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Australia v New Zealand @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
29, 30 December 1973, 1, 2 January 1974 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: TF Brooks, JR Collins
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 25 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | c John Parker b Mike Shrimpton | 122 | 0 | 222 | 13 | - |
| 2. Paul Sheahan | c Ken Wadsworth b Dayle Hadlee | 28 | 0 | 100 | 1 | - |
| *3. Ian Chappell | c Sir Richard Hadlee b Mike Shrimpton | 54 | 0 | 135 | 3 | - |
| 4. Greg Chappell | c Ken Wadsworth b Bevan Congdon | 60 | 115 | 93 | 7 | 1 |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Ken Wadsworth b Dayle Hadlee | 79 | 0 | 179 | 9 | - |
| 6. Ian Davis | c Ken Wadsworth b Dayle Hadlee | 15 | 42 | 48 | 1 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c John Parker b Dayle Hadlee | 6 | 0 | 20 | - | - |
| 8. Kerry O'Keeffe | not out | 40 | 67 | 90 | 2 | - |
| 9. Gary Gilmour | b Bevan Congdon | 52 | 58 | 69 | 5 | - |
| 10. Ashley Mallett | ||||||
| 11. Tony Dell |
| FOW | 1-75 (Paul Sheahan), 2-203 (Keith Stackpole), 3-212 (Ian Chappell), 4-304 (Greg Chappell), 5-345 (Ian Davis), 6-363 (Rod Marsh), 7-381 (Doug Walters), 8-462 (Gary Gilmour). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 101.5 ovs, 479 mins) 462 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 25 | 4 | 104 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bryan Andrews | 19 | 2 | 100 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Dayle Hadlee | 20 | 2 | 102 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| David O'Sullivan | 22 | 3 | 80 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Mike Shrimpton | 7 | 0 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bevan Congdon | 8.5 | 1 | 31 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Glenn Turner | c Gary Gilmour b Tony Dell | 6 | 0 | 72 | - | - |
| 2. John Parker | c Ian Chappell b Kerry O'Keeffe | 27 | 129 | 151 | 1 | - |
| 3. Mike Shrimpton | c Rod Marsh b Gary Gilmour | 16 | 46 | 43 | 1 | - |
| 4. Brian Hastings | b Kerry O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 26 | - | - |
| *5. Bevan Congdon | st Rod Marsh b Ashley Mallett | 31 | 0 | 63 | 4 | - |
| 6. John Morrison | c Rod Marsh b Gary Gilmour | 44 | 139 | 140 | 4 | - |
| +7. Ken Wadsworth | c Greg Chappell b Gary Gilmour | 80 | 0 | 138 | 8 | - |
| 8. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Rod Marsh b Gary Gilmour | 9 | 16 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 9. Dayle Hadlee | run out (Ashley Mallett > Rod Marsh > ) | 2 | 17 | 22 | - | - |
| 10. David O'Sullivan | c Ian Davis b Ashley Mallett | 6 | 16 | 18 | - | - |
| 11. Bryan Andrews | not out | 0 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Glenn Turner), 2-47 (Mike Shrimpton), 3-51 (Brian Hastings), 4-56 (John Parker), 5-100 (Bevan Congdon), 6-189 (John Morrison), 7-215 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 8-230 (Dayle Hadlee), 9-237 (Ken Wadsworth), 237 (David O'Sullivan). |
| Extras | 8b, 5lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 79.7 ovs, 354 mins) 237 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tony Dell | 22 | 7 | 54 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Gary Gilmour | 22 | 4 | 75 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 16.7 | 2 | 46 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 14 | 4 | 40 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Chappell | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Parker | c Ian Chappell b Doug Walters | 23 | 63 | 76 | 1 | - |
| 2. John Morrison | c Rod Marsh b Doug Walters | 16 | 41 | 51 | 1 | - |
| 3. Mike Shrimpton | b Doug Walters | 22 | 77 | 75 | 1 | - |
| 4. Brian Hastings | c Rod Marsh b Ashley Mallett | 22 | 0 | 112 | 1 | - |
| *5. Bevan Congdon | c Rod Marsh b Ashley Mallett | 14 | 0 | 52 | 1 | - |
| +6. Ken Wadsworth | c Keith Stackpole b Ashley Mallett | 30 | 0 | 67 | 2 | - |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Ian Chappell b Kerry O'Keeffe | 6 | 29 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 8. Dayle Hadlee | c & b Kerry O'Keeffe | 37 | 123 | 97 | 5 | - |
| 9. David O'Sullivan | c & b Ashley Mallett | 8 | 50 | 41 | 1 | - |
| 10. Bryan Andrews | not out | 5 | 24 | 22 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn Turner | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-37 (John Morrison), 2-54 (John Parker), 3-83 (Mike Shrimpton), 4-109 (Bevan Congdon), 5-113 (Brian Hastings), 6-134 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 7-150 (Ken Wadsworth), 8-188 (David O'Sullivan), 9-200 (Dayle Hadlee). |
| Extras | 8b, 9lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 81.6 ovs, 316 mins) 200 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tony Dell | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Gilmour | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 7 | 3 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 13 | 4 | 26 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 29.6 | 12 | 51 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 24 | 4 | 63 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Keith Stackpole, Paul Sheahan, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Doug Walters, Ian Davis, Rod Marsh, Kerry O'Keeffe, Gary Gilmour, Ashley Mallett, Tony Dell