New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1980–81
The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the 1980–81 season and played 3 Test matches. Australia won the series 2–0 with one match drawn. This was followed by a one-day series, which included the match that featured the underarm incident.
Test series summary
[edit]First Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
- GF Lawson (AUS), and JG Bracewell and IDS Smith (both NZ) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
Third Test
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
External sources
[edit]Annual reviews
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993