Australia Vs New Zealand 4Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, India, New Zealand in Australia - 1986 (1985/86) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 14 January 1986
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 29 balls remaining). Greg Ritchie top-scored with 68 for Australia. Dave Gilbert took 5/46.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 14 January 1986
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 4 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Dave Gilbert
- Captains
- Jeremy Coney (New Zealand), Allan Border (Australia)
- Debut
- Geoff Marsh (Australia)
- Umpires
- BE Martin and SG Randell
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field. It was Geoff Marsh's first ODI.
New Zealand batted first and made 152 all out. Jeremy Coney top-scored with 58 off 86 balls. Dave Gilbert took 5 for 46 for Australia. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 205 across 55 ODIs.
Chasing 153, Australia made 153 for 6. Greg Ritchie top-scored with 68 off 92 balls.
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 29 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 152 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | st Wayne Phillips | 22 | 66 |
| Bruce Edgar | c Greg Ritchie | 0 | 5 |
| Martin Crowe | c Wayne Phillips | 9 | 24 |
| John Reid | c Wayne Phillips | 9 | 28 |
| Jeff Crowe | c Geoff Marsh | 12 | 37 |
| Jeremy Coney | c David Boon | 58 | 86 |
| John Bracewell | c Dave Gilbert | 5 | 16 |
| Richard Hadlee | c Wayne Phillips | 21 | 24 |
| Ervin McSweeney | bowled | 3 | 4 |
| Stu Gillespie | c Greg Matthews | 1 | 13 |
| Ewen Chatfield | not out | 4 | 5 |
Extras 8 · Total 152 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 9 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Simon Davis | 8.2 | 3 | 17 | 2 |
| Dave Gilbert | 10 | 0 | 46 | 5 |
| Greg Matthews | 10 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Steve Waugh | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Bruce Reid | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Bruce Edgar), 2-19 (Martin Crowe), 3-42 (John Reid), 4-44 (John Wright), 5-68 (Jeff Crowe), 6-84 (John Bracewell), 7-140 (Jeremy Coney), 8-144 (Richard Hadlee), 9-147 (Ervin McSweeney), 10-152 (Stu Gillespie)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bruce Edgar | 1 |
| second | John Wright and Martin Crowe | 18 |
| third | John Wright and John Reid | 23 |
| fourth | John Wright and Jeff Crowe | 2 |
| fifth | Jeremy Coney and Jeff Crowe | 24 |
| sixth | Jeremy Coney and John Bracewell | 16 |
| seventh | Richard Hadlee and Jeremy Coney | 56 |
| eighth | Richard Hadlee and Ervin McSweeney | 4 |
| ninth | Stu Gillespie and Ervin McSweeney | 3 |
| tenth | Ewen Chatfield and Stu Gillespie | 5 |
AUSTRALIA: 153 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | lbw | 21 | 36 |
| Geoff Marsh | c Ervin McSweeney | 13 | 43 |
| Allan Border | st Ervin McSweeney | 16 | 31 |
| Greg Ritchie | c Ervin McSweeney | 68 | 92 |
| Wayne Phillips | c Jeremy Coney | 3 | 20 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 19 | 48 |
| Greg Matthews | c Martin Crowe | 1 | 7 |
| Craig McDermott | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Bruce Reid, Dave Gilbert, Simon Davis
Extras 11 · Total 153 for 6
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 3 | 21 | 2 |
| Stu Gillespie | 7.1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| John Bracewell | 10 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
| Jeremy Coney | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Martin Crowe | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (David Boon), 2-41 (Geoff Marsh), 3-72 (Allan Border), 4-87 (Wayne Phillips), 5-151 (Greg Ritchie), 6-152 (Greg Matthews)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 34 |
| second | Allan Border and Geoff Marsh | 7 |
| third | Allan Border and Greg Ritchie | 31 |
| fourth | Greg Ritchie and Wayne Phillips | 15 |
| fifth | Greg Ritchie and Steve Waugh | 64 |
| sixth | Greg Matthews and Steve Waugh | 1 |
| seventh | Craig McDermott and Steve Waugh | 1 |
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