Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1994–95

International cricket tour

The Frank Worrell Trophy 1994-95

	Australia	West Indies
Dates	8 March – 3 May 1995
Captains	Mark Taylor (Tests and ODIs)	Richie Richardson
Test series
Result	Australia won the 4-match series 2–1
Most runs	Steve Waugh (429)	Brian Lara (308)
Most wickets	Glenn Mcgrath (17)	Courtney Walsh (20)
Player of the series	Steve Waugh (Aus)
One Day International series
Results	West Indies won the 5-match series 4–1
Most runs	Michael Slater (186) David Boon (170)	Carl Hooper (290) Brian Lara (256)
Most wickets	Paul Reiffel (7)	Courtney Walsh (7)
Player of the series	Carl Hooper (WI)

The Australia national cricket team toured the Caribbean between March and May of 1995 and played a four-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team, winning the series 2–1 with one match drawn. Australia's victory was historic, with it being the first time the West Indies had lost a Test series and the No. 1 ranking in 15 years. The Australians also played a five match series of limited overs international matches against West Indies and three additional first-class matches.

ODI series summary

West Indies won the series 4–1.

1st ODI

8 March 1995
Scorecard

West Indies 257 (49.4 overs)	v	Australia 251/6 (50 overs)
CL Hooper 84 (84) CJ McDermott 3/25 (10 overs)		DC Boon 85* (85) CA Walsh 2/52 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 6 runs
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: LH Barker and DO Holder
Player of the match: CL Hooper (WI)

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
VC Drakes (WI) made his ODI debut.

2nd ODI

11 March 1995
Scorecard

Australia 260/8 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 234 (47.5 overs)
SR Waugh 58 (58) WKM Benjamin 2/49 (10 overs)		BC Lara 62 (71) PR Reiffel 3/32 (10 overs)

Australia won by 26 runs
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: SA Bucknor and CE Cumberbatch
Player of the match: IA Healy (AUS)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

12 March 1995
Scorecard

West Indies 282/5 (50 overs)	v	Australia 149 (34.5 overs)
BC Lara 139 (123) SR Waugh 2/61 (9.3 overs)		SR Waugh 44 (45) PV Simmons 4/18 (4.5 overs)

West Indies won by 133 runs
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: SA Bucknor and CE Cumberbatch
Player of the match: BC Lara (WIN)

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI

15 March 1995
Scorecard

Australia 210/9 (48 overs)	v	West Indies 208/3 (43.1 overs)
MJ Slater 68 (108) CA Walsh 3/30 (9 overs)		PV Simmons 86 (110) SK Warne 2/33 (9.1 overs)

West Indies won by 7 wickets (Run rate)
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Umpires: LH Barker and GT Johnson
Player of the match: PV Simmons (WI)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
The match was reduced from 50 to 48 overs per side.
The West Indies target was reduced to 211 from 47 overs, and then to 206 from 46 overs.

5th ODI

18 March 1995
Scorecard

Australia 286/9 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 287/5 (47.2 overs)
ME Waugh 70 (58) CL Hooper 3/36 (10 overs)		PV Simmons 70 (63) PR Reiffel 2/48 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 5 wickets
Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana
Umpires: CR Duncan and EA Nicholls
Player of the match: CL Hooper (WI)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Test series summary

1st Test

31 March–2 April 1995
(5-day match)
Scorecard

West Indies	v	Australia
195 (48.1 overs) BC Lara 65 (112) BP Julian 4/36 (12 overs)		346 (100.2 overs) IA Healy 74* (121) WKM Benjamin 3/71 (23.2 overs)
189 (71.3 overs) JC Adams 39* (121) GD McGrath 5/68 (22 overs)		39/0 (6.5overs) MJ Slater 20* (19)

Australia won by 10 wickets
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and S Venkataraghavan (IND)
Player of the match: GD McGrath (AUS)

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.

2nd Test

8–13 April 1995
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	West Indies
216 (68.3 overs) MJ Slater 41 (85) CA Walsh 6/54 (21.3 overs)		260 (81.1 overs) BC Lara 88 (102) PR Reiffel 3/53 (17 overs)
300/7d (108 overs) DC Boon 67 (115) CA Walsh 3/92 (36 overs)		80/2 (30 overs) BC Lara 43 (77) PR Reiffel 1/12 (6 overs)

Match drawn
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and DR Shepherd (ENG)
Player of the match: CA Walsh (WI)

West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
11 April was taken as a rest day.

3rd Test

21–23 April 1995
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	West Indies
128 (47 overs) SR Waugh 63* (101) CEL Ambrose 5/45 (16 overs)		136 (59.5 overs) JC Adams 42 (101) GD McGrath 6/47 (21.5 overs)
105 (36.1 overs) MA Taylor 30 (62) CEL Ambrose 4/20 (10.1 overs)		98/1 (20.5 overs) SC Williams 42 (56) ME Waugh 1/9 (2 overs)

West Indies won by 9 wickets
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Umpires: CE Cumberbatch (WI) and DR Shepherd (ENG)
Player of the match: CEL Ambrose (WI)

West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.

4th Test

29 April–3 May 1995
(5-day match)
Scorecard

West Indies	v	Australia
265 (85.4 overs) RB Richardson 100 (222) PR Reiffel 3/48 (13.4 overs)		531 (160.5 overs) SR Waugh 200 (425) CA Walsh 3/103 (33 overs)
213 (69.4 overs) WKM Benjamin 51 (118) PR Reiffel 4/47 (18 overs)

Australia won by an innings and 53 runs
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and KE Liebenberg (SA)
Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS)

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
2 May was taken as a rest day.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
CO Browne (WI) made his Test debut.

References

CricketArchive – tour itinerary
"Australia in West Indies, 1994-95". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.

v t e International cricket in 1994–95
Preceding season: International cricket in 1994
September 1994	Australia in Pakistan
October 1994	Wills Triangular Series West Indies in India Wills World Series Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe
November 1994	England in Australia New Zealand in South Africa
December 1994	Benson & Hedges World Series Mandela Trophy
January 1995	Pakistan in South Africa West Indies in New Zealand Pakistan in Zimbabwe
February 1995	Bank of New Zealand Centenary Series
March 1995	South Africa in New Zealand Australia in West Indies Sri Lanka in New Zealand
April 1995	Asia Cup
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