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New Zealand vs England, 3rd Test
- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
England in New Zealand Test Series, 1997
Venue:
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Date & Time:
Fri, Feb 14, 1:00 PM LOCAL
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England won by 4 wickets
New Zealand 1st Innings
New Zealand 1st Innings
346-10
(129.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Stephen Fleming
st Stewart b Croft
62
167
6
0
37.13
Nathan Astle
c Hussain b Croft
15
23
1
0
65.22
Chris Cairns
c Stewart b Caddick
57
126
4
1
45.24
Daniel Vettori
run out (Thorpe)
25
59
2
0
42.37
Bryan Young
b Cork
11
11
2
0
100.00
Simon Doull
run out (Tufnell)
1
5
0
0
20.00
Adam Parore
c Hussain b Croft
59
167
4
1
35.33
Heath Davis
c Hussain b Croft
8
31
0
0
25.81
Geoff Allott
not out
8
18
1
0
44.44
Matt Horne
c Thorpe b Gough
42
124
4
0
33.87
Blair Pocock
c Atherton b Croft
22
65
1
0
33.85
Extras
36
(b 1, lb 16, w 0, nb 19, p 0)
Total
346-10
(129.1 Overs, RR: 2.67)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dominic Cork
20
3
78
1
14
0
3.90
Andy Caddick
32
8
64
1
2
0
2.00
Darren Gough
21
3
70
1
2
0
3.33
Robert Croft
39.1
5
95
5
1
0
2.43
Phil Tufnell
16
6
22
0
0
0
1.38
Graham Thorpe
1
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Young
14-1
0
B Pocock
78-2
0
M Horne
106-3
0
N Astle
137-4
0
S Fleming
201-5
0
A Parore
283-6
0
S Doull
288-7
0
C Cairns
310-8
0
Vettori
337-9
0
H Davis
346-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
228-10
(84.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Darren Gough
b Vettori
0
9
0
0
0.00
Mike Atherton
not out
94
235
10
0
40.00
Nasser Hussain
c Parore b Cairns
12
34
1
0
35.29
Alec Stewart
c sub (CZ Harris) b Allott
15
10
3
0
150.00
Phil Tufnell
c Young b Doull
13
15
2
0
86.67
Andy Caddick
c sub (CZ Harris) b Allott
4
23
0
0
17.39
Graham Thorpe
b Astle
18
49
3
0
36.73
John Crawley
c Parore b Allott
1
6
0
0
16.67
Dominic Cork
c Parore b Davis
16
44
2
0
36.36
Nick Knight
c Fleming b Allott
14
22
2
0
63.64
Robert Croft
c Davis b Astle
31
67
5
0
46.27
Extras
10
(b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 5, p 0)
Total
228-10
(84.4 Overs, RR: 2.69)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Geoff Allott
18
3
74
4
3
1
4.11
Simon Doull
17.4
3
49
1
0
0
2.82
Heath Davis
18
2
50
1
2
0
2.78
Daniel Vettori
12
4
13
1
0
0
1.08
Chris Cairns
8
5
12
1
0
0
1.50
Nathan Astle
11
2
26
2
0
0
2.36
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
N Knight
20-1
0
A Stewart
40-2
0
N Hussain
70-3
0
G Thorpe
103-4
0
J Crawley
104-5
0
D Cork
145-6
0
R Croft
198-7
0
D Gough
199-8
0
A Caddick
210-9
0
P Tufnell
228-10
0
New Zealand 2nd Innings
New Zealand 2nd Innings
186-10
(88.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Stephen Fleming
c Knight b Tufnell
11
34
1
0
32.35
Nathan Astle
c Hussain b Croft
5
36
1
0
13.89
Chris Cairns
c Knight b Tufnell
52
106
4
1
49.06
Daniel Vettori
not out
29
78
5
0
37.18
Bryan Young
c Knight b Tufnell
49
135
5
0
36.30
Simon Doull
c Knight b Croft
5
19
1
0
26.32
Adam Parore
c Stewart b Gough
8
55
0
0
14.55
Heath Davis
b Gough
1
25
0
0
4.00
Geoff Allott
c Stewart b Gough
1
12
0
0
8.33
Matt Horne
c Stewart b Caddick
13
32
1
0
40.63
Blair Pocock
b Cork
0
4
0
0
0.00
Extras
12
(b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
186-10
(88.3 Overs, RR: 2.1)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dominic Cork
6
2
5
1
0
0
0.83
Andy Caddick
10
1
25
1
2
0
2.50
Robert Croft
31
13
48
2
0
0
1.55
Darren Gough
13.3
5
42
3
0
0
3.16
Phil Tufnell
28
9
58
3
3
0
2.07
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Pocock
0-1
0
A Parore
42-2
0
S Fleming
61-3
0
N Astle
76-4
0
B Young
80-5
0
S Doull
89-6
0
M Horne
107-7
0
C Cairns
178-8
0
H Davis
184-9
0
G Allott
186-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
307-6
(146.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mike Atherton
c Parore b Astle
118
311
11
0
37.94
Nasser Hussain
c Fleming b Vettori
33
88
3
0
37.50
Alec Stewart
c Pocock b Vettori
17
108
1
0
15.74
Andy Caddick
c Fleming b Doull
15
52
0
1
28.85
Graham Thorpe
c & b Vettori
2
8
0
0
25.00
John Crawley
not out
40
113
5
0
35.40
Dominic Cork
not out
39
123
5
0
31.71
Nick Knight
c Davis b Vettori
29
80
2
0
36.25
Extras
14
(b 2, lb 8, w 1, nb 3, p 0)
Total
307-6
(146.4 Overs, RR: 2.09)
Did not Bat
Darren Gough,
Phil Tufnell,
Robert Croft
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Geoff Allott
12.4
2
32
0
0
1
2.58
Heath Davis
18
6
43
0
2
0
2.39
Simon Doull
21
8
57
1
0
0
2.71
Daniel Vettori
57
18
97
4
0
0
1.70
Chris Cairns
10
1
23
0
1
0
2.30
Nathan Astle
28
10
45
1
0
0
1.61
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
N Knight
64-1
0
A Stewart
116-2
0
A Caddick
146-3
0
M Atherton
226-4
0
N Hussain
226-5
0
G Thorpe
231-6
0
New Zealand 1st Innings
New Zealand 1st Innings
346-10
(129.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Stephen Fleming
st Stewart b Croft
62
167
6
0
37.13
Nathan Astle
c Hussain b Croft
15
23
1
0
65.22
Chris Cairns
c Stewart b Caddick
57
126
4
1
45.24
Daniel Vettori
run out (Thorpe)
25
59
2
0
42.37
Bryan Young
b Cork
11
11
2
0
100.00
Simon Doull
run out (Tufnell)
1
5
0
0
20.00
Adam Parore
c Hussain b Croft
59
167
4
1
35.33
Heath Davis
c Hussain b Croft
8
31
0
0
25.81
Geoff Allott
not out
8
18
1
0
44.44
Matt Horne
c Thorpe b Gough
42
124
4
0
33.87
Blair Pocock
c Atherton b Croft
22
65
1
0
33.85
Extras
36
(b 1, lb 16, w 0, nb 19, p 0)
Total
346-10
(129.1 Overs, RR: 2.67)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dominic Cork
20
3
78
1
14
0
3.90
Andy Caddick
32
8
64
1
2
0
2.00
Darren Gough
21
3
70
1
2
0
3.33
Robert Croft
39.1
5
95
5
1
0
2.43
Phil Tufnell
16
6
22
0
0
0
1.38
Graham Thorpe
1
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Young
14-1
0
B Pocock
78-2
0
M Horne
106-3
0
N Astle
137-4
0
S Fleming
201-5
0
A Parore
283-6
0
S Doull
288-7
0
C Cairns
310-8
0
Vettori
337-9
0
H Davis
346-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
228-10
(84.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Darren Gough
b Vettori
0
9
0
0
0.00
Mike Atherton
not out
94
235
10
0
40.00
Nasser Hussain
c Parore b Cairns
12
34
1
0
35.29
Alec Stewart
c sub (CZ Harris) b Allott
15
10
3
0
150.00
Phil Tufnell
c Young b Doull
13
15
2
0
86.67
Andy Caddick
c sub (CZ Harris) b Allott
4
23
0
0
17.39
Graham Thorpe
b Astle
18
49
3
0
36.73
John Crawley
c Parore b Allott
1
6
0
0
16.67
Dominic Cork
c Parore b Davis
16
44
2
0
36.36
Nick Knight
c Fleming b Allott
14
22
2
0
63.64
Robert Croft
c Davis b Astle
31
67
5
0
46.27
Extras
10
(b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 5, p 0)
Total
228-10
(84.4 Overs, RR: 2.69)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Geoff Allott
18
3
74
4
3
1
4.11
Simon Doull
17.4
3
49
1
0
0
2.82
Heath Davis
18
2
50
1
2
0
2.78
Daniel Vettori
12
4
13
1
0
0
1.08
Chris Cairns
8
5
12
1
0
0
1.50
Nathan Astle
11
2
26
2
0
0
2.36
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
N Knight
20-1
0
A Stewart
40-2
0
N Hussain
70-3
0
G Thorpe
103-4
0
J Crawley
104-5
0
D Cork
145-6
0
R Croft
198-7
0
D Gough
199-8
0
A Caddick
210-9
0
P Tufnell
228-10
0
New Zealand 2nd Innings
New Zealand 2nd Innings
186-10
(88.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Stephen Fleming
c Knight b Tufnell
11
34
1
0
32.35
Nathan Astle
c Hussain b Croft
5
36
1
0
13.89
Chris Cairns
c Knight b Tufnell
52
106
4
1
49.06
Daniel Vettori
not out
29
78
5
0
37.18
Bryan Young
c Knight b Tufnell
49
135
5
0
36.30
Simon Doull
c Knight b Croft
5
19
1
0
26.32
Adam Parore
c Stewart b Gough
8
55
0
0
14.55
Heath Davis
b Gough
1
25
0
0
4.00
Geoff Allott
c Stewart b Gough
1
12
0
0
8.33
Matt Horne
c Stewart b Caddick
13
32
1
0
40.63
Blair Pocock
b Cork
0
4
0
0
0.00
Extras
12
(b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
186-10
(88.3 Overs, RR: 2.1)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dominic Cork
6
2
5
1
0
0
0.83
Andy Caddick
10
1
25
1
2
0
2.50
Robert Croft
31
13
48
2
0
0
1.55
Darren Gough
13.3
5
42
3
0
0
3.16
Phil Tufnell
28
9
58
3
3
0
2.07
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Pocock
0-1
0
A Parore
42-2
0
S Fleming
61-3
0
N Astle
76-4
0
B Young
80-5
0
S Doull
89-6
0
M Horne
107-7
0
C Cairns
178-8
0
H Davis
184-9
0
G Allott
186-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
307-6
(146.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mike Atherton
c Parore b Astle
118
311
11
0
37.94
Nasser Hussain
c Fleming b Vettori
33
88
3
0
37.50
Alec Stewart
c Pocock b Vettori
17
108
1
0
15.74
Andy Caddick
c Fleming b Doull
15
52
0
1
28.85
Graham Thorpe
c & b Vettori
2
8
0
0
25.00
John Crawley
not out
40
113
5
0
35.40
Dominic Cork
not out
39
123
5
0
31.71
Nick Knight
c Davis b Vettori
29
80
2
0
36.25
Extras
14
(b 2, lb 8, w 1, nb 3, p 0)
Total
307-6
(146.4 Overs, RR: 2.09)
Did not Bat
Darren Gough,
Phil Tufnell,
Robert Croft
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Geoff Allott
12.4
2
32
0
0
1
2.58
Heath Davis
18
6
43
0
2
0
2.39
Simon Doull
21
8
57
1
0
0
2.71
Daniel Vettori
57
18
97
4
0
0
1.70
Chris Cairns
10
1
23
0
1
0
2.30
Nathan Astle
28
10
45
1
0
0
1.61
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
N Knight
64-1
0
A Stewart
116-2
0
A Caddick
146-3
0
M Atherton
226-4
0
N Hussain
226-5
0
G Thorpe
231-6
0
INFO
Match
NZ vs ENG • 3rd Test • England in New Zealand Test Series, 1997
Series
England in New Zealand Test Series, 1997
Date
Fri, Feb 14
Time
1:00 PM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Umpires
Steve Dunne, Darrell Hair
3rd Umpire
Dave Quested
Referee
Peter Burge
New Zealand squad
Players
Bryan Young,
Blair Pocock,
Matt Horne,
Stephen Fleming (c),
Nathan Astle,
Adam Parore (wk),
Chris Cairns,
Simon Doull,
Daniel Vettori,
Heath Davis,
Geoff Allott
England squad
Players
Nick Knight,
Mike Atherton (c),
Alec Stewart (wk),
Nasser Hussain,
Graham Thorpe,
John Crawley,
Dominic Cork,
Robert Croft,
Darren Gough,
Andy Caddick,
Phil Tufnell
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