New Zealand Vs Australia 1St Match
Benson & Hedges World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 1992 (1991/92) · Eden Park, Auckland · 22 February 1992
New Zealand won by 37 runs
New Zealand won by 37 runs. Martin Crowe top-scored with 100* for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Date
- 22 February 1992
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 37 runs
- Player of the match
- Martin Crowe
- Captains
- Martin Crowe (New Zealand), Allan Border (Australia)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and Khizer Hayat
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 248 for 6. Martin Crowe top-scored with 100 not out off 134 balls, and Ken Rutherford made 57. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the fourth wicket between Martin Crowe and Ken Rutherford, 48% of the total.
Chasing 249, Australia made 211 all out. David Boon top-scored with 100 off 133 balls, and Steve Waugh made 38. Gavin Larsen took 3 for 30 for New Zealand.
New Zealand won by 37 runs.
NEW ZEALAND: 248 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Latham | c Ian Healy | 26 | 44 |
| Andrew Jones | lbw | 4 | 14 |
| Martin Crowe | not out | 100 | 134 |
| Ken Rutherford | run out (Mark Waugh) | 57 | 71 |
| Chris Harris | run out (Allan Border) | 14 | 15 |
| Ian Smith | c Ian Healy | 14 | 14 |
| Chris Cairns | not out | 16 | 11 |
Did not bat: Dipak Patel, Gavin Larsen, Willie Watson
Extras 17 · Total 248 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| Bruce Reid | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Tom Moody | 9 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Peter Taylor | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (John Wright, 0.1 ov), 2-13 (Andrew Jones), 3-53 (Rod Latham), 4-171 (Ken Rutherford), 5-191 (Chris Harris), 6-215 (Ian Smith)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Rod Latham | 2 | 1 |
| second | Andrew Jones and Rod Latham | 11 | – |
| third | Martin Crowe and Rod Latham | 40 | – |
| fourth | Martin Crowe and Ken Rutherford | 118 | – |
| fifth | Martin Crowe and Chris Harris | 20 | – |
| sixth | Ian Smith and Martin Crowe | 24 | – |
| seventh | Martin Crowe and Chris Cairns | 33 | – |
AUSTRALIA: 211 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | run out (Chris Harris) | 100 | 133 |
| Geoff Marsh | c Rod Latham | 19 | 56 |
| Dean Jones | run out (Chris Cairns) | 21 | 27 |
| Allan Border | c Chris Cairns | 3 | 9 |
| Tom Moody | c Rod Latham | 7 | 11 |
| Mark Waugh | lbw | 2 | 5 |
| Steve Waugh | c Gavin Larsen | 38 | 34 |
| Ian Healy | not out | 7 | 9 |
| Craig McDermott | run out (Chris Harris) | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Taylor | c Ken Rutherford | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce Reid | c Andrew Jones | 3 | 4 |
Extras 9 · Total 211 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cairns | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Dipak Patel | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Willie Watson | 9 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Gavin Larsen | 10 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| Chris Harris | 7.1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Rod Latham | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-62 (Geoff Marsh), 2-92 (Dean Jones), 3-104 (Allan Border), 4-120 (Tom Moody), 5-125 (Mark Waugh), 6-199 (Steve Waugh), 7-200 (David Boon), 8-205 (Craig McDermott), 9-206 (Peter Taylor), 10-211 (Bruce Reid)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 62 |
| second | Dean Jones and David Boon | 30 |
| third | Allan Border and David Boon | 12 |
| fourth | David Boon and Tom Moody | 16 |
| fifth | David Boon and Mark Waugh | 5 |
| sixth | David Boon and Steve Waugh | 74 |
| seventh | David Boon and Ian Healy | 1 |
| eighth | Craig McDermott and Ian Healy | 5 |
| ninth | Peter Taylor and Ian Healy | 1 |
| tenth | Bruce Reid and Ian Healy | 5 |
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