 GS Sobers

WI

 804

Most Wickets

Rank Player Team Wickets
1 WW Hall

WI

 40
2 AL Valentine

WI

 39
3 AK Davidson

AUS/NSW

 37
4 LR Gibbs

WI

 34
5 GS Sobers

WI

 34

Most Sixes

Rank Player Team Sixes
1 RB Kanhai

WI

 0
2 LE Favell

AUS/SAust

 2+
3 CW Smith

WI

 0
4 GS Sobers

WI

 1+
5 PD Lashley

WI

 0

Best Individual Scores

Rank Player Team High Score
1 RB Kanhai

WI

 252
2 RB Simpson

AUS/AusXI/TasCXI/WAust

 221*
3 NCL O'Neill

AUS/AusXI/NSW/TasCXI

 181
4 KD Mackay

AUS/Qld

 173
5 GS Sobers

WI

 168

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank Player Team BBI
1 PG Trethewey

SAust

 6/53
2 AK Davidson

AUS/NSW

 6/53
3 BC Patterson

Tas/TasCXI

 6/59
4 R Benaud

AUS/NSW

 5/31
5 AL Valentine

WI

 5/33

First-class

Most Runs

Rank Player Team Runs
1 RB Kanhai WI

WI

 1093
2 RB Simpson AUS/AusXI/TasCXI/WAust

AUS/AusXI/TasCXI/WAust

 989
3 NCL O'Neill AUS/AusXI/NSW/TasCXI

AUS/AusXI/NSW/TasCXI

 845
4 FMM Worrell WI

WI

 818
5 GS Sobers WI

WI

 804

Most Wickets

Rank Player Team Wickets
1 WW Hall WI

WI

 40
2 AL Valentine WI

WI

 39
3 AK Davidson AUS/NSW

AUS/NSW

 37
4 LR Gibbs WI

WI

 34
5 GS Sobers WI

WI

 34

Most Sixes

Rank Player Team Sixes
1 RB Kanhai WI

WI

 0
2 LE Favell AUS/SAust

AUS/SAust

 2+
3 CW Smith WI

WI

 0
4 GS Sobers WI

WI

 1+
5 PD Lashley WI

WI

 0

Best Individual Scores

Rank Player Team High Score
1 RB Kanhai WI

WI

 252
2 RB Simpson AUS/AusXI/TasCXI/WAust

AUS/AusXI/TasCXI/WAust

 221*
3 NCL O'Neill AUS/AusXI/NSW/TasCXI

AUS/AusXI/NSW/TasCXI

 181
4 KD Mackay AUS/Qld

AUS/Qld

 173
5 GS Sobers WI

WI

 168

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank Player Team BBI
1 PG Trethewey SAust

SAust

 6/53
2 AK Davidson AUS/NSW

AUS/NSW

 6/53
3 BC Patterson

Tas/TasCXI

 6/59
4 R Benaud AUS/NSW

AUS/NSW

 5/31
5 AL Valentine WI

WI

 5/33

Tests

Most Runs

Rank Player Team Runs
1 NCL O'Neill AUS

AUS

 522
2 RB Kanhai WI

WI

 503
3 FCM Alexander WI

WI

 484
4 RB Simpson AUS

AUS

 445
5 GS Sobers WI

WI

 430

Most Wickets

Rank Player Team Wickets
1 AK Davidson AUS

AUS

 33
2 R Benaud AUS

AUS

 23
3 WW Hall WI

WI

 21
4 LR Gibbs WI

WI

 19
5 GS Sobers WI

WI

 15

Most Sixes

Rank Player Team Sixes
1 RB Kanhai WI

WI

 2
2 LE Favell AUS

AUS

 2
3 CW Smith WI

WI

 1
4 GS Sobers WI

WI

 1
5 FMM Worrell WI

WI

 1

Best Individual Scores

Rank Player Team High Score
1 NCL O'Neill AUS

AUS

 181
2 GS Sobers WI

WI

 168
3 RB Kanhai WI

WI

 117
4 CC Hunte WI

WI

 110
5 FCM Alexander WI

WI

 108

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank Player Team BBI
1 AK Davidson AUS

AUS

 6/53
2 WW Hall WI

WI

 5/63
3 LR Gibbs WI

WI

 5/66
4 R Benaud AUS

AUS

 5/96
5 GS Sobers WI

WI

 5/120
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