English cricket team in New Zealand in 1996–97

International cricket tour

The England national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1997 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. England won the series 2–0 with one match drawn. Five ODIs, along with 4 tour matches were also played.[1]

## Test series

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### 1st Test

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24–28 January 1997
(5-day match)
Scorecard

New Zealand

England

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390 (131.5 overs)
SP Fleming 129 (254)
D Gough 4/91 (32 overs)

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521 (187.4 overs)
AJ Stewart 173 (277)
DK Morrison 3/104 (24.4 overs)

248/9d (114 overs)
NJ Astle 102* (214)
PCR Tufnell 3/53 (40 overs)

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Match drawn
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and RS Dunne (NZ)
Player of the match: AJ Stewart (ENG) and NJ Astle (NZ)

* England won the toss and elected to field.

### 2nd Test

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6–10 February 1997
(5-day match)
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New Zealand

England

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124 (48.3 overs)
DN Patel 45 (66)
D Gough 5/40 (16 overs)

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383 (137.3 overs)
GP Thorpe 108 (249)
SB Doull 5/75 (28 overs)

191 (103.2 overs)
BA Pocock 64 (271)
D Gough 4/52 (23 overs)

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England won by an innings and 68 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and DB Cowie (NZ)
Player of the match: GP Thorpe (ENG)

* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* DL Vettori (NZ) made his Test debut.

### 3rd Test

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14–18 February 1997
(5-day match)
Scorecard

New Zealand

England

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346 (129.1 overs)
SP Fleming 62 (167)
RDB Croft 5/95 (39.1 overs)

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228 (84.4 overs)
MA Atherton 94* (235)
GI Allott 4/74 (18 overs)

186 (88.3 overs)
CL Cairns 52 (106)
D Gough 3/42 (13.3 overs)

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307/6 (146.4 overs)
MA Atherton 118 (311)
DL Vettori 4/97 (57 overs)

England won by 4 wickets
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS)
Player of the match: MA Atherton (ENG)

* England won the toss and elected to field.
* MJ Horne (NZ) made his Test debut.

## ODIs series

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The series was drawn 2-2, with one match tied.

### 1st ODI

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20 February 1997 (D/N)
Scorecard

New Zealand
222/6 (50 overs)

England
226/6 (48.5 overs)

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NJ Astle 50 (62)
PCR Tufnell 4/22 (10 overs)

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GP Thorpe 82 (104)
HT Davis 3/44 (8.5 overs)

England won by 4 wickets
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: CE King and DM Quested
Player of the match: PCR Tufnell (ENG)

* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

### 2nd ODI

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23 February 1997
Scorecard

New Zealand
253/8 (50 overs)

England
134/4 (19.3 overs)

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CL Cairns 79 (74)
AR Caddick 2/33 (6 overs)

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NV Knight 84* (70)
SB Doull 2/39 (5 overs)

England won by 6 wickets (run rate)
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: BF Bowden and DB Cowie
Player of the match: NV Knight (ENG)

* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* England’s target was reduced to 132 runs from 26 overs (as 253 x 26/50 = 131.56).

### 3rd ODI

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26 February 1997 (D/N)
Scorecard

New Zealand
237 (49.4 overs)

England
237/8 (50 overs)

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BA Young 53 (82)
C White 4/37 (5.4 overs)

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GP Thorpe 55 (61)
CZ Harris 3/20 (10 overs)

Match tied
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: CE King and DM Quested
Player of the match: CZ Harris (NZ)

* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* GI Allott (NZ) made his ODI debut.

### 4th ODI

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2 March 1997
Scorecard

New Zealand
153 (39.5 overs)

England
144 (41.3 overs)

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NJ Astle 51 (68)
RDB Croft 2/26 (9 overs)

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AJ Stewart 42 (68)
GR Larsen 3/20 (8.3 overs)

New Zealand won by 9 runs
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: DB Cowie and RS Dunne
Player of the match: GR Larsen and NJ Astle (both NZ)

* England won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was originally scheduled for 1 March but was delayed by rain.
* The match was reduced to 43 overs by rain.

### 5th ODI

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4 March 1997
Scorecard

New Zealand
228/8 (50 overs)

England
200 (47.5 overs)

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NJ Astle 94 (129)
AR Caddick 3/35 (10 overs)

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GP Thorpe 55 (82)
NJ Astle 2/26 (5 overs)

New Zealand won by 28 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: RS Dunne and EA Watkin
Player of the match: NJ Astle (NZ)

* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

## See also

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* English cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1996–97 that ended weeks before this tour

## References

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1. ^ "England in New Zealand, Jan-Mar 1997". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

## External links

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* England tour of New Zealand, 1996-97 at ESPNcricinfo

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