Australia Vs New Zealand 4Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, India, New Zealand in Australia - 1980 (1980/81) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 7 December 1980
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 16 balls remaining). John Wright top-scored with 57 for New Zealand. Len Pascoe took 4/37.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 7 December 1980
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 4 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Allan Border
- Captains
- Mark Burgess (New Zealand), Greg Chappell (Australia)
- Umpires
- RA French and RC Bailhache
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 156 all out. John Wright top-scored with 57 off 119 balls, and Bruce Edgar made 33. Len Pascoe took 4 for 37 for Australia. From 138 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 18 runs, to 156 for 10. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 209 across 55 ODIs.
Chasing 157, Australia made 159 for 6. Allan Border top-scored with 55 off 111 balls, and Greg Chappell made 48. The innings was built on a 92-run stand for the second wicket between Greg Chappell and Allan Border, 58% of the total.
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 16 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 156 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | bowled | 57 | 119 |
| Bruce Edgar | run out | 33 | 67 |
| Jeremy Coney | run out | 9 | 26 |
| Paul McEwan | bowled | 17 | 31 |
| Richard Hadlee | c Trevor Chappell | 1 | 8 |
| Mark Burgess | c Allan Border | 14 | 14 |
| John Parker | lbw | 3 | 7 |
| Warren Lees | c Greg Chappell | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Troup | not out | 7 | 16 |
| Stephen Boock | lbw | 2 | 3 |
| Ewen Chatfield | lbw | 0 | 6 |
Extras 13 · Total 156 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 10 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| Len Pascoe | 9.5 | 3 | 37 | 4 |
| Shaun Graf | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Greg Chappell | 10 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Trevor Chappell | 10 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Doug Walters | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-74 (Bruce Edgar), 2-95 (Jeremy Coney), 3-112 (John Wright), 4-116 (Richard Hadlee), 5-138 (Mark Burgess), 6-141 (John Parker), 7-142 (Warren Lees), 8-147 (Paul McEwan), 9-153 (Stephen Boock), 10-156 (Ewen Chatfield)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bruce Edgar | 74 |
| second | Jeremy Coney and John Wright | 21 |
| third | John Wright and Paul McEwan | 17 |
| fourth | Richard Hadlee and Paul McEwan | 4 |
| fifth | Mark Burgess and Paul McEwan | 22 |
| sixth | John Parker and Paul McEwan | 3 |
| seventh | Warren Lees and Paul McEwan | 1 |
| eighth | Gary Troup and Paul McEwan | 5 |
| ninth | Gary Troup and Stephen Boock | 6 |
| tenth | Ewen Chatfield and Gary Troup | 3 |
AUSTRALIA: 159 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Dyson | lbw | 3 | 17 |
| Allan Border | c Bruce Edgar | 55 | 111 |
| Greg Chappell | st Warren Lees | 48 | 70 |
| Kim Hughes | run out | 19 | 35 |
| Doug Walters | lbw | 7 | 11 |
| Trevor Chappell | bowled | 6 | 13 |
| Graeme Wood | not out | 1 | 14 |
| Rod Marsh | not out | 10 | 13 |
Did not bat: Dennis Lillee, Shaun Graf, Len Pascoe
Extras 10 · Total 159 for 6
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Troup | 9 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Richard Hadlee | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 9.2 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Paul McEwan | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Stephen Boock | 10 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Jeremy Coney | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (John Dyson), 2-107 (Allan Border), 3-116 (Greg Chappell), 4-124 (Doug Walters), 5-143 (Trevor Chappell), 6-145 (Kim Hughes)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Dyson and Allan Border | 15 |
| second | Greg Chappell and Allan Border | 92 |
| third | Greg Chappell and Kim Hughes | 9 |
| fourth | Doug Walters and Kim Hughes | 8 |
| fifth | Kim Hughes and Trevor Chappell | 19 |
| sixth | Kim Hughes and Graeme Wood | 2 |
| seventh | Rod Marsh and Graeme Wood | 14 |
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