Australia v New Zealand 3rd Test
New Zealand tour of Australia - 1987 (1987/88) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 December 1987 · Australia won the toss and chose to bowl
Match drawn · Man of the Match: Richard Hadlee
Match drawn. John Wright top-scored with 99 for New Zealand. Man of the Match: Richard Hadlee.
New Zealand, 304 (10 wkts)
| Phil Horne | caught (Greg Dyer) | 7 | 58 |
| John Wright | caught (Greg Dyer) | 99 | 223 |
| Andrew Jones | caught (Greg Dyer) | 40 | 89 |
| Martin Crowe | caught (Mike Veletta) | 82 | 147 |
| Jeff Crowe | lbw | 6 | 22 |
| Dipak Patel | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| John Bracewell | caught (Greg Dyer) | 9 | 39 |
| Richard Hadlee | caught (Tony Dodemaide) | 11 | 20 |
| Ian Smith | caught (Dean Jones) | 44 | 45 |
| Danny Morrison | caught (Allan Border) | 0 | 13 |
| Ewen Chatfield | not out | 6 | 22 |
Craig McDermott 35.00-8-97-5Mike Whitney 33.30-6-92-4Tony Dodemaide 20.00-4-48-1Steve Waugh 10.00-1-44-0Peter Sleep 12.00-1-31-0
Australia, 338 (10 wkts)
| David Boon | lbw | 10 | 17 |
| Geoff Marsh | caught (Ken Rutherford) | 13 | 36 |
| Dean Jones | caught (Ian Smith) | 4 | 15 |
| Allan Border | caught (Jeff Crowe) | 31 | 54 |
| Mike Veletta | lbw | 31 | 95 |
| Steve Waugh | caught (Andrew Jones) | 55 | 92 |
| Peter Sleep | lbw | 90 | 256 |
| Greg Dyer | run out (John Bracewell, Ian Smith) | 21 | 61 |
| Tony Dodemaide | caught (Ian Smith) | 50 | 191 |
| Craig McDermott | bowled | 33 | 67 |
| Mike Whitney | not out | 0 | 2 |
Richard Hadlee 44.00-11-109-5Danny Morrison 27.40-5-93-2Ewen Chatfield 30.00-10-55-0John Bracewell 32.00-8-69-2Dipak Patel 12.00-6-23-0
New Zealand, 275 (10 wkts)
| Phil Horne | caught (David Boon) | 27 | 79 |
| John Wright | bowled | 43 | 71 |
| Andrew Jones | run out (Tony Dodemaide, Dean Jones) | 20 | 79 |
| Martin Crowe | caught (Allan Border) | 79 | 111 |
| Jeff Crowe | caught (David Boon) | 25 | 62 |
| Dipak Patel | caught (Greg Dyer) | 38 | 60 |
| Richard Hadlee | lbw | 29 | 44 |
| John Bracewell | caught (Mike Veletta) | 1 | 12 |
| Ian Smith | caught (Greg Dyer) | 12 | 28 |
| Danny Morrison | bowled | 0 | 9 |
| Ewen Chatfield | not out | 1 | 1 |
Craig McDermott 10.00-3-43-0Mike Whitney 20.00-5-45-0Tony Dodemaide 28.30-10-58-6Peter Sleep 26.00-5-107-3Dean Jones 8.00-3-23-0
Australia, 216 (9 wkts)
| David Boon | caught (Martin Crowe) | 54 | 121 |
| Geoff Marsh | caught (John Bracewell) | 23 | 85 |
| Dean Jones | caught (Martin Crowe) | 8 | 18 |
| Allan Border | lbw | 43 | 97 |
| Mike Veletta | caught (Dipak Patel) | 39 | 88 |
| Steve Waugh | caught (Dipak Patel) | 10 | 30 |
| Peter Sleep | lbw | 20 | 30 |
| Greg Dyer | caught (Ian Smith) | 4 | 33 |
| Tony Dodemaide | lbw | 3 | 25 |
| Craig McDermott | not out | 10 | 32 |
| Mike Whitney | not out | 2 | 18 |
Richard Hadlee 31.00-9-67-5Danny Morrison 16.00-2-54-1Ewen Chatfield 21.00-6-41-2John Bracewell 24.00-5-58-1
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