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Australia v New Zealand @ Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
4, 5, 6, 7 December 1987 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: AR Crafter, MW Johnson
Match Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ken Rutherford | c Mike Veletta b Bruce Reid | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. John Wright | c Greg Dyer b Merv Hughes | 38 | 124 | 172 | 4 | - |
| 3. Andrew Jones | b Craig McDermott | 4 | 52 | 89 | - | - |
| 4. Martin Crowe | c Steve Waugh b Merv Hughes | 67 | 163 | 189 | 3 | - |
| *5. Jeff Crowe | lbw b Steve Waugh | 16 | 71 | 91 | 1 | - |
| 6. Dipak Patel | c Greg Dyer b Craig McDermott | 17 | 59 | 80 | 2 | - |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | c David Boon b Merv Hughes | 8 | 20 | 25 | - | - |
| 8. John Bracewell | c Mike Veletta b Craig McDermott | 11 | 54 | 81 | 1 | - |
| +9. Ian Smith | lbw b Bruce Reid | 2 | 16 | 16 | - | - |
| 10. Danny Morrison | c Steve Waugh b Craig McDermott | 0 | 7 | 11 | - | - |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | not out | 0 | 9 | 16 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Ken Rutherford), 2-28 (Andrew Jones), 3-80 (John Wright), 4-133 (Jeff Crowe), 5-143 (Martin Crowe), 6-153 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 7-175 (Dipak Patel), 8-180 (Ian Smith), 9-181 (Danny Morrison), 186 (John Bracewell). |
| Extras | 1b, 7lb, 4w, 11nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 93.2 ovs) 186 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bruce Reid | 25 | 10 | 40 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 22.2 | 6 | 43 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 18 | 5 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 22 | 9 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | c John Bracewell b Sir Richard Hadlee | 25 | 77 | 107 | 1 | - |
| 2. David Boon | run out (Martin Crowe > Ian Smith > ) | 143 | 255 | 342 | 15 | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 2 | 14 | 15 | - | - |
| *4. Allan Border | lbw b Danny Morrison | 9 | 0 | 63 | 1 | - |
| 5. Mike Veletta | c Ken Rutherford b John Bracewell | 4 | 30 | 34 | - | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Andrew Jones b Danny Morrison | 21 | 83 | 122 | 3 | - |
| 7. Peter Sleep | c & b John Bracewell | 39 | 112 | 151 | 2 | - |
| +8. Greg Dyer | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 8 | 35 | 47 | - | - |
| 9. Craig McDermott | c John Wright b Danny Morrison | 22 | 43 | 63 | 3 | - |
| 10. Merv Hughes | c Ian Smith b Danny Morrison | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bruce Reid | not out | 8 | 17 | 28 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-65 (Geoff Marsh), 2-72 (Dean Jones), 3-110 (Allan Border), 4-131 (Mike Veletta), 5-219 (David Boon), 6-219 (Steve Waugh), 7-250 (Greg Dyer), 8-286 (Craig McDermott), 9-291 (Merv Hughes), 305 (Peter Sleep). |
| Extras | 3b, 5lb, 2w, 9nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 117.5 ovs) 305 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 31 | 5 | 95 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Danny Morrison | 28 | 7 | 86 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 34 | 11 | 58 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 24.5 | 3 | 58 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ken Rutherford | c Greg Dyer b Craig McDermott | 2 | 4 | 27 | - | - |
| 2. John Wright | lbw b Bruce Reid | 15 | 26 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 3. Andrew Jones | c Allan Border b Bruce Reid | 45 | 90 | 141 | 3 | - |
| 4. Martin Crowe | c Dean Jones b Merv Hughes | 23 | 62 | 70 | 1 | - |
| *5. Jeff Crowe | lbw b Bruce Reid | 12 | 53 | 71 | 1 | - |
| 6. Dipak Patel | c Greg Dyer b Merv Hughes | 62 | 141 | 179 | 7 | 1 |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Geoff Marsh b Craig McDermott | 24 | 55 | 77 | 2 | - |
| 8. John Bracewell | c Greg Dyer b Craig McDermott | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| +9. Ian Smith | c Mike Veletta b Bruce Reid | 9 | 15 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 10. Danny Morrison | c Greg Dyer b Steve Waugh | 2 | 32 | 60 | - | - |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | not out | 1 | 7 | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (John Wright), 2-20 (Ken Rutherford), 3-66 (Martin Crowe), 4-103 (Andrew Jones), 5-104 (Jeff Crowe), 6-142 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 7-142 (John Bracewell), 8-152 (Ian Smith), 9-204 (Danny Morrison), 212 (Dipak Patel). |
| Extras | 6b, 1lb, 1w, 9nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 79 ovs) 212 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bruce Reid | 25 | 6 | 53 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 21 | 2 | 79 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 17 | 7 | 57 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | not out | 31 | 100 | 122 | 2 | - |
| 2. David Boon | lbw b John Bracewell | 24 | 47 | 59 | 1 | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | not out | 38 | 49 | 62 | 5 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | ||||||
| 5. Mike Veletta | ||||||
| 6. Steve Waugh | ||||||
| 7. Peter Sleep | ||||||
| +8. Greg Dyer | ||||||
| 9. Craig McDermott | ||||||
| 10. Merv Hughes | ||||||
| 11. Bruce Reid |
| FOW | 1-37 (David Boon). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 32.1 ovs) 97 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 8 | 3 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Danny Morrison | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 13 | 3 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dipak Patel | 3.1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Geoff Marsh, David Boon, Dean Jones, Allan Border, Mike Veletta, Steve Waugh, Peter Sleep, Greg Dyer, Craig McDermott, Merv Hughes, Bruce Reid