1960/61 West Indies in Australia
-
Western Australia won by 94 runsWestern Australia140 and 444/5d
vs
West Indians97 and 393 (target: 488) -
Australian XI194 and 384/8 (target: 435)vs
West Indians289/9d and 339/6d -
Match drawnAdelaide Oval, AdelaideSouth Australia279/9d and 44/3d
vs
West Indians143 and 149/3 (target: 181) -
West Indians won by an innings and 171 runsMelbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneVictoria118 and 204
vs
West Indians493 -
New South Wales won by an innings and 119 runsSydney Cricket Ground, SydneyNew South Wales429/6d
vs
West Indians111 and 199 -
Match drawnBrisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, BrisbaneQueensland431 and 189/8
vs
West Indians357 -
1st Test Match tiedBrisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, BrisbaneAustralia505 and 232 (target: 233)
vs
West Indies453 and 284 -
New South Wales won by an innings and 97 runsSydney Cricket Ground, SydneyNew South Wales468
vs
West Indians163 and 208 (f/o) -
2nd Test Australia won by 7 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneAustralia348 and 70/3 (target: 67)
vs
West Indies181 and 233 (f/o) -
West Indians won by 139 runsTasmania Cricket Association Ground, HobartTasmania Combined XI196 and 220 (target: 360)vs
West Indians286 and 269/5d -
West Indians won by 6 wicketsNorth Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, LauncestonTasmania123 and 163
vs
West Indians210 and 78/4 (target: 77) -
3rd Test West Indies won by 222 runsSydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAustralia202 and 241 (target: 464)
vs
West Indies339 and 326 -
4th Test Match drawnAdelaide Oval, AdelaideAustralia366 and 273/9 (target: 460)
vs
West Indies393 and 432/6d -
5th Test Australia won by 2 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneAustralia356 and 258/8 (target: 258)
vs
West Indies292 and 321
Oct 28 - Nov 01 1960
Nov 04 - 08 1960
Nov 11 - 15 1960
Nov 18 - 22 1960
Nov 25 - 28 1960
Dec 02 - 06 1960
Dec 09 - 14 1960
Dec 23 - 26 1960
Dec 30 1960 - Jan 03 1961
Jan 05 - 07 1961
Jan 09 - 10 1961
Jan 13 - 18 1961
Jan 27 - Feb 01 1961
Feb 10 - 15 1961
All
Most Runs
| Rank | Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Kanhai |
WI |
1093 |
| 2 | RB Simpson |
AUS/AusXI/TasCXI/WA |
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/SA |
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/WA |
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 |
SA |
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 |
1093 |
| 2 | RB Simpson |
AUS/AusXI/TasCXI/WA |
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/SA |
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/WA |
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 |
SA |
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 |
Tests
Most Runs
| Rank | Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NCL O'Neill |
AUS |
522 |
| 2 | RB Kanhai |
WI |
503 |
| 3 | FCM Alexander |
WI |
484 |
| 4 | RB Simpson |
AUS |
445 |
| 5 | GS Sobers |
WI |
430 |
Most Wickets
| Rank | Player | Team | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AK Davidson |
AUS |
33 |
| 2 | R Benaud |
AUS |
23 |
| 3 | WW Hall |
WI |
21 |
| 4 | LR Gibbs |
WI |
19 |
| 5 | GS Sobers |
WI |
15 |
Most Sixes
| Rank | Player | Team | Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB Kanhai |
WI |
2 |
| 2 | LE Favell |
AUS |
2 |
| 3 | CW Smith |
WI |
1 |
| 4 | GS Sobers |
WI |
1 |
| 5 | FMM Worrell |
WI |
1 |
Best Individual Scores
| Rank | Player | Team | High Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NCL O'Neill |
AUS |
181 |
| 2 | GS Sobers |
WI |
168 |
| 3 | RB Kanhai |
WI |
117 |
| 4 | CC Hunte |
WI |
110 |
| 5 | FCM Alexander |
WI |
108 |
Best Bowling Figures (innings)
| Rank | Player | Team | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AK Davidson |
AUS |
6/53 |
| 2 | WW Hall |
WI |
5/63 |
| 3 | LR Gibbs |
WI |
5/66 |
| 4 | R Benaud |
AUS |
5/96 |
| 5 | GS Sobers |
WI |
5/120 |
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