New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1980–81
The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the 1980–81 season and played 3 Test matches. Australia won the series 2–0 with one match drawn. This was followed by a one-day series, which included the match that featured the underarm incident.
Test series summary[]
First Test[]
New Zealand
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63/0 (21.3 overs)
GM Wood 32* (65) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
- GF Lawson (AUS), and JG Bracewell and IDS Smith (both NZ) made their Test debuts.
Second Test[]
New Zealand
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196 (73.5 overs)
JV Coney 71 (165) DK Lillee 5/63 (23.5 overs) |
265 (81.1 overs)
RW Marsh 91 (161) RJ Hadlee 5/87 (27 overs) | |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
Third Test[]
Australia
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321 (121.3 overs)
KD Walters 107 (206) JV Coney 3/28 (12.3 overs) |
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188 (87.2 overs)
GS Chappell 78 (221) RJ Hadlee 6/57 (27.2 overs) |
128/6 (54 overs)
JG Wright 44 (115) GS Chappell 2/7 (7 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
External sources[]
Annual reviews[]
Further reading[]
- Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
Categories:
- 1980 in Australian cricket
- 1980 in New Zealand cricket
- 1980–81 Australian cricket season
- 1981 in Australian cricket
- 1981 in New Zealand cricket
- International cricket competitions from 1980–81 to 1985
- New Zealand cricket tours of Australia
- International cricket tour of Australia stubs