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New Zealand v Australia @ Eden Park, Auckland
25, 26, 27 February, 1 March 1977 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: DEA Copps, WRC Gardiner
Match Result: Australia won by 10 wickets
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Glenn Turner | c Rod Marsh b Max Walker | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 2. Geoff Howarth | c Rick McCosker b Dennis Lillee | 59 | 164 | 196 | 9 | - |
| 3. Bevan Congdon | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 25 | 0 | 93 | 3 | - |
| 4. John Parker | c Gary Cosier b Dennis Lillee | 20 | 83 | 114 | 2 | - |
| 5. Mark Burgess | c Rod Marsh b Doug Walters | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - |
| +6. Jock Edwards | c Dennis Lillee b Gary Gilmour | 51 | 47 | 56 | 11 | - |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Rick McCosker b Dennis Lillee | 44 | 105 | 136 | 4 | 1 |
| 8. Lance Cairns | b Greg Chappell | 2 | 15 | 32 | - | - |
| 9. Hedley Howarth | b Max Walker | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 10. Peter Petherick | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 4 | 26 | 25 | - | - |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | not out | 0 | 5 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Glenn Turner), 2-63 (Bevan Congdon), 3-112 (Geoff Howarth), 4-113 (Mark Burgess), 5-121 (John Parker), 6-177 (Jock Edwards), 7-202 (Lance Cairns), 8-211 (Hedley Howarth), 9-228 (Peter Petherick), 229 (Sir Richard Hadlee). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 66.3 ovs) 229 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 17.3 | 4 | 51 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 24 | 6 | 60 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Gilmour | 7 | 0 | 56 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 13 | 4 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ian Davis | b Ewen Chatfield | 13 | 13 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 2. Alan Turner | c Jock Edwards b Lance Cairns | 30 | 65 | 82 | 1 | - |
| 3. Rick McCosker | c Jock Edwards b Lance Cairns | 84 | 186 | 241 | 8 | - |
| *4. Greg Chappell | run out ( > > ) | 58 | 160 | 157 | 5 | - |
| 5. Gary Cosier | c & b Lance Cairns | 21 | 56 | 54 | 3 | - |
| 6. Doug Walters | c Sir Richard Hadlee b Ewen Chatfield | 16 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
| +7. Rod Marsh | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 8. Gary Gilmour | b Ewen Chatfield | 64 | 96 | 132 | 9 | 1 |
| 9. Kerry O'Keeffe | c Bevan Congdon b Sir Richard Hadlee | 32 | 105 | 134 | 3 | - |
| 10. Dennis Lillee | not out | 23 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 1 |
| 11. Max Walker | c Glenn Turner b Ewen Chatfield | 9 | 11 | 12 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-31 (Ian Davis), 2-56 (Alan Turner), 3-171 (Greg Chappell), 4-202 (Rick McCosker), 5-217 (Gary Cosier), 6-221 (Rod Marsh), 7-245 (Doug Walters), 8-338 (Gary Gilmour), 9-364 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 377 (Max Walker). |
| Extras | 9b, 9lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 97.1 ovs) 377 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 28 | 2 | 147 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 27.1 | 3 | 100 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 28 | 9 | 69 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bevan Congdon | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hedley Howarth | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Petherick | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Glenn Turner | c Doug Walters b Dennis Lillee | 23 | 0 | 50 | 3 | - |
| 2. Geoff Howarth | c Alan Turner b Dennis Lillee | 2 | 12 | 15 | - | - |
| 3. Bevan Congdon | c Rick McCosker b Dennis Lillee | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 4. John Parker | c Alan Turner b Max Walker | 5 | 12 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 5. Mark Burgess | b Max Walker | 38 | 0 | 126 | 3 | 1 |
| +6. Jock Edwards | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | b Greg Chappell | 81 | 105 | 146 | 10 | 1 |
| 8. Lance Cairns | c Dennis Lillee b Max Walker | 7 | 10 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 9. Hedley Howarth | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 6 | 14 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 10. Peter Petherick | b Dennis Lillee | 1 | 33 | 40 | - | - |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | not out | 4 | 15 | 24 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Geoff Howarth), 2-12 (Bevan Congdon), 3-23 (John Parker), 4-31 (Glenn Turner), 5-31 (Jock Edwards), 6-136 (Mark Burgess), 7-162 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 8-163 (Lance Cairns), 9-169 (Hedley Howarth), 175 (Peter Petherick). |
| Extras | 4b, 2lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 42.7 ovs) 175 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 15.7 | 2 | 72 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 17 | 4 | 70 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Gilmour | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 9 | 4 | 15 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ian Davis | not out | 6 | 6 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 2. Alan Turner | not out | 20 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 3. Rick McCosker | ||||||
| *4. Greg Chappell | ||||||
| 5. Gary Cosier | ||||||
| 6. Doug Walters | ||||||
| +7. Rod Marsh | ||||||
| 8. Gary Gilmour | ||||||
| 9. Kerry O'Keeffe | ||||||
| 10. Dennis Lillee | ||||||
| 11. Max Walker |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 3.5 ovs) 28 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 1.5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Glenn Turner, Geoff Howarth, Bevan Congdon, John Parker, Mark Burgess, Jock Edwards, Sir Richard Hadlee, Lance Cairns, Hedley Howarth, Peter Petherick, Ewen Chatfield