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New Zealand in Australia Test Series
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1st Test-New Zealand in Australia Test Series 1973
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Summary
1st Test-New Zealand in Australia Test Series 1973 Summary
RESULT
TEST
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sat, 29 Dec - Wed, 02 Jan 1974
AUS
Australia
462/10 (35.00)
VS
New Zealand
551/2 (20.00) & 200/10 (81.6)
NZ
Australia won by an innings and 25 runs
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
AUS vs NZ — 1st Test
Match No
1st Test
Date
Sat, 29 Dec 1973
Teams
Australia vs New Zealand
Series
New Zealand in Australia Test Series
Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss
Australia, elected to bat first
Umpires
Jack CollinsTom Brooks
Result
Australia won by an innings and 25 runs
Season
1973/74
Australia innings
462/10 (35.00)
BATTING
Total
462/8d 101.5 Ov (RR: 4.54, 479 Mins)
462 (462)
Keith Stackpole
122 (122)
Doug Walters
79 (79)
BOWLING
Dayle Hadlee
4/102
Mike Shrimpton
2/39
Bevan Congdon
2/31
New Zealand innings
551/2 (20.00)
BATTING
Total
237 79.7 Ov (RR: 2.96, 354 Mins)
237 (237)
Ken Wadsworth (WK)
80 (80)
John Morrison
44 (44)
BOWLING
Gary Gilmour
4/75
Ashley Mallett
2/46
Kerry O'Keeffe
2/40
Australia innings
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BATTING
Total
200 81.6 Ov (RR: 2.44, 316 Mins)
200 (200)
Dayle Hadlee
37 (37)
Ken Wadsworth (WK)
30 (30)
New Zealand innings
200/10 (81.6)
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India in New Zealand ODI Series
NZ
185 (40.2)
IND
143/5 (22.4)
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