New Zealand Vs Australia 3Rd Odi
Australia tour of New Zealand - 1982 (1981/82) · Basin Reserve, Wellington · 20 February 1982
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 177 balls remaining)
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 177 balls remaining). John Dyson top-scored with 26* for Australia. Terry Alderman took 5/17.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Basin Reserve, Wellington
- Date
- 20 February 1982
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 8 wickets (with 177 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Terry Alderman
- Captains
- Geoff Howarth (New Zealand), Greg Chappell (Australia)
- Umpires
- FR Goodall and SJ Woodward
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand batted first and made 74 all out. Richard Hadlee top-scored with 18 off 31 balls. Terry Alderman took 5 for 17 for Australia. From 20 for 2 they lost 5 wickets for 17 runs, to 37 for 7. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Basin Reserve, 197 across 5 ODIs.
Chasing 75, Australia made 75 for 2. John Dyson top-scored with 26 not out off 53 balls.
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 177 balls remaining). New Zealand's 74 all out is the lowest completed total at Basin Reserve. Terry Alderman's 5 for 17 are the best innings figures at Basin Reserve.
NEW ZEALAND: 74 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Terry Alderman | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Edgar | bowled | 11 | 35 |
| Martin Crowe | c Bruce Laird | 7 | 17 |
| Geoff Howarth | bowled | 7 | 16 |
| Jeremy Coney | c Kim Hughes | 3 | 22 |
| Bruce Blair | lbw | 2 | 3 |
| Ian Smith | c Allan Border | 0 | 12 |
| Richard Hadlee | c Kim Hughes | 18 | 31 |
| Lance Cairns | c Terry Alderman | 14 | 24 |
| Martin Snedden | bowled | 1 | 10 |
| Gary Troup | not out | 2 | 6 |
Extras 9 · Total 74 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Thomson | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Terry Alderman | 10 | 2 | 17 | 5 |
| Dennis Lillee | 10 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| Len Pascoe | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (John Wright), 2-20 (Martin Crowe), 3-23 (Bruce Edgar), 4-30 (Geoff Howarth), 5-32 (Bruce Blair), 6-35 (Ian Smith), 7-37 (Jeremy Coney), 8-71 (Lance Cairns), 9-71 (Richard Hadlee), 10-74 (Martin Snedden)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bruce Edgar | 0 |
| second | Bruce Edgar and Martin Crowe | 20 |
| third | Geoff Howarth and Bruce Edgar | 3 |
| fourth | Jeremy Coney and Geoff Howarth | 7 |
| fifth | Jeremy Coney and Bruce Blair | 2 |
| sixth | Jeremy Coney and Ian Smith | 3 |
| seventh | Richard Hadlee and Jeremy Coney | 2 |
| eighth | Richard Hadlee and Lance Cairns | 34 |
| ninth | Richard Hadlee and Martin Snedden | 0 |
| tenth | Gary Troup and Martin Snedden | 3 |
AUSTRALIA: 75 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Marsh | bowled | 3 | 5 |
| Bruce Laird | lbw | 10 | 27 |
| John Dyson | not out | 26 | 53 |
| Greg Chappell | not out | 24 | 44 |
Did not bat: Kim Hughes, Graeme Wood, Allan Border, Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Len Pascoe, Terry Alderman
Extras 12 · Total 75 for 2
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 8.3 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| Lance Cairns | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Gary Troup | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Martin Snedden | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Rod Marsh), 2-28 (Bruce Laird)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rod Marsh and Bruce Laird | 4 |
| second | John Dyson and Bruce Laird | 24 |
| third | Greg Chappell and John Dyson | 47 |
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