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Australia v New Zealand @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 1980 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (field)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, AR Crafter
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | c Warren Lees b Sir Richard Hadlee | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. John Dyson | b Gary Troup | 13 | 65 | 71 | - | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | c Jeremy Coney b Sir Richard Hadlee | 42 | 80 | 128 | 3 | - |
| 4. Kim Hughes | c John Parker b Sir Richard Hadlee | 51 | 0 | 158 | 3 | 1 |
| 5. Allan Border | c Lance Cairns b Jeremy Coney | 45 | 0 | 156 | 5 | - |
| 6. Doug Walters | b Jeremy Coney | 107 | 0 | 276 | 6 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c John Parker b Jeremy Coney | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 8. Dennis Lillee | b Lance Cairns | 27 | 79 | 120 | 3 | - |
| 9. Rodney Hogg | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 10. Len Pascoe | b Lance Cairns | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Jim Higgs | not out | 6 | 61 | 96 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Graeme Wood), 2-32 (John Dyson), 3-75 (Greg Chappell), 4-159 (Kim Hughes), 5-190 (Allan Border), 6-192 (Rod Marsh), 7-261 (Dennis Lillee), 8-261 (Rodney Hogg), 9-261 (Len Pascoe), 321 (Doug Walters). |
| Extras | 7b, 13lb, 3w, 6nb, 0pen) 29 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 121.3 ovs) 321 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 39 | 8 | 89 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Troup | 26 | 5 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 35 | 6 | 83 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 9 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeremy Coney | 12.3 | 6 | 28 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | c Greg Chappell b Jim Higgs | 4 | 34 | 53 | - | - |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | lbw b Jim Higgs | 21 | 37 | 72 | 2 | - |
| *3. Geoff Howarth | b Rodney Hogg | 65 | 124 | 197 | 4 | - |
| 4. John Parker | c Rod Marsh b Len Pascoe | 56 | 124 | 157 | 3 | - |
| 5. Mark Burgess | lbw b Len Pascoe | 49 | 0 | 149 | 4 | - |
| 6. Jeremy Coney | not out | 55 | 151 | 219 | 2 | - |
| 7. John Bracewell | c Greg Chappell b Len Pascoe | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| +8. Warren Lees | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 4 | 16 | 22 | - | - |
| 9. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Allan Border b Rodney Hogg | 9 | 9 | 12 | - | - |
| 10. Lance Cairns | lbw b Jim Higgs | 18 | 32 | 46 | 3 | - |
| 11. Gary Troup | c Kim Hughes b Rodney Hogg | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-27 (John Wright), 2-32 (Bruce Edgar), 3-157 (John Parker), 4-163 (Geoff Howarth), 5-247 (Mark Burgess), 6-247 (John Bracewell), 7-264 (Warren Lees), 8-280 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 9-316 (Lance Cairns), 317 (Gary Troup). |
| Extras | 13b, 12lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 35 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 108.2 ovs) 317 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 21 | 4 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 26.2 | 9 | 60 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 29 | 6 | 87 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Pascoe | 26 | 6 | 75 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | c Warren Lees b Sir Richard Hadlee | 21 | 69 | 98 | - | - |
| 2. John Dyson | lbw b Lance Cairns | 16 | 45 | 50 | - | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 78 | 221 | 274 | 6 | - |
| 4. Kim Hughes | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 30 | 0 | 71 | 2 | - |
| 5. Allan Border | c Warren Lees b Sir Richard Hadlee | 9 | 0 | 39 | - | - |
| 6. Doug Walters | run out ( > > ) | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | lbw b Lance Cairns | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 8. Dennis Lillee | c Jeremy Coney b John Bracewell | 8 | 48 | 53 | 1 | - |
| 9. Rodney Hogg | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 12 | 44 | 53 | 2 | - |
| 10. Len Pascoe | not out | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Jim Higgs | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (John Dyson), 2-64 (Graeme Wood), 3-111 (Kim Hughes), 4-128 (Allan Border), 5-131 (Doug Walters), 6-131 (Rod Marsh), 7-149 (Dennis Lillee), 8-185 (Greg Chappell), 9-188 (Rodney Hogg), 188 (Jim Higgs). |
| Extras | 6b, 4lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 87.2 ovs) 188 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 27.2 | 7 | 57 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Troup | 11 | 1 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 33 | 13 | 65 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 15 | 5 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeremy Coney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | c Graeme Wood b Rodney Hogg | 44 | 115 | 135 | 3 | - |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | run out ( > > ) | 25 | 49 | 82 | 1 | - |
| *3. Geoff Howarth | lbw b Greg Chappell | 20 | 32 | 45 | 3 | - |
| 4. John Parker | lbw b Greg Chappell | 1 | 13 | 25 | - | - |
| 5. Jeremy Coney | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 3 | 8 | 13 | - | - |
| 6. Mark Burgess | not out | 10 | 0 | 73 | - | - |
| +7. Warren Lees | b Dennis Lillee | 7 | 32 | 48 | 1 | - |
| 8. Sir Richard Hadlee | not out | 5 | 22 | 19 | - | - |
| 9. John Bracewell | ||||||
| 10. Lance Cairns | ||||||
| 11. Gary Troup |
| FOW | 1-50 (Bruce Edgar), 2-95 (Geoff Howarth), 3-97 (John Wright), 4-101 (Jeremy Coney), 5-101 (John Parker), 6-121 (Warren Lees). |
| Extras | 2b, 8lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 54 ovs) 128 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 13 | 3 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 8 | 1 | 14 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 12 | 4 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Pascoe | 11 | 1 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kim Hughes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Graeme Wood, John Dyson, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Allan Border, Doug Walters, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Rodney Hogg, Len Pascoe, Jim Higgs