Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1998–99

The Australia national cricket team toured the Caribbean in the 1998–99 season and played a four-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team, drawing the series 2–2. The Australians also played a seven-match series of limited overs international matches against West Indies and three additional first-class matches.^[1]

Test series

1st Test

5–8 March 1999
Scorecard

Australia	v	West Indies
269 (121.3 overs) Greg Blewett 58 (182) Curtly Ambrose 3/35 (27 overs)		167 (57 overs) Brian Lara 62 (111) Glenn McGrath 5/50 (14 overs)
261 (86.2 overs) Michael Slater 106 (205) Courtney Walsh 4/71 (25.2 overs)		51 (19.1 overs) Ridley Jacobs 19 (22) Glenn McGrath 5/28 (10 overs)

Australia won by 312 runs
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Umpires: Eddie Nicholls (WI) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Glenn McGrath (Aus)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Test

13–16 March 1999
Scorecard

Australia	v	West Indies
256 (71.3 overs) Steve Waugh 100 (165) Courtney Walsh 4/55 (20 overs)		431 (132.3 overs) Brian Lara 213 (344) Glenn McGrath 5/93 (35 overs)
177 (66 overs) Greg Blewett 30 (80) Nehemiah Perry 5/70 (26 overs)		3/0 (0.3 overs) Suruj Ragoonath 2* (2)

West Indies won by 10 wickets
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Brian Lara (WI)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd Test

26–30 March 1999
Scorecard

Australia	v	West Indies
490 (153.4 overs) Steve Waugh 199 (376) Nehemiah Perry 3/102 (33 overs)		329 (103.5 overs) Sherwin Campbell 105 (271) Glenn McGrath 4/128 (33 overs)
146 (50.1 overs) Shane Warne 32 (48) Courtney Walsh 5/39 (17.1 overs)		311/9 (120.1 overs) Brian Lara 153* (256) Glenn McGrath 5/92 (44 overs)

West Indies won by 1 wicket
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Eddie Nicholls (WI) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Brian Lara (WI)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

4th Test

3–7 April 1999
Scorecard

Australia	v	West Indies
303 (111.5 overs) Steve Waugh 72* (166) Curtly Ambrose 5/94 (29.5 overs)		222 (76.2 overs) Brian Lara 100 (84) Glenn McGrath 3/64 (27.2 overs)
306 (121.4 overs) Justin Langer 127 (308) Courtney Walsh 4/78 (32.4 overs)		211 (102.5 overs) Adrian Griffith 56 (218) Glenn McGrath 3/50 (35.5 overs)

Australia won by 176 runs
Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Justin Langer (Aus)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

References

↑ CricketArchive – tour itinerary

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