Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2008

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Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2008
 
  West Indies Australia
Dates 16 May 2008 – 6 July 2008
Captains Ramnaresh Sarwan Ricky Ponting
Test series
Result Australia won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs Shivnarine Chanderpaul (442) Ricky Ponting (323)
Most wickets Fidel Edwards (15) Brett Lee (18)
Player of the series Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI)
One Day International series
Results Australia won the 5-match series 5–0
Most runs Chris Gayle (180) Shane Watson (206)
Most wickets Fidel Edwards (6)
Mitchell Johnson
(8)
Player of the series Shane Watson (Aus)
Twenty20 International series
Results West Indies won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Xavier Marshall (36) Luke Ronchi (36)
Most wickets Kemar Roach (2) Shane Watson (1)
Player of the series Xavier Marshall (WI)

The

West Indies
between 16 May and 6 July 2008, outside the normal West Indies cricket season. Australia won two of three Test matches played (one being a draw) and all five One-day Internationals. The West Indies won the single Twenty20 International game.

Squads

Australia West Indies
Name Domestic Batting style Bowling style Notes Name Domestic Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen Batsmen
Matthew Hayden Queensland
Left Handed Opening Batsmen
 Right-arm Medium Test & ODI Returned To Australia Injured Devon Smith
Left Handed Opening Batsmen
 Right-arm Offbreak Test Only
Phil Jaques New South Wales
Left Handed Opening Batsman
 Left-arm Medium Test Only Ramnaresh Sarwan (c) Guyana
Right Handed Middle Order
 Part-time Right-arm Offbreak Test & ODI
Ricky Ponting (c) Tasmania
Right-handed Top Order
 Right-arm Medium Test & ODI Shivnarine Chanderpaul Guyana
Left Handed Middle Order
 Right-arm Legbreak Test & ODI
Michael Hussey Western Australia
Left Handed Middle Order/Opener
 Right-arm Medium Test & ODI Runako Morton
Right Handed Middle Order
 Right-arm Offbreak Test Only
Simon Katich New South Wales
Left Handed Opening Batsman/Middle Order
Slow left-arm wrist-spin
 Replaced Hayden as Test Opener Brenton Parchment Jamaica
Right Handed Opening Batsman
 Right-arm Offbreak Test Only
Brad Hodge Victoria (state)
Right Handed Middle Order
 Right-arm Offbreak Test Only Xavier Marshall Jamaica
Right Handed Opening Batsman
 Right-arm Offbreak Replaced Parchment as an opener; Test, Twenty & ODI
David Hussey Victoria (state)
Right Handed Middle Order
 Right-arm Offbreak ODI Only Sewnarine Chattergoon Guyana
Left Handed Opening Batsman
 Legbreak Test Only; Injured and unable to play ODIs
Shaun Marsh Western Australia
Left Handed Opening Batsman
 Slow Left Arm ODI Only Chris Gayle Jamaica
Left Handed Opening Batsman
 Right-arm Offbreak Test & ODI
William Perkins Trinidad and Tobago
Right Handed Opening Batsman
 Twenty20 Only
Andre Fletcher
Right Handed Middle Order Batsman
 Right-arm Medium-Fast Twenty20 & ODI
Shawn Findlay Jamaica
Left Handed Middle Order Batsman
 Right-arm Medium ODI Only
Wicket-keeper Wicket-keeper
Brad Haddin New South Wales
Right Handed Lower Order
 Test & ODI Returned to Australia injured after 1st ODI Denesh Ramdin Trinidad and Tobago
Right Handed Lower Order
 Test, Twenty20 & ODI
Luke Ronchi Western Australia
Right Handed Opening Batsman/Lower Order
 Test & ODI Backup Wicketkeeper Patrick Browne Barbados
Right Handed Lower Order
 ODI Backup Wicketkeeper
All-rounders All-rounders
Michael Clarke (vc) New South Wales
Right Handed Middle Order
 Slow Left Arm Test & ODI Dwayne Bravo (vc) Trinidad and Tobago
Right Handed Middle Order
 Right-arm Medium-Fast Test, Twenty20 & ODI
Andrew Symonds Queensland
Right Handed Middle Order
 Right-arm Medium/Right-arm Offbreak Test & ODI
Darren Sammy
Right Handed Middle Order
 Right-arm Medium Fast Test, Twenty20 & ODI
Beau Casson New South Wales
Right Handed Lower Order
Slow left-arm wrist-spin
 Test Only Ryan Hinds Barbados
Left Handed Lower Order
 Slow Left Arm Test Only
James Hopes Queensland
Right Handed Middle Order
 Right-arm Medium ODI Only Kieron Pollard Trinidad and Tobago
Right Handed Middle Order Batsman
 Right-arm Medium-Fast Twenty20 & ODI
Cameron White Victoria (state)
Right Handed Lower Order
 Right-arm Legbreak ODI Only
Shane Watson Queensland
Right Handed Middle Order/Opener
 Right-arm Fast-Medium ODI Only, Replaced Mathew Hayden
Bowlers Bowlers
Brett Lee New South Wales
Right Handed Lower Order
 Right-arm Fast Test & ODI Fidel Edwards Barbados
Right Handed Tail Ender
 Right-arm Fast Test, Twenty20 & ODI
Stuart Clark New South Wales
Right Handed Tail Ender
 Right-arm Fast-Medium Test & ODI Daren Powell Jamaica
Right Handed Tail Ender
 Right-arm Fast Medium Test & ODI
Stuart MacGill Western Australia
Right Handed Tail Ender
 Right-arm Legbreak Test Only, Retired Second Test Jerome Taylor Jamaica
Right Handed Tail Ender
 Right-arm Fast Test, Twenty20 & ODI
Mitchell Johnson
 Queensland
Left Handed Tail Ender
 Left-arm Fast-Medium Test & ODI Sulieman Benn Barbados
Left Handed Lower Order
 Slow Left Arm Test, Twenty20 & ODI
Ashley Noffke Queensland
Right Handed Tail Ender
 Right-arm Fast-Medium First Choice Test Backup Amit Jaggernauth Trinidad and Tobago
Right Handed Tail Ender
 Right-arm Offbreak Test Only
Doug Bollinger New South Wales
Left Handed Tail Ender
 Left-arm Fast Likely Test Backup Kemar Roach Barbados
Right Handed Tail Ender
 Right-arm Fast Medium Twenty20 Only
Nathan Bracken New South Wales
Right Handed Tail Ender
 Left-arm Medium-Fast ODI Only Nikita Miller Jamaica
Right Handed Tail Ender
 Slow Left Arm ODI Only

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Tour matches

Three-day : Jamaica Select XI vs Australians

16–18 May
Scorecard
Jamaica Select XI
v
Australians
297 (69 overs)
Carlton Baugh 111* (112)
Stuart MacGill
4/79 (21 overs)
396 (113.3 overs)
Simon Katich 97 (193)
Donovan Sinclair 3/14 (6.3 overs)
194 (58.2 overs)
Carlton Baugh 36 (38)
Simon Katich
4/15 (5.2 overs)
65/1 (13.3 overs)
Simon Katich 37 (49)
Andre Russell 1/25 (7 overs)
Match drawn
Trelawny Stadium, Greenfields, Trelawny, Jamaica
Umpires: Vivian Johnson (WI) and Norman Malcolm (WI)
Player of the match: Simon Katich (Aus)

50-over : University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI v Australians

21 June
Scorecard
Australians
337/6 (50 overs)
v
University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI
126 (33.1 overs)
Shane Watson 95 (85)
Kemar Roach 2/47 (8 overs)
Denesh Ramdin 43
Nathan Bracken 3/25 (8 overs)
Australians won by 211 runs
Three Ws Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Vincent Bullen (WI) and Anthony Farrell (WI)

Test series

1st Test

22–26 May
Scorecard
v
431 (126.5 overs)
Ricky Ponting 158 (224)
Fidel Edwards 5/104 (26.5 overs)
312 (106 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 118 (276)
Stuart Clark 3/59 (19 overs)
167 (55.5 overs)
Andrew Symonds 79 (118)
Dwayne Bravo 4/47 (18.5 overs)
191 (67 overs)
Denesh Ramdin 36 (61)
Stuart Clark 5/32 (20 overs)
Australia won by 95 runs
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Stuart Clark (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Bad light ended both day 3 and day 4 early.

2nd Test

30 May – 2 June
Scorecard
v
479/7d (136 overs)
Simon Katich 113 (248)
Jerome Taylor 3/95 (27 overs)
352 (107 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 107* (236)
Brett Lee 5/59 (21 overs)
244/6d (61.5 overs)
Phil Jaques 76 (136)
Fidel Edwards 2/28 (7.5 overs)
266/5 (93 overs)
Ramnaresh Sarwan 128 (241)
Brett Lee 3/51 (21 overs)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Australia's innings was interrupted by rain in both innings. Stuart MacGill played his last international match

3rd Test

12–16 June
Scorecard
v
251 (67.1 overs)
Andrew Symonds 52 (84)
Jerome Taylor 3/46 (12 overs)
216 (58.5 overs)
Mitchell Johnson
4/41 (11.5 overs)
439/5d (145 overs)
Simon Katich 157 (332)
Sulieman Benn 3/154 (47 overs)
387 (105.4 overs)
Xavier Marshall 85 (146)
Stuart Clark 3/58 (24 overs)
Australia won by 87 runs
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Mark Benson (Eng)
Player of the match: Simon Katich (Aus)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain ended day 1 early.

T20I series

Only T20I

20 June
Scorecard
Australia 
97/3 (11 overs)
v
 West Indies
102/3 (9.1 overs)
Luke Ronchi 36 (22)
Kemar Roach 2/29 (3 overs)
Xavier Marshall 36 (15)
Shane Watson 1/17 (2.1 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Clyde Duncan (WI) and Billy Doctrove (WI)
Player of the match: Xavier Marshall (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain reduced match to 11 overs per side.

ODI series

1st ODI

24 June
Scorecard
Australia 
273/8 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
189 (39.5 overs)
Darren Sammy
2/31 (7 overs)
Darren Sammy 33 (35)
Nathan Bracken
4/31 (5.5 overs)
Australia won by 84 runs
Saint Vincent
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Billy Doctrove (WI)
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh
(Aus)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI

27 June
Scorecard
Australia 
213/5 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
140/8 (41 overs)
Michael Hussey 62 (105)
Jerome Taylor 2/47 (10 overs)
Australia won by 63 runs (
D/L)
National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Norman Malcolm (WI)
Player of the match: Michael Clarke
(Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

29 June
Scorecard
West Indies 
223 (48 overs)
v
 Australia
227/3 (40.3 overs)
Chris Gayle 53 (54)
Nathan Bracken 3/26 (9 overs)
Darren Sammy
1/20 (4 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
St George's, Grenada
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Norman Malcolm (WI)
Player of the match: Shane Watson
(Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shane Watson (Aus) scored his first century in ODIs.

4th ODI

4 July
Scorecard
Australia 
282/8 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
281/6 (50 overs)
Andrew Symonds 87 (78)
Fidel Edwards 2/53 (10 overs)
Chris Gayle 92 (92)
Brett Lee 3/64 (10 overs)
Australia won by 1 run
Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Steve Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: Andrew Symonds (Aus)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI

6 July
Scorecard
Australia 
341/8 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
172 (39.5 overs)
Andrew Symonds 66 (80)
Ramnaresh Sarwan 3/57 (9 overs)
Mitchell Johnson
5/29 (7.5 overs)
Australia won by 169 runs
Saint Kitts
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Steve Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: Luke Ronchi
(Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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