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Nervous nineties is the period of batsman's innings when his or her score is between 90 and 99. During this phase many players bat extremely cautiously in order to avoid being out before they obtain a century.

Wednesday, January 2, 1974

1st TEST: Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, 29 Dec 1973-2 Jan 1974

Test # 728 (728/2)
Australia v New Zealand, 1973/74, 1st Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground
29,30 December 1973, 1,2 January 1974 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by an innings and 25 runs
Australia leads the 3-Test series 1-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: TF Brooks and JR Collins
Test Debuts: IC Davis, GJ Gilmour (Aus); B Andrews, JFM Morrison (NZ).

Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

  • Day 1: Australia 335/4 (Walters 52*, Davis 15*)
  • Day 2: Australia 462/8d, New Zealand 51/3 (Parker 26*)
  • Day 3: New Zealand 237 and 85/3 (Hastings 12*, Congdon 1*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    KR Stackpole c Parker b Shrimpton 122 222 192 13 0
    AP Sheahan c Wadsworth b DR Hadlee 28 100 69 1 0
    *IM Chappell c RJ Hadlee b Shrimpton 54 135 112 3 0
    GS Chappell c Wadsworth b Congdon 60 93 115 7 1
    KD Walters c Wadsworth b DR Hadlee 79 179 142 9 0
    IC Davis c Wadsworth b DR Hadlee 15 48 42 1 0
    +RW Marsh c Parker b DR Hadlee 6 20 17 0 0
    KJ O'Keeffe not out 40 90 67 2 0
    GJ Gilmour b Congdon 52 69 58 5 0
    Extras (lb 4, w 1, nb 1) 6
    Total (8 wickets dec, 101.5 overs, 479 mins) 462

    DNB: AA Mallett, AR Dell.

    FoW: 1-75 (Sheahan), 2-203 (Stackpole), 3-212 (IM Chappell),
    4-304 (GS Chappell), 5-345 (Davis), 6-363 (Marsh),
    7-381 (Walters), 8-462 (Gilmour).

    Bowling O M R W
    RJ Hadlee 25 4 104 0
    Andrews 19 2 100 0 (1nb)
    DR Hadlee 20 2 102 4
    O'Sullivan 22 3 80 0 (1w)
    Shrimpton 7 0 39 2
    Congdon 8.5 1 31 2

    New Zealand 1st innings R M B 4 6
    GM Turner c Gilmour b Dell 6 72 58 0 0
    JM Parker c IM Chappell b O'Keeffe 27 151 129 1 0
    MJF Shrimpton c Marsh b Gilmour 16 43 46 1 0
    BF Hastings b O'Keeffe 1 26 24 0 0
    *BE Congdon st Marsh b Mallett 31 63 65 4 0
    JFM Morrison c Marsh b Gilmour 44 140 139 4 0
    +KJ Wadsworth c GS Chappell b Gilmour 80 138 126 8 0
    RJ Hadlee c Marsh b Gilmour 9 19 16 1 0
    DR Hadlee run out (Mallett/Marsh) 2 22 17 0 0
    DR O'Sullivan c Davis b Mallett 6 18 16 0 0
    B Andrews not out 0 8 6 0 0
    Extras (b 8, lb 5, nb 2) 15
    Total (all out, 79.7 overs, 354 mins) 237

    FoW: 1-19 (Turner), 2-47 (Shrimpton), 3-51 (Hastings),
    4-56 (Parker), 5-100 (Congdon), 6-189 (Morrison),
    7-215 (RJ Hadlee), 8-230 (DR Hadlee), 9-237 (Wadsworth),
    10-237 (O'Sullivan).

    Bowling O M R W
    Dell 22 7 54 1 (1nb)
    Gilmour 22 4 75 4
    GS Chappell 4 2 4 0
    Mallett 16.7 2 46 2 (1nb)
    O'Keeffe 14 4 40 2
    IM Chappell 1 0 3 0

    New Zealand 2nd innings (following on) R M B 4 6
    JM Parker c IM Chappell b Walters 23 76 63 1 0
    JFM Morrison c Marsh b Walters 16 51 41 1 0
    MJF Shrimpton b Walters 22 75 77 1 0
    BF Hastings c Marsh b Mallett 22 112 129 1 0
    *BE Congdon c Marsh b Mallett 14 52 55 1 0
    +KJ Wadsworth c Stackpole b Mallett 30 67 63 2 0
    RJ Hadlee c IM Chappell b O'Keeffe 6 27 29 1 0
    DR Hadlee c & b O'Keeffe 37 97 123 5 0
    DR O'Sullivan c & b Mallett 8 41 50 1 0
    B Andrews not out 5 22 24 0 0
    GM Turner absent hurt -
    Extras (b 8, lb 9) 17
    Total (all out, 81.6 overs, 316 mins) 200

    FoW: 1-37 (Morrison), 2-54 (Parker), 3-83 (Shrimpton),
    4-109 (Congdon), 5-113 (Hastings), 6-134 (RJ Hadlee),
    7-150 (Wadsworth), 8-188 (O'Sullivan), 9-200 (DR Hadlee).

    Bowling O M R W
    Dell 5 0 9 0
    Gilmour 3 0 16 0
    GS Chappell 7 3 18 0
    Walters 13 4 26 3
    O'Keeffe 29.6 12 51 2
    Mallett 24 4 63 4

    • 12th Men: MHN Walker (Aust) and JV Coney (NZ)
    • Crowds: 20708, 11284, 14314, 4175. Total: 50,481. Receipts: $39,883
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