RESULT
Australia vs New Zealand Scorecard, Commonwealth Bank Series, 31 January, 1981, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats
AUS
130/3 (39.3 ov)
NZ
126/10 (46.4 ov)
Australia won by 7 wickets
New Zealand Inning
126/10 (46.4 ov)
RR 2.72
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
John Wright
c †Marsh b Lillee
|
11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 68.75 |
|
Bruce Edgar
c Border b Chappell
|
28 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
Geoff Howarth
b Walker
|
7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
Jeremy Coney
lbw b Lillee
|
4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
Mark Burgess
run out
|
13 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 29.55 |
|
Paul McEwan
run out
|
12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
|
Brian McKechnie
lbw b Chappell
|
0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Ian Smith
b Chappell
|
13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 48.15 |
|
Sir Richard Hadlee
c Chappell b Beard
|
16 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 37.21 |
|
Lance Cairns
c Chappell b Beard
|
14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
|
Ewen Chatfield
not out
|
2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| EXTRAS (b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 1, p 0) | 6 | ||||
| TOTAL (2.72 RUNS PER OVER) | 126/10 (46.4 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
14-1 (John Wright, 0 ov),
70-5 (Bruce Edgar, 0 ov),
21-2 (Geoff Howarth, 0 ov),
30-3 (Jeremy Coney, 0 ov),
62-4 (Mark Burgess, 0 ov),
92-7 (Paul McEwan, 0 ov),
71-6 (Brian McKechnie, 0 ov),
95-8 (Ian Smith, 0 ov),
126-10 (Sir Richard Hadlee, 0 ov),
113-9 (Lance Cairns, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 8 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Max Walker | 10 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Graeme Beard | 8.4 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.31 |
| Greg Chappell | 10 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Trevor Chappell | 10 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.80 |
Australia (target 127 runs off 50.0 overs) Inning
130/3 (39.3 ov)
RR 3.31
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Graeme Wood
c †Smith b Chatfield
|
32 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 36.78 |
|
Allan Border
c Burgess b Howarth
|
19 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 70.37 |
|
Greg Chappell
not out
|
58 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 |
|
Kim Hughes
st †Smith b Cairns
|
12 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
|
Doug Walters
not out
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 0, p 0) | 5 | ||||
| TOTAL (3.31 RUNS PER OVER) | 130/3 (39.3 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
85-2 (Graeme Wood, 0 ov),
30-1 (Allan Border, 0 ov),
118-3 (Kim Hughes, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT:
Graeme Beard,
Trevor Chappell,
Rod Marsh,
Dennis Lillee,
Max Walker,
Leonard Pascoe
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 10 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.90 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 6 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Paul McEwan | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Geoff Howarth | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 |
| Lance Cairns | 10 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.30 |
| Brian McKechnie | 5.3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.82 |
* = not out
SR = Strike Rate
RR = Run Rate
Match Information
- SERIES
- Commonwealth Bank Series
- DATE & TIME
- Saturday, January 31, 1981 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to field
- VENUE
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne