Australia Vs New Zealand 1St Match
VB Series Australia, New Zealand, South Africa in Australia - 2002 (2001/02) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 11 January 2002
New Zealand won by 23 runs
New Zealand won by 23 runs. Chris Harris top-scored with 63* for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 11 January 2002
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 23 runs
- Player of the match
- Chris Harris
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Steve Waugh (Australia)
- Debuts
- Mark Richardson (New Zealand), Shane Bond (New Zealand), Brad Williams (Australia)
- Umpires
- RL Parry and DB Hair
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field. Mark Richardson, Shane Bond and Brad Williams played their first ODIs.
New Zealand batted first and made 199 for 8. Chris Harris top-scored with 63 not out off 92 balls, and Daniel Vettori made 30. Brett Lee took 3 for 43 for Australia.
Chasing 200, Australia made 176 all out. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 45 off 54 balls. Chris Cairns took 3 for 42 for New Zealand.
New Zealand won by 23 runs.
NEW ZEALAND: 199 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Richardson | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 8 | 14 |
| Lou Vincent | c Steve Waugh b Brett Lee | 17 | 37 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 1 | 11 |
| Craig McMillan | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 17 | 28 |
| Chris Cairns | c Ricky Ponting b Brett Lee | 10 | 8 |
| Scott Styris | c & b Ian Harvey | 23 | 39 |
| Chris Harris | not out | 63 | 92 |
| Adam Parore | run out (Damien Martyn, Brett Lee) | 3 | 5 |
| Daniel Vettori | run out (Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist) | 30 | 50 |
| James Franklin | not out | 9 | 22 |
Did not bat: Shane Bond
Extras 18 · Total 199 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Brad Williams | 10 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 43 | 3 |
| Ian Harvey | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Mark Richardson, 4.6 ov), 2-22 (Stephen Fleming, 8.6 ov), 3-41 (Lou Vincent, 12.1 ov), 4-54 (Chris Cairns, 14.5 ov), 5-67 (Craig McMillan, 18.2 ov), 6-89 (Scott Styris, 25.1 ov), 7-94 (Adam Parore, 26.3 ov), 8-166 (Daniel Vettori, 42.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Richardson (8) and Lou Vincent (8) | 20 | 25 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (1) and Lou Vincent (1) | 2 | 24 |
| third | Craig McMillan (13) and Lou Vincent (6) | 19 | 19 |
| fourth | Chris Cairns (10) and Craig McMillan (2) | 13 | 16 |
| fifth | Craig McMillan (2) and Scott Styris (11) | 13 | 21 |
| sixth | Chris Harris (7) and Scott Styris (12) | 22 | 42 |
| seventh | Adam Parore (3) and Chris Harris (2) | 5 | 7 |
| eighth | Chris Harris (33) and Daniel Vettori (30) | 72 | 103 |
| ninth | Chris Harris (21) and James Franklin (9) | 33 | 42 |
AUSTRALIA: 176 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | c Adam Parore b Shane Bond | 1 | 3 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c & b Chris Cairns | 23 | 18 |
| Ricky Ponting | c James Franklin b Shane Bond | 45 | 54 |
| Michael Bevan | c James Franklin b Shane Bond | 27 | 46 |
| Steve Waugh | run out (Lou Vincent, Adam Parore) | 15 | 28 |
| Damien Martyn | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 24 | 49 |
| Ian Harvey | b Chris Cairns | 5 | 12 |
| Shane Warne | b Chris Harris | 3 | 12 |
| Brett Lee | b Chris Cairns | 0 | 5 |
| Brad Williams | not out | 13 | 22 |
| Glenn McGrath | c Adam Parore b Daniel Vettori | 7 | 12 |
Extras 13 · Total 176 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bond | 10 | 1 | 53 | 3 |
| James Franklin | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Chris Cairns | 10 | 1 | 42 | 3 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| Chris Harris | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Mark Waugh, 0.5 ov), 2-63 (Adam Gilchrist, 8.1 ov), 3-98 (Ricky Ponting, 18.1 ov), 4-104 (Michael Bevan, 20.1 ov), 5-135 (Steve Waugh, 28.1 ov), 6-142 (Ian Harvey, 30.3 ov), 7-150 (Shane Warne, 33.4 ov), 8-151 (Brett Lee, 34.4 ov), 9-168 (Damien Martyn, 39.4 ov), 10-176 (Glenn McGrath, 41.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh (1) and Adam Gilchrist (3) | 5 | 4 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (32) and Adam Gilchrist (19) | 58 | 50 |
| third | Michael Bevan (22) and Ricky Ponting (13) | 35 | 60 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh (1) and Michael Bevan (5) | 6 | 12 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh (12) and Damien Martyn (15) | 31 | 48 |
| sixth | Damien Martyn (1) and Ian Harvey (5) | 7 | 15 |
| seventh | Shane Warne (3) and Damien Martyn (3) | 8 | 20 |
| eighth | Damien Martyn (1) and Brett Lee (0) | 1 | 6 |
| ninth | Damien Martyn (4) and Brad Williams (12) | 17 | 30 |
| tenth | Glenn McGrath (7) and Brad Williams (1) | 8 | 14 |
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