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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.

Sunday, February 22, 1981

Final: Queensland v Western Australia at Brisbane, 22 Feb 1981

McDonald's Cup, 1980/81, Final
Queensland v Western Australia
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
22 February 1981 (50-over match)

Result: Queensland won by 72 runs
Series: Queensland wins the 1980/81 McDonald's Cup

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: CE Harvey and MW Johnson
Man of the Match: MF Kent

Queensland innings (48 overs maximum)                           R   M   B  4 6
KC Wessels c Serjeant b Malone 53 123 78 2 0
MF Kent c O'Neill b Baker 41 68 56 6 0
*GS Chappell c Lillee b Yardley 14 46 31 0 0
AR Border c Lillee b Alderman 13 66 37 0 0
GM Ritchie run out (Hughes/Marsh) 14 28 25 0 0
WR Broad c McEwan b Baker 21 35 29 0 0
+RB Phillips not out 13 29 14 1 0
DC Schuller b Lillee 5 8 6 0 0
JR Thomson run out (Baker/Marsh) 5 6 7 0 0
G Dymock run out (McEwan/Lillee) 1 3 2 0 0
CG Rackemann not out 0 3 6 0 0
Extras (lb 6, nb 2) 8
Total (9 wickets, 48 overs, 212 mins) 188

FoW: 1-68 (Kent), 2-110 (Chappell), 3-113 (Wessels),
4-131 (Ritchie), 5-157 (Border), 6-164 (Broad),
7-177 (Schuller), 8-186 (Thomson), 9-188 (Dymock).

Bowling O M R W
Lillee 10 0 37 1 (2nb)
Malone 10 3 28 1
Alderman 10 1 40 1
Baker 8 0 37 2
Yardley 10 2 38 1

Western Australia innings (target: 189 runs from 48 overs) R M B 4 6
GM Wood c Phillips b Thomson 3 22 14 0 0
MD O'Neill lbw b Rackemann 6 33 20 1 0
*KJ Hughes run out (Dymock/Phillips) 0 1 1 0 0
KS McEwan c Phillips b Dymock 2 13 5 0 0
CS Serjeant c Chappell b Broad 28 94 70 1 0
+RW Marsh c Chappell b Dymock 17 24 26 1 0
B Yardley c Rackemann b Thomson 12 10 7 2 0
DK Lillee c Ritchie b Schuller 0 5 5 0 0
DJ Baker not out 21 74 45 2 0
MF Malone c Wessels b Broad 10 20 12 0 0
TM Alderman b Rackemann 0 5 5 0 0
Extras (b 5, lb 1, w 3, nb 8) 17
Total (all out, 32.5 overs, 155 mins) 116

FoW: 1-14 (Wood), 2-15 (Hughes), 3-19 (O'Neill), 4-19 (McEwan),
5-38 (Marsh), 6-55 (Yardley), 7-55 (Lillee),
8-92 (Serjeant), 9-116 (Malone), 10-116 (Alderman).

Bowling O M R W
Thomson 7 0 26 2 (1w, 7nb)
Rackemann 6.5 2 11 2 (2w)
Dymock 10 2 34 2 (1nb)
Schuller 4 1 11 1
Broad 5 0 17 2

  • Scorers: HA Browton (Western Australia) and R Spence (Queensland)
  • 12th Men: TV Hohns (Queensland) and G Shipperd (Western Australia)
  • Attendance: 20,043 ($51686.00)

Saturday, February 21, 1981

Consolation Final: South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, 21 Feb 1981

McDonald's Cup, 1980/81, Consolation Final
South Australia v Victoria
Adelaide Oval
21 February 1981 (50-over match)

Result: South Australia won by 33 runs

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: BE Martin and MG O'Connell
Man of the Match: BA Vincent

South Australia innings (50 overs maximum)
WB Phillips run out (Yallop) 23
WM Darling c Callen b Bright 53
PR Sleep c Scholes b Bright 33
DW Hookes b Graf 33
JJ Crowe c Moss b Walker 21
BA Vincent c Robinson b Graf 2
*RJ Inverarity run out 5
JR Hammond b Graf 3
+KJ Wright not out 16
W Prior b Callen 4
RM Hogg run out (Robinson) 8
Extras (lb 6, nb 2) 8
Total (all out, 50 overs) 209

FoW: 1-36 (Phillips), 2-114, 3-116, 4-161, 5-166 (Vincent),
6-175, 7-181, 8-181, 9-188 (Prior), 10-209 (Hogg).

Bowling O M R W
Callen 10 2 42 1
Watson 10 1 46 0
Walker 10 2 39 1 (2nb)
Bright 10 1 34 2
Graf 10 0 40 3

Victoria innings (target: 210 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
PA Hibbert b Hammond 17
WJ Scholes c Wright b Hookes 23
GN Yallop c Hookes b Vincent 4
JK Moss c Wright b Prior 12
TJ Laughlin c Wright b Vincent 14
*+RD Robinson c Sleep b Prior 43 67 5 0
RJ Bright c Inverarity b Hammond 16
SF Graf c Vincent b Hammond 10
MHN Walker c Phillips b Hookes 17
IW Callen not out 6
BJ Watson not out 3
Extras (lb 5, w 2, nb 4) 11
Total (9 wickets, 50 overs) 176

FoW: 1-37 (Hibbert), 2-47 (Yallop), 3-54 (Scholes), 4-76, 5-76,
6-110 (Bright), 7-140 (Graf), 8-161 (Walker),
9-170 (Robinson).

Bowling O M R W
Hogg 10 1 25 0 (3nb)
Hammond 10 2 33 3
Hookes 10 2 45 2 (1w)
Vincent 10 4 19 2 (1w, 1nb)
Prior 10 3 43 2

  • Scorers: T Lowrey (Victoria) and BJ Sheldon (South Australia)
  • Attendance: 1,695

Sunday, February 15, 1981

Semi Final: South Australia v Queensland at Adelaide, 15 Feb 1981

McDonald's Cup, 1980/81, Semi Final
South Australia v Queensland
Adelaide Oval
15 February 1981 (50-over match)

Result: Queensland won by 5 wickets

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: AR Crafter and PM Cronin
Man of the Match: AR Border

South Australia innings (49 overs maximum)                      R   M   B  4 6
WM Darling lbw b Thomson 51 102 77 3 0
WB Phillips b Broad 28 83 62 2 0
DW Hookes c Wessels b Schuller 26 64 47 0 0
PR Sleep run out 12 33 23 0 0
BA Vincent c Thomson b Schuller 24 49 28 1 0
JJ Crowe c Dymock b Schuller 38 51 38 4 0
W Prior b Rackemann 12 11 9 2 0
*RJ Inverarity not out 8 15 8 0 0
JR Hammond run out 4 5 4 0 0
+KJ Wright c Border b Thomson 5 5 5 0 0
RM Hogg not out 0 1 0 0 0
Extras (lb 4, w 2, nb 4) 10
Total (9 wickets, 49 overs, 214 mins) 218

FoW: 1-69 (Phillips), 2-90 (Darling), 3-124 (Sleep),
4-129 (Hookes), 5-182 (Vincent), 6-201 (Prior),
7-201 (Crowe), 8-208 (Hammond), 9-216 (Wright).

Bowling O M R W
Thomson 9 0 39 2 (4nb)
Rackemann 10 0 35 1 (2w)
Dymock 10 1 53 0
Schuller 10 2 40 3
Border 3 0 22 0
Broad 7 0 19 1

Queensland innings (target: 219 runs from 49 overs) R M B 4 6
KC Wessels c Phillips b Prior 41 85 68 8 0
WR Broad run out 14 46 28 2 0
AR Border c Sleep b Vincent 97 147 106 8 1
*GS Chappell c Inverarity b Prior 0 2 3 0 0
GM Ritchie c & b Prior 21 75 44 0 0
TV Hohns not out 23 46 26 2 0
+RB Phillips not out 14 16 14 1 1
Extras (lb 8, nb 1) 9
Total (5 wickets, 47.5 overs, 211 mins) 219

DNB: DC Schuller, G Dymock, JR Thomson, CG Rackemann.

FoW: 1-42 (Broad), 2-81 (Wessels), 3-81 (Chappell),
4-151 (Ritchie), 5-199 (Border).

Bowling O M R W
Hogg 9 0 26 0
Prior 10 0 31 3
Hammond 10 0 53 0 (1nb)
Hookes 9.5 0 55 0
Vincent 9 1 45 1

  • Scorers: T Lowrey (Queensland) and BJ Sheldon (South Australia)
  • 12th Men: GR Attenborough (South Australia) and AD Parker (Queensland)
  • Attendance: 3,645 ($6190.00)

Saturday, February 14, 1981

Semi Final: Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, 14 Feb 1981

McDonald's Cup, 1980/81, Semi Final
Western Australia v Victoria
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
14 February 1981 (50-over match)

Result: Western Australia won by 27 runs

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: PJ McConnell and DG Weser
Man of the Match: CS Serjeant

Western Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                    R   M   B  4 6
GM Wood c Moss b Watson 5 13 15 0 0
MD O'Neill run out 52 123 103 5 0
*KJ Hughes run out (Watson) 4 6 5 0 0
KS McEwan b Watson 1 24 22 0 0
CS Serjeant not out 59 152 102 1 0
+RW Marsh b Graf 0 1 1 0 0
B Yardley run out 31 32 25 3 1
DD Smith c Moss b Walker 42 26 23 3 3
DK Lillee c Moss b Walker 4 9 8 0 0
MF Malone not out 0 1 0 0 0
Extras (lb 12, w 2, nb 2) 16
Total (8 wickets, 50 overs, 201 mins) 214

DNB: TM Alderman.

FoW: 1-9 (Wood), 2-13 (Hughes), 3-23 (McEwan), 4-100 (O'Neill),
5-100 (Marsh), 6-149 (Yardley), 7-202 (Smith),
8-213 (Lillee).

Bowling O M R W
Callen 10 3 22 0 (2nb)
Watson 10 1 31 2 (2w)
Walker 10 0 63 2
Bright 10 0 33 0
Graf 10 1 49 1

Victoria innings (target: 215 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
JM Wiener c Hughes b Lillee 5 10 9 0 0
WJ Scholes c Marsh b Lillee 2 19 12 0 0
GN Yallop c Marsh b Malone 3 13 10 0 0
JK Moss c Marsh b Malone 0 14 15 0 0
TJ Laughlin c Marsh b Lillee 0 11 2 0 0
*+RD Robinson c Lillee b Smith 15 58 40 2 0
RJ Bright c Hughes b O'Neill 70 115 91 8 0
SF Graf c O'Neill b Yardley 33 73 53 3 0
MHN Walker b O'Neill 31 43 32 1 2
IW Callen not out 14 36 30 1 0
BJ Watson b O'Neill 4 5 6 0 0
Extras (lb 7, w 2, nb 1) 10
Total (all out, 49.1 overs, 209 mins) 187

FoW: 1-7 (Wiener), 2-10 (Scholes), 3-12 (Yallop), 4-13 (Moss),
5-13 (Laughlin), 6-53 (Robinson), 7-126 (Bright),
8-140 (Graf), 9-177 (Walker), 10-187 (Watson).

Bowling O M R W
Lillee 10 3 28 3 (1nb)
Malone 10 2 18 2 (1w)
Alderman 10 1 30 0 (1w)
Smith 3 0 21 1
Yardley 10 1 53 1
O'Neill 6.1 0 27 3

  • Scorers: CA Bull (Victoria) and AJ Nicholls (Western Australia)
  • 12th Men: G Shipperd (Western Australia) and GM Watts (Victoria)
  • Attendance: 11,150 ($27065.00)

Wednesday, February 11, 1981

3rd Test: Australia v India at Melbourne, 7-11 Feb 1981

Test # 895 (895/39)
Australia v India, 1980/81, 3rd Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground
7,8,9,10,11 February 1981 (5-day match)

Result: India won by 59 runs
3-Test series drawn 1-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: MW Johnson and RV Whitehead
Man of the Match: GR Viswanath
Man of the series: DK Lillee

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: India 237, Australia 12/0 (Dyson 9*, Wood 1*)
  • Day 2: Australia 272/4 (Border 95*, Walters 36*)
  • Day 3: Australia 419, India 108/0 (Gavaskar 59*, Chauhan 41*)
  • Day 4: India 324, Australia 24/3 (Hughes 4*, Yardley 4*)
    India 1st innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
    *SM Gavaskar c Hughes b Pascoe 10 93 70 0 0
    CPS Chauhan c Yardley b Pascoe 0 5 3 0 0
    DB Vengsarkar c Border b Lillee 12 39 28 1 0
    GR Viswanath c Chappell b Yardley 114 274 222 11 0
    SM Patil c Hughes b Lillee 23 47 33 4 0
    Yashpal Sharma c Marsh b Lillee 4 12 9 0 0
    N Kapil Dev c Hughes b Pascoe 5 17 13 1 0
    +SMH Kirmani c Marsh b Lillee 25 58 44 1 0
    KD Ghavri run out 0 25 21 0 0
    NS Yadav not out 20 79 55 2 0
    DR Doshi c Walters b Yardley 0 16 16 0 0
    Extras (b 1, lb 8, w 6, nb 9) 24
    Total (all out, 84 overs) 237

    FoW: 1-0 (Chauhan), 2-22 (Vengsarkar), 3-43 (Gavaskar),
    4-91 (Patil), 5-99 (Yashpal Sharma), 6-115 (Kapil Dev),
    7-164 (Kirmani), 8-190 (Ghavri), 9-230 (Viswanath),
    10-237 (Doshi).

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 25 6 65 4
    Pascoe 22 11 29 3
    Chappell 5 2 9 0
    Yardley 13 3 45 2
    Higgs 19 2 65 0

    Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
    J Dyson c Kirmani b Kapil Dev 16 42 41 0 0
    GM Wood c Doshi b Ghavri 10 49 25 0 0
    *GS Chappell c & b Ghavri 76 227 175 6 0
    KJ Hughes c Chauhan b Yadav 24 81 64 4 0
    AR Border b Yadav 124 303 265 12 0
    KD Walters st Kirmani b Doshi 78 209 148 6 0
    +RW Marsh c sub (KBJ Azad) b Doshi 45 129 118 3 0
    B Yardley lbw b Doshi 0 2 5 0 0
    DK Lillee c & b Patil 19 77 72 2 0
    LS Pascoe lbw b Patil 3 18 17 0 0
    JD Higgs not out 1 15 15 0 0
    Extras (b 12, lb 6, nb 5) 23
    Total (all out, 156.3 overs) 419

    FoW: 1-30 (Dyson), 2-32 (Wood), 3-81 (Hughes), 4-189 (Chappell),
    5-320 (Border), 6-356 (Walters), 7-356 (Yardley),
    8-413 (Lillee), 9-413 (Marsh), 10-419 (Pascoe).

    Bowling O M R W
    Kapil Dev 19 7 41 1
    Doshi 52 14 109 3
    Ghavri 39 4 110 2
    Yadav 32 6 100 2
    Chauhan 2 0 8 0
    Patil 12.3 4 28 2

    India 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    *SM Gavaskar lbw b Lillee 70 226 180 5 0
    CPS Chauhan c Yardley b Lillee 85 243 198 12 0
    DB Vengsarkar c Marsh b Pascoe 41 116 91 3 0
    GR Viswanath b Lillee 30 94 72 3 0
    SM Patil c Chappell b Yardley 36 46 26 1 0
    Yashpal Sharma b Pascoe 9 18 23 1 0
    +SMH Kirmani run out 9 42 17 0 0
    N Kapil Dev b Yardley 0 2 1 0 0
    KD Ghavri not out 11 39 42 1 0
    DR Doshi b Lillee 7 17 12 1 0
    NS Yadav absent hurt -
    Extras (b 11, lb 8, nb 7) 26
    Total (all out, 109.1 overs) 324

    FoW: 1-165 (Gavaskar), 2-176 (Chauhan), 3-243 (Viswanath),
    4-245 (Vengsarkar), 5-260 (Yashpal Sharma), 6-296 (Patil),
    7-296 (Kapil Dev), 8-308 (Kirmani), 9-324 (Doshi).

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 32.1 5 104 4
    Pascoe 29 4 80 2
    Yardley 31 11 65 2
    Higgs 15 3 41 0
    Border 2 0 8 0

    Australia 2nd innings (target: 143 runs) R M B 4 6
    J Dyson c Kirmani b Ghavri 3 27 24 0 0
    GM Wood st Kirmani b Doshi 10 56 41 0 0
    *GS Chappell b Ghavri 0 1 1 0 0
    KJ Hughes b Doshi 16 65 49 1 0
    B Yardley b Kapil Dev 7 73 58 1 0
    AR Border c Kirmani b Kapil Dev 9 51 24 1 0
    KD Walters not out 18 71 60 1 0
    +RW Marsh b Kapil Dev 3 17 8 0 0
    DK Lillee b Kapil Dev 4 7 5 1 0
    LS Pascoe run out 6 15 15 0 0
    JD Higgs b Kapil Dev 0 13 9 0 0
    Extras (lb 5, nb 2) 7
    Total (all out, 48.4 overs) 83

    FoW: 1-11 (Dyson), 2-11 (Chappell), 3-18 (Wood), 4-40 (Hughes),
    5-50 (Yardley), 6-55 (Border), 7-61 (Marsh), 8-69 (Lillee),
    9-79 (Pascoe), 10-83 (Higgs).

    Bowling O M R W
    Kapil Dev 16.4 4 28 5
    Doshi 22 9 33 2
    Ghavri 8 4 10 2
    Patil 2 0 5 0
  • Tuesday, February 3, 1981

    4th FINAL: Australia v New Zealand at Sydney, 3 Feb 1981

    ODI # 114
    Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1980/81, 4th Final
    Australia v New Zealand
    Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
    3 February 1981 (50-overs match)

    Result: Australia won by 6 wickets
    Australia wins the best-of-5-finals 3-1

    Toss: New Zealand
    Umpires: RC Bailhache and AR Crafter
    Man of the Match: GS Chappell
    Man of the finals: GS Chappell

    New Zealand innings (50 overs maximum)                          R   M   B  4 6
    JG Wright c Border b TM Chappell 57 93 88 2 0
    BA Edgar run out 38 120 76 0 0
    *GP Howarth c Kent b Hogg 46 72 55 3 0
    MG Burgess b GS Chappell 20 49 34 0 0
    RJ Hadlee c Border b Lillee 15 28 20 0 0
    JM Parker c Marsh b Lillee 12 19 13 1 0
    PE McEwan c Hogg b Lillee 4 11 7 0 0
    BL Cairns b Pascoe 7 14 11 0 0
    +IDS Smith not out 2 5 3 0 0
    Extras (lb 9, nb 5) 14
    Total (8 wickets, 50 overs) 215

    DNB: MC Snedden, EJ Chatfield.

    FoW: 1-90 (Wright), 2-119 (Edgar), 3-171 (Howarth),
    4-177 (Burgess), 5-200 (Parker), 6-201 (Hadlee),
    7-210 (Cairns), 8-215 (McEwan).

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 10 2 27 3
    Hogg 10 0 46 1
    Pascoe 10 0 51 1
    GS Chappell 10 1 36 1
    TM Chappell 10 0 41 1

    Australia innings (target: 216 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
    GM Wood run out 34 93 78 2 0
    AR Border b Snedden 19 39 30 3 0
    *GS Chappell b Snedden 87 138 102 5 0
    KJ Hughes b Snedden 47 66 57 3 0
    +RW Marsh not out 18 24 17 0 1
    MF Kent not out 4 7 3 1 0
    Extras (lb 8, w 1) 9
    Total (4 wickets, 47.4 overs) 218

    DNB: KD Walters, TM Chappell, DK Lillee, RM Hogg, LS Pascoe.

    FoW: 1-37 (Border), 2-89 (Wood), 3-188 (Hughes),
    4-209 (GS Chappell).

    Bowling O M R W
    Chatfield 10 1 30 0
    Hadlee 8.4 1 43 0
    Snedden 9 0 27 3
    McEwan 10 1 58 0
    Burgess 10 0 51 0

    Monday, February 2, 1981

    Victoria v Indians at Melbourne, 30 Jan-2 Feb 1981

    India in Australia, 1980/81
    Victoria v Indians
    Kardinia Park, Geelong
    30,31 January, 1,2 February 1981 (4-day match)

    Result: Indians won by 10 wickets

    Toss: Victoria
    Umpires: RC Isherwood and A Nicosia

    Close of Play:

  • Day 1:
  • Day 2:
  • Day 3:
    Victoria 1st innings
    JM Wiener c Reddy b Azad 29
    GM Watts c Vengsarkar b Binny 16
    GN Yallop c Reddy b Binny 0
    JK Moss not out 125
    WJ Scholes st Reddy b Doshi 23
    TJ Laughlin c Yograj Singh b Doshi 36
    *+RD Robinson c Yograj Singh b Azad 15
    SF Graf c Chauhan b Azad 0
    RJ Bright not out 3
    Extras (b 4, lb 10, nb 6) 20
    Total (7 wickets declared, 83 overs) 267

    DNB: IW Callen, JD Higgs.

    FoW: 1-34, 2-35, 3-73, 4-125, 5-208, 6-236, 7-236.

    Bowling O M R W
    Kapil Dev 5 0 15 0
    Binny 12 2 46 2
    Yograj Singh 14 2 46 0
    Yashpal Sharma 3 0 6 0
    Doshi 26 2 81 2
    Azad 23 9 53 3

    Indians 1st innings
    TE Srinivasan lbw b Graf 4
    CPS Chauhan c Wiener b Bright 68
    +B Reddy c Robinson b Graf 3
    Yashpal Sharma not out 201
    *SM Gavaskar c Robinson b Laughlin 31
    KBJ Azad b Callen 14
    DB Vengsarkar c Robinson b Graf 6
    RMH Binny c Yallop b Callen 8
    N Kapil Dev lbw b Higgs 18
    B Yograj Singh b Higgs 12
    DR Doshi not out 13
    Extras (b 3, lb 4, w 1, nb 12) 20
    Total (9 wickets declared, 133 overs) 398

    FoW: 1-9, 2-23, 3-142, 4-205, 5-225,
    6-253, 7-286, 8-325, 9-356.

    Bowling O M R W
    Callen 30 6 95 2
    Graf 29 4 82 3
    Laughlin 14 6 21 1
    Higgs 23 3 94 2
    Bright 25 11 51 1
    Moss 3 1 12 0
    Wiener 5 0 17 0
    Scholes 4 1 6 0

    Victoria 2nd innings
    JM Wiener c Reddy b Yograj Singh 3
    GM Watts c Reddy b Binny 12
    GN Yallop c Gavaskar b Azad 64
    JK Moss c Reddy b Yashpal Sharma 44
    WJ Scholes c Gavaskar b Chauhan 17
    TJ Laughlin c sub b Chauhan 3
    *+RD Robinson c Azad b Binny 26
    SF Graf c sub (SMH Kirmani) b Azad 13
    RJ Bright lbw b Binny 12
    IW Callen b Chauhan 21
    JD Higgs not out 5
    Extras (b 1, lb 4, w 1, nb 5) 11
    Total (all out, 113.4 overs) 231

    FoW: 1-7, 2-21, 3-122, 4-131, 5-134,
    6-160, 7-168, 8-193, 9-210, 10-231.

    Bowling O M R W
    Binny 22 3 50 3
    Yograj Singh 16 3 44 1
    Yashpal Sharma 8 3 15 1
    Azad 38 10 60 2
    Chauhan 29.4 7 51 3

    Indians 2nd innings (target: 101 runs)
    TE Srinivasan not out 69
    *SM Gavaskar not out 28
    Extras (w 2, nb 3) 5
    Total (0 wicket, 39.3 overs) 102

    DNB: CPS Chauhan, +B Reddy, Yashpal Sharma, KBJ Azad,
    DB Vengsarkar, RMH Binny, N Kapil Dev, B Yograj Singh,
    DR Doshi.

    Bowling O M R W
    Callen 4 0 14 0
    Graf 4 0 11 0
    Laughlin 2 0 16 0
    Higgs 7 0 16 0
    Bright 12 7 13 0
    Wiener 1 0 1 0
    Scholes 3.3 0 20 0
    Robinson 5 2 6 0
    Watts 1 1 0 0
  • Sunday, February 1, 1981

    3rd FINAL: Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, 1 Feb 1981

    ODI # 113
    Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1980/81, 3rd Final
    Australia v New Zealand
    Melbourne Cricket Ground
    1 February 1981 (50-overs match)

    Result: Australia won by 6 runs
    Australia leads the best-of-5-finals 2-1

    Toss: Australia
    Umpires: PM Cronin and DG Weser

    Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
    AR Border c Parker b Hadlee 5 10 8 0 0
    GM Wood b McEwan 72 137 114 4 0
    *GS Chappell c Edgar b Snedden 90 161 122 7 0
    MF Kent c Edgar b Snedden 33 47 38 2 0
    +RW Marsh not out 18 23 13 1 0
    KD Walters not out 6 10 5 0 0
    Extras (b 8, lb 3) 11
    Total (4 wickets, 50 overs) 235

    DNB: KJ Hughes, GR Beard, TM Chappell, DK Lillee, MHN Walker.

    FoW: 1-8 (Border), 2-153 (Wood), 3-199 (GS Chappell),
    4-215 (Kent).

    Bowling O M R W
    Hadlee 10 0 41 1
    Snedden 10 0 52 2
    Cairns 10 0 34 0
    McKechnie 10 0 54 0
    McEwan 7 1 31 1
    Howarth 3 0 12 0

    New Zealand innings (target: 236 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
    JG Wright c Kent b GS Chappell 42 90 81 4 0
    BA Edgar not out 102 202 141 7 0
    *GP Howarth c Marsh b GS Chappell 18 24 20 2 0
    BL Cairns b Beard 12 11 10 2 0
    MG Burgess c TM Chappell b GS Chappell 2 4 5 0 0
    PE McEwan c Wood b Beard 11 21 18 0 0
    JM Parker c TM Chappell b Lillee 24 30 19 1 0
    RJ Hadlee lbw b TM Chappell 4 1 2 1 0
    +IDS Smith b TM Chappell 4 2 3 0 0
    BJ McKechnie not out 0 1 1 0 0
    Extras (lb 10) 10
    Total (8 wickets, 50 overs) 229

    DNB: MC Snedden.

    FoW: 1-85 (Wright), 2-117 (Howarth), 3-136 (Cairns),
    4-139 (Burgess), 5-172 (McEwan), 6-221 (Parker),
    7-225 (Hadlee), 8-229 (Smith).

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 10 1 34 1
    Walker 10 0 35 0
    Beard 10 0 50 2
    GS Chappell 10 0 43 3
    TM Chappell 10 0 57 2

    15 were required from the final over. Hadlee hit the first ball for 4, was lbw to the second. Smith took twos off ball 3 and 4, and was bowled by the 5th. McKechnie came to the wicket with 7 required, and Greg Chappell instructed his brother Trevor to bowl the final ball underarm, rolling along the ground.

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