Carisbrook

Carisbrook in numbers

Carisbrook, in Dunedin, New Zealand, has staged 10 Tests and 21 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between New Zealand and England in 1955, and the most recent international here was in 2004.

Of the 10 Tests played at Carisbrook, 3 were drawn (30%), 2 won by the side batting first and 5 by the side batting second. New Zealand have played 10 of those Tests and won 3, lost 4 and drawn or tied 3, a win rate of 30%. Bryan Young has made more Test runs here than anyone, 351 in 3 innings with 1 hundred, and Richard Hadlee has taken the most wickets, 19 in 2 Tests. The highest total is New Zealand's 586 for 7 in 1997; the lowest completed innings New Zealand's 74 in 1956; the highest individual score Bryan Young's 267 not out against Sri Lanka in 1997; the best bowling Intikhab Alam's 7 for 52 in 1973. The heaviest defeat was New Zealand's, by an innings and 166 runs against Pakistan in 1973. The closest finish: New Zealand won by 1 wicket (1980).

Of the 21 ODIs played at Carisbrook, sides batting first have won 8 and chasing sides 12; 1 produced no result. Only 40% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. New Zealand have played 20 of those ODIs and won 10, lost 9 and tied or had no result in 1, a win rate of 50%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (6) and England (4). The average first-innings total was 190 in the 1980s (6 ODIs) and 268 in the 2000s (4 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 9 ODIs, against 6 in the 1980s. Nathan Astle has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 422 in 5 innings with 2 hundreds, and Richard Hadlee has taken the most wickets, 18 in 7 ODIs. The highest total is Australia's 310 for 4 in 2000; the lowest completed innings New Zealand's 129 in 1993; the highest individual score Nathan Astle's 122 not out against England in 2002; the best bowling Richard Hadlee's 5 for 38 in 1989. The widest margin by runs was Australia's 129-run win over New Zealand in 1993.

Tests at Carisbrook

10 Tests, 1955 to 1997. The first was New Zealand v England on 11 March 1955: England won by 8 wickets.

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• New Zealand won by 1 wicket (1980)

ODIs at Carisbrook

21 ODIs, 1974 to 2004. The first was New Zealand v Australia on 30 March 1974: Australia won by 7 wickets (with 85 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Most recent matches

• South Africa v New Zealand (ODI, 25 February 2004): New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
• England v New Zealand (ODI, 26 February 2002): New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
• Pakistan v New Zealand (ODI, 28 February 2001): New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
• Australia v New Zealand (ODI, 23 February 2000): Australia won by 50 runs
• South Africa v New Zealand (ODI, 14 February 1999): New Zealand won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
• New Zealand v Sri Lanka (Test, 7 March 1997): New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs
• Pakistan v New Zealand (ODI, 15 December 1995): Pakistan won by 20 runs
• Sri Lanka v New Zealand (Test, 18 March 1995): Match drawn
• Australia v India (ODI, 22 February 1995): India won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
• New Zealand v Pakistan (ODI, 3 March 1994): Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)