RESULT
1st Test, Harare, September 18 - 22, 1997, New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe
298 & 311/9d
(T:403) 207 & 304/8
Match drawn
Zimbabwe 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Rennie | c Fleming b Cairns | 23 | 70 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 32.85 | ||
| Grant Flower | c †Parore b Cairns | 104 | 288 | 345 | 10 | 0 | 36.11 | ||
| Andy Flower † | c Spearman b Cairns | 8 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 53.33 | ||
| Guy Whittall | c Fleming b O'Connor | 33 | 55 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 | ||
| Alistair Campbell (c) | c Pocock b Astle | 18 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 81.81 | ||
| Dave Houghton | lbw b Davis | 23 | 90 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 25.55 | ||
| Paul Strang | c Fleming b Davis | 42 | 79 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 53.16 | ||
| Heath Streak | c Fleming b Cairns | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| John Rennie | c Fleming b Davis | 22 | 74 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 29.72 | ||
| Bryan Strang | lbw b Cairns | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | ||
| Adam Huckle | not out | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 5, nb 14, w 4) | 24 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 114.1 Ov (RR: 2.61) | 298 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Gavin Rennie), 2-57 (Andy Flower), 3-117 (Guy Whittall), 4-144 (Alistair Campbell), 5-214 (Dave Houghton), 6-244 (Grant Flower), 7-244 (Heath Streak), 8-295 (Paul Strang), 9-298 (John Rennie), 10-298 (Bryan Strang) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne O'Connor | 26 | 1 | 104 | 1 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Davis | 20 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 2.85 | - | - | - | 4 | 14 |
| Chris Cairns | 28.1 | 9 | 50 | 5 | 1.77 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| Nathan Astle | 23 | 12 | 40 | 1 | 1.73 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 13 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 2.07 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
New Zealand 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Spearman | c Campbell b BC Strang | 23 | 42 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 54.76 | ||
| Blair Pocock | run out (Streak) | 21 | 54 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 38.88 | ||
| Matt Horne | c Whittall b Streak | 24 | 57 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 42.10 | ||
| Stephen Fleming (c) | c †A Flower b BC Strang | 52 | 113 | 144 | 7 | 1 | 46.01 | ||
| Nathan Astle | c †A Flower b BC Strang | 7 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Chris Cairns | run out (Streak) | 12 | 58 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 20.68 | ||
| Adam Parore † | not out | 42 | 93 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 45.16 | ||
| Chris Harris | lbw b Huckle | 16 | 37 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 43.24 | ||
| Daniel Vettori | c JA Rennie b PA Strang | 2 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | ||
| Shayne O'Connor | c Houghton b PA Strang | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Heath Davis | c GJ Rennie b Huckle | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 1) | 5 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 84 Ov (RR: 2.46) | 207 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Blair Pocock), 2-44 (Craig Spearman), 3-89 (Matt Horne), 4-96 (Nathan Astle), 5-135 (Stephen Fleming), 6-146 (Chris Cairns), 7-189 (Chris Harris), 8-198 (Daniel Vettori), 9-204 (Shayne O'Connor), 10-207 (Heath Davis) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 23 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 2.73 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Rennie | 8 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Strang | 19 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 1.52 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 15 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2.06 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Huckle | 14 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 2.28 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Zimbabwe 2nd INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Rennie | c Harris b O'Connor | 57 | 166 | 221 | 2 | 0 | 34.33 | ||
| Grant Flower | c Fleming b O'Connor | 151 | 240 | 335 | 12 | 3 | 62.91 | ||
| Andy Flower † | c †Parore b O'Connor | 20 | 35 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 | ||
| Guy Whittall | run out (O'Connor) | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Alistair Campbell (c) | c Fleming b Davis | 21 | 49 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 42.85 | ||
| Dave Houghton | c Davis b Astle | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
| Paul Strang | c Horne b Davis | 17 | 21 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 80.95 | ||
| Heath Streak | run out (Harris) | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| John Rennie | c & b Astle | 16 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 88.88 | ||
| Bryan Strang | not out | 4 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | ||
| Extras | (lb 12, nb 8) | 20 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 91.5 Ov (RR: 3.38) | 311/9d | |||||||
Did not bat: Adam Huckle | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-156 (Gavin Rennie), 2-218 (Andy Flower), 3-231 (Guy Whittall), 4-263 (Grant Flower), 5-264 (Dave Houghton), 6-290 (Paul Strang), 7-290 (Alistair Campbell), 8-290 (Heath Streak), 9-311 (John Rennie) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne O'Connor | 26 | 3 | 73 | 3 | 2.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Davis | 13 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 3.46 | - | - | - | 0 | 10 |
| Chris Cairns | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4.88 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 13 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 3.07 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Astle | 25.5 | 2 | 86 | 2 | 3.32 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand 2nd INNINGS (Target: 403 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Pocock | lbw b Streak | 52 | 157 | 208 | 6 | 0 | 33.12 | ||
| Craig Spearman | c †A Flower b Huckle | 33 | 66 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Matt Horne | c †A Flower b PA Strang | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Stephen Fleming (c) | lbw b BC Strang | 27 | 90 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 30.00 | ||
| Nathan Astle | c GW Flower b BC Strang | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Chris Cairns | not out | 71 | 238 | 256 | 7 | 1 | 29.83 | ||
| Adam Parore † | lbw b Huckle | 51 | 53 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 96.22 | ||
| Chris Harris | lbw b Streak | 41 | 81 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 50.61 | ||
| Daniel Vettori | c GJ Rennie b Huckle | 13 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 26.53 | ||
| Shayne O'Connor | not out | 1 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 | ||
| Extras | (b 6, lb 6, nb 2, w 1) | 15 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 128 Ov (RR: 2.37) | 304/8 | |||||||
Did not bat: Heath Davis | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-63 (Craig Spearman), 2-64 (Matt Horne), 3-116 (Stephen Fleming), 4-116 (Nathan Astle), 5-122 (Blair Pocock), 6-200 (Adam Parore), 7-266 (Chris Harris), 8-296 (Daniel Vettori) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 21 | 3 | 52 | 2 | 2.47 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Strang | 26 | 10 | 56 | 2 | 2.15 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 42 | 17 | 76 | 1 | 1.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Huckle | 31 | 9 | 84 | 3 | 2.70 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| John Rennie | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Harare Sports Club | |
| Toss | New Zealand, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1997/98 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | 2-match series level 0-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 1378 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | Adam Huckle Gavin Rennie Shayne O'Connor |
| Umpires | |
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| Match Referee | |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 18 Sep - day 1 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 205/4 (Grant Flower 85*, Dave Houghton 20*)
Fri, 19 Sep - day 2 - New Zealand 1st innings 91/3 (Stephen Fleming 20*, Nathan Astle 2*)
Sat, 20 Sep - day 3 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 115/0 (Gavin Rennie 45*, Grant Flower 60*)
Sun, 21 Sep - day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 64/2 (Blair Pocock 30*)
Mon, 22 Sep - day 5 - New Zealand 2nd innings 304/8 (128 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
General
Day 1
Day 2
Day 4
- GW Flower becomes the first player to score a century in each innings of a Test for Zimbabwe.
- GJ Rennie and GW Flower's 156 set a new record partnership for the 1st wicket for Zimbabwe in Tests (previous: GW Flower and SV Carlisle, Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Auckland, 1995-96).
- GW Flower (1430 runs) becomes Zimbabwe's highest Test run-scorer (previous: DL Houghton 1419 runs)
- SP Fleming 7 catches in the match, equals the record for most catches by a fielder in a Test (also: GS Chappell, Aus v Eng at Perth, 2nd Test, 1974/75; Yajurvindra Singh, Ind v Eng at Bangalore, 4th Test, 1976/77; HP Tillakaratne, SL v NZ at Colombo, 2nd Test, 1992/93); new record for New Zealand (previous - 6 catches: BA Young v Pak at Auckland, 1st Test, 1993/94).
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