New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe 1St Odi
Zimbabwe tour of New Zealand - 1996 (1995/96) · Eden Park, Auckland · 28 January 1996
New Zealand won by 74 runs
New Zealand won by 74 runs. Nathan Astle top-scored with 120 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Date
- 28 January 1996
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 74 runs
- Player of the match
- Nathan Astle
- Captains
- Lee Germon (New Zealand), Andy Flower (Zimbabwe)
- Debut
- Sean Davies (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- Nasim-ul-Ghani
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. It was Sean Davies's first ODI.
New Zealand batted first and made 278 for 5. Nathan Astle top-scored with 120 off 137 balls, and Roger Twose made 53. The innings was built on a 135-run stand for the third wicket between Roger Twose and Nathan Astle, 49% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Eden Park, 210 across 27 ODIs.
Chasing 279, Zimbabwe made 204 all out. Guy Whittall top-scored with 70 off 73 balls, and Grant Flower made 46. Shane Thomson took 3 for 32 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 85-run stand for the second wicket between Grant Flower and Guy Whittall, 42% of the total.
New Zealand won by 74 runs.
NEW ZEALAND: 278 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Spearman | c Guy Whittall | 22 | 23 |
| Nathan Astle | c Alistair Campbell | 120 | 137 |
| Stephen Fleming | run out (Paul Strang) | 2 | 20 |
| Roger Twose | c Eddo Brandes | 53 | 69 |
| Chris Cairns | run out (Alistair Campbell) | 23 | 25 |
| Adam Parore | not out | 26 | 18 |
| Shane Thomson | not out | 11 | 11 |
Did not bat: Lee Germon, Dipak Patel, Gavin Larsen, Danny Morrison
Extras 21 · Total 278 for 5
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Eddo Brandes | 6 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Bryan Strang | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 10 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Stephen Peall | 7 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Paul Strang | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Craig Spearman), 2-61 (Stephen Fleming), 3-196 (Roger Twose), 4-232 (Nathan Astle), 5-252 (Chris Cairns)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Craig Spearman and Nathan Astle | 40 |
| second | Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle | 21 |
| third | Roger Twose and Nathan Astle | 135 |
| fourth | Chris Cairns and Nathan Astle | 36 |
| fifth | Chris Cairns and Adam Parore | 20 |
| sixth | Shane Thomson and Adam Parore | 26 |
ZIMBABWE: 204 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Evans | lbw | 1 | 11 |
| Grant Flower | c Adam Parore | 46 | 48 |
| Guy Whittall | run out (Roger Twose) | 70 | 73 |
| Andy Flower | c Gavin Larsen | 21 | 17 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Dion Nash | 23 | 47 |
| Sean Davies | c Stephen Fleming | 3 | 12 |
| Heath Streak | c Craig Spearman | 17 | 31 |
| Paul Strang | c Shane Thomson | 11 | 16 |
| Eddo Brandes | bowled | 1 | 9 |
| Stephen Peall | c Dipak Patel | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Strang | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 11 · Total 204 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Morrison | 6.5 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Dipak Patel | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Gavin Larsen | 8 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Nathan Astle | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Shane Thomson | 10 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| Roger Twose | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Craig Evans), 2-91 (Grant Flower), 3-117 (Andy Flower), 4-158 (Guy Whittall), 5-170 (Sean Davies), 6-171 (Alistair Campbell), 7-193 (Paul Strang), 8-200 (Heath Streak), 9-200 (Stephen Peall), 10-204 (Eddo Brandes)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Craig Evans and Grant Flower | 6 |
| second | Grant Flower and Guy Whittall | 85 |
| third | Andy Flower and Guy Whittall | 26 |
| fourth | Alistair Campbell and Guy Whittall | 41 |
| fifth | Alistair Campbell and Sean Davies | 12 |
| sixth | Alistair Campbell and Heath Streak | 1 |
| seventh | Heath Streak and Paul Strang | 22 |
| eighth | Eddo Brandes and Heath Streak | 7 |
| ninth | Eddo Brandes and Stephen Peall | 0 |
| tenth | Eddo Brandes and Bryan Strang | 4 |
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