Australia Vs New Zealand 1St Final
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia - 1990 (1990/91) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 13 January 1991
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining). Geoff Marsh top-scored with 70 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 13 January 1991
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
- Captains
- Martin Crowe (New Zealand), Geoff Marsh (Australia)
- Umpires
- LJ King and RJ Evans
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 199 for 7. Andrew Jones top-scored with 43 off 72 balls, and Martin Crowe made 35. Mark Waugh took 3 for 29 for Australia.
Chasing 200, Australia made 202 for 4. Geoff Marsh top-scored with 70 off 126 balls, and Dean Jones made 49. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the second wicket between Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh, 50% of the total.
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 199 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Crowe | c Mark Waugh | 35 | 66 |
| Richard Reid | c Mark Taylor | 17 | 39 |
| John Wright | bowled | 10 | 20 |
| Andrew Jones | c Steve Waugh | 43 | 72 |
| Ken Rutherford | c Peter Taylor | 7 | 13 |
| Bryan Young | bowled | 19 | 30 |
| Rod Latham | not out | 26 | 48 |
| Gavin Larsen | lbw | 6 | 14 |
| Richard Petrie | not out | 11 | 12 |
Did not bat: Chris Pringle, Danny Morrison
Extras 25 · Total 199 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Alderman | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Bruce Reid | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Steve Waugh | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Peter Taylor | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Mark Waugh | 10 | 2 | 29 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-55 (Richard Reid), 2-69 (John Wright), 3-101 (Martin Crowe), 4-126 (Ken Rutherford), 5-136 (Andrew Jones), 6-159 (Bryan Young), 7-170 (Gavin Larsen)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Martin Crowe and Richard Reid | 55 |
| second | John Wright and Martin Crowe | 14 |
| third | Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones | 32 |
| fourth | Ken Rutherford and Andrew Jones | 25 |
| fifth | Andrew Jones and Bryan Young | 10 |
| sixth | Rod Latham and Bryan Young | 23 |
| seventh | Rod Latham and Gavin Larsen | 11 |
| eighth | Richard Petrie and Rod Latham | 29 |
AUSTRALIA: 202 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Marsh | bowled | 70 | 126 |
| Mark Taylor | run out | 41 | 40 |
| Dean Jones | bowled | 49 | 72 |
| David Boon | not out | 14 | 33 |
| Mark Waugh | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 16 | 28 |
Did not bat: Simon O'Donnell, Ian Healy, Peter Taylor, Terry Alderman, Bruce Reid
Extras 12 · Total 202 for 4
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Pringle | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Richard Petrie | 10 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| Danny Morrison | 10 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| Gavin Larsen | 8 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Andrew Jones | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Martin Crowe | 4.1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-70 (Mark Taylor), 2-170 (Dean Jones), 3-174 (Geoff Marsh), 4-176 (Mark Waugh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Marsh and Mark Taylor | 70 |
| second | Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh | 100 |
| third | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 4 |
| fourth | David Boon and Mark Waugh | 2 |
| fifth | David Boon and Steve Waugh | 26 |
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