New Zealand in Australia
Test Series Prizemoney
The Australian Cricket Board has allocated a prize pool of
$60,000 for the Australia v New Zealand Test series.
For each Test:
Winning team: $12,000
Losing team: $5,000
Draw: In the event of a draw, the $17000 in
match prizemoney will go into a pool to be distributed at the end
of each series.
Series prizemoney:
The draw pool: Any prizemoney pooled as a result of drawn
Tests will be halved: 50% allocated on batting performance, and
50% allocated on bowling performance.
The team with the faster batting rate will receive 2/3 of the
batting pool and the other side the remaining 1/3. Likewise the
team with the faster bowling rate will receive 2/3 of the bowling
pool and the other team 1/3.
Bonus to Australian team:
The ACB has provided a bonus of $100,000 to the Australian team
in the event of a series win over New Zealand.
Player awards:
Player of the Match: $3000 and
an Ansett Australia trophy.
Player of the Series: Prize from the sponsors
Ansett Australia to the value of $10000 including a trip for two
to Kuala Lumpur.All amounts given are in Australian currency.
Source: Australian Cricket Board.
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Date-stamped : 25 Feb1998 - 18:44