Australia v New Zealand @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
22 January 1988
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, AR Crafter
Match Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. John Wright | c Greg Dyer b Simon Davis | 16 | 53 | 69 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Andrew Jones | c Greg Dyer b Tony Dodemaide | 4 | 16 | 24 | - | - | |
| 3. Martin Crowe | c Greg Dyer b Tony Dodemaide | 48 | 72 | 83 | 4 | - | |
| *4. Jeff Crowe | run out | 33 | 56 | 74 | 2 | - | |
| 5. Sir Richard Hadlee | c David Boon b Craig McDermott | 34 | 48 | 63 | 3 | - | |
| +6. Tony Blain | run out | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | - | |
| 7. Vaughan Brown | c Steve Waugh b Simon Davis | 2 | 7 | 7 | - | - | |
| 8. John Bracewell | c Allan Border b Steve Waugh | 17 | 18 | 23 | 2 | - | |
| 9. Martin Snedden | c Peter Taylor b Craig McDermott | 15 | 19 | 28 | - | - | |
| 10. Willie Watson | c Allan Border b Steve Waugh | 1 | 5 | 8 | - | - | |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | not out | 3 | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Andrew Jones), 2-47 (John Wright), 3-91 (Martin Crowe), 4-126 (Jeff Crowe), 5-129 (Tony Blain), 6-132 (Vaughan Brown), 7-143 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 8-161 (John Bracewell), 9-169 (Willie Watson), 177 (Martin Snedden). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49.5 ovs) 177 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tony Dodemaide | 10 | 2 | 29 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 9.5 | 0 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon Davis | 10 | 1 | 27 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Taylor | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. David Boon | c John Bracewell b Willie Watson | 47 | 74 | 91 | 6 | - | |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | b Willie Watson | 9 | 44 | 51 | - | - | |
| 3. Dean Jones | not out | 58 | 75 | 125 | 4 | - | |
| 4. Mike Veletta | not out | 57 | 80 | 85 | 7 | - | |
| *5. Allan Border | |||||||
| 6. Steve Waugh | |||||||
| +7. Greg Dyer | |||||||
| 8. Tony Dodemaide | |||||||
| 9. Peter Taylor | |||||||
| 10. Craig McDermott | |||||||
| 11. Simon Davis |
| FOW | 1-33 (Geoff Marsh), 2-73 (David Boon). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 44.5 ovs) 180 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ewen Chatfield | 7.5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 9 | 0 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Snedden | 10 | 3 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Willie Watson | 10 | 3 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia: David Boon, Geoff Marsh, Dean Jones, Mike Veletta, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Greg Dyer, Tony Dodemaide, Peter Taylor, Craig McDermott, Simon Davis
New Zealand: John Wright, Andrew Jones, Martin Crowe, Jeff Crowe, Sir Richard Hadlee, Tony Blain, Vaughan Brown, John Bracewell, Martin Snedden, Willie Watson, Ewen Chatfield
