The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in the 1996–97 season and played 5 Test matches against Australia. Australia won the series 3-2. The team also played the 1996–97 Carlton and United Series, a One Day International tournament, against Australia and Pakistan and lost 2–0 to Pakistan in a best of three finals series.
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Test series summary
First Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- MTG Elliott and MS Kasprowicz (both AUS) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
Third Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
Fourth Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- AJ Bichel (AUS) and AFG Griffith (WI) made their Test debuts.
Fifth Test
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57/0 (10.3 overs)
RG Samuels 35* (39) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
- This was the West Indies last Test win in Australia until 2024 in Brisbane.
References
- Playfair Cricket Annual
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
External sources