Australia Vs New Zealand 5Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, New Zealand, South Africa in Australia - 1993 (1993/94) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 16 December 1993
Australia won by 3 runs
Australia won by 3 runs. Mark Taylor top-scored with 81 for Australia. Shane Warne took 4/19.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, New Zealand, South Africa in Australia - 1993 (1993/94)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 16 December 1993
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 3 runs
- Player of the match
- Shane Warne
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Ken Rutherford (New Zealand)
- Debut
- Richard de Groen (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- LJ King and AJ McQuillan
- Match referee
- S Venkataraghavan
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Richard de Groen's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 202 for 5. Mark Taylor top-scored with 81 off 129 balls, and Mark Waugh made 53. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the second wicket between Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh, 44% of the total.
Chasing 203, New Zealand made 199 for 9. Shane Thomson top-scored with 42 off 41 balls, and Mark Greatbatch made 41. Shane Warne took 4 for 19 for Australia.
Australia won by 3 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 202 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | c Tony Blain | 81 | 129 |
| Matthew Hayden | c Chris Cairns | 5 | 18 |
| Mark Waugh | c Ken Rutherford | 53 | 78 |
| David Boon | c Danny Morrison | 14 | 30 |
| Steve Waugh | retired not out | 25 | 28 |
| Allan Border | run out | 9 | 10 |
| Ian Healy | not out | 5 | 7 |
Did not bat: Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Tim May, Craig McDermott
Extras 10 · Total 202 for 5
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Pringle | 9 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Danny Morrison | 7 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Chris Cairns | 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Gavin Larsen | 10 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Richard de Groen | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Shane Thomson | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Matthew Hayden), 2-97 (Mark Waugh), 3-131 (David Boon), 4-183 (Mark Taylor), 4-188 (Steve Waugh), 5-202 (Allan Border)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Matthew Hayden | 8 |
| second | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 89 |
| third | David Boon and Mark Taylor | 34 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Mark Taylor | 52 |
| fifth | Allan Border and Steve Waugh | 5 |
| sixth | Allan Border and Ian Healy | 14 |
NEW ZEALAND: 199 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Latham | st Ian Healy | 39 | 94 |
| Bryan Young | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Rutherford | bowled | 39 | 67 |
| Mark Greatbatch | lbw | 41 | 51 |
| Chris Cairns | c Ian Healy | 5 | 16 |
| Shane Thomson | c Allan Border | 42 | 41 |
| Tony Blain | c Allan Border | 1 | 6 |
| Gavin Larsen | bowled | 17 | 15 |
| Chris Pringle | run out | 4 | 4 |
| Danny Morrison | not out | 2 | 1 |
| Richard de Groen | not out | 2 | 2 |
Extras 7 · Total 199 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 9 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 9 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Tim May | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| Allan Border | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Bryan Young), 2-66 (Ken Rutherford), 3-99 (Rod Latham), 4-109 (Chris Cairns), 5-146 (Mark Greatbatch), 6-154 (Tony Blain), 7-187 (Gavin Larsen), 8-193 (Shane Thomson), 9-194 (Chris Pringle)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rod Latham and Bryan Young | 0 |
| second | Ken Rutherford and Rod Latham | 66 |
| third | Mark Greatbatch and Rod Latham | 33 |
| fourth | Mark Greatbatch and Chris Cairns | 10 |
| fifth | Mark Greatbatch and Shane Thomson | 37 |
| sixth | Tony Blain and Shane Thomson | 8 |
| seventh | Shane Thomson and Gavin Larsen | 33 |
| eighth | Shane Thomson and Chris Pringle | 6 |
| ninth | Danny Morrison and Chris Pringle | 1 |
| tenth | Danny Morrison and Richard de Groen | 5 |
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