Australia v New Zealand @ Sydney Cricket Ground
3 February 1981
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, AR Crafter
Match Result: Australia won by 6 wickets
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. John Wright | c Allan Border b Trevor Chappell | 57 | 88 | 93 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | run out | 38 | 76 | 120 | - | - | |
| *3. Geoff Howarth | c Martin Kent b Rodney Hogg | 46 | 55 | 72 | 3 | - | |
| 4. Mark Burgess | b Greg Chappell | 20 | 34 | 49 | - | - | |
| 5. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Allan Border b Dennis Lillee | 15 | 20 | 28 | - | - | |
| 6. John Parker | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 12 | 13 | 19 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Paul McEwan | c Rodney Hogg b Dennis Lillee | 4 | 7 | 11 | - | - | |
| 8. Lance Cairns | b Len Pascoe | 7 | 11 | 14 | - | - | |
| +9. Ian Smith | not out | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |
| 10. Martin Snedden | |||||||
| 11. Ewen Chatfield |
| FOW | 1-90 (John Wright), 2-119 (Bruce Edgar), 3-171 (Geoff Howarth), 4-177 (Mark Burgess), 5-200 (John Parker), 6-201 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 7-210 (Lance Cairns), 8-215 (Paul McEwan). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs) 215 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 10 | 2 | 27 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Pascoe | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Chappell | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Graeme Wood | run out | 34 | 78 | 93 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Allan Border | b Martin Snedden | 19 | 30 | 39 | 3 | - | |
| *3. Greg Chappell | b Martin Snedden | 87 | 102 | 138 | 5 | - | |
| 4. Kim Hughes | b Martin Snedden | 47 | 57 | 66 | 3 | - | |
| +5. Rod Marsh | not out | 18 | 17 | 24 | - | 1 | |
| 6. Martin Kent | not out | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Doug Walters | |||||||
| 8. Trevor Chappell | |||||||
| 9. Dennis Lillee | |||||||
| 10. Rodney Hogg | |||||||
| 11. Len Pascoe |
| FOW | 1-37 (Allan Border), 2-89 (Graeme Wood), 3-188 (Kim Hughes), 4-209 (Greg Chappell). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 47.4 ovs) 218 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 1 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 8.4 | 1 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Snedden | 9 | 0 | 27 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul McEwan | 10 | 1 | 58 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Burgess | 10 | 0 | 51 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia: Graeme Wood, Allan Border, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Rod Marsh, Martin Kent, Doug Walters, Trevor Chappell, Dennis Lillee, Rodney Hogg, Len Pascoe
New Zealand: John Wright, Bruce Edgar, Geoff Howarth, Mark Burgess, Sir Richard Hadlee, John Parker, Paul McEwan, Lance Cairns, Ian Smith, Martin Snedden, Ewen Chatfield
