Australia v New Zealand 1st Test

New Zealand tour of Australia - 2015 (2015/16) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 5 November 2015

Australia won by 208 runs

Australia won by 208 runs. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 174 for Australia. Mitchell Starc took 4/57.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: New Zealand tour of Australia - 2015 (2015/16)
Ground: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Dates: 5 November 2015 to 9 November 2015
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 208 runs
Player of the match: David Warner
Captains: Steven Smith (Australia), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
Umpires: NJ Llong and RK Illingworth
Match referee: RS Mahanama

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 556 for 4 declared. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 174 off 239 balls, and David Warner made 163. The innings was built on a 161-run stand for the first wicket between David Warner and Joe Burns. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Brisbane Cricket Ground, 338 across 10 Tests.

New Zealand replied with 317 all out. Kane Williamson top-scored with 140 off 178 balls, and Tom Latham made 47. Mitchell Starc took 4 for 57 for Australia. Australia led by 239 on first innings.

Australia made 264 for 4 declared in their second innings. Joe Burns top-scored with 129 off 123 balls, and David Warner made 116. Mark Craig took 3 for 78 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 237-run stand for the first wicket between David Warner and Joe Burns, 90% of the total.

Set 504 to win, New Zealand made 295 all out. Brendon McCullum top-scored with 80 off 80 balls, and Kane Williamson made 59. Nathan Lyon took 3 for 63 for Australia.

Australia won by 208 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 556 FOR 4 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Joe Burns	c BJ Watling b Tim Southee	71	120
David Warner	c Ross Taylor b James Neesham	163	224
Usman Khawaja	c Martin Guptill b Kane Williamson	174	239
Steven Smith	b Trent Boult	48	78
Adam Voges	not out	83	127

Did not bat: Mitchell Marsh, Peter Nevill, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon

Extras 17 · Total 556 for 4 declared

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Tim Southee	24	8	70	1
Trent Boult	29	3	127	1
Doug Bracewell	27	3	107	0
Mark Craig	31	3	156	0
James Neesham	11	1	50	1
Kane Williamson	8.2	0	39	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-161 (Joe Burns, 38.5 ov), 2-311 (David Warner, 70.4 ov), 3-399 (Steven Smith, 93.3 ov), 4-556 (Usman Khawaja, 130.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	David Warner (82) and Joe Burns (71)	161	235
second	Usman Khawaja (65) and David Warner (81)	150	192
third	Usman Khawaja (39) and Steven Smith (48)	88	138
fourth	Adam Voges (83) and Usman Khawaja (70)	157	223

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 317 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Martin Guptill	c David Warner b Josh Hazlewood	23	58
Tom Latham	c Nathan Lyon b Mitchell Starc	47	93
Kane Williamson	c Peter Nevill b Mitchell Starc	140	178
Ross Taylor	c Steven Smith b Mitchell Johnson	0	7
Brendon McCullum	c Adam Voges b Mitchell Johnson	6	6
James Neesham	b Mitchell Starc	3	7
BJ Watling	c Peter Nevill b Mitchell Johnson	32	59
Mark Craig	c Mitchell Marsh b Nathan Lyon	24	31
Doug Bracewell	b Mitchell Marsh	16	46
Tim Southee	b Mitchell Starc	14	14
Trent Boult	not out	0	2

Extras 12 · Total 317 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	17.2	4	57	4
Mitchell Johnson	21	3	105	3
Josh Hazlewood	21	5	70	1
Nathan Lyon	17	3	46	1
Mitchell Marsh	5	0	32	1
Adam Voges	1	0	3	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-56 (Martin Guptill, 17.1 ov), 2-102 (Tom Latham, 30.1 ov), 3-105 (Ross Taylor, 31.3 ov), 4-114 (Brendon McCullum, 33.2 ov), 5-118 (James Neesham, 34.2 ov), 6-185 (BJ Watling, 51.1 ov), 7-231 (Mark Craig, 61.1 ov), 8-273 (Doug Bracewell, 74.4 ov), 9-310 (Tim Southee, 80.5 ov), 10-317 (Kane Williamson, 82.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Martin Guptill (23) and Tom Latham (30)	56	105
second	Kane Williamson (26) and Tom Latham (17)	46	80
third	Ross Taylor (0) and Kane Williamson (3)	3	8
fourth	Brendon McCullum (6) and Kane Williamson (1)	9	12
fifth	Kane Williamson (0) and James Neesham (3)	4	6
sixth	BJ Watling (32) and Kane Williamson (35)	67	101
seventh	Kane Williamson (21) and Mark Craig (24)	46	60
eighth	Kane Williamson (26) and Doug Bracewell (16)	42	81
ninth	Tim Southee (14) and Kane Williamson (21)	37	38
tenth	Kane Williamson (7) and Trent Boult (0)	7	9

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 264 FOR 4 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Joe Burns	c Ross Taylor b Mark Craig	129	123
David Warner	c Trent Boult b Mark Craig	116	113
Usman Khawaja	not out	9	11
Steven Smith	c Kane Williamson b Trent Boult	1	2
Mitchell Marsh	c Brendon McCullum b Mark Craig	2	6
Adam Voges	not out	1	1

Did not bat: Peter Nevill, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon

Extras 6 · Total 264 for 4 declared

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Trent Boult	8	0	61	1
Doug Bracewell	11	1	63	0
James Neesham	9	0	61	0
Mark Craig	14	0	78	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-237 (David Warner, 37.4 ov), 2-254 (Joe Burns, 39.2 ov), 3-258 (Steven Smith, 40.2 ov), 4-263 (Mitchell Marsh, 41.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	David Warner (116) and Joe Burns (116)	237	230
second	Usman Khawaja (4) and Joe Burns (13)	17	10
third	Usman Khawaja (3) and Steven Smith (1)	4	6
fourth	Usman Khawaja (2) and Mitchell Marsh (2)	5	9
fifth	Adam Voges (1) and Usman Khawaja (0)	1	1

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 295 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Tom Latham	lbw b Mitchell Starc	29	71
Martin Guptill	c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon	23	133
Kane Williamson	lbw b Nathan Lyon	59	74
Ross Taylor	c Steven Smith b Josh Hazlewood	26	47
Brendon McCullum	c Steven Smith b Mitchell Marsh	80	80
James Neesham	c Joe Burns b Mitchell Johnson	3	33
BJ Watling	lbw b Nathan Lyon	14	31
Mark Craig	not out	26	28
Doug Bracewell	lbw b Mitchell Marsh	0	1
Tim Southee	c Peter Nevill b Josh Hazlewood	5	8
Trent Boult	c Peter Nevill b Mitchell Starc	15	26

Extras 15 · Total 295 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	20.3	5	69	2
Mitchell Johnson	19	6	58	1
Josh Hazlewood	18	3	68	2
Mitchell Marsh	10	3	25	2
Nathan Lyon	21	3	63	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-44 (Tom Latham, 22.3 ov), 2-98 (Martin Guptill, 41.3 ov), 3-136 (Kane Williamson, 51.1 ov), 4-165 (Ross Taylor, 57.5 ov), 5-205 (James Neesham, 68.4 ov), 6-242 (BJ Watling, 77.3 ov), 7-243 (Brendon McCullum, 78.3 ov), 8-243 (Doug Bracewell, 78.4 ov), 9-249 (Tim Southee, 80.2 ov), 10-295 (Trent Boult, 88.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Martin Guptill (13) and Tom Latham (29)	44	135
second	Martin Guptill (10) and Kane Williamson (40)	54	114
third	Ross Taylor (18) and Kane Williamson (19)	38	58
fourth	Brendon McCullum (21) and Ross Taylor (8)	29	40
fifth	Brendon McCullum (36) and James Neesham (3)	40	65
sixth	Brendon McCullum (23) and BJ Watling (14)	37	53
seventh	Brendon McCullum (0) and Mark Craig (0)	1	7
eighth	Doug Bracewell (0) and Mark Craig (0)	0	1
ninth	Tim Southee (5) and Mark Craig (0)	6	10
tenth	Trent Boult (15) and Mark Craig (26)	46	49

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