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Australia v New Zealand @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 1987 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: AR Crafter, RA French
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Phil Horne | c Greg Dyer b Tony Dodemaide | 7 | 58 | 81 | 1 | - |
| 2. John Wright | c Greg Dyer b Craig McDermott | 99 | 223 | 310 | 10 | - |
| 3. Andrew Jones | c Greg Dyer b Craig McDermott | 40 | 89 | 128 | 1 | - |
| 4. Martin Crowe | c Mike Veletta b Craig McDermott | 82 | 147 | 195 | 9 | - |
| *5. Jeff Crowe | lbw b Craig McDermott | 6 | 22 | 29 | 1 | - |
| 6. Dipak Patel | b Craig McDermott | 0 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| 7. John Bracewell | c Greg Dyer b Mike Whitney | 9 | 39 | 60 | 1 | - |
| 8. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Tony Dodemaide b Mike Whitney | 11 | 20 | 31 | 1 | - |
| +9. Ian Smith | c Dean Jones b Mike Whitney | 44 | 45 | 82 | 7 | - |
| 10. Danny Morrison | c Allan Border b Mike Whitney | 0 | 13 | 23 | - | - |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | not out | 6 | 22 | 29 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-32 (Phil Horne), 2-119 (Andrew Jones), 3-187 (John Wright), 4-221 (Jeff Crowe), 5-223 (Dipak Patel), 6-254 (Martin Crowe), 7-254 (John Bracewell), 8-280 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 9-294 (Danny Morrison), 317 (Ian Smith). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 110.3 ovs) 317 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 35 | 8 | 97 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Whitney | 33.3 | 6 | 92 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Dodemaide | 20 | 4 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 1 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 12 | 1 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. David Boon | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 10 | 17 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | c sub b Sir Richard Hadlee | 13 | 36 | 46 | 3 | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | c Ian Smith b Sir Richard Hadlee | 4 | 15 | 29 | - | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Jeff Crowe b John Bracewell | 31 | 0 | 77 | 4 | - |
| 5. Mike Veletta | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 31 | 95 | 119 | 2 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Andrew Jones b John Bracewell | 55 | 92 | 130 | 7 | - |
| 7. Peter Sleep | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 90 | 256 | 311 | 5 | - |
| +8. Greg Dyer | run out (John Bracewell > Ian Smith > ) | 21 | 61 | 76 | 1 | - |
| 9. Tony Dodemaide | c Ian Smith b Danny Morrison | 50 | 191 | 243 | 4 | - |
| 10. Craig McDermott | b Danny Morrison | 33 | 67 | 81 | 5 | - |
| 11. Mike Whitney | not out | 0 | 2 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (David Boon), 2-30 (Geoff Marsh), 3-31 (Dean Jones), 4-78 (Allan Border), 5-121 (Mike Veletta), 6-170 (Steve Waugh), 7-213 (Greg Dyer), 8-293 (Peter Sleep), 9-354 (Craig McDermott), 357 (Tony Dodemaide). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 145.4 ovs) 357 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 44 | 11 | 109 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Danny Morrison | 27.4 | 5 | 93 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 30 | 10 | 55 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 32 | 8 | 69 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dipak Patel | 12 | 6 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Phil Horne | c David Boon b Tony Dodemaide | 27 | 79 | 102 | 3 | - |
| 2. John Wright | b Peter Sleep | 43 | 71 | 119 | 5 | - |
| 3. Andrew Jones | run out (Tony Dodemaide > Dean Jones > ) | 20 | 79 | 109 | 3 | - |
| 4. Martin Crowe | c Allan Border b Tony Dodemaide | 79 | 111 | 116 | 12 | - |
| *5. Jeff Crowe | c David Boon b Peter Sleep | 25 | 62 | 70 | 1 | - |
| 6. Dipak Patel | c Greg Dyer b Tony Dodemaide | 38 | 60 | 98 | 3 | 1 |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | lbw b Peter Sleep | 29 | 44 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
| 8. John Bracewell | c Mike Veletta b Tony Dodemaide | 1 | 12 | 19 | - | - |
| +9. Ian Smith | c Greg Dyer b Tony Dodemaide | 12 | 28 | 34 | 3 | - |
| 10. Danny Morrison | b Tony Dodemaide | 0 | 9 | 11 | - | - |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | not out | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-73 (Phil Horne), 2-76 (John Wright), 3-158 (Andrew Jones), 4-178 (Martin Crowe), 5-220 (Jeff Crowe), 6-272 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 7-272 (Dipak Patel), 8-281 (John Bracewell), 9-285 (Danny Morrison), 286 (Ian Smith). |
| Extras | 2b, 8lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.3 ovs) 286 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 3 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Whitney | 20 | 5 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Dodemaide | 28.3 | 10 | 58 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 26 | 5 | 107 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dean Jones | 8 | 3 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. David Boon | c Martin Crowe b Danny Morrison | 54 | 121 | 184 | 7 | - |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | c John Bracewell b Sir Richard Hadlee | 23 | 85 | 98 | 2 | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | c Martin Crowe b Ewen Chatfield | 8 | 18 | 22 | 1 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 43 | 0 | 119 | 5 | - |
| 5. Mike Veletta | c Dipak Patel b John Bracewell | 39 | 88 | 137 | 4 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Dipak Patel b Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 30 | 36 | 2 | - |
| 7. Peter Sleep | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 20 | 30 | 38 | 2 | - |
| +8. Greg Dyer | c Ian Smith b Sir Richard Hadlee | 4 | 33 | 31 | - | - |
| 9. Tony Dodemaide | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 3 | 25 | 52 | - | - |
| 10. Craig McDermott | not out | 10 | 32 | 49 | - | - |
| 11. Mike Whitney | not out | 2 | 18 | 23 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-45 (Geoff Marsh), 2-59 (Dean Jones), 3-103 (David Boon), 4-147 (Allan Border), 5-176 (Steve Waugh), 6-209 (Peter Sleep), 7-209 (Mike Veletta), 8-216 (Greg Dyer), 9-227 (Tony Dodemaide). |
| Extras | 1b, 9lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 92 ovs) 230 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 31 | 9 | 67 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Danny Morrison | 16 | 2 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 21 | 6 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 24 | 5 | 58 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
David Boon, Geoff Marsh, Dean Jones, Allan Border, Mike Veletta, Steve Waugh, Peter Sleep, Greg Dyer, Tony Dodemaide, Craig McDermott, Mike Whitney