Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test

New Zealand tour of Australia - 2015 (2015/16) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 13 November 2015

Match drawn

Match drawn. Ross Taylor top-scored with 290 for New Zealand. Tim Southee took 4/97.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: New Zealand tour of Australia - 2015 (2015/16)
Ground: Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Dates: 13 November 2015 to 17 November 2015
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Ross Taylor
Captains: Steven Smith (Australia), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
Umpires: NJ Llong and S Ravi
Match referee: RS Mahanama

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 559 for 9 declared. David Warner top-scored with 253 off 286 balls, and Usman Khawaja made 121. Mark Craig took 3 for 123 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 302-run stand for the second wicket between Usman Khawaja and David Warner, 54% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, 320 across 7 Tests.

New Zealand replied with 624 all out. Ross Taylor top-scored with 290 off 374 balls, and Kane Williamson made 166. Mitchell Starc took 4 for 119 for Australia. The innings was built on a 265-run stand for the third wicket between Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson, 42% of the total. New Zealand led by 65 on first innings.

Australia made 385 for 7 declared in their second innings. Steven Smith top-scored with 138 off 185 balls, and Adam Voges made 119. Tim Southee took 4 for 97 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 224-run stand for the third wicket between Adam Voges and Steven Smith, 58% of the total.

Set 321 to win, New Zealand made 104 for 2. Ross Taylor top-scored with 36 not out off 35 balls.

Match drawn.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 559 FOR 9 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Joe Burns	b Matt Henry	40	73
David Warner	c Mark Craig b Trent Boult	253	286
Usman Khawaja	c Tom Latham b Doug Bracewell	121	186
Steven Smith	c BJ Watling b Matt Henry	27	68
Adam Voges	c BJ Watling b Trent Boult	41	83
Mitchell Marsh	c & b Doug Bracewell	34	64
Peter Nevill	st BJ Watling b Mark Craig	19	21
Mitchell Johnson	st BJ Watling b Mark Craig	2	10
Mitchell Starc	c Tom Latham b Mark Craig	0	3
Josh Hazlewood	not out	8	6
Nathan Lyon	not out	4	1

Extras 10 · Total 559 for 9 declared

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Tim Southee	29	6	88	0
Trent Boult	26	2	123	2
Matt Henry	22	2	105	2
Doug Bracewell	25	1	81	2
Mark Craig	23	0	123	3
Kane Williamson	3	0	11	0
Martin Guptill	3	0	7	0
Brendon McCullum	2	0	16	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-101 (Joe Burns, 22.4 ov), 2-403 (Usman Khawaja, 86.2 ov), 3-427 (David Warner, 95.4 ov), 4-462 (Steven Smith, 107.5 ov), 5-512 (Adam Voges, 122.3 ov), 6-539 (Mitchell Marsh, 128.4 ov), 7-547 (Peter Nevill, 131.1 ov), 8-547 (Mitchell Starc, 131.4 ov), 9-547 (Mitchell Johnson, 131.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	David Warner (59) and Joe Burns (40)	101	137
second	Usman Khawaja (121) and David Warner (177)	302	384
third	David Warner (17) and Steven Smith (7)	24	56
fourth	Adam Voges (15) and Steven Smith (20)	35	73
fifth	Adam Voges (26) and Mitchell Marsh (20)	50	88
sixth	Peter Nevill (13) and Mitchell Marsh (14)	27	37
seventh	Mitchell Johnson (2) and Peter Nevill (6)	8	15
eighth	Mitchell Johnson (0) and Mitchell Starc (0)	0	3
ninth	Mitchell Johnson (0) and Josh Hazlewood (0)	0	1
tenth	Nathan Lyon (4) and Josh Hazlewood (8)	12	7

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 624 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Martin Guptill	lbw b Mitchell Starc	1	5
Tom Latham	c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon	36	85
Kane Williamson	c Mitchell Johnson b Josh Hazlewood	166	250
Ross Taylor	caught b Nathan Lyon	290	374
Brendon McCullum	b Mitchell Marsh	27	54
BJ Watling	c Nathan Lyon b Mitchell Starc	1	12
Doug Bracewell	c Peter Nevill b Mitchell Johnson	12	40
Mark Craig	c Mitchell Johnson b Nathan Lyon	15	38
Matt Henry	b Mitchell Starc	6	12
Tim Southee	c & b Mitchell Starc	21	23
Trent Boult	not out	23	33

Extras 26 · Total 624 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	37	7	119	4
Josh Hazlewood	32	2	134	1
Mitchell Johnson	28	2	157	1
Nathan Lyon	37.5	6	107	3
Mitchell Marsh	15	1	73	1
Steven Smith	4	0	16	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Martin Guptill, 2.1 ov), 2-87 (Tom Latham, 25.5 ov), 3-352 (Kane Williamson, 85.1 ov), 4-432 (Brendon McCullum, 103.4 ov), 5-447 (BJ Watling, 108.6 ov), 6-485 (Doug Bracewell, 120.6 ov), 7-525 (Mark Craig, 133.4 ov), 8-554 (Matt Henry, 138.1 ov), 9-587 (Tim Southee, 143.2 ov), 10-624 (Ross Taylor, 153.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Martin Guptill (1) and Tom Latham (5)	6	13
second	Kane Williamson (44) and Tom Latham (31)	81	145
third	Ross Taylor (134) and Kane Williamson (122)	265	356
fourth	Brendon McCullum (27) and Ross Taylor (50)	80	111
fifth	Ross Taylor (14) and BJ Watling (1)	15	32
sixth	Ross Taylor (24) and Doug Bracewell (12)	38	72
seventh	Ross Taylor (20) and Mark Craig (15)	40	76
eighth	Ross Taylor (23) and Matt Henry (6)	29	27
ninth	Ross Taylor (12) and Tim Southee (21)	33	31
tenth	Ross Taylor (13) and Trent Boult (23)	37	63

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 385 FOR 7 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Joe Burns	c Ross Taylor b Tim Southee	0	7
David Warner	c Tom Latham b Trent Boult	24	22
Steven Smith	c BJ Watling b Trent Boult	138	185
Adam Voges	lbw b Tim Southee	119	240
Mitchell Marsh	lbw b Doug Bracewell	1	15
Peter Nevill	c BJ Watling b Tim Southee	35	83
Mitchell Johnson	c BJ Watling b Tim Southee	29	45
Mitchell Starc	not out	28	16
Josh Hazlewood	not out	2	6

Did not bat: Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon

Extras 9 · Total 385 for 7 declared

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Tim Southee	25	4	97	4
Trent Boult	19	2	77	2
Doug Bracewell	20	5	62	1
Matt Henry	20	7	53	0
Mark Craig	18	1	81	0
Kane Williamson	1	0	8	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Joe Burns, 2.1 ov), 2-46 (David Warner, 7.2 ov), 3-270 (Steven Smith, 68.1 ov), 4-277 (Mitchell Marsh, 71.6 ov), 5-294 (Adam Voges, 85.1 ov), 6-355 (Mitchell Johnson, 98.5 ov), 7-366 (Peter Nevill, 100.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	David Warner (8) and Joe Burns (0)	8	13
second	David Warner (16) and Steven Smith (22)	38	31
third	Adam Voges (106) and Steven Smith (116)	224	366
fourth	Adam Voges (6) and Mitchell Marsh (1)	7	23
fifth	Adam Voges (7) and Peter Nevill (6)	17	79
sixth	Mitchell Johnson (29) and Peter Nevill (29)	61	82
seventh	Peter Nevill (0) and Mitchell Starc (11)	11	10
eighth	Josh Hazlewood (2) and Mitchell Starc (17)	19	15

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 104 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R	B
Tom Latham	c Josh Hazlewood b Mitchell Johnson	15	32
Martin Guptill	c Joe Burns b Mitchell Johnson	17	43
Kane Williamson	not out	32	58
Ross Taylor	not out	36	35

Did not bat: Brendon McCullum, BJ Watling, Doug Bracewell, Mark Craig, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

Extras 4 · Total 104 for 2

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	6	1	33	0
Josh Hazlewood	6	3	3	0
Mitchell Johnson	6	2	20	2
Nathan Lyon	7	0	35	0
Mitchell Marsh	3	0	9	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-34 (Tom Latham, 10.2 ov), 2-44 (Martin Guptill, 14.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Martin Guptill (15) and Tom Latham (15)	34	62
second	Martin Guptill (2) and Kane Williamson (8)	10	27
third	Ross Taylor (36) and Kane Williamson (24)	60	79

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