New Zealand Vs Australia 4Th Match
New Zealand Centenary Tournament Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa - 1995 (1994/95) · Eden Park, Auckland · 19 February 1995
Australia won by 27 runs
Australia won by 27 runs. Mark Taylor top-scored with 97 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Date
- 19 February 1995
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 27 runs
- Player of the match
- Mark Taylor
- Captains
- Mark Taylor (Australia), Ken Rutherford (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- DM Quested and DB Cowie
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 254 for 5. Mark Taylor top-scored with 97 off 128 balls, and Mark Waugh made 74. The innings was built on a 147-run stand for the second wicket between Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh, 58% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Eden Park, 210 across 27 ODIs.
Chasing 255, New Zealand made 227 for 9. Mark Greatbatch top-scored with 74 off 93 balls, and Stephen Fleming made 53. Paul Reiffel took 3 for 35 for Australia. The innings was built on a 82-run stand for the third wicket between Mark Greatbatch and Stephen Fleming.
Australia won by 27 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 254 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | c Chris Pringle | 97 | 128 |
| Greg Blewett | c Stephen Fleming | 3 | 6 |
| Mark Waugh | c Justin Vaughan | 74 | 97 |
| David Boon | c Gavin Larsen | 44 | 42 |
| Steve Waugh | bowled | 13 | 15 |
| Ricky Ponting | not out | 10 | 8 |
| Ian Healy | not out | 4 | 6 |
Did not bat: Shane Warne, Paul Reiffel, Tim May, Glenn McGrath
Extras 9 · Total 254 for 5
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Morrison | 10 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Shane Thomson | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Chris Pringle | 10 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| Chris Cairns | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Gavin Larsen | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Justin Vaughan | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Greg Blewett), 2-150 (Mark Waugh), 3-214 (Mark Taylor), 4-238 (Steve Waugh), 5-241 (David Boon)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Greg Blewett | 3 |
| second | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 147 |
| third | David Boon and Mark Taylor | 64 |
| fourth | David Boon and Steve Waugh | 24 |
| fifth | David Boon and Ricky Ponting | 3 |
| sixth | Ian Healy and Ricky Ponting | 13 |
NEW ZEALAND: 227 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Greatbatch | c Ian Healy | 74 | 93 |
| Bryan Young | bowled | 4 | 8 |
| Ken Rutherford | st Ian Healy | 7 | 19 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Shane Warne | 53 | 71 |
| Chris Cairns | lbw | 22 | 26 |
| Shane Thomson | run out | 9 | 12 |
| Adam Parore | not out | 27 | 44 |
| Justin Vaughan | c Ian Healy | 3 | 7 |
| Gavin Larsen | c Paul Reiffel | 3 | 9 |
| Chris Pringle | bowled | 4 | 11 |
| Danny Morrison | not out | 3 | 4 |
Extras 18 · Total 227 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 4 | 35 | 3 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Tim May | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Greg Blewett | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| David Boon | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Bryan Young), 2-42 (Ken Rutherford), 3-124 (Stephen Fleming), 4-169 (Chris Cairns), 5-181 (Mark Greatbatch), 6-187 (Shane Thomson), 7-193 (Justin Vaughan), 8-199 (Gavin Larsen), 9-217 (Chris Pringle)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Greatbatch and Bryan Young | 19 |
| second | Ken Rutherford and Mark Greatbatch | 23 |
| third | Mark Greatbatch and Stephen Fleming | 82 |
| fourth | Mark Greatbatch and Chris Cairns | 45 |
| fifth | Mark Greatbatch and Shane Thomson | 12 |
| sixth | Shane Thomson and Adam Parore | 6 |
| seventh | Adam Parore and Justin Vaughan | 6 |
| eighth | Adam Parore and Gavin Larsen | 6 |
| ninth | Adam Parore and Chris Pringle | 18 |
| tenth | Danny Morrison and Adam Parore | 10 |
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