New Zealand v Zimbabwe Only Test
Zimbabwe tour of New Zealand - 2012 (2011/12) · McLean Park, Napier · 26 January 2012
New Zealand won by an innings and 301 runs
New Zealand won by an innings and 301 runs. Ross Taylor top-scored with 122* for New Zealand. Chris Martin took 6/26.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Zimbabwe tour of New Zealand - 2012 (2011/12)
- Ground
- McLean Park, Napier
- Dates
- 26 January 2012 to 28 January 2012
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by an innings and 301 runs
- Player of the match
- Chris Martin
- Captains
- Ross Taylor (New Zealand), Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe)
- Debuts
- Forster Mutizwa (Zimbabwe), Shingi Masakadza (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- Enamul Haque and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field. Forster Mutizwa and Shingi Masakadza played their first Tests.
New Zealand batted first and made 495 for 7 declared. Ross Taylor top-scored with 122 not out off 201 balls, and BJ Watling made 102. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the first wicket between Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill.
Zimbabwe replied with 51 all out. Malcolm Waller top-scored with 23 off 42 balls. From 0 for 0 they lost 6 wickets for 24 runs, to 24 for 6. New Zealand led by 444 on first innings. Zimbabwe followed on.
Zimbabwe made 143 all out in their second innings. Regis Chakabva top-scored with 63 off 119 balls. Chris Martin took 6 for 26 for New Zealand. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 12 runs, to 12 for 5.
New Zealand won by an innings and 301 runs. Zimbabwe's 51 all out is the lowest completed total at McLean Park.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 495 FOR 7 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon McCullum | lbw b Kyle Jarvis | 83 | 158 |
| Martin Guptill | c Tatenda Taibu b Shingi Masakadza | 51 | 109 |
| Kane Williamson | run out (Shingi Masakadza, Tatenda Taibu, Forster Mutizwa) | 4 | 8 |
| Ross Taylor | retired not out | 122 | 201 |
| Dean Brownlie | c Tatenda Taibu b Hamilton Masakadza | 0 | 7 |
| Daniel Vettori | st Tatenda Taibu b Graeme Cremer | 38 | 46 |
| BJ Watling | not out | 102 | 149 |
| Doug Bracewell | b Brian Vitori | 11 | 17 |
| Tim Southee | c Malcolm Waller b Graeme Cremer | 44 | 39 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 5 | 19 |
Did not bat: Chris Martin
Extras 35 · Total 495 for 7 declared
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Jarvis | 32.4 | 7 | 120 | 1 |
| Brian Vitori | 25 | 3 | 94 | 1 |
| Shingi Masakadza | 23 | 2 | 102 | 1 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | 21 | 6 | 45 | 1 |
| Graeme Cremer | 22 | 2 | 112 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-124 (Martin Guptill, 34.4 ov), 2-131 (Kane Williamson, 38.1 ov), 3-195 (Brendon McCullum, 57.1 ov), 4-196 (Dean Brownlie, 58.6 ov), 5-278 (Daniel Vettori, 75.5 ov), 5-365 (Ross Taylor), 6-392 (Doug Bracewell, 105.5 ov), 7-466 (Tim Southee, 116.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (60) and Martin Guptill (51) | 124 | 209 |
| second | Brendon McCullum (2) and Kane Williamson (4) | 7 | 21 |
| third | Brendon McCullum (21) and Ross Taylor (41) | 64 | 116 |
| fourth | Ross Taylor (1) and Dean Brownlie (0) | 1 | 11 |
| fifth | Daniel Vettori (38) and Ross Taylor (37) | 82 | 102 |
| sixth | Ross Taylor (44) and BJ Watling (36) | 87 | 147 |
| seventh | BJ Watling (16) and Doug Bracewell (11) | 27 | 36 |
| eighth | BJ Watling (31) and Tim Southee (41) | 74 | 70 |
| ninth | BJ Watling (24) and Trent Boult (5) | 29 | 40 |
ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 51 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tino Mawoyo | b Chris Martin | 2 | 7 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | c Dean Brownlie b Trent Boult | 0 | 16 |
| Forster Mutizwa | b Chris Martin | 6 | 11 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Martin Guptill b Doug Bracewell | 9 | 18 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Dean Brownlie b Trent Boult | 2 | 19 |
| Malcolm Waller | c Dean Brownlie b Tim Southee | 23 | 42 |
| Regis Chakabva | lbw b Doug Bracewell | 3 | 20 |
| Graeme Cremer | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 3 | 23 |
| Shingi Masakadza | not out | 3 | 10 |
| Kyle Jarvis | run out (Doug Bracewell, Tim Southee) | 0 | 4 |
| Brian Vitori | c Dean Brownlie b Tim Southee | 0 | 3 |
Extras 0 · Total 51 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Martin | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Trent Boult | 9 | 3 | 24 | 2 |
| Doug Bracewell | 6 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Daniel Vettori | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Tim Southee | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Tino Mawoyo, 2.1 ov), 2-8 (Forster Mutizwa, 4.4 ov), 3-8 (Hamilton Masakadza, 5.6 ov), 4-19 (Brendan Taylor, 11.3 ov), 5-19 (Tatenda Taibu, 12.2 ov), 6-24 (Regis Chakabva, 17.4 ov), 7-46 (Graeme Cremer, 25.3 ov), 8-50 (Malcolm Waller, 26.3 ov), 9-50 (Kyle Jarvis, 28.1 ov), 10-51 (Brian Vitori, 28.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hamilton Masakadza (0) and Tino Mawoyo (2) | 2 | 13 |
| second | Hamilton Masakadza (0) and Forster Mutizwa (6) | 6 | 15 |
| third | Hamilton Masakadza (0) and Brendan Taylor (0) | 0 | 8 |
| fourth | Tatenda Taibu (2) and Brendan Taylor (9) | 11 | 33 |
| fifth | Tatenda Taibu (0) and Malcolm Waller (0) | 0 | 5 |
| sixth | Malcolm Waller (2) and Regis Chakabva (3) | 5 | 32 |
| seventh | Graeme Cremer (3) and Malcolm Waller (19) | 22 | 47 |
| eighth | Malcolm Waller (2) and Shingi Masakadza (2) | 4 | 6 |
| ninth | Kyle Jarvis (0) and Shingi Masakadza (0) | 0 | 9 |
| tenth | Brian Vitori (0) and Shingi Masakadza (0) | 1 | 4 |
ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 143 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tino Mawoyo | c Martin Guptill b Chris Martin | 2 | 3 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | c Brendon McCullum b Chris Martin | 0 | 4 |
| Forster Mutizwa | c BJ Watling b Doug Bracewell | 18 | 50 |
| Brendan Taylor | c BJ Watling b Chris Martin | 2 | 6 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Kane Williamson b Doug Bracewell | 4 | 12 |
| Malcolm Waller | lbw b Doug Bracewell | 0 | 2 |
| Regis Chakabva | c Dean Brownlie b Chris Martin | 63 | 119 |
| Graeme Cremer | c Doug Bracewell b Kane Williamson | 26 | 60 |
| Shingi Masakadza | c BJ Watling b Chris Martin | 21 | 34 |
| Kyle Jarvis | not out | 0 | – |
| Brian Vitori | c BJ Watling b Chris Martin | 0 | 1 |
Extras 7 · Total 143 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Martin | 8.3 | 3 | 26 | 6 |
| Tim Southee | 8 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Doug Bracewell | 10 | 4 | 26 | 3 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Trent Boult | 9 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Martin Guptill | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kane Williamson | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Tino Mawoyo, 0.3 ov), 2-3 (Hamilton Masakadza, 2.3 ov), 3-5 (Brendan Taylor, 4.3 ov), 4-12 (Tatenda Taibu, 9.1 ov), 5-12 (Malcolm Waller, 9.3 ov), 6-37 (Forster Mutizwa, 13.6 ov), 7-100 (Graeme Cremer, 34.4 ov), 8-134 (Shingi Masakadza, 46.6 ov), 9-143 (Regis Chakabva, 48.2 ov), 10-143 (Brian Vitori, 48.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hamilton Masakadza (0) and Tino Mawoyo (2) | 2 | 3 |
| second | Hamilton Masakadza (0) and Forster Mutizwa (1) | 1 | 12 |
| third | Brendan Taylor (2) and Forster Mutizwa (0) | 2 | 12 |
| fourth | Tatenda Taibu (4) and Forster Mutizwa (1) | 7 | 28 |
| fifth | Forster Mutizwa (0) and Malcolm Waller (0) | 0 | 2 |
| sixth | Forster Mutizwa (16) and Regis Chakabva (9) | 25 | 27 |
| seventh | Graeme Cremer (27) and Regis Chakabva (36) | 63 | 124 |
| eighth | Regis Chakabva (13) and Shingi Masakadza (21) | 34 | 74 |
| ninth | Regis Chakabva (5) and Kyle Jarvis (0) | 9 | 8 |
| tenth | Brian Vitori (0) and Kyle Jarvis (0) | 0 | 1 |
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