Watch the highlights of West Indies vs Australia 5th ODI 1991 - Australia tour of West Indies 5-match one-day international series of the 5th ODI match played between Australia and West Indies at Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana in 20th March 1991.
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Geoff Marsh followed his 81 and 113 in the preceding two matches with an unbeaten 106 and Allan Donald's vital half-century led Australia convincing six-wicket victory over West Indies and clinch the five-match series with 4-1 in the fifth & final ODI.
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West Indies scored 251 for all-out in 49.5 overs with top scorer by Richie Richardson blasted a 94 off 88-balls - who fell six-run short of his century - including 11-fours & a six with strike rate of 106.81.
Desmond Haynes hit 58 off 67-balls including 1-fours, Phil Simmons scored 34 off 51-balls included 7-fours and Gus Logie 17.
Australia best bowler by Craig McDermott picked up 3-wickets for 29-runs in 10-overs with economy rate of 2.90, Merv Hughes captured three-wickets for 33-runs in 9.5-overs, Peter Taylor took 2-wickets and one for Mark Waugh.
Australia chased 252-4 in 48.3 overs with top scorer by Geoff Marsh scored a unbeaten 106 off 158-balls - which was his 9th ODI hundred and his second century against West Indies in ODIs.
Allan Border struck 60 off 61-balls including 5-fours & 2-sixes and Steve Waugh scored a unbeaten 26 off 38-balls included a boundary.
Geoff Marsh named Player of the match for his match-winning superb unbeaten 106 off 158-balls including 8-fours.
This match reported by Stabroek Sport Staff (Third Party Reference from Stabroek News)
WEST Indies ended the Cable and Wireless limited overs series on a losing note going down to Australia by six wickets in the final match yesterday at Bourda.
Set 252 for victory Australia reached their target with one over and a ball to spare scoring 253 for four after West Indies were dismissed for 251 in 49.5 overs.
Australia took the series 4-1. Geoff Marsh maintained his excellent form scoring 109 not out while skipper Alan Border made 60 vital runs.
The pair put together a match winning third wicket partnership of 124 runs after the tourists made a hesitant start.
Marsh's knock included seven fours from 125 balls in 211 minutes and he took advantage of an easy paced strip. Border's innings contained five fours and two sixes from 61 balls in 97 minutes. After Boon was bowled by Patrick Patterson for
nine at 12 and Dean Jones was run out for 11 at 37, the third wicket Staged the recovery act. Marsh's 50 was scored in 72 balls with three fours and he was named Man-of-the-Match.
The innings was marred by two bottle throwing incidents when West Indians Courtney Walsh and Desmond Haynes were pelted by members of the crowd.
For West Indies Patterson, Carl Hooper and Courtney Walsh took one wicket each.
The West Indies won the toss and batted first for the first time in the series. Simmons and Haynes gave the West Indies a fine start of 85, their best in the series. The fifty came in the thirteenth over and when Simmons left beautifully caught by Mervyn Hughes off Taylor, a sound base was laid.
Haynes and Richardson joined both batsmen batted with authority and the hundred came in the 20th over. The West Indies lost the wickets of Greenidge and Richards in quick succession and it was left to Richardson and Logie to repair the damage. When Logie went for 17, the side folded up.
Richardson drove and cut brilliantly, but failed in the 90's for a second time in the series when he was caught behind off Hughes. He scored 94 off 93 balls with ten fours and one six. After being 217 for five with 280 runs as a possible target, the side was all out for 251.
McDermott took three for 29 and Hughes three for 33 in their allotted 10 overs.Thesecond Cable and Wireless test starts on Saturday.
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