Australia v New Zealand @ Sydney Cricket Ground
13 January 1981
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: MW Johnson, DG Weser
Match Result: New Zealand won by 1 runs
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. John Wright | c Trevor Chappell b Greg Chappell | 78 | 135 | 176 | 9 | - | |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | b Rodney Hogg | 0 | 4 | 7 | - | - | |
| *3. Geoff Howarth | lbw b Len Pascoe | 20 | 22 | 36 | 2 | - | |
| 4. John Parker | c Len Pascoe b Trevor Chappell | 23 | 45 | 47 | 3 | - | |
| 5. Mark Burgess | c Doug Walters b Shaun Graf | 14 | 18 | 19 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Jeremy Coney | c Rod Marsh b Len Pascoe | 18 | 22 | 33 | 2 | - | |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Rodney Hogg b Shaun Graf | 9 | 19 | 29 | - | - | |
| 8. Lance Cairns | b Len Pascoe | 7 | 8 | 12 | - | - | |
| +9. Ian Smith | not out | 23 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10. Martin Snedden | not out | 8 | 15 | 16 | - | - | |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield |
| FOW | 1-2 (Bruce Edgar), 2-30 (Geoff Howarth), 3-75 (John Parker), 4-105 (Mark Burgess), 5-134 (Jeremy Coney), 6-176 (John Wright), 7-181 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 8-191 (Lance Cairns). |
| Extras | 0b, 16lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs) 220 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 10 | 2 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Pascoe | 10 | 0 | 37 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 9 | 2 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaun Graf | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Chappell | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Allan Border | b Ewen Chatfield | 8 | 21 | 20 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Graeme Wood | c Ian Smith b Jeremy Coney | 37 | 67 | 75 | 3 | - | |
| *3. Greg Chappell | c Jeremy Coney b Lance Cairns | 30 | 44 | 65 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Kim Hughes | c Ian Smith b Martin Snedden | 21 | 35 | 37 | - | - | |
| 5. Doug Walters | not out | 50 | 72 | 118 | 4 | - | |
| 6. Trevor Chappell | run out | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - | |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Ian Smith b Sir Richard Hadlee | 49 | 48 | 64 | 4 | - | |
| 8. Shaun Graf | run out | 7 | 10 | 20 | - | - | |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | |||||||
| 10. Rodney Hogg | |||||||
| 11. Len Pascoe |
| FOW | 1-18 (Allan Border), 2-74 (Graeme Wood), 3-90 (Greg Chappell), 4-122 (Kim Hughes), 5-123 (Trevor Chappell), 6-201 (Rod Marsh), 7-219 (Shaun Graf). |
| Extras | 3b, 12lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs) 219 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 10 | 1 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 2 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeremy Coney | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 10 | 1 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Snedden | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia: Allan Border, Graeme Wood, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Doug Walters, Trevor Chappell, Rod Marsh, Shaun Graf, Dennis Lillee, Rodney Hogg, Len Pascoe
New Zealand: John Wright, Bruce Edgar, Geoff Howarth, John Parker, Mark Burgess, Jeremy Coney, Sir Richard Hadlee, Lance Cairns, Ian Smith, Martin Snedden, Ewen Chatfield
