Zimbabwe v New Zealand 1st Test
New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe - 1997 (1997/98) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 18 September 1997
Match drawn
Match drawn. Grant Flower top-scored with 151 for Zimbabwe. Chris Cairns took 5/50.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe - 1997 (1997/98)
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Dates
- 18 September 1997 to 22 September 1997
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Grant Flower
- Captains
- Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Debuts
- Gavin Rennie (Zimbabwe), Adam Huckle (Zimbabwe), Shayne O'Connor (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- BC Cooray and ID Robinson
- Match referee
- S Wettimuny
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field. Gavin Rennie, Adam Huckle and Shayne O'Connor played their first Tests.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 298 all out. Grant Flower top-scored with 104 off 288 balls, and Paul Strang made 42. Chris Cairns took 5 for 50 for New Zealand.
New Zealand replied with 207 all out. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 52 off 113 balls, and Adam Parore made 42. Bryan Strang took 3 for 29 for Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe led by 91 on first innings.
Zimbabwe made 311 for 9 in their second innings. Grant Flower top-scored with 151 off 240 balls, and Gavin Rennie made 57. Shayne O'Connor took 3 for 73 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 156-run stand for the first wicket between Grant Flower and Gavin Rennie, 50% of the total. From 263 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 290 for 8.
Set 403 to win, New Zealand made 304 for 8. Chris Cairns top-scored with 71 not out off 238 balls, and Blair Pocock made 52. Adam Huckle took 3 for 84 for Zimbabwe.
Match drawn.
ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 298 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Rennie | c Stephen Fleming | 23 | 70 |
| Grant Flower | c Adam Parore | 104 | 288 |
| Andy Flower | c Craig Spearman | 8 | 15 |
| Guy Whittall | c Stephen Fleming | 33 | 55 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Blair Pocock | 18 | 22 |
| Dave Houghton | lbw | 23 | 90 |
| Paul Strang | c Stephen Fleming | 42 | 79 |
| Heath Streak | c Stephen Fleming | 0 | 2 |
| John Rennie | c Stephen Fleming | 22 | 74 |
| Bryan Strang | lbw | 1 | 8 |
| Adam Huckle | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 24 · Total 298 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne O'Connor | 26 | 1 | 104 | 1 |
| Heath Davis | 20 | 1 | 57 | 3 |
| Chris Cairns | 28.1 | 9 | 50 | 5 |
| Nathan Astle | 23 | 12 | 40 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 13 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-47 (Gavin Rennie), 2-57 (Andy Flower), 3-117 (Guy Whittall), 4-144 (Alistair Campbell), 5-214 (Dave Houghton), 6-244 (Grant Flower), 7-244 (Heath Streak), 8-295 (Paul Strang), 9-298 (John Rennie), 10-298 (Bryan Strang)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Gavin Rennie | 47 |
| second | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 10 |
| third | Grant Flower and Guy Whittall | 60 |
| fourth | Alistair Campbell and Grant Flower | 27 |
| fifth | Grant Flower and Dave Houghton | 70 |
| sixth | Grant Flower and Paul Strang | 30 |
| seventh | Heath Streak and Paul Strang | 0 |
| eighth | John Rennie and Paul Strang | 51 |
| ninth | John Rennie and Bryan Strang | 3 |
| tenth | Bryan Strang and Adam Huckle | 0 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 207 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Spearman | c Alistair Campbell | 23 | 42 |
| Blair Pocock | run out (Heath Streak) | 21 | 54 |
| Matt Horne | c Guy Whittall | 24 | 57 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Andy Flower | 52 | 113 |
| Nathan Astle | c Andy Flower | 7 | 14 |
| Chris Cairns | run out (Heath Streak) | 12 | 58 |
| Adam Parore | not out | 42 | 93 |
| Chris Harris | lbw | 16 | 37 |
| Daniel Vettori | c John Rennie | 2 | 25 |
| Shayne O'Connor | c Dave Houghton | 2 | 5 |
| Heath Davis | c Gavin Rennie | 1 | 6 |
Extras 5 · Total 207 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 23 | 2 | 63 | 1 |
| John Rennie | 8 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Bryan Strang | 19 | 10 | 29 | 3 |
| Paul Strang | 15 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
| Guy Whittall | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Adam Huckle | 14 | 3 | 32 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-44 (Blair Pocock), 2-44 (Craig Spearman), 3-89 (Matt Horne), 4-96 (Nathan Astle), 5-135 (Stephen Fleming), 6-146 (Chris Cairns), 7-189 (Chris Harris), 8-198 (Daniel Vettori), 9-204 (Shayne O'Connor), 10-207 (Heath Davis)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Blair Pocock and Craig Spearman | 44 |
| second | Craig Spearman and Matt Horne | 0 |
| third | Stephen Fleming and Matt Horne | 45 |
| fourth | Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle | 7 |
| fifth | Chris Cairns and Stephen Fleming | 39 |
| sixth | Chris Cairns and Adam Parore | 11 |
| seventh | Adam Parore and Chris Harris | 43 |
| eighth | Adam Parore and Daniel Vettori | 9 |
| ninth | Adam Parore and Shayne O'Connor | 6 |
| tenth | Adam Parore and Heath Davis | 3 |
ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 311 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Rennie | c Chris Harris | 57 | 166 |
| Grant Flower | c Stephen Fleming | 151 | 240 |
| Andy Flower | c Adam Parore | 20 | 35 |
| Guy Whittall | run out (Shayne O'Connor) | 4 | 16 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Stephen Fleming | 21 | 49 |
| Dave Houghton | c Heath Davis | 1 | 5 |
| Paul Strang | c Matt Horne | 17 | 21 |
| Heath Streak | run out (Chris Harris) | 0 | 5 |
| John Rennie | c Nathan Astle | 16 | 18 |
| Bryan Strang | not out | 4 | 7 |
Did not bat: Adam Huckle
Extras 20 · Total 311 for 9
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne O'Connor | 26 | 3 | 73 | 3 |
| Heath Davis | 13 | 2 | 45 | 2 |
| Chris Cairns | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 13 | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Nathan Astle | 25.5 | 2 | 86 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-156 (Gavin Rennie), 2-218 (Andy Flower), 3-231 (Guy Whittall), 4-263 (Grant Flower), 5-264 (Dave Houghton), 6-290 (Paul Strang), 7-290 (Alistair Campbell), 8-290 (Heath Streak), 9-311 (John Rennie)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Gavin Rennie | 156 |
| second | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 62 |
| third | Grant Flower and Guy Whittall | 13 |
| fourth | Alistair Campbell and Grant Flower | 32 |
| fifth | Alistair Campbell and Dave Houghton | 1 |
| sixth | Alistair Campbell and Paul Strang | 26 |
| seventh | Alistair Campbell and Heath Streak | 0 |
| eighth | John Rennie and Heath Streak | 0 |
| ninth | John Rennie and Bryan Strang | 21 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 304 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Pocock | lbw | 52 | 157 |
| Craig Spearman | c Andy Flower | 33 | 66 |
| Matt Horne | c Andy Flower | 0 | 3 |
| Stephen Fleming | lbw | 27 | 90 |
| Nathan Astle | c Grant Flower | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Cairns | not out | 71 | 238 |
| Adam Parore | lbw | 51 | 53 |
| Chris Harris | lbw | 41 | 81 |
| Daniel Vettori | c Gavin Rennie | 13 | 49 |
| Shayne O'Connor | not out | 1 | 31 |
Did not bat: Heath Davis
Extras 15 · Total 304 for 8
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 21 | 3 | 52 | 2 |
| Bryan Strang | 26 | 10 | 56 | 2 |
| Guy Whittall | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 42 | 17 | 76 | 1 |
| Adam Huckle | 31 | 9 | 84 | 3 |
| John Rennie | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-63 (Craig Spearman), 2-64 (Matt Horne), 3-116 (Stephen Fleming), 4-116 (Nathan Astle), 5-122 (Blair Pocock), 6-200 (Adam Parore), 7-266 (Chris Harris), 8-296 (Daniel Vettori)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Blair Pocock and Craig Spearman | 63 |
| second | Blair Pocock and Matt Horne | 1 |
| third | Blair Pocock and Stephen Fleming | 52 |
| fourth | Blair Pocock and Nathan Astle | 0 |
| fifth | Chris Cairns and Blair Pocock | 6 |
| sixth | Chris Cairns and Adam Parore | 78 |
| seventh | Chris Cairns and Chris Harris | 66 |
| eighth | Chris Cairns and Daniel Vettori | 30 |
| ninth | Chris Cairns and Shayne O'Connor | 8 |
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