Batsman Mark Richardson cheered up New Zealand's suffering fans by winning a 110 metres sprint race against Australia all rounder Darren Lehmann at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.
The 33-year-old Richardson has previously raced against other opposition players and lost to England's Ashley Giles earlier this year.
Richardson wore a beige jumpsuit with a hood, in the style made famous by Australia's Cathy Freeman in her green-and-gold suit at the 2000 Sydney Olympics 400 metres final.
"We needed a win," the Kiwi opener said after his five-metre victory over a puffing Lehmann, 34.
"The only thing I'll be remembered for in Australia is stupidity!
"I'm always better over the last 10 (metres). Once I hit the hurdle and didn't fall over I thought I had it."
Richardson said he would donate his US$1,560 prize money to a charity for handicapped children.
Lehmann admitted drinking a few warm-up beers before the race.
The two cricketers had to jump a small beer keg midway through the contest. "He was too quick for me," Lehmann said.
The race was watched by about a thousand fans who stayed on after the completion of the second Test.