Australia Vs New Zealand 1St Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia - 1983 (1982/83) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 9 January 1983 · Australia won the toss and chose to bowl
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 20 balls remaining) · Man of the Match: John Dyson
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 20 balls remaining). Kepler Wessels top-scored with 79 for Australia. Carl Rackemann took 4/39. Man of the Match: John Dyson.
New Zealand, 181/10
| John Wright | caught (John Dyson) | 54 | 64 |
| Bruce Edgar | lbw | 38 | 74 |
| Geoff Howarth | caught (Carl Rackemann) | 5 | 10 |
| Jeff Crowe | caught (Geoff Lawson) | 7 | 15 |
| Jeremy Coney | caught (Rod Marsh) | 4 | 14 |
| John Morrison | caught (Rod Marsh) | 10 | 24 |
| Peter Webb | bowled | 9 | 32 |
| Richard Hadlee | run out | 24 | 27 |
| Lance Cairns | caught (David Hookes) | 7 | 16 |
| Martin Snedden | caught (Rod Marsh) | 2 | 6 |
| Ewen Chatfield | not out | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 21
Geoff Lawson 7.50-1-28-2Jeff Thomson 9.00-1-39-1Rodney Hogg 8.00-0-32-1Carl Rackemann 10.00-1-39-4Greg Chappell 10.00-1-22-1
Australia, 182/2
| John Dyson | not out | 78 | 146 |
| Kepler Wessels | bowled | 79 | 118 |
| Greg Chappell | caught (Martin Snedden) | 3 | 9 |
| Kim Hughes | not out | 7 | 11 |
Did not bat: David Hookes, Allan Border, Rod Marsh, Geoff Lawson, Rodney Hogg, Jeff Thomson, Carl Rackemann
Extras: 15
Richard Hadlee 9.40-2-36-0Ewen Chatfield 10.00-4-18-0Martin Snedden 10.00-1-47-2Lance Cairns 8.00-1-30-0Jeremy Coney 9.00-1-36-0
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