Australia v New Zealand 1st Test

New Zealand tour of Australia - 1980 (1980/81) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 28 November 1980

Australia won by 10 wickets

Australia won by 10 wickets. Graeme Wood top-scored with 111 for Australia. Dennis Lillee took 6/53.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: New Zealand tour of Australia - 1980 (1980/81)
Ground: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Dates: 28 November 1980 to 30 November 1980
Toss: Australia, chose to field
Result: Australia won by 10 wickets
Player of the match: Graeme Wood
Captains: Geoff Howarth (New Zealand), Greg Chappell (Australia)
Debuts: Ian Smith (New Zealand), John Bracewell (New Zealand), Geoff Lawson (Australia)
Umpires: MW Johnson and RC Bailhache

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to field. Ian Smith, John Bracewell and Geoff Lawson played their first Tests.

New Zealand batted first and made 225 all out. Geoff Howarth top-scored with 65 off 119 balls, and John Parker made 52. Jim Higgs took 4 for 59 for Australia. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the fourth wicket between John Parker and Geoff Howarth, 52% of the total. From 193 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 28 runs, to 221 for 9.

Australia replied with 305 all out. Graeme Wood top-scored with 111 off 229 balls. Lance Cairns took 5 for 87 for New Zealand. Australia led by 80 on first innings.

New Zealand made 142 all out in their second innings. Richard Hadlee top-scored with 51 not out off 57 balls, and Bruce Edgar made 51. Dennis Lillee took 6 for 53 for Australia. From 6 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 28 runs, to 34 for 5.

Set 63 to win, Australia made 63 for 0. Graeme Wood top-scored with 32 not out off 65 balls.

Australia won by 10 wickets.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 225 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
John Wright	c Rod Marsh	29	78
Bruce Edgar	c Rod Marsh	20	75
Paul McEwan	c Allan Border	6	15
Geoff Howarth	c Jim Higgs	65	119
John Parker	bowled	52	96
Mark Burgess	c Greg Chappell	0	4
Ian Smith	c Kim Hughes	7	16
Richard Hadlee	c Rod Marsh	10	6
Lance Cairns	c Allan Border	0	5
John Bracewell	not out	6	14
Brendon Bracewell	bowled	0	3

Extras 30 · Total 225 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	18	7	36	2
Len Pascoe	19	4	41	3
Geoff Lawson	12	2	39	1
Greg Chappell	4	1	18	0
Jim Higgs	16.1	3	59	4
Doug Walters	1	0	2	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-64 (John Wright), 2-71 (Bruce Edgar), 3-76 (Paul McEwan), 4-193 (John Parker), 5-193 (Mark Burgess), 6-209 (Geoff Howarth), 7-209 (Ian Smith), 8-210 (Lance Cairns), 9-221 (Richard Hadlee), 10-225 (Brendon Bracewell)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Wright and Bruce Edgar	64
second	Bruce Edgar and Paul McEwan	7
third	Geoff Howarth and Paul McEwan	5
fourth	John Parker and Geoff Howarth	117
fifth	Mark Burgess and Geoff Howarth	0
sixth	Geoff Howarth and Ian Smith	16
seventh	Richard Hadlee and Ian Smith	0
eighth	Richard Hadlee and Lance Cairns	1
ninth	Richard Hadlee and John Bracewell	11
tenth	Brendon Bracewell and John Bracewell	4

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 305 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Wood	c John Parker	111	229
John Dyson	lbw	30	114
Greg Chappell	c Paul McEwan	35	64
Kim Hughes	c John Wright	9	21
Allan Border	run out	36	78
Doug Walters	bowled	17	39
Rod Marsh	bowled	8	25
Dennis Lillee	c John Parker	24	46
Geoff Lawson	c Stephen Boock	16	53
Len Pascoe	bowled	5	16
Jim Higgs	not out	1	16

Extras 13 · Total 305 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Richard Hadlee	37	8	83	3
Brendon Bracewell	22	8	71	0
Lance Cairns	38.5	11	87	5
John Bracewell	18	5	51	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-80 (John Dyson), 2-145 (Greg Chappell), 3-160 (Kim Hughes), 4-225 (Graeme Wood), 5-235 (Allan Border), 6-250 (Rod Marsh), 7-258 (Doug Walters), 8-299 (Geoff Lawson), 9-299 (Dennis Lillee), 10-305 (Len Pascoe)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Dyson and Graeme Wood	80
second	Greg Chappell and Graeme Wood	65
third	Kim Hughes and Graeme Wood	15
fourth	Graeme Wood and Allan Border	65
fifth	Doug Walters and Allan Border	10
sixth	Doug Walters and Rod Marsh	15
seventh	Doug Walters and Dennis Lillee	8
eighth	Dennis Lillee and Geoff Lawson	41
ninth	Dennis Lillee and Len Pascoe	0
tenth	Len Pascoe and Jim Higgs	6

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 142 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
John Wright	c Doug Walters	1	22
Bruce Edgar	c Kim Hughes	51	88
Paul McEwan	c Kim Hughes	0	4
Geoff Howarth	c Graeme Wood	4	7
John Parker	c John Dyson	4	19
Mark Burgess	c Graeme Wood	2	9
Ian Smith	c Kim Hughes	7	17
John Bracewell	c Allan Border	0	3
Richard Hadlee	not out	51	57
Lance Cairns	c Allan Border	0	3
Brendon Bracewell	bowled	8	25

Extras 14 · Total 142 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	15	1	53	6
Len Pascoe	13.1	2	30	2
Geoff Lawson	8	0	26	2
Jim Higgs	5	1	19	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (John Wright), 2-9 (Paul McEwan), 3-14 (Geoff Howarth), 4-30 (John Parker), 5-34 (Mark Burgess), 6-58 (Ian Smith), 7-61 (John Bracewell), 8-114 (Bruce Edgar), 9-114 (Lance Cairns), 10-142 (Brendon Bracewell)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Wright and Bruce Edgar	6
second	Bruce Edgar and Paul McEwan	3
third	Geoff Howarth and Bruce Edgar	5
fourth	John Parker and Bruce Edgar	16
fifth	Mark Burgess and Bruce Edgar	4
sixth	Bruce Edgar and Ian Smith	24
seventh	Bruce Edgar and John Bracewell	3
eighth	Richard Hadlee and Bruce Edgar	53
ninth	Richard Hadlee and Lance Cairns	0
tenth	Richard Hadlee and Brendon Bracewell	28

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 63 FOR 0

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Wood	not out	32	65
John Dyson	not out	24	72

Did not bat: Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Allan Border, Doug Walters, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Geoff Lawson, Len Pascoe, Jim Higgs

Extras 7 · Total 63 for 0

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R
Richard Hadlee	6	0	28
Brendon Bracewell	3	3	0
Lance Cairns	7.3	3	16
John Bracewell	5	0	12

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	John Dyson and Graeme Wood	63	129

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