RESULT
1st Test, Melbourne, December 29, 1973 - January 02, 1974, New Zealand tour of Australia
Australia 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Parker b Shrimpton | 122 | 192 | 222 | 13 | 0 | 63.54 | |||
| c †Wadsworth b DR Hadlee | 28 | 69 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 40.57 | |||
| c RJ Hadlee b Shrimpton | 54 | 112 | 135 | 3 | 0 | 48.21 | |||
| c †Wadsworth b Congdon | 60 | 115 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 52.17 | |||
| c †Wadsworth b DR Hadlee | 79 | 142 | 179 | 9 | 0 | 55.63 | |||
| c †Wadsworth b DR Hadlee | 15 | 42 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 | |||
| c Parker b DR Hadlee | 6 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 35.29 | |||
| not out | 40 | 67 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 59.70 | |||
| b Congdon | 52 | 58 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 89.65 | |||
| Extras | (lb 4, nb 1, w 1) | 6 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 101.5 Ov (RR: 4.54, 479 Mins) | 462/8d | |||||||
Did not bat: | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-75 (Paul Sheahan), 2-203 (Keith Stackpole), 3-212 (Ian Chappell), 4-304 (Greg Chappell), 5-345 (Ian Davis), 6-363 (Rod Marsh), 7-381 (Doug Walters), 8-462 (Gary Gilmour) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 4 | 104 | 0 | 3.12 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 3.94 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | 2 | 102 | 4 | 3.82 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 2.72 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 4.17 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 8.5 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 2.69 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Gilmour b Dell | 6 | 58 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 10.34 | |||
| c IM Chappell b O'Keeffe | 27 | 129 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 20.93 | |||
| c †Marsh b Gilmour | 16 | 46 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 34.78 | |||
| b O'Keeffe | 1 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4.16 | |||
| st †Marsh b Mallett | 31 | 65 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 47.69 | |||
| c †Marsh b Gilmour | 44 | 139 | 140 | 4 | 0 | 31.65 | |||
| c GS Chappell b Gilmour | 80 | 126 | 138 | 8 | 0 | 63.49 | |||
| c †Marsh b Gilmour | 9 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 56.25 | |||
| run out (Mallett/†Marsh) | 2 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 | |||
| c Davis b Mallett | 6 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 | |||
| not out | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Extras | (b 8, lb 5, nb 2) | 15 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 79.7 Ov (RR: 2.96, 354 Mins) | 237 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Glenn Turner), 2-47 (Mike Shrimpton), 3-51 (Brian Hastings), 4-56 (John Parker), 5-100 (Bevan Congdon), 6-189 (John Morrison), 7-215 (Richard Hadlee), 8-230 (Dayle Hadlee), 9-237 (Ken Wadsworth), 10-237 (David O'Sullivan) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 1.84 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | 4 | 75 | 4 | 2.55 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 16.7 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 2.04 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 2.14 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand 2nd Innings (Following on)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c IM Chappell b Walters | 23 | 63 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 36.50 | |||
| c †Marsh b Walters | 16 | 41 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 39.02 | |||
| b Walters | 22 | 77 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 | |||
| c †Marsh b Mallett | 22 | 129 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 17.05 | |||
| c †Marsh b Mallett | 14 | 55 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 25.45 | |||
| c Stackpole b Mallett | 30 | 63 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 47.61 | |||
| c IM Chappell b O'Keeffe | 6 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 20.68 | |||
| c & b O'Keeffe | 37 | 123 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 30.08 | |||
| c & b Mallett | 8 | 50 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 16.00 | |||
| not out | 5 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20.83 | |||
| absent hurt | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Extras | (b 8, lb 9) | 17 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 81.6 Ov (RR: 2.44, 316 Mins) | 200 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-37 (John Morrison), 2-54 (John Parker), 3-83 (Mike Shrimpton), 4-109 (Bevan Congdon), 5-113 (Brian Hastings), 6-134 (Richard Hadlee), 7-150 (Ken Wadsworth), 8-188 (David O'Sullivan), 9-200 (Dayle Hadlee) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1.35 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1.92 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 29.6 | 12 | 51 | 2 | 1.28 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 1.96 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 29 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 335/4 (Doug Walters 52*, Ian Davis 15*)
Sun, 30 Dec - day 2 - New Zealand 1st innings 51/3 (John Parker 26*)
Mon, 31 Dec - rest day
Tue, 01 Jan - day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 85/3 (Brian Hastings 12*, Bevan Congdon 1*)
Wed, 02 Jan - day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 200 (81.6 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
General
- 12th Men: MHN Walker (Aust) and JV Coney (NZ)
- Crowds: 20708, 11284, 14314, 4175. Total: 50,481. Receipts: $39,883
MATCH DETAILS
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1973/74 |
| Series result | Australia led the 3-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 728 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | |
| Umpires | |
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