Australia vs New Zealand Scorecard, Commonwealth Bank Series, 2nd Final, 31 January, 1981, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Benson Hedges World Series Cup | January 31, 1981, 07:30 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground
*130/3 (39.3 ov)
*126/10 (46.4 ov)
Australia won by 7 wickets
New Zealand Inning Inning
| 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 | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 8 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Max Walker | 10 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Graeme Beard | 8.4 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.31 |
| Greg Chappell | 10 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Trevor Chappell | 10 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.80 |
Australia (target 127 runs off 50.0 overs) Inning Inning
Match Information
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
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