New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1997–98

The New Zealand cricket team toured Zimbabwe for a two-match Test series and a three-match One Day International (ODI) series between 18 September and 5 October 1997. The Test series was drawn 0–0[1] and the ODI series was drawn 1–1.[2]

New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1997–98
 
  Zimbabwe New Zealand
Dates 18 September 1997 – 5 October 1997
Captains Alistair Campbell Stephen Fleming
Test series
Result 2-match series drawn 0–0
Most runs Grant Flower (387) Stephen Fleming (181)
Most wickets Adam Huckle (16) Chris Cairns (9)
Player of the series Grant Flower (Zim)
One Day International series
Results 3-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Gavin Rennie (95) Chris Harris (124)
Most wickets John Rennie (5) Nathan Astle (4)
Gavin Larsen (4)
Daniel Vettori (4)
Player of the series Chris Harris (NZ)

Test series

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1st Test

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18–22 September 1997
Scorecard
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298 (114.1 overs)
Grant Flower 104 (288)
Chris Cairns 5/50 (28.1 overs)
207 (84 overs)
Stephen Fleming 52 (113)
Bryan Strang 3/29 (19 overs)
311/9 dec (91.5 overs)
Grant Flower 151 (240)
Shayne O'Connor 3/73 (26 overs)
304/8 (128 overs)
Chris Cairns 71* (238)
Adam Huckle 3/84 (31 overs)
Match drawn
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: B. C. Cooray (Sri) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Grant Flower (Zim)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Test

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25–29 September 1997
Scorecard
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461 (161 overs)
Guy Whittall 203* (359)
Daniel Vettori 4/165 (58 overs)
403 (161.4 overs)
Nathan Astle 96 (176)
Adam Huckle 6/109 (40.4 overs)
227/8 dec (64 overs)
Alistair Campbell 59* (121)
Daniel Vettori 2/69 (18 overs)
275/8 (68 overs)
Stephen Fleming 75 (103)
Adam Huckle 5/146 (32 overs)
Match drawn
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Guy Whittall (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

ODI series

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1st ODI

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1 October 1997
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  
233/8 (50 overs)
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  New Zealand
233/9 (50 overs)
Grant Flower 66 (95)
Shayne O'Connor 2/28 (8 overs)
Chris Harris 77* (102)
John Rennie 2/47 (10 overs)
Match tied
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Quintin Goosen (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Chris Harris (NZ)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd ODI

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4 October 1997
Scorecard
New Zealand  
185/7 (50 overs)
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  Zimbabwe
188/7 (48.2 overs)
Craig McMillan 38 (84)
Craig Evans 2/27 (10 overs)
Alistair Campbell 77* (114)
Craig McMillan 2/17 (4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Graeme Evans (Zim) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Paul Strang (Zim)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

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5 October 1997
Scorecard
New Zealand  
294/7 (50 overs)
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  Zimbabwe
211 (44.1 overs)
Chris Cairns 71 (78)
Bryan Strang 3/66 (10 overs)
Guy Whittall 49 (45)
Daniel Vettori 3/41 (7.1 overs)
New Zealand won by 83 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Chris Cairns (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ "New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series 1997/98 / Results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. ^ "New Zealand in Zimbabwe ODI Series 1997/98 / Results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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