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Australia vs West Indies, 1st Test at Brisbane, , Dec 09 1960 - Cricket Photos

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1st Test, Brisbane, December 09 - 14, 1960, West Indies tour of Australia

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453 & 284

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(T:233) 505 & 232

Match tied

Ian Meckiff poses next to the picture of the tied Test at home•2014•Brydon Coverdale

Joe Solomon, Ian Meckiff, Lindsay Kline and Wes Hall (from left) at the 40-year reunion of the participants in the first tied Test, Brisbane, November 20, 2000

Joe Solomon, Ian Meckiff, Lindsay Kline and Wes Hall at the 40-year reunion of the participants in the first tied Test•Nov 20, 2000•Getty Images

Gerry Alexander, Lance Gibbs, Chester Watson and Jackie Hendriks in Brisbane for the 40-year reunion of the tied Test, November 20, 2000

Gerry Alexander, Lance Gibbs, Chester Watson and Jackie Hendriks in Brisbane for the 40-year reunion of the tied Test•Nov 20, 2000•Getty Images

The final four protagonists of the tied Test: Australia's Ian Meckiff and Lindsay Kline with West Indies' Wes Hall and Joe Solomon at the 40-year reunion•Nov 20, 2000•Getty Images

Australian batsman Ian Meckiff is run out to secure Test cricket's first tie, Australia v West Indies, Brisbane, December 14, 1960

Australian batsman Ian Meckiff is run out to secure Test cricket's first tie•Dec 14, 1960•Getty Images

Composite: The Age reports the Brisbane tied Test in 1960; Ray Robinson looks back at the tied Test in the Sydney Morning Herald in 1975•The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald

Players who figured in the 1960 tied Test in Brisbane sit on stage with a photograph of the final wicket from the game on a screen behind them at an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the match, Brisbane, November 21, 2000

Players who figured in the 1960 tied Test in Brisbane sit on stage at the reunion•Nov 21, 2000•Getty Images

Wes Hall and Lindsay Kline at the 40-year reunion of the tied Test, Brisbane, November 20, 2000

Wes Hall and Lindsay Kline at the 40-year reunion of the tied Test•Nov 20, 2000•Getty Images

The Australian and West Indian players who played the first tied Test at the 40-year reunion, Brisbane, November 20, 2000

The Australian and West Indian players who played the first tied Test at the 40-year reunion•Nov 20, 2000•Getty Images

Gerry Alexander and Wally Grout were both wicketkeepers in the first ever tied Test, in December 1960•Dec 14, 1960•Getty Images

Norman O'Neill ducks to evade a Wes Hall bouncer, Australia v West Indies, 1st Test, Brisbane, 4th day, December 13, 1960

Norman O'Neill ducks to evade a Wes Hall bouncer•Dec 13, 1960•Getty Images

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
CC McDonald	bowled	16
RB Simpson	caught	0
RN Harvey	caught	5
NCL O'Neill	caught	26
LE Favell	caught	7
KD Mackay	bowled	28
AK Davidson	run out	80
R Benaud	caught	52
ATW Grout	run out	2	3
I Meckiff	run out	2	3
LF Kline	not out	0	1
Extras	(b 2, lb 9, nb 3)
Total	232(10 wkts; 68.7 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
WW Hall	17.7	3	63	5	2.64
FMM Worrell	16	3	41	1	1.92
GS Sobers	8	0	30	0	2.81
AL Valentine	10	4	27	0	2.02
S Ramadhin	17	3	57	1	2.51

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	1	Colin McDonald	Bob Simpson
2nd	6	Neil Harvey	Colin McDonald
3rd	42	Colin McDonald	Norm O'Neill
4th	0	Colin McDonald	Les Favell
5th	8	Les Favell	Ken Mackay
6th	35	Alan Davidson	Ken Mackay
7th	134	Richie Benaud	Alan Davidson
8th	2	Richie Benaud	Wally Grout
9th	4	Wally Grout	Ian Meckiff
10th	0	Lindsay Kline	Ian Meckiff

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