Socceroos vs Norway & New Zealand vs Korea Republic @ SFS

Socceroos 1 (Robbie Hooker 72) defeated Norway 0

Socceroos

Zeljko Kalac, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Robbie Hooker, Matthew Bingley, Robert Enes, Mark Babic, Craig Foster, David Zdrilic, Kris Trajanovski (Ernie Tapai 69), Paul Trimboli (Warren Spink 71)

Norway

Thomas Gill, Bengt Skammelsrud, Tore Andre Flo, Havard Flo, Dan Eggen, Tore Pedersen, Sigurd Rushfeldt (Stig Johansen 70), Erik Mykland (Trond Egil Soltvedt 77), Andre Bergdolmo (Thomas Pereira 43), Stale Solbakken, Erik Hoftun

Korea Republic 3 defeated New Zealand 1

Crowd: 17,429

Australia vs New Zealand @ SCG

What I remember (in 2024)...

1st ever cricket match.

Went with Uncle Rob & Michael

Sat in the Hill Stand, but Michael and I were down on the boundary for the whole match.

Kim Hughes picked up nuts and bolts off the field and gave them to Michael.

Rodney Marsh breaking a bat off Lance Cairns bowling.

Geoff Howard copping it while fielding by the boundary. ("Hello Howard.....How are you?")

Australia hit a ball to the boundary and a spectator jumped the fence and threw it back to the keeper.  Australia only ran 2 and the umpire did not signal 4.  It cost Australia the game.  (However this was not reported in the next day's paper, so I could well be wrong).

Match details

Toss: New Zealand, who chose to bat
Result: New Zealand 8/220 (50 overs).  Australia 7/219 (50 overs).  New Zealand won by 1 run.

Players of the Match: Jeffrey Wright (New Zealand)

Crowd: 20,855

Sydney Morning Herald Report - 14 January 1981