New Zealand v Australia 2nd Test
Australia tour of New Zealand - 1993 (1992/93) · Basin Reserve, Wellington · 4 March 1993
Match drawn
Match drawn. Martin Crowe top-scored with 98 for New Zealand. Danny Morrison took 7/89.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of New Zealand - 1993 (1992/93)
- Ground
- Basin Reserve, Wellington
- Dates
- 4 March 1993 to 8 March 1993
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Danny Morrison
- Captains
- Martin Crowe (New Zealand), Allan Border (Australia)
- Umpires
- BL Aldridge and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- Javed Burki
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand batted first and made 329 all out. Martin Crowe top-scored with 98 off 188 balls, and John Wright made 72. Craig McDermott took 3 for 66 for Australia. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the first wicket between John Wright and Mark Greatbatch. From 287 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 314 for 8. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Basin Reserve, 273 across 11 Tests.
Australia replied with 298 all out. Steve Waugh top-scored with 75 off 149 balls, and Mark Taylor made 50. Danny Morrison took 7 for 89 for New Zealand. New Zealand led by 31 on first innings.
New Zealand made 210 for 7 in their second innings. Tony Blain top-scored with 51 off 170 balls, and John Wright made 46. Craig McDermott took 3 for 54 for Australia.
Match drawn.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 329 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Greatbatch | c Mark Taylor | 61 | 184 |
| John Wright | c Ian Healy | 72 | 264 |
| Andrew Jones | bowled | 4 | 24 |
| Martin Crowe | bowled | 98 | 188 |
| Ken Rutherford | c Ian Healy | 32 | 66 |
| Tony Blain | bowled | 1 | 10 |
| Chris Cairns | c Allan Border | 13 | 29 |
| Dipak Patel | not out | 13 | 27 |
| Danny Morrison | c Shane Warne | 2 | 12 |
| Willie Watson | c Mark Taylor | 3 | 19 |
| Michael Owens | bowled | 0 | 1 |
Extras 30 · Total 329 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 31 | 8 | 66 | 3 |
| Merv Hughes | 35 | 9 | 100 | 3 |
| Paul Reiffel | 23 | 8 | 55 | 2 |
| Steve Waugh | 15 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 29 | 9 | 59 | 2 |
| Mark Waugh | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-111 (Mark Greatbatch), 2-120 (Andrew Jones), 3-191 (John Wright), 4-287 (Ken Rutherford), 5-289 (Tony Blain), 6-307 (Chris Cairns), 7-308 (Martin Crowe), 8-314 (Danny Morrison), 9-329 (Willie Watson), 10-329 (Michael Owens)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Mark Greatbatch | 111 |
| second | John Wright and Andrew Jones | 9 |
| third | John Wright and Martin Crowe | 71 |
| fourth | Martin Crowe and Ken Rutherford | 96 |
| fifth | Martin Crowe and Tony Blain | 2 |
| sixth | Martin Crowe and Chris Cairns | 18 |
| seventh | Martin Crowe and Dipak Patel | 1 |
| eighth | Dipak Patel and Danny Morrison | 6 |
| ninth | Willie Watson and Dipak Patel | 15 |
| tenth | Dipak Patel and Michael Owens | 0 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 298 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | run out | 50 | 120 |
| David Boon | c Danny Morrison | 37 | 124 |
| Justin Langer | c Tony Blain | 24 | 69 |
| Mark Waugh | c Michael Owens | 12 | 25 |
| Steve Waugh | c Tony Blain | 75 | 149 |
| Allan Border | lbw | 30 | 68 |
| Ian Healy | c Ken Rutherford | 8 | 7 |
| Merv Hughes | c John Wright | 8 | 10 |
| Paul Reiffel | lbw | 7 | 15 |
| Shane Warne | c Mark Greatbatch | 22 | 24 |
| Craig McDermott | not out | 7 | 4 |
Extras 18 · Total 298 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Morrison | 26.4 | 5 | 89 | 7 |
| Chris Cairns | 24 | 3 | 77 | 0 |
| Willie Watson | 29 | 12 | 60 | 1 |
| Michael Owens | 21 | 3 | 54 | 1 |
| Dipak Patel | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-92 (Mark Taylor), 2-105 (David Boon), 3-128 (Mark Waugh), 4-153 (Justin Langer), 5-229 (Allan Border), 6-237 (Ian Healy), 7-251 (Merv Hughes), 8-258 (Paul Reiffel), 9-271 (Steve Waugh), 10-298 (Shane Warne)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Mark Taylor | 92 |
| second | David Boon and Justin Langer | 13 |
| third | Mark Waugh and Justin Langer | 23 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Justin Langer | 25 |
| fifth | Allan Border and Steve Waugh | 76 |
| sixth | Steve Waugh and Ian Healy | 8 |
| seventh | Merv Hughes and Steve Waugh | 14 |
| eighth | Steve Waugh and Paul Reiffel | 7 |
| ninth | Steve Waugh and Shane Warne | 13 |
| tenth | Craig McDermott and Shane Warne | 27 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 210 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Greatbatch | bowled | 0 | 7 |
| Andrew Jones | lbw | 42 | 162 |
| Martin Crowe | lbw | 3 | 14 |
| Ken Rutherford | c Ian Healy | 11 | 38 |
| Tony Blain | c Ian Healy | 51 | 170 |
| John Wright | not out | 46 | 171 |
| Chris Cairns | lbw | 14 | 37 |
| Dipak Patel | c Ian Healy | 25 | 74 |
| Danny Morrison | not out | 0 | 18 |
Did not bat: Willie Watson, Michael Owens
Extras 18 · Total 210 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 23 | 9 | 54 | 3 |
| Merv Hughes | 11 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 40 | 25 | 49 | 2 |
| Paul Reiffel | 16 | 7 | 27 | 1 |
| Allan Border | 12 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 8 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Mark Taylor | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| David Boon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Mark Greatbatch), 2-9 (Martin Crowe), 3-30 (Ken Rutherford), 4-101 (Andrew Jones), 5-131 (Tony Blain), 6-154 (Chris Cairns), 7-202 (Dipak Patel)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Jones and Mark Greatbatch | 4 |
| second | Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones | 5 |
| third | Ken Rutherford and Andrew Jones | 21 |
| fourth | Tony Blain and Andrew Jones | 71 |
| fifth | John Wright and Tony Blain | 30 |
| sixth | John Wright and Chris Cairns | 23 |
| seventh | John Wright and Dipak Patel | 48 |
| eighth | John Wright and Danny Morrison | 8 |
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