Full Scorecard of Australia vs New Zealand 1st Test 1976/77 - Score Report

result

1st Test, Christchurch, Feb 18 - 23 1977, Australia tour of New Zealand

Australia

552 & 154/4d

New Zealand

(84 ov, target 350)357 & 293/8

Match drawn

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alan Turner	b Chatfield	3	16	18	0	0	18.75

Ian Davis	c GP Howarth b RJ Hadlee	34	96	110	5	0	35.41

Rick McCosker	c Parker b DR Hadlee	37	59	82	3	1	62.71

Greg Chappell (c)	c Turner b RJ Hadlee	44	99	131	6	0	44.44

Gary Cosier	b RJ Hadlee	23	37	37	4	0	62.16

Doug Walters	c HJ Howarth b DR Hadlee	250	342	394	30	2	73.09

Rod Marsh †	c Parker b HJ Howarth	2	5	6	0	0	40.00

Gary Gilmour	b Chatfield	101	146	187	20	1	69.17

Kerry O'Keeffe	run out	8	26	32	0	0	30.76

Dennis Lillee	c RJ Hadlee b Chatfield	19	24	29	3	1	79.16

Max Walker	not out	10	40	49	2	0	25.00

Extras	(b 7, lb 10, nb 4)	21
TOTAL	(110.5 Ov, RR: 3.74)	552
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Alan Turner), 2-76 (Rick McCosker), 3-78 (Ian Davis), 4-112 (Gary Cosier), 5-205 (Greg Chappell), 6-208 (Rod Marsh), 7-425 (Gary Gilmour), 8-454 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 9-504 (Dennis Lillee), 10-552 (Doug Walters)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Richard Hadlee	29	1	155	3	4.00	-	-	-
Ewen Chatfield	31	4	125	3	3.02	-	-	-
Dayle Hadlee	24.5	1	130	2	3.95	-	-	-
Bevan Congdon	7	0	27	0	2.89	-	-	-
Hedley Howarth	19	2	94	1	3.71	-	-	-

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Glenn Turner (c)	c Turner b O'Keeffe	15	81	101	1	0	18.51

Geoff Howarth	c †Marsh b O'Keeffe	42	62	90	5	0	67.74

Bevan Congdon	c Gilmour b Walker	23	55	58	3	0	41.81

John Parker	c †Marsh b O'Keeffe	34	110	165	4	0	30.90

Mark Burgess	c †Marsh b Walker	66	95	108	10	0	69.47

Jock Edwards	c Gilmour b O'Keeffe	34	54	91	4	0	62.96

Warren Lees †	c †Marsh b Lillee	14	24	27	2	0	58.33

Richard Hadlee	c †Marsh b O'Keeffe	3	8	5	0	0	37.50

Hedley Howarth	b Walker	61	151	164	7	0	40.39

Dayle Hadlee	not out	37	119	151	4	0	31.09

Ewen Chatfield	b Lillee	5	29	35	1	0	17.24

Extras	(lb 9, nb 12, w 2)	23
TOTAL	(95.2 Ov, RR: 2.81)	357
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Geoff Howarth), 2-65 (Glenn Turner), 3-91 (Bevan Congdon), 4-189 (Mark Burgess), 5-193 (John Parker), 6-220 (Warren Lees), 7-223 (Richard Hadlee), 8-265 (Jock Edwards), 9-338 (Hedley Howarth), 10-357 (Ewen Chatfield)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	31.2	6	119	2	2.85	-	-	-
Gary Gilmour	10	0	48	0	3.60	-	-	-
Max Walker	26	7	66	3	1.90	-	-	-
Kerry O'Keeffe	28	5	101	5	2.70	-	-	-

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alan Turner	lbw b DR Hadlee	20	46	70	3	0	43.47

Ian Davis	c †Lees b RJ Hadlee	22	91	111	0	0	24.17

Rick McCosker	not out	77	129	147	7	0	59.68

Greg Chappell (c)	c Parker b HJ Howarth	0	10	7	0	0	0.00

Gary Cosier	run out	2	10	16	0	0	20.00

Doug Walters	not out	20	62	79	0	0	32.25

Extras	(lb 10, nb 3)	13
TOTAL	(43 Ov, RR: 2.68)	154/4d
Did not bat: Rod Marsh †, Gary Gilmour, Kerry O'Keeffe, Dennis Lillee, Max Walker
Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Alan Turner), 2-67 (Ian Davis), 3-68 (Greg Chappell), 4-82 (Gary Cosier)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Richard Hadlee	13	4	41	1	2.36	-	-	-
Ewen Chatfield	11	1	34	0	2.31	-	-	-
Dayle Hadlee	8	0	28	1	2.62	-	-	-
Hedley Howarth	10	0	37	1	2.77	-	-	-
Bevan Congdon	1	0	1	0	0.75	-	-	-

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Glenn Turner (c)	c & b O'Keeffe	36	100	117	3	0	36.00

Geoff Howarth	c †Marsh b Gilmour	28	88	121	4	0	31.81

Bevan Congdon	not out	107	251	297	11	0	42.62

John Parker	c McCosker b Walker	21	56	65	3	0	37.50

Mark Burgess	c McCosker b Walker	39	77	104	7	0	50.64

Jock Edwards	c †Marsh b Walker	15	30	28	3	0	50.00

Warren Lees †	c †Marsh b Lillee	3	7	14	0	0	42.85

Hedley Howarth	b Lillee	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Richard Hadlee	c Cosier b Walker	15	25	17	2	0	60.00

Dayle Hadlee	not out	8	46	53	1	0	17.39

Extras	(lb 12, nb 8, w 1)	21
TOTAL	(84 Ov, RR: 2.61)	293/8
Did not bat: Ewen Chatfield
Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Glenn Turner), 2-70 (Geoff Howarth), 3-128 (John Parker), 4-218 (Mark Burgess), 5-238 (Jock Edwards), 6-245 (Warren Lees), 7-245 (Hedley Howarth), 8-260 (Richard Hadlee)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	18	1	70	2	2.91	-	-	-
Gary Gilmour	10	0	48	1	3.60	-	-	-
Max Walker	25	4	65	4	1.95	-	-	-
Kerry O'Keeffe	20	4	56	1	2.10	-	-	-
Greg Chappell	11	0	33	0	2.25	-	-	-

Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Toss	New Zealand, elected to field first
Series	Australia tour of New Zealand
Season	1976/77
Series result	2-match series level 0-0
Match number	Test no. 796
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Jock Edwards
Umpires	Dennis Copps Fred Goodall
Balls per over	8

Fri, 18 Feb - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 345/6 (Doug Walters 129*, Gary Gilmour 65*)

Sat, 19 Feb - day 2 - New Zealand 1st innings 106/3 (John Parker 6*, Mark Burgess 10*)

Sun, 20 Feb - day 3 - New Zealand 1st innings 324/8 (Hedley Howarth 55*, Dayle Hadlee 18*)

Mon, 21 Feb - rest day

Tue, 22 Feb - day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 12/0 (Glenn Turner 4*, Geoff Howarth 5*)

Wed, 23 Feb - day 5 - New Zealand 2nd innings 293/8 (84 ov) - end of match

Aus 1st innings
Walters (394 mins, 2 sixes, 30 fours) HS in test career, HS by a #6 batsman
Gilmour (187 mins) first test century, HS in test career
Walters/Gilmour seventh wicket partnership of 217 new Australian test record
NZ 1st innings
HJ Howarth HS in test career
NZ saved the follow-on with one wicket standing; first Test appearance by Chatfield since his near death while batting v. England two years earlier
NZ 2nd innings
Congdon (297 minutes) seventh/last century of test career
D.R.Hadlee batted out the last 52 minutes to earn the draw
At one point, Lillee bowled to a field of nine slip fielders

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
DK Lillee	18	1	70	2	2.91
GJ Gilmour	10	0	48	1	3.6
MHN Walker	25	4	65	4	1.95
KJ O'Keeffe	20	4	56	1	2.1
GS Chappell	11	0	33	0	2.25