Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1964–65

International cricket tour

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.

Australian squad

The 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 Jarman

Test series summary

First Test

3–8 March 1965
(6–day match)
Scorecard

West Indies	v	Australia
239 (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 runs
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: O Davies and D Sang Hue

West 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

26 March–1 April 1965
(6–day match)
Scorecard

West Indies	v	Australia
429 (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 drawn
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: CZ Bain and RG Gosein

Australia won the toss and elected to field.
28 March was taken as a rest day.
BA Davis (WIN) made his Test debut.

Third Test

14–20 April 1965
(6–day match)
Scorecard

West Indies	v	Australia
355 (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 runs
Bourda, Georgetown, British Guiana
Umpires: GE Gomez and HBD Jordan

West 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.

Fourth Test

5–11 May 1965
(6–day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	West Indies
650/6d (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 drawn
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: HBD Jordan and FCP Kippins

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
9 May was taken as a rest day.

Fifth Test

14–17 May 1965
(6–day match)
Scorecard

West Indies	v	Australia
224 (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 wickets
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: HBD Jordan and FCP Kippins

West 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

The series was marred by controversy of the bowling action of Charlie Griffith, who was accused by some observers of throwing.

References

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 Wisden

External links

Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1964–65 at Cricinfo

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