Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2004–05
The Australia national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 2005 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. Australia won the Test series 2–0. New Zealand were captained by Stephen Fleming and Australia by Ricky Ponting. In addition, the teams played a five-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which Australia won 5–0.[1]
In the third Test in Auckland, James Marshall made his debut for New Zealand. Also playing in the same match was his twin brother, Hamish. This was the first time that identical twins have played together in the same Test side.[2]
Twenty20 international match[]
Australia
214/5 (20 overs) |
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New Zealand
170 (20 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- This was the first ever Twenty20 International.
One Day Internationals (ODIs)[]
1st ODI[]
Australia
236/7 (50 overs) |
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New Zealand
226 (48.4 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI[]
Australia
314/6 (50 overs) |
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New Zealand
208 (40.4 overs) |
DL Vettori 83 (77)
A Symonds 3/41 (6 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI[]
Australia
264/5 (50 overs) |
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New Zealand
178 (41.5 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- JAH Marshall (NZ) made his ODI debut.
4th ODI[]
1 March 2005
Scorecard |
New Zealand
233 (49.5 overs) |
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Australia
236/3 (34.2 overs) |
SP Fleming 37 (53)
NJ Astle 37 (60) B Lee 2/41 (9 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- JR Hopes (AUS) and LJ Hamilton (NZ) made their ODI debuts.
5th ODI[]
5 March 2005
Scorecard |
Australia
347/5 (50 overs) |
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New Zealand
225/8 (50 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
Test series summary[]
1st Test[]
New Zealand
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Australia
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432 (123.2 overs)
AC Gilchrist 121 (126) DL Vettori 5/106 (40.2 overs) | ||
131 (50 overs)
BB McCullum 24 (37) SK Warne 5/39 (14 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- CD Cumming and IE O'Brien (both NZ) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test[]
Australia
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New Zealand
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- There was no play on the first day.
3rd Test[]
New Zealand
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Australia
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254 (69.2 overs)
NJ Astle 69 (107) GD McGrath 4/40 (16.2 overs) |
166/1 (29.3 overs)
RT Ponting 86* (84) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- JAH Marshall (NZ) made his Test debut.
References[]
- ^ "Australia in New Zealand 2005". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "A cracking Melbourne finish". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2005 in Australian cricket
- 2005 in New Zealand cricket
- Australian cricket tours of New Zealand
- International cricket competitions in 2004–05
- New Zealand cricket seasons from 2000–01
- International cricket tour of New Zealand stubs