Full Scorecard of New Zealand vs Australia 1st Test 1981/82 - Score Report

result

1st Test, Wellington, Feb 25 - Mar 1, Australia tour of New Zealand

New Zealand

266/7d

Australia

(38 ov)85/1

Match drawn

player of the match

New Zealand

BATSMEN		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bruce Edgar	lbw b Alderman	55	259	336	4	0	21.24

John Wright	c Chappell b Yardley	38	139	178	3	0	27.34

John Morrison	b Thomson	15	73	88	1	0	20.55

Geoff Howarth (c)	not out	58	188	188	8	0	30.85

Jeremy Coney	lbw b Yardley	1	31	31	0	0	3.23

Martin Crowe	run out	9	26	29	2	0	34.62

Richard Hadlee	b Thomson	21	17	20	4	0	123.53

Ian Smith †	c Chappell b Yardley	11	20	32	2	0	55.00

Lance Cairns	not out	19	9	9	1	2	211.11

Extras	(b 5, lb 19, nb 11, w 4)	39
TOTAL	(116 Ov, RR: 2.29)	266/7d
Did not bat: Martin Snedden, Ewen Chatfield
Fall of wickets: 1-86 (John Wright), 2-120 (John Morrison), 3-149 (Bruce Edgar), 4-162 (Jeremy Coney), 5-186 (Martin Crowe), 6-212 (Richard Hadlee), 7-246 (Ian Smith)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Jeff Thomson	26	13	35	2	1.35	-	-	-
Terry Alderman	44	20	93	1	2.11	-	-	-
Dennis Lillee	15	5	32	0	2.13	-	-	-
Greg Chappell	8	2	18	0	2.25	-	-	-
Bruce Yardley	23	10	49	3	2.13	-	-	-

BATSMEN		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Wood	b Cairns	41	81	97	5	1	50.62

Bruce Laird	not out	27	113	133	2	0	23.89

John Dyson	not out	12	37	34	2	0	32.43

Extras	(lb 2, nb 3)	5
TOTAL	(38 Ov, RR: 2.23)	85/1
Did not bat: Greg Chappell (c), Kim Hughes, Allan Border, Rod Marsh †, Bruce Yardley, Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Terry Alderman
Fall of wickets: 1-65 (Graeme Wood)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Richard Hadlee	7	2	15	0	2.14	-	-	-
Martin Snedden	8	1	24	0	3.00	-	-	-
Lance Cairns	11	4	20	1	1.82	-	-	-
Ewen Chatfield	8	5	7	0	0.88	-	-	-
Martin Crowe	4	1	14	0	3.50	-	-	-

Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss	Australia, elected to field first
Series	Australia tour of New Zealand
Season	1981/82
Player Of The Match	Bruce Edgar
Series result	3-match series level 0-0
Match number	TEST No. 922
Match days	- day match (5-day match)
Test debut	Martin Crowe
Umpires	Fred Goodall Steve Woodward

Fri, 26 Feb - day 1

Sat, 27 Feb - day 2 -New Zealand 1st innings 107/1 (Bruce Edgar 41*, John Morrison 8*, null ov)

Sun, 28 Feb - day 3 -New Zealand 1st innings 127/2 (Bruce Edgar 47*, Geoff Howarth 2*, null ov)

Mon, 01 Mar - day 4 -New Zealand 1st innings 127/2 (Bruce Edgar 47*, Geoff Howarth 2*, null ov)

Tue, 02 Mar - day 5 -Australia 1st innings 85/1 (38 ov) - end of match

Play was possible only on days 2,3,5. Only on day 5 was a full day's play possible.
NZ 1st innings
Edgar batted 336 minutes - spread over 5 days.