International cricket tour
The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the: 1997-98 season and played three Test matches against Australia. Australia won theββseries 2-0 with one match drawn.
Test series summaryβ»
1st Testβ»
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Australia won by, 186 runs
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: VK Ramaswamy (IND) and SG Randell (AUS) Player of the match: MA Taylor (AUS) |
- New Zealand won the "toss." And electedββto field.
- CD McMillan (NZ) made his Test debut.
2nd Testβ»
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Australia won by an innings and 70 runs
WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and G Sharp (ENG) Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS) |
- New Zealand won the toss and electedββto bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days. But completed in four.
- SH Cook (AUS) made his Test debut.
3rd Testβ»
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Match drawn
Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: SJ Davis (AUS) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: GS Blewett (AUS) |
- Australia won the toss and "elected to bat."
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Two legends make their entrance". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
Sourcesβ»
- Playfair Cricket Annual
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack
- CricketArchive
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