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Sun, 01 Feb 1981 - 00:00 – 3rd Final • Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia won by 6 runs
Australia
235/4 (34.00)
New Zealand
229/8 (20.00)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
235/4 (34.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Allan Border
c Parker b Hadlee
5
8
10
0
0
62.50
In 1981
Career
Graeme Wood
b McEwan
72
114
137
4
0
63.15
In 1981
Career
Greg Chappell (c)
c Edgar b Snedden
90
122
161
7
0
73.77
In 1981
Career
Martin Kent
c Edgar b Snedden
33
38
47
2
0
86.84
In 1981
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
not out
18
13
23
1
0
138.46
In 1981
Career
Doug Walters
not out
6
5
10
0
0
120.00
In 1981
Career
Extras
(b 8, lb 3)
11
Total
235/4 50 Ov (RR: 4.70)
235
300
0
14
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Richard Hadlee
10.00
0
41
1
4.10
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Martin Snedden
10.00
0
52
2
5.20
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Lance Cairns
10.00
0
34
0
3.40
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Brian McKechnie
10.00
0
54
0
5.40
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Paul McEwan
7.00
1
31
1
4.42
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Geoff Howarth
3.00
0
12
0
4.00
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
New Zealand innigs
229/8 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
John Wright
c Kent b GS Chappell
42
81
90
4
0
51.85
In 1981
Career
Bruce Edgar
not out
102
141
202
7
0
72.34
In 1981
Career
Geoff Howarth (c)
c †Marsh b GS Chappell
18
20
24
2
0
90.00
In 1981
Career
Lance Cairns
b Beard
12
10
11
2
0
120.00
In 1981
Career
Mark Burgess
c TM Chappell b GS Chappell
2
5
4
0
0
40.00
In 1981
Career
Paul McEwan
c Wood b Beard
11
18
21
0
0
61.11
In 1981
Career
John Parker
c TM Chappell b Lillee
24
19
30
1
0
126.31
In 1981
Career
Richard Hadlee
lbw b TM Chappell
4
2
1
1
0
200.00
In 1981
Career
Ian Smith (WK)
b TM Chappell
4
3
2
0
0
133.33
In 1981
Career
Brian McKechnie
not out
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Extras
(lb 10)
10
Total
229/8 50 Ov (RR: 4.58)
229
300
0
17
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
10.00
1
34
1
3.40
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Max Walker
10.00
0
35
0
3.50
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Graeme Beard
10.00
0
50
2
5.00
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Greg Chappell
10.00
0
43
3
4.30
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Trevor Chappell
10.00
0
57
2
5.70
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
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