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Sat, 31 Jan 1981 - 00:00 – 2nd Final • Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)
Australia
126/10 (34.00)
New Zealand
130/3 (39.30)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
New Zealand innigs
130/3 (39.30)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
John Wright
c †Marsh b Lillee
11
16
17
1
0
68.75
In 1981
Career
Bruce Edgar
c Border b TM Chappell
28
56
99
2
0
50.00
In 1981
Career
Geoff Howarth (c)
b Walker
7
14
12
0
0
50.00
In 1981
Career
Jeremy Coney
lbw b Lillee
4
8
11
1
0
50.00
In 1981
Career
Mark Burgess
run out
13
44
40
1
0
29.54
In 1981
Career
Paul McEwan
run out
12
32
47
0
0
37.50
In 1981
Career
Brian McKechnie
lbw b TM Chappell
0
10
7
0
0
0.00
In 1981
Career
Ian Smith (WK)
b GS Chappell
13
27
17
1
0
48.14
In 1981
Career
Richard Hadlee
c GS Chappell b Beard
16
43
46
1
0
37.20
In 1981
Career
Lance Cairns
c TM Chappell b Beard
14
21
22
1
0
66.66
In 1981
Career
Ewen Chatfield
not out
2
11
13
0
0
18.18
In 1981
Career
Extras
(lb 4, nb 1, w 1)
6
Total
126 46.4 Ov (RR: 2.70)
126
282
0
8
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
8.00
0
25
2
3.12
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Max Walker
10.00
0
25
1
2.50
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Graeme Beard
8.40
3
20
2
2.30
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Greg Chappell
10.00
2
22
1
2.20
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Trevor Chappell
10.00
1
28
2
2.80
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Australia innigs
126/10 (34.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Graeme Wood
c †Smith b Chatfield
32
87
90
4
0
36.78
In 1981
Career
Allan Border
c Burgess b Howarth
19
27
33
1
0
70.37
In 1981
Career
Greg Chappell (c)
not out
58
87
99
4
0
66.66
In 1981
Career
Kim Hughes
st †Smith b Cairns
12
33
29
0
0
36.36
In 1981
Career
Doug Walters
not out
4
4
9
0
0
100.00
In 1981
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 2, w 1)
5
Total
130/3 39.3 Ov (RR: 3.29)
130
238
0
9
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
2
29
0
2.90
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Ewen Chatfield
6.00
1
21
1
3.50
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Paul McEwan
4.00
0
18
0
4.50
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Geoff Howarth
4.00
0
13
1
3.25
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Lance Cairns
10.00
1
23
1
2.30
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
Brian McKechnie
5.30
1
21
0
3.81
0
0
0
In 1981
Career
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