Australia v New Zealand @ Adelaide Oval
11, 12, 13, 14, 15 December 1987 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, SG Randell
Match Result: Match Drawn
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Jeff Crowe | c Mike Veletta b Bruce Reid | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |
| 2. John Wright | c Steve Waugh b Tim May | 45 | 135 | 200 | 2 | - | |
| 3. Andrew Jones | run out ( > > ) | 150 | 383 | 444 | 11 | - | |
| 4. Martin Crowe | c sub b Peter Sleep | 137 | 184 | 234 | 17 | 1 | |
| 5. Dipak Patel | c Geoff Marsh b Craig McDermott | 35 | 88 | 100 | 3 | - | |
| 6. Evan Gray | c David Boon b Craig McDermott | 23 | 74 | 108 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | c & b Dean Jones | 36 | 75 | 120 | 5 | - | |
| 8. John Bracewell | c Peter Sleep b Craig McDermott | 32 | 105 | 116 | 1 | 1 | |
| +9. Ian Smith | not out | 8 | 15 | 23 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Martin Snedden | c Mike Veletta b Craig McDermott | 0 | 6 | 7 | - | - | |
| 11. Danny Morrison |
| FOW | 1-0 (Jeff Crowe), 2-128 (John Wright), 3-341 (Martin Crowe), 4-346 (Andrew Jones), 5-398 (Dipak Patel), 6-405 (Evan Gray), 7-473 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 8-481 (John Bracewell), 9-485 (Martin Snedden). |
| Extras | 3b, 7lb, 1w, 8nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 174.5 ovs) 485 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bruce Reid | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 45.5 | 10 | 135 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 31 | 11 | 71 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tim May | 54 | 13 | 134 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 34 | 5 | 109 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dean Jones | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | c Evan Gray b Sir Richard Hadlee | 30 | 127 | 165 | 2 | - | |
| 2. David Boon | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 6 | 29 | 52 | - | - | |
| 3. Dean Jones | c Ian Smith b Sir Richard Hadlee | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |
| *4. Allan Border | st Ian Smith b John Bracewell | 205 | 0 | 599 | 20 | - | |
| 5. Steve Waugh | lbw b Martin Snedden | 61 | 174 | 191 | 6 | - | |
| 6. Peter Sleep | c Ian Smith b Danny Morrison | 62 | 165 | 222 | 4 | - | |
| 7. Mike Veletta | c sub b John Bracewell | 10 | 24 | 41 | - | - | |
| +8. Greg Dyer | run out ( > > ) | 60 | 87 | 122 | 7 | - | |
| 9. Craig McDermott | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 18 | 40 | 42 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Tim May | not out | 14 | 36 | 56 | - | - | |
| 11. Bruce Reid | c Ian Smith b Sir Richard Hadlee | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | - |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 2b, 13lb, 1w, 9nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 195 ovs) 496 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 42 | 16 | 68 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Danny Morrison | 22 | 0 | 89 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 48 | 8 | 122 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Snedden | 32 | 6 | 89 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Evan Gray | 44 | 10 | 102 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dipak Patel | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Jeff Crowe | c David Boon b Tim May | 19 | 70 | 82 | 2 | - | |
| 2. John Wright | b Craig McDermott | 8 | 24 | 28 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Andrew Jones | c Allan Border b Peter Sleep | 64 | 137 | 184 | 6 | - | |
| 4. Martin Crowe | c Allan Border b Peter Sleep | 8 | 34 | 29 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Dipak Patel | c David Boon b Tim May | 40 | 113 | 130 | 4 | 1 | |
| 6. Evan Gray | c Allan Border b Tim May | 14 | 68 | 73 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Martin Snedden | not out | 8 | 52 | 69 | 1 | - | |
| +8. Ian Smith | c Greg Dyer b Peter Sleep | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Sir Richard Hadlee | not out | 3 | 52 | 69 | - | - | |
| 10. John Bracewell | |||||||
| 11. Danny Morrison |
| FOW | 1-16 (John Wright), 2-57 (Jeff Crowe), 3-77 (Martin Crowe), 4-139 (Andrew Jones), 5-153 (Dipak Patel), 6-170 (Evan Gray), 7-179 (Ian Smith). |
| Extras | 2b, 4lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 85 ovs) 182 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 3 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 4 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tim May | 30 | 10 | 68 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 32 | 14 | 61 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dean Jones | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
Geoff Marsh, David Boon, Dean Jones, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Peter Sleep, Mike Veletta, Greg Dyer, Craig McDermott, Tim May, Bruce Reid
New Zealand:
Jeff Crowe, John Wright, Andrew Jones, Martin Crowe, Dipak Patel, Evan Gray, Martin Snedden, Ian Smith, Sir Richard Hadlee, John Bracewell, Danny Morrison
