Australia Vs New Zealand 2Nd Final
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia - 1983 (1982/83) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 13 February 1983
Australia won by 149 runs
Australia won by 149 runs. Steve Smith top-scored with 117 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia - 1983 (1982/83)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 13 February 1983
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 149 runs
- Captains
- Kim Hughes (Australia), Geoff Howarth (New Zealand)
- Debut
- Richard Webb (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- PJ McConnell and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Richard Webb's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 302 for 8. Steve Smith top-scored with 117 off 130 balls, and Graeme Wood made 91. The innings was built on a 140-run stand for the first wicket between Graeme Wood and Steve Smith, 46% of the total. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 209 across 55 ODIs.
Chasing 303, New Zealand made 153 all out. Lance Cairns top-scored with 52 off 25 balls, and Martin Snedden made 35. Geoff Lawson took 3 for 11 for Australia. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 23 for 4.
Australia won by 149 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 302 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | bowled | 91 | 84 |
| Steve Smith | bowled | 117 | 130 |
| Kim Hughes | c Warren Lees | 12 | 13 |
| Allan Border | c Ewen Chatfield | 11 | 15 |
| David Hookes | c John Wright | 40 | 39 |
| Greg Chappell | c John Wright | 7 | 9 |
| Ken MacLeay | run out | 10 | 6 |
| Rod Marsh | not out | 3 | 2 |
| Geoff Lawson | run out | 3 | 2 |
Did not bat: Rodney Hogg, Dennis Lillee
Extras 8 · Total 302 for 8
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Webb | 9 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Lance Cairns | 8 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| Martin Snedden | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| John Morrison | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Jeremy Coney | 9 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-140 (Graeme Wood), 2-167 (Kim Hughes), 3-205 (Allan Border), 4-261 (Steve Smith), 5-270 (Greg Chappell), 6-285 (David Hookes), 7-289 (Ken MacLeay), 8-302 (Geoff Lawson)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Steve Smith | 140 |
| second | Kim Hughes and Steve Smith | 27 |
| third | Allan Border and Steve Smith | 38 |
| fourth | David Hookes and Steve Smith | 56 |
| fifth | Greg Chappell and David Hookes | 9 |
| sixth | David Hookes and Ken MacLeay | 15 |
| seventh | Rod Marsh and Ken MacLeay | 4 |
| eighth | Rod Marsh and Geoff Lawson | 13 |
NEW ZEALAND: 153 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Turner | c Rod Marsh | 1 | 11 |
| John Wright | c Rod Marsh | 3 | 12 |
| Geoff Howarth | bowled | 3 | 13 |
| Jeff Crowe | lbw | 27 | 48 |
| Jeremy Coney | bowled | 2 | 23 |
| John Morrison | bowled | 2 | 6 |
| Warren Lees | run out | 3 | 9 |
| Lance Cairns | c Steve Smith | 52 | 25 |
| Martin Snedden | c Rod Marsh | 35 | 49 |
| Ewen Chatfield | lbw | 10 | 36 |
| Richard Webb | not out | 6 | 10 |
Extras 9 · Total 153 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| Rodney Hogg | 10 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Dennis Lillee | 7 | 3 | 29 | 2 |
| Ken MacLeay | 8 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Greg Chappell | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| David Hookes | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (John Wright), 2-8 (Glenn Turner), 3-13 (Geoff Howarth), 4-23 (Jeremy Coney), 5-42 (Jeff Crowe), 6-44 (John Morrison), 7-92 (Warren Lees), 8-103 (Lance Cairns), 9-144 (Ewen Chatfield), 10-153 (Martin Snedden)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Glenn Turner and John Wright | 8 |
| second | Glenn Turner and Geoff Howarth | 0 |
| third | Geoff Howarth and Jeff Crowe | 5 |
| fourth | Jeremy Coney and Jeff Crowe | 10 |
| fifth | John Morrison and Jeff Crowe | 19 |
| sixth | John Morrison and Warren Lees | 2 |
| seventh | Lance Cairns and Warren Lees | 48 |
| eighth | Lance Cairns and Martin Snedden | 11 |
| ninth | Ewen Chatfield and Martin Snedden | 41 |
| tenth | Martin Snedden and Richard Webb | 9 |
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