New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1980–81
# 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

### First Test

* 28–30 November 1980 (5-day match) Scorecard
* Australia won by 10 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: RC Bailhache and MW Johnson Player of the match: GM Wood (AUS)
* 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

* 12–14 December 1980 (5-day match) Scorecard
* Australia won by 8 wickets Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Umpires: AR Crafter and DG Weser Player of the match: RW Marsh (AUS)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.

### Third Test

* 26–30 December 1980 (5-day match) Scorecard
* Match drawn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: RC Bailhache and AR Crafter Player of the match: RJ Hadlee (NZ)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

## External sources

* CricketArchive – tour summaries

## Annual reviews

* Playfair Cricket Annual 1981
* Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1981
