Cricket World Cup: Australia and New Zealand to play for Chappell-Hadlee trophy

Australia and New Zealand need no excuse to be motivated for a trans-Tasman clash but the victors of their World Cup match on Saturday will also lift the Chappell-Hadlee trophy.

The Chappell-Hadlee trophy was introduced in 2004 but it has laid untouched in Cricket Australia’'s trophy cabinet for four years.

The Antipodean rivals have not played a full one-day international since the last World Cup in 2011, with their only 50-over match in between being a rained-off group game in Birmingham at  the 2013 Champions Trophy.

After such a long break it was confirmed the trophy would be awarded to the winners of Saturday's match at Eden Park in Auckland, which is likely to decide who finishes top of Pool A.

"It is not as if either side needs any added incentive when playing each other, but the fact the Chappell-Hadlee trophy is on the line on Saturday certainly provides it," Cricket Australia chief executive officer James Sutherland said.

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"Australia and New Zealand are two of the most in-form sides in world cricket at the moment and matches between us have invariably produced excitement and drama."

New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White added: "The Chappell-Hadlee trophy brings to mind the rich history of New Zealand-Australia one-day contests and two of the families who played such prominent roles in the early rivalry."

Sutherland confirmed discussions were taking place to organise more frequent ODI meetings.

"We are due to play Test cricket against each other next summer and we are examining the schedule to see what options we have for playing each other in one-day internationals on a more regular basis in the future," he said.