Australia Vs New Zealand 1St Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, India, New Zealand in Australia - 1986 (1985/86) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 9 January 1986
No result
No result. Martin Crowe top-scored with 71 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 9 January 1986
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- No result
- Captains
- Jeremy Coney (New Zealand), Allan Border (Australia)
- Debuts
- Ervin McSweeney (New Zealand), Steve Waugh (Australia), Bruce Reid (Australia), Dave Gilbert (Australia), Simon Davis (Australia)
- Umpires
- RC Isherwood and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field. Ervin McSweeney, Steve Waugh, Bruce Reid, Dave Gilbert and Simon Davis played their first ODIs.
New Zealand batted first and made 161 for 7. Martin Crowe top-scored with 71 off 57 balls. The innings was built on a 77-run stand for the fourth wicket between Jeremy Coney and Martin Crowe, 48% of the total. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 209 across 55 ODIs.
No result.
NEW ZEALAND: 161 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | run out | 5 | 16 |
| Bruce Edgar | bowled | 17 | 25 |
| Martin Crowe | bowled | 71 | 57 |
| John Reid | c Wayne Phillips | 7 | 13 |
| Jeremy Coney | c Wayne Phillips | 24 | 32 |
| Richard Hadlee | bowled | 5 | 8 |
| John Bracewell | c Steve Waugh | 13 | 15 |
| Bruce Blair | not out | 7 | 8 |
| Ervin McSweeney | not out | 2 | 3 |
Did not bat: Stephen Boock, Ewen Chatfield
Extras 10 · Total 161 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Simon Davis | 6 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Bruce Reid | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Greg Matthews | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Dave Gilbert | 5 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Steve Waugh | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (John Wright), 2-30 (Bruce Edgar), 3-50 (John Reid), 4-127 (Martin Crowe), 5-137 (Jeremy Coney), 6-146 (Richard Hadlee), 7-152 (John Bracewell)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bruce Edgar | 10 |
| second | Bruce Edgar and Martin Crowe | 20 |
| third | John Reid and Martin Crowe | 20 |
| fourth | Jeremy Coney and Martin Crowe | 77 |
| fifth | Richard Hadlee and Jeremy Coney | 10 |
| sixth | Richard Hadlee and John Bracewell | 9 |
| seventh | John Bracewell and Bruce Blair | 6 |
| eighth | Bruce Blair and Ervin McSweeney | 9 |
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