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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
Most Wickets
Greg Chappell
3
Martin Snedden
2
Graeme Beard
2
Trevor Chappell
2
Sir Richard Hadlee
1
Most Runs Conceed
Trevor Chappell
57
Brian McKechnie
54
Martin Snedden
52
Graeme Beard
50
Greg Chappell
43
Best Average
Greg Chappell
14.333333
Graeme Beard
25.000000
Martin Snedden
26.000000
Trevor Chappell
28.500000
Paul McEwan
31.000000
Best Economy
Dennis Lillee
3.400000
Lance Cairns
3.400000
Max Walker
3.500000
Geoff Howarth
4.000000
Sir Richard Hadlee
4.100000
Best Bowling Fig
Greg Chappell
3
Martin Snedden
2
Graeme Beard
2
Trevor Chappell
2
Sir Richard Hadlee
1
Most 50s
Greg Chappell
1
Graeme Wood
1
Most Runs
Bruce Edgar
102
Greg Chappell
90
Graeme Wood
72
John Wright
42
Martin Kent
33
Highest Score
Bruce Edgar
102
Greg Chappell
90
Graeme Wood
72
John Wright
42
Martin Kent
33
Most Fours
Greg Chappell
7
Bruce Edgar
7
John Wright
4
Graeme Wood
4
Martin Kent
2
Lance Cairns
2
Geoff Howarth
2
Best Averages
Greg Chappell
90.000000
Graeme Wood
72.000000
John Wright
42.000000
Martin Kent
33.000000
John Parker
24.000000
Best Strike Rate
Sir Richard Hadlee
2.000000
Rod Marsh
1.384615
Ian Smith
1.333333
John Parker
1.263157
Lance Cairns
1.200000
Most Runs Conceed
Sir Richard Hadlee
41
Max Walker
35
Most Wickets
Dennis Lillee
1
Paul McEwan
1
Best Economy
Greg Chappell
4.300000
Paul McEwan
4.428571
Graeme Beard
5.000000
Best Strike Rate
Greg Chappell
20
Graeme Beard
30
Trevor Chappell
30
Martin Snedden
30
Paul McEwan
42
Sir Richard Hadlee
60
Dennis Lillee
60
Best Bowling Fig
Dennis Lillee
1
Paul McEwan
1
Most Not Outs
Doug Walters
1
Rod Marsh
1
Bruce Edgar
1
Best Strike Rate
Doug Walters
1.200000
Geoff Howarth
0.900000
Martin Kent
0.868421
Most Not Outs
Brian McKechnie
1
Best Average
Dennis Lillee
34.000000
Sir Richard Hadlee
41.000000
Most Runs
John Parker
24
Rod Marsh
18
Geoff Howarth
18
Most Balls Faced
Bruce Edgar
141
Greg Chappell
122
Graeme Wood
114
John Wright
81
Martin Kent
38
Best Averages
Geoff Howarth
18.000000
Lance Cairns
12.000000
Most 100s
Bruce Edgar
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Trevor Chappell
57
Brian McKechnie
54
Martin Snedden
52
Graeme Beard
50
Greg Chappell
43
Sir Richard Hadlee
41
Max Walker
35
Most Balls Faced
Geoff Howarth
20
John Parker
19
Highest Score
John Parker
24
Rod Marsh
18
Geoff Howarth
18