The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the 1982–83 season and played a total of 21 matches, mostly One Day Internationals in the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup against Australia and England. New Zealand reached the finals of the competition but lost to Australia 2–0. A highlight of the finals series was a 21-ball half century from Lance Cairns at the Melbourne Cricket Ground containing 6 sixes. This was a world record for One Day Internationals at the time.
Bushfire Appeal Challenge Match
In order to raise funds for the 1983 bushfires, the New Zealanders returned to Australia, a month after they played in the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup.
References
External sources CricketArchive – tour summaries
Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 1983 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1983
Further reading Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993