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Australia v New Zealand @ Sydney Cricket Ground
22, 23, 24, 25, 26 November 1985 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: MW Johnson, BE Martin
Match Result: Australia won by 4 wickets
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | c Simon O'Donnell b Ray Bright | 38 | 148 | 165 | 3 | - |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | c Allan Border b Bob Holland | 50 | 163 | 214 | 3 | - |
| 3. John Reid | c Robbie Kerr b Bob Holland | 7 | 18 | 18 | - | - |
| 4. Martin Crowe | run out ( > > ) | 8 | 44 | 42 | 1 | - |
| *5. Jeremy Coney | c Allan Border b Bob Holland | 8 | 86 | 101 | 1 | - |
| 6. Jeff Crowe | b Bob Holland | 13 | 38 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 7. Vaughan Brown | lbw b Bob Holland | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| +8. Ian Smith | c David Hookes b Ray Bright | 28 | 24 | 28 | 4 | - |
| 9. Sir Richard Hadlee | lbw b Bob Holland | 5 | 13 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 10. John Bracewell | not out | 83 | 120 | 146 | 8 | - |
| 11. Stephen Boock | lbw b Dave Gilbert | 37 | 94 | 137 | 3 | - |
| FOW | 1-79 (John Wright), 2-92 (John Reid), 3-109 (Bruce Edgar), 4-112 (Martin Crowe), 5-128 (Jeff Crowe), 6-128 (Vaughan Brown), 7-161 (Ian Smith), 8-166 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 9-169 (Jeremy Coney), 293 (Stephen Boock). |
| Extras | 6b, 8lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 124.3 ovs) 293 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dave Gilbert | 20.3 | 6 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon O'Donnell | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 34 | 12 | 87 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Matthews | 17 | 3 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Holland | 47 | 19 | 106 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Wayne Phillips | b John Bracewell | 31 | 70 | 107 | 5 | - |
| 2. Robbie Kerr | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 7 | 7 | 11 | - | - |
| 3. David Boon | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 0 | 3 | 12 | - | - |
| *4. Allan Border | b John Bracewell | 20 | 0 | 34 | 2 | - |
| 5. Greg Ritchie | c Jeff Crowe b Sir Richard Hadlee | 89 | 254 | 281 | 5 | 1 |
| 6. David Hookes | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 7. Greg Matthews | c Ian Smith b Sir Richard Hadlee | 50 | 138 | 158 | 3 | - |
| 8. Simon O'Donnell | not out | 20 | 63 | 93 | - | - |
| 9. Ray Bright | lbw b Stephen Boock | 1 | 7 | 6 | - | - |
| 10. Dave Gilbert | c Ian Smith b Sir Richard Hadlee | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Holland | st Ian Smith b Stephen Boock | 0 | 11 | 14 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Robbie Kerr), 2-22 (David Boon), 3-48 (Allan Border), 4-71 (Wayne Phillips), 5-71 (David Hookes), 6-186 (Greg Matthews), 7-224 (Greg Ritchie), 8-225 (Ray Bright), 9-226 (Dave Gilbert), 227 (Bob Holland). |
| Extras | 5b, 2lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 97.5 ovs) 227 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 24 | 2 | 65 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Crowe | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 25 | 9 | 51 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stephen Boock | 29.5 | 14 | 53 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vaughan Brown | 13 | 3 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeremy Coney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | c & b Greg Matthews | 43 | 164 | 195 | 3 | - |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | c & b Bob Holland | 52 | 144 | 174 | 5 | - |
| 3. John Reid | b Greg Matthews | 19 | 82 | 86 | 1 | - |
| 4. Martin Crowe | b Bob Holland | 0 | 4 | 10 | - | - |
| *5. Jeremy Coney | b Bob Holland | 7 | 39 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 6. Jeff Crowe | c & b Bob Holland | 6 | 27 | 33 | - | - |
| 7. Vaughan Brown | b Ray Bright | 15 | 50 | 56 | 1 | - |
| +8. Ian Smith | c & b Ray Bright | 12 | 25 | 34 | 1 | - |
| 9. Sir Richard Hadlee | lbw b Dave Gilbert | 26 | 37 | 50 | 2 | 1 |
| 10. John Bracewell | not out | 2 | 32 | 41 | - | - |
| 11. Stephen Boock | c David Boon b Ray Bright | 3 | 9 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-100 (Bruce Edgar), 2-106 (John Wright), 3-107 (Martin Crowe), 4-119 (Jeremy Coney), 5-131 (John Reid), 6-137 (Jeff Crowe), 7-162 (Ian Smith), 8-163 (Vaughan Brown), 9-190 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 193 (Stephen Boock). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 102.5 ovs) 193 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dave Gilbert | 9 | 2 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon O'Donnell | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 17.5 | 3 | 39 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Matthews | 30 | 11 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Holland | 41 | 16 | 68 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Wayne Phillips | c John Bracewell b Stephen Boock | 63 | 187 | 229 | 2 | - |
| 2. Robbie Kerr | c John Wright b John Bracewell | 7 | 55 | 64 | - | - |
| 3. David Boon | c John Reid b John Bracewell | 81 | 198 | 267 | 6 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | st Ian Smith b John Bracewell | 11 | 0 | 29 | 1 | - |
| 5. Greg Ritchie | c Martin Crowe b Sir Richard Hadlee | 13 | 27 | 31 | - | - |
| 6. David Hookes | not out | 38 | 55 | 87 | 4 | - |
| 7. Greg Matthews | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 32 | 28 | 40 | 4 | - |
| 8. Simon O'Donnell | not out | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 9. Ray Bright | ||||||
| 10. Dave Gilbert | ||||||
| 11. Bob Holland |
| FOW | 1-27 (Robbie Kerr), 2-132 (Wayne Phillips), 3-144 (Allan Border), 4-163 (Greg Ritchie), 5-192 (David Boon), 6-258 (Greg Matthews). |
| Extras | 3b, 9lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 97.1 ovs) 260 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 27.1 | 10 | 58 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Crowe | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 30 | 7 | 91 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stephen Boock | 22 | 4 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vaughan Brown | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeremy Coney | 9 | 1 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Wayne Phillips, Robbie Kerr, David Boon, Allan Border, Greg Ritchie, David Hookes, Greg Matthews, Simon O'Donnell, Ray Bright, Dave Gilbert, Bob Holland