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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 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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