English cricket team in New Zealand in 1996–97
International cricket tour
The England national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1997 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. England won the series 2–0 with one match drawn. Five ODIs, along with 4 tour matches were also played.[1]
Test series
1st Test
24–28 January 1997 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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390 (131.5 overs) SP Fleming 129 (254) D Gough 4/91 (32 overs) | 521 (187.4 overs) AJ Stewart 173 (277) DK Morrison 3/104 (24.4 overs) | |
248/9d (114 overs) NJ Astle 102* (214) PCR Tufnell 3/53 (40 overs) |
Match drawn Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and RS Dunne (NZ) Player of the match: AJ Stewart (ENG) and NJ Astle (NZ) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
2nd Test
6–10 February 1997 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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England won by an innings and 68 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and DB Cowie (NZ) Player of the match: GP Thorpe (ENG) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- DL Vettori (NZ) made his Test debut.
3rd Test
14–18 February 1997 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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England won by 4 wickets Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS) Player of the match: MA Atherton (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- MJ Horne (NZ) made his Test debut.
ODIs series
The series was drawn 2-2, with one match tied.
1st ODI
20 February 1997 (D/N) Scorecard |
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England won by 4 wickets Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: CE King and DM Quested Player of the match: PCR Tufnell (ENG) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI
23 February 1997 Scorecard |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- England’s target was reduced to 132 runs from 26 overs (as 253 x 26/50 = 131.56).
3rd ODI
26 February 1997 (D/N) Scorecard |
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BA Young 53 (82) C White 4/37 (5.4 overs) | GP Thorpe 55 (61) CZ Harris 3/20 (10 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- GI Allott (NZ) made his ODI debut.
4th ODI
2 March 1997 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was originally scheduled for 1 March but was delayed by rain.
- The match was reduced to 43 overs by rain.
5th ODI
4 March 1997 Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 28 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: RS Dunne and EA Watkin Player of the match: NJ Astle (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
See also
- English cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1996–97 that ended weeks before this tour
References
- ^ "England in New Zealand, Jan-Mar 1997". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
External links
- England tour of New Zealand, 1996-97 at ESPNcricinfo
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