New Zealand v Australia 3rd Test

Australia tour of New Zealand - 2000 (1999/00) · WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton · 31 March 2000

Australia won by 6 wickets

Australia won by 6 wickets. Justin Langer top-scored with 122* for Australia. Shayne O'Connor took 5/51.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of New Zealand - 2000 (1999/00)
Ground: Seddon Park, Hamilton (then WestpacTrust Park)
Dates: 31 March 2000 to 3 April 2000
Toss: Australia, chose to field
Result: Australia won by 6 wickets
Player of the match: Adam Gilchrist
Captains: Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Steve Waugh (Australia)
Debut: Daryl Tuffey (New Zealand)
Umpires: AV Jayaprakash and RS Dunne
Match referee: MH Denness

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to field. It was Daryl Tuffey's first Test.

New Zealand batted first and made 232 all out. Craig McMillan top-scored with 79 off 145 balls. Brett Lee took 5 for 77 for Australia. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Seddon Park, 321 across 8 Tests.

Australia replied with 252 all out. Damien Martyn top-scored with 89 not out off 136 balls, and Adam Gilchrist made 75. Shayne O'Connor took 5 for 51 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the seventh wicket between Damien Martyn and Adam Gilchrist, 47% of the total. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 29 runs, to 29 for 5. Australia led by 20 on first innings.

New Zealand made 229 all out in their second innings. Chris Cairns top-scored with 71 off 104 balls. Brett Lee took 3 for 46 for Australia.

Set 210 to win, Australia made 212 for 4. Justin Langer top-scored with 122 not out off 122 balls.

Australia won by 6 wickets.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 232 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Matt Horne	c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath	12	46
Craig Spearman	c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath	12	27
Mathew Sinclair	c Shane Warne b Brett Lee	19	32
Stephen Fleming	lbw b Brett Lee	30	86
Nathan Astle	lbw b Brett Lee	0	2
Craig McMillan	c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee	79	145
Chris Cairns	c Damien Martyn b Brett Lee	37	92
Adam Parore	not out	12	41
Paul Wiseman	b Shane Warne	1	14
Daryl Tuffey	c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath	3	19
Shayne O'Connor	c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath	0	6

Extras 27 · Total 232 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	21.5	8	58	4
Brett Lee	23	8	77	5
Shane Warne	20	5	45	1
Colin Miller	11	4	28	0
Damien Martyn	7	4	12	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Craig Spearman, 8.5 ov), 2-42 (Matt Horne, 14.4 ov), 3-53 (Mathew Sinclair, 18.4 ov), 4-53 (Nathan Astle, 18.6 ov), 5-131 (Stephen Fleming, 44.4 ov), 6-208 (Craig McMillan, 66.4 ov), 7-212 (Chris Cairns, 72.6 ov), 8-224 (Paul Wiseman, 77.1 ov), 9-227 (Daryl Tuffey, 80.5 ov), 10-232 (Shayne O'Connor, 82.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Craig Spearman (12) and Matt Horne (8)	22	54
second	Matt Horne (4) and Mathew Sinclair (15)	20	36
third	Stephen Fleming (2) and Mathew Sinclair (4)	11	24
fourth	Stephen Fleming (0) and Nathan Astle (0)	0	2
fifth	Stephen Fleming (28) and Craig McMillan (47)	78	157
sixth	Chris Cairns (35) and Craig McMillan (32)	77	136
seventh	Chris Cairns (2) and Adam Parore (1)	4	39
eighth	Adam Parore (7) and Paul Wiseman (1)	12	27
ninth	Adam Parore (0) and Daryl Tuffey (3)	3	22
tenth	Adam Parore (4) and Shayne O'Connor (0)	5	13

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 252 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Matthew Hayden	c Adam Parore b Shayne O'Connor	2	13
Michael Slater	lbw b Shayne O'Connor	2	29
Shane Warne	lbw b Shayne O'Connor	10	14
Justin Langer	b Chris Cairns	4	4
Mark Waugh	c Mathew Sinclair b Paul Wiseman	28	55
Steve Waugh	c Stephen Fleming b Chris Cairns	3	5
Damien Martyn	not out	89	136
Adam Gilchrist	c Matt Horne b Paul Wiseman	75	80
Brett Lee	c Craig McMillan b Chris Cairns	8	15
Glenn McGrath	b Shayne O'Connor	7	23
Colin Miller	c Daryl Tuffey b Shayne O'Connor	2	9

Extras 22 · Total 252 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Chris Cairns	22	7	80	3
Shayne O'Connor	15.5	5	51	5
Daryl Tuffey	9	0	75	0
Nathan Astle	4	3	5	0
Paul Wiseman	11	3	31	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Matthew Hayden, 3.5 ov), 2-16 (Michael Slater, 9.1 ov), 3-17 (Shane Warne, 9.3 ov), 4-25 (Justin Langer, 10.4 ov), 5-29 (Steve Waugh, 12.2 ov), 6-104 (Mark Waugh, 26.5 ov), 7-223 (Adam Gilchrist, 49.3 ov), 8-233 (Brett Lee, 54.2 ov), 9-248 (Glenn McGrath, 59.4 ov), 10-252 (Colin Miller, 61.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Michael Slater (1) and Matthew Hayden (2)	3	23
second	Shane Warne (10) and Michael Slater (1)	13	32
third	Shane Warne (0) and Justin Langer (1)	1	2
fourth	Mark Waugh (5) and Justin Langer (3)	8	7
fifth	Steve Waugh (3) and Mark Waugh (0)	4	10
sixth	Mark Waugh (23) and Damien Martyn (42)	75	93
seventh	Damien Martyn (36) and Adam Gilchrist (75)	119	142
eighth	Damien Martyn (1) and Brett Lee (8)	10	29
ninth	Damien Martyn (8) and Glenn McGrath (7)	15	32
tenth	Damien Martyn (2) and Colin Miller (2)	4	13

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 229 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Matt Horne	run out (Colin Miller)	0	11
Craig Spearman	c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee	35	110
Mathew Sinclair	lbw b Colin Miller	24	62
Stephen Fleming	c Adam Gilchrist b Colin Miller	2	8
Nathan Astle	c Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne	26	59
Craig McMillan	c Mark Waugh b Shane Warne	30	76
Chris Cairns	b Glenn McGrath	71	104
Adam Parore	c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath	16	30
Paul Wiseman	c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee	16	54
Daryl Tuffey	not out	1	5
Shayne O'Connor	lbw b Brett Lee	0	5

Extras 8 · Total 229 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	20	7	50	2
Brett Lee	18.4	2	46	3
Colin Miller	20	5	58	2
Shane Warne	25	11	61	2
Steve Waugh	3	0	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Matt Horne, 2.2 ov), 2-49 (Mathew Sinclair, 22.5 ov), 3-53 (Stephen Fleming, 24.6 ov), 4-71 (Craig Spearman, 35.5 ov), 5-111 (Nathan Astle, 49.3 ov), 6-130 (Craig McMillan, 57.6 ov), 7-165 (Adam Parore, 68.3 ov), 8-220 (Paul Wiseman, 84.2 ov), 9-228 (Chris Cairns, 85.4 ov), 10-229 (Shayne O'Connor, 86.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Craig Spearman (3) and Matt Horne (0)	3	14
second	Craig Spearman (22) and Mathew Sinclair (24)	46	123
third	Stephen Fleming (2) and Craig Spearman (2)	4	13
fourth	Craig Spearman (8) and Nathan Astle (8)	18	67
fifth	Nathan Astle (18) and Craig McMillan (21)	40	83
sixth	Chris Cairns (10) and Craig McMillan (9)	19	51
seventh	Chris Cairns (19) and Adam Parore (16)	35	63
eighth	Chris Cairns (38) and Paul Wiseman (16)	55	96
ninth	Chris Cairns (4) and Daryl Tuffey (0)	8	8
tenth	Shayne O'Connor (0) and Daryl Tuffey (1)	1	6

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 212 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
Michael Slater	lbw b Shayne O'Connor	9	12
Matthew Hayden	c Craig Spearman b Paul Wiseman	37	54
Justin Langer	not out	122	122
Mark Waugh	c Mathew Sinclair b Paul Wiseman	18	22
Steve Waugh	retired not out	18	32
Damien Martyn	lbw b Shayne O'Connor	4	8
Adam Gilchrist	not out	0	3

Did not bat: Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Colin Miller, Glenn McGrath

Extras 4 · Total 212 for 4

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Chris Cairns	10	1	60	0
Shayne O'Connor	11	1	53	2
Paul Wiseman	9	1	42	2
Daryl Tuffey	11	1	52	0
Craig McMillan	0.3	0	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Michael Slater, 3.3 ov), 2-96 (Matthew Hayden, 17.6 ov), 3-124 (Mark Waugh, 25.1 ov), 3-175 (Steve Waugh), 4-190 (Damien Martyn, 37.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Michael Slater (9) and Matthew Hayden (4)	13	21
second	Justin Langer (50) and Matthew Hayden (33)	83	87
third	Mark Waugh (18) and Justin Langer (9)	28	43
fourth	Steve Waugh (18) and Justin Langer (33)	51	67
fifth	Damien Martyn (4) and Justin Langer (9)	15	12
sixth	Justin Langer (21) and Adam Gilchrist (0)	22	22

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