Read the articles of Australia vs West Indies 4th Match WSC 1991-92 - Benson & Hedges World Series Cup one-day international tournament of the 4th ODI match played between India and Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne in 12th December 1991.
Geoff Marsh, Tom Moody, Steve Waugh, Craig McDermott and Peter Taylor stars as Australia narrow 9-run victory over West Indies in a see-saw low-scoring game of the fourth match of a Benson and Hedges World Series Cup.
Australia scored 173-9 in 50 overs with top scorer by Tom Moody cracked a unbeaten 51 off 45-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours.
Geoff Marsh scored 43 off 111-balls including three boundaries and Allan Border hit 37 off 71-balls without a boundary.
West Indies best bowler by Malcolm Marshall claimed a 4-wickets for 18-runs in 10-overs including four maidens with economy rate of 1.80, Curtly Ambrose, Carl Hooper, Anderson Cummins and Patrick Patterson each took one-wickets.
West Indies bowled out for 164 in 49.1 overs with top scorer by Desmond Haynes cracked a 62 off 107-balls including 5-fours.
Keith Arthurton scored 28 off 62-balls including 2-fours and Curtly Ambrose hit 18 off 23-balls contained one-six & a four.
Australia best bowler by Craig McDermott picked up 3-wickets for 33-runs in 9-overs including a maiden, Steve Waugh and Peter Taylor both took 2-wickets.
Steve Waugh named Player of the match for his brilliant bowling performance to took 2-wickets for 16-runs in 6-overs with economy rate of 2.66 and captured two catches.
This match reported by The Canberra Times Staff (Third Party Reference from The Canberra Times)
Australia's title as the best-drilled unit in one-day cricket is well deserved after Allan Border's side pulled off a magnificent World Series Cup victory over the West Indies.
Defending a meagre 9-173 off their 50 overs, the Australians fielded brilliantly and bowled out the tourists for 164 to win by nine runs with five balls to spare.
The Australians hit the stumps three times for run-outs after the West Indians were cruising at 4-119, needing just 55 for victory in 13 overs with Desmond Haynes in control.
But two pieces of Steve Waugh magic turned the game as he ran out Malcolm Marshall and then Keith Arthurton after Haynes departed for 62.
Australian captain Allan Border said the win was one of the finest he had been associated with after defending such a low score.
"It was a fantastic result and the guys did everything I could ask in the field," Border said.
With the West Indians needing just 3.48 an over for victory, Queenslander Craig McDermott claimed the first two wickets in a superb opening burst of 6-2-9-2.
He had Carlisle Best brilliantly caught by Border for five and then deceived Richie Richardson once the West Indian captain had reached 10.
Best edged a ball low to Peter Taylor's left at second slip and Taylor flicked it up for Allan border to take in his left hand.
Richardson tried to pull a ball that was too far outside his off-stump and skied a catch to Waugh at mid-wicket.
The scalp of Richardson was McDermott's 109th in one-day cricket, taking him past Simon O'Donnell's 108 and into first position on the all-time Australian list.
Mike Whitney and Waugh maintained the pressure as the second pair of bowlers with Waugh breaking through twice at 64.
Brian Lara offered a return catch upon reaching 11 while Carl Hooper was trapped in front of his stumps before he had scored.
At 4-64, Australia was well in the game before Haynes and Arthurton turned the tide of the match with a stand of 55.
Haynes reached his half-century in a comparatively slow 136 minutes, clipping Tom Moody for three through mid-wicket, and the West Indians always looked a good bet while he was there.
Border took his last roll of the dice by reintroducing strike bowler McDermott for the 36th over at 4-112.
But it was spinner Taylor who had Haynes caught-and-bowled for 62 with the score at 119, holding a sharp catch to his left.
Five runs later, Arthurton cut Taylor to Waugh at point, who fielded brilliantly, and both Marshall and Arthurton were out of their ground when wicketkeeper Ian Healy took the bails off.
Television replays showed that Arthurton, the better batsman, should have been out but umpires Tony Crafter and Peter McConnell ruled the pair had crossed, sending Marshall on his way for three.
But another piece of Waugh magic accounted for Arthurton five runs later, sending the West Indies toppling to 7-129.
David Williams pushed Bruce Reid into the covers, appeared to set off for a single, and then sent Arthurton back.
Waugh swooped on the ball and threw down the stumps at the bowler's end with Arthurton, who had made a solid 28, well out of his ground.
Border sent Williams back to the pavilion at 145 with another direct hit, again at the bowler's end, after Curtly Ambrose called the wicketkeeper and then sent him back.
Richardson said his side had not batted well after being superb in the field.
"The Australians did very well but our batting is not as good as it could be," Richardson said.
"We are keeping sides to low totals but we are not finishing our work off."
Earlier, Marshall produced a career-best spell as Australia struggled to amass a competitive total.
Marshall sent down a wide with his first delivery but that was his last mistake as his 10 overs allowed a mere 18 runs and claimed the wickets of Geoff Marsh, David Boon, Dean Jones and Craig McDermott.
Just three Australians made it into double figures and only a quickfire 51 from Tom Moody enabled the total to reach 9-173 when the 50 overs ran out.
Moody smashed his runs from 45 deliveries, hitting two boundaries and two huge sixes.
Marsh and Border contributed 43 and 37 respectively but their 68-run partnership for the third wicket used up 23 overs.
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