New Zealand Vs England 4Th Odi
England tour of New Zealand - 1997 (1996/97) · Eden Park, Auckland · 2 March 1997
New Zealand won by 9 runs
New Zealand won by 9 runs. Nathan Astle top-scored with 51 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Date
- 2 March 1997
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 9 runs
- Player of the match
- Gavin Larsen
- Captains
- Lee Germon (New Zealand), Mike Atherton (England)
- Umpires
- DB Cowie and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- PJP Burge
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand batted first and made 153 all out. Nathan Astle top-scored with 51 off 68 balls, and Stephen Fleming made 37. From 113 for 3 they lost 5 wickets for 23 runs, to 136 for 8. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Eden Park, 210 across 27 ODIs.
Chasing 154, England made 144 all out. Alec Stewart top-scored with 42 off 68 balls, and Craig White made 32. Gavin Larsen took 3 for 20 for New Zealand.
New Zealand won by 9 runs.
NEW ZEALAND: 153 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Young | c Craig White | 16 | 34 |
| Nathan Astle | c Alec Stewart | 51 | 68 |
| Lee Germon | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Nasser Hussain | 37 | 55 |
| Chris Cairns | run out (Chris Silverwood) | 2 | 6 |
| Adam Parore | c Robert Croft | 13 | 27 |
| Chris Harris | c Nasser Hussain | 0 | 4 |
| Gavin Larsen | run out (Nasser Hussain) | 2 | 6 |
| Simon Doull | not out | 13 | 17 |
| Heath Davis | bowled | 0 | 8 |
| Geoff Allott | bowled | 3 | 12 |
Extras 16 · Total 153 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Caddick | 8 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Chris Silverwood | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Darren Gough | 5.5 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Craig White | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Robert Croft | 9 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Ronnie Irani | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-53 (Bryan Young), 2-54 (Lee Germon), 3-113 (Nathan Astle), 4-116 (Chris Cairns), 5-120 (Stephen Fleming), 6-120 (Chris Harris), 7-129 (Gavin Larsen), 8-136 (Adam Parore), 9-141 (Heath Davis), 10-153 (Geoff Allott)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bryan Young and Nathan Astle | 53 |
| second | Lee Germon and Nathan Astle | 1 |
| third | Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle | 59 |
| fourth | Chris Cairns and Stephen Fleming | 3 |
| fifth | Adam Parore and Stephen Fleming | 4 |
| sixth | Adam Parore and Chris Harris | 0 |
| seventh | Adam Parore and Gavin Larsen | 9 |
| eighth | Adam Parore and Simon Doull | 7 |
| ninth | Simon Doull and Heath Davis | 5 |
| tenth | Simon Doull and Geoff Allott | 12 |
ENGLAND: 144 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Atherton | c Chris Harris | 9 | 11 |
| Nick Knight | not out | 1 | 2 |
| Alec Stewart | bowled | 42 | 68 |
| Graham Thorpe | c Adam Parore | 7 | 12 |
| Nasser Hussain | bowled | 3 | 12 |
| Ronnie Irani | c Stephen Fleming | 0 | 1 |
| Craig White | c Adam Parore | 32 | 89 |
| Robert Croft | run out (Chris Harris) | 20 | 33 |
| Darren Gough | c Gavin Larsen | 5 | 9 |
| Andy Caddick | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Silverwood | c Geoff Allott | 12 | 11 |
Extras 13 · Total 144 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Davis | 6 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Geoff Allott | 5 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Simon Doull | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Gavin Larsen | 8.3 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Chris Harris | 9 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Nathan Astle | 7 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Mike Atherton), 2-32 (Graham Thorpe), 3-41 (Nasser Hussain), 4-41 (Ronnie Irani), 5-91 (Alec Stewart), 6-113 (Craig White), 7-132 (Robert Croft), 8-132 (Darren Gough), 9-133 (Andy Caddick), 10-144 (Chris Silverwood)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Nick Knight | 1 | 1 |
| second | Mike Atherton and Alec Stewart | 21 | – |
| third | Alec Stewart and Graham Thorpe | 10 | – |
| fourth | Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart | 9 | – |
| fifth | Alec Stewart and Ronnie Irani | 0 | – |
| sixth | Alec Stewart and Craig White | 50 | – |
| seventh | Craig White and Robert Croft | 22 | – |
| eighth | Darren Gough and Robert Croft | 19 | – |
| ninth | Andy Caddick and Darren Gough | 0 | – |
| tenth | Andy Caddick and Chris Silverwood | 1 | – |
| 11th | Nick Knight and Chris Silverwood | 11 | – |
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