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New Zealand's campaign - What the statistics say

Scott Styris v Sri Lanka (141 off 125 balls), Stephen Fleming v South Africa (134* off 132 balls), Nathan Astle v Zimbabwe (102* off 122 balls), Andre Adams v West Indies (35 off 24

Lynn McConnell
17-Mar-2003
The story of New Zealand's ill-fated World Cup campaign from the statistical angle:
FOR
Highest Innings Score:
229/1 (D/L-39 overs) v South Africa
241/7 v West Indies
Lowest Innings Score:
112 v Australia
146 v India
Best Innings:
Scott Styris v Sri Lanka (141 off 125 balls),
Stephen Fleming v South Africa (134* off 132 balls),
Nathan Astle v Zimbabwe (102* off 122 balls),
Andre Adams v West Indies (35 off 24 balls),
Craig McMillan v Bangladesh (75 off 83 balls),
Scott Styris v Canada (54 off 38 balls),
Chris Cairns v Zimbabwe (54 off 73 balls).
Best Partnership:
140* Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle (v South Africa - second wicket),
121 Nathan Astle and Chris Cairns (v Zimbabwe - fourth wicket),
113 Stephen Fleming and Craig McMillan (v Bangladesh - first wicket),
83* Scott Styris and Chris Harris (v Canada - sixth wicket),
65 Andre Adams and Chris Cairns (v Canada - fourth wicket),
64 Nathan Astle and Chris Cairns (v West Indies - fourth wicket),
53* Andre Adams and Brendon McCullum (v Sri Lanka - eighth wicket).
Best Bowling:
Shane Bond v Australia (6-23 off 10 overs),
Shane Bond v Canada (3-29 off 10 overs),
Shane Bond v India ((2-23 off eight overs),
Jacob Oram v Bangladesh (3-32 off 10 overs),
Shane Bond v Bangladesh (3-33 off 10 overs),
Nathan Astle v Sri Lanka (3-34 off seven overs),
Andre Adams v West Indies (4-44 off 9.4 overs).
Best Bowling Containment:
Jacob Oram v West Indies (2-26 off 10 overs),
Daniel Vettori v Bangladesh (0-19 off 10 overs),
Daniel Vettori v Canada (0-34 off 10 overs),
Chris Harris v Australia (0-24 off 10 overs),
Chris Harris v Canada (1-19 off seven overs).
Best Run Out:
Brian Lara ( West Indies - run out on tandem throw and direct hit by Lou Vincent/Chris Cairns)
Worst Run Out:
Stephen Fleming v Canada (turned back by Craig McMillan)
Worst Decision:
Sanath Jayasuriya given not out on 14 by umpire Neil Mallender.
Innings sawn off by bad call:
Nathan Astle (46 v West Indies - never touched the ball)
Most Expensive Bowling:
Chris Cairns v West Indies (0-21 off one over),
Shane Bond v South Africa (1-73 off 10 overs),
Andre Adams v South Africa (1-57 off nine overs),
Daniel Vettori v South Africa (1-58 off 10 overs),
Andre Adams v Bangladesh (1-50 off 10 overs),
Jacob Oram v Canada (4-50 off 10 overs),
Andre Adams v Sri Lanka (2-58 off nine overs),
Jacob Oram v South Africa (2-52 off eight overs),
Jacob Oram v Australia (2-48 off seven overs),
Daryl Tuffey v Sri Lanka (0-36 off five overs),
Andre Adams v Canada (0-38 off six overs),
Kyle Mills v Bangladesh (0-32 off six overs).
AGAINST
Highest Innings Against:
306/6 South Africa, Johannesburg
272/7 Sri Lanka, Bloemfontein
Highest score against:
Herschelle Gibbs for South Africa (143 off 141 balls),
Sanath Jayasuriya for Sri Lanka (120 off 125 balls),
Hashan Tillakaratne for Sri Lanka (81* off 106 balls),
John Davison for Canada (75 off 62 balls),
Ramanaresh Sarwan for West Indies (75 off 99 balls).
Best Partnership Against:
170: Sanath Jayasuriya and Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka) for second wicket,
129*: Mohammad Kaif and Rahul Dravid (India) for fourth wicket,
97: Michael Bevan and Andy Bichel (Australia) for eighth wicket,
78: Heath Streak and Sean Ervine (Zimbabwe) for eighth wicket.
Best Bowling Against:
Brett Lee for Australia (5-42 off 9.1 overs),
Zaheer Khan for India (4-42 off eight overs),
Wavell Hinds for West Indies (3-35 off 10 overs),
Mervyn Dillon for West Indies (1-30 off 10 overs),
Glenn McGrath for Australia (3-29 off six overs),
Russell Arnold for Sri Lanka (3-47 off eight overs),
Khaled Mahmud for Bangladesh (3-46 off 10 overs).
Most Expensive Bowling Against:
Allan Donald for South Africa (1-52 off 5.5 overs),
Austin Codrington for Canada (0-33 off two overs),
Ashish Patel for Canada (0-32 off three overs),
Sanwar Hossain for Bangladesh (0-19 off two overs),
Barry Seebaran for Canada (1-61 off seven overs),
Sean Ervine for Zimbabwe (1-44 off six overs),
Tapash Baisya for Bangladesh (0-56 off eight overs),
Douglas Hondo for Zimbabwe (1-52 off 8.2 overs),
Heath Streak for Zimbabwe (0-59 off 10 overs),
John Davison for Canada (3-61 off 10 overs),
Jacques Kallis for South Africa (0-47 off eight overs),
Chris Gayle for West Indies (0-37 off five overs).