New Zealand Vs Australia Final
New Zealand Centenary Tournament Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa - 1995 (1994/95) · Eden Park, Auckland · 26 February 1995
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 113 balls remaining)
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 113 balls remaining). Ken Rutherford top-scored with 46 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Date
- 26 February 1995
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 6 wickets (with 113 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Tim May
- Captains
- Ken Rutherford (New Zealand), Mark Taylor (Australia)
- Umpires
- BL Aldridge and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 137 for 9. Ken Rutherford top-scored with 46 off 92 balls. Tim May took 3 for 19 for Australia. From 102 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 10 runs, to 112 for 9. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Eden Park, 210 across 27 ODIs.
Chasing 138, Australia made 138 for 4. Mark Waugh top-scored with 46 off 47 balls, and Mark Taylor made 44. The innings was built on a 78-run stand for the second wicket between Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh, 57% of the total.
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 113 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 137 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Greatbatch | c Glenn McGrath | 8 | 34 |
| Mark Douglas | c Ian Healy | 2 | 11 |
| Ken Rutherford | c David Boon | 46 | 92 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Ian Healy | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Cairns | c Mark Taylor | 17 | 49 |
| Shane Thomson | c Shane Warne | 9 | 29 |
| Adam Parore | c Mark Taylor | 2 | 4 |
| Justin Vaughan | not out | 20 | 41 |
| Gavin Larsen | run out | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Pringle | bowled | 1 | 10 |
| Danny Morrison | not out | 4 | 27 |
Extras 28 · Total 137 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 3 | 14 | 2 |
| Mark Waugh | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 2 | 21 | 2 |
| Tim May | 10 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| Greg Blewett | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Mark Douglas), 2-29 (Mark Greatbatch), 3-35 (Stephen Fleming), 4-81 (Chris Cairns), 5-102 (Shane Thomson), 6-106 (Ken Rutherford), 7-106 (Adam Parore), 8-106 (Gavin Larsen), 9-112 (Chris Pringle)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Greatbatch and Mark Douglas | 8 |
| second | Ken Rutherford and Mark Greatbatch | 21 |
| third | Ken Rutherford and Stephen Fleming | 6 |
| fourth | Ken Rutherford and Chris Cairns | 46 |
| fifth | Ken Rutherford and Shane Thomson | 21 |
| sixth | Ken Rutherford and Adam Parore | 4 |
| seventh | Adam Parore and Justin Vaughan | 0 |
| eighth | Justin Vaughan and Gavin Larsen | 0 |
| ninth | Chris Pringle and Justin Vaughan | 6 |
| tenth | Danny Morrison and Justin Vaughan | 25 |
AUSTRALIA: 138 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | st Adam Parore | 44 | 75 |
| Greg Blewett | c Chris Pringle | 7 | 13 |
| Mark Waugh | c Adam Parore | 46 | 47 |
| David Boon | not out | 24 | 42 |
| Steve Waugh | c Ken Rutherford | 1 | 9 |
| Ricky Ponting | not out | 7 | 6 |
Did not bat: Ian Healy, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Tim May, Glenn McGrath
Extras 9 · Total 138 for 4
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Morrison | 9 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Chris Pringle | 9.1 | 1 | 52 | 1 |
| Shane Thomson | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Justin Vaughan | 6 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Gavin Larsen | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Greg Blewett), 2-93 (Mark Waugh), 3-116 (Mark Taylor), 4-121 (Steve Waugh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Greg Blewett | 15 |
| second | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 78 |
| third | David Boon and Mark Taylor | 23 |
| fourth | David Boon and Steve Waugh | 5 |
| fifth | David Boon and Ricky Ponting | 17 |
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