New Zealand v Australia @ Lancaster Park, Christchurch
31 March 1974
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: FR Goodall, EG Wainscott
Match Result: Australia won by 31 runs
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Ashley Woodcock | b Dayle Hadlee | 53 | 67 | 66 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2. Keith Stackpole | c Ken Wadsworth b Richard Collinge | 11 | 23 | 29 | 1 | - | |
| *3. Ian Chappell | c Ken Wadsworth b Lance Cairns | 86 | 67 | 81 | 10 | 2 | |
| 4. Greg Chappell | not out | 75 | 83 | 97 | 5 | 2 | |
| 5. Doug Walters | b Richard Collinge | 19 | 34 | 35 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Ian Redpath | c Peter Coman b Bevan Congdon | 8 | 10 | 14 | - | - | |
| +7. Rod Marsh | not out | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 8. Max Walker | |||||||
| 9. Gary Gilmour | |||||||
| 10. Ashley Mallett | |||||||
| 11. Geoff Dymock |
| FOW | 1-39 (Keith Stackpole), 2-102 (Ashley Woodcock), 3-176 (Ian Chappell), 4-232 (Doug Walters), 5-261 (Ian Redpath). |
| Extras | 2b, 6lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 35 ovs) 265 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Richard Collinge | 7 | 1 | 38 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 7 | 0 | 58 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bevan Congdon | 7 | 0 | 77 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| David O'Sullivan | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dayle Hadlee | 7 | 1 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Glenn Turner | c Ian Chappell b Gary Gilmour | 6 | 19 | 22 | - | - | |
| 2. Peter Coman | b Max Walker | 38 | 39 | 52 | 3 | 2 | |
| 3. John Parker | c Gary Gilmour b Ashley Mallett | 14 | 35 | 43 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Brian Hastings | c Greg Chappell b Ashley Mallett | 7 | 14 | 16 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Mark Burgess | c Doug Walters b Ashley Mallett | 3 | 6 | 11 | - | - | |
| +6. Ken Wadsworth | c Ian Chappell b Doug Walters | 104 | 98 | 92 | 16 | - | |
| *7. Bevan Congdon | not out | 49 | 72 | 94 | 4 | - | |
| 8. Dayle Hadlee | not out | 4 | 5 | 10 | - | - | |
| 9. Richard Collinge | |||||||
| 10. Lance Cairns | |||||||
| 11. David O'Sullivan |
| FOW | 1-19 (Glenn Turner), 2-58 (Peter Coman), 3-64 (John Parker), 4-70 (Brian Hastings), 5-83 (Mark Burgess), 6-213 (Ken Wadsworth). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 35 ovs) 234 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Gary Gilmour | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 7 | 1 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 7 | 0 | 47 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 7 | 1 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 7 | 0 | 58 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand: Glenn Turner, Peter Coman, John Parker, Brian Hastings, Mark Burgess, Ken Wadsworth, Bevan Congdon, Dayle Hadlee, Richard Collinge, Lance Cairns, David O'Sullivan
Australia: Ashley Woodcock, Keith Stackpole, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Doug Walters, Ian Redpath, Rod Marsh, Max Walker, Gary Gilmour, Ashley Mallett, Geoff Dymock
