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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 796 (796/8)
New Zealand v Australia, 1976/77, 1st Test
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
18,19,20,22,23 February 1977 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
2-Test series level 0-0

Toss: New Zealand
Umpires: DEA Copps and FR Goodall
Test Debuts: GN Edwards (NZ).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 345/6 (Walters 129*, Gilmour 65*)
  • Day 2: Australia 552, New Zealand 106/3 (Parker 6*, Burgess 10*)
  • Day 3: New Zealand 324/8 (HJ Howarth 55*, DR Hadlee 18*)
  • Day 4: New Zealand 357, Australia 154/4d, New Zealand 12/0 (Turner 4*, GP Howarth 5*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    A Turner                                 b Chatfield            3  18  16  0 0
    IC Davis              c GP Howarth       b RJ Hadlee           34 110  96  5 0
    RB McCosker           c Parker           b DR Hadlee           37  82  59  3 1
    *GS Chappell          c Turner           b RJ Hadlee           44 131  99  6 0
    GJ Cosier                                b RJ Hadlee           23  37  37  4 0
    KD Walters            c HJ Howarth       b DR Hadlee          250 394 342 30 2
    +RW Marsh             c Parker           b HJ Howarth           2   6   5  0 0
    GJ Gilmour                               b Chatfield          101 187 146 20 1
    KJ O'Keeffe           run out                                   8  32  26  0 0
    DK Lillee             c RJ Hadlee        b Chatfield           19  29  24  3 1
    MHN Walker            not out                                  10  49  40  2 0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 10, nb 4)                       21
    Total                 (all out, 110.5 overs)                  552
    
    FoW: 1-9 (Turner), 2-76 (McCosker), 3-78 (Davis), 4-112 (Cosier),
         5-205 (Chappell), 6-208 (Marsh), 7-425 (Gilmour),
         8-454 (O'Keeffe), 9-504 (Lillee), 10-552 (Walters).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    RJ Hadlee                   29      1    155      3
    Chatfield                   31      4    125      3
    DR Hadlee                   24.5    1    130      2
    Congdon                      7      0     27      0
    HJ Howarth                  19      2     94      1
    
    New Zealand 1st innings                                         R   M   B  4 6
    *GM Turner            c Turner           b O'Keeffe            15 101  81  1 0
    GP Howarth            c Marsh            b O'Keeffe            42  90  62  5 0
    BE Congdon            c Gilmour          b Walker              23  58  55  3 0
    JM Parker             c Marsh            b O'Keeffe            34 165 110  4 0
    MG Burgess            c Marsh            b Walker              66 108  95 10 0
    GN Edwards            c Gilmour          b O'Keeffe            34  91  54  4 0
    +WK Lees              c Marsh            b Lillee              14  27  24  2 0
    RJ Hadlee             c Marsh            b O'Keeffe             3   5   8  0 0
    HJ Howarth                               b Walker              61 164 151  7 0
    DR Hadlee             not out                                  37 151 119  4 0
    EJ Chatfield                             b Lillee               5  35  29  1 0
    Extras                (lb 9, w 2, nb 12)                       23
    Total                 (all out, 95.2 overs)                   357
    
    FoW: 1-60 (GP Howarth), 2-65 (Turner), 3-91 (Congdon),
         4-189 (Burgess), 5-193 (Parker), 6-220 (Lees),
         7-223 (RJ Hadlee), 8-265 (Edwards), 9-338 (HJ Howarth),
         10-357 (Chatfield).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lillee                      31.2    6    119      2
    Gilmour                     10      0     48      0
    Walker                      26      7     66      3
    O'Keeffe                    28      5    101      5
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    A Turner              lbw                b DR Hadlee           20  70  46  3 0
    IC Davis              c Lees             b RJ Hadlee           22 111  91  0 0
    RB McCosker           not out                                  77 147 129  7 0
    *GS Chappell          c Parker           b HJ Howarth           0   7  10  0 0
    GJ Cosier             run out                                   2  16  10  0 0
    KD Walters            not out                                  20  79  62  0 0
    Extras                (lb 10, nb 3)                            13
    Total                 (4 wickets declared, 43 overs)          154
    
    DNB: +RW Marsh, GJ Gilmour, KJ O'Keeffe, DK Lillee, MHN Walker.
    
    FoW: 1-37 (Turner), 2-67 (Davis), 3-68 (Chappell), 4-82 (Cosier).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    RJ Hadlee                   13      4     41      1
    Chatfield                   11      1     34      0
    DR Hadlee                    8      0     28      1
    HJ Howarth                  10      0     37      1
    Congdon                      1      0      1      0
    
    New Zealand 2nd innings (target: 350 runs)                      R   M   B  4 6
    *GM Turner                           c & b O'Keeffe            36 117 100  3 0
    GP Howarth            c Marsh            b Gilmour             28 121  88  4 0
    BE Congdon            not out                                 107 297 251 11 0
    JM Parker             c McCosker         b Walker              21  65  56  3 0
    MG Burgess            c McCosker         b Walker              39 104  77  7 0
    GN Edwards            c Marsh            b Walker              15  28  30  3 0
    +WK Lees              c Marsh            b Lillee               3  14   7  0 0
    HJ Howarth                               b Lillee               0   1   1  0 0
    RJ Hadlee             c Cosier           b Walker              15  17  25  2 0
    DR Hadlee             not out                                   8  53  46  1 0
    Extras                (lb 12, w 1, nb 8)                       21
    Total                 (8 wickets, 84 overs)                   293
    
    DNB: EJ Chatfield.
    
    FoW: 1-70 (Turner), 2-70 (GP Howarth), 3-128 (Parker),
         4-218 (Burgess), 5-238 (Edwards), 6-245 (Lees),
         7-245 (HJ Howarth), 8-260 (RJ Hadlee).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lillee                      18      1     70      2
    Gilmour                     10      0     48      1
    Walker                      25      4     65      4
    O'Keeffe                    20      4     56      1
    Chappell                    11      0     33      0
    

    • Aus 1st innings
    • Walters (394 mins, 2 sixes, 30 fours) HS in test career, HS by a #6 batsman
    • Gilmour (187 mins) first test century, HS in test career
    • Walters/Gilmour seventh wicket partnership of 217 new Australian test record

    • NZ 1st innings
    • HJ Howarth HS in test career
    • NZ saved the follow-on with one wicket standing; first Test appearance by Chatfield since his near death while batting v. England two years earlier

    • NZ 2nd innings
    • Congdon (297 minutes) seventh/last century of test career
    • D.R.Hadlee batted out the last 52 minutes to earn the draw
    • At one point, Lillee bowled to a field of nine slip fielders




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: New Zealand, Australia.

    Ground Page: Lancaster Park, Christchurch

    Australia Player Pages: A Turner, IC Davis, RB McCosker, GS Chappell, GJ Cosier, KD Walters, RW Marsh, GJ Gilmour, KJ O'Keeffe, DK Lillee, MHN Walker.

    New Zealand Player Pages: GM Turner, GP Howarth, BE Congdon, JM Parker, MG Burgess, GN Edwards, WK Lees, RJ Hadlee, HJ Howarth, DR Hadlee, EJ Chatfield.

    Match Officials' Pages: DEA Copps, FR Goodall.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by Jeff.Thomas (jthomas@bmgtmail.umd.edu)  
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