New Zealand Vs England 2Nd Odi
England tour of New Zealand - 1997 (1996/97) · Eden Park, Auckland · 23 February 1997
England won by 6 wickets (with 39 balls remaining) (revised target)
England won by 6 wickets (with 39 balls remaining) (revised target). Nick Knight top-scored with 84* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Date
- 23 February 1997
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 6 wickets (with 39 balls remaining) (revised target)
- Player of the match
- Nick Knight
- Captains
- Lee Germon (New Zealand), Nasser Hussain (England)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and DB Cowie
- Match referee
- PJP Burge
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 253 for 8. Chris Cairns top-scored with 79 off 74 balls, and Bryan Young made 46. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Eden Park, 210 across 27 ODIs.
England replied with 134 for 4. Nick Knight top-scored with 84 not out off 70 balls, and Alec Stewart made 30. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the first wicket between Alec Stewart and Nick Knight, 64% of the total.
England won by 6 wickets (with 39 balls remaining) (revised target).
NEW ZEALAND: 253 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Young | c Alec Stewart | 46 | 59 |
| Nathan Astle | c Alec Stewart | 4 | 14 |
| Adam Parore | run out (Ronnie Irani) | 2 | 7 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Andy Caddick | 42 | 74 |
| Chris Cairns | run out (Dominic Cork) | 79 | 74 |
| Chris Harris | c Craig White | 14 | 40 |
| Lee Germon | bowled | 1 | 6 |
| Dipak Patel | run out (Andy Caddick) | 24 | 21 |
| Gavin Larsen | not out | 12 | 9 |
Did not bat: Simon Doull, Heath Davis
Extras 29 · Total 253 for 8
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Cork | 10 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Alan Mullally | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Andy Caddick | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Darren Gough | 10 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
| Ronnie Irani | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Robert Croft | 10 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Nathan Astle), 2-44 (Adam Parore), 3-96 (Bryan Young), 4-138 (Stephen Fleming), 5-189 (Chris Harris), 6-202 (Lee Germon), 7-219 (Chris Cairns), 8-253 (Dipak Patel)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bryan Young and Nathan Astle | 24 |
| second | Adam Parore and Bryan Young | 20 |
| third | Bryan Young and Stephen Fleming | 52 |
| fourth | Chris Cairns and Stephen Fleming | 42 |
| fifth | Chris Cairns and Chris Harris | 51 |
| sixth | Chris Cairns and Lee Germon | 13 |
| seventh | Dipak Patel and Chris Cairns | 17 |
| eighth | Dipak Patel and Gavin Larsen | 34 |
ENGLAND: 134 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | lbw | 30 | 27 |
| Nick Knight | not out | 84 | 70 |
| Dominic Cork | c Bryan Young | 4 | 4 |
| Ronnie Irani | c Nathan Astle | 0 | 2 |
| Graham Thorpe | c Simon Doull | 4 | 3 |
| Nasser Hussain | not out | 9 | 11 |
Did not bat: John Crawley, Robert Croft, Darren Gough, Andy Caddick, Alan Mullally
Extras 3 · Total 134 for 4
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Davis | 6 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Simon Doull | 5 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Gavin Larsen | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Nathan Astle | 1.3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-86 (Alec Stewart), 2-91 (Dominic Cork), 3-92 (Ronnie Irani), 4-100 (Graham Thorpe)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart and Nick Knight | 86 |
| second | Dominic Cork and Nick Knight | 5 |
| third | Nick Knight and Ronnie Irani | 1 |
| fourth | Graham Thorpe and Nick Knight | 8 |
| fifth | Nasser Hussain and Nick Knight | 34 |
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