Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1997–98

The Australia national cricket team toured New Zealand in February 1998 and played a four-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) against the New Zealand national cricket team which was drawn 2–2. New Zealand were captained by Stephen Fleming and Australia by Steve Waugh.^[1]

One Day Internationals (ODIs)[]

The series was tied 2-2.

1st ODI[]

8 February 1998 (D/N)
Scorecard

New Zealand 212/7 (50 overs)	v	Australia 215/3 (38.2 overs)
LG Howell 50 (63) GR Robertson 3/32 (10 overs)		AC Gilchrist 118 (117) CD McMillan 2/38 (6.2 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: DB Cowie and DM Quested
Player of the match: AC Gilchrist (AUS)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd ODI[]

10 February 1998
Scorecard

Australia 297/6 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 231 (47.3 overs)
ME Waugh 85 (112) SB O'Connor 3/55 (9 overs)		CL Cairns 67 (76) MG Bevan 3/54 (10 overs)

Australia won by 66 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: DM Quested and EA Watkin
Player of the match: ME Waugh (AUS)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI[]

12 February 1998 (D/N)
Scorecard

Australia 236 (48.4 overs)	v	New Zealand 240/3 (48.2 overs)
DS Lehmann 44 (55) CL Cairns 5/42 (7.4 overs)		SP Fleming 111* (137) P Wilson 1/42 (6.2 overs) AJ Bichel 1/42 (10 overs)

New Zealand won by 7 wickets
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: BF Bowden and EA Watkin
Player of the match: SP Fleming (NZ)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI[]

14 February 1998
Scorecard

New Zealand 223/7 (50 overs)	v	Australia 193 (49.1 overs)
CZ Harris 55 (57) GR Robertson 3/29 (10 overs)		AC Gilchrist 42 (40) SB Doull 4/25 (8 overs)

New Zealand won by 30 runs
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: BF Bowden and RS Dunne
Player of the match: CZ Harris (NZ)

Australia won the toss and elected to field.

References[]

^ "Australia in New Zealand 2000". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

External links[]

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