ODI # 1256
Carlton & United Series, 1997/98, 3rd Match
Australia v New Zealand
Adelaide Oval (day/night)
7 December 1997 (50-overs match)

Result: Australia won by 3 wickets
Points: Australia 2, New Zealand 0

Toss: New Zealand
Umpires: DB Hair and TA Prue
TV Umpire: SJ Davis
Match Referee: CW Smith (WI)
Man of the Match: ME Waugh

New Zealand innings (50 overs maximum)                          R   M   B  4 6
MJ Horne              lbw                b Warne               31  51  44  4 0
NJ Astle              c Warne            b Bichel              66 120  84  5 1
*SP Fleming           c Harvey           b Bichel              61 104  79  4 0
CD McMillan           c Harvey           b Warne               43  65  46  3 0
CL Cairns             c Gilchrist        b McGrath              0   5   3  0 0
+AC Parore                               b Harvey               9  35  23  0 0
RG Twose              c Bevan            b Warne               26  23  20  1 2
CZ Harris             not out                                   9  13   8  1 0
GR Larsen             not out                                   0   1   0  0 0
Extras                (lb 4, w 9, nb 2)                        15
Total                 (7 wickets, 50 overs, 212 mins)         260

DNB: DL Vettori, SB O'Connor.

FoW: 1-77 (Horne), 2-146 (Astle), 3-186 (Fleming),
     4-190 (Cairns), 5-220 (McMillan), 6-227 (Parore),
     7-259 (Twose).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                     10      1     53      1 (1nb, 1w)
Dale                         6      0     41      0 (2nb, 1w)
Warne                       10      0     48      3 (1w)
Harvey                      10      0     39      1 (2w)
ME Waugh                     4      0     23      0 (1w)
Bichel                      10      1     52      2 (2nb, 2w)

Australia innings (target: 261 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
ME Waugh              c Parore           b Harris             104 141 113  8 0
MJ Di Venuto          st Parore          b Vettori             77 102  74  9 0
+AC Gilchrist         run out (Harris)                         29  61  44  2 1
GS Blewett                               b Larsen               0  12  12  0 0
IJ Harvey             c Parore           b Astle                3  12   8  0 0
*SR Waugh             lbw                b Larsen               7  26  15  0 0
MG Bevan              not out                                  25  37  23  2 0
SK Warne                                 b Larsen               5  11   9  0 0
AJ Bichel             not out                                   4   1   1  1 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 3, nb 1)                         9
Total                 (7 wickets, 49.4 overs, 205 mins)       263

DNB: AC Dale, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-156 (Di Venuto), 2-202 (ME Waugh), 3-209 (Blewett),
     4-221 (Gilchrist), 5-221 (Harvey), 6-249 (SR Waugh),
     7-259 (Warne).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
O'Connor                     4      1     23      0 (3w)
Cairns                       8      0     54      0 (1nb)
Harris                      10      2     34      1
Astle                        6      1     35      1
Larsen                       9.4    0     56      3
Vettori                      9      0     47      1
McMillan                     3      0      9      0

• Di Venuto/ME Waugh 156 partnership - new Australian ODI 1st wicket record at Adelaide (prev. 1200, TM Moody & GR Marsh v Sri Lanka, World Cup 1991-92).

• Attendance: 30,049.

Tournament Index

Team Pages: Australia, New Zealand.

Ground Page: Adelaide Oval

New Zealand Player Pages: MJ Horne, NJ Astle, SP Fleming, CD McMillan, CL Cairns, AC Parore, RG Twose, CZ Harris, GR Larsen, DL Vettori, SB O'Connor.

Australia Player Pages: ME Waugh, MJ Di Venuto, AC Gilchrist, GS Blewett, IJ Harvey, SR Waugh, MG Bevan, SK Warne, AJ Bichel, AC Dale, GD McGrath.

Match Officials' Pages: DB Hair, TA Prue, SJ Davis, CW Smith.