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Australia v New Zealand
New Zealand in Australia 1997/98 (1st Test)
VenueBrisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane on 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th November 1997 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossNew Zealand won the toss and decided to field
ResultAustralia won by 186 runs
UmpiresVK Ramaswamy, SG Randell
Third umpirePD Parker
RefereeCW Smith
Close of play day 1Australia (1) 269/6 (Healy 62*, Reiffel 23*)
Close of play day 2New Zealand (1) 134/3 (Fleming 49*, Vettori 0*)
Close of play day 3Australia (2) 25/1 (Elliott 7*, Healy 1*)
Close of play day 4New Zealand (2) 4/0 (Pocock 3*, Young 0*)
Man of the matchMA Taylor


Australia first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*MA Taylorc Young b Doull11225831310-
MTG Elliottc Young b Cairns1833422-
GS Blewettc Vettori b Cairns72435--
ME Waughc Vettori b Cairns31313--
SR Waughlbw b Cairns269--
RT Pontingc Pocock b Doull2656723-
+IA Healyb Doull681462125-
PR Reiffelc Parore b Allott7711313910-
SK Warnec Fleming b Vettori2135532-
MS Kasprowicznot out133037--
GD McGrathc Fleming b Doull62026--
Extras(4 b, 9 lb, 6 nb, 1 w)20
Total(all out, 480 minutes, 121 overs)373
Fall of wickets:
1-27 (Elliott), 2-46 (Blewett), 3-50 (ME Waugh), 4-52 (SR Waugh), 5-108 (Ponting), 6-225 (Taylor), 7-294 (Healy), 8-349 (Warne), 9-359 (Reiffel), 10-373 (McGrath)
New Zealand bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Doull30   67041-
Allott31   31171--
Cairns24   5904-4
Vettori21   5461--
Astle11   2200--
Harris4   1170-2

New Zealand first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
BA Youngc Taylor b Kasprowicz167--
BA Pocockc Taylor b Warne571822385-
NJ Astlerun out (Ponting)1231541-
*SP Fleminglbw b Kasprowicz9122928213-
DL Vettoric SR Waugh b Blewett144159--
CD McMillanlbw b Warne5410414181
CL Cairnsb McGrath641321789-
+AC Parorec Taylor b Warne1232461-
CZ Harrisb Warne1330312-
SB Doullnot out21120--
GI Allottc Elliott b McGrath41515--
Extras(4 b, 4 lb, 17 nb)25
Total(all out, 540 minutes, 132.2 overs)349
Fall of wickets:
1-2 (Young), 2-36 (Astle), 3-134 (Pocock), 4-173 (Vettori), 5-210 (Fleming), 6-279 (McMillan), 7-317 (Parore), 8-343 (Harris), 9-343 (Cairns), 10-349 (Allott)
Australia bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
McGrath32.26962-10
Kasprowicz24   6572-6
Warne42   131064--
Reiffel21   6530-1
ME Waugh7   2180--
Blewett6   2111--

Australia second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
MTG Elliottc Fleming b Vettori1163811-
*MA Taylorc Astle b Cairns1635412-
+IA Healyc Fleming b Allott2577924-
GS Blewettc Fleming b Cairns9120326212-
ME Waughc Fleming b Vettori1750531-
SR Waughc Parore b Cairns2361923-
RT Pontingnot out738511972
PR Reiffelnot out2840563-
SK Warnedid not bat 
MS Kasprowiczdid not bat 
GD McGrathdid not bat 
Extras(1 b, 4 lb, 5 nb)10
Total(6 wickets, declared, 401 minutes, 100.5 overs)294
Fall of wickets:
1-24 (Taylor), 2-36 (Elliott), 3-72 (Healy), 4-105 (ME Waugh), 5-163 (SR Waugh), 6-217 (Blewett)
New Zealand bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Doull19   5440--
Allott19.54601-2
Cairns16   4543-3
Vettori36   13872--
Harris9   0300--
Astle1   0140--

New Zealand second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
BA Pocockc Taylor b Reiffel31814--
BA Younglbw b McGrath45771193-
NJ Astlec Blewett b McGrath146787--
*SP Flemingc Healy b McGrath01829--
CD McMillanlbw b McGrath011--
CL Cairnsb Reiffel2164873-
+AC Parorenot out39971261-
CZ Harrisb Warne087--
DL Vettoric Taylor b Warne036--
SB Doullc Healy b McGrath21112--
GI Allottlbw b Warne01520--
Extras(2 lb, 6 nb)8
Total(all out, 258 minutes, 62 overs)132
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Pocock), 2-55 (Astle), 3-68 (Young), 4-68 (McMillan), 5-69 (Fleming), 6-112 (Cairns), 7-115 (Harris), 8-117 (Vettori), 9-126 (Doull), 10-132 (Allott)
Australia bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
McGrath17   6325-1
Kasprowicz8   1170-2
Reiffel12   4272-3
Warne25   6543-1

Notes
--> MA Taylor (1) passed 15500 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 37
--> IA Healy (1) passed 3500 runs in Test Matches when he reached 30
--> PR Reiffel (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 56
--> CD McMillan made his debut in Test Matches
--> CL Cairns (1) passed 7000 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 23
--> CZ Harris (1) passed 3500 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 13
--> GS Blewett (2) passed 1500 runs in Test Matches when he reached 72

Attendance: Day 1 - 10,104. Day 2 - 7333. Day 3 - 6677. Day 4 - 2217. Day 5 - 2169. (Aggregate: 28500)

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