Australia in New Zealand, Feb-Mar 1993 - Brief Summary of Tour
Australia in New Zealand
Australia had a mixed tour of New Zealand, after
thrashing New Zealand in the first tests, the second test
was interrupted by rain after being evenly contested, New
Zealand practically won the third test on the first day
bowling Australia out for 139. The one-dayers were also
evenly fought. After looking like running away with the
series in the first two games, on the slower pitches New
Zealand fought back to win the next two. The fourth one-
dayer won after a fine innings by youngster Jeff Wilson.
The fifth game went down to the wire for a thrilling win to
Australia. This gave Australia the one-day series victory
3:2. The test series was drawn 1:1 and New Zealand kept the
trans-tasman trophy being the holders.
Australia was scheduled to play two first class
matches before the first of the tests. The second match
however was reduced to a one-day game after the first days
were washed out. The first class match was played against
the NZ Board XI consisting of the test batting line up with
unknown bowlers, New Zealand planning to hide its test
bowlers. Batting first the board eleven struggled to 264
with only 163 from Martin Crowe giving respectability to the
scorecard. Crowe went after the bowlers in an attempt to
gain early dominance. In response Australias batting card
resembled an hourglass with Langer (89) and Healy (87) top
scoring and Taylor (45), S Waugh (41) and Reiffel (49)
scoring well. The middle order (3-6) all failed. Martin
Crowe was unable to save the Board XI as they were bowled
out for 150. Reiffel pick up two more wickets to go with his
five from the first innings to finish with 7 and Hughes took
4. Jones top scored with 38 nobody else passing 30.
Australia the runs easily for the loss of one wicket with
Langer (38*) and Steve Waugh (31) continuing there good
form.
The second tour match was against the President's XI.
Batting first Australia struggled to 8 for 222. Boon (75)
and Mark Waugh (56) were the mainstays of Australia's
innings. Chris Pringle was the pick of the bowlers with 3
for 23. The president's XI won by 3 wickets with 1.2 overs
to spare. Rutherford (97) and Young (57) teamed in a 141
runs partnership that saw them home. Mark Waugh (3-18) and
Damien Martyn (1-17) bowled economically but for only 6
overs each for some reason, whilst the over bowlers were
expensive.
M W L D T
First Class 4 2 1 1 -
One-Day 6 3 3 - -
Total 22 5 4 1 -
New Plymouth NZ Board XI264 (Crowe 163 Harris 29 Reiffel 5-78
(16Feb93) S Waugh 2-21 Hughes 2-35)
150 (Jones 38 Hughes 4-21 Reiffel 2-39 Warne 2-21)
Australians 348 (Taylor 45 Langer 89 Healy 87
Reiffel 49 Haslam 4-101)
1-69 (Langer 38* S Waugh 31*)
Nelson Australians 8-222(50.0) (Boon 75 Waugh 56
(22Feb93) Pringle 3-23)
NZ Presidents XI 7-223(48.4) (Rutherford 97
Young 57 M waugh 3-18)
Contributed by Phil Shead (drinnen@deakin.edu.au)