Australia Vs New Zealand 1985-86
Greg Matthews joined me at the wicket to start an innings which was to 'make' him as a Test cricketer...I think we had all regarded him as a bowler who fielded energetically and could bat a bit. We'd misjudged him, and that century put the true all-rounder stamp on him.
- Allan Border
The First Test against New Zealand at the Woolloongabba saw Australia lose their third Test in a row by an innings as Richard Hadlee took 15/123. Matthews was Australian's best bowler (3/110) and joined the Australian captain Allan Border at 67/5 in the second innings with 307 runs required to make the New Zealand bat again. He made his first Test century - 115 off 229 balls with 10 fours and a six - and most of the 197 runs added with Border (152), a record sixth wicket stand for Australia against New Zealand. This was backed up with 50 and 32 in the Second Test at Sydney, which Australia won by 4 wickets and he was second in the Australian series batting averages after the captain with 247 runs (41.16).
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