Australia v New Zealand @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
31 January 1981
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: RA French, DG Weser
Match Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. John Wright | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 11 | 16 | 17 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | c Allan Border b Trevor Chappell | 28 | 56 | 99 | 2 | - | |
| *3. Geoff Howarth | b Max Walker | 7 | 14 | 12 | - | - | |
| 4. Jeremy Coney | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Mark Burgess | run out | 13 | 44 | 40 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Paul McEwan | run out | 12 | 32 | 47 | - | - | |
| 7. Brian McKechnie | lbw b Trevor Chappell | 0 | 10 | 7 | - | - | |
| +8. Ian Smith | b Greg Chappell | 13 | 27 | 17 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Greg Chappell b Graeme Beard | 16 | 43 | 46 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Lance Cairns | c Trevor Chappell b Graeme Beard | 14 | 21 | 22 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | not out | 2 | 11 | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (John Wright), 2-21 (Geoff Howarth), 3-30 (Jeremy Coney), 4-62 (Mark Burgess), 5-70 (Bruce Edgar), 6-71 (Brian McKechnie), 7-92 (Paul McEwan), 8-95 (Ian Smith), 9-113 (Lance Cairns), 126 (Sir Richard Hadlee). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 46.4 ovs) 126 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 8 | 0 | 25 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 10 | 0 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Beard | 8.4 | 3 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 10 | 2 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Chappell | 10 | 1 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Graeme Wood | c Ian Smith b Ewen Chatfield | 32 | 87 | 90 | 4 | - | |
| 2. Allan Border | c Mark Burgess b Geoff Howarth | 19 | 27 | 33 | 1 | - | |
| *3. Greg Chappell | not out | 58 | 87 | 99 | 4 | - | |
| 4. Kim Hughes | st Ian Smith b Lance Cairns | 12 | 33 | 29 | - | - | |
| 5. Doug Walters | not out | 4 | 4 | 9 | - | - | |
| 6. Graeme Beard | |||||||
| 7. Trevor Chappell | |||||||
| +8. Rod Marsh | |||||||
| 9. Dennis Lillee | |||||||
| 10. Max Walker | |||||||
| 11. Len Pascoe |
| FOW | 1-30 (Allan Border), 2-85 (Graeme Wood), 3-118 (Kim Hughes). |
| Extras | 2b, 2lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 39.3 ovs) 130 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 10 | 2 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 6 | 1 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul McEwan | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Howarth | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 10 | 1 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McKechnie | 5.3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia: Graeme Wood, Allan Border, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Doug Walters, Graeme Beard, Trevor Chappell, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Max Walker, Len Pascoe
New Zealand: John Wright, Bruce Edgar, Geoff Howarth, Jeremy Coney, Mark Burgess, Paul McEwan, Brian McKechnie, Ian Smith, Sir Richard Hadlee, Lance Cairns, Ewen Chatfield
