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Australia v New Zealand @ W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
30 November, 1, 2, 3, 4 December 1985 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (field)
Umpires: RC Isherwood, PJ McConnell
Match Result: New Zealand won by 6 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Wayne Phillips | c Ian Smith b Ewen Chatfield | 37 | 77 | 96 | 2 | - |
| 2. Robbie Kerr | c Ian Smith b Ewen Chatfield | 17 | 40 | 54 | - | - |
| 3. David Boon | c John Bracewell b Sir Richard Hadlee | 12 | 48 | 76 | - | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Ian Smith b Sir Richard Hadlee | 12 | 0 | 49 | - | - |
| 5. Greg Ritchie | lbw b Jeremy Coney | 6 | 20 | 19 | - | - |
| 6. David Hookes | c John Bracewell b Jeremy Coney | 14 | 41 | 51 | - | 1 |
| 7. Greg Matthews | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 34 | 76 | 103 | 1 | - |
| 8. Geoff Lawson | c Jeff Crowe b Sir Richard Hadlee | 11 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| 9. Craig McDermott | b Ewen Chatfield | 36 | 56 | 66 | 1 | - |
| 10. Dave Gilbert | not out | 12 | 59 | 65 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bob Holland | c Martin Crowe b Sir Richard Hadlee | 4 | 25 | 28 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-38 (Robbie Kerr), 2-63 (Wayne Phillips), 3-78 (David Boon), 4-85 (Allan Border), 5-85 (Greg Ritchie), 6-114 (David Hookes), 7-131 (Geoff Lawson), 8-159 (Greg Matthews), 9-190 (Craig McDermott), 203 (Bob Holland). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 83.5 ovs) 203 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 26.5 | 6 | 65 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 14 | 1 | 50 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 16 | 6 | 33 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeremy Coney | 21 | 11 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | c Wayne Phillips b Geoff Lawson | 20 | 88 | 104 | 2 | - |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | c David Hookes b Craig McDermott | 74 | 291 | 394 | 1 | - |
| 3. John Reid | b Dave Gilbert | 7 | 32 | 37 | - | - |
| 4. Martin Crowe | lbw b Craig McDermott | 71 | 215 | 282 | 4 | - |
| *5. Jeremy Coney | c Wayne Phillips b Geoff Lawson | 19 | 66 | 89 | - | - |
| 6. Jeff Crowe | lbw b Bob Holland | 17 | 101 | 136 | 1 | - |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | c David Hookes b Bob Holland | 26 | 63 | 90 | 1 | - |
| +8. Ian Smith | c Greg Matthews b Geoff Lawson | 12 | 36 | 42 | - | - |
| 9. John Bracewell | not out | 28 | 49 | 71 | 3 | - |
| 10. Lance Cairns | c Greg Ritchie b Bob Holland | 0 | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | c Wayne Phillips b Geoff Lawson | 3 | 7 | 21 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-43 (John Wright), 2-55 (John Reid), 3-184 (Bruce Edgar), 4-191 (Martin Crowe), 5-215 (Jeremy Coney), 6-253 (Jeff Crowe), 7-256 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 8-273 (Ian Smith), 9-276 (Lance Cairns), 299 (Ewen Chatfield). |
| Extras | 1b, 7lb, 0w, 14nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 157 ovs) 299 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Lawson | 47 | 12 | 79 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 33 | 9 | 66 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dave Gilbert | 31 | 9 | 75 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Holland | 40 | 12 | 63 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Matthews | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Hookes | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Wayne Phillips | c Ian Smith b Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 59 | 78 | - | - |
| 2. Robbie Kerr | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| 3. David Boon | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 50 | 180 | 222 | 4 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 83 | 0 | 299 | 4 | 1 |
| 5. Greg Ritchie | c Martin Crowe b Jeremy Coney | 44 | 156 | 180 | 3 | - |
| 6. David Hookes | b John Bracewell | 7 | 28 | 55 | - | - |
| 7. Greg Matthews | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 14 | 37 | 54 | - | - |
| 8. Geoff Lawson | c Jeff Crowe b Sir Richard Hadlee | 21 | 0 | 53 | 1 | - |
| 9. Craig McDermott | lbw b John Bracewell | 11 | 21 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 10. Dave Gilbert | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 3 | 12 | 7 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Holland | not out | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Robbie Kerr), 2-28 (Wayne Phillips), 3-109 (David Boon), 4-195 (Allan Border), 5-207 (Greg Ritchie), 6-214 (David Hookes), 7-234 (Greg Matthews), 8-251 (Geoff Lawson), 9-255 (Dave Gilbert), 259 (Craig McDermott). |
| Extras | 2b, 5lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 131.5 ovs) 259 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 39 | 11 | 90 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 26 | 6 | 59 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 30 | 9 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 28.5 | 8 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeremy Coney | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | b Dave Gilbert | 35 | 119 | 161 | 3 | - |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | c Allan Border b Greg Matthews | 16 | 84 | 106 | 1 | - |
| 3. John Reid | c Wayne Phillips b Dave Gilbert | 28 | 76 | 120 | 3 | - |
| 4. Martin Crowe | not out | 42 | 118 | 150 | 1 | - |
| *5. Jeremy Coney | b Dave Gilbert | 16 | 42 | 64 | 1 | - |
| 6. Jeff Crowe | not out | 2 | 17 | 17 | - | - |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | ||||||
| +8. Ian Smith | ||||||
| 9. John Bracewell | ||||||
| 10. Lance Cairns | ||||||
| 11. Ewen Chatfield |
| FOW | 1-47 (Bruce Edgar), 2-77 (John Wright), 3-121 (John Reid), 4-149 (Jeremy Coney). |
| Extras | 7b, 7lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 74 ovs) 164 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Lawson | 21 | 7 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dave Gilbert | 23 | 5 | 48 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 13 | 1 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Matthews | 9 | 3 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Holland | 8 | 1 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Wayne Phillips, Robbie Kerr, David Boon, Allan Border, Greg Ritchie, David Hookes, Greg Matthews, Geoff Lawson, Craig McDermott, Dave Gilbert, Bob Holland