This is the New Zealanders only series victory to date in Australia and the architect was
Richard Hadlee who took an outstanding 33 wickets in 3 Tests.
In the first Test at
Brisbane he took 9-52 in the Australians first innings and a further 6-71 in the second. 15 wickets in the match. In the third test in
Perth he took 11 more wickets.
New Zealanders also played in the
Benson and Hedges World Series Cup in that season alongside Australia and
India. They finished third and did not qualify for the best of three finals.