New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1997–98
International cricket tour
The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the 1997-98 season and played three Test matches against Australia. Australia won the series 2-0 with one match drawn.[1]
Test series summary
1st Test
7–11 November 1997 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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373 (121 overs) MA Taylor 112 (258) SB Doull 4/70 (30 overs) | 349 (132.2 overs) SP Fleming 91 (229) SK Warne 4/106 (42 overs) | |
294/6dec (100.5 overs) GS Blewett 91 (203) CL Cairns 3/54 (16 overs) | 132 (62 overs) BA Young 45 (77) GD McGrath 5/32 (17 overs) |
Australia won by 186 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: VK Ramaswamy (IND) and SG Randell (AUS) Player of the match: MA Taylor (AUS) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- CD McMillan (NZ) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
20–23 November 1997 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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Australia won by an innings and 70 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and G Sharp (ENG) Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- SH Cook (AUS) made his Test debut.
3rd Test
27 November–1 December 1997 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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Match drawn Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: SJ Davis (AUS) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: GS Blewett (AUS) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- ^ "Two legends make their entrance". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
Sources
- Playfair Cricket Annual
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack
- CricketArchive
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List of Test series (yellow – in Australia, grey – in New Zealand)
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