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Ten memorable trans-Tasman moments

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Some dramatic and unforgettable matches, performances and incidents from the past 35 years UNDERARM, 1981, MELBOURNE Brian McKechnie was at long odds to hit a six off the final ball and tie the one-dayer, but Greg Chappell took no chances – ordering brother Trevor to bowl an underarm delivery. New Zealand Prime Minister Robert Muldoon called it the "most disgusting incident I can recall in the history of cricket", Australia won the match, and relations have been frosty ever since. KIWIS EXACT REVENGE, 1982, AUCKLAND A crowd of 43,000, which remains a record for a cricket match in New Zealand, turned out to jeer Australia the first time they crossed the ditch after the underarm match. The hosts got up by 46 runs, despite a century from chief provocateur Greg Chappell. NZ’S WORLD CUP UPSET, 1992, AUCKLAND Defending champions Australia were expected to easily account for co-hosts New Zealand in the tournament opener, but Martin Crowe scored a century to push the hosts t