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Tour of West Indies 1972-73 Captain: Ian Chappell
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35th Australian Test tour
Third Test-playing tour of West Indies by Australia
(January - April 1973)
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With Lillee
out of action through injury and Massie out of form, Australia was deprived
of its bowling stars from the England tour in 1972. Fortunately, the
reserve fast bowlers Jeff Hammond and Max Walker, supported by Chappell's
aggressive captaincy ploys, proved outstanding replacements and brought
Australia two decisive victories.
West Indies suffered their sixth
unsuccessful series in a row, making a sequence of twenty Test matches
without a victory. However, this was
the last visiting Test team to win a Test series in the Caribbean until the
Australians did it again under Mark Taylor in 1994-95.
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Other
Australian Tours
Previous tour
England 1972
Next tour
New Zealand 1973-74
Next tour of West Indies
1977-78
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Members of the Test tour party (15)
Openers:
Keith Stackpole, Ian Redpath
Batsmen:
Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, John Benaud,
Ross Edwards, Doug Walters
Wicket-keeper:Rod Marsh
Spin bowlers: Terry Jenner, Kerry O'Keefe, John
Watkins
Fast bowlers: Dennis Lillee,
Jeff Hammond, Max Walker, Bob Massie.
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J Benaud
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NSW
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28
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RHB (RM)
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G S Chappell
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SA
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24
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RHB RM
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I M Chappell
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SA
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29
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RHB (LB) captain
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R Edwards
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WA
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30
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RHB deputy WK
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J R Hammond
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SA
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22
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RFM
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T J Jenner
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SA
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28
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LBG
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D K Lillee
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WA
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23
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RF
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R W Marsh
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WA
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25
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WK LHB
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R A L Massie
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WA
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25
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RFM
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K J O'Keefe
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NSW
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23
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LBG
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I R Redpath
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Vic
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31
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RHB
opener
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K R Stackpole
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Vic
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32
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RHB opener LB vice-captain
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M H N Walker
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Vic
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24
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RFM
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K D Walters
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NSW
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27
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RHB RM
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J R Watkins
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NSW
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29
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LBG
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State representation
Sheffield Shield teams
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New South Wales (4)
Q
Queensland (0)
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South Australia (4)
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Tasmania (0)
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Victoria (3)
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Western Australia (4)
Average age of team at time of first Test match
(16 February 1973):
27 yrs 3
months
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Test Appearances made before the tour
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Redpath 46, Ian Chappell 45, Walters 36, Stackpole
33, Marsh 14, Greg Chappell 13, Lillee 10, Edwards 6, Massie 6,
O'Keefe 4, Benaud 2, Jenner
2, Walker 2, Walters 1, Hammond 0.
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Tour Officials
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W L 'Bill' Jacobs
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Tour manager
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none
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Physiotherapist
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Victorian Bill Jacobs, 54, was appointed
manager in November 1972. He had
managed the difficult task of overseeing the Rest of the World XI tour in
Australia in 1971-72, and had earlier managed the Australians in South
Africa 1966-67.
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Selectors
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Neil Harvey (New South Wales), Sam Loxton (Victoria), Phil
Ridings (South Australia).
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Selection
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Unavailable: Paul Sheahan
(on 1 January), Ashley Mallett (both for
employment reasons), David Colley (injured)
Tour
Party Announced : 4 January 1973.
Not
selected : Gary
Gilmour, Johnny Gleeson, Paul Nicholls (Western Australian
off-spinner).
Instead spinner Watkins won in place of Mallett, despite there already being two other genuine
leg-break bowlers, Jenner and O'Keefe, in the team. All three were on their
first tours.
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Time
between selection and departure from Australia
23 days
(4
January - 27 January)
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Travel
Sydney Q
Kingston
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The
team flew from Sydney on 27 January 1973. With a lengthy stopover in San
Francisco, and a five-hour hold-up in Miami due to an engine breakdown,
they arrived in Kingston, Jamaica, on 28 January. The team had practice at the army
barracks and then at Sabina Park.
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Time
spent in West indies
x days
(28
January -
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On-tour selection
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Ian
Chappell (captain), Keith Stackpole (vice-captain), Rodney Marsh.
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Reinforcements
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None.
When
Lillee severely wrenched his back, it was decided
that he would not return home early and, although Mallett
was by now available, the Australian Board decided against flying out a
replacement bowler.
Stackpole
suffered from illness but when the team was down to twelve fit players and
everyone was fatigued, the Board refused the manager's request for an extra players.
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Fixtures/Results
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a
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†Mona, Kingston
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University of West Indies
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Won 86 r
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Kingston
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Jamaica
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Won 5 w
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Montego Bay
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West Indies Board President's XI
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Won 7 w
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KINGSTON
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WEST
INDIES First Test
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DRAWN
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St John's
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Leeward Islands
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Drawn
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Bridgetown
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Barbados
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Won 9 w
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†Bridgetown
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Combined Youth XI
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Won inns 2 r
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BRIDGETOWN
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WEST
INDIES Second Test
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DRAWN
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Pointe-a-Pierre
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Trinidad & Tobago
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Drawn
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PORT
OF SPAIN
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WEST
INDIES Third Test
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WON
44 r
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Georgetown
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Guyana
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Won 40 r
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GEORGETOWN
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WEST
INDIES Fourth Test
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Won
10 w
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St George's, Grenada
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Windward Islands
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Won 5 w
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†Scarborough
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Tobago
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Won 111 r
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PORT
OF SPAIN
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WEST
INDIES Fifth Test
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DRAWN
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†not first-class
§
one-day international
Time spent in West Indies before First
Test:
19 days
(28 January - 16 February)
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Test appearances on tour
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5 -
G Chappell, I M
Chappell, Edwards, Hammond,
Marsh, O'Keefe, Redpath,
Walker, Walters.
4 -
Jenner, Stackpole
1 - Benaud, Lillee.
0 - Massie, Watkins.
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Highlights
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• .
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• Walters had a fine tour, averaging 71
with the bat, including two 100s and three 50s.
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Tour Summary
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P
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W
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L
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Aban
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Test
Matches
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5
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2
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0
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3
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Other
first-class matches
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7
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5
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0
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2
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ϯ
Minor matches
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3
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3
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0
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One-day internationals
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0
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All
Matches
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15
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10
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0
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5
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Return to Australia
Trinidad Q London Q
Sydney
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Ian
Chappell paid a visit to Miami before taking up a coaching appointment in
Canada.
Stackpole
and Walker went to New York while Greg Chappell, Redpath and Jenner went on
holiday either in the West Indies or United States.
The manager and nine
players arrived in Sydney on 29 April.
Marsh and Walters passed the 30-hour long
flight back by drinking as many beer cans as possible. 'They ran out of beer,' said Walters. 'We
had to count spirits and all sorts.'
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Time
away from Australia
92
days
(27
January to 29 April)
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Finances
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Written accounts of the tour
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"Kangaroo
Invasion" (1973)
by Brunell
Jones [Curepe,
Trinidad]
"Passing
Tests" (1973) by Ian Chappell [Lynton Publications]
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Postscript
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