New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1982–83

The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the 1982-83 season and played a total of 21 matches, mostly One Day Internationals in the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup against Australia and England. New Zealand reached the finals of the competition but lost to Australia 2-0. A highlight of the finals series was a 21-ball half century from Lance Cairns at the Melbourne Cricket Ground containing 6 sixes. This was a world record for One Day Internationals at the time.

Bushfire Appeal Challenge Match

In order to raise funds for the 1983 bushfires, the New Zealanders returned to Australia, a month after they played in the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup.

17 March 1983 (D/N) Scorecard

New Zealand 138/8 (35 overs)	v	Australia 124 (34 overs)
MD Crowe 66 (67) JN Maguire 2/9 (7 overs)		KH MacLeay 41 (37) EJ Chatfield 4/20 (7 overs)

New Zealand won by 14 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: RA French and MW Johnson

• Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced before play started from 50 overs to 35 overs per side.
• MR Whitney (AUS) and TJ Franklin (NZ) made their ODI debuts.

External sources

• CricketArchive – tour summaries

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1983
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1983

Further reading

• Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993