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Australia vs New Zealand Scorecard, Commonwealth Bank Series, 17 December, 1997, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

Australia

AUS

142/4 (38.5 ov)

NZ

141/10 (49.3 ov)

New Zealand

Australia won by 6 wickets

New Zealand

New Zealand Inning

141/10 (49.3 ov)
RR 2.86
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Matt Horne
c †Gilchrist b Dale
3 8 0 0 37.50
Nathan Astle
c †Gilchrist b Dale
20 33 1 0 60.61
Chris Cairns
b Wilson
0 4 0 0 0.00
Stephen Fleming
c Bevan b Wilson
6 16 1 0 37.50
Craig McMillan
c Harvey b Warne
9 24 1 0 37.50
Roger Twose
run out
0 0 0 0 0.00
Adam Parore
c †Gilchrist b Wilson
5 27 0 0 18.52
Chris Harris
not out
62 118 2 0 52.54
Daniel Vettori
c Warne b Bevan
14 32 1 0 43.75
Gavin Larsen
c Waugh b Bevan
0 2 0 0 0.00
Shayne O'Connor
run out
8 41 0 0 19.51
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 4, w 5, nb 5, p 0) 14
TOTAL (2.86 RUNS PER OVER) 141/10 (49.3 ov)
FALL OF WICKETS: 5-1 (Matt Horne, 0 ov), 45-6 (Nathan Astle, 0 ov), 9-2 (Chris Cairns, 0 ov), 19-3 (Stephen Fleming, 0 ov), 45-4 (Craig McMillan, 0 ov), 45-5 (Roger Twose, 0 ov), 75-7 (Adam Parore, 0 ov), 108-8 (Daniel Vettori, 0 ov), 108-9 (Gavin Larsen, 0 ov), 141-10 (Shayne O'Connor, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Paul Wilson 10 0 39 3 0 0 3.90
Adam Dale 10 2 22 2 0 0 2.20
Shane Warne 10 2 25 1 0 0 2.50
Michael Bevan 10 0 26 2 0 0 2.60
Andy Bichel 9 0 17 0 0 0 1.89
Ian Harvey 0.3 0 8 0 0 0 16.00
* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

DATE & TIME
Wednesday, December 17, 1997 · 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne