1997–98 Australia Tri-Nation Series
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| 1997–98 Carlton and United Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 4 December 1997 – 27 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Won by  Australia2–1 in final series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Gary Kirsten (SA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997–98 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 1997–98 Carlton and United Series) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to New Zealand and South Africa. Australia and South Africa reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–1.
Squads[]
| Australia
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 New Zealand
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 South Africa
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Points table[]
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | T | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa
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8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.619 |
| 2 | Australia
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8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.105 |
| 3 | New Zealand
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8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.514 |
Result summary[]
Match 1: Australia vs. South Africa[]
South Africa
200 (50 overs) |
v
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Australia 133 (38 overs) |
Gary Kirsten 44 (69)
Glenn McGrath 3/40 (10 overs) |
Mark Waugh 45 (60)
Pat Symcox 4/28 (10 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first
- Ian Harvey (Aus) made his ODI debut.
Match 2: New Zealand vs. South Africa[]
New Zealand
6/224 (50 overs) |
v
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South Africa 177 (47.5 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first
Match 3: Australia vs. New Zealand[]
New Zealand
7/260 (50 overs) |
v
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Australia 7/263 (49.4 overs) |
Nathan Astle 66 (84)
Shane Warne 3/48 (10 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first
4th match: Australia vs. South Africa[]
South Africa
8/170 (50 overs) |
v
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Australia 125 (39.1 overs) |
Jonty Rhodes 42 (71)
Mark Waugh 2/39 (10 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first
5th match: New Zealand vs. South Africa[]
South Africa
9/174 (50 overs) |
v
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New Zealand 7/173 (50 overs) |
Jacques Kallis 45 (82)
Chris Cairns 2/26 (10 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first
6th match: Australia vs. New Zealand[]
New Zealand
141 (49.3 overs) |
v
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Australia 4/142 (38.5 overs) |
Chris Harris 62* (118)
Paul Wilson 3/39 (10 overs) |
Ricky Ponting 60* (92)
Chris Cairns 4/40 (10 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first
- Paul Wilson (Aus) made his ODI debut.
7th match: New Zealand vs. South Africa[]
South Africa
6/300 (50 overs) |
v
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New Zealand 9/298 (50 overs) |
Gary Kirsten 103 (113)
Craig McMillan 2/27 (5 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first
8th match: Australia vs. South Africa[]
Australia
8/235 (50 overs) |
v
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South Africa 5/236 (47.3 overs) |
Michael Bevan 45* (46)
Allan Donald 3/37 (10 overs) |
Gary Kirsten 89 (106)
Paul Wilson 2/50 (10 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat first
9th match: Australia vs. New Zealand[]
Australia
250 (47.5 overs) |
v
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New Zealand 119 (33.1 overs) |
Stephen Fleming 28 (53)
Ian Harvey 3/17 (7 pvers) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat first
- Jimmy Maher (Aus) made his ODI debut.
10th match: New Zealand vs. South Africa[]
South Africa
7/233 (50 overs) |
v
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New Zealand 166 (45.1 overs) |
Jacques Kallis 111 (140)
Chris Cairns 2/50 (10 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first
- Mark Boucher and Makhaya Ntini (both RSA) made their ODI debuts.
11th match: Australia vs. South Africa[]
Australia
165 (48.2 overs) |
v
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South Africa 3/170 (28.2 overs) |
Ian Harvey 43 (68)
Allan Donald 4/29 (9.2 overs) |
Gary Kirsten 44 (38)
Paul Wilson 1/41 (9.2 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat first
- Brad Young (Aus) made his ODI debut.
12th match: Australia vs. New Zealand[]
Australia
4/251 (50 overs) |
v
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New Zealand 6/253 (49.1 overs) |
Ricky Ponting 100 (114)
Daniel Vettori 1/41 (10 overs) |
Stephen Fleming 116 (122)
Paul Wilson 3/39 (10 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat first
Final series[]
Australia won the best of three final series against South Africa 2–1.
1st Final: Australia vs. South Africa[]
South Africa
9/241 (50 overs) |
v
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Australia 235 (49.5 overs) |
Gary Kirsten 70 (87)
Shane Warne 3/52 (10 overs) |
Michael Bevan 57 (68)
Allan Donald 3/36 (10 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first
- South Africa led the best-of-three finals series 1–0.
2nd Final: Australia vs. South Africa[]
South Africa
6/228 (50 overs) |
v
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Australia 3/229 (41.5 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first
- Best-of-three finals series level at 1–1.
3rd Final: Australia vs. South Africa[]
Australia
7/247 (50 overs) |
v
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South Africa 233 (48.1 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat first
- Australia won the best-of-three finals 2–1.
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "1st Match, Carlton & United Series at Sydney, Dec 4 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "2nd Match, Carlton & United Series at Adelaide, Dec 6 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "3rd Match, Carlton & United Series at Adelaide, Dec 7 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "4th Match, Carlton & United Series at Melbourne, Dec 9 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "5th Match, Carlton & United Series at Hobart, Dec 11 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "6th Match, Carlton & United Series at Melbourne, Dec 17 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "7th Match, Carlton & United Series at Brisbane, Jan 9 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "8th Match, Carlton & United Series at Brisbane, Jan 11 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "9th Match, Carlton & United Series at Sydney, Jan 14 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "10th Match, Carlton & United Series at Perth, Jan 16 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "11th Match, Carlton & United Series at Perth, Jan 18 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "12th Match, Carlton & United Series at Melbourne, Jan 21 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "1st Match, Carlton & United Series at Melbourne, Jan 23 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "2nd Match, Carlton & United Series at Sydney, Jan 25 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "3rd Match, Carlton & United Series at Sydney, Jan 27 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Categories:
- 1997 in Australian cricket
- 1997 in cricket
- 1997–98 Australian cricket season
- 1998 in Australian cricket
- 1998 in cricket
- International cricket competitions from 1997–98 to 2000
- New Zealand cricket tours of Australia
- South African cricket tours of Australia