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Sat, 29 Dec - Sat, 29 Dec 1973 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia won by an innings and 25 runs
Australia
462/10 (35.00)
New Zealand
551/2 (20.00) & 200/10 (81.6)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Ken Wadsworth
2
Ian Chappell
1
Doug Walters
1
Greg Chappell
1
Gary Gilmour
1
Best Average
Doug Walters
8.666666
Bev Congdon
15.500000
Ashley Mallett
18.166666
Mike Shrimpton
19.500000
Gary Gilmour
22.750000
Most Wickets
Ashley Mallett
6
Kerry O'Keeffe
4
Gary Gilmour
4
Dayle Hadlee
4
Doug Walters
3
Most Runs Conceed
Ashley Mallett
109
Sir Richard Hadlee
104
Dayle Hadlee
102
Bryan Andrews
100
Kerry O'Keeffe
91
Best Bowling Fig
Ashley Mallett
4
Gary Gilmour
4
Dayle Hadlee
4
Doug Walters
3
Mike Shrimpton
2
Best Economy
Greg Chappell
2.000000
Doug Walters
2.000000
Kerry O'Keeffe
2.087155
Tony Dell
2.333333
Ashley Mallett
2.678132
Best Strike Rate
Gary Gilmour
0.896551
Keith Stackpole
0.635416
Kerry O'Keeffe
0.597014
Ken Wadsworth
0.582010
Doug Walters
0.556338
Most Runs Conceed
Gary Gilmour
91
David O'Sullivan
80
Tony Dell
63
Most Wickets
Mike Shrimpton
2
Bev Congdon
2
Tony Dell
1
Best Averages
Keith Stackpole
122.000000
Doug Walters
79.000000
Greg Chappell
60.000000
Ken Wadsworth
55.000000
Ian Chappell
54.000000
Most Runs
Keith Stackpole
122
Ken Wadsworth
110
Doug Walters
79
Greg Chappell
60
John Morrison
60
Most Fours
Keith Stackpole
13
Ken Wadsworth
10
Doug Walters
9
Greg Chappell
7
Gary Gilmour
5
Bev Congdon
5
Dayle Hadlee
5
Highest Score
Keith Stackpole
122
Ken Wadsworth
80
Doug Walters
79
Greg Chappell
60
Ian Chappell
54
Best Economy
Ian Chappell
3.000000
David O'Sullivan
3.636363
Gary Gilmour
3.640000
Best Strike Rate
Mike Shrimpton
21
Bev Congdon
25.5
Doug Walters
26
Dayle Hadlee
30
Gary Gilmour
37.5
Ashley Mallett
40.7
Kerry O'Keeffe
65.4
Best Bowling Fig
Bev Congdon
2
Kerry O'Keeffe
2
Tony Dell
1
Most Not Outs
Bryan Andrews
2
Kerry O'Keeffe
1
Best Strike Rate
Greg Chappell
0.521739
Ian Chappell
0.482142
Best Average
Kerry O'Keeffe
22.750000
Dayle Hadlee
25.500000
Tony Dell
63.000000
Most Runs
Ian Chappell
54
Gary Gilmour
52
John Parker
50
Best Averages
Gary Gilmour
52.000000
John Morrison
30.000000
Most 100s
Keith Stackpole
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Sir Richard Hadlee
104
Dayle Hadlee
102
Bryan Andrews
100
David O'Sullivan
80
Gary Gilmour
75
Ashley Mallett
63
Tony Dell
54
Most Fours
Kerry O'Keeffe
2
Sir Richard Hadlee
2
John Parker
2
Most Balls Faced
Keith Stackpole
192
John Parker
192
Ken Wadsworth
189
John Morrison
180
Brian Hastings
153
Doug Walters
142
Dayle Hadlee
140
Highest Score
Gary Gilmour
52
John Morrison
44
Most sixes
Greg Chappell
1