Zimbabwe v New Zealand 1st Test
New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe - 2005 (2005) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 7 August 2005
New Zealand won by an innings and 294 runs
New Zealand won by an innings and 294 runs. Daniel Vettori top-scored with 127 for New Zealand. Daniel Vettori took 4/28.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe - 2005 (2005)
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Dates
- 7 August 2005 to 8 August 2005
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by an innings and 294 runs
- Player of the match
- Daniel Vettori
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe)
- Debut
- Neil Ferreira (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and MR Benson
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field. It was Neil Ferreira's first Test.
New Zealand batted first and made 452 for 9 declared. Daniel Vettori top-scored with 127 off 98 balls, and Brendon McCullum made 111. Blessing Mahwire took 3 for 115 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 120-run stand for the sixth wicket between Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Harare Sports Club, 313 across 10 Tests.
Zimbabwe replied with 59 all out. Stuart Carlisle top-scored with 20 not out off 66 balls. James Franklin took 3 for 11 for New Zealand. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 28 runs, to 28 for 5. New Zealand led by 393 on first innings. Zimbabwe followed on.
Zimbabwe made 99 all out in their second innings. Hamilton Masakadza top-scored with 42 off 79 balls. Daniel Vettori took 4 for 28 for New Zealand. From 76 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 23 runs, to 99 for 10.
New Zealand won by an innings and 294 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Harare Sports Club across the 39 Tests in our archive. Zimbabwe's 59 all out is the lowest completed total at Harare Sports Club.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 452 FOR 9 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Marshall | c Tatenda Taibu b Blessing Mahwire | 5 | 20 |
| Lou Vincent | c Stuart Carlisle b Blessing Mahwire | 13 | 25 |
| Hamish Marshall | lbw b Chris Mpofu | 20 | 25 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Stuart Carlisle b Chris Mpofu | 73 | 132 |
| Nathan Astle | c Brendan Taylor b Heath Streak | 23 | 42 |
| Scott Styris | run out (Hamilton Masakadza) | 7 | 9 |
| Brendon McCullum | c Graeme Cremer b Blessing Mahwire | 111 | 112 |
| Daniel Vettori | b Heath Streak | 127 | 98 |
| James Franklin | b Graeme Cremer | 13 | 32 |
| Shane Bond | not out | 41 | 38 |
| Chris Martin | not out | 4 | 6 |
Extras 15 · Total 452 for 9 declared
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 23.4 | 5 | 102 | 2 |
| Blessing Mahwire | 26 | 4 | 115 | 3 |
| Chris Mpofu | 16.2 | 1 | 100 | 2 |
| Graeme Cremer | 22 | 0 | 113 | 1 |
| Brendan Taylor | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Lou Vincent, 7.2 ov), 2-24 (James Marshall, 7.4 ov), 3-63 (Hamish Marshall, 15.4 ov), 4-104 (Nathan Astle, 28.6 ov), 5-113 (Scott Styris, 32.1 ov), 6-233 (Stephen Fleming, 54.1 ov), 7-309 (Brendon McCullum, 66.3 ov), 8-369 (James Franklin, 77.5 ov), 9-432 (Daniel Vettori, 86.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | James Marshall (5) and Lou Vincent (13) | 21 | 38 |
| second | Hamish Marshall (3) and James Marshall (0) | 3 | 2 |
| third | Stephen Fleming (22) and Hamish Marshall (17) | 39 | 48 |
| fourth | Stephen Fleming (16) and Nathan Astle (23) | 41 | 82 |
| fifth | Stephen Fleming (2) and Scott Styris (7) | 9 | 19 |
| sixth | Stephen Fleming (33) and Brendon McCullum (84) | 120 | 132 |
| seventh | Daniel Vettori (46) and Brendon McCullum (27) | 76 | 77 |
| eighth | Daniel Vettori (44) and James Franklin (13) | 60 | 68 |
| ninth | Daniel Vettori (37) and Shane Bond (25) | 63 | 53 |
| tenth | Chris Martin (4) and Shane Bond (16) | 20 | 14 |
ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 59 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Ferreira | c Brendon McCullum b James Franklin | 5 | 9 |
| Brendan Taylor | run out (Scott Styris) | 10 | 36 |
| Dion Ebrahim | lbw b James Franklin | 0 | 1 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | lbw b James Franklin | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Wishart | b Shane Bond | 0 | 5 |
| Stuart Carlisle | not out | 20 | 66 |
| Tatenda Taibu | lbw b Chris Martin | 5 | 34 |
| Heath Streak | c Brendon McCullum b Chris Martin | 0 | 1 |
| Blessing Mahwire | lbw b Chris Martin | 4 | 10 |
| Graeme Cremer | c Chris Martin b Daniel Vettori | 1 | 13 |
| Chris Mpofu | st Brendon McCullum b Daniel Vettori | 0 | 7 |
Extras 14 · Total 59 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bond | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| James Franklin | 5 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Chris Martin | 10 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| Scott Styris | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 2.4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Neil Ferreira, 3.3 ov), 2-9 (Dion Ebrahim, 3.4 ov), 3-10 (Hamilton Masakadza, 3.5 ov), 4-11 (Craig Wishart, 4.5 ov), 5-28 (Brendan Taylor, 11.4 ov), 6-46 (Tatenda Taibu, 20.5 ov), 7-46 (Heath Streak, 20.6 ov), 8-51 (Blessing Mahwire, 24.3 ov), 9-53 (Graeme Cremer, 27.4 ov), 10-59 (Chris Mpofu, 29.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Neil Ferreira (0) and Brendan Taylor (0) | 9 | 20 |
| second | Dion Ebrahim (0) and Brendan Taylor (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Hamilton Masakadza (0) and Brendan Taylor (0) | 1 | 1 |
| fourth | Craig Wishart (0) and Brendan Taylor (1) | 1 | 6 |
| fifth | Stuart Carlisle (5) and Brendan Taylor (9) | 17 | 42 |
| sixth | Stuart Carlisle (13) and Tatenda Taibu (5) | 18 | 55 |
| seventh | Heath Streak (0) and Stuart Carlisle (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Stuart Carlisle (0) and Blessing Mahwire (4) | 5 | 22 |
| ninth | Stuart Carlisle (0) and Graeme Cremer (1) | 2 | 20 |
| tenth | Stuart Carlisle (2) and Chris Mpofu (0) | 6 | 12 |
ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 99 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Ferreira | c Stephen Fleming b James Franklin | 16 | 90 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Daniel Vettori b James Franklin | 0 | 8 |
| Dion Ebrahim | b Chris Martin | 8 | 24 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | c & b Daniel Vettori | 42 | 79 |
| Craig Wishart | c Stephen Fleming b Shane Bond | 5 | 20 |
| Stuart Carlisle | c Stephen Fleming b Shane Bond | 0 | 4 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Stephen Fleming b Chris Martin | 4 | 22 |
| Heath Streak | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 3 | 23 |
| Blessing Mahwire | not out | 4 | 19 |
| Graeme Cremer | c James Marshall b Daniel Vettori | 3 | 9 |
| Chris Mpofu | st Brendon McCullum b Daniel Vettori | 0 | 7 |
Extras 14 · Total 99 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bond | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| James Franklin | 10 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| Scott Styris | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Martin | 8 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
| Daniel Vettori | 13.5 | 4 | 28 | 4 |
| Nathan Astle | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Brendan Taylor, 3.1 ov), 2-14 (Dion Ebrahim, 12.3 ov), 3-53 (Neil Ferreira, 28.2 ov), 4-76 (Craig Wishart, 34.6 ov), 5-80 (Stuart Carlisle, 36.4 ov), 6-84 (Hamilton Masakadza, 37.3 ov), 7-90 (Heath Streak, 43.5 ov), 8-90 (Tatenda Taibu, 44.3 ov), 9-99 (Graeme Cremer, 47.4 ov), 10-99 (Chris Mpofu, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Neil Ferreira (0) and Brendan Taylor (0) | 5 | 14 |
| second | Neil Ferreira (1) and Dion Ebrahim (8) | 9 | 56 |
| third | Neil Ferreira (15) and Hamilton Masakadza (22) | 39 | 95 |
| fourth | Craig Wishart (5) and Hamilton Masakadza (16) | 23 | 41 |
| fifth | Stuart Carlisle (0) and Hamilton Masakadza (4) | 4 | 10 |
| sixth | Tatenda Taibu (4) and Hamilton Masakadza (0) | 4 | 5 |
| seventh | Heath Streak (3) and Tatenda Taibu (0) | 6 | 40 |
| eighth | Tatenda Taibu (0) and Blessing Mahwire (0) | 0 | 4 |
| ninth | Blessing Mahwire (0) and Graeme Cremer (0) | 9 | 19 |
| tenth | Blessing Mahwire (0) and Chris Mpofu (0) | 0 | 13 |
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