New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2004–05
The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the and played 2 Test matches against Australia.
Test series[]
Australia won the Test series 2–0 with convincing wins in both matches.
Glenn McGrath was named man of the series after hitting his first half century in the First Test[1] and took 9 wickets over the two matches.
1st Test[]
New Zealand
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76 (36.2 overs)
NJ Astle 17 (39) SK Warne 4/15 (10.2 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
2nd Test[]
Australia
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575/8dec (155.2 overs)
JL Langer 215 (368) DL Vettori 5/152 (55.2 overs) |
251 (88.1 overs)
SP Fleming 83 (161) GD McGrath 4/66 (20.1 overs) | |
139/2dec (56 overs)
ML Hayden 54 (132) DL Vettori 1/35 (18 overs) |
250 (82.3 overs)
DL Vettori 59 (78) GD McGrath 2/32 (12 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
One Day Internationals[]
Australia and New Zealand played an ODI series which ended 1–1 with one game abandoned due to rain. This was the inaugural Chappell–Hadlee Trophy.
New Zealand's victory at Melbourne was the first win by New Zealand against Australia in almost 3 years.[2] The match at Brisbane was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain, preventing the series decider from taking place.[3]
1st ODI[]
Australia
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AC Gilchrist 68 (54)
DL Vettori 3/31 (10 overs) |
NJ Astle 70 (102)
DS Lehmann 2/35 (9 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
2nd ODI[]
Australia
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AC Gilchrist 60 (48)
KD Mills 2/49 (10 overs) |
CL Cairns 50 (40)
GB Hogg 3/45 (8 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI[]
For more information about the ODI competition, see : 2004–05 Chappell–Hadlee Trophy.
External sources[]
Notes[]
References[]
- Playfair Cricket Annual
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack
- 2004 in New Zealand cricket
- 2005 in New Zealand cricket
- New Zealand cricket tours of Australia
- 2004–05 Australian cricket season
- International cricket competitions in 2004–05
- 2004 in Australian cricket
- 2005 in Australian cricket
- International cricket tour of Australia stubs