English_cricket_team_in_New_Zealand_in_1996–97

English cricket team in New Zealand in 1996–97

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
v
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
v
124 (48.3 overs)
DN Patel 45 (66)
D Gough 5/40 (16 overs)
383 (137.3 overs)
GP Thorpe 108 (249)
SB Doull 5/75 (28 overs)
191 (103.2 overs)
BA Pocock 64 (271)
D Gough 4/52 (23 overs)
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
v
346 (129.1 overs)
SP Fleming 62 (167)
RDB Croft 5/95 (39.1 overs)
228 (84.4 overs)
MA Atherton 94* (235)
GI Allott 4/74 (18 overs)
186 (88.3 overs)
CL Cairns 52 (106)
D Gough 3/42 (13.3 overs)
307/6 (146.4 overs)
MA Atherton 118 (311)
DL Vettori 4/97 (57 overs)
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
New Zealand 
222/6 (50 overs)
v
 England
226/6 (48.5 overs)
NJ Astle 50 (62)
PCR Tufnell 4/22 (10 overs)
GP Thorpe 82 (104)
HT Davis 3/44 (8.5 overs)
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
New Zealand 
253/8 (50 overs)
v
 England
134/4 (19.3 overs)
CL Cairns 79 (74)
AR Caddick 2/33 (6 overs)
NV Knight 84* (70)
SB Doull 2/39 (5 overs)
England won by 6 wickets (run rate)
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: BF Bowden and DB Cowie
Player of the match: NV Knight (ENG)
  • 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
New Zealand 
237 (49.4 overs)
v
 England
237/8 (50 overs)
BA Young 53 (82)
C White 4/37 (5.4 overs)
GP Thorpe 55 (61)
CZ Harris 3/20 (10 overs)
Match tied
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: CE King and DM Quested
Player of the match: CZ Harris (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • GI Allott (NZ) made his ODI debut.

4th ODI

2 March 1997
Scorecard
New Zealand 
153 (39.5 overs)
v
 England
144 (41.3 overs)
NJ Astle 51 (68)
RDB Croft 2/26 (9 overs)
AJ Stewart 42 (68)
GR Larsen 3/20 (8.3 overs)
New Zealand won by 9 runs
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: DB Cowie and RS Dunne
Player of the match: GR Larsen and NJ Astle (both NZ)
  • 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
New Zealand 
228/8 (50 overs)
v
 England
200 (47.5 overs)
NJ Astle 94 (129)
AR Caddick 3/35 (10 overs)
GP Thorpe 55 (82)
NJ Astle 2/26 (5 overs)
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

References

  1. [1]
    "England in New Zealand, Jan-Mar 1997". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.


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