Australia v New Zealand 1st Test

New Zealand tour of Australia - 1987 (1987/88) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 4 December 1987

Australia won by 9 wickets

Australia won by 9 wickets. David Boon top-scored with 143 for Australia. Craig McDermott took 4/43.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: New Zealand tour of Australia - 1987 (1987/88)
Ground: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Dates: 4 December 1987 to 7 December 1987
Toss: Australia, chose to field
Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
Player of the match: David Boon
Captains: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand), Allan Border (Australia)
Debuts: Danny Morrison (New Zealand), Mike Veletta (Australia)
Umpires: MW Johnson and AR Crafter

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to field. Danny Morrison and Mike Veletta played their first Tests.

New Zealand batted first and made 186 all out. Martin Crowe top-scored with 67 off 163 balls. Craig McDermott took 4 for 43 for Australia. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Brisbane Cricket Ground, 242 across 10 Tests.

Australia replied with 305 all out. David Boon top-scored with 143 off 255 balls. Danny Morrison took 4 for 86 for New Zealand. Australia led by 119 on first innings.

New Zealand made 212 all out in their second innings. Dipak Patel top-scored with 62 off 141 balls, and Andrew Jones made 45. Bruce Reid took 4 for 53 for Australia.

Set 94 to win, Australia made 97 for 1. Dean Jones top-scored with 38 not out off 49 balls.

Australia won by 9 wickets.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 186 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Ken Rutherford	c Mike Veletta	0	4
John Wright	c Greg Dyer	38	124
Andrew Jones	bowled	4	52
Martin Crowe	c Steve Waugh	67	163
Jeff Crowe	lbw	16	71
Dipak Patel	c Greg Dyer	17	59
Richard Hadlee	c David Boon	8	20
John Bracewell	c Mike Veletta	11	54
Ian Smith	lbw	2	16
Danny Morrison	c Steve Waugh	0	7
Ewen Chatfield	not out	0	9

Extras 23 · Total 186 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Bruce Reid	25	10	40	2
Craig McDermott	22.2	6	43	4
Merv Hughes	18	5	40	3
Steve Waugh	22	9	35	1
Peter Sleep	6	1	20	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Ken Rutherford), 2-28 (Andrew Jones), 3-80 (John Wright), 4-133 (Jeff Crowe), 5-143 (Martin Crowe), 6-153 (Richard Hadlee), 7-175 (Dipak Patel), 8-180 (Ian Smith), 9-181 (Danny Morrison), 10-186 (John Bracewell)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Wright and Ken Rutherford	0
second	John Wright and Andrew Jones	28
third	John Wright and Martin Crowe	52
fourth	Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe	53
fifth	Martin Crowe and Dipak Patel	10
sixth	Richard Hadlee and Dipak Patel	10
seventh	John Bracewell and Dipak Patel	22
eighth	John Bracewell and Ian Smith	5
ninth	John Bracewell and Danny Morrison	1
tenth	Ewen Chatfield and John Bracewell	5

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 305 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Geoff Marsh	c John Bracewell	25	77
David Boon	run out (Martin Crowe, Ian Smith)	143	255
Dean Jones	bowled	2	14
Allan Border	lbw	9	43
Mike Veletta	c Ken Rutherford	4	30
Steve Waugh	c Andrew Jones	21	83
Peter Sleep	c John Bracewell	39	112
Greg Dyer	lbw	8	35
Craig McDermott	c John Wright	22	43
Merv Hughes	c Ian Smith	5	9
Bruce Reid	not out	8	17

Extras 19 · Total 305 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Richard Hadlee	31	5	95	3
Danny Morrison	28	7	86	4
Ewen Chatfield	34	11	58	0
John Bracewell	24.5	3	58	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-65 (Geoff Marsh), 2-72 (Dean Jones), 3-110 (Allan Border), 4-131 (Mike Veletta), 5-219 (David Boon), 6-219 (Steve Waugh), 7-250 (Greg Dyer), 8-286 (Craig McDermott), 9-291 (Merv Hughes), 10-305 (Peter Sleep)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	David Boon and Geoff Marsh	65
second	Dean Jones and David Boon	7
third	Allan Border and David Boon	38
fourth	David Boon and Mike Veletta	21
fifth	David Boon and Steve Waugh	88
sixth	Peter Sleep and Steve Waugh	0
seventh	Peter Sleep and Greg Dyer	31
eighth	Peter Sleep and Craig McDermott	36
ninth	Peter Sleep and Merv Hughes	5
tenth	Peter Sleep and Bruce Reid	14

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 212 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Ken Rutherford	c Greg Dyer	2	4
John Wright	lbw	15	26
Andrew Jones	c Allan Border	45	90
Martin Crowe	c Dean Jones	23	62
Jeff Crowe	lbw	12	53
Dipak Patel	c Greg Dyer	62	141
Richard Hadlee	c Geoff Marsh	24	55
John Bracewell	c Greg Dyer	0	2
Ian Smith	c Mike Veletta	9	15
Danny Morrison	c Greg Dyer	2	32
Ewen Chatfield	not out	1	7

Extras 17 · Total 212 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Bruce Reid	25	6	53	4
Craig McDermott	21	2	79	3
Merv Hughes	17	7	57	2
Steve Waugh	2	1	2	1
Peter Sleep	14	5	14	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (John Wright), 2-20 (Ken Rutherford), 3-66 (Martin Crowe), 4-103 (Andrew Jones), 5-104 (Jeff Crowe), 6-142 (Richard Hadlee), 7-142 (John Bracewell), 8-152 (Ian Smith), 9-204 (Danny Morrison), 10-212 (Dipak Patel)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Wright and Ken Rutherford	18
second	Ken Rutherford and Andrew Jones	2
third	Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones	46
fourth	Jeff Crowe and Andrew Jones	37
fifth	Jeff Crowe and Dipak Patel	1
sixth	Richard Hadlee and Dipak Patel	38
seventh	John Bracewell and Dipak Patel	0
eighth	Ian Smith and Dipak Patel	10
ninth	Dipak Patel and Danny Morrison	52
tenth	Ewen Chatfield and Dipak Patel	8

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 97 FOR 1

Batter	How out	R	B
Geoff Marsh	not out	31	100
David Boon	lbw	24	47
Dean Jones	not out	38	49

Did not bat: Allan Border, Mike Veletta, Steve Waugh, Peter Sleep, Greg Dyer, Craig McDermott, Merv Hughes, Bruce Reid

Extras 4 · Total 97 for 1

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Richard Hadlee	8	3	14	0
Danny Morrison	8	0	32	0
John Bracewell	13	3	32	1
Dipak Patel	3.1	0	18	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-37 (David Boon)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	David Boon and Geoff Marsh	37
second	Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh	60

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