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Australia vs New Zealand, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
New Zealand in Australia Test Series
Venue:
Melbourne Cricket Ground,
Melbourne
Date & Time:
Dec 29
-
Jan 02
,
11:00 AM
LOCAL
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Australia won by an innings and 25 runs
Australia 1st Innings
462-8 d (101.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Keith Stackpole
c Parker b Shrimpton
122
192
13
0
63.54
Paul Sheahan
c Wadsworth b DR Hadlee
28
69
1
0
40.58
Ian Chappell
c RJ Hadlee b Shrimpton
54
112
3
0
48.21
Greg Chappell
c Wadsworth b Congdon
60
115
7
1
52.17
Doug Walters
c Wadsworth b DR Hadlee
79
142
9
0
55.63
Ian Davis
c Wadsworth b DR Hadlee
15
42
1
0
35.71
Rod Marsh
c Parker b DR Hadlee
6
17
0
0
35.29
Kerry OKeeffe
not out
40
67
2
0
59.70
Gary Gilmour
b Congdon
52
58
5
0
89.66
Extras
6
(b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 1, p 0)
Total
462
(8 wkts, 101.5 Ov)
Did not Bat
Ashley Mallett
,
Tony Dell
Fall of Wickets
75-1 (
P Sheahan
, 0),
203-2 (
K Stackpole
, 0),
212-3 (
I Chappell
, 0),
304-4 (
G Chappell
, 0),
345-5 (
I Davis
, 0),
363-6 (
R Marsh
, 0),
381-7 (
D Walters
, 0),
462-8 (
G Gilmour
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Richard Hadlee
25
4
104
0
0
0
4.16
Bryan Andrews
19
2
100
0
1
0
5.26
Dayle Hadlee
20
2
102
4
0
0
5.10
David OSullivan
22
3
80
0
0
1
3.64
Mike Shrimpton
7
0
39
2
0
0
5.57
Bev Congdon
8.5
1
31
2
0
0
3.65
New Zealand 1st Innings
237-10 (79.7 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Glenn Turner
c Gilmour b Dell
6
58
0
0
10.34
John Parker
c IM Chappell b O'Keeffe
27
129
1
0
20.93
Mike Shrimpton
c Marsh b Gilmour
16
46
1
0
34.78
Brian Hastings
b O'Keeffe
1
24
0
0
4.17
Bev Congdon
st Marsh b Mallett
31
65
4
0
47.69
John Morrison
c Marsh b Gilmour
44
139
4
0
31.65
Ken Wadsworth
c GS Chappell b Gilmour
80
126
8
0
63.49
Sir Richard Hadlee
c Marsh b Gilmour
9
16
1
0
56.25
Dayle Hadlee
run out (Mallett/Marsh)
2
17
0
0
11.76
David OSullivan
c Davis b Mallett
6
16
0
0
37.50
Bryan Andrews
not out
0
6
0
0
0.00
Extras
15
(b 8, lb 5, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total
237
(10 wkts, 79.7 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
19-1 (
G Turner
, 0),
47-2 (
M Shrimpton
, 0),
51-3 (
B Hastings
, 0),
56-4 (
J Parker
, 0),
100-5 (
B Congdon
, 0),
189-6 (
J Morrison
, 0),
215-7 (
R Hadlee
, 0),
230-8 (
D Hadlee
, 0),
237-9 (
K Wadsworth
, 0),
237-10 (
D OSullivan
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Tony Dell
22
7
54
1
1
0
2.45
Gary Gilmour
22
4
75
4
0
0
3.41
Greg Chappell
4
2
4
0
0
0
1.00
Ashley Mallett
16.7
2
46
2
1
0
2.75
Kerry OKeeffe
14
4
40
2
0
0
2.86
Ian Chappell
1
0
3
0
0
0
3.00
New Zealand 2nd Innings
200-10 (f/o) (81.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
John Parker
c IM Chappell b Walters
23
63
1
0
36.51
John Morrison
c Marsh b Walters
16
41
1
0
39.02
Mike Shrimpton
b Walters
22
77
1
0
28.57
Brian Hastings
c Marsh b Mallett
22
129
1
0
17.05
Bev Congdon
c Marsh b Mallett
14
55
1
0
25.45
Ken Wadsworth
c Stackpole b Mallett
30
63
2
0
47.62
Sir Richard Hadlee
c IM Chappell b O'Keeffe
6
29
1
0
20.69
Dayle Hadlee
c & b O'Keeffe
37
123
5
0
30.08
David OSullivan
c & b Mallett
8
50
1
0
16.00
Bryan Andrews
not out
5
24
0
0
20.83
Glenn Turner
absent hurt
0
0
0
0
0.00
Extras
17
(b 8, lb 9, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total
200
(10 wkts, 81.6 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
37-1 (
J Morrison
, 0),
54-2 (
J Parker
, 0),
83-3 (
M Shrimpton
, 0),
109-4 (
B Congdon
, 0),
113-5 (
B Hastings
, 0),
134-6 (
R Hadlee
, 0),
150-7 (
K Wadsworth
, 0),
188-8 (
D OSullivan
, 0),
200-9 (
D Hadlee
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Tony Dell
5
0
9
0
0
0
1.80
Gary Gilmour
3
0
16
0
0
0
5.33
Greg Chappell
7
3
18
0
0
0
2.57
Doug Walters
13
4
26
3
0
0
2.00
Kerry OKeeffe
29.6
12
51
2
0
0
1.72
Ashley Mallett
24
4
63
4
0
0
2.63
Match Info
Match
AUS vs NZ, 1st Test, New Zealand in Australia Test Series
Date
-
Time
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires
Tom Brooks, Jack Collins
Australia Squad
Playing
Keith Stackpole
,
Paul Sheahan
,
Ian Chappell (c)
,
Greg Chappell
,
Doug Walters
,
Ian Davis
,
Rod Marsh (wk)
,
Kerry OKeeffe
,
Gary Gilmour
,
Ashley Mallett
,
Tony Dell
Bench
Support Staff
New Zealand Squad
Playing
Glenn Turner
,
John Parker
,
Mike Shrimpton
,
Brian Hastings
,
Bev Congdon (c)
,
John Morrison
,
Ken Wadsworth (wk)
,
Sir Richard Hadlee
,
Dayle Hadlee
,
David OSullivan
,
Bryan Andrews
Bench
Support Staff
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